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Planning commission weighs eliminating parking minimums in major code rewrite
Summary
Staff presented proposed parking development code amendments that would remove parking minimums to comply with Oregon Administrative Rules; commissioners spent extensive time on implications for short‑term rentals, residential care homes, bike parking, EV readiness and ADA access.
Talent Planning Commission reviewed proposed amendments to the city’s parking development code (CNA-2025-002) at its Sept. 23 meeting, as staff described options required by Oregon Administrative Rules and recommended eliminating parking minimums citywide.
Staff member Alex said the state rules offer two primary approaches: remove parking minimums citywide or eliminate them only within a half‑mile of a high‑frequency transit corridor, and that either path would likely require measures such as unbundling parking from leases or establishing parking districts. "It seemed to me to follow what I think 90 plus percent of jurisdictions have are doing in Oregon is it's far easier to just eliminate the minimums and, and be done with it," Alex said.
The proposal on the table would remove minimum off‑street parking requirements and retain or clarify maximums and lot design standards. Staff described required bike‑parking minimums under state rules and proposed that bicycle…
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