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Hillsborough moves to remove citywide parking minimums under state climate rules
Summary
City staff recommended adopting the parking elements of the state 'Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities' rules and advancing a first reading that removes citywide parking minimums while adding parking maximums and EV‑ready design standards; the planning commission forwarded a favorable recommendation.
City project manager Anthony Reader presented the required local code amendments to implement the state's Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities administrative rules and asked the council to adopt the planning commission’s recommendation at first reading. The package addresses parking regulation reforms and EV‑charging readiness for new development.
Reader explained three compliance approaches allowed by the state and said staff recommends Policy Option 1 — repeal of minimum parking requirements citywide — while adopting parking maximums and standards for EV readiness. He noted that under other options the city would need to implement on‑street parking pricing for at least 10% of on‑street spaces, a step with significant capital and operational cost. Staff described public engagement on Engage Hillsborough (about 2,100 page visits and 210 survey responses) and said 53% of survey respondents favored option 1.
During Q&A councilors asked about the basis for proposed parking maximums and how Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible parking requirements will be handled without minimums. Reader said ADA accessible stalls remain required where sites provide parking and that the administrative rules allow a minimum of one accessible space if a site chooses to provide zero standard parking. The council approved the first reading on a roll call and scheduled a second reading and final adoption on Dec. 3.
