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Survey shows strong local preference for parking; commissioners debate trade-offs with added housing
Summary
Survey respondents skewed homeowner-heavy and expressed strong preferences for dedicated parking for businesses and homes; commissioners discussed how those preferences interact with goals to increase housing supply and the limits of local zoning to lower market prices.
A majority of survey respondents signaled that dedicated parking matters. Speaker 2 told the commission that about 77% of respondents said it is important that businesses offer dedicated off-street parking and that, when forced to choose, 57% favored prioritizing dedicated business parking even if it reduced building square footage. On housing, Speaker 2 said 64% favored requiring dedicated parking spaces for homes even if it meant fewer new homes overall.
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