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Sterling Heights parking study finds lots underused; city to fold recommendations into 2026 zoning rewrite
Summary
Consultants told the Sterling Heights City Council a citywide parking study found every studied lot below 55% occupancy and recommended minimums, maximums, shared‑parking incentives and EV‑ready requirements to align the zoning rewrite with redevelopment goals.
A citywide parking study presented to the Sterling Heights City Council found that every off‑street lot the consultants examined had occupancy below 55 percent — far short of the 75–85 percent range planners generally recommend.
"Every parking lot that we studied, occupancy never exceeded 55%," consultant Kayla Malden said, summarizing field counts and aerial observations gathered into a proprietary ArcGIS tool the city will receive. In one example the team reported a peak observed occupancy of 22 percent at a movie theater parking lot.
The consu…
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