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Lakewood asks for state support to implement new parking minimums as housing-supply trade-offs surface
Summary
Councilmember Pearson asked legislators for a formula-based fund to help cities comply with new state parking minimums (referred to in the discussion as SB 5184), saying compliance and exemption studies are costly; a state representative warned that broad grants to exempt cities could undermine housing-supply goals.
Councilmember Pearson outlined the city's need for help implementing statewide parking minimums enacted by recent state legislation (referred to in the meeting as SB 5184). Pearson said the law creates both residential and commercial parking standards and that complying with regulation, performing required studies for exemptions, and managing enforcement will strain municipal resources.
"The ultimate request here is that we're…
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