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Magna planners present historic-district parking overlay; council delays decision
Summary
Long-range planner Matt Starley introduced a proposed Historic District Parking Overlay to standardize parking, loading and shared-parking rules downtown. Council asked for clarifications on loading areas, director-level discretion and funding for new stalls and postponed formal action.
Long-range planner Matt Starley presented a draft ordinance to create a Historic District Parking Overlay aimed at protecting Magna’s downtown character while accommodating growth and mixed uses. The proposal would codify boundaries, parking definitions and minimums and require parking management plans for new developments.
The overlay would add code section 19-72, Starley said, and “ensure an appropriate level of vehicular parking, loading, and storage and to support a variety of uses in the downtown.” The proposal keeps retail standards at roughly two spaces per…
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