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Commission splits on downtown parking changes; votes to restore January language protecting pre-1968 buildings
Summary
After extended debate over whether to remove pre-1968 exemptions and require parking for certain downtown uses, the Planning Commission failed to adopt the broader draft and instead voted unanimously to recommend the January version to council, which preserves pre-1968 protections except for overnight hospitality uses.
The City of Prescott Planning Commission on Feb. 26 took up a continued item to update downtown parking requirements in the land development code (LDC 25-002), debated potential impacts on historic buildings and downtown redevelopment, and ultimately recommended that the city council consider a version of the changes that keeps pre-1968 protections while requiring parking for overnight hospitality uses.
Tammy DeWitt, community planner, reminded the commission that the item revisits January changes and explained that an ordinance from October 1968 historically exempted certain older downtown buildings from parking requirements to protect historic structures. Under the draft presented at the meeting, DeWitt said, that pre-1968 protection was proposed to…
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