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Lakewood council approves ordinance to reset parking rules for Lakewood Center Mall as first step toward master plan
Summary
Council introduced and adopted Ordinance No. 2026-1, revising parking ratios for the Lakewood Center superblock and nearby shopping centers to enable master-planning by Pacific Retail; the measure passed 4–1 after a failed substitute to carve out North of Candlewood.
The Lakewood City Council voted to introduce and adopt Ordinance No. 2026-1, changing the city's parking requirements for regional and adjacent neighborhood shopping centers to support redevelopment planning at Lakewood Center Mall.
The ordinance, which council adopted after public hearing and staff presentation, would establish a 3 spaces-per-1,000-square-foot standard for the mall superblock and a separate 5.25-per-1,000 proposal for the Candlewood shopping area. Supporters said the change is an early, necessary constraint so architects and developers can prepare a master plan; opponents warned it could reduce on-site parking and shift demand to surrounding neighborhoods.
"We're not asking for a 2.43 parking ratio because we understand models could have some inaccuracies. We think 3 is a reasonable number to ask for," said Jason Mahershaw…
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