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Commission seeks redline to OCMC 17.54 after calling local parking rules 'a mess'

Ocean Shores Planning Commission · March 25, 2026
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Summary

The Ocean Shores Planning Commission voted to draft a redline of OCMC 17.54 focused on commercial parking requirements and return the redlined code to the mayor and council; commissioners and a public commenter warned that current minimum-parking rules can be exclusionary and costly.

The Ocean Shores Planning Commission on March 24 agreed to prepare a redlined update of the city's parking code (OCMC 17.54) concentrating on commercial requirements, after commissioners described the existing rules as confusing, land-intensive and a barrier to downtown development.

Commissioner (speaker 5) characterized current rules as disorderly and inefficient, saying the ordinance "is a mess" and noting the code can require…

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