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Planning staff recommends lowering K–8 parking minimums; commission forwards amendment to council
Summary
Planning staff told the commission Smyrna's parking requirements for elementary and middle schools are substantially higher than neighboring communities and recommended a K–8 standard based on classroom counts (roughly three spaces per classroom plus visitor spaces); the commission voted to recommend the text amendment to the town council.
Planning staff presented a zoning‑text amendment proposal to change school‑parking minimums (Section 4.01.0.2.B) after reviewing requirements in nearby jurisdictions and running a theoretical K–5 school scenario. Staff observed Smyrna’s existing requirement for a comparable theoretical K–5 site would be about 128 spaces — roughly 50 more than any neighboring community sample the staff reviewed.
Kevin explained staff’s proposed approach: replace the existing…
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