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Issaquah committee asks staff to study parking-minimum changes and EV-capable requirements in climate plan update
Summary
At a March 2026 PDE committee meeting, staff presented six draft recommendations for the Issaquah Climate Action Plan update, and council members asked staff to further study removing parking minimums, favor EV-capable conduit approaches for multifamily housing, and send revised actions to the Environmental Board and Committee of the Whole.
Issaquah — At a March 2026 meeting of the Issaquah City Council Planning, Development & Environment Committee, staff presented a set of proposed high-impact policies for the 2026 update to the Issaquah Climate Action Plan (ICAP) and the committee gave direction to refine those options and advance them for broader review.
Stacy Van McKinstry, the city’s sustainability manager, told the committee the update process has included technical committees, outreach events, and reviews of neighboring cities’ policies. She laid out six staff recommendations that would focus on transportation and building-energy actions, including: studying removal of parking minimums for multifamily development; evaluating an EV technical-support and incentive program for multifamily properties; expanding EV charging access through incentives and public–private partnerships; hiring a consultant to identify code barriers to renewables and efficiency; piloting a voluntary energy-benchmarking program for smaller buildings; and…
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