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Staff proposes quarter-mile walk-shed for parking credits; planners debate spillover risks

Grand Junction Planning Commission · January 22, 2026
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Summary

City staff proposed replacing the current "abutting" on-street parking credit with a quarter-mile (≈1,320 ft) walk-shed to count additional on-street or off-site parking toward minimums; commissioners raised concerns about double-counting, neighborhood spillover and differences between residential and nonresidential uses.

John, an associate planner, presented a series of alternative parking-plan approaches aimed at easing redevelopment in constrained infill sites. He described four primary alternative mechanisms — applicant-submitted parking analyses, valet credits, on-street abutting credits, and off-site parking — and proposed an amendment to replace the current "abutting"…

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