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Commission weighs implications of state parking law and pre‑approved ADU plan proposal
Summary
Staff briefed the commission on House Bill 802 provisions that remove municipal parking requirements for smaller residential developments and discussed a proposed local approach to protect select zones; commissioners also backed a staff proposal to create a catalog of pre‑approved detached ADU plans to reduce cost and speed deployment.
Norwalk — Planning staff and consultant Steve led an extended discussion about elements of the state’s House Bill 802 from the November special session and several local zoning responses the commission could consider.
Staff warned that one provision in the state bill would bar municipalities from requiring parking for residential developments of 16 units or fewer, while allowing two contiguous areas (each no larger than 4% of a city’s land area, for a total of 8%) to be exempted from that prohibition. Staff said the city must adopt…
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