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Commission rejects cut to residential off-street parking requirement
Summary
A proposal to reduce the off-street parking requirement for residential dwellings from two spaces per unit to one failed on a 3-2 roll call vote after commissioners debated housing barriers and code constraints.
The Petersburg Borough Planning Commission voted against initiating an amendment to Title 19 that would lower off-street parking requirements for residential units from two spaces per unit to one. The motion failed by roll call on Feb. 10, 2026, with Commission Secretary Sarah Fine-Walsh and Commissioner Joshua Adams voting yea and Commission Chair Chris Fry, Vice-Chair Heather O'Neil and Commissioner Mika Cline voting nay.
Commissioner Joshua Adams explained why he initiated the amendment, and Commission Secretary Fine-Walsh said she believed the change "would be a small way to reduce the barriers for making new housing." Chair Fry stated he believed the amendment was unnecessary, and Commissioner Cline agreed. Director Liz Cabrera clarified that the variance process is not the mechanism used to reduce parking requirements because the code lays out a specific process for exceptions; she also noted Petersburg already has two parking districts that reduce parking requirements in the densest areas.
Because the motion to initiate the zoning amendment failed, no changes will be drafted or transmitted to the Borough Assembly from this motion. Commissioners debated housing access and the proper mechanism for adjusting parking rules rather than directing staff to prepare ordinance language.
