Preservation board recommends directing downtown parking fees to a dedicated fund; EV-charging rules made optional

Dec 10, 2025

The Historic Resource Preservation Board recommended the City Commission adopt ordinance 2025-29 to direct fee-in-lieu parking payments for the downtown core into a dedicated Parking Improvement Fund and to change EV-charging requirements from mandatory to optional in alignment with a state senate bill referenced in the record.

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The Historic Resource Preservation Board on Dec. 10 recommended the City Commission adopt ordinance 2025-29, which would clarify the city’s fee-in-lieu-of-parking program for properties within the downtown “core area” and direct those payments into a dedicated Parking Improvement Fund for core-area parking infrastructure, maintenance and operations. Scott Rodriguez of the planning and zoning division presented the ordinance and explained its two main elements: dedicating fee-in-lieu revenue to a parking fund and changing vehicle-charging requirements to align with recent state legislation.

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