Commissioners debate broader parking reductions; motion to schedule second hearing fails
Staff proposed broader administrative flexibility to reduce or increase required off‑street parking. The board discussed transit proximity, affordable‑housing incentives and fire‑safety concerns; a motion to formally schedule the second hearing failed for lack of the required five‑member vote.
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Manatee County staff presented proposed amendments to off‑street parking rules (Ordinance 2621) that would expand administrative reductions in required parking for projects meeting criteria — including parking studies, watershed or coastal protections, bicycle or golf‑cart parking, and proximity to transit — and formalize standards for requests to increase parking above existing maxima.
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