Planning board asks staff to draft amendment to reduce office parking minimums
The board discussed a developer proposal to lower office parking ratios from 1:300 sq ft to 1:600, directed staff to draft a land‑development amendment for public hearing, and asked for options to protect mixed‑use sites (e.g., excluding buildings with restaurants).
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The planning board signaled support for drafting a Land Development Code amendment to reduce office parking minimums, following a presentation by property‑owner representatives citing national office occupancy data. Presenter Zach Lombardo summarized the proposal as targeting office uses: "We're proposing for you to consider to propose to Council is to reduce the office parking requirement from 1 to 300 to 1 to 600," he said.
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