Austin City Council voted to throw out rules that require homebuilders and shop owners to provide a minimum amount of on-site parking.
The city has long required residential and commercial builders to include parking in their developments.that require homebuilders and shop owners to provide a minimum amount of on-site parking. By doing so, they went the way of dozens of other cities across the country, including Portland, Oregon, and Anchorage, Alaska.
The city has long required residential and commercial builders to include parking in their developments. How much depends on the type of development; the city requires, in most cases, that every one-bedroom apartment be allotted 1.5 parking spots. Council Member Zo Qadri, whose office brought the measure forward, tied Thursday’s vote to the larger push to amend the city’s land development code.
Research suggests that doing away with or reducing parking requirements does result in developers building less parking. A decade ago, the city of Seattle greatly reduced its parking mandates. In a, researchers found that developers built 40% fewer parking spots than they would have under stricter requirements.
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