may 22, 2024

30-day comment period open

Give input on draft guidance to local governments for preparing empirical parking studies

Commerce has issued draft guidance on how to prepare an empirical parking study for off-street parking associated with middle housing and Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) infill development.

The comment period for this guidance is May 22 – June 21, 2024.

Recent legislation sets maximum thresholds on the amount of parking local governments can require for these types of developments. However, a local government may conduct an empirical parking study to show how additional off-street parking would improve safety. Our guidance is intended to support local governments in preparing these studies for state review and certification by Commerce.

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• View the draft guidance (Box PDF)
• View draft study checklist (Box PDF)
• Submit comments

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