Tandem parking rules
Summary
Vice Chair Salene flagged that two-car tandem garages often end up with only one car actually parked inside, spilling parking onto streets. He asked staff to study whether parking requirements should be adjusted for projects with lots of tandem parking.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 5, 2026.
Impact analysis
Future residents and neighbors of high-density projects if parking requirements better match real behavior.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning Commission — November 5, 2026
The Commission will discuss how tandem parking is handled in the city's code, which affects how developments count parking spaces and what residents can expect near new projects.
Planning Commission — June 4, 2026
Vice Chair Salene flagged that two-car tandem garages often end up with only one car actually parked inside, spilling parking onto streets. He asked staff to study whether parking requirements should be adjusted for projects with lots of tandem parking.
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