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D1.2b. Revise local zoning codes to reduce parking requirements

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  • D1. Revise local permitting
  • D1.2. Revise local standards
  • D1.2b. Revise local zoning codes to reduce parking requirements

Reduce parking requirements to 1 space per unit, allow shared parking between uses that have different schedules, and remove parking requirements entirely in walkable/transit areas that have some area parking available. 

Additional Resource: Shared Parking by Institutes of Transportation and Development Policyment 

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  • Action Area D: Make it easier to build homes
    • D1. Revise local permitting
      • D1.1. Revise local uses
        • D1.1a. Permit uses the Region needs
        • D1.1b. Limit short term rentals
      • D1.2. Revise local standards
        • D1.2a. Revise local zoning codes to allow more homes per lot/acre
        • D1.2b. Revise local zoning codes to reduce parking requirements
        • D1.2c. Revise local zoning codes to adjust setbacks for conformity
        • D1.2d. Revise local zoning codes to reduce rural lot size
        • D1.2e. Revise local zoning codes to exempt accessory dwelling units
        • D1.2f. Implement inclusionary zoning measures
        • D1.2g: Revise local zoning codes to promote infill and adaptive reuse
      • D1.3. Revise local processes
        • D1.3a. Work to reduce appeals
        • D1.3b. Require appropriate review whether permitted, conditional or exempt
      • D1.4. Create Incentives
        • D1.4a. Incentivize the homes the Region needs
        • D1.4b. Revise local zoning codes to incentivize homes that have walking, bicycling or transit available
        • D1.4c. Promote design-based accessible and senior homes
        • D1.4d. Revise subdivision codes to transfer development rights
      • D1.5. Monitor regulatory effectiveness and opportunities
        • D1.5a. Perform municipal regulatory audit every 5 years
    • D2. Revise state permitting
      • D2.1. Vermont’s ACT 250
        • D2.1a. Exempt downtown areas
        • D2.1b: Streamline or exempt Village Centers and other non-profit affordable housing projects
        • D2.1c. Increase jurisdiction over forested areas
      • D2.2. Vermont Wastewater and Water Supply Rules
        • D2.2a. Allow smaller/technically sound systems
      • D2.3. New Hampshire workforce housing targets
        • D2.3a. Specify regional “fair share” targets
      • D2.4. Enable Creation of Needed Homes by State Legislatures
        • D2.4a. Permit multifamily homes by-right in areas with municipal water and sewer
        • D2.4b. Enable local zoning to use affordability incentives
        • D2.4c. Mitigate unfounded and costly appeals of affordable housing
        • D2.4d. Allow ADUs a permitting exemption if affordable
    • D3. Foster community champions of the homes we need
      • D3.1. Make residents part of the solution
        • D3.1a. Show how new homes could be added to a community using visuals
        • D3.1b. Neighborhood workshops and visioning sessions
        • D3.1c. Community build-out and suitability analyses
        • D3.1d. Establish municipal housing committees or advocacy groups
        • D3.1e: Involve the design community
        • D3.1f: Involve employers with housing programs
      • D3.2. Educate on benefits
        • D3.2a. Use the Keys to the Valley website as an educational platform
        • D3.2b. Launch public messaging campaigns
        • D3.2c. Create shared regional vision to advance inter-municipal coordination

Contact Us!

UVLSRPC: Olivia Ouyizeye at [email protected] | TRORC: Kevin Geiger at [email protected] | MARC: Jason Rasmussen at [email protected]

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