Denver City Council will decide Monday night whether or not to eliminate minimum parking requirements in place for apartments and businesses around the city.
The City of Denver said the goal behind cutting parking minimums is to boost housing construction, cut time city planners spend reviewing development applications and reduce traffic congestion.
The City of Denver’s zoning code requires market-rate apartments to have one parking space per dwelling unit and restaurants to have nearly four parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of indoor space. If approved, the new ordinance would eliminate those minimums and let developers choose how many parking spots, if any, to include in building plans…