Denver no longer will require parking minimums for new developments

[mountaineer]

What could possibly go wrong? They must think public transportation will cure all ills.

Denver no longer will require parking minimums for new developments
City Council approves ordinances on 9-3 vote; how many spaces to include will be up to developers
Elliott Wenzler | The Denver Post
UPDATED: August 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM MDT

Denver will no longer require developers to include parking spaces as part of their housing and business developments after the City Council eliminated all minimum parking requirements.

Late Monday, its members passed two parking-related ordinances on a 9-3 vote. The change comes one year after the Colorado legislature passed a law outlawing parking minimums near frequent transit corridors.

The Denver ordinances go beyond the new state law, applying across the city.

“We have a housing crisis, not a parking crisis,” said Councilman Chris Hinds, one of the sponsors of the legislation.

Hinds and the bills’ other supporters say the change will allow for denser development throughout the city and more affordable housing. They say it will also improve the walkability of neighborhoods while maintaining their character.

Before the changes, Denver had required most new construction to include a minimum number of parking spots, depending on the area’s zoning code. Most apartments required one parking spot per unit. Restaurants required four spaces per 1,000 feet of indoor space. ...

Ratio_Disputati
@Ratio_Disputati
Developers better ignore this stupid attempt at 15-minute cities because nobody’s going to rent business space if their employees and customers have no place to park. Customers will just go to surrounding cities instead.
11:18 AM · Aug 6, 2025

[andy58-in-nh]

In time, the consequences of Communists taking over our cities will be unavoidable, as taxpaying and productive citizens have many places to which to flee.

It may begin with a city council dictating what mode of transportation you may use, or how much a property owner can charge for rent. It never ends there.

[Cyber Liberty]

What could possibly go wrong? They must think public transportation will cure all ills.

Ratio_Disputati
@Ratio_Disputati
Developers better ignore this stupid attempt at 15-minute cities because nobody’s going to rent business space if their employees and customers have no place to park. Customers will just go to surrounding cities instead.
11:18 AM · Aug 6, 2025

Most rational companies know this and will allot the necessary space for parking.  Leftist companies will ignore this at their own peril.  Adam Smith's invisible hand always works!