Infill big-box parking lots
The huge parking lots in front of big-box supermarkets and malls are never full. The City should reduce parking requirements in order to encourage infill. Better a little overflow the day before Thanksgiving than empty asphalt all year long.
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AdminNick Norris, Planning Manager, SLC Planning Division (Admin, Salt Lake City Planning Division) commented
The City is currently in the proces of modifying the parking regulations, including adding some requirements and incentives to lower parking requirements and in some cases placing maximums on the number of stalls. For more info, go here http://www.slcgov.com/ced/planning/documents/SCCI/TransDemand_FS.pdf
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K. Deans commented
Supermarkets/big box need to have incentives to redevelop their property, to move the stores closer to the street and include the addition of housing, office and other retail opportunities on the property.