PALMETTO
What began as a proposal to create a new parking ordinance that would allow potential developers to purchase excess parking spaces off site of a new project has blossomed into so much more.
The Palmetto Community Redevelop Agency was tasked by the city commission during those discussions to conduct a parking study to assess the city’s current parking status and determine its future needs based on future redevelopment goals.
The study determines the city’s existing 1,527 parking spaces are well short of the 2,990 spaces needed to meet future redevelopment goals. Recommendations to resolve the shortfall include the possibility of a parking garage with ground-floor retail, emulating the Palm Avenue parking garage in Sarasota as an initial concept.