Guilford County And Greensboro To Drop Minimum Parking Requirements

Brought to you by the Rhino Times Back in April, Guilford County lowered the number of parking spaces developers had to provide for new apartments and townhomes. Now the county is getting ready to take those minimums off the books altogether. The Guilford County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 18, on a proposal to remove minimum off-street parking requirements from the county’s Unified Development Ordinance. State law requires the commissioners to hold a public hearing before changing the county’s development ordinance. Residents can weigh in on the proposed edits Wednesday, but even if the board leaves the old parking rules on the books, the county will lose the authority to enforce those minimums on Jan. 1. The change will reach beyond apartments and townhomes and cover commercial and other development governed by the county’s zoning rules.

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