Dillon eases parking requirements for restaurants in the town core in a bid to spur development
The change to the parking requirements in the Dillon town core aim to incentivize development
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The Dillon Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Feb. 11, to ease parking requirements for new businesses in the town core.
In recent months, the council members have discussed whether the parking requirements for businesses in the town core were too strict and may have served as a disincentive for businesses trying to establish themselves in town.
Previously, the town code required offices in the town core to provide one parking space for every 400 square feet, while restaurants were required to provide one parking space for every 120 square feet.
The change made Tuesday now requires restaurants to provide one parking space for every 400 square feet, the same as offices.
“We talked about this as an incentive to try to help spur redevelopment and make it easier for people to build new things,” Mayor Carolyn Skowyra said. “Hopefully this does what we’re hoping it will do.”
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