The Land Development Code was recently changed to eliminate minimum parking standards for the entire City. Longmont becomes the first jurisdiction in Colorado to remove all minimum parking requirements from the Code.
Most of the Code work has centered on safer street configuration and specifications to allow: narrower vehicle lanes to slow traffic in neighborhoods, wider bicycle lanes with buffers, wider sidewalks everywhere. Additionally, work has been done to eliminate required parking minimums so developers provide a necessary amount of parking, not more than needed on a typical day. In 2026, Transportation Planning staff anticipates taking a bicycle parking ordinance for City Council's approval which would require bicycle parking based on land use. Presently, bicycle parking is required based on the number of motor vehicle parking spaces provided in a new development.
City Council adopted an ordinance to remove minimum parking standards in April 2024.