Parking reforms in Des Moines, IA
- 214,133 residents
Parking minimum removal
Within the DX Downtown Districts, there are no minimum parking requirements.
- Status
- Adopted
- Scope
- City center / business district
- Affected land uses
- All uses
- Requirements
- By right
- Reporter
- Samuel Deetz
Citation
- Source
- Des Moines Planning and Design Code
- Notes
- 135-6.4.1.A.
- URL
- online.encodeplus.com
Parking minimum reduction
Within the MX1 and MX2 Mixed-use districts, uses must provide parking equal to 60% of the minimum parking ratios. In all districts, parking requirements may be reduced for all uses through the provision of carshare parking, bikeshare facilities and motorcycle or scooter parking. Nonresidential uses may also count on-street parking spaces abutting the subject property towards the parking requirements.
- Status
- Adopted
- Scope
- City center / business district
- Citywide
- Affected land uses
- All uses
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Medical
- Other
- Requirements
- Bike parking
- By right
- Carshare
- Other
- Reporter
- Samuel Deetz
Citation
- Source
- Des Moines Planning and Design Code
- Notes
- 6.4.2.A.; 6.5.1.; 6.5.2.; 6.5.3.
- URL
- online.encodeplus.com
Parking maximum
Within the DX Downtown Districts, the minimums for other districts are set as the maximums. Within the MX1 and MX2 Mixed-use districts, uses may not provide parking in excess of 120% of the minimum parking ratios.
- Status
- Adopted
- Scope
- City center / business district
- Affected land uses
- All uses
- Requirements
- By right
- Reporter
- Samuel Deetz
Citation
- Source
- Des Moines Planning and Design Code
- Notes
- 6.4.1.B.; 6.4.2.B.
- URL
- online.encodeplus.com
