The Austin City Council claims the move will help address the city's affordability crisis.
The item was approved in an eight-to-two vote, with councilmembers Mackenzie Kelly and Alison Alter voting against the measure.
"There's going to be some adjustments as we shift from a largely suburban city to a more urban city. There's going to be some growing pains. There's going to be some adjustments that have to happen," said Vela.Kurt Goll, who is the President of JCI Residential with, explained that they face parking challenges even with the city required minimums.
Vela said there are several tools the city can use to deal with parking shortages, such as sharing parking with businesses. "If we build those walkable, livable communities -- that will go a long way, long term toward solving our transportation infrastructure problems, and again, it's going to be a tough switch," said Vela.
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