Comment on Council will revisit parking rules for grab-and-go restaurants — eventually by Corinne Coury

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Unsure whether looser parking rules would solve Coronado’s vacant storefront problem, the City Council will explore the idea — but not as a priority. All businesses in Coronado must provide minimum amounts of parking based on the demand they create, and restaurants traditionally require more parking than retail stores do. In 2019, the acting City Council created a counter-oriented policy that relaxes parking standards for businesses that offer food and beverage as an accessory to retail. Councilmember Carrie Downey, who was involved in the original 2018–2019 debates, warned that loosening parking rules risks chipping away at the city’s carefully balanced Orange Avenue Specific Plan. Ultimately, the council took no formal action on changing restaurant parking rules.