Limits on Minimum Off-Street Parking Requirements
Summary
Virginia House Bill 888 limits local governments' authority to impose minimum off-street parking requirements for residential developments. The bill caps parking requirements at 0.5 spaces per unit for multifamily/mixed-use and 1 space per unit for single-family/two-family dwellings in designated areas. Localities with populations over 20,000 must provide at least 20% administrative reduction for developments outside designated areas.
What changed
HB888ER, sponsored by Del. Irene Shin and three Democratic co-sponsors, was enrolled on March 30, 2026, after passing the Senate 21-19 and House 62-37. The bill prohibits Virginia localities from requiring minimum off-street parking exceeding 0.5 spaces per dwelling unit for multifamily/mixed-use development or 1 space per unit for one-family/two-family dwellings and townhouses within designated areas. Additionally, localities exceeding 20,000 population must adopt ordinances providing at least 20% administrative reduction for such developments proposed outside designated areas. The bill incorporates HB 262.
Local governments in Virginia with populations over 20,000 must update their zoning ordinances to comply with the new parking maximums and administrative reduction requirements. Developers planning residential projects in designated areas should account for reduced parking minimums when submitting zoning applications. The bill does not specify penalties but creates enforceable limitations on local zoning authority.
What to do next
- Review local zoning ordinances for compliance with new parking maximums
- Update administrative procedures for developments outside designated areas if locality population exceeds 20,000
- Incorporate HB 262 provisions into local zoning frameworks
Source document (simplified)
VA HB888 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session
Virginia House Bill 888
VA State Legislature page for HB888
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Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Enrolled on March 30 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-03-30 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB888ER)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Minimum off-street parking requirements in certain areas. Provides that a locality shall not require, as a condition of zoning approval, minimum off-street parking for residential, multifamily, or mixed-use development located within a designated area, as defined in the bill, in amounts exceeding (i) 0.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit for multifamily or mixed-use residential development and (ii) one parking space per dwelling unit for one-family and two-family dwellings and townhouses. The bill also provides that no locality shall adopt or enforce any provision of a zoning ordinance that imposes minimum off-street parking requirements for residential, multifamily, or mixed-use development located within a designated area in excess of such limitations. The bill further provides that any locality with a population greater than 20,000 shall, by ordinance, provide for administrative reduction of minimum off-street parking requirements of not less than 20 percent for residential, multifamily, or mixed-use development proposed on parcels not located within a designated area. This bill incorporates HB 262.
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Title
Minimum off-street parking requirements; definitions, designated areas, administrative reductions.
Sponsors
| Del. Irene Shin [D] | Del. Nadarius Clark [D] | Del. Shelly Simonds [D] | Del. Garrett McGuire [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-10 - House - Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 37-N 0-A) (Y: 62 N: 37 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-09 - Senate - Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - Senate - Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - House - Read third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N 0-A) (Y: 61 N: 37 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-30 - House - Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (15-Y 6-N) (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-30 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB888ER) |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Enrolled |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 37-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Senator Aird Substitute agreed to |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Floor substitute printed 26109344D-S2 (Aird) |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 26108920D-S1 |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 7-N) |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate committee offered |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Read third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute |
| 2026-02-04 | House | committee substitute agreed to |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Read second time |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Read first time |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Committee substitute printed 26106756D-H1 |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Incorporates HB262 (Simonds) |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (15-Y 6-N) |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N) |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105050D |
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
| --- | --- |
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB888 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB888/text/HB888 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB888/text/HB888HC1 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB888/text/HB888H1 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB888/text/HB888SC1 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB888/text/HB888S1 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB888/text/HB888S2 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB888/text/HB888ER |
| Roll Call | https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB888/20261/H07001V2611094 |
| Roll Call | https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB888/20261/H07V2611152 |
| Roll Call | https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB888/20261/26110011 |
| Roll Call | https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB888/20261/S7V2281 |
| Roll Call | https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB888/20261/SV865 |
| Roll Call | https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB888/20261/SV1058 |
| Roll Call | https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB888/20261/26110947 |
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