Miami Housing Boom Leads to Parking Crunch

With "several generations of adults sharing a home," who each require their own vehicle, and homeowner associations banning parking on streets and swales, the Miami parking crunch is starting to take its toll.

The city and its suburbs are trying to deal with the crunch by having Miami housing developers "build even more parking spaces." Many Miami housing subdivisions now come with "three-car garages, circular driveways and even neighborhood parking spaces for guests." Plus, an increasing number of Miami housing developments are including back alleys.

The city of Homestead has just enacted a rule to "require longer garages, to accomodate pickups and SUVs" and "is requiring communities to build one guest parking space for every four homes" in an effort to fight the crunch.

The Southern Florida and Miami housing boom came so fast that local governments have been scrambling to come up with new parking regulation codes. While politicians try to pass new legislation, the best thing for area homebuyers is to keep in mind their parking needs while shopping for a house.