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A novel parking structure is being proposed as part of a major redevelopment of Dillon’s town core.
As part of his proposed project, Developer Jake Porritt has pitched the AutoParkit automated parking garage, a system where a driver deposits their car in a loading bay before it is whisked off on a rail and rack system to a compact storage area.
Porritt invited Shawn Adams, the vice president of sales at Dasher Lawless, which manufactures the AUTOParkit systems to the Dillon Town Council meeting on Tuesday, March 21. Porritt wanted him to help educate the town on the proposed system.
The project as proposed could cover 19 acres of residential and commercial land. Development could consist of 345 residential units — including workforce housing, market-rate housing and condominiums — and 351,000 square feet of commercial space.
In addition to a 600-car parking structure, Porritt has proposed a 2,500- to 3,500-seat indoor amphitheater and a hotel with conference space. He has said the exact scale of the project will be negotiated with the town.
Compared to a traditional parking garage, an AUTOParkit system can park twice as many vehicles in the same amount of volume, according to Adams.
