I know, right? They should just plan to park 4 blocks away every day, because that’s what they will do no matter where they rent, because all of the buildings a

I know, right? They should just plan to park 4 blocks away every day, because that’s what they will do no matter where they rent, because all of the buildings are built this way. It’s the developer’s responsibility for the same reason anything else is: because the law says so (or should). If developers could get away with it, they wouldn’t put in fire alarms or sprinklers and they’d skip out on insulation, and they would probably cut all sorts of corners on plumbing and electric. We establish codes so they can’t do that. Nor can they build unreasonably small bathrooms or excessively low ceilings in finished spaces. I think it’s reasonable that builders be required to include parking spaces, just as builders are required to have sufficient water supply and sewer capacity for their residents. It’s unfair to the residents and it’s unfair to the rest of the city that developers should be able to externalize their costs onto the public.