Parking minimums are fairly common in the US, and cause problems especially in cities because they take up so much land. Here is one random article about them,

Parking minimums are fairly common in the US, and cause problems especially in cities because they take up so much land. Here is one random article about them, and how inconsistent they are: http://www.citylab.com/commute/2013/08/exposed-americas-totally-inconsistent-minimum-parking-requirements/6598/ http://www.citylab.com/commute/2013/08/exposed-americas-tota... Brazil has problems too - http://cities-today.com/2014/07/finished-brazils-largest-city-eliminate-minimum-parking-requirements/ http://cities-today.com/2014/07/finished-brazils-largest-cit...