A. A preferential parking zone may be established by either of the following two (2) methods: 1) a petition signed by more than fifty percent (50%) of the residents residing on property abutting a street within the proposed zone requesting the creation of the zone; or 2) a director of transportation initiated proposal with notice sent to abutting residents if not more than forty percent (40%) of such residents have sent to the city a return form objecting to the creation of the zone.
B. Whether initiated by petition or by the director of transportation, in order to establish a preferential parking zone, the director of transportation shall do the following: 1) prepare a study on the need for preferential parking restrictions, and 2) make a recommendation to the traffic and parking commission as to whether a preferential parking zone should be established and the maximum parking restriction that may be imposed for vehicles parking in a preferential parking zone.
C. Whether initiated by petition or by the director of transportation, in order to establish a preferential parking zone, the traffic and parking commission shall, based on the criteria set forth in subsection D of this section, make a recommendation to the city council as to whether a preferential parking zone should be established and the maximum parking restriction that may be imposed for vehicles parking in a preferential parking zone.
D. Whether initiated by petition or by the director of transportation, in order to establish a preferential parking zone, the city council must find that there is sufficient evidence to conclude that the following criteria are satisfied:
1. Commuter vehicles regularly interfere with the available public street parking adjacent to residential property within the proposed zone and cause or are the source of unreasonable noise, traffic hazards, environmental pollution, or other similar interference with the residential environment.
2. There is no reasonable alternative which is feasible or practical to reduce the identified street parking problem to acceptable levels, and displaced commuter vehicles will not unduly impact surrounding residential areas.
The city council shall determine the maximum parking restriction that may be imposed for vehicles parking in a preferential parking zone as it deems appropriate. (1962 Code § 3-6.2205; amd. Ord. 93-O-2169, eff. 7-2-1993; Ord. 98-O-2311, eff. 10-23-1998)