A. Persons desiring to have their area designated permit parking shall consult with the parking permit coordinator or his designee to tentatively establish the boundaries of the area proposed for designation.
B. Upon receipt of a petition containing the signatures of a minimum of fifty one percent (51%) of residents and/or businesses within the area boundary proposed for permit parking designation, the parking permit coordinator shall cause a parking study, or other surveys as may be deemed necessary, to be undertaken as soon as is practicable consistent with scheduling constraints, in order to determine if the proposed area satisfies the eligibility requirements as set forth in section 10-9-4 of this chapter, or its successor. Should the studies reflect that other nearby area streets are similarly congested with curb parking, the parking permit coordinator may require such streets (or portions thereof) to be added to the proposed permit parking area.
C. Upon receipt of the parking permit coordinator's favorable recommendation to establish a permit parking program for the area, the mayor, as soon as practicable consistent with scheduling constraints, shall fix a time, date and location for a public hearing to consider the parking permit coordinator's recommendation to designate the proposed area of city permit parking area where curb parking is restricted or allowed by permit only. Said hearing shall also be conducted for comment and analysis to determine the boundaries as well as the appropriate area rules and regulations, parking restrictions, issuance of permits, and other pertinent matters.
D. At least ten (10) days prior to the hearing date, written notice of the public hearing(s) provided for herein shall be mailed to the listed residents, owners and those institutions known to the parking permit coordinator to generate a significant volume of commuter parking in the neighborhood. The notice shall clearly state the purpose of the hearing, the location of the hearing, the proposed boundaries of the permit area, the permit fee schedules and formulas or conditions for issuance, and the location where the parking permit coordinator's recommendation is on file and available for public view.
E. Any interested party shall be entitled to appear and be heard on the proposal, subject only to reasonable rules of order that may be established by the mayor.
(Ord. 2004-79, 11-2-2004)