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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)
A. Within thirty (30) days following the hearing, the mayor shall deny or approve the designation of a city permit parking area as he deems justified under the objectives and procedures above. The mayor's decision shall be reduced to writing either in the form of a report or as part of the administrative order approving the permit parking area. The mayor's written decision shall be filed with the city recorder, accompanied by the parking permit coordinator's recommendation related to the permit parking area and made available to any interested party upon request.
B. The mayor's decision shall include:
1. Significant subjects and concerns raised at the public hearing conducted;
2. The findings relative to those designation criteria deemed applicable to the city permit area;
3. Conclusions as to whether the findings, including testimony obtained at the public hearing, justify preferential permit parking for the area under consideration;
4. The mayor's approval (or denial) of the proposed permit parking area; and, if approved:
a. The proposed boundaries of the city parking permit area;
b. The proposed parking regulations, including administrative provisions for issuing permits; and
c. An implementation schedule indicating when the new permit parking area will become effective.
C. If the mayor approves creation of a city permit parking area, a declaration of designation shall be prepared as an administrative order establishing the program for the area, including the boundaries, parking regulations, the fees required in this chapter, and other pertinent matters, for its administration and implementation. The declaration shall be mailed to each listed address in the area's designated boundaries. The parking permit coordinator shall promptly implement the program pursuant to the schedule. If the mayor denies the creation of a city permit parking area, a notice of such denial shall be mailed to each listed address in the area's designated boundaries.
D. Information generated through the original designation process and the designation criteria set forth in this chapter shall also be utilized by the mayor in determining whether to remove any particular existing city permit parking area or portion thereof from designated status and participation in the program.
E. Action by the mayor in creating, deleting or modifying the boundaries applicable in city parking permit areas under this chapter shall be final.
F. Actions by the mayor as to the implementation and enforcement shall be considered administrative matters.
(Ord. 2004-79, 11-2-2004)
Upon the declaration of the mayor designating a city permit parking area, the parking permit coordinator shall cause appropriate signs and markings to be erected in the area, indicating prominently thereon the parking regulations and conditions under which permit parking shall be exempt therefrom.
(Ord. 2004-79, 11-2-2004)
Each parking permit issued by the parking permit coordinator's office shall be valid for one year or portion thereof to be determined by the parking permit coordinator excluding temporary visitor permits. Permits shall not be transferable but may be renewed annually upon reapplication in the manner required by the parking permit coordinator. Each application or reapplication for a parking permit shall contain information sufficient to identify the applicant's identity, claim for permit eligibility, authorized residence or business within the city permit parking area, the license number of the motor vehicle for which application is made, and such other information that may be deemed relevant by the parking permit coordinator. Applications shall be accompanied by the fee established in section 10-9-9 of this chapter.
(Ord. 2004-79, 11-2-2004)
To defray program administration costs, fees associated with the city parking permit program shall be established by the declaration of the mayor applicable to the city permit parking area.
The fees shall be as follows:
A. Area regular permit:
One year permit, twenty dollars ($20.00);
Annual renewal permit, ten dollars ($10.00).
B. Area guest permit:
One day permit, five dollars ($5.00);
Two day permit, ten dollars ($10.00).
C. Area temporary visitor permit, fifteen dollars ($15.00).
D. A no cost permit for special events may be issued to residents for groups not to exceed fifteen (15) permits.
(Ord. 2004-79, 11-2-2004)
Parking permits shall be issued by the parking permit coordinator's office. Each such permit shall be designed to state or reflect thereon the particular city permit parking area. No more than one parking permit shall be issued for each motor vehicle included on the application and, in no case, may more than three (3) regular permits be issued for any dwelling unit. The number of permits available and the manner for allocating permits between various competing residents' (as opposed to commuter) vehicles, and the manner in which the process will be administered for each designated area in the program, shall be established by the mayor.
A. The following classifications of persons or entities (listed in order of priority) may be issued parking permits for motor vehicles under their control upon request pursuant to the allocation basis and conditions set forth in said declaration:
1. Area residents of the city permit parking area for motor vehicles owned or controlled and regularly parked in the area by household members.
2. Area business owners who own or lease property (and their full time employees) within a city permit parking area for motor vehicles associated with the business use regularly parked in the area. However, no more than one parking permit may be issued for each such motor vehicle.
3. Guests, customers, and/or clients of city permit area residents or area businesses who may be provided guest permits by such area permittees for use on vehicles under the legal control of guests, customers and/or clients during periods when persons operating such vehicles are actually visiting or engaged in business at the area permittee's address, for periods not to exceed two (2) days per visit.
4. Temporary visitors as provided by section 10-9-13 of this chapter or its successor.
B. Issuance of a permit shall not guarantee or reserve to the holder thereof an on street parking space within the designated permit parking area.
(Ord. 2004-79, 11-2-2004)
A motor vehicle bearing a valid parking permit displayed as provided for herein shall be permitted to stand or be parked in the permit area for which the permit has been issued without being limited by parking regulations or prohibitions solely applicable to commuter vehicles. The permit does not exempt drivers or owners from complying with general parking regulations and penalties imposed by this title. All other motor vehicles not displaying permits that are parked within a city permit parking area shall be subject to the commuter parking regulations adopted by such declaration authorized by this chapter, and the penalties provided for herein.
(Ord. 2004-79, 11-2-2004)
Each declaration may authorize the parking permit coordinator to issue temporary visitor parking permits to residents and businesses located within designated permit areas for use of their bona fide transient visitors, service persons, and construction personnel for a limited duration not to exceed forty five (45) days. Prior to expiration, a vehicle bearing a visitor permit shall have all the parking rights, obligations and privileges held by permanent permits. Appropriate requirements or limitations on visitor permits shall be recommended in each permit parking area by the parking permit coordinator and contained in the mayor's declaration.
(Ord. 2004-79, 11-2-2004)
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