A. Proceedings for establishment of a preferential parking zone may be initiated by petition containing the signatures of at least sixty (60) percent of the residents of all units of occupancy fronting curbs proposed to be included in the zone. The petition shall include a description of the proposed zone boundaries, the proposed restriction, and the days and hours the restriction is proposed to be effective. The petition shall state that all signatories desire to have preferential parking restrictions imposed and that all signatories are willing to pay associated administrative costs necessary to establish such zone. Each signatory shall affix his or her signature, printed name, and address to the petition which petition shall be circulated by the zone advocates. Not more than sixty (60) days after the petition form is provided by the MUED Department pursuant to section 10.42.020 of this Code, the signed and completed petition shall be submitted to the Traffic and Parking Commission.
B. The Traffic and Parking Commission shall set a place and time for a public discussion on the proposed zone. The MUED Director shall mail notice of the hearing at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing to all property owners, residents, and other occupants within the proposed zone and within three hundred (300) feet of the boundaries of the proposed zone.
C. Following public discussion, the Traffic and Parking Commission shall make a recommendation to the City Council regarding whether the preferential parking zone should be established. Following receipt of the recommendation of the Traffic and Parking Commission, the City Council shall, by resolution, determine whether the preferential parking zone shall be established. Said determination shall be based upon factors which may include but are not limited to, the following:
(1) High Demand: More than seventy-five (75) percent of the on-street spaces are occupied during the days and hours proposed for parking restriction; and
(2) Self Contained Area: The zone, alone or in combination with other existing or potential preferential parking zones, constitutes a self-contained area of parking demand and supply. For purposes of this section, "self-contained area" shall mean an area of sufficient size to allow for resident parking, using boundaries such as major streets, nonresidential land uses, transition to higher or lower density residential areas, water bodies and other natural features; and using surveys of existing conditions to determine the extent of the area impacted by nonresident parking.
D. Each preferential parking zone shall be identified by a letter or combination of letters which shall be the official designation of the zone. (Ord. 2897 § 3, 2019)