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A. General Criteria: An area shall be deemed eligible for consideration as a city permit parking area if the transportation engineer determines, after evaluation of the surveys and traffic studies prepared at the direction of the parking permit coordinator, that the qualified area is adversely affected by commuter vehicles for any extended period(s) during the day or night, on weekends or holidays.
B. Specific Factors: In determining alleged adverse effects upon an area, the transportation engineer shall analyze and evaluate factors which include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. The extent of the desire and perception of need by the residents for permit parking as evidenced by receipt of verified petitions and ballots as required herein;
2. The extent to which legal on street parking spaces are occupied by motor vehicles during any given time period; and
3. The extent to which vehicles parking in the area during the period proposed for parking regulations are commuter vehicles rather than resident vehicles.
C. Threshold Technical Criteria: The transportation engineer may, upon recommendation of the parking permit coordinator, and pursuant to the provisions hereunder, consider for designation as a city permit parking area, an area whose streets (or portions thereof) qualify by satisfying the following eligibility criteria:
1. Seventy percent (70%) or more of the parking capacity is generally occupied;
2. Such occupancy continues for any consecutive four (4) hour period and such occupancy rate occurs at least four (4) days per week during at least a nine (9) month period per year. If the recommendation is for designation of a seasonal city permit area, the occupancy occurs over a period of more than two (2) months and fewer than nine (9) months;
3. Twenty five percent (25%) of the vehicles occupying the on street spaces are other than area vehicles;
4. The requesting area consists of curb space fronting a minimum of eight (8) standard block faces geographically located within the proposed permit area; provided that, if fewer than eight (8) standard block faces are impacted, then the transportation engineer shall have discretion to waive the requirement of this Subsection (C)(4) if the proposed permit area is impacted by one of the following: (a) hospital or medical buildings; (b) university or college buildings; or (c) fixed guideway public transit stations; and;
5. The parking permit coordinator agrees that implementing the proposed permit area will not, to a significant extent, transfer the commuter vehicle parking problem to a different adjacent area should the area under consideration be designated permit parking. (Ord. 51-23, 2023: Ord. 69-98 § 1, 1998: Ord. 77-97 § 6, 1997: Ord. 24-97 § 1, 1997)
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 twenty five percent (25%) 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 12.64.040 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 certification by the parking permit coordinator that the general and technical threshold criteria set forth in section 12.64.040 of this chapter appear satisfied for a proposed area, the petitioners shall be notified that they shall have fifteen (15) days from such notice to: 1) submit a listing of all addresses within the certified area from the most current Polk or Coles city directories and 2) submit a listing from the Salt Lake County assessor's office of each separate tax parcel/property owner of record thereon within the certified area. In the interim, a ballot shall be prepared by the parking permit coordinator for the purpose of determining whether or not he should favorably recommend to the transportation engineer that the proposed area be created. The ballot form shall indicate two (2) choices, a "yes" (in favor of) choice or a "no" (not in favor of) choice for area permit parking designation. In addition a section allowing for "comments" shall be on the ballot.
Upon receipt of the area address and tax parcel listings, the parking permit coordinator shall, consistent with scheduling constraints, mail the ballot to all addresses and property owners of record within the area proposed for designation. The mass mail shall contain the following:
1. The proposal to create a city permit area and the listing of streets (or portions thereof) included within the proposed boundary.
2. An information sheet generically describing the city's permit parking program, and including options related to on street parking restrictions within a permit area, issuance of vehicle permits, and area program fees. The recommendation shall be available for public inspection at the division of transportation office.
3. The official ballot form as prescribed above.
D. For the purpose of counting residents and businesses within the proposed permit parking area, each authorized address shall be given one count. For the purpose of counting owners, each separated tax parcel shall receive an additional count, regardless of whether its owner(s) is a resident or a business. For the purpose of counting petition signatures/ballot votes, only one signature/vote per authorized address shall be counted toward the minimum petition/ballot requirements. Owners may sign/vote for any vacant parcel addresses, but may not sign/vote for occupied addresses. In the case of condominium or other hybrid ownership projects, one count shall be given the owner and one count for a nonowner occupying the unit and one count and vote shall be given to the ownership association for the condominium complex; vacant units shall be treated as vacant rentals above.
E. A thirty (30) day time period, commencing on the date of the mass mailing, shall be allowed for the purpose of voting. After indicating their preference on the ballot, residents and businesses shall return their ballot, on or prior to, the cutoff date (printed on the ballot) to the parking permit coordinator. To determine consensus as to whether or not area residents and area businesses are in favor of proceeding on to the next phase in the area designation process related to establishing the proposed permit parking area, the following criteria shall apply: fifty one percent (51%) or more of eligible residents and businesses, whose ballot has been received by the parking permit coordinator during the period allotted for voting, must indicate by ballot vote that they are not in favor of establishing the permit parking area by checking the "no" (not in favor of) choice listed on the ballot. For areas qualifying as a seasonal parking area, no ballot shall be required. Only a public hearing with residents indicating their favor with the change shall be required.
1. Immediately following the thirty (30) day deadline date specified for balloting, all ballots received by the imposed deadline shall be counted. The "yes" (in favor of) votes and the "no" (not in favor of) votes shall then be tallied separately and a percentage derived for each category by applying the stated formula to count petition signatures/ballot votes prescribed for in this section.
2. Should the official ballots received by the parking permit coordinator by the deadline date specified to receive such ballots, when tallied, fall below the required fifty one percent (51%) or more of residents and businesses indicating they are not in favor of establishing permit parking, it shall be assumed that a majority of residents and businesses in the area are in favor of permit parking. The parking permit coordinator shall then favorably recommend to the transportation engineer the establishment/creation of the proposed city permit parking area.
3. Should the official ballots received by the parking permit coordinator within the deadline date specified to receive such ballots, when tallied, meet the required fifty one percent (51%) or more of residents and businesses indicating they are not in favor of establishing permit parking, the area designation process will cease and the parking permit coordinator will take no further action related to establishing permit parking for the area. No new applications for permit parking for the area will be accepted for a period of one year from the date on which the said balloting period expired.
F. Upon receipt of the parking permit coordinator's favorable recommendation to establish a permit parking program for the area, the transportation engineer, 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, fees and other pertinent matters.
G. At least ten (10) days prior to the hearing date, written notice of the public hearing(s) provided for herein shall be: 1) published in a newspaper of general circulation, 2) posted not more than four hundred feet (400') apart along the streets proposed in the permit area, and 3) 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 proposed permit fee schedules and formulas for issuance, and the location where the parking permit coordinator's recommendation is on file and available for public review.
H. 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 transportation engineer. (Ord. 69-98 § 1, 1998: Ord. 77-97 § 6, 1997: Ord. 24-97 § 1, 1997)
A. Within thirty (30) days following the hearing, the transportation engineer shall deny or approve the designation of a city permit parking area as he deems justified under the objectives and procedures above. The transportation engineer shall reduce his decision to writing in the form of a report that 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 transportation engineer's report 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 transportation engineer's approval (or denial) of the proposed permit parking area;
and, if approved:
5. The proposed boundaries of the city parking permit area;
6. The proposed parking regulations, including administrative provisions for issuing permits; and
7. An implementation schedule indicating when the new permit parking area will become effective.
C. If the transportation engineer approves creation of a city permit parking area, a declaration of designation shall be prepared as an administrative regulation establishing the program for the area, including the boundaries, parking regulations, proposed fees, 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 transportation engineer 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 transportation engineer 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 transportation engineer in creating, deleting or modifying the boundaries applicable in city parking permit areas under this chapter, shall be final. However, the city council may agree to review and to modify such decision(s) by a vote of at least four (4) of its members.
F. The transportation engineer's decision shall be stayed by the filing of a written objection requesting city council review, provided the objection is filed within fifteen (15) days of the filing of the report. The objection shall specify grounds upon which council review is justified. If accepted for review, the matter shall be scheduled for public hearing before the city council, with the mailing of ten (10) days' written notice thereof to the appellant, petitioner of record and the transportation engineer. An objection failing to receive the necessary votes for review shall be deemed an affirmation of the transportation engineer's decision.
G. Actions by the transportation engineer as to the implementation and enforcement shall be considered administrative matters. (Ord. 46-16, 2016)
Upon the declaration of the transportation engineer designating a city permit parking area, the parking permit coordinator shall cause appropriate signs, markings and/or meters to be erected in the area, indicating prominently thereon the parking regulations, the effective date, and conditions under which permit parking shall be exempt therefrom. (Ord. 69-98 § 1, 1998: Ord. 77-97 § 6, 1997: Ord. 24-97 § 1, 1997)
Each parking permit issued by the parking permit coordinator office shall be valid for one year or portion thereof to be determined by the parking permit coordinator excluding 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 a fee established under section 12.64.090 of this chapter. (Ord. 46-16, 2016)
To defray program administration costs, the transportation engineer shall propose to the city council a fee schedule for the city parking permit program. The city council may consider including such proposed fees on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule. (Ord. 46-16, 2016)
A. 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. The number of permits available and the manner for allocating permits between various competing resident (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 transportation engineer's declaration of designation.
B. 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 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. Area residents and area businesses (and the full time employees of area businesses) within a seasonal city permit area during the term set forth in the declaration.
4. 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.
5. Temporary visitors as provided by section 12.64.130 of this chapter or its successor.
C. 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. 69-98 § 1, 1998: Ord. 77-97 § 6, 1997: Ord. 24-97 § 1, 1997)
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