City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 4, 2026
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: LEAH RILEY, DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
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Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and reordain Article G (PARKING METERS) of Chapter 8 (PARKING AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS) of Title 5 (TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended.
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ISSUE: Consideration of an amendment to streamline and facilitate the application and recertification procedures for disability parking on residential blocks.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council:
Introduce and pass on first reading Tuesday, November 10, 2026, the ordinance (Attachment 2) amending the City Code to modify the procedures for applying for and recertifying disability parking spaces on residential streets;
Set the ordinance for public hearing and final passage on Saturday, November 14, 2026.
BACKGROUND: The City allows residents with disabilities to request an on-street parking space to be designated for disability parking in areas where off-street parking is not available. Transportation and Environmental Services (T&ES) is responsible for reviewing applications for new on-street disability parking spaces on residential blocks as well as the annual recertification of existing ones. City Code Section 5-8-117 outlines the application and recertification procedures for these spaces and was last updated in 2001.
Staff has received several complaints about the cumbersome procedure for applying for and recertifying disability parking spaces on residential blocks that requires an applicant to provide more information than is necessary to make a determination. The outdated procedure requires residents with ...
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