City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: APRIL 16, 2025
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
FROM: EMILY A. BAKER, P.E., DEPUTY CITY MANAGER
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Public Hearing. Consideration of Passage on Public Hearing of an Ordinance to amend and reordain Section 5-8-77 (PARKING PERMITS; ISSUANCE) of Article F (PERMIT PARKING DISTRICTS) 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 ordinance to increase the residential permit parking fees.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Introduce the proposed ordinance on first reading,
2. Set the ordinance for public hearing on Tuesday, April 22, 2025; and
3. Set it for second reading and final passage on April 30, 2025, with budget adoption.
BACKGROUND: The Code of Virginia authorizes jurisdictions to issue parking permits for motor vehicles parking on public streets, to set rates for the permits and to set their term of validity. In 1979, City Council designated certain areas in the City as residential permit parking districts and has added new areas over the years, including the most recent addition of parking districts east and west of the Potomac Yard Metro Station. Attachment 3 provides a map of the City's residential permit parking districts.
The residential permit parking ordinance prohibits on-street parking for more than two or three hours during varying time periods, but vehicles displaying the appropriate parking permit are exempt from these restrictions. Only persons who maintain their residence within the boundaries of a permit parking district are eligible to obtain parking permits. Under Alexandria City Code Section 5-8-77, residents living in residential parking permits pay $40 for the first ...
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