City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: APRIL 3, 2019
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of the Creation of a Restricted Overnight Parking District on Certain Blocks in the Seminary West Neighborhood.
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ISSUE: Consideration of the creation of a restricted overnight parking district on certain blocks in the Seminary West neighborhood.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve a restricted overnight parking district in the Seminary West neighborhood on the blocks discussed below, which would be in effect from midnight to 6 a.m., seven days a week.
BACKGROUND: In 2005, the City Council approved an ordinance to establish Section 5-8-82 of the City Code, which allows for the creation of restricted overnight parking districts. Pursuant to this section, parking on streets within these districts is restricted between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. except for vehicles that are registered with the City of Alexandria or that have an appropriate guest or visitor pass. Three neighborhoods have requested and been approved for these restrictions on their streets since the program was established, as shown in Attachment 1. All households within restricted overnight parking districts are provided with one transferable guest pass by mail every two years and are eligible for guest permits online or at City Hall.
The residents of the blocks listed below have submitted a petition (Attachment 2) requesting the creation of a restricted overnight parking district in their neighborhood as depicted in Attachment 3:
* 5600 Block Rayburn Ave.
* 5600 Block Harding Ave.
* 2300 Block N. Sibley St.
* 2200 Block N. Chambliss St.
* 2300 Block N. Chambliss St.
* 2400 Block N. Chambliss St.
* 2500 Block N. Chambliss St.
* 5700 Block Grigsby St.
* 2300 Block Tracy St.
Most of the blocks have enacted the District 12 daytime parking restrictions (No parking 8 a.m. to...
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