City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: NOVEMBER 2, 2021
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 Residential Permit Parking District 13 in Potomac Yard.
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ISSUE: Consideration of the Creation of Residential Permit Parking (RPP) District 13 in Potomac Yard.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council amend the Residential Permit Parking District Map to add District 13 in Potomac Yard.
BACKGROUND: In 2019, City staff worked with a subcommittee of the Traffic and Parking Board and the community on the RPP Refresh Project to develop code amendments to the residential permit parking section of the City Code, which were approved by Council in December 2019. This amendment included language allowing staff to initiate new RPP districts through a resident ballot for neighborhoods within 1 mile of an existing or proposed transit station. Under this new process, the City must receive responses from occupants of more 50% of the residences in the proposed new district, and at least 60% of the responses must support the new district to continue with the process.
Residents of Potomac Yard expressed interest in being part of an RPP District in the past but never met the criteria for a district defined in City Code. Given the proximity to the future Potomac Yard Metro station and its late 2022 opening and potential commuter parking issues if the streets were left unrestricted, City staff initiated a ballot process to propose a new RPP district in the area shown in Attachment 2. The proposed district boundary is the area with the highest expected impact from the Potomac Yard Metro Station and was developed in coordination with the Potomac Yard Civic Association. Blocks not fully occupied and multifamily buildings were not included. However, residents in those areas could petition to expand the proposed district using the typical resident-initiate...
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