City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: FEBRUARY 22, 2014
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance of a Proposed Amendment to Title 5 (Transportation and Environmental Services), Chapter 8 (Parking and Traffic Regulation), and Title 10 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 4 (Stopping, Standing and Parking) of The Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Recommendation to amend different sections of City Code to comply with the following
1- Text amendment approved by Council on November 10, 2008 regarding allowing non-resident property owners to obtain temporary parking permits for persons doing business at their property
2- Block number changes in Carlyle
3- Mobile parking program
4- Discontinuation of the free one-day tourist parking permits
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council hold a public hearing on Saturday, February 22, 2014, and adopt the ordinance to:
a. Amend Section 5-7-74 to remove sunset language and clarify the rights of non-resident property owners to apply for certain parking permits;
b. Amend Section 5-8-92 to correctly identify certain metered block faces;
c. Amend Section 5-8-93, -96 and -97 and Section 10-4-25 to account for the implementation of a mobile technology or other technology based parking payment system;
d. Delete Section 10-4-32 pertaining tourist parking permits
BACKGROUND: In keeping with the City's parking management strategies over the past few years staff has made a series of policy changes to improve parking conditions for resident and visitors. In reviewing the City's Code, it became apparent that some of these policies were not clearly stated in the code. This docket reflects the aforementioned modific...
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