City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 4, 2017
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of an Expansion to the Restricted Overnight Parking District in Brookville Seminary Valley to Include the West Side of the 1100 block of N. Pegram Street.
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ISSUE: Consideration of an expansion to the restricted overnight parking district in Brookville Seminary Valley to include the west side of the 1100 block of N. Pegram Street.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve the expansion of the Brookville Seminary Valley restricted overnight parking district to include the west side of the 1100 block of N. Pegram Street.
BACKGROUND: In 2011, the City Council approved a restricted overnight parking district for blocks in the Brookville Seminary Valley neighborhood. Pursuant to this approval, parking on streets within this district is restricted between the hours of midnight and 6:00 AM except for vehicles with a city decal. The residents of the 1100 block of N. Pegram Street have submitted a petition (Attachment 1) requesting the boundary for the restricted overnight parking district be expanded to include their block as depicted in Attachment 2. Currently, the boundary ends just before these properties. The block has enacted the District 12 daytime parking restrictions (No parking 8AM-5PM Monday-Friday, except for vehicles with a City decal). However, they have noted an increase of non-resident vehicles parked overnight on their block.
The Traffic and Parking Board held a public hearing to review this request at their meeting on November 14, 2016. There was one public speaker who spoke in support of expanding the district to include this block. The Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of the request to expand the proposed district.
DISCUSSION: Pursuant to Sect...
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