City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 6, 2018
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Public Hearing, Second Reading, and Final Passage of an Ordinance to amend and reordain Division 1 (Parking Meter Zones) of Article G (Parking Meters) 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. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of a proposed ordinance to update the Parking Meter Zones Division of the City Code to add three new metered blocks in the Hoffman Town Center.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council hold the public hearing and adopt the ordinance on Saturday, June 23, 2018.
BACKGROUND: In 2016, the Hoffman Family LLC received approval to subdivide their property (the Hoffman Town Center) and dedicate two private streets (Swamp Fox Road and Mandeville Lane) to the City. The applicant upgraded both streets to current City standards and they were officially accepted by the City as public streets earlier this year. Additionally, within the last year, two new developments (Eisenhower East Blocks 4/5 and Block 6A) were approved along Mandeville Lane that will include a significant amount of ground floor retail. As part of these development approvals, the developers will be improving the streetscape along Mandeville Lane by widening sidewalks and creating a parking lane. The developer of Blocks 4/5 will also be constructing new on-street spaces on Mill Road as part of the proposed road diet on this block. The developers have proposed meters for these new parking spaces on Mandeville Lane and Mill Road and are required to pay for and install meters with their new construction.
Currently, the City Code lists the specific blocks that are approved for meters. This amendment updates the City Code to include these three new blocks under ...
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