City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MARCH 6, 2019
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 Section 5-8-84: Pay by Phone Parking Fee within a Residential Permit Parking District and make Permanent this Residential Parking Preservation Program in Old Town. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of an ordinance (Attachment 2) to amend Section 5-8-84 to continue and modify the pay by phone parking requirement as an option for residential parking restrictions.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council consider the proposed ordinance for second reading, public hearing and final passage on Saturday, March 16, 2019.
BACKGROUND: One of the parking management goals of the 2015 Old Town Area Parking Study (OTAPS) Work Group was to "Preserve parking on residential blocks for residents and guests." In response, a pilot program to allow paid parking on residential streets was implemented in November 2016. The pilot program allowed the City to expand the pay by phone option to non-metered residential blocks, where it was previously only available on metered commercial blocks. Elements of the pilot program are listed below.
* Covers the area east of Washington Street between Princess Street and Wolfe Street
* To be eligible for the program, blocks must be adjacent to an existing metered block or residential pay by phone block.
* Staff require a petition signed by at least 50% of the residents of the block stating they wish to enact a pay by phone requirement on their block to initiate the process.
o After verifying the petition is valid and the block meets the eligibility criteria (observed 75% occupancy), the request is reviewed by the Traffic and Parking Board as a public hearing item.
* The signage is consistent with the ...
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