City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Petition to Expand the Boundaries of Residential Permit Parking District 4.
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ISSUE: Consideration of a petition to expand the boundaries of Residential Permit Parking (RPP) District 4 to include the 400 block of S. Payne Street, the north side of the 1300 block of Wilkes Street, and the 400 block of S. West Street as shown in Attachment 1.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve this petition and amend the Residential Permit Parking District Map to include the properties on the 400 block of S. Payne Street, the north side of the 1300 block of Wilkes Street, and the 400 block of S. West Street in RPP District 4.
BACKGROUND: At its meeting on June 24, 2019, the Traffic and Parking Board reviewed and unanimously recommended approval of a request to expand the District 4 boundaries and post parking restrictions (resident exempt) of 3-hour, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on the west side of the 400 block of S. Payne Street, the north side of the 1300 block of Wilkes Street, and the west side of the 400 block of S. West Street.
The 400 block of S. Payne Street, the 1300 block of Wilkes Street, and the 400 block of S. West Street townhouses were constructed in 2016. The blocks are located just north of the Alexandria National Cemetery to the south of Duke Street and west of S. Patrick Street. See Attachment 1 for more details. S. Payne Street currently has 3-hour residential permit parking on the east side of the block and 3-hour general parking restrictions on the west side of the block Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM. The general time limited restrictions on the west side of the block were put into place before the block developed in residential units. The 1300 block of Wilkes and the 400 block of S. West Street are cu...
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