City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MARCH 3, 2021
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 Title 10 Chapter 4: Stopping, Standing and Parking and Title 3 Chapter 2 Article S: Payment, Contest and Enforcement of Parking Citations. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of an ordinance to limit parking of vehicles over 12,000 pounds (or longer than 30 feet) to two hours in commercial business areas (unless actively loading or unloading) and update the City Code to consolidate and clarify parking violation penalties.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council hold the public hearing and adopt the ordinance on Saturday, March 13, 2021.
BACKGROUND: Over recent years, the City and the Traffic and Parking Board have heard concerns from the community regarding large commercial vehicles, like tractor trailers or dump trucks, parking on commercial streets, such as S. Pickett Street and Wheeler Avenue. Some of the primary concerns about heavy vehicles parking in commercial areas include: blocking sight distance at driveways and intersections, encroaching into bicycle and vehicle travel lanes, limiting visibility of businesses, environmental concerns like inhibiting street sweeping and leaving vehicle fluids on City streets, and large vehicles occupying significant curb space. The City has an existing ordinance that prohibits commercial vehicle parking in residential areas (City Code Section 10-4-6), leaving commercial areas as the main area of concern.
After several parking restriction changes to limit parking of large commercial vehicles on various blocks on a case-by-case basis, the Traffic and Parking Board indicated they would like
staff to consider a broader policy to address this issue. Staff rev...
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