§ 18-2-403. SAME - ELIGIBILITY AND CRITERIA.

(a)

"Commuter vehicle" defined. In this section, "commuter vehicle" means a motor vehicle parked in an area under consideration for designation as a residential permit parking area that is not registered to or in lawful possession of a resident of the area and whose owner is not eligible to obtain a residential parking permit in that area.

(b)

In general. A residentially zoned area may be deemed eligible for residential permit parking based on the criteria established in this section.

(c)

Criteria. The Director of Public Works or the Director's designee shall use the following objective criteria in evaluating the need for restricted parking in a residentially zoned area:

(1)

The proposed residential permit parking area shall consist of those streets adjacent to a minimum of 10 contiguous dwelling units;

(2)

Based on a legal parking space of 20 linear feet, during any period of the day, the number of vehicles parked or standing, legally or illegally, on the streets in the area is equal to 70% or more of the legal on-street parking capacity of the area; and

(3)

Based on the latest available information from the State Motor Vehicle Administration regarding registration of motor vehicles, during any period of the day, 25% or more of the vehicles parking or standing on the streets in the area are not registered in the name of a person residing in the area.

(d)

Other considerations. Before the designation of a residential permit parking area, the Director of Public Works or the Director's designee shall also consider the following factors:

(1)

The need for parking regulation to maintain the residential character of neighborhood;

(2)

The desire and the need of the area residents for residential permit parking and their willingness to bear the associated administrative fees;

(3)

The need for parking for business establishments and the general public for health or commercial purposes;

(4)

The proximity of public transportation;

(5)

The availability of off-street parking for commuters;

(6)

The possibility of a reduction in vehicle miles traveled through encouragement of car-pools and van-pools; and

(7)

The proximity of the neighborhood to an institution of higher education.

(e)

Adjacent areas. The Director of Public Works or the Director's designee may consider the inclusion of other areas immediately adjacent to the area meeting the criteria established under this section as eligible for residential permit parking if:

(1)

The Director or the Director's designee determines that the commuter vehicles will likely shift into these adjacent areas if residential permit parking is instituted in the primary study area; and

(2)

At least 75% of the dwelling units in the adjacent areas have petitioned the Department of Public Works to be added into the requested residential permit parking area under study, should the area be designated a residential permit parking area.

(1988 Code, §§ 21-186, 21-189) (Bill No. 187-93, § 1, 1-18-1994; Bill No. 66-01, § 2, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 40-16, § 1, 7-28-2016 )