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Discussion of Staff Recommended Revisions to the San Leandro Municipal Code to Clarify No Re-parking Provisions and to Eliminate the Residential Parking Permit Program
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend that the City Council Rules Committee consider and recommend to the City Council revisions to the San Leandro Municipal Code (SLMC) to clarify no re-parking provisions and eliminate the Residential Parking Permit Program.
BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS
No Re-parking
In 2018, the City Council adopted the Downtown Parking Management Plan, which included parking space occupancy turnover objectives and the implementation of a 'no re-parking' ordinance that would apply to all time-limited parking. The purpose of this objective is to support the turnover of parking stalls in the downtown area as a means of ensuring their availability to the public and to support downtown businesses. The San Leandro Municipal Code (SLMC) was revised to add a provision that vehicles are required to move at least one-tenth of a mile in time restricted zones to avoid a no re-parking citation.
To facilitate communication and enforcement of the no re-parking ordinance, the third-party parking enforcement team is enforcing the time restrictions by zone, such as in the Bancroft/Dutton area and the Best Building parking lot. Staff proposes revisions to SLMC 6-2-810 to reflect this practice of enforcing no re-parking by zone. The Downtown has been organized into 16 zones, each of which is approximately 1-2 blocks and less than one-tenth of a mile in length. In paid parking areas, the zone is indicated by the ParkMobile zone number on the meter or sign. In the enforced time-restricted areas, the zone is indicated on the parking enforcement sign.
This action is recommended to facilitate communication, understanding and implementation of the no re-parking ordinance.
Residential Parking Permit Program
The Residential Parking Permit (RPP) Program was established in 2003 to enable resi...
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