SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Provide direction on the creation of a City-Wide Residential Parking Permit Program. (WSO)
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SUMMARY:
Staff has received a specific request from the Clearwater Beach Association to restrict non-resident beach visitors from parking on residential streets in north beach.
Within certain residential areas, vehicles parked on the streets cause vehicular congestion impeding traffic and preventing residents from having reasonable access to their homes.
To address these issues it is proposed to create a city-wide ordinance allowing for establishment of residential parking areas when requested by a neighborhood and determined to be in the best interest of the City. The ordinance would provide requirements for resident and visitor permits, provide for the administration of permits and establish the cost of permits to provide a funding mechanism for enforcement.
Specific items that require Council direction include:
1. Shall staff proceed with preparation of this ordinance?
2. Shall the requesting neighborhood be required to provide petitions requesting establishment of a residential parking permit area and, if so, what percentage of property owners would be required?