Chapter 10.51 — CRESCENT PARK NO OVERNIGHT PARKING PROGRAM

The Crescent Park no overnight parking program is intended to restore and enhance the quality of life in the Crescent Park neighborhood by reducing the impact of parking associated with nearby residences, businesses or other neighboring uses. Restricted parking areas should be designed to accommodate non-residential parking when this can be done, while meeting the parking availability standards determined by the city to be appropriate for the area in question.

(Ord. 5398 § 2 (part), 2016)

The following words and phrases as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings.

(a) "Crescent Park" means the area bound by Edgewood Drive on the northeast, Channing Avenue on the south, Lincoln Avenue on the west, University Avenue on the northwest and including the entirety of Crescent Drive.

(b) "Director" shall mean the chief transportation official.

(c) "Dwelling unit" shall mean any self-contained house, apartment, stock cooperative, or condominium occupied solely for residential purposes.

(d) "Restricted parking area" shall mean a residential area upon which the council imposes overnight parking limitations pursuant to the authority granted by this chapter.

(e) "Resident" shall mean any person who lives in a dwelling unit located in a residential restricted parking area.

(f) "Overnight residential parking permit" shall mean a permit issued under this chapter which, when displayed as directed by the city, shall exempt said motor vehicle from parking time restrictions established pursuant to this chapter.

(g) "Guest" shall mean a person visiting residents living in a residential preferential parking zone.

(h) "Guest parking permit" shall mean a parking permit issued pursuant to this chapter or an ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant to authority granted herein, which when displayed as directed by the city, as described herein, shall exempt the motor vehicle from parking time restrictions established pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 5531 § 10 (part), 2021: Ord. 5494 § 44, 2020: Ord. 5398 § 2 (part), 2016)

(a) Area.

(1) The following streets or street segments are approved for the Crescent Park no overnight parking program:

Crescent Park Street or Street Segment

Crescent Park Street or Street Segment

Edgewood Drive between Southwood and Channing Newell Road between Edgewood and Newell Place Phillips Road Madison Way Hamilton Ave between Lincoln and Alester Jefferson Drive Southwood Drive Crescent Drive Dana Avenue between Center and Alester East Crescent Drive West Crescent Drive Island Drive Kings Lane Center Drive between University and Pitman Pitman Avenue, 1432 to 1494 Pitman University Avenue between Palm and East Crescent Louisa Court Arcadia Place

(2) The following streets or street segments are tentatively approved for the Crescent Park no overnight parking program.

Crescent Park Street or Street Segment Crescent Park Street or Street Segment

Channing Avenue between Lincoln and West Bayshore Center Drive between Pitman to Channing Lincoln Avenue between Channing and Hamilton (south side)

Dana Avenue from Lincoln to Center Hamilton Avenue from Alester to Greer Ashby Drive Pitman Avenue from 1494 to Lincoln Dana Avenue between Lincoln and Center Forest Avenue between Lincoln and Center Lincoln Avenue between Hamilton and Channing University Avenue between Hale and Palm Alester Avenue Patricia Lane Jackson Drive Sandalwood Court Wildwood Lane Ivy Lane Hilbar Lane Alannah Court De Soto Drive Sharon Court Tevis Place Kent Place Regent Place Somerset Place

Kirby Place Palm Street Maples Street Marlowe Street Chaucer Street between Palo Alto Ave and University Palo Alto Avenue between Hale and Marlowe

(b) Parking restriction hours.

(1) Vehicles not displaying a valid overnight residential parking permit are prohibited from parking within the restricted parking area between

two a.m. and five a.m. every day of the week. All vehicles may utilize on-street parking in Crescent Park outside of this specified enforcement period.

(2) City staff shall cause appropriate signs to be erected in that area, indicating prominently thereon the time limitation and period of the day for

its application.

(Ord. 5440 § 1, 2018: Ord. 5398 § 2 (part), 2016)

(a) Eligibility for inclusion. Residents of any street or street segment tentatively approved for inclusion may petition the director for inclusion into the Crescent Park no overnight parking area. If the petition meets the criteria established in Section 10.51.040(b) and the administrative regulations adopted by the director, parking restrictions will be implemented on that block.

(b) City staff shall consider for designation any proposed street or street segment in Crescent Park which satisfies the following enumerated requirements:

(1) Residents submit a petition, prepared for residents by city staff and signed by at least one member of fifty percent of the parcels on the street.

(2) Upon receipt of a completed petition, city staff shall issue a postal survey to verify participation and interest of all residents in the proposed restricted parking area.

(3) At least seventy percent of responses to the survey received by city staff shall be in support of participation in the restricted overnight parking program.

(c) Following validation of majority support, city staff shall implement signs within the newly designated restricted parking area and notify residents of eligibility to purchase parking permits.

(Ord. 5531 § 10 (part), 2021: Ord. 5398 § 2 (part), 2016)

(a) Eligibility for annexation. Residents of any street or street segment adjacent to an existing restricted parking area within Crescent Park may petition the director for annexation into a contiguous Crescent Park no overnight parking area. If the petition meets the criteria established in Section 10.51.050(b) and the administrative regulations adopted by the director, a resolution annexing it to the restricted parking area shall be prepared by the city attorney and submitted to the city council, together with the director's recommendation on the proposed annexation. The city council may approve, deny, or modify the annexation.

(b) City staff shall consider for designation any proposed street or street segment in Crescent Park which satisfies the following enumerated requirements:

(1) Residents submit a petition, prepared for residents by city staff and signed by at least one member of fifty percent of the parcels on the street.

(2) Upon receipt of a completed petition, city staff shall issue a postal survey to verify participation and interest of all residents in the proposed restricted parking area.

(3) At least seventy percent of responses to the survey received by city staff shall be in support of participation in the restricted overnight parking program.

(c) Following validation of majority support, city staff shall implement signs within the newly designated restricted parking area and notify residents of eligibility to purchase parking permits at city hall.

(Ord. 5398 § 2 (part), 2016)

(a) Issuance and fees.

(1) No permit will be issued to any applicant until that applicant has paid all of his or her outstanding parking citations, including all civil penalties and related fees.

(2) An overnight residential parking permit may be issued for a dwelling if the following requirements are met:

(A) The applicant demonstrates that he or she is currently a resident of the restricted parking area for which the permit is to be issued.

(B) The applicant demonstrates that he or she has ownership or continuing custody of the motor vehicle for which the permit is to be issued.

(C) Any dwelling to be issued a permit must have a vehicle registration indicating registration within the area for which the permit is to be issued.

(3) Visitor or guest parking permits may be issued for those individuals or dwellings that qualify for those permits under the resolution establishing the restricted parking area.

(b) No guarantee of availability of parking. An overnight residential parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve to the permit holder an on-street parking space within the designated residential preferential parking zone.

(c) Restrictions and conditions. Each permit issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to each and every condition and restriction set forth in this chapter and as provided for in the resolution establishing the specific restricted parking area, as may be amended from time to time. The issuance of such permit shall not be construed to waive compliance with any other applicable parking law, regulation or ordinance.

(d) Exemptions. The following vehicles are exempt from the Crescent Park overnight parking restrictions in this chapter:

(1) A vehicle owned or operated by a public or private utility, when used in the course of business.

(2) A vehicle owned or operated by a governmental agency, when used in the course of official government business.

(3) A vehicle for which an authorized emergency vehicle permit has been issued by the commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, when used in the course of business.

(4) A vehicle parked or standing while actively delivering materials or freight.

(5) A vehicle displaying an authorized exemption permit issued by the City of Palo Alto.

(6) A vehicle displaying a State of California or military-issued disabled person placard or license plates.

(7) A vehicle parked for the purpose of attending or participating in an event taking place at a school within the Palo Alto unified school district or another event venue within the restricted parking area, provided that the vehicle is parked within two blocks of the venue, the venue has requested and received approval from the city at least fourteen days before the event date, and the venue distributes notices to all addresses within a two- block radius of the venue. The restricted parking area resolution shall specify the covered venues and number of permitted events per year.

(8) All vehicles are exempt from parking restrictions pursuant to this chapter on the following holidays: January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25.

(e) Authority of staff.

(1) The director is authorized to adopt administrative regulations that are consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

(2) The director has the discretion to grant the issuance of any additional permits to a dwelling for which the maximum residential parking permits has previously been issued. Any permit approved by the director that is in addition to the two overnight residential parking permits issued pursuant to this chapter may be subject to additional fees and limitations as designated by the director.

(3) The police department or private parking enforcement contractor as approved by the city shall have the authority to enforce this chapter and the administrative regulations established pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 5531 § 10 (part), 2021: Ord. 5398 § 2 (part), 2016)

(a) Opting out. After final adoption of a designated restricted parking area, an application to opt out may be filed with the director, subject to the following:

(1) The minimum number of blocks and percentage of dwelling units supporting the opt-out shall be specified by the director in the administrative guidelines.

(2) Each legal dwelling unit, as defined in Section 18.04.030(b)(46) of this code, shall be entitled to one vote towards the determination of support.

(3) Applications for opting out shall be made in the form and manner prescribed by the director and shall be acted upon by the director.

(b) Dissolution. The city council, following a noticed public hearing, may adopt a resolution dissolving a designated restricted parking area:

(1) Upon receipt and verification of a signed petition representing fifty percent or more of the affected dwelling units within a designated restricted parking area; or

(2) Upon findings by the city council that the criteria for designating the restricted parking area are no longer satisfied.

(Ord. 5494 § 45, part: Ord. 5440 § 2, 2018)

(a) It is unlawful and shall constitute a violation of this chapter for any person to stand or park a motor vehicle, without a current overnight residential parking permit properly displayed, at a curb within a restricted parking area during the time limitations established for such area.

(b) The following shall be unlawful:

(1) For any person to falsely represent himself or herself as eligible for an overnight residential parking permit or to furnish false information in an application therefore;

(2) For any person to copy, reproduce or otherwise bring into existence a facsimile or counterfeit parking permit or permits without written authorization from revenue collections;

(3) For any person to knowingly use or display a facsimile or counterfeit parking permit in order to evade time limitations on parking applicable in a restricted parking area;

(4) For any person holding a valid parking permit issued pursuant hereto to sell, give or exchange said permit to any other person;

(5) For any person to knowingly commit any act which is prohibited by the terms of this chapter or any ordinance enacted by authority granted by this chapter.

(Ord. 5398 § 2 (part), 2016)