Piedmont Municipal Code Art. VII Neighborhood Parking Districts

By resolution the City Council shall create a parking district for the purpose of regulating on-street parking in any area of the City described in a petition to the City Council requesting creation of a parking district in the described area which is signed by the owners of 70% of the lots in the described area, if the City Council finds that:

(a) On-street parking in the described area is congested; and

(b) On-street parking congestion in the described area creates substantial inconvenience for the residents of the proposed district; and

(c) On-street parking in the described area constitutes a safety hazard; and

(d) Use of existing off-street parking spaces is inadequate;

(e) Creating the parking district will not adversely affect the neighborhoods next to the proposed parking district; and

(f) Creating the parking district will not adversely affect the general safety and welfare of the residents of the City as a whole.

The City Council shall determine the exact boundaries of the parking district. (Ord. No. 516

Motor Vehicles & Traffic

N.S., 4/90)

If a parking district is created under Section 11.80 of this Code, no car shall be parked on any street in the district between the hours specified by the City Council except that the Police Chief or his designee may issue on-street parking permits to residents living in the parking district and their guests. (Ord. No. 516 N.S., 4/90, Ord. No. 618 N.S. 10/00)

A violation of any provision of this ordinance is deemed an infraction and is punishable by a fine as may be established by the City Council from time to time in the City Parking Penalty Schedule.(Ord. No. 516 N.S., 4/90, Ord. No. 618 N.S. 10/00)

The City Council shall adopt a preferential parking system for the Artuna Avenue residents to mitigate traffic and parking related to creation of Dracena Quarry Park. (Ord. No. 566 N.S., 5/95)

Within districts which have been previously designated by the City Council as "Parking Impacted Districts," the Police Chief may issue at the discretion of the Police Chief a permit to a Piedmont resident to park in front of that resident's private driveway; provided that under no circumstances shall this authorize parking on a City sidewalk. (Ord. 632 N.S. 8/02)

Rev. 2/14/03

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