§ 12.42.030. Residential permit parking areas—Eligibility requirements.

In determining whether an area identified as eligible for residential permit parking shall be designated as a residential permit parking area, the chief traffic engineer shall take into consideration the following factors:

A.

The extent of the desire and need of the residents for residential permit parking and their willingness to bear the administrative costs in connection therewith;

B.

Proximity of the neighborhood to major "parking attractors" including employments centers, retail stores, restaurants, universities, hospitals, and tourist attractions;

C.

Scarcity of convenient off-street parking for residents;

D.

The extent to which motor vehicles registered to persons residing in the residential area cannot be accommodated by the number of available off-street parking spaces;

E.

Substantial use of neighborhood curb space by commuters and other nonresidents for parking;

F.

Traffic, noise and safety problems caused by vehicles cruising for parking.

(Ord. 99-1590 § 3, 1999; Ord. 93-562 § 3, 1993)