HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO7659RESOLUTION NO. 7659
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
APPROVING AND ADOPTING CHANGES IN THE CITY OF PALO
ALTO'S RESTRICTED PARKING ZONES
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as
follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds as follows:
(a) Council is authorized pursuant to Palo Alto Municipal
Code Section 10.44.010 to adopt parking restrictions on city
streets and in city -owned parking lots through ordinance or
resolution; and,
(b) On November 14, 1994, Council approved and adopted by
Resolution No. 7413 parking restrictions which prohibit reparking
within designated zones of the University Avenue business district
(the "Downtown District") for a trial period to commence on
February 13, 1995, and to terminate on February 10, 1996; and,
(c) On January 23, 1995, by Resolution No. 7479 Council
rescheduled this trial period of reparking prohibitions to commence
on March 17, 1995, and to terminate on March 16, 1996; and,
(d) On March 1, 1996, Council approved and adopted
Resolution No. 7.577 adding city owned or leased parking lots to the
further extension of those parking restrictions; and,
(e) Council has determined that the reparking prohibitions
have been effective and desirable in serving the parking needs of
the Downtown District and therefore desires to enact those
restrictions without further limitation as to duration.
SECTION 2. Within the Downtown District in which parking
restrictions were established by Resolution No. 7413, there are
established subsidiary zones described below and indicated on the
diagram entitled "Downtown Palo Alto Parking Lots and Parking
Zones", which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference. It shall be a parking violation for the operator of any
motor vehicle or trailer to park in any parking space on a city
street or within a city -owned or leased parking lot or structure
where the duration of parking is limited (and the limitation is so
indicated by signs and/or curb markings) and subsequently park that
vehicle. in the same parking space or in another such duration -
limited parking space within the same zone during the same business
day (Monday through Friday, holidays excepted), during the hours of
8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.). The thirty minute duration limited
parking zones (marked with green curb painting) in the Downtown
District shall be exempt from this reparking restriction.
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(1) The Purple Zone is established as including all
parking spaces on city streets and city -owned or
leased parking lots or structures within that area
bounded by Alma Street (east side only), Lytton Avenue
(north and south sides), Forest Avenue (north side
only) and Emerson Street (east and west sides).
(2) The Coral Zone is established as including all parking
spaces on city streets and city -owned or leased
parking lots or structures within that area bounded by
Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), Forest Avenue
(north side only), Bryant Street (east and west
sides), and Emerson Street (both sides of which are
included in the Purple Zone rather than the Coral
Zone) .
(3) The Lime Zone is established as including all parking
spaces on city streets and city -owned or leased
parking lots or structures within that area bounded by
Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), Forest Avenue
(north side only), Waverley Street Jeast and west
sides), and Bryant Street (both sides of which are
included in the Coral Zone rather than the Lime Zone).
The Lime Zone also includes city -owned Parking
Lot "K".
(4) The Blue Zone is established as including all parking
spaces on city streets and city -owned or leased
parking lots or structures within that area bounded by
Lytton Avenue (north and south sides), Forest Avenue
(north side only), Webster Street (east and west
sides), and Waverley Street (both sides of which are
included in the Lime Zone rather than the Blue Zone).
The restrictions established by this section shall not
apply to (a) vehicles or trailers displaying parking permits issued
_by the city, (b) vehicles or trailers displaying commercial license
plates while parking in a designated loading space, or (c) vehicles
or trailers otherwise exempt from such restrictions by law.
SECTION 3. The Council of the city of Palo -Alto finds that
this project qualified for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption under
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CEQA guidelines (Section 15301 --Existing Facilities) and procedures
adopted by the City of Palo Alto, and therefore no further
environmental assessment is necessary.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: April 7, 1997
AYES: ANDERSEN, EAKINS, FAZZINO, HUBER, KNISS, MCCOWN, ROSENBAUM, SCHNEIDER,
WHEELER
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