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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO7576The Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 7576 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO APPROVING AND ADOPTING CHANGES IN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO'S RESTRICTED PARKING ZONES 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) 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 extend the trial period for the reparking prohibitions for an additional year. (e) Council has determined that the thirty minute duration "green" parking zones should be exempt from the reparking prohibitions during this additional trial period to better accommodate the need for short term parking within the Downtown District. SECTION 2. Within the Downtown District in which parking restrictions are established by Section 1 of this resolution, 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. 1 960221 syn 0042464 • (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 (east 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 "X". (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 CEQA guidelines (Section 15301 --Existing Facilities) and procedures adopted by the City of Palo Alto, and therefore no further environmental assessment is necessary. SECTION 4. The effective date of this resolution and the restrictions against reparking in the Downtown District approved and adopted hereby shall be March 16, 1996, in order to provide continuity between the initial trial period of such restrictions and the reenacted restrictions adopted by this resolution as a one 2 96041 rim 0042464 year extension of the trial period. The reparking restrictions extended by this resolution shall terminate on March 16, 1997 unless otherwise extended or modified by Council. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: March 4, 1996 AYBS: ANDERSEN, FAZZINO, HUBER, KNISS, ROSENBAUM, SCHNEIDER, SIMITIAN, WHEELER NMS: ABSENT: MCCOWN ABSTENTIONS: APPROVED: V , Deput City Manager, Admini ive Services Police Chief