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City of Palo Alto (ID # 11795)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Action Items Meeting Date: 11/1/2021
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Council Priority: Transportation and Traffic
Title: Approve Modifications to the University Avenue and California Avenue
Parking Policy to Expand Eligibility for City Garage Parking Permits and
Update Feeds; Adopt an Ordinance to Amend the FY 2022 Municipal Fee
Schedule Increasing Parking Permit Fees; Adopt Three Resolutions Modifying
the Downtown, Evergreen Park Mayfield, and Southgate Residential
Preferential Parking (RPP) Programs to Reduce Employee Parking in the RPP
Districts and Allow for Monthly Employee Permits; and Direct Staff to
Develop a Program to Alleviate Parking Requirements in the California
Avenue Area (Continued From October 26, 2020)
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Transportation Department
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the following, in accordance with Finance
Committee’s unanimous approval, October 5th support of the following recommendations
(video):
1) Refer to the PTC the development of measures to alleviate parking requirements on
businesses in the California Avenue area, by establishing a subscription parking in-lieu fee
program for that area.
2) Adopt an ordinance (Attachment A) amending the FY 2022 Municipal Fee Schedule to adjust
employee parking permit fees, as follows, to better align parking prices with City
transportation and mobility goals as outlined in detail in Table 7 and summarized below:
a) Increase the price of Employee Parking Permits in the Residential Preferential Parking
Program for Downtown, Evergreen Park-Mayfield, and South Gate district;
b) Increase the price of Reduced-Price Employee Parking Permits in the RPP programs for
RPP Downtown, Evergreen Park-Mayfield, and South Gate districts;
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c) Increase the price of Employee Parking Permits in both All Downtown and SOFA Lots
and Garages Parking Permit (aka University Avenue Garage Permit) and California
Avenue Area All Garages and Lots (aka California Avenue Garage Permit);
d) Establish a Reduced-Price Employee Parking Permit in both All Downtown and SOFA Lots
and Garages Parking Permit (aka University Avenue Garage Permit) and California
Avenue Area All Garages and Lots (aka California Avenue Garage Permit); and
e) Eliminate first free annual residential permit in all RPP programs without employee
subsidies, consistent with RPP districts in College Terrace, Crescent Park, and Old Palo
Alto that do not provide for employee permits.
3) Adopt three resolutions (Attachments B, C, and D) and direct the City Manager to authorize
modifications to the Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) program and commercial district
employee permit allocations, as follows:
a) Reduce employee RPP permits in the Downtown RPP by setting a cap at issuance of 580
Downtown Employee RPP permits.
b) Reduce employee RPP permits in the Evergreen Park-Mayfield (EPM) RPP by eliminating
permits in residential zones A-F, retaining employee parking permits in employee Zone
G along El Camino Real, and:
i) Employee permits in Zone G shall be available only to employees/employers that are
located on or near to El Camino Real; and
ii) Authorize staff to pursue expansion of Zone G to the West side of El Camino Real,
between Park Boulevard and Stanford Avenue, if necessary, including seeking
approval by Caltrans and review by Stanford University.
c) Allow RPP employee permits to be issued in monthly durations, in addition to six-month
versions; eliminate single-day employee permits; and allow for the use of virtual
permits.
d) Maximize the parking capacity utilization in University Ave. garages/lots by increasing
the caps of employee parking permits in the public garages/lots by approximately 500 in
the commercial district (to a total of 3,326).
e) Maximize the parking capacity utilization in California Ave. garages/lots by increasing
the caps of employee parking permits in the public garages/lots by approximately 490 in
the commercial district (to a total of 1,075).
4) Direct the City Manager to expand the current boundaries for the Downtown and SOFA Lots
and Garages Annual Parking Permit (aka University Avenue Garage Permit) and California
Avenue Area All Garages and Lots (aka California Avenue Garage Permit) to include and
align with the existing Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) boundaries for the Downtown
and Evergreen Park-Mayfield districts, except for garages R and S/L).
5) Should Council approve recommendations 1 through 4, direct staff to include the necessary
budget adjustments in the FY 2022 Mid-Year Budget Report to align revenues and expenses
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in the University Avenue, California Avenue, and Residential Preferrential Parking Permit
Fund.
These actions follow a series of parking management strategies identified over the past two
years intended to better align current ordinance provisions and permit pricing with City parking
program goals. This topic was previously discussed by the City Council on November 9, 2020
where no action was taken so that staff could further refine the proposals. Since then, the City
Council adopted and approved an Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Survelliance
Policy and a contract amendment to purchase ALPR devices for parking management data
collection and enforcement (staff report 11492). A progress update was provided to Council on
June
Executive Summary
Parking management strategies, targeted parking supply investments, and transportation
demand management programs allow the City to utilize a variety of tools and strategies to
address parking and traffic issues prioritized by the City’s Comprehensive Plan, and to pursue
Sustainability and Environmental goals with parking management tools outlined in the
Transportation Element section of the Plan.
The recommended pricing and employee allocation adjustments address current administrative
feasibility and financial sustainability concerns, accommodate demand for employee and visitor
parking while decreasing impact of businesses on local RPP districts. Reducing parking
requirements in the California Ave. commercial parking district for retail and restaurant uses
encourages new businesses and the use of alternative modes. These planned programmatic
changes and actions address the City’s goals for encouraging attractive, convenient, efficient
and innovative parking solutions for all users, while also protecting residential areas from
parking impacts of nearby businesses and uses.
Additional changes to commercial parking policies are expected and will be developed with
stakeholder input via an RFI for commercial pilot options, separate from the actions here.
Background
In the context of community and economic recovery from the pandemic and the evolving
climate into the future, staff recommends Council direct staff to develop a subscription parking
in-lieu program for California Avenue. This commercial district rarely experiences new
development in part due to parking requirements, the size of parcels, and limited opportunities
to provide private off-street parking.
Several years ago, the City had an active parking assessment district and property owners that
participated in this program were able to meet parking requirements through this program. The
proceeds from that assessment were dedicated toward paying bond obligations that were used
to finance the building of a 2-story garage (Ted Thompson garage, Lot C3). This debt matured
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several years ago and so the assessment district was retired. Since that time, any new use or
business intensification cannot proceed if the proposed use has any parking requirement higher
than the previous use allowed. For instance, a restaurant, which requires a higher parking
requirement, cannot occupy a former retail storefront space, which has a lower parking
requirement, unless the owner of that space is able to provide additional parking.
These requirements have constrained changes in the California Avenue, especially in the
current environment with COVID-19 which has called for changes in behavior including social
distancing. Tenants and property owners may find it beneficial to allow a business to locate or
expand into adjacent storefronts. With incentives the City has already implemented, an in-lieu
parking program, and consideration of other factors, some individuals may find opportunity in
vacant storefronts.
Parking Funding Background
Parking management strategies enacted in the City of Palo Alto have included the
establishment of both commercial and residential parking programs. Residential Preferential
Parking (RPP) programs established via Ordinance No. 5294 are intended to restore and
enhance the quality of life in residential neighborhoods by reducing the impact of parking
associated with nearby businesses and institutional uses. Parking programs established to form
the University Avenue (Resolution No. 8034) and California Avenue (Resolution No. 7230)
Parking Assessment Districts provided funding for parking structure construction in their
respective commercial areas via issuance of debts and levying assessments on local business in
both. These provide parking supply for both visitor use, and district employee use via reserved
spaces.
Separately, the City currently has three funds that track the following parking programs: the
University Parking Permit (Fund 236), California Avenue Parking Permit (Fund 237), and the
Residential Preferential Parking Program (Fund 239). The financial accounting of the collection
of revenues, payment of expenses, and funding of parking related Capital Improvement
Projects (CIPs) is managed in these funds. Historically, the parking funds have been financially
insolvent with expenses exceeding revenues, when the fund is running in a deficit position, a
transfer subsidy from the General Fund is adopted by the City Council as part of the annual
budget process.
Full price employee parking permits and daily permits sales generate the main source of
revenue in both the University and California Avenue Parking Permit Funds. Low income
employee permits are not currently available in these commercial areas. In the Downtown,
Evergreen Park-Mayfield, and Southgate RPP districts, in which the City currently offers
employee permits, the City offers both full price and reduced-price (low-income) employee
parking permits. In addition, resident, guest, and daily permits are sold throughout the RPP
districts. Any fund balances in the commercial districts has historically been planned for capital
investment and start-up costs of new program such as the potential infrastructure for paid
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parking. Historically the RPP Program Fund only operates in a positive financial position when
sufficient employee permits are sold.
Historically, parking pricing for employee permits was determined by the commercial or
residential areas and relative to business traffic and parking demand: the price for employee
permits in California Avenue geographic area is currently approximately half the price of a
University Avenue permit. As RPP programs were established, employee permit pricing
mirrored that of the nearest commercial district. Original allotments of employee permits were
established upon an assessment of apparent need established by a planning process.
TABLE 1: CURRENT (ACTIVE) FY2022 EMPLOYEE AND RESIDENTIAL ANNUAL PERMIT PRICING
PARKING DISTRICT
EMPLOYEE
PERMITS
(FULL PRICE)
EMPLOYEE
PERMITS
(REDUCED
PRICE)
RESIDENTIAL
PERMITS
NUMBER OF
EMPLOYEE
PERMITS
AVAILABLE
University Avenue $806 None N/A 2,826
California Avenue $403 None N/A 585
RESIDENTIAL PREFERENTIAL PARKING (RPP) PROGRAMS
College Terrace None None $50 None
Downtown $806 $100 $50
(first one free)
1,000
(+200 in reserve)
Crescent Park None None $50 None
Evergreen
Park/Mayfield $403 $50 $50
(first one free)
250 for Zones A-
F;
40 for Zone G
Southgate $403 $50 $50
(first one free) 25
Old Palo Alto None None $50 None
Parking citations for infractions in the University and California Avenue commercial parking
districts are issued by Police Department’s Community Service Officers (Parking Enforcement)
and the expenses for enforcement and citation revenue collected is accounted for in the
general fund. Parking citations and enforcement in the RPP districts is done primarily by a
contracted service provider, LAZ Parking, and both the expenses and revenue is accounted for
in the RPP fund (the exception is the Crescent Park No Overnight Parking Program, which is
enforced by Palo Alto Police Department, and revenues go to the general fund). Due to the
pandemic, parking enforcement was suspended March 16, 2020 (resumed October 1, 2021)
allowing the public to park on- and off-street without time restrictions. As a result, all permit
sales revenues and citation revenues have been severely reduced during the pandemic.
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Discussion
The following report details recommendation considerations in four main parts:
1. California Avenue In-Lieu Parking Program Proposal
Since the 1970s until a few years ago, property owners within the California Avenue
Assessment District paid an annual assessment to pay off bonds used to finance parking
improvements in the area. Development within this assessment boundary benefit from reduced
parking requirements (compared to the rest of the City) and owners were allowed to buy into
the program when a new use required additional parking. This ‘in-lieu’ payment concept is akin
to the downtown in-lieu program but regulatorily different. Where the Downtown in-lieu
program continues, the California Avenue program ended when the bond was paid. The
California Avenue Assessment District is simply no longer extant. Accordingly, there is no
mechanism in place today for the City to receive payment for – or for property owners to
request – in-lieu parking on California Avenue. The inability to offset parking requirements for
new uses or development through fee payment has frustrated some property managers and
owners and essentially freezes in place a baseline level of land use and land use intensity along
California Avenue. For instance, similarly parked land uses can only replace similarly parked
land uses and not land uses that require more parking spaces. Retail can replace retail, but
restaurant cannot replace retail because it has a higher parking standard1.
The table below provides a summary of permitted and conditionally permitted uses in the
California Avenue area and their associated required parking requirements:
TABLE 2: CALIFORNIA AVENUE AREA PARKING REQUIREMENTS EXCERPT
Land Use Typical Parking Requirement
(not including Downtown)
California Avenue
Assessment District
Boundary
Commercial recreation
(>5K=CUP)
1 space / 4-person capacity same
Personal Service 1 space / 200 square feet 1 space / 450 square feet
Retail (intensive: i.e.; shoe
store)
1 space / 200 square feet 1 space / 240 square feet
1 The former California Avenue Parking Assessment District’s parking requirements addressed a variety of land
uses, including financial institutions and offices. For the purpose of this memorandum and the associated parking
policy program, staff will focus on ground floor, retail and retail-like land uses on California Avenue; commercial
office is not the focus or intent of the discussion points in this memorandum.
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Land Use Typical Parking Requirement
(not including Downtown)
California Avenue
Assessment District
Boundary
Retail (extensive: i.e.;
furniture store)
1 space / 350 square feet same
Restaurant 1 space / 60 square feet
(plus 1 / 200 SF for other
areas)
1 space / 155 square feet
If the Council finds the existing mix and intensity of land uses sufficient and appropriate for
California Avenue, then no changes are needed to these parking requirements. The current
policy will limit any significant changes in the type or intensity of land uses and discourage
redevelopment or new construction in California Avenue. Lot consolidation is challenging and
would likely be required for any significant redevelopment to meet off-site parking
requirements. If there is no change to the status quo, the Council’s deliberation on the City’s
parking policies as provided in the October 5th staff report can continue without consideration
of any intensification on California Avenue.
However, if the Council is interested in some allowance for a change in land use intensity on
California Avenue, there are some policy considerations that should be factored in the broader
parking policy discussion. The Finance Committee considered the following options and
recommend that the Council direct staff to further explore option C. Subscription In-Lieu
Program:
Land Use and Parking Options – Former California Avenue Assessment District
A. Blended Parking Rate. This approach would establish the same parking requirement for
a certain set of land uses in order to allow for continued interchangeability of uses, such
as retail, restaurant, personal service. For example, the parking requirement for all
these uses could be changed to 1 space / 200 square feet. This policy would facilitate
timely land use conversions enabling property owners and managers to respond more
quickly to economic market conditions and reduce tenant space vacancies; however, the
implications of this policy could be profound in the California Avenue area without an
aggressive and comprehensive parking policy program. A blended parking rate for
California Avenue could result in many more restaurant conversions and expansions,
which typically required more parking space and may strain parking resources during
peak periods. Staff does not recommend this policy option at this time.
B. Formal Parking In-Lieu Program. Downtown (University Avenue) has an in-lieu parking
program that creates an opportunity for a property owner to pay an in-lieu fee instead
of providing parking spaces otherwise needed onsite for a new development or change
in land use. Payment is made through an in-lieu parking fee that adjusts annually
through changes in the construction index and set at the completion of any City parking
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garages. The current fee is approximately $116,000 per space. The owner paying for an
in-lieu parking space does not get dedicated access to parking spaces in any City garage
and is not guaranteed any parking space will be available. The fee satisfies the zoning
requirement for required parking and the money is used to help pay for public parking
within the district.
Establishing an in-lieu parking program for California Avenue is feasible and requires
considerable City resources for stakeholder engagement, analysis, legal support and
administration. Understanding existing and future parking demand based on the desired
number of new parking spaces anticipated and the effectiveness and commitment to
parking policies for the California Avenue would factor into a study that would begin to
define the program, its regulatory structure and ultimate fee.
There are many details that would need to be understood and addressed before
establishing a formal program. Moreover, if the cost for an in-lieu fee is similar to the
cost for the Downtown program, it is not anticipated a similar program would be
successful in California Avenue. The ability to pay over $100,000 for one parking space
for a typical restaurant owner is not feasible given the relatively low margins associated
with the industry. Also, retail to restaurant conversions likely require several parking
spaces further increasing the fee. Property owners would similarly be less motivated to
pay the in-lieu parking expense as their return on cost would likely be too low. If there
were Council interest in advancing this program, an initial understanding would be
needed on the proposed parking requirements for the various land uses in the California
Avenue area. At this time, staff does not recommend this option.
C. Subscription In-Lieu Program. Information on this option is provided in the October 5th
Finance Committee report and is an option that staff conceptually supports, though a
considerable amount of research is needed should the Finance Committee and Council
support this alternative. In summary, the subscription in-lieu program would apply to
existing buildings and land uses on the ground floor with frontage or access to California
Avenue. The program could be used to off-set the zoning standard parking requirement.
Similar to the in-lieu parking program for University Avenue, participants would not be
guaranteed or assigned any public parking spaces and there would be a fee required.
However, unlike University Avenue, the fee, conceptually, would be set at a more
attainable level such that a restaurant tenant or property owner could sustain an
ongoing subscription for required parking spaces to accommodate a change in land use.
If the more intense use gives way to a less intense use, the entity paying for the
subscription could cancel relieving the party of future payments.
As noted in the staff report, depending on other parking strategies the Council ultimately
adopts, staff anticipates the new parking garage could potentially accommodate up to 100
parking spaces in this subscription program. The principal reason for adopting this policy is to
facilitate or encourage more restaurants on California Avenue. However, the Council may have
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other policy interests where such a program combined with other policy changes, such as
encouraging other activities on California Avenue such as educational, community center, or
entertainment uses, may warrant continued consideration.
Importantly, there is not a model for this program in the City’s current regulatory framework
and significant staff analysis is required, including legal review, land use analysis and
determining how to set the subscription fee in compliance with Proposition 26. Because of the
significant work effort and potential implications for California Avenue specifically, and the
City’s overall approach toward a parking policy generally in this area, staff would need Council
direction to further explore this option.
If the Council is not interested in land use policy changes for California Avenue, then the
deliberation on the City’s parking policy solutions for the California Avenue area does not need
to consider allocating 100 or so spaces to facilitate more intense uses (restaurants) on
California Avenue.
If there is interest to accommodate some land use intensification on California Avenue, the
subscription based in-lieu parking program may provide a way to meter those conversions in a
manner that supports other parking policy interests in the neighborhood without negatively
impacting parking resources.
This effort is consistent with Policy T5.1.2: Consider creating new ways of meeting parking
requirements for retail, restaurant, and other types of business uses as a means to encourage
new businesses and the use of alternative modes. Existing parking requirements for the
California Avenue area are found at PAMC 18.52.040. Establishment of an in-lieu parking
program would be a valuable economic development and sustainability tool.
2. California Avenue Garages/Lots and the Evergreen Park-Mayfield RPP
The California Avenue Business District, immediately adjacent to the Evergreen Park and
Mayfield neighborhoods, has regularly attracted business visitor and employee parkers, who,
for lack of the right incentives offered, utilize residential blocks for trips that could be better
suited by parking facilities in the main commercial area, especially to avoid commercial time-
based restrictions. Commercial time restrictions, when needed, prioritize turnover and ease of
parking space discovery to facilitate customer and employee trip satisfaction. Residential on-
street curb parking, in turn, with RPP programming, prioritizes longer stays and facilitates short
visitor trips. The RPP program design in Palo Alto facilitates flexibility and adaptability in
meeting parking demand while centering resident experience and quality of life.
Discussions amongst City staff and community stakeholders regarding parking availability in the
California Avenue commercial district and its surrounding neighborhoods led in recent years to
Council decisions to increase parking supply in the California Avenue Business District by
constructing a new parking garage at 350 Sherman Avenue (as part of the Public Safety Building
project), and to establish the EPM RPP district in 2017. The EPM RRP program provides both
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residential and employee parking permits in the area, while the California Avenue Business
District (California Avenue parking facilities) provides visitor and employee parking in surface
lots and garages. Again, the current design of these programs prioritize commercial district
parking facilities for higher turnover uses and employee parking; and, residential parking for
convenient access for residents and resident visitors (EPM RPP program information).
Together, the new California Avenue Parking Garage (as part of the California Avenue Business
District) and the EPM RPP program provide City staff the ability to effectively manage parking
impacts in both residential and commercial zones in the area, especially with the regular
parking occupancy monitoring being implemented. City Council has previously recognized the
need to be flexible with the number of employee permits made available in the Evergreen Park-
Mayfield Residential Preferential Parking Program. After establishing the EPM as an RPP district
(Resolution No. 9739), Council approved a district redesign by creating additional zones,
including a new Employee Parking Zone G (staff report 8893) on El Camino Real.
The completion of 350 Sherman Avenue Garage adds approximately 316 new parking spaces
(its ~626 total spaces replace 310 pre-existing spaces) to the California Avenue commercial
district, as well as opportunities to utilize a new Parking Guidance System (PGS) to manage the
City’s parking facilities more efficiently. The PGS is equipped with optical sensors to detect
parking occupancy, as well as software capabilities for managing visitor parking stays and
payments. Light-emitting diode (LED) lights indicate availability and other information to
parkers.
The additional parking supply provided by the new garage allows the City to reduce the number
of employee permits made available in the EPM RPP A-F zones, in line with expectations of
residential stakeholders outlined in the City’s parking management work plan (prioritized
Parking Work Plan). Staff will evaluate the impact of the recommended permit reduction and
phasing and consider additional reductions each year. Staff believes, at this time, that the
existing garages and lots along with the new California garage on Sherman provides sufficient
space for shifting, thus reducing, approximately 250 of the 290 EPM RPP, Zones A-F, employee
permit holders and all garage waitlisted employees/ employers (pre-pandemic the waitlist was
228). The remaining 40 employee permits are located on or near El Camino Real and would be
best accommodated as they are now in Zone G. In the past, a 60% show rate for permit spaces
has been typical (not all permit holders arrive each day), such that the added supply should be
sufficient to accommodate both permit and visitor uses, including spaces proposed in the
potential in lieu program described in staff report 11702 and above. Note that in the California
Avenue parking district, employee garage and lot permits are valid in any public garage/lot in
the district (California Avenue parking facilities).
Currently, there are 453 garage and lot permits that have been sold in the California Avenue
parking district, and the cap is 585 permits (pre-pandemic), which typically sells out. Using our
60% show-rate, allocating 490 additional permits in the new parking garage will sufficiently
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provide parking spaces in the district new and waitlisted employees to purchase permits, as
well as new uses allowed via the to be developed in-lieu fee program.
Staff will monitor demand for these permits and recommend decreasing availability as
reasonable. If there is additional demand for employee permits in EPM/Zone G, staff will
coordinate with Stanford University and Caltrans on the possibility of expanding Zone G to the
West side of El Camino Real on the block between Park Boulevard and Stanford Avenue.
Staff will be reviewing parking occupancy over the next year to evaluate garage/lot parking
capacity to further maximize usage. While future usage trends are especially uncertain in the
current economic context, the technology systems installed provide staff the ability to monitor
usage trends over time, and to make future recommendations based on more complete usage
and parking availability data.
TABLE 3: Expanded Parking Supply in the California Avenue Business District
Previous total parking supply in the California Avenue Business District
(including Lots 6 and 7) 922
Previous parking lot supply at Lots 6 and 7 (removed) (310)
New 350 Sherman Avenue parking supply (replacement + new) 626
New total parking supply in the California Avenue Business District 1,238
NOTE: Additional parking supply in the California Avenue Business area provided by the new
garage at 350 Sherman Ave. (net 316 new spaces)
TABLE 4: Parking Demand, FY 2020-21
Total waitlisted California Avenue Business District employees (pre-pandemic to
current, a significant number are expected to no longer need permits)
~370
Total employee RPP permits currently in the EPM District (40 in Zone G, adj. to ECR) 290
3. Increased Price of All Employee Permits and Expand Commercial District Boundaries
Staff recommends implementing Council approved employee permit pricing rate increases
throughout the City in sync with new permit sales cycles coming online throughout Fiscal Year
2022. This action consolidates demand for on-street spaces into the RPP program’s permit
sales, enabling parking occupancy rates and availability to be understood more fully, before any
future pricing adjustments or parking enhancements to be considered in light of future
documented demand for street space (via LPR enabled parking occupancy monitoring). Staff
also recommend allowing employee permits to be issued on a monthly basis for added
flexibility for employees, eliminate single-day employee permits, and to allow for virtual
permits in the RPP programs.
Additionally, if, as a City, it is a goal to have long-term employee parking occur in the garages
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and lots, the financial incentives through permit pricing for that behavior should not cost less to
park in the residential zones than in the parking garages and lots. Similarly, as the City strives to
meet GHG reduction goals and minimize the environmental impacts of single-occupancy
vehicles, parking pricing should be closely considered with comparative pricing of transit and
other peer parking pricing. The proposed price increases, as demonstrated in the table below,
compare reasonably with other monthly and annual City parking rates in the region, and
Caltrain pricing.
TABLE 5: Caltrain, Garage & Lot Parking Monthly Pricing Comparison Table
* Travel to Palo Alto assumes 1-3 zones fare
Staff relatedly recommends the City eliminate the first free annual residential permit in all RPP
programs, to remain consistent with RPP districts in College Terrace, Crescent Park, and Old
Palo Alto that do not have employee permit subsidization.
TABLE 6: PROPOSED FY 2022 Changes to Employee and Residential Annual Permit Pricing and
Employee Permit Availability
Parking District
Employee
Permits
(Full Price/yr)
Employee
Permits
(Reduced
Price/yr)
Residential
Permits
(price/yr)
Number of Employee
Permits Available
University
Avenue $806 $900 N/A $225 N/A 2,826 3,326
RPP –
Downtown $806 $1050 $50 $262.50 $50
(first one free)
1,000 580
(+200 in reserve)
California
Avenue $403 $650 N/A $162.50 N/A 585 1,075
RPP –
Evergreen
Park/Mayfield
$403 $750 $50 $187.50 $50
(first one free)
250 0 for Zones A-F;
40 for Zone G (+10 in
reserve; expand)
Monthly Costs
Palo Alto (current) $33 - $67
Palo Alto (proposed) $54 - $84
Mountain View $61
Redwood City $40 - $100
San Jose $50 - $125
San Francisco $100 - $530
Caltrain* Monthly Costs
$38.40 - $92.40
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Parking District
Employee
Permits
(Full Price/yr)
Employee
Permits
(Reduced
Price/yr)
Residential
Permits
(price/yr)
Number of Employee
Permits Available
RPP –
Southgate $403 $750 $806 $187.50 $50
(first one free) 30
Other Residential Preferential Parking Programs
College Terrace None None $50 None
Crescent Park None None $50 None
Old Palo Alto None None $50 None
Note: The employee permit prices are shown in annual terms for ease of comparison; however,
employee permits are currently sold in six-month versions in these RPP districts by pro-rating the
fee.
Current Parking Context
Due to the pandemic, parking enforcement was suspended March 16, 2020 (resuming October
1, 2021) allowing the public to park on- and off-street without time restrictions. As a result, all
permit sales revenue has been severely reduced during this time.
Reduced-Price Employee Parking Permits in Commercial Districts
Recognizing the economic constraints of low wage earners, the City reduced the cost of parking
permits in the RPP zones for qualified individuals. An individual qualifies as low-income if total
annual income is equal to or less than $50,000, or if they earn a pre-tax hourly wage equal to or
less than double the greater of the City or State minimum wage. An applicant must provide
proof of income. There is no cap on the number of reduced-price permits that are issued
(within the employee permit maximum). To accommodate the shift of permit allocation from
residential parking districts to commercial garages and lots, staff recommends establishing a
reduced-price permit for low-income workers, which currently only exists for employees in the
RPP districts.
Modifications to RPP and Commercial District Employee Permit Allocations
In early 2014, the City began significant efforts to address the parking and traffic challenges,
particularly in the Downtown core, through a strategic multi-pronged approach of parking
management, parking supply and transportation demand management programs. The strategy
includes implementation of the Downtown Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) Program,
which went into effect in September 2015. The introduction of this program has required the
development and launch of a new online permit sales website and sales support, installation of
signage in any new permit areas, negotiation and oversight of an enforcement contract, and
extensive community outreach and data collection.
Phase 1 of the program regulated non-resident parking around the Downtown commercial core
by introducing Resident and Employee Parking Permits and restricting non-permit holders to
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two-hour parking between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm on Monday through Friday.
Resident Parking Permits are for residents who live within the Downtown RPP program area
while the Employee Parking Permits are for any individuals who are employed within and
commuting to the Downtown area. Phase 2 of the program, which went into effect on April 1,
2016, capped the number of Employee Parking Permits at 2,000 and established ten Employee
Parking Zones in an effort to better distribute non-resident parkers. Eligibility Areas, which can
petition to join the program administrative, were also created as part of Phase 2 of the
program.
Over time, the employee RPP permit caps have been reduced, both naturally and through a
reduction in cap. In February 2016 the City Council directed that the number of Employee
Parking Permits be reduced by 10% per year. In 2016, the cap was 2,000 permits and in 2021
the cap, as set by Resolution 9782 is 1,000 employee permits with 200 held in reserve. RPP
permit sales have consistently decreased, and the most recent permit sales (pre-pandemic) was
approximately 760 permits.
In the Downtown commercial parking district, there are 11 parking garages/lots that are utilized
for permit parking. In these garages, there are 1,758 permit spaces and 1,790 permits currently
sold, however the permits typically sell out (pre-pandemic). Pre-pandemic, there was also a
waiting list for 354 permits. At this time, however, garages have sufficient capacity available to
accommodate the additional recommended employee permits and accommodate waiting list
permits. Staff recommends setting a Downtown RPP cap of 580. This recommendation will be
re-evaluated post-pandemic using parking occupancy data in the garages/lots and RPP districts.
4. Expanded Commercial District Employee Eligibility Boundaries
Finally, the eligibility boundaries to purchase an off-street parking permit are determined based
on an business assessment district boundary map for the University Ave. and California Ave.
commercial corridors. Staff recommends expanding the current boundaries to match the
existing Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) boundaries for the Downtown and Evergreen
Park-Mayfield districts. Expanding eligibility allows new and smaller businesses residing beyond
the traditional commercial core access to the City's parking facilities, relieving on-street parking
demand. The eligibility expansion will not include the use of the Downtown garages R and S/L,
which are use restricted under the financing arrangements still in place for those garages.
Resource Impact
The Parking Fund Balances table below compares two scenarios and estimates parking fund
solvency from FY 2022 through FY 2025 for University Avenue, California Avenue, and the RPP
parking districts. Fund balance actuals are presented for FY2021 and fund balance estimates for
FY 2022 through FY 2025.
• Scenario A assumes that no adjustments are made to any parking permit policies related
to any of the parking districts. The projected impact is a continuing decrease in the
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ending fund balance of all parking funds through FY 2025. Notably, the University
Avenue Fund could no longer support operating expenses starting in FY 2024.
• Scenario B assumes that the recommendations presented in this staff report are
implemented in FY 2022. All funds would remain solvent through FY 2025.
Further details for each scenario are located after the table below.
TABLE 7: PARKING FUNDS PROJECTED FUND BALANCES
FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
Scenario actuals estimates estimates estimates estimates
University Avenue
A: No Changes 1,501,000 1,026,000 322,000 (412,000) (765,000)
B: Recommendations 1,569,000 1,409,000 1,217,000 995,000
California Avenue
A: No Changes 422,000 360,000 290,000 212,000 127,000
B: Recommendations 408,000 387,000 358,000 321,000
RPPs
A: No Changes 133,000 202,000 257,000 148,000 25,000
B: Recommendations 268,000 388,000 344,000 287,000
In Scenario A, University Avenue fund balance is projected to decrease by 32% from FY 2021 to
FY 2022 and would decrease by another 69% in the following year. In FY 2024 it is projected
that the fund would require a subsidy to meet operational costs. Both the California Avenue
and RPP fund balance will decrease over time through FY 2025 by 70% and 81% respectively
(compared to FY 2021). Future increases in the cost of labor, consultant contracts and
programmatic parking improvements will accelerate the projected downward trend.
Under Scenario B, all fund balances are still projected to decrease annually, but at a much
slower rate, and would remain solvent through FY 2025. Recommended reductions of available
employee permits in the Downtown and EPM RPP districts would significantly reduce cost
recovery mechanisms in the RPP fund. As the table indicates, the RPP program fund balance
would continue to decrease through FY 2025 but still meet its operation obligations.
TABLE 8: SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PRICING ADJUSTMENTS & TIMELINE
FEE
CURRENT
RATE
PROPOSED
RATE
IMPLEMENTATION
SCHEDULE
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FEE
CURRENT
RATE
PROPOSED
RATE
IMPLEMENTATION
SCHEDULE
All Downtown and SOFA Lots and
Garages:
Annual Parking Permit (University
Ave.)
$806/yr $900/yr
1/1/2022
(sales begin
12/1/21)
All Downtown and SOFA Lots and
Garages:
Annual Parking Permit - Reduced
None
75% off Annual
Permit
(currently $225)
1/1/2022
(sales begin
12/1/21)
California Avenue Area All Garages
and Lots:
Annual Parking Permit
$403/yr $650/yr
1/1/2022
(sales begin
12/1/21)
California Avenue Area All Garages
and Lots:
Annual Parking Permit – Reduced
None
75% off Annual
Permit
(currently
$162.50)
1/1/2022
(sales begin
12/1/21)
Downtown RPP:
Full Price Employee Parking Permit $806/yr $1,050/yr
1/1/2022
(sales begin
12/1/21)
Downtown RPP:
Reduced-Price Employee Parking
Permit
$50/yr
75% off Full Price
Annual Permit
(currently
$262.50)
1/1/2022
(sales begin
12/1/21)
Downtown RPP:
Annual Resident Parking Permit
$50/yr
1st one
free
$50/yr 4/1/2022
(sales begin 3/1/22)
Evergreen Park - Mayfield RPP:
Full Price Employee Parking Permit $403/yr $750/yr
1/1/2022
(sales begin
12/1/21)
Evergreen Park - Mayfield RPP:
Reduced-Price Employee Parking
Permit
$25/yr
75% off Full Price
Annual Permit
(currently
$187.50)
1/1/2022
(sales begin
12/1/21)
Evergreen Park - Mayfield RPP:
Annual Resident Parking Permit
$50/yr
1st one
free
$50/yr 4/1/2022
(sales begin 3/1/22)
Southgate RPP:
Full Price Employee Parking Permit $403/yr $750/yr 5/1/2022
(sales begin 4/1/22)
Southgate RPP:
Reduced Price Employee Parking
Permit
$25/yr
75% off Full Price
Annual Permit
(currently
$187.50)
5/1/2022
(sales begin 4/1/22)
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FEE
CURRENT
RATE
PROPOSED
RATE
IMPLEMENTATION
SCHEDULE
Southgate RPP:
Annual Resident Parking Permit
$50/yr
1st one
free
$50/yr 5/1/2022
(sales begin 4/1/22)
No budget amendments are required at this time. However, budget alignments will be needed
in the various parking fund in order to implement changes recommended for consideration by
this report. Finance Committee’s endorsement of staff’s recommended changes to the City’s
permit parking program aligns with the City’s parking pricing incentive goals and will move the
program toward continuing financial viability. The specific timeline and resource impacts
depend on the actions taken by the City Council based on staff recommendations in this
memorandum.
As noted in the recommendations, should Council approve recommendations 1 through 4 in
this report the following budget adjustments are needed. Staff expects to bring these
appropriation actions as part of the FY 2022 Mid-Year Budget Report:
• Increase FY2022 adopted permit revenue amounts for the University and California
Avenue Parking Funds due to increased permit prices and permit capacity
• Decrease FY2022 adopted permit revenue amount for the RPP Fund due to reduced
available employee permits
• Expenses are not expected to increase as permit and enforcement service contracts are
in place and funded to carry out the recommended program changes.
In addition, as an employer in the City, the City purchases employee permits for its employees
at a cost of approximately $392,522 annually. With the proposed increase in permit pricing in
the University Parking District, the cost to the City would increase to approximately $438,300
annually. This is approximately a 23% increase in expenses to the General, Utility
Administration and Technology Funds, funds which cover the cost of these City employee
permits. This additional cost would be factored into the next FY 2023 annual budget process
should these increased fees be approved.
If staff receive direction to design an in-lieu program, additional staff resources will be needed.
Stakeholder Engagement
The recommended action is a result of expectations of residential stakeholders outlined in the
City’s parking management work (prioritized Parking Work Plan), reflecting outreach and
community engagement processes documented at the outset of the planning processes that
created the citywide RPP program as well as subsequent RPP planning study (Residential
Preferential Parking Program Review).
Policy Implications
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The following Comprehensive Plan programs and policies are relevant to parking management
policies:
Policy T5.1.2: Consider reducing parking requirements for retail and restaurant uses as a way
to encourage new businesses and the use of alternative modes.
Policy T-5.5 Minimize the need for employees to park in and adjacent to commercial centers,
employment districts and schools
Policy T-5.11 Work to protect residential areas from parking impacts of nearby businesses and
uses, recognizing that fully addressing some existing intrusions may take time.
Policy B-1.2 Promote Palo Alto’s image as a business-friendly community. Assume an active role
in fostering businesses, including small start-ups, entrepreneurs, and innovative businesses.
Policy B-1.3 Engage with all stakeholders in the community, including businesses of all sizes,
local retailers, the public, and City decision-makers in order to understand the challenges
businesses and employers face.
Policy B-2.3 Recognize that employers, businesses and neighborhoods share many values and
concerns, including traffic and parking issues and preserving Palo Alto’s livability, and need to
work together with a priority on neighborhood quality of life.
Policy B-3.3 Develop strategies for promoting businesses and employers that generate revenues
that will support a full range of high-quality City services, including retain and attract revenue-
generating businesses.
Policy B-4.2 Attract and support small businesses, start-ups, non-profit organizations, and
professional services, which are vital to a diverse and innovative economy.
Environmental Review
The recommended action is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 in that the
program modifications will have a minor impact on existing facilities.
Attachments:
• Attachment11.a: Attachment A – Ordinance to Amend the FY22 Municipal Fee
Schedule to Amend Parking Permit Prices
• Attachment11.b: Attachment B – Resolution to Amend the Downtown RPP District
to Amend the Number and Duration of Employee Permits
• Attachment11.c: Attachment C – Resolution to Amend the Evergreen Mayfield RPP
District to Amend the Number and Duration of Employee Permits
• Attachment11.d: Attachment D – Resolution to Amend the Southgate RPP District
to Amend the Duration of Employee Permits
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Ordinance No. ___
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Fiscal Year 2022
Municipal Fee Schedule to Add and Amend Parking Permit Fees for Business
District and Residential Parking Permits
The Council of the City of Palo Alto ORDAINS as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. The City has various paid parking programs as authorized by Palo Alto Municipal
Code Chapter 10.46 (College Terrace Residential Parking Permit Program), Chapter 10.50
(Residential Preferential Parking Districts), and Section 10.60.070 (Permit parking in city lots),
among others.
B. The fees for parking permits authorized by these ordinances are set in the City’s
Municipal Fee Schedule.
C. Based on recommendation from the Finance Committee, the City Council desires
to increase certain parking permit fees as described in this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. The Council of the City of Palo Alto amends the Fiscal Year 2022 Municipal Fee
Schedule by amending and restating the Office of Transportation’s parking permit fees as set
forth in Exhibit “A” and incorporated here by reference. All fees not listed in Exhibit “A” remain
unchanged.
SECTION 3. The fees in this Ordinance are a charge imposed for a specific benefit conferred or
privilege granted directly to the payor that is not provided to those not changed, and which does
not exceed the reasonable costs to local government of conferring the benefit or granting the
privilege; or for voluntary entrance and/or use of government property. Pursuant to Art. XIII C,
Section I(e)(2) and (4) of the California Constitution, these fees are not a tax.
SECTION 4. The Council finds that this Ordinance is categorically exempt from the provisions of
the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) per section 15301 (Existing Facilities).
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SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be effective thirty-one days after the date of its adoption or on
January 1, 2022, whichever is later.
INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
____________________________ ____________________________
Deputy City Attorney City Manager
____________________________
Chief Transportation Official
____________________________
Director of Administrative
Services
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Exhibit A
Fiscal Year 2022 Municipal Fee Schedule
Office of Transportation
Parking District
Full Price Employee
Permit
Reduced Price Employee
Permit
(eligibility required)
Annual Resident
Parking Permit
(price per year)
Parking Permit – Business District
(These fees replace the annual parking permit rates)
University Avenue
$75/month
$900/year
(Permits may be issued
in one-month or longer
durations as determined
by the City Manager by
pro-rating the yearly fee)
$18.75/month
$225/year
(Permits may be issued
in one-month or longer
durations as determined
by the City Manager by
pro-rating the yearly fee)
N/A
California Avenue
$54.17/month
$650/year
(Permits may be issued
in one-month or longer
durations as determined
by the City Manager by
pro-rating the yearly fee)
$13.54/month
$162.50/year
(Permits may be issued
in one-month or longer
durations as determined
by the City Manager by
pro-rating the yearly fee)
N/A
Parking Permit – Residential
College Terrace None None $50
Downtown $87.50/month
$525/six-months
$21.88/month
$131.25/six-months $50
Crescent Park None None $50
Evergreen
Park/Mayfield
$62.50/month
$375/six-months
$15.63/month
$93.75/six-months
$50
(no first free
permit)
Southgate $62.50/month
$375/six-months
$15.63/month
$93.75/six-months
$50
(no first free
permit)
Old Palo Alto None None $50
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Fees deleted
Downtown RPP - Daily Employee Parking Permit
Evergreen Park - Mayfield RPP Daily Employee Parking Permit
Southgate RPP - Daily Employee Parking Permit
All fees not amended or deleted in this Exhibit “A” remain unchanged from the FY 2022 Municipal
Fee Schedule.
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Resolution No. ____
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending and Restating
Resolution 9782 that Regulating the Downtown Residential Preferential Parking
District (RPP) Program to Modify the Number of Employee Parking Permits
Available and to Make Clarifying and Other Minor Modifications
R E C I T A L S
A. California Vehicle Code Section 22507 authorizes the establishment, by city council
action, of permit parking programs in residential neighborhoods for residents and other
categories of parkers.
B. A stakeholders group comprised of Downtown residents and business interests
was convened to discuss the implementation of Residential Preferential Parking Districts (RPP
Districts).
C. On December 15, 2015 the Council adopted Ordinance No. 5294, adding Chapter
10.50 to Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code. This Chapter establishes
the citywide procedures for RPP Districts in the city.
D. On December 1, 2014, the Council adopted Resolution No. 9473 implementing the
Downtown Residential Preferential Parking Pilot Program in two phases, and on February 23,
2016, the Council adopted Resolution No. 9577 updating the process for implementing the
second phase.
E. On March 6, 2017 the Council adopted Resolution No. 9671 to end the pilot phase
and implement the Downtown Residential Preferential Parking Program as a continuing program.
F. It is the goal of the City to reduce the impacts of nonresident overflow parking
from the Downtown Commercial District on the surrounding neighborhoods.
G. On June 25, 2018, the Council adopted Resolution 9782 to reduce the number of
employee parking permits that may be issued and to make other clarifying and minor
modifications.
H. The Council now desires to amend Resolution 9782 to reduce the number of
employee permits that may be issued, to allow for virtual permits to be issued, and update titles
that reflect that this program is run by the City’s Office of Transportation (and not by the former
Planning Department).
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES, as follows:
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SECTION 1. Findings. The criteria set forth in Section 10.50.030 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code for annexing the areas described in 3.A of this Resolution as part of the Downtown
Residential Preferential Parking Program District have been met as follows:
(1) That nonresident vehicles do, or may, substantially interfere with the use of
onstreet or alley parking spaces by neighborhood residents, in that, based on
observation, there are few available parking spaces available midday, while the streets
are relatively unoccupied at midnight, thus demonstrating the parking intrusion is largely
by nonresidents.
(2) That the interference by the nonresident vehicles occurs at regular and frequent
intervals, either daily or weekly, in that the parking intrusion is contained to the daytime
hours during the regular workweek.
(3) That the nonresident vehicles parked in the area of the proposed district create
traffic congestion, noise, or other disruption (including shortage of parking spaces for
residents and their visitors) that disrupts neighborhood life, in that based on information
from residents and other city departments the vehicle congestion is interfering with
regular activities.
(4) Other alternative parking strategies are not feasible or practical in that the City has
implemented a series of alternative parking strategies in the past and concurrently and
there is still a shortage of parking available
SECTION 2. General Provisions. The following provisions shall apply to the Downtown
Residential Preferential Parking Program District:
A. Temporary Work Parking Permits. In addition to the permits described in this
Resolution, the City may issue Temporary Work Parking Permits for contractors or construction
workers completing work for households located within the Downtown Residential Preferential
Parking Program District. Prices and duration of the Temporary Work Parking Permits will be
determined by the Municipal Fee Schedule.
B. Permanent Regulations. The Downtown Residential Preferential Parking Program
shall remain in force until the City Council takes action to modify or rescind.
SECTION 3. Downtown Residential Preferential Parking Program District Boundaries.
A. Annexed Zones. The areas shown on Exhibit B as “Downtown RPP Program Area”
are included in the Downtown Residential Preferential Parking Program District.
B. Eligibility Areas. The areas shown on Exhibit B as “Approved Eligibility Areas” are
eligible for administrative annexation, as provided in Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 10.50.085.
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C. Employee Parking Zones. The area within the District Boundaries (which includes
both the Annexed Zones and the Eligibility Areas referenced in subsections A and B, above) is
divided into several Employee Parking Zones as listed in Exhibit A and shown in Exhibit B.
SECTION 4. Hours and Days of Enforcement, Parking Restrictions, and Exemptions.
A. Hours. The Downtown Residential Preferential Parking Program parking
regulations shall be in effect Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, except holidays
as defined in Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 2.08.100. Outside of these enforcement hours,
any motor vehicle may park in the Downtown Residential Preferential Parking Program District,
subject to other applicable parking regulations.
B. TwoHour Parking Limit; Reparking Prohibited. During the regulated days and
hours of enforcement, the following parking prohibitions shall apply:
i. No person shall park in the same Employee Parking Zone within the Downtown
Residential Preferential Parking Program District for more than two continuous
hours without a valid parking permit.
ii. No person shall repark on the same day in the same Employee Parking Zone
within the Downtown Residential Preferential Parking Program District so as to be
parked within the same zone more than two hours after initially parking without
a valid parking permit.
C. Exemptions. A vehicle lawfully displaying a valid Resident Parking Permit or
Employee Parking Permit in the proper fashion shall be exempt from the twohour time limit.
Electric vehicles parked at and using an electric charging station within the Downtown Residential
Preferential Parking Program District shall be exempt from the twohour limit. Other vehicles
exempt from the parking regulations are identified in Palo Alto Municipal Code Section
10.50.070.
SECTION 5. Residential and Employee Parking Permits.
A. Duration. Resident Parking Permits shall be available on an annual basis. Oneday
Resident Parking Permits shall also be available. Employee Parking Permits shall be available on a
onemonth and/or sixmonth basis.
B. Purchase of Permits. Requirements and eligibility for purchase of both Resident
Parking Permits and Employee Parking Permits shall be listed in the Residential Preferential
Parking Administrative Guidelines, as approved by the Chief Transportation Official.
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C. Parking Permit Sales.
1. Resident Parking Permits.
a. Annual Resident Parking Permit. Each residential address may obtain up
to six (6) annual Resident Parking Permits. These permits may be in any form
as the City may decide. Physical permits shall clearly indicate the date through
which it is valid.
b. Daily Resident Parking Permits. Each residential address may purchase up
to 50 Daily Resident Parking Permits per year. These permits may be in any
form as the City may decide. Physical permits shall clearly indicate the date
through which it is valid.
2. Employee Parking Permits. The City may issue Employee Parking Permits for
use by employees working in the Downtown area as specified in Exhibit A.
Employee Parking Permits shall be subject to the following regulations:
a. Duration. Employee Parking Permits shall be available for onemonth
and/or sixmonth durations (as determined by the Chief Transportation
Official).
b. Commuting Only. Employee Parking Permits are for the exclusive use by
employees working for businesses within the Downtown Residential
Preferential Parking Program District boundaries while commuting to work.
c. Employee Parking Permit Cap. The City shall issue Employee Parking
Permits on an iterative basis to ensure that the issuance of Employee Parking
Permits does not adversely affect parking conditions for residents and
merchants in the District in accordance with Section 22507(b) of the Vehicle
Code. Notwithstanding the above, the City shall issue no more than 580
Employee Permits at any given time, with an additional 200 held in reserve.
The Employee Parking Permits are to be allocated among the existing,
annexed, and eligible Employee Parking Zones according to the authorized
maximums annually determined by the City’s Chief Transportation Official.
Only streets participating in the Downtown Residential Preferential Parking
Program may be allocated permits.
d. Employee Parking Permit Priority for Lowincome Employees. Preference
will be given in the sale of Employee Parking Permits to employees who qualify
for reduced price permits based on hourly or annual income.
e. Employee Parking Zones. Each Employee Parking Permit shall be issued for
only one of the Employee Parking Zones as shown in Exhibits A and B and shall
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entitle the permitholder to park only in that zone.
f. Daily Employee Parking Permits. Daily Employee Parking Permits shall not
be issued beginning January 1, 2021.
SECTION 6. Cost of Parking Permits. The cost of Parking Permits described in this Resolution
shall set by the City’s Municipal Fee Schedule, as may be adjusted from time to time.
SECTION 7. CEQA. This resolution is exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California
Code of Regulations since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the adoption
and implementation of this resolution may have a significant effect on the environment and
Section 15301 in that this proposed ordinance will have a minor impact on existing facilities.
SECTION 8. Supersede. To the extent any of the provisions of this Resolution are inconsistent
with the regulations set forth in Resolution 9782, this Resolution shall control.
SECTION 9. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect on December 1, 2021.
Enforcement shall commence, pursuant to Chapter 10.50 of Title 10 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code and the California Vehicle Code, when signage is posted.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
_________________________ ___________________________
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
___________________________ _____________________________
Deputy City Attorney City Manager
_____________________________
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EXHIBIT A
Table 1. Downtown RPP Program Employee Parking Zones and Current Allocations1
Employee Boundaries Parking
Zone
Permit
Allocation
1 Lytton Avenue between Alma Street and Webster Street
(where RPP restrictions are in place)
300 blocks of: Alma Street, High Street, Emerson Street,
Ramona Street, Bryant Street, Waverley Street, Kipling
Street, Cowper Street
Everett Avenue between Alma Street and Webster Street
60
2 200 blocks of: Alma Street, High Street, Emerson Street,
Ramona Street, Bryant Street, Waverley Street, Kipling
Street, Cowper Street
Hawthorne Avenue between Alma Street and Webster
Street
90
3 100 blocks of: Alma Street, High Street, Emerson Street, 50
Ramona Street, Bryant Street, Waverley Street, Kipling Street, Cowper Street
Palo Alto Avenue between Alma Street and Webster Street Poe Street
Ruthven Avenue Tasso Street
4 Palo Alto Avenue between Webster Street and Guinda
Street
600 block of Hawthorne Avenue
600 and 700 blocks of Everett Avenue, Lytton Avenue,
University Avenue
100500 blocks of Webster Street, Byron Street, Middlefield
Road, Fulton Street
50
5 600 and 700 blocks of Hamilton Avenue 200700 blocks of Forest Avenue and Homer Avenue
700 blocks of Ramona Street, Bryant Street, Waverley
Street, Cowper Street
600700 blocks of Webster Street, Byron Street, Middlefield
Road, Fulton Street
100
6 800 blocks of Ramona Street, Bryant Street, Waverley
Street, Kipling Street, Cowper Street, Webster Street,
Middlefield Road
Channing Avenue between Ramona Street and Guinda
Street
80
7 900 blocks of Ramona Street, Bryant Street, Waverley
Street, Cowper Street, Webster Street, Middlefield Road
Addison Avenue between High Street and Guinda Street
100
8 1000 and 1100 blocks of High Street, Emerson Street,
Ramona Street, Bryant Street, Waverley Street, Cowper
Street, Webster Street, Byron Street, Middlefield Road,
50
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Employee Boundaries Permit
Parking Allocation Zone
Fulton Street
Lincoln Avenue and Kingsley Avenue between Alma
Street/Embarcadero Road and Guinda Street
Embarcadero Road from Alma Street to Kingsley Avenue
9 1200 block of Bryant Street
12001300 blocks of Waverley Street
12001400 blocks of Cowper Street, Webster Street, Byron
Street
13001400 blocks of Tasso Street
12001500 blocks of Middlefield Road
12001300 blocks of Fulton Street
Melville Avenue between Embarcadero Road and Guinda
Street
Kellogg Avenue between Cowper Street and Middlefield
Road
Embarcadero Road between Kingsley Avenue and
Middlefield Road
0
10 Guinda Street between Palo Alto Avenue to Melville
Avenue
Palo Alto Avenue between Guinda Street and Hale Street
500 blocks of Chaucer Street and Hale Street
600 block of Hale Street
800 blocks of Lytton Avenue, Homer Avenue and Palo Alto
Avenue
800 and 900 blocks of University Avenue, Hamilton Avenue
8001100 blocks of Forest Avenue
Boyce Avenue between Guinda Street and Hale Street
10001100 blocks of Fife Avenue
800900 blocks of Channing Avenue and Addison Avenue
8001000 blocks of Lincoln Avenue
800 block of Melville Avenue
10001100 blocks of Hamilton Avenue
0
Total Employee Parking Permits 580 (780) 2
1 The permit allocations within each zone may be modified annually through administrative action
of the Chief Transportation Official, so long as the 580 (or 780 as applicable) maximum is not
exceeded.
2200 additional Employee Parking Permits are held in reserve and only released (in whole or in
part) as approved by the Chief Transportation Official. The number in parenthesis is the total
maximum number of permits if all permits held in reserve are released.
Source: Office of Transportation, November 2021.
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Resolution No. ____
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending and Restating
Resolution 9739, Continuing the Evergreen Park-Mayfield Residential
Preferential Parking District (RPP) Program and Adjusting the Number of
Employee Permits Available and Allowing Virtual Permits
R E C I T A L S
A. California Vehicle Code Section 22507 authorizes the establishment, by city
council action, of permit parking programs in residential neighborhoods for residents and other
categories of parkers.
B. On December 15, 2014, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 5294, adding Chapter
10.50 to Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, which established the
city-wide procedures for (RPP) Districts in the city.
C. On May 9, 2016, the City Council directed City staff to implement a Residential
Preferential Parking program in the Evergreen Park-Mayfield area.
D. In July 2016, a stakeholders’ group comprised of Evergreen Park residents and
business interests met two times and made its recommendations to the City on the particular
rules to be applied to the Evergreen Park-Mayfield RPP District.
E. On December 14, 2016, the Planning and Transportation Commission held a public
hearing to consider the proposed Evergreen Park-Mayfield residential preferential parking
program.
F. On January 23, 2017, the Council adopted Resolution No. 9663, which established
the Evergreen Park-Mayfield Residential Preferential Parking Program pilot and rescinded
existing parking restrictions that conflicted with the restrictions established by this RPP district.
G. In October and November 2017, the City conducted a parking occupancy study in
the Evergreen Park-Mayfield Residential Preferential Parking Program District and met with
residents and stakeholders to receive program feedback. The study found occupancies below
60% in Employee Parking Zones A and B, with areas of higher occupancy closer to businesses. In
addition, some businesses were unable to receive Employee Parking Permits under the current
limits.
H. It is the goal of the City to reduce the impacts of non-resident overflow parking
from the commercial areas on the surrounding neighborhoods.
I. On February 5, 2018, the Council adopted Resolution 9739, which continued the
Evergreen Park-Mayfield Residential Preferential Parking Program as an ongoing program with
modifications to address issues identified in the pilot.
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J. The Council now desires to amend and restate Resolution 9739 to eliminate
employee parking permits in certain zones, allow the use of virtual permits, and update outdated
procedures.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES, as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings. The criteria set forth in Section 10.50.030 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code for designating a Residential Preferential Permit Zone have been met as follows:
A. That non-resident vehicles do, or may, substantially interfere with the use of on-street or
alley parking spaces by neighborhood residents in that based on observation there are
few available parking spaces available midday, while the streets are relatively unoccupied
at midnight thus demonstrating the parking intrusion is largely by nonresidents.
B. That the interference by the non-resident vehicles occurs at regular and frequent
intervals, either daily or weekly, in that the parking intrusion is most severe during
daytime hours during the regular workweek.
C. That the non-resident vehicles parked in the area of the District create traffic congestion,
noise, or other disruption (including shortage of parking spaces for residents and their
visitors) that disrupts neighborhood life in that based on information from residents and
other city departments the vehicle congestion is interfering with regular activities.
D. Other alternative parking strategies are not feasible or practical in that the City has
implemented a series of alternative parking strategies in the past and concurrently and
there is still a shortage of parking available.
SECTION 2. Definitions.
A. “Dwelling Unit” shall have the same meaning as it is defined in Palo Alto Municipal Code
Section 10.50.020.
B. “Evergreen Park-Mayfield Residential Preferential Parking Program District” or “District”
shall be that area as shown in Exhibit A to this Resolution.
C. “Parking Zones” shall be those areas within the District as shown in Exhibit A to this
Resolution.
SECTION 3. Parking Restrictions within the District.
A. Two-hour Parking Limit and No Re-parking. In the areas within the District listed in Table
1, no person shall park a vehicle adjacent to any curb for more than two hours. Re-
parking a vehicle more than two hours after initially parking on the same day in the same
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Parking Zone is prohibited. These restrictions shall be in effect Monday through Friday
from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, except holidays as defined in Palo Alto Municipal Code Section
2.08.100. Vehicles properly displaying a valid Parking Permit as described in Section 4
of this Resolution are exempt from these restrictions.
TABLE 1
STREET BLOCKS
Park Blvd. 1700, 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200-
2211, 2555-2599, 2600
Park Ave. 100
Leland Ave. 200, 300, 400
Stanford Ave. 200, 300, 400
Oxford Ave. 200, 300, 400
College Ave. 200, 300, 400
Birch Ave. 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200-2288,
2518-2575, 2600
Ash St. 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2502-2599,
2600, 2700
Grant St. 100, 200, 300, 400
Sheridan Ave. 200, 300, 400
B. Exempt vehicles. Vehicles exempt from parking restrictions as described in Palo Alto
Municipal Code Section 10.50.070(d) are exempt from the restrictions in this section.
SECTION 4. Parking Permits.
A. Employee Parking Permits. The City may issue Employee Parking Permits for use by
employees working in the District. Employee Parking Permits shall be subject to the
following regulations:
a. Duration. Employee Parking Permits shall be available in the form of monthly
and/or six-month permits (as determined by the Chief Transportation Official).
b. Form of Permit. The City may issue Employee Parking Permits in any form it deems
practicable.
c. Commuting Only. Employee Parking Permits are valid only when used by
employees who are working within the District on the day the permit is used.
d. Zones. Employee Parking Permits shall be specific to one of the Parking Zones as
specified in Exhibit A and shall entitle the permit holder to park only in the Parking
Zone designated on the Employee Parking Permit.
e. Maximum Number of Permits Issued. A maximum of 40 Employee Parking Permits
shall be granted at any given time to employees who work within the Evergreen
Park-Mayfield Residential Preferential Parking District, and these Employee
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Parking Permits shall be valid only in Zone G. An additional 10 Employee Parking
Permits shall be held in reserve, and may be released for sale, in whole or in part,
upon approval of the Chief Transportation Official, in accordance with this
subsection e.
f. Daily Employee Parking Permits. Daily Employee Parking Permits shall not be
issued beginning January 1, 2022.
B. Resident Parking Permits. The City may issue Resident Parking Permits to residents of
dwelling units within the District. Resident Parking Permits shall be subject to the
following regulations:
a. Duration. Resident Parking Permits shall be available in the form of annual
permits and one-day permits.
b. Form of Permit. The City may issue Resident Parking Permits in any form it deems
practicable, including stickers, hangtags, and/or virtual permits.
c. Zones. Resident Parking Permits shall not be restricted to a specific Parking Zone.
Resident Parking Permits shall be valid only in the areas listed in Table 1.
d. Maximum Number of Permits per Dwelling Unit. Each dwelling unit within the
District shall be limited to five Annual Resident Parking Permits at any given time.
These permits may be used by residents or guests within the District.
e. Daily Resident Parking Permits. Each dwelling unit shall be limited to 50 Daily
Resident Parking Permits annually. These permits may be in the form of scratcher
hangtags, an online issuance system, or such other form as the City determines.
Physical permits will state the date through which it is valid.
SECTION 5. Parking Permit Fees. The fee for Parking Permits in the District shall be set by the
City’s Municipal Fee Schedule.
SECTION 6. Existing Parking Restrictions.
A. Section 2 of Resolution 4051 is repealed and replaced with the restrictions in this
Resolution.
B. 2 Hour Parking. The 2 Hour Commercial Area parking restrictions as identified in Exhibit
A shall remain in effect.
C. Conflicting Restrictions. In the event City staff should, at a later time, discover conflicting
parking restrictions within the District that conflict with the restrictions of this
resolution, but are not expressly rescinded, the RPP restrictions of this resolution shall
control. However, existing parking restrictions indicated by painted curbs and
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implemented pursuant to Vehicle Code section 21458 are not superseded by this
Resolution and remain in effect.
SECTION 7. Supersede. To the extent any of the provisions of this Resolution are inconsistent
with the regulations set forth in Resolution 9739, this Resolution shall control.
SECTION 8. CEQA. This Resolution is exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California
Code of Regulations since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the adoption
and implementation of this resolution may have a significant effect on the environment and
Section 15301 in that this proposed resolution will have a minor impact on existing facilities.
SECTION 9. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect on January 1, 2022. Enforcement
shall commence, pursuant to Chapter 10.50 of Title 10 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and the
California Vehicle Code, when signage is posted.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
__________________________ __________________________
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
_______________________ ___________________________
Deputy City Attorney City Manager
___________________________
Chief Transportation Official
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Resolution No. _____
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending and Restating
Resolution 9859 To Continue the Southgate Residential Preferential Parking
District (RPP) Program with Minor Modifications
R E C I T A L S
A. On December 15, 2014, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 5294, adding Chapter
10.50 to Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, which established the
city-wide procedures for Residential Preferential Parking (RPP) Districts in the city.
B. On May 9, 2016, the City Council directed City staff to implement a Residential
Preferential Parking program in the Southgate area.
C. In July 2016, a stakeholders’ group comprised of Southgate residents and business
interests met and made its recommendations to the City on the particular rules to be applied to
the Southgate RPP District.
D. On April 26, 2017, the Planning and Transportation Commission held a public
hearing to consider the proposed Southgate Residential Preferential Parking program.
E. On June 19, 2017, the Council adopted Resolution No. 9688, which established the
Southgate Residential Preferential Parking program pilot and rescinded existing parking
restrictions that conflicted with the restrictions established by this RPP district. The pilot program
was twice amended in 2018 by Resolution Nos. 9742 and 9756.
F. On October 7, 2019, the Council adopted Resolution 9859 to continue the
Southgate Residential Preferential Parking program as a permanent program with modifications
as detailed in that Resolution, including increasing the number of employee parking permits in
Zone S1 to twenty and limiting the number of daily parking permits available to employees to
twenty-four per six-month period.
G. The Council now desires to make minor modifications to this RPP program: to
allow monthly employee parking permits and to clarify that the permit fees are set by the
Municipal Fee Schedule.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES, as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings. The criteria set forth in Section 10.50.030 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code for annexing the areas described in this Resolution as part of the Southgate Residential
Preferential Parking Program District have been met as follows:
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A. That non-resident vehicles do, or may, substantially interfere with the use of
on-street or alley parking spaces by neighborhood residents, in that, based on observation, there
are few available parking spaces available midday, while the streets are relatively unoccupied at
midnight, thus demonstrating the parking intrusion is largely by non-residents.
B. That the interference by the non-resident vehicles occurs at regular and frequent
intervals, either daily or weekly, in that the parking intrusion is contained to the daytime hours
during the regular workweek.
C. That the non-resident vehicles parked in the area of the proposed district create
traffic congestion, noise, or other disruption (including shortage of parking spaces for residents
and their visitors) that disrupts neighborhood life, in that based on information from residents
and other city departments the vehicle congestion is interfering with regular activities.
D. Other alternative parking strategies are not feasible or practical in that the City has
implemented a series of alternative parking strategies in the past and concurrently and there is
still a shortage of parking available.
SECTION 2. Definitions.
A. “Dwelling Unit” shall have the same meaning as it is defined in Palo Alto Municipal
Code Section 10.50.020.
B. “Southgate Residential Preferential Parking Program District” or “District” shall be
that area as shown in Table 1 to this Resolution. Exhibit B is a supplemental map depicting the
District. In case of conflict, Table 1 shall control.
C. “Employee Parking Zones” shall be those areas specified in Exhibit A to this
Resolution. Exhibit B is a supplemental map depicting the Employee Parking Zones. In case of
conflict, Exhibit A shall control.
Table 1
Area of the Southgate Residential Preferential Parking Program District
STREET BLOCKS ENFORCED
Castilleja Avenue 1500 and 1600
Churchill Avenue 12 to 100
El Camino Real East Side of El Camino Real, starting 190
feet North of Park Boulevard and ending
at Churchill Avenue
El Camino Real West Side of El Camino real between Park
Boulevard and Churchill Avenue
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Escobita Avenue 1500 and 1600
Madrono Avenue 1500 and 1600
Manzanita Avenue 200 and 300
Mariposa Avenue 1500 and 1600
Miramonte Avenue 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500
Portola Avenue 1500 and 1600
Sequoia Avenue 200, 300, and 400
SECTION 3. Parking Restrictions within the District.
A. Two-hour Parking Limit and No Re-parking. Within the District, no person shall
park a vehicle adjacent to any curb for more than two hours. Re-parking a vehicle more than two
hours after initially parking on the same day in the District is prohibited. These restrictions shall
be in effect Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, except holidays as defined in Palo
Alto Municipal Code Section 2.08.100. Vehicles properly displaying a valid Parking Permit as
described in Section 4 of this Resolution are exempt from these restrictions.
B. Exempt vehicles. Vehicles exempt from parking restrictions as described in Palo
Alto Municipal Code Section 10.50.070(d) are exempt from the restrictions in this section.
Electric vehicles parked at and using an electric charging station within the District are also
exempt from the restrictions in this section. Official vehicles belonging to the State of California
are exempted when parked on that section of El Camino Real that is within the District.
SECTION 4. Residential and Employee Parking Permits.
A. Duration. Resident Parking Permits shall be available on an annual basis.
One-day Resident Parking Permits shall also be available. Employee Parking Permits shall be
available on a one-month and/or six-month basis.
B. Purchase of Permits. Requirements and eligibility for purchase of both Resident
Parking Permits and Employee Parking Permits shall be subject to the provisions of this Section
4 and also to any administrative guidelines, as approved by the Chief Transportation Official.
C. Parking Permit Sales.
1. Resident Parking Permits. Resident Parking Permits shall be subject to the
following regulations:
a. Annual Resident Parking Permit. Each dwelling unit within the
District may obtain up to six (6) annual Resident Parking Permits.
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b. Daily Resident Parking Permits. Each dwelling unit within the
District may purchase up to 50 Daily Resident Parking Permits annually,
which may be used on any vehicle including household visitor vehicles.
2. Employee Parking Permits. The City may issue Employee Parking Permits
for use by employees working in the District. Employee Parking Permits shall be
subject to the following regulations:
a. Commuting Only. Employee Parking Permits are for the exclusive
use by employees working for businesses within the District while
commuting to work.
b. Duration. Employee Parking Permits shall be available in one-
month and/or six-month permits (as determined by the Chief
Transportation Official).
c. Employee Parking Permit Cap. No more than thirty (30) Employee
Parking Permits shall be granted at any given time, and shall be allocated
between the Employee Parking Zones as specified in Exhibit A.
d. Employee Parking Permit Priority for Low-income Employees.
Preference will be given in the sale of Employee Parking Permits to
employees who qualify for reduced price permits based on hourly or
annual income.
e. Employee Parking Zones. Employee Parking Permits shall be
specific to one of the Employee Parking Zones shown in Exhibit A and shall
entitle the permit holder to park only in the Employee Parking Zone
designated on the Employee Parking Permit.
f. Daily Employee Parking Permits. Daily Employee Parking Permits
shall not be sold beginning January 1, 2022.
SECTION 5. Fees. The fee for Parking Permits in the District shall be set by the City’s Municipal
Fee Schedule.
SECTION 6. CEQA. This resolution is exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California
Code of Regulations since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the adoption
and implementation of this resolution may have a significant effect on the environment and
Section 15301 in that this proposed ordinance will have a minor impact on existing facilities.
SECTION 7. Supersede. This Resolution supersedes Resolution 9859.
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SECTION 8. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect on January 1, 2022. Enforcement
shall commence, pursuant to Chapter 10.50 of Title 10 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and the
California Vehicle Code, when signage is posted.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
_________________________ ___________________________
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
___________________________ _____________________________
Deputy City Attorney City Manager
_____________________________
Chief Transportation Official
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Exhibit A
EMPLOYEE ZONES AND PERMIT ALLOCATION
Zone
Name
Maximum
Number of
Employee
Permits
STREET BLOCKS ENFORCED
S
10 permits
Castilleja Avenue 1500 and 1600
Churchill Avenue 12 to 100
Escobita Avenue 1500 and 1600
Madrono Avenue 1500 and 1600
Manzanita Avenue 200 and 300
Mariposa Avenue 1500 and 1600
Miramonte Avenue 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500
Portola Avenue 1500 and 1600
Sequoia Avenue 200, 300, and 400
El Camino Real
East Side of El Camino Real starting 190
feet North of Park Boulevard and ending
at Churchill Avenue
S1 20 permits El Camino Real West Side of El Camino Real between
Park Boulevard and Churchill Avenue
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City of Palo Alto (ID # 13703)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 11/1/2021
City of Palo Alto Page 1
Title: SECOND READING: Adopt Ordinance to Establish Fire Department
Ambulance Subscription Program Fees (FIRST READING: October 18, 2021
PASSED: 6-1, Tanaka no)
From: City Manager
Lead Department: City Clerk
This was heard by the City Council on October 18, 2021 for a first reading and was approved 6-
1, Tanaka no. No changes were made to the Ordinance; it is now before you for a second
reading.
Attachments:
• Attachment12.a: Attachment A: Fire Department Ambulance Subscription Program
Fees Ordinance
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