REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Introduce an Ordinance Repealing Ordinance No. 2898-09 and Designating Certain Streets in the Area of the Caltrain Station as Preferential Parking Zones
Report
BACKGROUND
Ordinance No. 2898-09 (Attachment 1) adopted on June 9, 2009, designated certain streets near the Caltrain Station as a preferential parking zone. The Ordinance allows residents within the zone the option to purchase a residential parking permit that allows permit holders to park on preferential parking zone streets for periods longer than the posted 7-hour time limit, but still subject to California Vehicle Code restrictions on parking vehicles for longer than 72 hours. The Caltrain Station Preferential Parking Zone includes streets north and south of the Caltrain Station. The streets included in the preferential parking zone include the following:
North of the Caltrain Station
* Angel Avenue between Beemer Avenue and N. Taaffe Street
* Beemer Avenue between Angel Avenue and N. Murphy Avenue
* N. Frances Street between W. Hendy Avenue and California Avenue
* W. Hendy Avenue between N. Taaffe Street and N. Murphy Avenue
* N. Murphy Avenue between W. Hendy Avenue and California Avenue
* N. Taaffe Street between W. Hendy Avenue and Beemer Avenue
South of the Caltrain Station
* Charles Street between W. Evelyn Avenue and W. McKinley Avenue
* Florence Street between W. Evelyn Avenue and W. McKinley Avenue
* Washington Avenue between Charles Street and Waverly Street
* Waverly Street between W. Evelyn Avenue and W. McKinley Avenue
Subsequent to the establishment of the preferential parking zone, the following changes were made to the on-street parking restrictions based on the preference of residents on each street:
* N. Frances Street between W. Hendy Avenue and Beemer Avenue - Changed 7-hour parking time limit to 2-hour parking time limit
* Waverly Street between W. Evelyn Avenue and Washington Avenue - Removed 7-hour parking limit to eliminate on-stree...
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