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Tamarac staff preview ordinance to let neighborhoods opt out of on-street parking, change hours and set petition threshold
Summary
City staff presented a draft ordinance and implementing on-street parking policy that would allow neighborhoods to petition to restrict or reinstate on-street parking by a 55% resident favorable vote and extends the restricted hours to midnight–6 a.m. The item will appear on the commission agenda for second reading.
TAMARAC, Fla. — City staff on Monday reviewed amendments to the city code and an implementing on-street parking policy that would change hours of restricted on-street parking and create a neighborhood petition process to adopt or reinstate restrictions.
Deputy City Manager Maxine outlined the draft ordinance, which would implement the commission’s direction to allow on-street parking to be permitted in neighborhoods subject to an on-street parking policy and to provide a petition-driven process by which a neighborhood could obtain restrictions. The policy language included three key elements: a definition of “neighborhood” for petition and implementation purposes, a 55% petition threshold (a neighborhood petition with 55% of residents voting in favor would permit restriction), and a process allowing a neighborhood to reinstate on-street parking by the same 55% petition threshold.
Staff also described changes enacted earlier: in September 2024 the commission extended the restricted hours from 2 a.m.–6 a.m. to midnight–6 a.m., and staff said the public-education period for that change concluded in March 2025. The draft ordinance and policy retain existing ticketing and enforcement procedures and add a requirement that any permitted on-street parking must not impede traffic flow or emergency-vehicle passage.
The draft implementing policy lists neighborhoods currently subject to on-street parking restrictions, including Mainland neighborhoods 1–10, Westwood 6, Boulevards of Tamarac, Tamarac Lake to the North, Greenbriar, Northwest 70th Street and Woodlands. Maxine told commissioners those neighborhood designations could be adjusted before final adoption.
Why it matters: The changes create a resident-driven mechanism to adopt or reverse on-street parking restrictions and codify hours and safety exceptions. The petition threshold and policy details determine how easily neighborhoods can change parking status.
Next steps: Staff said the ordinance will appear on the Wednesday agenda; commissioners asked for clarifications and staff said they will provide the implementing policy text and additional presentation materials to inform the second-reading vote.
