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Council reviews permit‑parking rules and considers lowering petition thresholds, extending permit duration
Summary
Staff reviewed the city’s preferential‑parking‑district policy (2/3 petition threshold, petition‑based process). Council discussed flexibility for long streets, potential appeals allowing 60% thresholds in special cases, using license‑plate readers for enforcement, and extending permit validity from two to five years to reduce admin work.
City staff presented a study session on the city’s Preferential Parking District (PPD) policy, reviewing the petition threshold (two‑thirds of addresses), definition of a ‘reasonably self‑contained’ district, permit counts and fees, and how other cities handle thresholds and enforcement.
Senior engineering technician Norm Ray said the policy requires petitions showing two‑thirds support (counted per legal…
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