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Council approves downtown paid-parking plan, limits parklets to sidewalks for now
Summary
After a presentation by planning staff and consultant ACE, council approved a downtown curb-management ordinance to implement paid parking and time limits; council also amended the separate right-of-way patio ordinance to restrict early parklet pilots to sidewalks only amid safety and parking concerns.
The City Council voted 5-1 to move forward with a downtown paid-parking program designed to increase turnover for downtown businesses. Planning staff and consultant ACE recommended a core paid zone (two-hour maximum; proposed $1.50 per hour) and a broader area with two-hour time limits but no fees. The proposed approach uses scan-to-pay QR signage and a contractor (ACE) for enforcement and data collection.
Elizabeth Triggs, planning and development officer, said the program's goals are to…
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