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Santa Clara considers residential permits and an event‑day overlay to curb stadium parking impacts
Summary
City staff presented two parking options to the Stadium Neighborhood Relations subcommittee: the existing resident-driven Residential Permit Parking (RPP) process (50%+1 ballot requirement) and a proposed stadium-event overlay activated only on major event days; residents cited petition fatigue, rental-heavy blocks and enforcement concerns, while staff flagged constitutional and operational limits and said more analysis will follow.
City staff presented two distinct approaches to reducing event‑day parking impacts near Levi's Stadium and asked the Stadium Neighborhood Relations Ad Hoc Subcommittee for community feedback: retain and adjust the resident‑driven Residential Permit Parking (RPP) program or adopt a new event‑day stadium overlay that would be activated only for major events.
Assistant Public Works Director Mike Liu outlined the RPP pathway, noting it is a resident-driven process established by ordinance in 2003 that requires property‑owner ballots and a simple‑majority (50% plus one) threshold. "This is all resident driven," Liu said, describing the six-step process from initial request to council consideration. He also summarized permit mechanics: two resident permits and two visitor permits per qualifying address, virtual permits linked to license plates, and an annual fee of $34.
Liu recapped a recent Mission Park effort (2024) where the city mailed ballots to 408 properties; of those, 147 voted in favor (about…
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