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City staff proposes shift to digital license-plate parking permits; residents ask about enforcement and access
Summary
Staff proposed replacing physical hang-tags with license-plate-based digital permits (Passport vendor), raising petition thresholds for new districts and granting boundary-adjustment authority to staff; residents raised concerns about multiple cars per unit, counterfeit permits, data security and outreach for non-English speakers.
Senior engineer Jim Michiko told the commission the city is proposing to modernize its preferential permit parking program by moving from physical placards to a license-plate-based digital system that residents register online. The ordinance updates would also increase the petition threshold for new districts from 60% to 75%, give the city engineer authority to tweak district boundaries administratively, and add clarifying language to the municipal code.
Michiko said the program serves five parking districts and more than 800 households near schools, a medical center and open-space…
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