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Council keeps single resident parking sticker; agrees renters with leases may qualify
Summary
Council reviewed Chapter 38 beach-easement parking rules and decided to maintain a single identical resident sticker for owners and qualifying leaseholders; staff will update code language and the administration will stop issuing special temporary permits that created visible distinctions.
City staff reviewed Section 38 (Beach Easement Parking) and explained that the current code dates to the late 1990s and that questions had arisen about whether rental tenants should receive resident parking stickers. After discussion, council agreed that qualifying full-time renters (those with an active lease for an extended period) should be treated like owners for parking stickers and that the city should issue a single identical sticker rather than distinguish owner stickers from renter stickers.
Council members emphasized the need for an administrable verification process (leases must be presented) to avoid short-term renters receiving permanent stickers, and asked the city attorney to confirm the legal interpretation before staff implements any formal code amendment. Mayor Gaddis summed up the direction: the city will issue one sticker type to avoid creating a visible distinction that could invite enforcement disputes with neighboring property owners.
