(b)
Findings. No critical traffic and parking area may
be established unless the city council shall have made the
following findings:
(1)
The area is detrimentally impacted by parking of commuter,
student, customer or visitor/guest vehicles generated
by area businesses, institutions or recreational/entertainment
facilities during the proposed hours of restriction;
(2)
The area does not have sufficient off-street vehicular
parking for the use and convenience of the residents thereof
in the vicinity of their homes;
(3)
Vehicle noise, pollution or congestion will work unacceptable
hardships on the residents of the area if present parking
is allowed to continue unregulated;
(4)
The health, safety and welfare of residents of the area
and the city as a whole and the attractiveness and livability
of specific neighborhoods will be promoted by a system
of preferential parking enacted under this section.
(c)
Procedure for establishment. An official written
application signed by one (1) resident in each of at
least seventy-five (75) percent of the dwelling units
located within the proposed critical traffic and parking
area shall be required before the city council may consider
the designation of a specified critical traffic and parking
area. The applicant is responsible for selecting one (1)
of the following alternatives:
(1)
Permit parking, time limited (residents with permit no
limit), general public (subject to posted time limit,
days and hours of enforcement).
(2)
Permit parking, residents with permit only, specified
hours/days.
(3)
Permit parking, resident with permit only anytime.
Such
application shall be made to the city clerk who shall
certify whether the application contains the required
signatures and then refer it to the city council and the
city engineer. The city council may
then direct the city engineer to conduct a traffic and
parking survey of the traffic conditions in the vicinity
of the proposed zone and recommend either the granting
or the denial of such designation, based on a verification
of proper "findings" and compliance with the
following qualifying criteria:
a.
Permit parking, time limited. Requires a determination
that the number of resident vehicles within the requested
critical traffic and parking area exceeds the number
of off-street parking spaces in the area.
b.
Permit parking, resident with permit only, specified
hours/days. Requires a determination that the number
of resident vehicles within the requested critical traffic
and parking area exceeds the number of off-street parking
spaces in the area, or a determination that the number
of nonresident parkers during the requested hours/days
of enforcement exceeds thirty-three (33) percent
of the number of on-street spaces in the area.
c.
Permit parking, resident with permit only, anytime.
Requires a determination that the number of resident
vehicles within the requested critical traffic and parking
area exceeds the number of on-street and off-street
parking spaces in the area.
Minimum
size area shall be one (1) block face.
(d)
Residential parking permit authority. The establishment
of a critical traffic and parking area shall provide for
the issuance of parking permits subject to the following
requirements:
(1)
The city engineer shall identify the location, boundaries,
size, hours and days to be regulated by the parking permit
procedure.
(2)
An application for a permit shall be on a form prepared
by the city engineer and shall contain the name and address
of the owner, make, model and license number of the vehicle,
driver's license number and such other information as
is reasonably necessary to enforce the provisions of this
section. This application shall be presented with a valid
driver's license and such other information as may be
necessary to prove residency within the designated critical
traffic and parking area. No person shall furnish false
information in an application for a vehicle permit. A
false application shall be grounds for revocation of the
permit and is punishable pursuant to section 1.30 of the
Minneapolis City Code.
(3)
A non-refundable fee shall accompany each application
as follows:
a.
Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each permit renewed
annually, transferred (duplicate), or for replacement
of stolen or lost permit.
b.
Ten dollar ($10.00) additional fee for each application
in a newly established area (prior to the first renewal
period).
c.
In addition, the following pro-rated fee schedule shall
apply to each residential parking permit issued:
1.
Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for permits purchased
during the first six (6) months of the permit
cycle;
2.
Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for permits purchased
during the second five (5) months of the permit
cycle;
3.
A one (1) month grace period prior to the annual
renewal date will be given for new permits issued;
4.
A maximum of two (2) residential parking permits
will be issued per licensed driver.
(4)
The permit decal shall be placed on the center of the
vehicle's rear bumper or as close as possible to the rear
license plate.
(5)
Permits shall be made available on a yearly, renewable
basis for those areas recommended in the city engineer's
report and authorized by the city council action and issued
to the following individuals:
a.
Residents;
b.
An owner, manager, or their designee, of a business,
institution, or recreational/entertainment facility
located within the designated critical traffic and parking
area. Maximum of two (2) permits unless otherwise
approved by city council member.
(6)
Temporary parking permits for bona fide visitors vehicles
or service vehicles shall be available to residents of
a critical traffic and parking area on the following basis:
Visitor
permits -- One (1) transferable permit issued
at a one-year fee of ten dollars ($10.00) to each
requesting dwelling unit. Additional temporary permits
available at a cost of two dollars ($2.00) per permit
for specific dates or five dollars ($5.00) each for
extended periods of two (2) to thirty (30) [days],
not reusable.
Service
vehicle permits -- One (1) transferable permit
issued at a one-year fee of ten dollars ($ 10.00)
to each requesting dwelling unit. Additional temporary
permits issued to residents at a cost of two dollars ($2.00)
per permit or five dollars ($5.00) each for extended periods
of two (2) to thirty (30) days for specific
dates, not reusable.
(7)
The provisions of this chapter shall not abrogate the
scope of parking privileges granted handicapped persons
as defined in sections 478.520 through 478.560 of this
Code or by statutes of the State of Minnesota, or the
provisions of the snow emergency ordinance section 478.1000
relating to parking. In addition the provisions of this
chapter shall not abrogate the authority of the city to
post temporary or permanent parking restrictions for safety,
traffic flow, construction or maintenance purposes.
(8)
Any permit issued is only valid within the specified area
for which it was issued.
(9)
The following vehicle types are not eligible for residential
parking permits: recreational vehicles, trailers, buses,
trucks with ICC or LCC license plates, taxicabs, commercial
vehicles and commercial passenger vehicles as prohibited
under section 478.240.
(10)
The city council may establish special terms, time limits,
day and hours of enforcement, and number of permits after
a study and recommendation by the city engineer.
(e)
Disestablishment or modification. The city council
may disestablish a critical traffic and parking area after
finding that the circumstances that originally prompted
the establishment of the area no longer pertain. The city
council may modify the streets included in a critical traffic
and parking area if it determines that a change of circumstances
warrants such modification. The city council member and
transportation and public works committee may amend time
limits and hours of enforcement of a critical traffic and
parking area if it determines circumstances warrant such
modification and the residents within the area support the
change. (76-Or-137, § 1, 8-13-76; 80-Or-039, §
1, 3-14-80; 80-Or-151, § 1, 6-27-80; 86-Or-030, §
1, 2-14-86; 93-Or-084, § 1, 6-11-93; 98-Or-060, §
1, 6-26-98; 2004-Or-031, § 1, 4-2-04)
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