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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-004 Limited Parking Time In Core Business District; Long-Term Parking Permits; YMC Amendments ORDINANCE NO. 2005- 04 AN ORDINANCE relating to parking on streets in the core business district, and parking and long term parking in parking lots owned by the City of Yakima, increasing the street parking and city parking lot time limitation m the core business district from two hours to three hours, expanding the persons eligible to obtain a long -term parking permit for City -owned parking lots under YMC 9.50.215 to include residents and employees of businesses and government agencies in said area, increasing the percentage of parking spaces available for long -term parking permits in City -owned parking lots from thirty percent (30 %) to fifty percent (50 %), decreasing the costs of long -term parking permits from forty dollars ($40) per month to twenty dollars ($20) per month, repealing section 9.50.205 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code, amending sections 9.50 080, 9.50.215, and 9.50.220 of Chapter 9.50 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA. Section 1 Section 9.50 080 of Chapter 9.50 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows. "9.50.080 Parking time limited in core business district. When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle for longer than two three consecutive hours between the hours of eight a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays on any street within the area bounded on the west by the centerline of 1st Street, on the south by the centerline of Walnut Street, on the east by the centerline of Naches Avenue, and on the north by the centerline of "B" Street; and for the purpose of this section, it is unlawful for any person to move a vehicle from any public parking location on any street within the above described area and to park that vehicle at any other public parking location on any street within that area in such a manner so that the accumulated parking time exceeds two three consecutive hours. On or about March 1, 2008, the City Council shall review the appropriateness of the three hour parking time limitation." Section 2. Section 9.50.205 of Chapter 9.50 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety Section 3 Section 9.50.215 of Chapter 9.50 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 "9.50.215 Parking fees for city -owned parking lots. A. The following fees shall be paid by any person who parks a vehicle in a city -owned parking lot designated for free parking: 043 hours Free; Seventy -five cents an hour for each additional hour, or part thereof; Provided, that no person shall park a vehicle in such parking lot between eight a.m. and five p.m. for more than an aggregate of twe three hours without paying the proper fee except on days designated in subsection B as exempt. On or about March 1, 2008, the City Council shall review the appropriateness of the free three hour parking period. Such fee shall be deposited in a container located upon such parking lot in a slot whose number corresponds to the number on the parking place in which such vehicle is parked. B The fee schedule in subsection A shall be in force during the hours from eight a.m. and five p.m., Monday through Friday, with the exception of the following holidays, Saturdays and Sundays. New Years Day January 1 Martin Luther King Jr Birthday 3rd Monday in January Washington's Birthday 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Independence Day July 4 Labor Day 1st Monday in September Veteran's Day November 11 Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25" Section 4. Section 9.50.220 of Chapter 9.50 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows. "9.50.220 Long -term parking permits. A. Issuance of Permits. The issuance of permits to authorize long -term vehicular parking in parking lots owned by the city, shall be administered by the city department of finance and budget according to the following rules and regulations. 1 The number of long -term permits to be issued for parking in any lot shall not exceed fifty percent of the parking spaces in each respective lot; provided the total number of such permits issued shall not exceed thirty percent of the total parking spaces in all lots. The Yakima city director of finance and budget is authorized to determine the number of permits to be applicable to various lots from time to time, within the limitations and according to the authority, rules and regulations of this section. When quotas are filled, subsequent applications will be placed on file, a waiting list will be established, and permits will be issued as openings occur 2 2. Permits shall be issued only upon the written application of a resident residing within, or an owner, ef manager or employee of a business or governmental agency located within the area bounded by the following streets. "B" Street on the north, Naches Avenue on the east; Walnut Street on the south, and First Street on the we 3. No more than one long term parking permit may be issued to the resident of each residential unit within the area described in subsection (2) of this section. A residential unit means a housing unit in which all persons reside as a single group, such as a family, whether in a single or multiple dwelling. 34. Application shall be made on forms furnished by the office of the director of finance and budget. Said application forms shall require, at a minimum, the following information and documentation. a. Name, address, and telephone number of the applicant; b Make, model, and year of the passenger motor vehicle or pickup truck, which vehicle shall not exceed fourteen thousand pounds in gross weight, which is registered to the applicant and for which the permit is sought; c. In the case of a resident applying for a permit, the names of those persons living in the same residential unit as the applicant; ed. A copy of the current vehicle registration, de. A copy of the applicant's current driver's license, ef. A copy of the applicant's current proof of insurance in the form required by RCW 46.30 030; fg. A representation that the vehicle is operable and may be legally driven on the public highways of Washington State; and gh. Such other information as the director of finance and budget or her /his designee may deem necessary in complying with the terms of this section. operations 5 The issuance of a permit does not reserve a parking space in the parking lot and each applicant for a permit shall acknowledge in writing that no such space is reserved and that the issuance of a permit by the city does not guarantee the availability of a parking space at all times or at any particular time. 6 Each permit shall have designated thereon the parking lot for which the permit is valid, and the attempted use of a permit for parking in a lot other than designated on the permit shall riot afford the parking privileges which otherwise may be enjoyed by the permit holder 7 Permits will be issued on a quarterly calendar basis only, to expire on the last day of the months of March, June, September, and December of each year 8 The fee for a long -term parking permit shall be one hundred twenty sixty dollars per calendar quarter to be paid to the director of finance and budget at the time a new permit is issued, or at the time of making application for a renewal. The fee for a new permit to expire in less than three calendar months will be prorated at the rate of forty twenty dollars for any full or partial calendar month remaining in the calendar quarter No fee will be prorated for less than one full calendar month. On or about March 1, 2008, the City Council shall review the appropriateness of the sixty dollar quarterly parking permit fee. 3 9 Permits may be renewed on or after the twenty -fifth day of the month of expiration, applications for renewals will not be accepted prior to the twenty - fifth day of the month of expiration. 10 No new permits will be issued during the periods of time between March 25th and April 5th, June 25th and July 5th, August 25th and September 5th, and December 25th and January 5th of each year Renewal permits only will be issued during those time periods. 11 Applications by mail for renewal will not be accepted unless applicant has made prior arrangement therefor with the office of the director of finance and budget. 12. Failure of a permit holder to apply for renewal within the renewal period specified by these rules may result in the loss of that permit to the next applicant therefor on the waiting list. 13 Permits will be cancelled on the application by the permit holder for such cancellation, and the unused permit fee will be refunded as prorated at the rate of forty twenty dollars per month for each full calendar month remaining in the period for which the permit was issued. No refund will be made for a partial calendar month. 14. Permits shall not be issued to persons with outstanding city of Yakima parking violations. 15 The Yakima city director of finance and budget is authorized to adopt such further rules and regulations, not inconsistent with rules and regulations of this subsection, as the director deems necessary or advisable to administer the permit system authorized and adopted by this subsection. B A vehicle displaying a valid parking permit issued pursuant to this section may remain parked in any parking space in the parking lot designated on the permit, without paying a parking fee, for a period of time not to exceed twenty -four consecutive hours, provided, however that said time restriction shall not apply to long -term parking permits issued to residents under this section. The permit must be displayed within the parked vehicle in such a manner as to be plainly visible and legible from a point outside the vehicle near the driver's position." 4 Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 15th day of February, 2005 l' e ' ? n ' 1 Paul P George, Ma ATTEST 1w i City Clerk Publication Date: 2 -18 -2005 Effective Date: 3 -20 -2005 5 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No For Meeting Of. February 15, 2005 ITEM TITLE An Ordinance relating to Parking in the Downtown Area SUBMITTED BY Finance Department Economic Development Department CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE Bill Cook, Director of Community and Economic Development 575 -6113 Pete Hobbs, Utility Services Manager 575 -6080 SUMMARY EXPLANATION The City Council considered this information at its January 18, 2005 meeting and requested staff to consult with the West Side Merchants and Front Street Association to confirm that they agree with the proposed changes to the parking limits in the area outside the 16 -block core area, but within the downtown area outlined in the ordinance. Monica Weyhe, member of the Yakima Downtown Association, consulted with the other downtown groups and determined that the Westside and Front Street Merchants were not prepared to comment on the proposed changes without additional discussion and evaluation by their respective organizations. However, because many of the proposed changes only affect the 16 -block YDA area (i.e. 3- hour parking limit in city -owned lots, percentage of parking lot spaces committed to monthly parking, and the quarterly rental rate), and because YDA is anxious to move forward with extended downtown parking limits in their own 16 -block area, the ordinance has been amended to change parking limits only within the YDA 16 -block area. When and if the other two associations are ready to recommend similar changes, we will come back to Council to recommend amendments to this ordinance. At the February 1, 2005, City of Yakima Council meeting the Parking Ordinance was removed from the agenda to allow time to address the issue of residential parking permits in the downtown core area. The attached ordinance repeals section 9.50.205, Residential Parking Permits for City Owned Parking Lots, and amends section 9.50.220 of Chapter 9.50 to add residential parking within one section. This ordinance dust addresses the downtown parking lots in the 16 -block core area. - Continued on Page two - Resolution Ordinance X Contract Other (Specify) Funding Source APPROVAL FOR SUBMITTAL. City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION Pass ordinance COUNCIL ACTION Ordinance passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2005 -04 The Downtown area is in a state of transition. With the closing of the Yakima Mall, there is a lower demand for shopping related parking in the downtown area. There is a corresponding decrease in parking related revenues However, the parking requirements of people that work in the downtown area remain. The strategy of this requested change is to get cars off the streets and into City lots, thereby freeing up street parking for customers. The Yakima Downtown Association has requested City Council to modify the current parking ordinance to include the following • Increase the allowable number of parking permits in the City owned lots from 114 to 175 There are currently 349 spaces, including handicapped spaces. • Decrease the price of permits in those lots from $120 00 to $60 00 per quarter, • Remove some restrictions on permit eligibility • Increase the free parking time in the City lots from two hours to three hours • Increase the on- street parking limit from two hours to three hours in the 16 block core business district.