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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-002 Residential Parking Permits ORDINANCE NO. 2004 -02 AN ORDINANCE relating to long term parking in parking lots in the downtown area that are owned by the City of Yakima, increasing the total number of long term parking permits that may be issued for parking lots in the downtown area that are owned by the City of Yakima, and amending section 9.50.220 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. Section 9 50.220 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 twenty 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. Permits shall be issued only upon the written application of an owner or manager of a business 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 west. 3 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. A copy of the current vehicle registration, d. A copy of the applicant's current driver's license; e. A copy of the applicant's current proof of insurance in the form required by RCW 46.30 030 Page 1 (lk)ord -ced- residential parking permits -pm f A representation that the vehicle is operable and may be legally driven on the public highways of Washington State; and g. 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. 4. Permits shall be issued only for vehicles regularly used in business 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 not 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 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 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. 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 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. Page 2 (1k)ord -ced- residential parking permits -pm 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. 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. Section 2. 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 20th day of January, 2004. tAi ATTEST Paul George, Mayor -w City Clerk Publication Date: 1 -23 -2004 Effective Date: 2 -22 -2004 Page 3 (1k)ord- ced- residential parking permits -pm BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No 17 For Meeting Of January 20, 2004 ITEM TITLE. An Ordinance relating to Parking in the Downtown Area SUBMITTED BY Finance Department Economic Development Department CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE. Pete Hobbs, Utility Services Manager 575 - 6080 SUMMARY EXPLANATION The Downtown area is m a state of transition. With the closing of the Yakima Mall, there is a lower demand for shopping related parking m the downtown area. There is a corresponding decrease in parking related revenues. However, the parking requirements of people that work in the downtown area remains. The Yakima Downtown Association has requested City Council to modify the current parking ordmance to increase the allowable number of parking permits m the City owned lots from 77 to 114 Resolution Ordinance X Other (Specify) Contract Mail to (name and address) Phone Funding Source APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL. `■■ - City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION Pass ordinance BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION' Pass ordinance COUNCIL ACTION Ordinance passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2004 -02