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POLICY Hl • 10/13/04 Petition for a permit parking zone on Lindig Street (continued) Comments From Residents: Although they were not included in the petition, residents on the existing restricted zone, including apartment residents at 1707 Lindig, have contacted the City to express their support for the petition and for making the permit zone cover the whole length of the street. Residents often additional homes or apartments at the south end of Lindig informally added their names to the petition. No one has contacted Staff directly to express opposition to permit parking on Lindig. Analysis• • Staff observations support the allegation that non-residents are consistently using Lindig Avenue to park for access to the University of Minnesota. • Staff finds that non-resident parking is having an impact on the Lindig residences least able to accommodate off-street parking, creating a hardship for those residents. • The available parking at the north end of Lindig is as far as 800 feet away from residents at the south end, which creates a hardship for residents in lack of parking for their visitors. • Heavy parking on a narrow street and the lack of an outlet to the north create a potential • public safety hazard. • In other areas of the city where we have permit parking, enforcement has been an issue. Parking enforcement is not the primary duty of the police officer assigned to the city, and there is no funding for additional police staffing to enforce permit parking on a consistent basis. Fees from parking permits would not cover the cost of enforcement. • However, parking signs themselves would have a deterrent effect, and residents could get some relief by reporting violations immediately. • Merely extending the present restriction northward and not covering the whole length of Lindig would, in the opinion of Staff, push the problem up Lindig and add to the hardship residents currently experience. Staff Recommendation: Based on information collected, Staff recommends granting the petition to institute permit parking on the whole length of Lindig, including the existing restricted zone. Parking would be restricted to 2 hours for non-permit holders between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 pm., Monday through Friday. All Lindig residents would be eligible to apply for parking permits, according to the terms of the City parking policy. At their regular September 28`" meeting, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to • recommend approval of the attached resolution to the City Council.