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• Planning Commission Meeting 6/26/95 Page 2 Policv Public streets are available for use by the general public. Allowing some residents to be exempt from the parking restrictions that apply to the general public requires a demonstration of need. First, the adjacent land uses generate more than usual residential traffic and second, the property owners require some relief from parking restrictions that are .necessary because of automobile congestion in the neighborhood. In order to assure the city that there is a need for permit parking, a petition signed by 75% of the property owners in a minimum distance of one 600 foot block front(one side of street) must be initiated. The petition is submitted to the city with a $100 fee to cover the cost of processing the application. The request is reviewed by staff and a recommendation is made on the area to be designated for permit parking. If the city council approves residential permit parking, residents along the designated area may purchase annual permits at $10 each for the first two vehicles registered to their address and $20 for each additional vehicle. This fee is charged to cover the cost of processing the application including a license registration check, and having the officers enforce this parking arrangement for registered vehicles. • Petitions requesting permit parkin In May, 1995, two petitions were received requesting residential permit parking on Tatum Street and were accompanied by the standard $100 fee to cover the costs. The $100 fee covered both petitions because the review and notification were done at the same time. Petition area #1: north of 1844 and 1894 Tatum Street to 1888 and 1920 Tatum Street (75%) was initiated by Gary & Jean Malzer of 1903 Tatum. Petition #2: south of 1971 and 1794 Tatum Street to 1739 and 1736 Tatum Street (82%) was initiated by Rick Elm of 1765 Tatum. Response to notices All Tatum Street property owners were notified of a public hearing on permit parking. As of )une 26, 1995, no property owners had contacted the city about the hearing. In addition to sending the notice to petitioned areas, 27 property owners in the non- petitioned areas were requested to notify the city about their interest in permit parking by returning a stamped, addressed card. Ten responded with interest in residential permit parking; one responded neutrally if she did not have to pay for a permit; 4 responded that they had no interest in permit parking. When the petitions and response cards were tallied together, the results were as follows: • 61 % of the property owners expressed an interest in permit parking or signed a petition for permit parking on all of Tatum.