Fiscal Note
The additional meter opportunities will yield some modest increases in Parking Utility revenues.
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Creating Sections 12.132(688) and 12.137(262), amending Sections 12.138(4)(a), (8), and (9)(b) and Sections 12.145(1) and (3)(a), and creating Section 12.150 of the Madison General Ordinances to modify portions of the Residential Parking Permit Program and to establish twenty-five minute parking meter zones.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance makes some minor modifications in parking regulations, and allows metered parking in Residential Parking areas. It amends Section 12.138 to allow mixed blocks of both Residential Parking and metered parking. Madison is encouraging developments that include both residential and commercial properties on the same block. In order to respond to the growing needs of both residential and commercial parking, it is necessary to remove the language of the current ordinance which prohibits streets containing parking meters to be eligible for the Residential Parking designation. Additionally, Section 12.138(5)(b) needs to be amended to include metered spots as an area that residential parking permit holders are not exempt from, in order to keep those spaces eligible for continuous parking turnover. Section 12.138(8)(a) is being modified to remove the language of "attest" and replacing it with the language of "certify" to respond to the updated application process for the Residential Parking Permit Program. This change makes it clear that applications need not be notarized. Section 12.150 is being established to create areas of twenty-five minute metered parking and Section 12.145 is being modified to establish authority for Section 12.150 and establish rates therein. Finally, the ordinance also creates subsections in Sections 12.132 and 12.137 to include areas of Washington Avenue that are Parking Prohibited At All Times and Two Hour Parking 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., to conform the ordinances to actual...
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