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Extending Hours in Parking Districts 3 and 4 - For the purpose of extending the Special Residential Parking District hours on certain streets in President’s Hill and Murray Hill to midnight, seven days a week.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 26-16 Amended
Introduced by: Alderman Budge
Referred to
Public Safety Committee
Transportation Committee
Transportation Board
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Extending Hours in Parking Districts 3 and 4
FOR the purpose of extending the Special Residential Parking District hours on certain streets in President’s Hill and Murray Hill to midnight, seven days a week.
BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2015 Edition
Section 12.32.170
Section 12.32.180
WHEREAS, the majority of Special Residential Parking District (SRPD) 3 and all of SRPD 4 are in effect from eight a.m. to six p.m., Monday through Friday; and
WHEREAS, the commercial success of the MX Zone between Church Circle and Westgate Circle has increased the number of customers, clients, patrons, and employees that visit the area with their automobiles; and
WHEREAS, increased parking demand now saturates the residential areas adjacent to the MX Zone in the evenings and on weekends; and
WHEREAS, three City parking garages and additional private garages are available and open to the public along the MX Zone; and
WHEREAS, Section 12.32.030 of the Code of the City of Annapolis provides that residents may petition the Transportation Board to create, alter, or eliminate SRPDs; and
WHEREAS, residents of Murray Hill petitioned the Transportation Board to extend the hours of SRPD 3 to midnight, seven days a week on certain streets within Murray Hill; and
WHEREAS, residents of President’s Hill petitioned the Transportation Board to extend the hours of SRPD 4 to midnight, seven days a week on the streets within President’s Hill; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Board received these petitions at their meeting on April 22, 2016, deliberated upon them, and voted to recommend the requested changes to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Board notified the Council of its recommendation on May 23, 2016; and
WHEREAS, Sections 12.32.050 and 12.32.060 of the Annapolis City Code require the City Council to prominently post notice within the area under consideration, hold an advertised public hearing, and act upon the Transportation Board’s recommendation by Ordinance within 60 days.
SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 12.32 - SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL PARKING DISTRICTS
12.32.170 - Special residential parking district No. 3.
A. There is created a special residential parking district No. 3. The following areas and streets are designated to be within this special residential parking district as shown on Map 12.32.170:
Southside of West Street from Church Circle to Southgate Avenue;
Shaw from Lafayette to Franklin; Dean;
City Gate;
Larkin;
Water;
Franklin, from Cathedral to Spa Creek;
North and South Acton;
Murray;
Colonial, from Murray to Steele Avenue;
Morris;
Lafayette, from West to Monticello;
Steele;
Stehle;
Stewart;
Southgate;
Thompson;
Cheston;
Taney;
Monticello Avenue from West Street to Stehle Street;
Brooke Avenue;
Amos Garrett Boulevard from Academy Street to West Street (not including sections in the MX zone); Academy Street from Amos Garrett Boulevard to Archwood Avenue;
Archwood Avenue from Academy Street to Stehle Street;
Smith Avenue from Chase Street to Amos Garrett Boulevard;
Granville Avenue;
Constitution Avenue;
Constitution Square;
and German Street.
B. A City resident living on a corner adjacent to a street located in residential parking district No. 3, but whose street address is not included in the residential parking district shall have the option of purchasing a residential parking permit.
C. ON THE STREETS LISTED BELOW, PARKING IS LIMITED TO TWO HOURS PER DAY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF EIGHT A.M. AND MIDNIGHT, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, INCLUSIVE, UNLESS THE VEHICLE PARKED WITHIN THIS AREA DISPLAYS THE SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT OR IS OTHERWISE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY AND THE AUTHORIZED AGENT AS A PERMIT HOLDER.
DEAN STREET;
SHAW STREET;
CITY GATE LANE;
WATER STREET;
LARKIN STREET;
GERMAN STREET;
COLONIAL AVENUE;
MORRIS STREET;
MURRAY AVENUE;
AND LAFAYETTE STREET FROM WEST TO SOUTHGATE.
CD. Except for the streets listed below ON OTHER STREETS, parking is limited to two hours PER DAY between the hours of eight a.m. to six p.m. Monday through Friday, inclusive, unless the vehicle parked within this area displays the special residential parking permit or is otherwise registered with the City and the Authorized Agent as a permit holder. On Dean Street, Shaw Street, City Gate Lane, Water Street, Larkin Street, and German Street, parking is limited to two hours between the hours of eight a.m. and midnight, seven days a week, unless the vehicle parked within this area displays the special residential parking permit or is otherwise registered with the City and the Authorized Agent as a permit holder.
DE. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), addresses in the MX Zoning District are not eligible for special residential parking permits.
(2) Residents of existing buildings along West Street from Church Circle to Madison Place are eligible for a permit in either of the adjoining parking districts. The building must have been constructed prior to the establishment of the MX zone, the ground floor must be used for commercial purposes, and there must be no on-site parking.
EF. Residences located on Franklin Street between Shaw and Cathedral, on the boundary of Parking Districts 2 and 3, are eligible for a permit in one district or the other, but not both.
Map 12.32.170
RESIDENTIAL PARKING DISTRICT NO. 3
REVISOR’S NOTE-There are no changes to this Map.
12.32.180 - Special residential parking district No. 4.
A. There is created a special residential parking district No. 4. The following areas and streets are designated to be within this special residential parking district as shown on Map 12.32.180:
Northside of West Street from West Washington Street to Madison Place;
Clay Street from West Washington Street to parcels 292 and 204;
Bates;
Brewer;
Pleasant Street and Pleasant Court;
Munroe Court;
West Washington;
Monument;
Northwest;
Madison Place;
Hill;
Bertina A. Nick Way, north of Clay Street;
and Jefferson Place.
B. ON THE STREETS LISTED BELOW, PARKING IS LIMITED TO TWO HOURS PER DAY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF EIGHT A.M. AND MIDNIGHT, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, INCLUSIVE, UNLESS THE VEHICLE PARKED WITHIN THIS AREA DISPLAYS THE SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT OR IS OTHERWISE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY AND THE AUTHORIZED AGENT AS A PERMIT HOLDER.
HILL STREET;
JEFFERSON PLACE;
MADISON PLACE;
AND MUNROE COURT.
BC. ON OTHER STREETS, Pparking is limited to two hours PER DAY between the hours of eight a.m. and six p.m., Monday through Friday, inclusive, unless the vehicle parked within this area displays the special residential parking permit or is otherwise registered with the City and the Authorized Agent as a permit holder.
Map 12.32.180
RESIDENTIAL PARKING DISTRICT NO. 4
REVISOR’S NOTE-There are no changes to this Map.
SECTION II: AND BE IT FURTHER ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that this Ordinance shall take effect FORTY FIVE DAYS from the date of its passage.
EXPLANATION
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