REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, AICP, HDFP, Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: MELISSA J. ALMAGUER, Parking Division Manager
Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Residential Permit Parking District #10
1. HEARING to consider an amendment to Residential Permit Parking District #10
2. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Class 1/Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines
3. ***RESOLUTION - Amending Residential Permit Parking District #10 (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the Resolution to amend Residential Parking District #10, adjacent to the Veterans Administration facility on East Clinton Avenue and North First Street.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Article 20 of Fresno Municipal Code allows for the creation and amendment of residential parking districts within the City. Residential Parking District #10 was created by Council Resolution in June 2018 and at this time staff recommends changes to the enforcement hours and boundaries of the district.
BACKGROUND
On June 14, 2018, the City Council responded to resident concerns regarding parking to create a residential parking district in District #7, comprising of the area between Simpson Avenue and Cambridge Avenue and Thesta Street and First Street and that was enforced from 7am-7pm every day including holidays. The residents of Residential Parking District #10, which is located in Council District #7, requested the area be set aside for a residential parking district due to ongoing parking impacts caused by employees of the nearby Veterans Administration facility.
Since the original establishment of the parking district, a number of modifications have been made to improve the effectiveness of the district. These include a boundary change in 2020 that reduced the residential parking district to the area of Cornell Avenue and Clinton Avenue and Thesta Street and First Street and a ...
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