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9.11 - Resident-Only Parking § 9.11 Section 9.11: Resident-Only Parking Subdivision 1. Declaration of Public Policy and Purpose The Council finds that there are residential areas within the City which are adjacent to or very near intense non-residential uses which do not provide adequate off- street parking. The Council further finds that persons employed by or using those non-residential facilities frequently park their vehicles on nearby residential streets, resulting in serious residential problems. This Section regulating parking in designated residential areas is hereby established in order to protect children and other pedestrians from bodily injury and to protect real and personal property from damage, by reducing hazardous traffic conditions resulting from the heavy usage of these residential streets by non-residents or transients; to protect those residential areas from polluted air, excessive noise, and trash and refuse caused by the entry of such vehicles; to promote efficiency in the maintenance of those streets in a clean and safe condition; to preserve the character of those districts as residential districts; to protect the residents of those areas from unreasonable burdens in gaining access to their residences; and to preserve the general health, safety, welfare and integrity of those residents and residential areas. Subdivision 2. Establishment Authorized The Council may, after a public hearing thereon and after receiving a written appli- cation as hereinafter provided, designate resident-only parking zones on certain streets. The Council shall also specify special parking restrictions within each designated zone thus established. Subdivision 3. Procedure For Establishment A. Consideration of Resident-Only Parking Zone. The Council may consider the designation of a resident-only parking zone upon the written request of a person residing in the zone or a member of the Council. Said request shall: 1. State, with particularity, the residential area to be included; 2. Identify the factors which make the designation of a resident-only parking zone a necessity; and, 3. State how the desired parking restrictions will serve to alleviate the conditions making the zone a necessity. Golden Valley City Code Page 1 of 4 § 9.11 B. Hearing. Upon receipt of a written request which meets the requirements of the preceding Subparagraph, the Council shall set a time and place for a public hearing on the proposal to designate a resident-only parking zone. Notice of such hearing shall be given at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing to properties in the proposed zone and within five hundred (500) feet of the proposed zone. At the hearing, the Council shall hear all interested persons and shall receive and consider all materials relevant to the merits of the proposal. C. Findings. If the Council thereafter deems such a resident-only parking zone necessary, the resolution adopting the same shall fully state the basis of the creation of the resident-only parking zone, which basis supports the existence of one (1) or more of the following, or other, serious problems caused by nonresident parking: 1. The area is detrimentally impacted by parking of non-resident vehicles during the proposed hours of restriction and that such impact creates an unreasonable increase in hazardous traffic conditions threatening the safety of children, pedestrians and pets. 2. The area does not have sufficient parking to accommodate the convenient parking of vehicles by residents thereof in the vicinity of their homes. 3. Street cleaning, snow removal and other clean-up and maintenance operations are greatly hampered by the present unregulated parking conditions. 4. The restriction of on-street parking available to non-residents will reduce vehicle noise, pollution, congestion, accumulation of litter and other adverse environmental effects of automobile traffic and will thus encourage reliance on car pools and mass transit. 5. The health, safety, welfare, and integrity of the residents, the residential area and the City as a whole, and the attractiveness and livability of the neighborhood will be better protected by a system of resident-only parking. Subdivision 4. Residential Parking Permit Authority The establishment of a resident-only parking zone shall provide for the issuance of parking permits subject to the following requirements: A. The Council shall identify the location, hours, and days to be regulated by the parking permit procedure. B. An application for a permit shall be on a form prepared by the City Council and shall contain the name and address of the registered owner, make, model, and license number of each vehicle for which a permit is requested, Golden Valley City Code Page 2 of 4 § 9.11 and any other information deemed reasonably necessary by the Council to enforce the provisions of this Section. No persons shall furnish false information in an application for a resident-only parking permit. C. The number of parking permits per residence or per multi-dwelling unit shall be limited to the number of vehicles owned and registered to persons residing therein. D. Permits shall be made available on a continuous basis within those areas authorized by the Council action and issued to the residents of dwelling units located in the designated zone. Permits are non-transferable and shall be used only on the motor vehicle for which the permit was originally requested. E. Transferable permits for bona fide visitors shall be made available upon written application, to residents of dwelling units located in the designated zone. The number of transferable visitor parking permits shall be limited to three (3) per dwelling unit. F. No fees shall be charged for the first two (2) resident and/or visitor permits issued for a particular dwelling unit. Thereafter a fee, as adopted by a resolution of the Council, shall be charged for each resident and/or visitor permit issued or transferred as respects said dwelling unit. G. The permit decal shall be placed on the lower rear corner of the left window closest to the rear of the vehicle. H. Such permits shall permit parking in the designated zones during the time specified by the Council action, and the resident-only parking restrictions shall be posted on signs in the resident-only parking zone. A parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve to the holder a parking space within a designated resident-only parking zone. I. Residents within the designated zone, at a cost of one (1) dollar for each permit, may apply to the City Manager or his/her designee for non- transferable and dated special event permits upon a showing by the resident that, during the date and hours for which the permits are to be issued, the use of the permits shall be for special events consistent with the residential character of the neighborhood and other provisions of law. Application for such special event permits shall be made no later than ten (10) business days prior to the date of such event. The City Manager or his/her designee shall determine the number of special event permits to be issued and the hours in effect upon determination that issuance of the same would neither unduly impair traffic safety, nor create serious problems during the effective period of the permits. Golden Valley City Code Page 3 of 4 § 9.11 Subdivision 5. Termination or Modification The Council may terminate a resident-only parking zone after conducting a public hearing and finding that the circumstances which originally prompted the establishment of the zone no longer exist. The Council may modify the resident- only parking restrictions in a resident-only parking zone if it determines that a change of circumstances warrants such modifications. Subdivision 6. Handicapped Parking Not Restricted Provisions of this Section shall not abrogate the scope of parking privileges granted handicapped persons by statutes of the State of Minnesota or by other law. Subdivision 7. Penalties It is unlawful for any person to violate any established and sign-posted resident- only parking restriction and any person guilty thereof shall be subject to a fine not to exceed twenty-five (25) dollars. Any person who intentionally falsifies information on an application for a parking permit or displays a fraudulently obtained or counterfeit permit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source: City Code Effective Date: 6-30-88 Golden Valley City Code Page 4 of 4 § 9.11 Section 9.11: Resident-Only Parking Subdivision 1. Declaration of Public Policy and Purpose The Council finds that there are residential areas within the City which are adjacent to or very near intense non-residential uses which do not provide adequate off- street parking. The Council further finds that persons employed by or using those non-residential facilities frequently park their vehicles on nearby residential streets, resulting in serious residential problems. This Section regulating parking in designated residential areas is hereby established in order to protect children and other pedestrians from bodily injury and to protect real and personal property from damage, by reducing hazardous traffic conditions resulting from the heavy usage of these residential streets by non-residents or transients; to protect those residential areas from polluted air, excessive noise, and trash and refuse caused by the entry of such vehicles; to promote efficiency in the maintenance of those streets in a clean and safe condition; to preserve the character of those districts as residential districts; to protect the residents of those areas from unreasonable burdens in gaining access to their residences; and to preserve the general health, safety, welfare and integrity of those residents and residential areas. Subdivision 2. Establishment Authorized The Council may, after a public hearing thereon and after receiving a written appli- cation as hereinafter provided, designate resident-only parking zones on certain streets. The Council shall also specify special parking restrictions within each designated zone thus established. Subdivision 3. Procedure For Establishment A. Consideration of Resident-Only Parking Zone. The Council may consider the designation of a resident-only parking zone upon the written request of a person residing in the zone or a member of the Council. Said request shall: 1. State, with particularity, the residential area to be included; 2. Identify the factors which make the designation of a resident-only parking zone a necessity; and, 3. State how the desired parking restrictions will serve to alleviate the conditions making the zone a necessity. Golden Valley City Code Page 1 of 4 § 9.11 B. Hearing. Upon receipt of a written request which meets the requirements of the preceding Subparagraph, the Council shall set a time and place for a public hearing on the proposal to designate a resident-only parking zone. Notice of such hearing shall be given at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing to properties in the proposed zone and within five hundred (500) feet of the proposed zone. At the hearing, the Council shall hear all interested persons and shall receive and consider all materials relevant to the merits of the proposal. C. Findings. If the Council thereafter deems such a resident-only parking zone necessary, the resolution adopting the same shall fully state the basis of the creation of the resident-only parking zone, which basis supports the existence of one (1) or more of the following, or other, serious problems caused by nonresident parking: 1. The area is detrimentally impacted by parking of non-resident vehicles during the proposed hours of restriction and that such impact creates an unreasonable increase in hazardous traffic conditions threatening the safety of children, pedestrians and pets. 2. The area does not have sufficient parking to accommodate the convenient parking of vehicles by residents thereof in the vicinity of their homes. 3. Street cleaning, snow removal and other clean-up and maintenance operations are greatly hampered by the present unregulated parking conditions. 4. The restriction of on-street parking available to non-residents will reduce vehicle noise, pollution, congestion, accumulation of litter and other adverse environmental effects of automobile traffic and will thus encourage reliance on car pools and mass transit. 5. The health, safety, welfare, and integrity of the residents, the residential area and the City as a whole, and the attractiveness and livability of the neighborhood will be better protected by a system of resident-only parking. Subdivision 4. Residential Parking Permit Authority The establishment of a resident-only parking zone shall provide for the issuance of parking permits subject to the following requirements: A. The Council shall identify the location, hours, and days to be regulated by the parking permit procedure. B. An application for a permit shall be on a form prepared by the City Council and shall contain the name and address of the registered owner, make, model, and license number of each vehicle for which a permit is requested, Golden Valley City Code Page 2 of 4 § 9.11 and any other information deemed reasonably necessary by the Council to enforce the provisions of this Section. No persons shall furnish false information in an application for a resident-only parking permit. C. The number of parking permits per residence or per multi-dwelling unit shall be limited to the number of vehicles owned and registered to persons residing therein. D. Permits shall be made available on a continuous basis within those areas authorized by the Council action and issued to the residents of dwelling units located in the designated zone. Permits are non-transferable and shall be used only on the motor vehicle for which the permit was originally requested. E. Transferable permits for bona fide visitors shall be made available upon written application, to residents of dwelling units located in the designated zone. The number of transferable visitor parking permits shall be limited to three (3) per dwelling unit. F. No fees shall be charged for the first two (2) resident and/or visitor permits issued for a particular dwelling unit. Thereafter a fee, as adopted by a resolution of the Council, shall be charged for each resident and/or visitor permit issued or transferred as respects said dwelling unit. G. The permit decal shall be placed on the lower rear corner of the left window closest to the rear of the vehicle. H. Such permits shall permit parking in the designated zones during the time specified by the Council action, and the resident-only parking restrictions shall be posted on signs in the resident-only parking zone. A parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve to the holder a parking space within a designated resident-only parking zone. I. Residents within the designated zone, at a cost of one (1) dollar for each permit, may apply to the City Manager or his/her designee for non- transferable and dated special event permits upon a showing by the resident that, during the date and hours for which the permits are to be issued, the use of the permits shall be for special events consistent with the residential character of the neighborhood and other provisions of law. Application for such special event permits shall be made no later than ten (10) business days prior to the date of such event. The City Manager or his/her designee shall determine the number of special event permits to be issued and the hours in effect upon determination that issuance of the same would neither unduly impair traffic safety, nor create serious problems during the effective period of the permits. Golden Valley City Code Page 3 of 4 § 9.11 Subdivision 5. Termination or Modification The Council may terminate a resident-only parking zone after conducting a public hearing and finding that the circumstances which originally prompted the establishment of the zone no longer exist. The Council may modify the resident- only parking restrictions in a resident-only parking zone if it determines that a change of circumstances warrants such modifications. Subdivision 6. Handicapped Parking Not Restricted Provisions of this Section shall not abrogate the scope of parking privileges granted handicapped persons by statutes of the State of Minnesota or by other law. Subdivision 7. Penalties It is unlawful for any person to violate any established and sign-posted resident- only parking restriction and any person guilty thereof shall be subject to a fine not to exceed twenty-five (25) dollars. Any person who intentionally falsifies information on an application for a parking permit or displays a fraudulently obtained or counterfeit permit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source: City Code Effective Date: 6-30-88 Golden Valley City Code Page 4 of 4