HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 7591 TO PROVIDE FOR RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT ZONE: SECTION 1: THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CODE BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO BE NUMBERED 3-5-95.11 ORDINANCE NO. 159 1
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT ZONE.
THE AUGUSTA, GEORGIA COMMISSION ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. The Augusta-Richmond County Code by adding a new section to be numbered 3-5-
95.11,to read as follows:
Section 3-5-95.11. Residential parking permit zone.
"SEE ATTACHED HERETO"
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CERTIFICATION
The undersigned Clerk of Commission, Lena J. Bonner, hereby certifies that the foregoing
Ordinance was duly adopted by the Augusta, Georgia Commission on
, and the undersigned further certifies that attached hereto is a true
copy of the Ordinance which was approved and adopted in the foregoing meeting(s).
Lena J. Bonner,Clerk of Commission
Sec. 3-5-95.11. Residential parking permit zone.
a) Study. Upon citizen request or on its own initiative,Augusta, Georgia may
study the feasibility and desirability of establishing or eliminating one or more
residential parking permit zones within the public right-of-way. A study shall
consider, among other things:
(1) The effect on the safety of residents of the area under consideration from
intensive use by non-residents for parking of vehicles.
(2) The need of area residents for adequate on-street parking in the targeted
area.
(3) The difficulty or inability of area residents to secure on-street parking in
the targeted area due to the use of available parking spaces in that area
by non-resident motorists.
(4) The impact of major public facilities and programs on the health, safety,
and welfare of the area residents and any unreasonable burdens placed
on those residents in securing adequate on-street parking and gaining
access to their residences by virtue of such facilities and programs.
(5) The likelihood of alleviating, by use of a parking permit system, any
problem of unavailability of residential parking spaces.
(6) The desire of the residents in the area for the institution of a parking
permit system and the willingness of those residents to bear the
administrative costs incidental to the issuance of permits authorized by
this section.
(7) The need for parking spaces in the target area for use by visitors and the
general public.
(9) Such other factors as the Director of Engineering shall deem applicable.
(b) Public hearing. A public hearing may be held in accordance with the
following:
(1) Following the completion of a study conducted pursuant to subsection (a)
of this section, the Director of Engineering, or his or her designee, shall
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conduct a public hearing at which time interested persons may appear
and be heard.
(2) Within 45 calendar days following the close of the public hearing, the
Director of Engineering shall decide whether to propose the designation
of the area under consideration as a residential parking permit zone or
to remove the designation of an established residential parking permit
zone.
(c) Petition. Procedures for submitting a petition for creating of the
residential parking permit zone are as follows:
(1) If the Director of Engineering proposes to establish a residential parking
permit zone, residents within the targeted area may petition for the
establishment of the zone. Petitions shall be on forms prepared and
promulgated by the Director of Engineering. Petitions shall be submitted
to the Director of Engineering who shall determine their sufficiency.
Insufficient and/or incomplete petitions will not be processed.
(2) No residential parking permit zone shall be established unless at least a
simple majority (50 percent plus one), of the property owners within the
proposed zone have properly signed a petition.
(3) Property tax records provided from the Board of Tax Assessors shall be
used to verify the eligibility of property owner petition signatures.
(d) Designation. Procedures for adding residential parking pass zone areas
are as follows:
(1) Following the completion and vetting of the petition pursuant to
subsection (c) of this section, the Director of Engineering will provide the
Augusta, Georgia Commission the opportunity to add proposed
residential parking permit zone to a list of such designated areas by
majority vote of the Commission body.
(2) Upon approval of the establishment of a residential parking permit zone
by the Augusta, Georgia Commission, the Director of Engineering shall
cause parking signs to be posted in the zone. Such signs shall prescribe
times, locations and conditions which govern parking in the targeted
area.
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(3) The Director of Engineering shall have authority to promulgate
regulations necessary to the administration of this program, including,
but not limited to, the issuance, display, renewal, revocation, and
replacement of decals, and the establishment of reasonable fees for the
users of the program.
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