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AMENDMENT TO PARKING CODE (B)
Ordinance No. 110371
An Ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, creating and adding a new section 26-102 to the Code of Ordinances, relating to Downtown mid-street parking; providing requirements, conditions and limitations; providing directions to the codifier; providing for severability; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
Section 26.3 of the Code of Ordinances authorizes the City Manager to designate loading zones. On June 24, 2004, the City Manager issued a set of procedures for utilization of mid-street parking for loading and unloading in the downtown area. However, these procedures are not codified, and the parking restrictions may not have been widely understood. Therefore, the City Attorney's Office recommends they be codified into the Gainesville Code of Ordinances. The proposed ordinance also clarifies the need to leave room to pass and to avoid blocking traffic, and that such parking procedures are not available when traffic conditions or special events make it unsafe. Finally, it is recommended that the current placard issuance requirements for vehicles without business markings be removed, as these procedures have never been utilized.
The City Commission at its October 20, 2011 meeting authorized the City Attorney to draft and the Clerk of the Commission to advertise an ordinance creating a provision in the Code of Ordinances relating to mid-street parking. If approved on first reading, second and final reading will be held on Thursday, December 1, 2011.