title
Ordinance Amending Chapter 26 Related to Parking Meters, Parking Lots, and Parking Garages (B)
Ordinance No. 210314
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending Division 2 in Article III of Chapter 26 of the City Code of Ordinances related to parking meters, parking lots, and parking garages; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
explanation
New technology, such as remote parking payment systems and virtual parking permits, has rendered certain code provisions regulating parking obsolete. This ordinance updates obsolete provisions, grants authority to the city manager to establish locations, rate structures, rates, and methods of payment for on-street parking, parking lots, and parking garages. The flexibility granted to the city manager in this ordinance will enable the city to react to market conditions and create pricing structures according to demand. The city commission would retain authority to set maximum rates for parking.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
fiscal note
None.