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• 6.8 Signs To Be Posted The City Traffic Engineer shall have signs posted sufficient to give notice of the existence, effect, and limits of the restricted parking block to an ordinarily observant person. 7.0 Regulations Do Not Limit Safety Powers These regulations shall in no way limit the power of the City Manager, the Chief of Police, the Director of Public Works, or the City Traffic Engineer, to restrict parking as required by safety. 8.0 Permit Parking Regulations for University Circle -University Way (A Pilot Program) 8.1 Preamble Renter occupied units outnumber owner occupied units significantly on University Circle and University Way (hereinafter "University Circle"), by a ratio that is much higher than one finds in other existing permit parking blocks throughout the City. University Circle also has a number of multifamily structures which were built before implementation of current off street parking requirements and as such often provide less off street parking than is needed. Because of its • proximity to the University of Virginia, University Circle has a disproportionately large number of "commuter vehicles" using its streets for parking. Under these circumstances, the City Manager has determined that University Circle may benefit from implementation of permit parking. Because of the above cited differences between University Circle and existing permit parking blocks around the City, some of the current permit parking regulations need to be changed before they are applied to University Circle. In accord with the foregoing, the Permit Parking regulations applicable to University Circle (including University Way) shall be and are those set forth in the following Sections 8.3 through 8.8. 8.2 Current Citywide Regulations Apply Except As Expressly Stated Otherwise in the Following Sections Except as expressly indicated otherwise by the provisions set forth below, the City of Charlottesville Permit Parking Regulations (hereinafter "the Citywide Permit Parking Regulations" or simply "Citywide Regulations"), including the definitions contained therein, shall apply to the implementation and enforcement of permit parking restrictions for University Circle. 8.3 Vehicle Permits (a) Landlords (Owners or their agents) of rental property which houses two or more dwelling • units in one structure shall be the exclusive applicants to the City for vehicle permits for their -7-