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RESOLUTION • APPROVING GROVE AVENUE BETWEEN EAST HIGH STREET AND SYCAMORE STREET AS A RESTRICTED PARKING AREA WHEREAS, residents of Grove Avenue between East High Street and Sycamore Street have requested that City Council designate that street as a restricted parking area; and WHEREAS, in accordance with City Code Section 15-201, et seq, the CityTraffic Engineer has conducted on street parking surveys and mailed notice to all residents of the affected area that Council will consider designating such area as a restricted parking area; and WHEREAS, the surveys have shown that at least 75% of the total number of on street parking spaces in the proposed restricted parking area were occupied, and at least 50% of the total number of on street parking spaces in that area were occupied by commuter vehicles; and WHEREAS, in accordance with City Code Section 15-203(b)(3), the City Manager has certified that the parking surveys have met the minimum parking occupancy requirements for permit parking controls; and WHEREAS, Council has considered: • (a) the purpose and intent of the permit parking ordinance and regulations; (b) the alternate means of transportation, if any, to and from the restricted parking areas being established; (c) the adverse impact that restricting parking in such areas might have on nearby neighborhoods that do not have permit parking; (d) the adverse impact that such restrictions may have on the non- residents of the proposed restricted parking areas and their ability to find available parking near their place of work; and (e) the hours, if any, during which the proposed restricted parking areas are affected by commuter vehicles; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that Grove Avenue between East High Street and Sycamore Street is hereby designated as a restricted parking area. Approved by Council July 20, 2009 z of City Council •