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 Item 12.
COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM

TO: Land Use and Sustainability Committee

FROM: Alina T. Hudak, City Manager

DATE: October 28, 2022
TITLE:DISCUSS PRIVATE PARKING LOTS

HISTORY:

On September 14, 2022, at the request of Commissioner Alex Fernandez, the City Commission referred the subject discussion item to the Land Use and Sustainability Committee (C4 AA). As noted in the attached referral memo, the item sponsor would like to discuss signage requirements for private parking lots, to better distinguish these lots from public parking lots.

ANALYSIS:

The City has placed signage at some locations of municipal lots, including signage with arrows at locations where private and municipal lots are adjacent to each other to more clearly indicate which lot is a municipal lot. Part of the challenge currently is the proximity of some private and municipal lots, which makes it difficult to distinguish between them.

Although there are currently signage requirements in place on private lots, unfortunately people do not always pay attention and assume it is a municipal lot.

One option would be to develop a standard sign type for all municipal lots, which would provide a clearer message and identification of municipal lots. If there is consensus on this, the Parking Department could develop some different options for signage at municipal lots and bring them back for the LUSC for further discussion.

CONCLUSION:

The Administration recommends that the Land Use and Sustainability Committee discuss the item and provide any applicable recommendations to the City Commission.

Applicable Area

Citywide
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds?
Yes No 

Departments

Planning
ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionType
Referral Memo C4AAMemo