Transmittal - 8/29/2023ERIN MENDENHALL DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY
Mayor and NEIGHBORHOODS
Blake Thomas
Director
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CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
________________________Date Received: _________________
Rachel Otto, Chief of Staff Date sent to Council: _________________
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TO:Salt Lake City Council DATE: August 28, 2023
Darin Mano, Chair
FROM: Blake Thomas, Director, Department of Community & Neighborhoods
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SUBJECT:Amendment to the Residential Parking Permit Program Ordinance
STAFF CONTACT:Jon Larsen, Transportation Division Director, jon.larsen@slcgov.com
801.535.6630
DOCUMENT TYPE:Ordinance amendment
RECOMMENDATION: Pass an ordinance
BUDGET IMPACT:There could be a nominal increase in revenue due to an increase in
participation in the Residential Parking Permit program.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:As the Central Ninth neighborhood continues to grow, it has
exacerbated a long-standing parking issue that impacts residents in the historic single-family
homes on Jefferson Street and Washington Street. Because there is not designated park and ride
parking for the 900 South TRAX station, transit riders will often park on street in the
neighborhood. There is also spillover parking demand from nearby businesses that end up on
Jefferson Street and Washington Street. There is evidence of support to create a residential
parking permit program for these two streets, but it isn’t allowed under the current ordinance,
which requires eight continuous block faces. The proposed text changes would allow for the
creation of a residential parking permit program for this neighborhood, with minimal impact on
the program function elsewhere in the City.
The ordinance change would not automatically create a residential parking permit program in the
Central Ninth area; it would simply allow for it to be a possibility. The normal process for
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creating a residential parking permit zone would still need to be followed, likely resulting in a
series of robust discussions with the community about how to balance the needs of the many
stakeholders.
PUBLIC PROCESS: There have been multiple discussions with residents of the Central Ninth
Neighborhood who would be most impacted by and benefit the most from this change. This issue
was also discussed at the June 8, 2023 Central Ninth Community Council meeting.
EXHIBITS:
1) Proposed Residential Parking Permit Program amendment text
SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. _____ of 2023
(Ordinance amending Section 12.64.040 of the Salt Lake City Code
pertaining to area designation criteria for the City Parking Permit Program)
WHEREAS, Chapter 12.64 of the Salt Lake City Code (City Parking Permit Program)
authorizes a program and implementing procedural system by which residents and businesses within
qualifying areas may receive preferential treatment when competing with commuter vehicles for
available on street parking; and
WHEREAS, Section 12.64.040 of the Salt Lake City Code sets forth general criteria, specific
factors and threshold technical criteria for the transportation engineer to consider when designating an
area as a city permit parking area; and
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Corporation (“City”) Transportation Division has become
aware of areas within Salt Lake City wherein residents and businesses experience a severe shortage
of street parking due to high commuter vehicle parking as intended to be addressed by the City
Parking Permit Program, but which fail to meet the criteria set forth in Section 12.64.040; and
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council finds that updates to the area designation criteria
are necessary to ensure all areas within Salt Lake City that satisfy the purpose of the City Parking
Program as set forth in Section 12.64.010 (Purpose) of the Salt Lake City Code can be properly
designated as Parking Permit Areas, as defined in Section 12.64.020 (Definitions).
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Amending Section 12.64.040. Section 12.64.040 of the Salt Lake City Code
shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows:
12.64.040: AREA DESIGNATION; CRITERIA:
A. General Criteria: An area shall be deemed eligible for consideration as a city permit parking area
if the transportation engineer determines, after evaluation of the surveys and traffic studies prepared
at the direction of the parking permit coordinator, that the qualified area is adversely affected by
commuter vehicles for any extended period(s) during the day or night, on weekends or holidays.
B. Specific Factors: In determining alleged adverse effects upon an area, the transportation
engineer shall analyze and evaluate factors which include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. The extent of the desire and perception of need by the residents for permit parking as
evidenced by receipt of verified petitions and ballots as required herein;
2. The extent to which legal on street parking spaces are occupied by motor vehicles during any
given time period; and
3. The extent to which vehicles parking in the area during the period proposed for parking
regulations are commuter vehicles rather than resident vehicles.
C. Threshold Technical Criteria: The transportation engineer may, upon recommendation of the
parking permit coordinator, and pursuant to the provisions hereunder, consider for designation as a
city permit parking area, an area whose streets (or portions thereof) qualify by satisfying the
following eligibility criteria:
1. Seventy percent (70%) or more of the parking capacity is generally occupied;
2. Such occupancy continues for any consecutive four (4) hour period and such occupancy rate
occurs at least four (4) days per week during at least a nine (9) month period per year. If the
recommendation is for designation of a seasonal city permit area, the occupancy occurs over a period
of more than two (2) months and fewer than nine (9) months;
3. Twenty five percent (25%) of the vehicles occupying the on street spaces are other than area
vehicles;
4. The requesting area consists of curb space fronting a minimum of eight (8) standard block
faces geographically located within the proposed permit area; provided that, if fewer than eight (8)
standard block faces are impacted, then the transportation engineer shall have discretion to waive the
requirement of this Subsection (C)(4) if the proposed permit area is impacted by one of the
following: (a) hospital or medical buildings; (b) university or college buildings; or (c) a TRAX
station; and;
5. The parking permit coordinator agrees that implementing the proposed permit area will not,
to a significant extent, transfer the commuter vehicle parking problem to a different adjacent area
should the area under consideration be designated permit parking
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this __ day of ____________, 2023.
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on .
Mayor’s Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed.
MAYOR
___________________________________ APPROVED AS TO FORM
CITY RECORDER Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
(SEAL)
Date: _________________________
Bill No. _______ of 2023
Published: ______________________.
Sara Montoya, Senior City Attorney
August 24, 2023