Form revised February 6, 2008

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
SDOT	Mary Catherine Snyder 4-8110	Steve Barham 3-9084

Legislation Title:

AN ORDINANCE related to the Restricted Parking Zone program to update and clarify the program, amending Sections 3.12.120, 11.14.515, 11.16.120(F) and (G), 11.16.315, 11.16.317, 11.16.319, 11.23.440, 11.28.010(D), 11.31.121, 11.72.351, 11.76.015, 15.04.112 and 23.44.041(A) of the Seattle Municipal Code; adding new section 11.16.316; and repealing Sections 15.04.112 (B) and (C), 11.73.010-.040, and 11.73.080.

· Summary of the Legislation:

Related to the City’s Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) program, this Ordinance proposes substantive and house-keeping changes to the Seattle Municipal Code to ensure better parking management for residential and mixed-use Seattle neighborhoods. The Ordinance covers RPZ and guest permit eligibility; payment of permit fees for new or expanded Major Institutions; zone creation and modification processes; parking enforcement; and customer service improvements for permit issuance. 

· Background: (Include brief description of the purpose and context of legislation and include record of previous legislation and funding history, if applicable):

The RPZ program designates on-street parking for residents, their guests, service vehicles, and short-term visitor parking to reduce traffic impacts from nearby major institutions, transit stations, and business districts. As of March 2009, SDOT maintains 27 RPZs and issues approximately 17,000 permits. In 2007, SDOT initiated a major policy review to revise the RPZ program, last reviewed in 1994. Staff collected other cities’ best practices and gathered community input. Current RPZ policy and technical requirements have, in some situations, fallen short of capturing complexities of business and residential districts’ parking issues.

In mid-2008, SDOT conducted an extensive public engagement effort to gather feedback on draft recommendations. Staff received over 500 email comments and attended 15 community meetings in and around RPZ areas.

Based on review of public comments and best parking management practices, SDOT finalized and is concurrently releasing the Final RPZ Policy Review Recommendations. This proposed Ordinance contains the necessary substantive and house-keeping legislative changes to the Seattle Municipal Code to implement the Final Recommendations.

· Please check one of the following:

_X__ This legislation does not have any financial implications.

Note: this legislation does not change the RPZ program appropriations included in the 2009 Adopted & 2010 Endorsed Budget.