Due to the cost and restrictions to the residents that are associated with residential permitting, Administration recommends that alternatives be attempted before designating an area as a permit only area. Alternatives may include;

• Limited number of hours for parking during the day, for example between 8 am and 5 pm when residents are at work, parking is only allowed for 1 to 2 hours, or

• Work with by-laws to allow ease of restrictions to allow for driveways in the front or rear of the units.

Where alternatives cannot be implemented or are determined not to be successful, the following process (or similar) could be applied to requests for new residential permit areas:

• Upon receipt of a request for a new residential parking street or area, Administration shall review the area and complete an analysis and provide Council a report outlining the recommended area that should be considered for the new area.

• Council shall provide Administration with a decision as to whether a petition for the recommended area should be allowed.

• The resident may initiate a Petition, supplied by the City. Approval rate of the petition shall be required to be 95% of the area as specified.

• Requests will only be assessed once every 5 years within a specific area.

Risk Analysis:

Implementing residential permit parking on individual streets only shifts the problems of that street onto another street in the area. Therefore, individual street requests outside of existing approved areas should not be approved. Areas surrounding the perceived generator should be evaluated as a whole.

The process outlined for new applications will require time and effort for Administration to complete the parking studies and reports to Council. Due to the significant effort expected to be involved, these studies should be limited based on past reviews. Should an area be disapproved by Council and/or a petition unsuccessful, a 5 year waiting period should be instated before a resident be allowed to re-initialize the process for the same area.

Financial Matters:

Permit Parking does not generate sufficient funds to offset annual operational costs which include sign installation and maintenance, issuing permits and enforcement including responding to complaints of permit abuse. Therefore, the addition of new areas may impact the operating budget as areas are added.