Amending Chapter 20 Board of Public Works to Establish Residential Parking Zones

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(3) The total number of parking spaces available on the public streets within the residential area under consideration. (4) Any days of the week or times of day in which parking on the public streets within the residential area under consideration particularly may be congested. (c) The Bureau of Traffic and Lighting shall not recommend that a parking restriction is warranted unless the average number of vehicles operated by persons whose destination is a facility described in subsection (b), (1) above is in ex- cess of twenty -five percent (25 %) of the total number of parking spaces available on-the public streets within the residential area, and the total number of parking spaces on the public streets occupied by motor vehicles exceeds seventy -five percent (75 %) of the total number of parking spaces on the public streets in the residential area under consideration. The recommendation may be limited to a restriction on parking only for specific days of the week or specific times of day, and may recommend that the park- ing restriction be designated only for certain public streets within the residential area under consideration. SECTION II. Chapter 20 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is amended by adding a new Article 10, Section 20 -115, as follows: See. 20 -115. Designation of Residential Parking Zones a) Upon Recommendation of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, the Board of Public Works may designate the residential area under consideration as a Residential Parking Zone. The designation shall set forth the boundaries of the residential area and the parking res- trictions shall be applicable only to the public streets of the residential area so designated. The designation shall set forth any limitations as to the days of the week or times of the day in which such restriction shall be in force. A copy of the designation shall be kept on file with the Clerk of the Board of Public Works. fib) Parking on the public streets within the residential area designated as a Residential Parking Zone shall be restricted to vehicles displaying a Residential Parking Decal issued by the Board of Public Works. Any lawful residents of the residential area so designated shall be SECTION III. Chapter 20 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is amended by adding a new Article 10, Section 2 -116, as follows: Sec. 20 -116. Penalty When signs are erected giving notice, any motor vehicle parked in a Residential Parking Zone in violation of the restrictions for parking in the Zone and which does not display a Residential Parking Decal may be ticketed and/ or towed at the owner's expense in accordance with this Code. -2-