Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Director of Development Customer Services
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager
Agenda Item Title
Title
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 15 ("Motor Vehicles and Traffic"), Article 1 ("In General"), Section 15-1-27 ("Parking Pilot Program") and Article 4 ("Vehicle Licenses") of the Oak Park Village Code to Codify the Expansion of Components of the Village's 2019 Parking Pilot Program as Directed by the Village Board on February 27, 2023
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Overview
Overview
The proposed Ordinance codifies the expansion of various policies, as tested in the Village's Parking Pilot Program and recommended by the Village's Transportation Commission. The Village Board directed staff to prepare this Ordinance at its February 27, 2023, Special Study Session.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Ordinance.
Background
The Village's Parking Pilot Program was approved by the Village Board and established in 2019. The parking pilot area, as defined by the Village Code, is bound by Harlem Avenue to the west, Oak Park Avenue to the east, South Boulevard to the north and Harrison Street to the south. This area was selected because it contains virtually every parking challenge and opportunity in Oak Park with single-family and multi-family residences overlapping with commuter and business parking.
The program was intended to end in the fall of 2019, with the evaluation and potential expansion of the policies to occur in 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic and staff changes delayed any further action and the pilot program policies remained in effect, as originally approved, only in the specified pilot area.
In the fall of 2021, Village staff, with the support of the Village's Transportation Commission, developed a survey to gauge the public's opinion on policies tested as part of the Parking Pilot Program. Staff widely advertised the survey by publishing notices on the Village website and social media pages and placing promotional yard signs...
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