Submitted By
Emily A. Egan, Development Services Director
Jonathan Burch, Neighborhood Services Director
Dr. Danielle Walker, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Reviewed By
Erin E. Baynes, Assistant to the Village Manager
Agenda Item Title
Title
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 15 ("Motor Vehicles and Traffic"), Article 3 ("Parking Meters, Parking Permits, and Municipal Attendant Parking Lots"), Section 15-3-18 ("Parking Rates; Parking Meters, Pay by Space Machines, Village Operated Parking Structures, Permit, Extended Pass, Valet and Daytime on Street Permit Parking") and Article 4 ("Vehicle Licenses") of the Oak Park Village Code to Update the Reduced Parking Permit Fee Program to Assist the Village's Unhoused Residents
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Overview
Overview
In support of the Village Board's goal of Community Affordability, the Parking & Mobility Services Division of the Development Services Department developed a Reduced Parking Permit Fee Program which went into effect on April 1, 2023. While initial eligibility for the program was limited to participants of the Oak Park Housing Authority's Housing Choice Voucher Program, eligibility was expanded to include residents of seven (7) affordable housing locations throughout the community via the Board's adoption of Ordinance 23-118 on December 4, 2023. The proposed Ordinance would further expand program eligibility to include unhoused individuals who receive services at the Wright Inn interim housing site and other emergency shelter locations in the Village. The Ordinance also provides overnight parking accommodations for employees of Housing Forward.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Ordinance.
Background
Overnight parking between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. is prohibited on all streets in Oak Park, except with the applicable permit or pass. While unhoused individuals are eligible to obtain overnight parking passes, the number of passes is limited by the Village Code as the pass is intend...
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