Submitted By
Emily A. Egan, Development Services Director
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Agenda Item Title
Title
A Motion to Concur with the Transportation Commission's Recommendation to Establish Night Permit Parking Within the Enclave Parking Lot Located at 1245 Fair Oaks Avenue
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Overview
Overview
On November 11, 2024, the Transportation Commission recommended approval of establishing night permit parking within the existing enclave parking lot located adjacent to 1245 Fair Oaks Avenue.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Approve the Motion.
Background
Pursuant to Village Code, the Village Board of Trustees may establish permit parking enclaves within the dedicated right of way of public streets. This process requires a public hearing to be held by the Transportation Commission which occurred on November 11, 2024.
There is an existing public parking enclave lot located at 1245 Fair Oaks Avenue. The lot is comprised of ten (10) perpendicular parking spaces, generally located on the west side of Fair Oaks Avenue, between North Avenue and the east/west alley. Current parking restrictions in these spaces are, "2-hour parking, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday." Furthermore, the spaces are subject to the Village-wide on-street overnight parking restriction (No Parking 2:30 a.m. to 6 a.m.). Residents can park in these spaces by obtaining an overnight parking pass. Overnight parking passes can be secured by downloading the Park Oak Park mobile application. Between April 1 and October 31, residents and visitors are eligible for up to 15 passes per month, per license plate. Between November 1 and March 31, the monthly limit is decreased to 10 passes per month.
The Village received feedback from residents within the area of 1245 Fair Oaks / 6533 North Avenue asserting there is a lack of overnight permitted parking options in this area. This area of the Village generally does not qualify for overnight on-street permit parking designatio...
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