Submitted By
Ron Burke, Transportation Commission Chair, By Tammie Grossman, Director Development Customer Services
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
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Concur with the Transportation Commission's Recommendation and Adopt an Ordinance Amending Section 15-3-18 of the Oak Park Village Code to Establish a Daytime On-Street Business Residential Parking Permit Program
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Overview
Overview
The Village of Oak Park has local businesses that provide maintenance, custodial, repair, transportation, and many other types of services at Oak Park addresses where employees need to carry heavy equipment, materials and supplies to perform their work duties. The complexity and restrictions of the varied daytime parking rules and regulations make it difficult for those employees to legally park close to the address where they are performing the work.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Transportation Commission recommends the creation of a Daytime On-Street Business Parking Program for the vehicles of businesses licensed and located in Oak Park. The program would allow the permit holder to park in multiple on-street locations and override daytime parking restrictions.
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Staff Recommendation
Approve the Ordinance.
Fiscal Impact
Staff recommends that the new on-street daytime business parking permit fee be consistent with the location based business parking permit fee at one hundred twenty-four dollars ($124.00) per five (5) vehicles per year. Additionally, since the permit would be used by multiple vehicles staff recommends that a fee of $5 per vehicle be charged.
Background
Service provider employees who need to park in residential areas at multiple locations often deal with complex parking restrictions. This makes it challenging for employees because they routinely have to park far away from the site they are working at. Often times employees have to stop their work to move their vehicle onto a different block due to time restrictions.
The Daytime ...
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