Residential Parking Zone Policy Review

Draft Recommendations Available

SDOT has released draft recommendations for changes to Seattle’s Residential Parking Zone (RPZ) program, a critical parking management tool used here for nearly thirty years. These draft recommendations propose revisions to RPZ guidelines and policies for the first time since 1994. SDOT is seeking public comment until October 20, 2008.

Specific recommendations are outlined in the RPZ Policy Review Draft Recommendations Fact Sheet and more extensively discussed in the RPZ Policy Review Draft Recommendations Summary. Public input, including responses to a questionnaire, will be considered in the final report. Legislation will accompany the final report, and will be submitted to the Mayor and City Council by the end of the year.

Click here to submit a comment about RPZs.

In developing the draft recommendations, staff incorporated extensive technical analysis, review of other cities’ RPZ programs, and initial comments from residents, business owners, and major institutions in or near existing RPZs. The proposed changes are intended to:

• Help create great urban neighborhoods
• Preserve residential parking
• Make the RPZ program easier to use, and more clearly and equitably applied

Key recommendations include proposed changes to: number of permits allowed per household and by zone; guest permits; permit fees; process for creating new RPZs; enforcement; and improved customer service.

To support the draft recommendations, SDOT has the following draft report documents available for review:

• RPZ Policy Review Project Draft Final Report
• Appendix A – Survey Results
• Appendix B – Best Practices
• RPZ Zones Map

Interested in what other cities are doing?

Visit Portland’s web site to see how they have instituted their Area Parking Permit Program (APPP) portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm
?c=36166

Visit Berkeley’s web site to learn about their Residential Preferential Parking Program (RPPP). ci.berkeley.ca.us/finance/residentialparking.html

Visit Vancouver, BC web site to learn their two tier program of Resident Parking Only (RPO) and Resident Permit Parking (RPP) Systems.
vancouver.ca/engsvcs/parking/admin/index.htm

Visit Toronto’s web site to view their Residential Permit Parking Program (RPPP).
toronto.ca/transportation/onstreet/index.htm

Visit Denver’s web site to view their Residential Permit Parking Program (RPPP).
denvergov.org/HomePage/ParkingOperations/
ResidentialPermitParking/tabid/426437/

The following resources are available on the City web site

Seattle Parking Management Study - see reccomended changes on page 33.

The City's Municipal Code is available on-line

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