City of Coral Gables - File #: 10-0707

• File #: 10-0707
• Version: 2
• Name: Chapter 74
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 10/28/2010
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 12/14/2010
• Final action: 1/11/2011
• Enactment date: 1/11/2011
• Enactment #: 2011-01
• Title: An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables providing for text amendments to the code of the City of Coral Gables, Chapter 74, Article III, Division 1, 2, 3, and 4 entitled “Stopping, Standing and Parking”, providing for updates to the parking provisions and procedures, changes to valet parking provisions, enactment of a new Division 5 to provide for a “Parking Replacement Assessment”, containing a repealer provision, a new Division 6 to provide for oversight of public use parking within a private development, and providing for severability, repealer, codification and an effective date. (Passed on First Reading November 9, 2010)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/11/2011	1	City Commission	adopted by Ordinance Number	Pass
11/9/2010	1	City Commission	approved as an Ordinance on First Reading	Pass

Title
An Ordinance of the City Commission of Coral Gables providing for text amendments to the code of the City of Coral Gables, Chapter 74, Article III, Division 1, 2, 3, and 4 entitled “Stopping, Standing and Parking”, providing for updates to the parking provisions and procedures, changes to valet parking provisions, enactment of a new Division 5 to provide for a “Parking Replacement Assessment”, containing a repealer provision, a new Division 6 to provide for oversight of public use parking within a private development, and providing for severability, repealer, codification and an effective date. (Passed on First Reading November 9, 2010)

Body
The parking department is proposing text amendments to Chapter 74; Article III of the Code of the City of Coral Gables entitled “Stopping, Standing and Parking.” A marked version identifying the proposed changes as well as a clean version is provided for review.

Background
Ordinances related to parking are found in the Code of the City of Coral Gables, Chapter 74, Article III. Many of these code provisions were adopted nearly sixty (60) years ago. Over the years, the development of new technologies, equipment and operating systems within the parking system have made many of the existing code provisions inapplicable and outdated. The Parking Department is proposing updated language to meet existing operations within the current parking system. Four of the proposed changes create changes in how we manage parking.

Historically, management of parking spaces within the public right of way was only allowed by using single space mechanical meters. Current systems and equipment and equipment within the City’s parking system allow for multiple management options. The City has invested in new systems that include electronic meters, multi-space meters and permit systems (including pay-by-phone). The proposed amendment to Section 74-130(b) specifically allows the use of permit parking to manage parking spaces with...