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11/17/2014 <br /> ORIGINAL <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 2409 <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br /> CITY AMENDING DIVISIONS 3, 7 AND 8 AND ADDING DIVISIONS 14 <br /> AND 15 OF ARTICLE VII OF CHAPTER 20 OF THE CITY CODE OF <br /> REDWOOD CITY RELATING TO PARKING <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DOES <br /> ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1. The City Council adopts the following findings: <br /> A. The City of Redwood City wants to provide a mixed use, walkable downtown <br /> that allows residents to forego (or limit) car ownership; <br /> B. Car sharing and encouraging adoption of electric vehicles can help the City of <br /> Redwood City achieve its goals for parking management and overall goals for <br /> transportation by reducing parking demand and greenhouse gas emissions while <br /> improving mobility; and <br /> C. In 2006, California State law, specifically California Vehicle Code section <br /> 22507.1, went into effect to allow municipalities to designate on-street parking spaces <br /> for the exclusive use of car sharing vehicles; and <br /> D. The City of Redwood City entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on <br /> September 12, 2011 for the Making the Last Mile Connection Pilot Program, which <br /> included the provision of three car sharing "pods" at downtown Redwood City sites; and <br /> E. A 2014 survey of Redwood City car share users found that: <br /> • On the day that they used a car share vehicle, 62% of respondents also <br /> rode Caltrain, 10% also rode a bus, and 13% also rode BART, <br /> • 41% of respondents would not have made their trip(s) had a car share <br /> vehicle not been available, and <br /> ATTY/ORD.405/PARKING ORDINANCE ORD.#2409 <br /> REV:10-27-14 VR FORMERLY MUFF#703 <br /> Page 1 of 10 <br />