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6.K. - Page 5 of 8 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AMENDING REDWOOD CITY CODE CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE VII, DIVISION 5 BY EXPANDING METER ZONE "A" RELATING TO THE DOWNTOWN PARKING PROGRAM AREA WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City (City) has received numerous complaints, over the past year, from businesses on Broadway and Maple Street expressing concerns about commercial vehicles parked on the roadways for extended periods, conducting business from the right of way and causing disruptions to their businesses; and WHEREAS, in October 2019 the City received a petition from business owners of the 1600 block of Broadway, asking the City to expand the Downtown Meter Zone to the on street parking adjacent to their properties. The request is due to vehicles being left on the roadway for extended periods and preventing access to the businesses by their patrons; and WHEREAS, in April 2020, staff received confirmation that the businesses in this area will need the proposed parking changes to assist in the recovery and the reopening of businesses following current pandemic. The proposed changes will encourage parking turnover for patrons during business hours; and WHEREAS, the Downtown Meter Zone currently ends on the 1500 block of Broadway and does not extend to the 1600 block; and WHEREAS, the 1600 block of Broadway consists of 39 on -street parking spaces. Eight of the parking spaces are restricted to two-hour parking and two of the spaces are restricted to 20 -minute parking. These current time restrictions have not been sufficient to meet the needs of the adjacent businesses; and WHEREAS, the 700 block of Maple Street consists of eight on -street parking spaces. These spaces are currently unrestricted. Mobile vendors occupy the street for greater than eight hours a day, competing with local establishments; and WHEREAS, the installation of parking meters allows for the active enforcement and monitoring of the on -street parking. The meters will also increase the turnover rate for the on -street parking during business hours. This will improve the operation and management of the parking program overall, so that it better meets the changing needs of downtown activities and businesses; and WHEREAS, this ordinance is adopted in accordance with Chapter 9 (Stopping, Standing, and Parking) of Division 11 of the California Vehicle Code. ATTY/ORD.517/CC ORD PARKING ORDINANCE REV: 05-15-2020 PR Page 1 of 3 371