STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: May 22, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation
EXECUTIVE: Majed Al-Ghafry
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SUBJECT
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An ordinance amending Chapter 28, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," of the Dallas City Code by amending Sections 28-2, 28-26, 28-103, 28-104, 28-105, 28-106, 28-107, 28-108, 28-109, 28-110, 28-111, 28-112, 28-113, 28-114, 28-114.1, 28-114.11, and 28-114.12; (1) adding new Sections 28-103.1, 28-103.2, 28-103.3, and 28-114.13; (2) providing a paid parking area; (3) modifying the authority of the Director of Transportation to install and operate paid parking payment devices and setting the rates for paid parking in the paid parking area; (4) providing a penalty not to exceed $500.00; (5) providing a saving clause; (6) providing a severability clause; and (7) providing an effective date - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information)
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BACKGROUND
This amendment would implement a recommended strategy referenced in the second objective of the On-Street Parking and Curb Management Policy, which reads as follows:
Objective 2: Increase access to businesses in mixed-use and commercial districts by promoting adequate turnover of on-street parking stalls using time limits and parking meters.
Action 5.1: Modify Chapter 28 of the Dallas City Code to rename Metered Parking Areas as Paid Parking Areas and provide guidance for when it may be appropriate to establish or modify the boundaries of a Paid (Metered) Parking Area; and remove the block-specific meter rates and enforcement times, and instead provide parameters for when to utilize parking meters and adjust meter rates.
This amendment would also implement a policy recommendation referenced in the Strategic Mobility Plan (SMP), also known as Connect Dallas, that was adopted in April 2021, by Resolution No. 21-0691:
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