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4, Based on the preceding specifications, City staff will estimate the parking capacity within the
proposed program area.

5. Based on the preceding specifications, City staff will prepare a drawing to scale defining
allowable parking areas and no parking areas across the proposed program area.

In a public meeting, City staff will present the results of their study to one or more representatives of
citizens petitioning for establishment of the program.

Quantification Testing

the addresses of all homes, businesses, and institutions within the boundaries of the proposed program
area; and a petition indicating at least two-thirds (67%) of all households within the proposed program
area support the initiative’. This application should also include the names and contact information for
at least three citizens living within the proposed program area which will constitute representation for
the application in all matters dealing with the City. This group of individuals will be hereafter referenced

e Rules and regulations for addressing visiter/contractor/commercial parking needs in the area;
* Hours that the program is to be in effect and logic supperting those hours;

e Recommended penalties for violating program rules and regulations;

* Fees (if any) associated with the program;

« The method for addressing the cost of implementation, administration, and enforcement;

e Designation of implementation, administration, and enforcement duties within the City.

of less than 34’ and two-way streets of less than 30’, on-street parking is only allowed along one
curb face.

ESTABLISHMENT OF PARKING PERMIT PROGRAMS

Parking permit programs, especially RPP programs, are generally established following one of two
methodologies.

occur under a variety of conditions and along a host of roadways. The city’s zoning codes defines an
acceptable parallel parking space as 9’ x 23’, which ts roughly aligned with the requirements in the other
municipalities. DESMAN could not find language defining minimum travel lane widths.

percentile, and drivers are practiced at parallel parking, it possible that up to seven cars might be parked
in the same 100’. Inversely, four large vehicles parked carelessly with several feet of separation between
each could fill the same 100’ block face, even though there is enough linear distance to support five
spaces,

Concord, Manchester and Portsmouth all have RPP programs in place. Concord’s zones are in residential
neighborhoods abutting the main downtown core and State Capitol complex. Manchester's RPP are in
residential neighborhoods near commercial districts and were established by City Council in collaboration
with Mayor. Portsmouth recently completed a pilot program in one neighborhood and is studying
expansion of the program into adjacent areas.

Table 3: Existing Regulations Pertaining to Overnight Parking in Communities Studied

City: Nashua Albany Ann Arbor Concord Concord Manchester Meridian Portland Portsmouth Rochester West Hartford
State: AH NY Mi NC NK NK . 'D ME NH MN Cr

O.P. Prohibition Yes No? No No Nos No® No No® No No ® Yes

O.P. Permit Only Yes No? No No No No No yes” No” No Yes**

By RPP Only No ves? Yes * No Yes Yes” No ves ~ yes¥ Yes? No
NoOP? Regulations No Yes* Yes No Nof Not Yes No® No® No No
Notes;

meeting the local definition of low income. Several cities have considered, but have not yet implemented,
a rate structure that applies a slide scale to the cost of each permit relative to the applicant's reported
income. A variation of this structure is in place at the University of Connecticut which charges employees
and faculty for annual parking permits based on income.

PRACTICES IN COMPARABLE COMMUNITIES

not unusual to find the area is subject to a fixed time limit, often 2-3 hours, or metering requirement
unless the vehicle has a permit.