Title
Approval of an Ordinance Amending Title 4 of the Olympia Municipal Code Relating to Residential Parking Fees
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Land Use and Environment Committee recommends the proposed changes.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the ordinance amending Olympia Municipal Code Title 4 related to residential parking fees on second reading.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the ordinance amending Olympia Municipal Code Title 4 related to residential parking fees.
Staff Contact:
Max DeJarnatt, Parking Program Analyst, Community Planning & Development, 360.570.3723.
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Background and analysis has not changed from first to second reading.
On February 4, the City Council approved an ordinance amending 10.16 and 10.20 relating to parking. As a result, and in an effort to consolidate fee information, the amended residential permit section OMC 10.16.055 refers readers to parking rates as set out in Fees Title 4, Section 70, effective March 9.
In reports provided to the Land Use and Environment Committee (at the Feb. 21, 2019, meeting) and City Council (at the Sept. 24, 2019, meeting), staff recommended an increase of residential parking fees within zones bounded by the Downtown Planning area from $10 per vehicle per year to $60 per vehicle per year. This ordinance finalizes the permit fee increase. This is the first time that residential parking permit fees have been increased since 2005.
From the Parking Strategy, adopted by the City Council in April 2019:
5.4: Increase the price of on-street residential and 9-hour meter permits to incentivize the use of off-street parking options. On-street permit costs should be consistent with hourly and daily rates.
Increasing the cost of permits for on-street parking will encourage the use of off-street alternatives, which is a more appropriate location for long-term parking. The on-street permits for resident...
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