ORDINANCE No. 177006

*Provide annual review and update Area Parking Permit Program fees (Ordinance; amend Code Section 16.20.850)

The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1. The Council finds:

1)  By Ordinance No.176868, Council approved the updated fee schedule for the Area Parking Permit Program (APPP) at 100 percent of the cost of service.

2)  By Ordinance No. 176868, Council approved the City Traffic Engineer to annually review and update the cost of service for the APPP using the August 2002 model. Council also directed the Portland Office of Transportation to provide administrative provisions to complete an annual timeline that would allow appropriate advance notification to permit holders.

NOW THEREFORE, the Council directs:

a.  Title 16, Vehicles and Traffic, is amended as follows:

City Code Section 16.20.850 Program Administration is amended as follows:

A.  For each Area Parking Permit Program, the City Traffic Engineer will guide the area in establishment, evaluation, revision, or termination of the Area Permit Parking Program by:

1.  Meeting with the Area Parking Committee;

2.  Planning and coordinating registration and enforcement; and

3.  Completing any other such duties described in the Supplemental Plan Description.

B.  On an annual basis, the City Traffic Engineer will notify area residents and businesses of the need to register for the coming permit year.

B.  Annual Review of Program Fees:

Ordinance number 176868 (passed 9/28/02) approved program permit fees at full cost of service. Beginning 2003, the City Traffic Engineer will review program costs (perform cost-of-service analysis) in October of each year. The structure of the annual review will be based on the cost-of-service model, dated August 2002. Any changes to program fees resulting from the annual review will be effective the following January.

Notification of Fee Changes and Permit Renewal:

Upon completion of the annual cost-of-service analysis, permit holders will be mailed advance notification of any change to permit fees. Notification of any change to permit fees will also be provided along with notification of the need to register for the coming year.

C.  It is the obligation of area residents and businesses to apply for permit decals in a timely manner and in accordance with Code Chapter 16.20 and the appropriate Supplemental Plan Description. Applicants must present authorized documentation to the City Traffic Engineer as follows:

1.  An area resident must present proof of current occupancy and current proof of vehicle control. A person using a vehicle owned

by another must present a notarized statement from the owner stating that the vehicle has been assigned to the applicant for their personal use.

2.  An area business must present proof of current occupancy and a payroll record or a list of employees and the hours each employee works per week.

D.  An area business is eligible to purchase business permit decals for workers in accordance with the supplemental plan description. The number of business permit decals that may be issued to an area business must be defined in each permit area's supplemental plan description.

E.  One guest permit decal may be issued to each address for an area permit decal. A guest permit decal may not be converted to a business permit decal. Additional guest permit decals may be issued to an address according to the rules of each Supplemental Plan Description.

F.  It is the obligation of the permit holder to notify the City Traffic Engineer of loss or theft of a permit decal within three business days. The permit holder may purchase a replacement for one half of the current fee, unless the City Traffic Engineer has disallowed purchase by the purchase holder under the penalty provision of 16.20.860.

Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists because delay in ratifying and executing this agreement would delay the administrative provisions for the Area Parking Permit Program; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after the date of passage by Council.

 GARY BLACKMER

Auditor of the City of Portland

By /S/ Susan Parsons

 Passed by the Council OCT 30 2002

Commissioner Jim Francesconi  Deputy

K. Knudson/KS

October 30, 2002

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AGENDA NO. 1295-2002

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 177006