CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Concur with staff recommendation to establish an Overnight Parking Program and pass the ordinance creating overnight parking exemptions for subdivisions designated as multi-family and built prior to November 17, 2015 (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Michael Prousa, TED Project Manager
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
On May 5, 2022, the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) approved the recommendation to establish an Overnight Parking Program (7-0).
BACKGROUND:
The overnight parking ordinance has been in effect since at least 1960. In 1989, Section 11-2A-8 was amended to change the times vehicles were prohibited from parking on the street overnight from 2:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. - 5:00 a.m. This was done to allow parking for those who left early for work and wanted the ability to park on the street prior to 6:00 a.m.
In recent years, staff has received numerous complaints regarding compliance. Upon evaluation, various subdivisions were identified as having a high number of on-street overnight parking citations. It was further revealed that many of the areas with low compliance were townhome communities with limited parking options due to shorter driveways and single-car garages.
Overnight Parking Pilot Programs (2014 and 2016)
In response to complaints, the City developed an Overnight Parking Pilot Program in 2013. The program allowed residents to use a hang tag to park overnight on one side of designated streets and required active participation by the Homeowners Association to advertise the program and manage hang tag distribution.
The first phase of the pilot began in September 2014 in the Villages of Westglen. The streets included Bannister Drive, Fessler Avenue, Rennet Avenue and Grimes Avenue. There are 47 one-car garages and 41 two-car garages in the subdivision. Resident participation was low and only 12 hang tags were issued to residents; therefore, staff was unable to properly evaluate the program. A map of the overnight parking is outlined in Attachment 1.
In an effort to gather more data, a second phase of the pilot program was initiated in The Enclave at Country Lakes in March 2016. The streets included Golf Ridge Circle, Genesee Drive/Court, Overlook Court, Oneida Lane, and Woodewind Drive. There are 377 one-car garages and 71 two-car garages in the subdivision. Resident participation was higher and currently 68 hang tags are issued. A map of the overnight parking is outlined in Attachment 2.
Staff from the Transportation, Engineering and Development Business Group, Department of Public Works, and Police and Fire departments evaluated the pilot program for potential negative impacts to City operations (emergency access, snowplowing, enforcement) and found none.
Recommendation to expand on a case-by-case basis
City staff has also received complaints about parking issues in townhome communities not included in the pilot program. Staff concluded that allowing overnight parking on one side of the street in an organized manner did not impact operations and further expansion of the program to other areas should be considered on a case-by-case basis.
May 5, 2022 - Transportation Advisory Board meeting
TAB approved the staff recommendation to establish an Overnight Parking Program (7-0). Two speakers spoke in favor of the Overnight Parking Program. They both stated that they live in townhome and condo communities where adequate parking was lacking and limited by small garages and driveways. Two speakers also spoke against the program citing impact to City operations, property values, and that the problem is not large enough for the City to create a program.
June 7, 2022 - City Council meeting
The City Council tabled discussion and directed staff to include additional application restrictions in the proposed program.
DISCUSSION:
Based on Council direction, staff revised the Overnight Parking Program to require each Homeowners Association (HOA) to apply to participate and restrict application to only multi-family neighborhoods developed prior to 2015 (when multi-family parking requirements were modified). Staff from the Transportation, Engineering and Development Business Group, Department of Public Works, and Police and Fire departments will evaluate each HOA request to ensure municipal operations are not negatively impacted.
After the department review, each HOA application will go through TAB and then City Council for final review and approval. More details and regulations on the Overnight Parking Program are outlined in Attachment 3.
To create the Overnight Parking Program, City Council must pass an ordinance creating a new traffic schedule titled Schedule XXX (Overnight Parking Exemptions, subdivisions that are designated multi-family and built before the passing of Ord 15-187). This ordinance is Attachment 4.
Related files
Upon approval of the Overnight Parking Program and related exemptions, the Council will also need to pass the following text amendments:
22-0568C (2 of 3) - ordinance amending Section 11-2A-8 of the Naperville Municipal Code to allow all-night parking as designated in the Traffic Schedule
22-0567C (3 of 3) - ordinance amending the Traffic Schedule to include overnight parking exemption for streets in The Villages of Westglen and The Enclave at Country Lakes
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City will purchase Overnight Parking Program hang tags.