TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve a recommendation to establish a valet parking transfer zone for AltaVida on Jefferson Avenue
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Michael Prousa, Transportation Manager
BACKGROUND:
City Council approved Ordinance 03-178 in August 2003 establishing regulations to provide for safe operation of valet parking services in the downtown. Once a valet parking permit application is submitted, and a transfer zone within a public roadway is requested, staff prepares a recommendation for the location of the transfer zone. Valet parking permit applications and valet transfer zone locations require City Council approval. Both items are reviewed by the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) in advance of consideration by the City Council.
A valet transfer zone is a pickup and discharge point for valet parking, which may serve one or more businesses and may use up to three parallel parking spaces. The city may require transfer zones to be shared by one or more permit holders and there shall be no more than one valet parking transfer zone on the same side of each city block. Valet parking transfer zones shall be established for either Friday and Saturday operations only or 7 days a week operation, depending upon the request of the operator.
Transfer zones may be in effect from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m. The City currently has five active valet transfer zones within the downtown.
When preparing the recommendation for the location of the transfer zone, staff takes into consideration motorists' and pedestrians' safety and a transfer zone's potential impact on traffic flow. Once staff and the applicant have agreed on the proposed location of the transfer zone, notifications are sent to the surrounding businesses along the both sides of the block to gather feedback. The item is then placed on a TAB agenda for consideration before being submitted to City Council fo...
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