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was also provided to staff to meet with the neighbors fronting Santa Rita Road to establish a new permit parking zone and determine the most favorable time restrictions to be used in the zone. At the January 3, 2006, City Council meeting, the City Council had the fIrst reading of the ordinance modifying the Municipal Code for Residential Permit Parking, eliminating the time of day, day of week, and time of year restriction This ordinance needs two readings before it may be adopted. The parking of cars for sale, which tends to peak on weekends, reduces the amount of parking available for the residents. Additionally, the cars parked in the residential area bring unwanted loitering and numerous inquiries at the residential homes from interested buyers. To restore the availability of this parking to the residents and eliminate the pass-by traffic that is the direct result of the vehicles for sale, Staff recommends installation of a four-hour parking zone and the establishment of a residential permit parking zone that will exempt the residents who front on Santa Rita Frontage Road from this parking restriction. The Municipal Code sets forth various limited time parking zones and provides that the City Council, by resolution, may designate a street as a limited time parking zone. The Municipal Code also provides City Council with the ability to create a Residential Permit Parking Program. The Permit Parking Code, however, was written specifIcally to address high school students parking in residential neighborhoods and will need to be modifIed to allow for non-school time parking prohibitions. The current Code only allows for permits to be valid from September to July and sets the time limit from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM Monday through Friday. Staff recommends removing the time of day, day of week and time of year elements within the Code to allow for expanded use of the Permit Parking Program for this particular area. In addition, staff recommends adopting the resolution to establish the 4- hour parking zone from Alisal Elementary School to Alvarado Street. Adoption of this resolution will deter locating vehicles for sale on this block. Staff also recommends adopting the resolution to establish a permit parking zone from Alisal Elementary School to Alvarado Street, so that the residents living along this block are exempt from the 4-hour restriction. SR 06:038 Page 2 of 5