14.72.090 Residential parking permit.
A. The City Manager and/or their designee shall issue residential parking permits with a term not to exceed one year to motor vehicles which comply with the requirements set forth in this section.
1. No more than three (3) permits may be purchased for each residential address. Applicants may request a waiver if additional permits are needed.
2. In areas zoned Mixed Use-Residential (MU-R) or Mixed Use-Light Industrial (MULI), no more than two (2) permits may be purchased for each residential address. Applicants may request a waiver if additional permits are needed.
3. The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to issue such rules and regulations necessary to grant waivers to the annual permit limits.
B. A residential parking permit may be issued for a motor vehicle only upon application of the following person:
1. The applicant must demonstrate that they are currently a resident of the area for which the permit is to be issued; and
2. The applicant must demonstrate that they have ownership or continuing custody of the motor vehicle for which the permit is to be issued; and
3. Any motor vehicle to be issued a permit must have a vehicle registration indicating registration within the area for which the permit is to be issued.
C. A residential parking permit may in addition be issued for any vehicle in the area regularly utilized by a person who owns or leases commercial property and actively engages in business activity within the particular residential permit parking area. However, no more than one parking permit, or any greater number which the City Council may determine appropriate for the particular residential permit parking involved area, may be issued for each business establishment for a motor vehicle registered to or under the control of such a person.
D. A residential parking permit may be issued for any vehicle utilized in the area by a nonresidential nonbusiness enterprise, such as a church, school, or hospital, located wholly or partially within the particular residential permit parking area. However, no more than one parking permit, or any greater number which the City Council may determine appropriate for the particular permit parking area involved, may be issued for each such enterprise within each permit area for a motor vehicle registered to or under the control of such an enterprise.
E. Any person to whom a residential parking permit has been issued pursuant to this section shall be deemed a permit holder. (Ord. 7654-NS § 3, 2019: Ord. 7589-NS § 4, 2018: Ord. 6762-NS § 3 (part), 2003: Ord. 5974-NS § 1, 1990: Ord. 5908-NS § 1, 1989: Ord. 5803-NS § 2 (part), 1987)