Draft Plan Comment Report

Westlake Avenue North Draft Parking Management Plan Comment Report The comments posted below were received from the questionnaires distributed at the Open House meetings, discussion comments received during the June 6, 2006 Open Houses and recorded on charts, and communications received during the draft plan comment period that closed on July 7, 2006. The following summary is not intended to be an exhaustive recap of all comments, but a recognition of common themes that run through many of the comments. No attempt has been made in the summary to evaluate or judge the comments. Summary of Comments: 1. The majority of the comments expressed the desire to maintain free parking for the Westlake Avenue North corridor. The reasons presented included maintenance of the nature of this unique marine community, economic impact to employees and businesses, special needs of the parking users, and unfair imposition of additional costs to use the area. 2. A number of responses confirmed the high parking utilization of this corridor and the difficulty of finding parking spaces. Suggestions included additional time limit restrictions, more parking regulation enforcement, and recognition of the value of paid parking to improve the situation. 3. A Residential Parking Zone (RPZ) permit system was requested for liveaboards, house boat residents, and their guests. (The draft parking management plan includes this provision.) 4. An RPZ permit system was ...