Return to SFMTA Board Feb. 1, 2011, agenda

THIS PRINT COVERS CALENDAR ITEM NO. : 11

SAN FRANCISCO

MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY

DIVISION: Sustainable Streets Division

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

Amending Division II of the San Francisco Transportation Code to authorize the issuance of a Residential Parking Permit to residents for use by childcare providers and set the permit fee amount, and clarify that Health Care Worker permits issued to residents for such use count towards the four RPP permits that may be issued to a single address.

SUMMARY:

· This amendment to Division II of the Transportation Code authorizes the issuance of a Residential Parking Permit (RPP) to residents for use by persons who provide childcare services to children 12 years old or under who reside with the resident and sets the permit fee amount.

· The amendment also clarifies that Health Care Worker permits issued to residents for such use count towards the four RPP permits that may be issued to a single address.

· As part of the original legislation approved by the Board of Supervisors, the RPP program had provisions for the issuance of permits to health care workers, firefighters, and teachers. This legislation authorizes the SFMTA to also issue permits to residents for use by persons who provide childcare services under certain circumstances.

· This issue was brought to the attention of the SFMTA by concerned parents who say that requiring childcare providers that drive to move their vehicles as required by RPP parking signage is impractical and could be unsafe to their children.

· Transportation Code Section 902 is amended to include permits issued to residents for childcare providers to the permit fee table. The cost of the permit will be the same as a legal resident annual RPP sticker.

ENCLOSURES:

1. SFMTAB Resolution

2. Appendix A - Amendment to Division II of the Transportation Code

APPROVALS: DATE

DIRECTOR OF DIVISION

PREPARING ITEM

FINANCE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO

SECRETARY

ADOPTED RESOLUTION

BE RETURNED TO Tom Folks

ASSIGNED SFMTAB CALENDAR DATE:

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PURPOSE

GOAL

Goal 2 – System Performance: To get customers where they want to go, when they want to be there.

DESCRIPTION

The California Vehicle Code (CVC) authorizes local jurisdictions to limit or prohibit parking on local streets and roads. The CVC also allows the creation of a preferential parking program for residents and merchants to exempt them from such regulations (CVC Section 22507). In 1976, the City and County of San Francisco became one of the first cities in California to implement preferential parking policies through the “Residential Parking Permit Program” ordinance adopted by the Board of Supervisors as a strategy to address spillover demand for parking in residential areas and to support the City’s Transit First Policy by discouraging commuter parking.

Currently residential parking in San Francisco adjacent to commercial districts (or other trip generators such as schools or hospitals) utilizes a conventional preferential parking permit regime in which vehicles belonging to residents or other groups (contractors, teachers, etc.) displaying a valid permit are allowed to park without time limits in permit zones while vehicles not displaying a permit are allowed to park for free subject to posted time limits. Time limits vary from one hour to 4-hours and time periods for enforcing RPP regulations also vary throughout the city as a result of an extensive citizen participation process to establish the regulations.

Residents living in a RPP zone can choose to purchase a RPP sticker for $98 which is good for 12 months. Each household may purchase up to four RPP stickers. If a special request for additional permits is made and approved, then the cost for additional permits is based on a graduated fee structure. Business owners located within an RPP zone may purchase one RPP sticker and up to three additional RPP stickers for delivery vehicles with commercial license plates registered to that business address. Visitor permits are available for 2-, 4-, 6-, and 8-week periods.

Vehicles displaying a valid RPP sticker are allowed to park for free in the permit zone for an unlimited period. A vehicle displaying a valid RPP sticker may remain parked in the same space for up to 72 hours without moving. For persons without the appropriate permit, parking is free but generally subject to a two-hour time limit, though some areas have time limits of one or four hours. On most streets in the RPP areas, the two-hour limits are enforced Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. However, in some zones the two-hour limits are enforced seven days a week and hours are extended in the evening until 9:00 p.m. Availability of parking varies by RPP areas.

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Over time, concerns have been raised about the Residential Permit Parking program from two main types of affected individuals:

People who have to work within an RPP program area to provide an essential service but do not live there. The RPP program and its permit restrictions make it difficult or impossible to park on any adjacent street without having to obey a strict time limit. Examples of affected individuals are teachers or fire fighters, both essential services that are often located in mostly residential areas.

People who have to work to serve specific residences. They cannot drive to work unless that residence provides an off-street space for that individual. If they drive to work they have to move the vehicle during the allocated time limits. Examples of affected individuals are full-time at home health care workers and diplomatic consulate staff.

Section 905 of the Transportation Code, Division II establishes various permit types to address these types of concerns. These special permits were established by the Board of Supervisors after considerations of the merits of the problem. In the case of teacher permits, a compromise was established between granting too many permits or too few, one that at times has been challenged and modified over time. The authority to determine what special permits to allow passed to the SFMTA Board of Directors with the passage of Proposition A in 2007.

Health Care Worker Permits. The SFMTA is authorized to issue additional Parking Permits to residents of a Residential Parking Permit Area for use of persons who, on a regular basis, provide health care or other related services essential to the well-being of the resident applicant, upon the certification by a licensed physician that such services are required. At this time, staff is recommending that the permit requirements be amended to clarify that a permit issued to a resident for such use counts towards the four RPP permits that may be issued to a single address.

Fire Station Permits. The SFMTA can also issue to the officer in charge of a fire station within a residential Parking area that quarters more than one unit not more than 10 transferable Parking Permits and to the officer in charge of a fire station within a residential Parking area that quarters one unit, not more than five transferable Parking Permits for the exclusive use of uniformed members assigned to the station on a temporary basis because of staffing shortages.

Educational Institutions. The SFMTA can issue transferable parking permits to the Transportation Broker of an Educational Institution with at least 15 certificated employees or Persons regularly employed as classroom teachers and located within a Residential Parking Permit Area valid between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on school days for the use of persons employed as teachers at such institution who reside outside of the Residential Parking Permit Area. There is a maximum of 15 annual permits per Educational Institution and a minimum of five. In addition the SFMTA can issue City-wide permits for teachers and school administrators employed by the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) whose duties require them to travel to more than one school site and who have been approved by the Superintendent of the SFUSD, or his or her designee.

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Foreign Consulates. One Residential Parking Permit may be issued upon application to foreign consulates located within a Residential Parking Permit Area, and up to a maximum of two additional Parking permits per consulate for the exclusive use of vehicles registered to the Consulate with the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Most recently the Agency has received requests from parents to add nannies or childcare providers to the list of special permits that can be issued. Concerned parents argue that:

Child care providers provide an essential service to the residents, similar to health care workers which are already allowed to receive permits.

It is unsafe to child care providers to leave a child unattended to move a vehicle to meet the RPP restrictions.

The intent of the RPP program was not meant to target these types of employees but rather traditional commuters to larger firms or businesses.

Child care providers need to have a vehicle during the day or cannot use transit, or transit is not convenient or practical as an alternative to driving.

SFMTA staff has responded in the past that the City cannot issue permits to childcare providers. Issuing such permits could pose the following challenges:

Requires the establishment of some formal evidence that someone is providing childcare services at a residence, something that could be difficult to prove.

Increases the number of vehicles travelling to and parking in residential areas, weakening the City’s “Transit First” policy of encouraging public transit or other sustainable modes of transportation.

Creates precedents to allow other type of workers and employees to request their own exemption of residential permit regulations.

This issue was heard at the SFMTA Board’s Policy and Governance Committee meeting of September 14, 2010. At that meeting parents spoke in support of the SFMTA allowing childcare providers to purchase permit stickers, citing concerns about the negative impacts that complying with existing rules poses on parents and their children. At that meeting staff was instructed to develop a proposal for SFMTA Board consideration that would address this issue.

This proposal recommends issuing a transferable RPP placard to the parent or custodian of a child residing at that household who is age 12 or under and needs childcare. The parent or custodian of the child would loan this placard to any childcare provider of their choice. Staff considered that one of the advantages of a transferable placard is that it would avoid the problem of issuing multiple RPP vehicle stickers to multiple childcare providers at any one time or during the course of the year.

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Exact administration guidelines and instructions for the Childcare Provider Permit are being developed. A special permit placard is being designed that would indicate its expiration date and that it is a childcare permit valid only for the RPP area that the parent lives in. Documentation recommendation is to require the parent or custodian of the child to provide the SFMTA a copy of a birth certificate along with a signed affidavit indicating that he or she is the parent of a child age 12 or under who resides at that address. The parent would sign under penalty of perjury that the permit will be used only in connection with child care. This signed affidavit would be the most direct way for an individual to assume responsibility for the proper use of the permit, in this case the child’s parent or custodian. The cost of a childcare worker permit would be the same as a residential permit, $98 a year at this time. The permit would count as one of the four permits per household allowed at that base rate. If lost the permit would be replaced at its full annual cost.

ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED

Not approving this legislation would mean that childcare providers would continue to have to find alternative modes of transportation to their place of work if the child in question lives within an RPP area. Alternatives include public transit, walking, bicycling, taxis, driving a vehicle with a valid RPP sticker, or any combination of these. Motorists without a parking sticker could also try to find an off-street parking space, which can be a private parking lot, the resident’s garage, or a rented garage. Alternatively motorists could abide by the RPP time limits by moving the vehicle at least one block to avoid citation.

It is possible that some individuals could cheat the system and use this new permit provision to obtain Residential Permit Passes for particular areas. People could either misuse a legitimate permit, or obtain a permit illegitimately. While the transferable placard is more convenient to administer and use, its resulting disadvantage is that it could be misused for parking unrelated to childcare services. Documents such as child birth certificates can be forged or people can lie on forms if the chance of being caught is considered small. The Agency must balance its needs to ensure proper documentation is submitted with the need to avoid having requirements that are burdensome. Existing signed affidavits used for the Health Care Worker Permits require the signature of a doctor, for example. Staff did not consider it relevant to require the child’s pediatrician to sign the childcare permit affidavit as additional proof of need. These administrative details can be reviewed further, however, if the SFMTA Board believes that additional safeguards are required to prevent fraud.

SFMTA staff considered whether Childcare Parking Permits should be provided only to professional or paid employees of the parent or guardian, similar to the Health Care Worker Permits, which are issued as stickers to be placed on the motor vehicle of the worker rather than a placard given to the resident. However, many childcare providers are not licensed in a systematic way. Proposals to require parents to submit employment documentation, such as employment tax forms, were ruled out since childcare providers can be relatives or friends or are not necessarily always paid employees of the parent or custodian. Staff considered it to be fairer to propose a system that was open to various childcare arrangements if such a permit was going to be made available to residents.

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FUNDING IMPACT

SFMTA staff at this time does not know how many residents would apply for this permit. The cost of the permit should offset the administrative costs to implement and maintain the program. If the permit program provisions are approved by the SFMTA Board, the SFMTA RPP Permits Office would issue administrative guidance and forms to the public to explain the needed documentation. Since it is transferable, only one Childcare Parking Permit will be allowed per address and this permit will count as one RPP permit for that address for base fee purposes.

OTHER APPROVALS RECEIVED OR STILL REQUIRED

The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed this calendar item and the proposed Transportation Code amendments.

RECOMMENDATION

SFMTA staff recommends that the SFMTA Board of Directors approve and adopt the proposed amendments to Division II of the Transportation Code to authorize the issuance of a Residential Parking Permit to residents for use by childcare providers and set the permit fee amount, and clarify that Health Care Worker permits issued to residents for such use count towards the four RPP permits that may be issued to a single address.

SAN FRANCISCO

MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

RESOLUTION No. ______________

WHEREAS, The City and County of San Francisco established a Residential Permit Parking program to improve the quality of life of its residents; and,

WHEREAS, At times, the Residential Parking Permit program has impacted certain occupations in a way that has resulted in the granting of additional parking permits; and,

WHEREAS, Concerned parents in San Francisco have recently requested the SFMTA Board to permit childcare providers to park in Residential Parking Permit areas without having to follow posted time limits; and,

WHEREAS, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency staff has prepared amendments to Division II of the Transportation Code to authorize the issuance of a Residential Parking Permit to resident parents or custodians for use by childcare providers for children 12 years old or under and set the permit fee amount; and,

WHEREAS, Staff also recommends that the Health Care Worker permit requirements be amended to clarify that a permit issued to a resident for such use counts towards the four RPP permits that may be issued to a single address; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors approves amendments to Division II of the Transportation Code to authorize the issuance of a Residential Parking Permit to residents for use by childcare providers and set the permit fee amount, and clarify that Health Care Worker permits issued to residents for such use count towards the four RPP permits that may be issued to a single address.

I certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors at its meeting of ___________________________.

______________________________________

Secretary to the Board of Directors

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

FILE NO. RESOLUTION NO.

APPENDIX A

[Amending Division II of the San Francisco Transportation Code to authorize the issuance of a Residential Parking Permit to residents for use by childcare providers and set the permit fee amount, and clarify that Health Care Worker permits issued to residents for such use count towards the four RPP permits that may be issued to a single address.]

Resolution amending San Francisco Transportation Code, Division II, by amending Sections 902 and 905 to authorize the issuance of a Residential Parking Permit to residents for use by childcare providers and set the permit fee amount, and clarify that Health Care Worker permits issued to residents for such use count towards the four RPP permits that may be issued to a single address .

NOTE: Additions are [begin addition] single-underline Times New Roman [end addition] ;

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The Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors of the City and County of San Francisco enacts the following regulations:

Section 1. Article 900 of Division II of the Transportation Code is hereby amended by amending Section 902, to read as follows:

SEC. 902. - GENERAL PERMIT CONDITIONS.

The following general provisions apply to all permits issued under this Article.

(a) [begin addition] Application and Renewal. [end addition] Permit applications must be submitted on a form supplied by the SFMTA. All required application fees must be paid and all permit requirements satisfied before a permit may be issued. The SFMTA may require any information of the applicant which it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Article. Permits may be renewed annually in compliance with any renewal procedures established by the SFMTA.

(b) [begin addition] Display of Permit. [end addition] Permittees must maintain the permit at the site of the permitted activity and available for inspection in accordance with any requirements for permit display as may be established by the SFMTA, and shall make all permits available for inspection upon request by an employee of the Police Department or SFMTA.

(c) [begin addition] Prior Payments Required. [end addition] No permit shall be issued or renewed until the applicant has paid all permit fees that are due to the SFMTA. No permit shall be issued to any applicant who is responsible for payment of one or more delinquent citations for violation of any provision of this Code or the Vehicle Code until all fines and fees associated with the citation are paid in full.

(d) Permit Fees. Fees for permits issued pursuant to this Code are as follows:

[begin addition] Table 902(d): PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE [end addition]

Special Traffic Permit (§ 903)	Base Permit Fee: $175.00	Daily Fee: $36.00 per day for use of the permit $200.00 late fee if application received later than two full working days in advance-SFMTA also reserves the right to refuse late applications	Removal/Relocation Fee: $50.00 for the removal or relocation of each sign $75.00 for removal or relocation of each pole $200.00 per Parking Space for the temporary relocation of colored curbs zones, including painting $350.00 per Parking Space for permanent relocation of colored curb zones, including painting. Any labor and materials costs for pavement striping or signal adjustment
Temporary Exclusive Use of Parking Meters (§ 904)	Base Permit Fee: $4.00 per 25 linear feet of construction frontage per day, including weekends and holidays

Residential Area Parking Permit (§ 905)	Base Permit Fee: Legal Residents and Commercial Property Owners/Lessees: $98.00 if purchased in the first six months of permit year; $49.00 if purchased in the last six months of the permit year. Additional Permits: 5th Permit: Twice the annual permit fee 6th Permit: Three times annual permit fee Each permit over six permits: Four times annual permit fee	New Resident/New Resident Vehicle: $34.00 for a consecutive 2 week period; $49.00 for a consecutive 4 week period Visitor/Rental Vehicle: $13.00 per day; $34.00 for a consecutive two week period; $49.00 for a consecutive four week period; $64.00 for a consecutive six week period; $83.00 for a consecutive eight week period. Health Care Worker/Foreign Consulate [begin addition] /Childcare Provider [end addition] Permits: $98.00 if purchased in the first six months of permit year; $49.00 if purchased in the last six months of permit year. Educational Institution Permits: $99.00 per permit year regardless of the date of purchase or renewal. Permit Transfer Fee: $13.00
Contractor Permit (§ 906)	Base Permit Fee: $825.00 if issued between June 1 and November 31; $413.00 if issued between December 1 and May 31.	Permit Transfer Fee: $35.00
Vanpool Permit (§ 907)	Base Permit Fee: $98.00/year
Carpool Permit (§ 908)	Base Permit Fee: $98.00/year
SFMTA Permit (§ 910)	Base Permit Fee: $924.00
Farmer's Market Parking Permit (§ 801(c)(18))	Base Permit Fee: $153.00 for 3 months

Temporary Street Closures Permits (Division I, Article 9)

Neighborhood Block Party
More than 60 days in advance: $150.00
Fewer than 60 days in advance: $200.00
Fewer than 30 days in advance: $400.00
Fewer than 7 days in advance: $450.00

All Other Events
More than 60 days in advance: $480.00
Fewer than 60 days in advance: $581.00
Fewer than 30 days in advance: $682.00
Fewer than 7 days in advance: $784.00

(e) [begin addition] Indemnification. [end addition] The permit application for Special Traffic Permits issued pursuant to Section 903, and permits for the Temporary and Exclusive Use of Parking Meters issued pursuant to Section 904, shall require the applicant to acknowledge that the Permittee, by acceptance of the permit, agrees to indemnify and hold the City and County of San Francisco, its departments, commissions, boards, officers, employees and agents ("Indemnitees") harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, actions or causes of action which may be made against the Indemnitees for the recovery of damages for the injury to or death of any person or persons or for the damage to any property resulting directly or indirectly from the activity authorized by the permit regardless of the negligence of the Indemnitees.

(f) [begin addition] Rules and Regulations. [end addition] Compliance with all applicable rules and regulations and with all permit conditions shall be a material condition for the issuance or renewal of a permit.

(g) [begin addition] Permit Revocation. [end addition] The Director of Transportation is authorized to revoke the permit of any Permittee found to be in violation of this Article and, upon written notice of revocation, the Permittee shall surrender such permit in accordance with the instructions in the notice of revocation.

Section 2. Article 900 of Division II of the Transportation Code is hereby amended by adding Section 905, to read as follows:

SEC. 905. - RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT.

(a) [begin addition] General Permit Requirements. [end addition]

(1) The Director of Transportation shall issue a Residential Parking Permit for use by an specified vehicle upon receipt of a written application from a qualifying property resident. No more than one Parking permit shall be issued to each vehicle for which application is made.

(2) The Parking privileges of a Residential Parking Permit do not extend to any trailer, trailer coach, utility trailer, or any other type of vehicle as defined in the California Vehicle Code, whether separate from or attached to a motor vehicle displaying a Residential Parking Permit.

(3) A Residential Parking Permit does not guarantee or reserve to the Permittee an on-street parking space within a Residential Parking Permit Area.

(4) A Residential Parking Permit may be issued to residents of a Residential Parking Permit Area for motor vehicles registered out-of-state, provided that the applicant documents the resident's active military duty status.

(5) Each Residential Parking Permit shall be valid until the date indicated on the permit.

(6) Each Residential Parking Permit shall visibly indicate the particular Residential Parking Permit Area and the license number of the vehicle for which it was issued.

(b) [begin addition] Permit Privileges. [end addition] Any vehicle that displays a valid Residential Parking Permit shall be permitted to Park in the Residential Parking Permit Area for which the permit has been issued notwithstanding posted time restrictions, but is not exempt from Parking restrictions established pursuant to any authority other than this Section 905.

(c) [begin addition] Number of Permits. [end addition] No more than four Residential Parking Permits shall be issued to a single address. Residents may file a request for waiver of this limitation with the SFMTA to obtain additional permits. Factors to be considered by the Director of Transportation when determining whether or not to grant a permit include, but are not limited to, the availability of on-street Parking in the requestor's residential area and demonstrated need. The Director of Transportation shall maintain public records for all waivers granted, including all documentation provided in support of approval.

(d) [begin addition] Application Requirements. [end addition]

(1) Each application for a permit or renewal of a permit shall contain information sufficient to:

(A) Identify the applicant;

(B) Identify the residence or real property address within a Residential Parking Permit Area;

(C) Establish that the applicant owns the property (has at least a one-quarter interest in the property) or leases the property (pays rent or other remuneration for use of the real property as the applicant's residence or place of business); and

(D) Identify the license number and provide proof of current California registration of the motor vehicle for which for which the permit would be issued.

(2) Residential Parking Permits may be issued for motor vehicles only upon application of the following Persons:

(A) A legal resident of the Residential Parking Permit Area who has a motor vehicle that is both registered in his or her name, and registered at his or her address within that Residential Parking Permit Area, or a legal resident of the Residential Parking Permit Area who has a motor vehicle for his or her exclusive use and under his or her control where said motor vehicle is registered or leased to his or her employer or a vanpool agency and he or she presents a valid employee identification card or other proof of employment that is acceptable to the SFMTA.

(B) A legal resident of a Residential Parking Permit Area who has become a resident within the past 30 days, or who has recently acquired a new vehicle.

(C) A Person who owns commercial property and actively engages in business activity within a Residential Parking Permit area. However, a permit shall only be issued if the applicant presents a valid business tax registration certificate required by Article 12 of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code. No more than one permit may be issued for each business establishment for a motor vehicle registered to or under the control of such a Person. The authority to qualify for a Residential Parking Permit pursuant to this subsection is transferable to a bona fide employee of the business. A business may purchase up to three additional permits for delivery vehicles provided that the vehicles are registered to the business' address and display commercial plates.

(D) A legal resident of a Residential Parking Permit Area for use by a bona fide visitor. Such a visitor permit shall have all the rights and privileges of a regular permit.

(E) A full-time student who is a legal resident of the Residential Parking Permit Area who presents a valid current full-time class schedule issued by an Educational Institution located within the City.

( [begin deletion] f [end deletion] [begin addition] e [end addition] ) [begin addition] Procedure for Designating Residential Parking Permit Areas. [end addition]

(1) Upon receipt of a petition by residents of at least 250 dwelling units in the residential area proposed for designation or residents living in 50 percent of the living units in the area proposed for designation, the City Traffic Engineer shall direct surveys or studies as necessary to determine whether a residential area is suitable as a Residential Parking Permit Area.

(2) The City Traffic Engineer shall make recommendations to the SFMTA Board of Directors regarding the proposed designation of new Residential Parking Permit Areas. Such recommendation shall include the proposed time restriction for Parking and the proposed days and times of enforcement. Before making any such recommendation to the SFMTA Board, the City Traffic Engineer shall ensure that the proposed area meets the following minimum qualifications for a Residential Parking Permit Area:

(A) A Residential Parking Permit Area must contain a minimum of one mile of street frontage.

(B) Objective criteria must establish that the proposed Residential Parking Permit Area is affected for extended periods by the Parking of motor vehicles that are not registered to an address within the proposed Residential Parking Permit Area.

(3) Nothing in this Section is intended to limit the SFMTA's ability to designate a Residential Parking Permit Area on its own initiative.

( [begin deletion] g [end deletion] [begin addition] f [end addition] ) [begin addition] Criteria for Designating Residential Parking Permit Area. [end addition] In determining whether to recommend that a residential area be designated as a Residential Parking Permit Area, the City Traffic Engineer shall take into account factors which include but are not limited to the following:

(1) The extent of the desire and need of the residents for Residential Parking Permits and their willingness to bear the resulting administrative costs even if the SFMTA does so on its own initiative.

(2) The extent to which legal on-street Parking Spaces are occupied during the period proposed for Parking restrictions;

(3) The extent to which vehicles Parking in the area during the times of the proposed Parking restrictions are not registered to residents of proposed Residential Parking Permit Area; and

(4) The extent to which Motor Vehicles registered to Persons residing in the residential area cannot be accommodated by the number of available off-street Parking Spaces.

( [begin deletion] h [end deletion] [begin addition] g [end addition] ) [begin addition] Additional Residential Parking Permits. [end addition]

(1) [begin addition] Health Care Worker Permits. [end addition] The Director of Transportation is authorized to issue additional Parking Permits to residents of a Residential Parking Permit Area for use of Persons who, on a regular basis, provide health care or other related services essential to the well-being of the resident applicant, upon the certification by a licensed physician that such services are required. [begin addition] The Parking Permit issued to a resident for use by such Persons shall count towards the four Residential Parking Permits that may be issued to a single address pursuant to subsection (c) [end addition] [begin deletion] ~~No resident of a Residential Parking Permit Area shall be authorized to possess more than three Health Care Worker Permits at any one time~~ [end deletion] .

(2) [begin addition] Fire Station Permits. [end addition] Upon the request of the Fire Chief, the Director of Transportation shall issue to the officer in charge of a fire station within a residential Parking area that quarters more than one unit not more than 10 transferable Parking Permits and to the officer in charge of a fire station within a residential Parking area that quarters one unit, not more than five transferable Parking Permits for the exclusive use of uniformed members assigned to the station on a temporary basis because of staffing shortages. The Fire Chief shall adopt rules and regulations for the distribution of permits, consistent with this Code.

(3) [begin addition] Educational Institution Permits. [end addition]

(A) Upon written request, the Director of Transportation shall issue transferable Parking permits to the Transportation Broker of an Educational Institution with at least 15 certificated employees or Persons regularly employed as classroom teachers and located within a Residential Parking Permit Area valid between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on school days for the use of persons employed as teachers at such Institution who reside outside of the Residential Parking Permit Area.

(B) The Director of Transportation is authorized to issue a maximum of 15 annual permits per Educational Institution. The total number of permits issued to an Educational Institution under this Section 905 does not exceed the number of unrestricted on-street Parking available between an extension of each property line of said Institution to the middle of the Street upon which the Institution directly abuts, as determined by survey of the City Traffic Engineer.

(C) Upon written request from the Educational Institution documenting the need for more than 15 permits, the Director of Transportation may issue up to an additional five permits if the total number may not exceed the limitation in subsection 905(h)(3)(B) above, and if Parking occupancy in the Residential Parking Permit Area surrounding the Educational Institution is low enough to accommodate the additional permits. Regardless of parking availability on surrounding Streets, a qualifying Educational Institution shall be entitled to at least five permits.

(D) Each Parking permit issued pursuant to this Section 905(h)(3) shall be valid for one year and may be renewed annually. In distributing permits for a particular Educational Institution, the Transportation Broker shall give consideration to those teachers who are regularly carpooling to work.

(E) In addition to permits issued under subsection 905(h)(3)(A), the Director of Transportation may issue City-wide permits for teachers and school administrators employed by the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) whose duties require them to travel to more than one school site and who have been approved by the Superintendent of the SFUSD, or his or her designee. For purposes of this Section, "school administrators" shall be defined as those administrators who provide on-site, direct support to schools that have been identified as low-performing by SFUSD, the State of California, or the federal government. The permit shall exempt the holder from Residential Parking Permit Area regulations on weekdays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. when performing official functions for the SFUSD, and shall be valid for one year.

(4) [begin addition] Foreign Consulate Permits. [end addition] One Residential Parking Permit may be issued upon application to foreign consulates located within a Residential Parking Permit Area, and up to a maximum of two additional Parking permits per consulate for the exclusive use of vehicles registered to the Consulate with the Department of Motor Vehicles.

[begin addition] (5) Childcare Permits. The Director of Transportation is authorized to issue a Parking Permit to residents of a Residential Parking Permit Area for use of Persons who, on a regular basis, provide childcare services essential to the well-being of a child 12 years old or under who resides with the resident. No resident shall be authorized to be issued or possess more than one Parking Permit for use by such Persons at any one time. The Parking Permit issued to a resident for use by such Persons shall count towards the four Residential Parking Permits that may be issued to a single address pursuant to subsection (c). [end addition]

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney

By:

JOHN I. KENNEDY

Deputy City Attorney

I certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors at its meeting of February 1, 2011.

Secretary to the Board of Directors

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

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