Is City Council action required to establish a Residential Permit Parking area?
In 1986, the Oakland City Council adopted Ordinance No. 10689 C.M.S., which provides for the establishment of a Residential Permit Parking Program in the City of Oakland. Prior to taking this action, the Council, after holding public meetings, found that traffic congestion and parking shortages were occurring in residential neighborhoods near BART stations, schools, business districts and hospitals. People from outside the neighborhood generally caused these shortages and it made it difficult for local residents to find available parking near their homes. After making these findings, the Council approved the ordinance establishing Residential Permit Parking. However, to protect the rights of the residents of the community, the program provides several safeguards in order to ensure that both the residents and the Council are fully aware of all the facts before any Residential Permit Parking boundaries are established and parking time limits are implemented. The following information, wh
