HomeMy WebLinkAbout8/24/2021 Item 6a, Tartaglia
Delgado, Adriana
From:Anne Tartaglia <annetartaglia0@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, August
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Proposed changes to parking permits
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City Council:
My family has owned our home at 176 Del Norte Way since 1961. It has always been owner-occupied and our intention
is to have it remain that way.
My understanding is, per the letter I recently received, that the City is thinking of allowing any number of parking
permits per household, and that those permits will be issued to the tenants in the home, regardless of the available
space on or in front of the property. The outcome would be cars lining the street in front of any and all homes.
My family is vehemently against this. It’s bad enough that the City already allows ADU’s to be added to our small lots,
increasing the number of residents, ergo cars. The idea that now we could have any number of cars parked up and down
our street, blocking parking for our own vehicles as well as guest parking is just another blow to a once wonderful
family-oriented neighborhood.
Why have parking permits if this is the case? What’s the point anymore? Oh, I know: the City gets paid for them AND
now they’ll make even more money, to the detriment of our neighborhood (and I’m sure others).
It’s becoming brutally clear that the City no longer cares about family-centered neighborhoods, particularly in the
northern part of the city closer to Poly, and is only interested in a blatant money grab. Perhaps no one making the
decision has to live with the consequences?
Our neighborhood is turning into a majority student rental area (if it isn’t already), and it shows with the deferred
maintenance and lack of landlord concern for those of us who care about our street. Don’t make it worse. What’s next?
Parking on the lawns?
For the sake of our community, we adamantly ask that this relaxed permit regulation NOT be allowed, and that the
existing permit regulation remain with 2 off-street permits per property.
Stuart and Anne Tartaglia
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