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Consider and take action on Ordinance 2026-41, an ordinance designating parking spaces at Hometown Heroes Park as follows: Five spaces designated for the exclusive use of vehicles transporting persons with disabilities; Four spaces designated for senior programming; the foregoing Nine spaces to be reserved for their respective designated uses from 7:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. on weekdays and available for general use at all other times; One space designated for veteran parking; and One space designated for expectant mothers parking; providing for the posting of signs, exceptions, penalties, savings, severability, repealer, publication, and an effective date - Second Reading (Director of Parks and Cultural Services)
Council approved first reading, 8-0-0, on September 22, 2026, with an amendment.
Background:
Staff evaluated the need for additional handicap parking at Hometown Heroes Park in response to observed parking usage and a petition from park users. Under applicable City ordinances and State requirements, the park is required to provide a minimum of 469 parking spaces, including 13 handicap spaces. Hometown Heroes Park currently provides 629 parking spaces, including 23 handicap spaces and 3 designated Veteran parking spaces. This represents 160 spaces above the minimum parking requirement and 10 handicap spaces above the minimum required.
Staff proposes converting 6 existing regular parking spaces to 5 additional handicap spaces, with one designated as a van loading and unloading area, time-stamped from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on weekdays in proposed Zone E as represented in Exhibit A. Staff also proposes converting 4 existing regular spaces to senior-designated parking, also time-stamped from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on weekdays in the same zone. These changes would not increase the total number of parking spaces but would increase handicap parking from 22 to 27 spaces, and additional van loading and unloading area and provide 4 designated senior spaces,...
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