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.5-8- 91-0~ <br />ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER <br />of the <br />CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON <br />Emergency Rule R-5.040 -Establishing Residential <br />Permit .Parking Zone Regulations <br />The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds that: <br />A. Under the provisions of Section 5.040 of the Eugene Code, 1971, the .City <br />Manager has authority to establish parking zones or restrict parking upon the streets of the <br />City. Section 2.019 of the Eugene Code, 1971 authorizes the City Manager to adopt rules <br />necessary for the administration or enforcement of provisions of the Eugene Code,. 1971. <br />B. Within certain residential areas of the City, heavy concentrations of vehicles <br />other than those of area residents or guests. of residents, consistently park on the streets <br />for extended periods of time, causing congestion, impeding the movement of traffic, and <br />unduly .restricting entry of residents to their homes. <br />C. These congested conditions create polluted air, excessive noise, trash and <br />refuse, and result in blighted or deteriorated residential areas. <br />D. Establishment of residential permit parking zones is consistent with the goals, <br />objectives and policies set forth in TransPlan by: <br />(1) .Minimizing the adverse impact of motor.vehicles on local residential <br />j streets; <br />(2) Minimizing spill-over parking from nearby high-employment sites; and <br />(3) Promoting transit and alternative modes of transportation by <br />discoura 'n lon -term em to ee arkin . <br />g g P Y <br />P g <br />E. The establishment of residential permit parking zones is intended to provide <br />preferential longer-term parking for residential area tenants, owners, and guests only for <br />periods .when there is a consistently high demand for long-term on-street parking. <br />F. The establishment of residential permit parking zones within the .City is <br />necessary in order to promote the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the .City, <br />and is_consistent with adopted. City policies and goals. <br />G. Failure to act promptly in adopting this ..Rule .will seriously prejudice the <br />Administrative Order - 1 <br />