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AN ORDINANCE IN AMENDMENT OF TITLE 10 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, REVISION OF 1994, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED, "VEHICLES & TRAFFIC":

BE IT ORDAINED by the City of Newport:

SECTION 1. Chapter 10.32 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Newport, RI, Revision of 1994, as amended, entitled, "RESIDENTIAL PARKING PROGRAM" is hereby further amended, as follows:

10.32.020. - Definitions

As used in this chapter:

"Designated commercial parking street" means a street or portion thereof within a residential parking district that is primarily abutted by commercial or business properties and uses. No designated commercial parking street shall be considered for inclusion in this chapter as a residential parking street.

"Dwelling unit" means a unit of living area arranged, intended or designed to be occupied by a family or group of not more than five unrelated individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit.

"Resident" means any person, at least 18 years of age, firm or corporation who or which lives, resides or pays real property taxes to the city on real estate or on a structure approved for residential or commercial occupancy, and who or which is the owner of such structure or a tenant therein, or who or which can demonstrate some other indication of exclusive right of occupancy such as a utility bill, voter registration, bank statement, military orders or vehicle registration. For the purposes of this chapter, tenancy shall refer only to a formal lease of six seven months' duration or longer but shall not apply to active duty military.

"Residential parking district" means a contiguous or nearly contiguous area containing public highways or parts thereof, primarily abutted by residential property or residential and nonbusiness property, such as schools, parks, churches, hospitals or nursing homes. Residential parking districts are enumerated in Section 10.32.100.

"Residential parking street" means a street or portion thereof within a residential parking district where curbside parking is limited to vehicles properly displaying a residential

parking permit authorized by this chapter. Designated streets will be enumerated in this chapter, as amended from time to time by the procedure provided for herein.

SECTION 2. Chapter 10.32 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Newport, Revision of 1994, as amended, entitled "Residential Parking Program" is hereby further amended as follows:

10.32.040. Designation of residential parking streets.

A. Council may designate a street or a portion of a street within a residential parking district as a residential parking street, provided a petition in a form suitable to the City Clerk has been filed with the city manager City Clerk that has been signed by residents representing at least fifty-one (51) percent of the resident households dwelling units and commercial units on a mixed-use residential/commercial street, with an address of the specific street within the residential parking district requesting designation as a residential parking street. Petitions requesting 24-hour residential parking must reflect representation of at least sixty-five (65) percent of the resident dwelling units of the street, and be referred to the interdepartmental traffic committee for a recommendation prior to first reading of the ordinance.

B. After advertisement and notice to all landowners petitioners and property owners on the street and whose property abuts the proposed residential parking street within a 100 foot radius, the petition of the residents of such proposed residential parking street shall be placed on the docket of a regular council meeting. At the meeting, council shall render a decision on the designation of the proposed residential parking street, provided that council makes a finding that it has sufficient information to make such decision and that the petition properly reflects the concurrence of at least fifty-one (51) percent of the residents of the proposed residential parking street, except a petition requesting 24-hour resident parking must reflect the concurrence of at least sixty-five (65) percent of the residents dwelling units of the proposed 24-hour residential parking street, and be referred to the interdepartmental traffic committee for a recommendation prior to first reading of the ordinance.

SECTION 3. Chapter 10.32 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Newport, Revision of 1994, as amended, entitled "Residential Parking Program" is hereby further amended as follows:

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B. The area bounded by Ann Street, Thames Street, Carroll Avenue, Bateman Avenue, Coggeshall Avenue and Spring Street.

C. The Thames Street Waterfront Area, being those streets running west off of Thames Street from West Extension Street to Harrington Street and including West Extension Street, Waites Wharf, Coddington Wharf, Goodwin Street and Harrington Street.

D. The area bounded by Perry Street, Spring Street, Bowery Street and Bellevue Avenue, including East Street, West Street, Fountain Street, Anthony Street and the upper portion of Pope Street.

E. The Point Area, being those residential streets included in the area bounded by Washington Street on the west; Goat Island Connector Road, West Marlborough Street and Marlborough Street to Farewell Street on the south, Farewell Street to Van Zandt Avenue on the east; and Van Zandt Avenue to Third Street and Cypress Street on the north.

F. The area bounded by Roseneath Avenue, Wellington Avenue, Thames St., Carroll Avenue, and Harrison Avenue to Harrison Lane, to include on the following streets or portions of streets:

Harrison Lane, Sullivan Street, Roseneath Avenue including Gillies Court, Wellington Avenue, south side, from Roseneath Avenue to Marchant Street; Boss Court; Marchant Street; Clinton Street; Houston Avenue; Sharon Court; Simmons Street; Grafton Street; West Narragansett Avenue; Stockholm Street; Potter Street; Lucas Avenue; Connection Street; Atlantic Street; Eastnor Road; and Carroll Avenue, west side, from Thames Street to Harrison Avenue and including Gilroy Street.

G. The area bounded by Touro Street, Spring Street, Broadway, Rhode Island Avenue, Memorial Boulevard, Bellevue Avenue to Touro Street; with the exclusion of Touro Street, Spring Street, Broadway, Memorial Boulevard and Bellevue Avenue from eligibility for resident-only parking.

H. The area bounded by Victoria Avenue, from Bellevue Avenue to Lawrence Avenue; Ruggles Avenue to Bellevue Avenue; Bellevue Avenue, including Ledge Road to the water; and Coggeshall Avenue to Ruggles Avenue and George St.; and including those streets running west and east

J. The Kerry Hill/Dr. Marcus F. Wheatland Boulevard Area, being that area bounded by Dr. Marcus F. Wheatland Boulevard, Pond Avenue, Warner Street, Farewell Street, and Marlborough Street, with Dr. Marcus F. Wheatland Boulevard and Marlborough Street excluded from eligibility for resident only parking.

K. The Cliff Avenue Area, being those streets falling within the area bounded by Cliff Walk, Dresser Street, Annandale Road north to Merton Road, west to Middleton Avenue, and north to Memorial Boulevard; with Middleton Avenue and Memorial Boulevard excluded from eligibility for resident-only parking. Streets within this designated area are eligible for resident parking only on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, six a.m. to six p.m.

However, nothing herein shall preclude the residents of eligible streets within this district from requesting, by petition, inclusion in Paragraph C of Section 10.32.110 (daily, twenty-four-hour resident parking).

L. The area bounded by Friendship Street, Friendship Place, Gibbs Avenue to Bliss Road, Bliss Road (from Gibbs to Broadway), and Broadway, with Broadway excluded from inclusion in the Residential Parking Program.

M. The streets falling within the area bounded by Narragansett Avenue, Annandale Road, Memorial Boulevard and Bellevue Avenue, including Annandale Terrace, but with Memorial Boulevard and Bellevue Avenue excluded from eligibility for resident-only parking.

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N. The streets falling within the area bounded by Equality Park West, Broadway to Summer Street, west on Summer Street and Van Zandt Avenue to Farewell Street, south on Farewell to Warner Street, east on Warner to and including Pond Avenue

SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

IN COUNCIL
READ AND PASSED
APRIL 23, 2025

Laura C. Swistak, CMC
City Clerk