Dear Oregon Hill Neighbors,
Below you will find the results (minus personal information) from Parking Survey in a PDF. This is the same powerpoint that was rotating last night. The flyers and this survey were a tool to notify neighbors of the parking conversation. This survey as stated in the survey were never to replace the petition process. The results were to be used to draft a new petition with the help of city staff answering questions and clearing up misinformation. Neighbors wishing to have restricted parking have every right to petition their blocks. Oregon Hill neighbors can decide on porch steps whether they are for or against restricted parking.
Currently, there is no new petition. Last night’s meeting turned to an information session with DPW’s Lynne Lancaster & Steve Bergin. I thank the folks who stays throughout the evening and asked great questions.
The attached file shows all the 245 responses. Out of that number 175 people used an OH addresses. 115 responding lived south of Albemarle.
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Copy/Paste from the survey:
“This survey to collect feedback from the community regarding a potential restricted parking district (permit parking) in the Oregon Hill neighborhood. This survey will close on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 11:59pm. The feedback excluding personal contact information will be condensed and shared at the next OHNA meeting on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. At that time neighborhood residents will vote on the perimeters of a brand new petition. Perimeters: include the blocks, number of permits per household, and hours of restriction.
Please stop and read through the city’s restricted parking district page before moving forward with this survey: http://www.richmondgov.com/…/RestrictedParkingDistricts.aspx. Please note that Oregon Hill’s district will be different from the Fan and Carver Districts since each neighborhood is unique. Please make note of the items that you like or do not like in the descriptions.
The Randolph Neighborhood Association is also moving forward with a petition for a restricted parking district starting along Harrison. You can learn more by visiting their website: https://randolphrva.com/…/restricted-decal-permit-parking-…/
Additional Information:
There are approximately 500+ houses in Oregon Hill.
Two Schools:
St.Andrew’s School – 229 S. Cherry Street
Open High School – 600 S. Pine Street
Two churches:
St. Andrews Episcopal Church – 240 S. Laurel Street
Pine Street Baptist Church – 400 S. Pine Street
Seven businesses South of I-195:
Peddler of Pine Street – 238 S. Pine Street
Monday – Thursday 11:00am to 9:00pm
Friday 11:00am to 10:00pm
Saturday 12:00pm to 10:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Fine Food Market – 700 Idlewood Ave
Monday-Sunday 9am-12am
Vinyl Conflict Record Store – 324 S. Pine Street
Monday: 12:00pm until 6:00pm
Tuesday through Saturday: 11:00am until 7:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm until 6:00pm
Rest in Pieces – 349 S Laurel Street
Mondays: closed
Tuesday-Sunday: 12pm-7pm
Pine Street Barber Shop – 224 S. Pine Street
Sunday & Monday: Closed
Tuesday-Friday: 9am-6pm
Saturday: 9am-2pm
L’opossum – 626 China Street
Sunday-Monday: Closed
Tuesday-Saturday: 5pm-12am
Mamma’Zu – 501 S. Pine Street
Sunday: Closed
Monday-Friday: 11am-2pm; 5:30pm-10:30pm
Saturday: 5:30pm-10:30pm
Tourist Destinations/Amenities: Rest in Pieces, Hollywood Cemetery, Oregon Hill Overlook, access to the James River
Parks, Oregon Hill Linear Park, Pleasant’s Park, Holly Street Park
Due to financial and time constraints this survey will only be available via the internet. Neighbors without internet are encourage to attend the Tuesday, August 28 meeting at St. Andrew’s Church.”
“Please note OHNA has thrown out all petitions and previous ideas regarding the restricted parking area. We will be starting from scratch.
The streets running North and South include: South Cherry, South Laurel, and South Pine.
The streets running East and West include: Cumberland, Idlewood, Albemarle, Spring, China, Holly, and the Oregon Hill Parkway/S. 2nd Street.
60% of the block MUST sign the hand written petition for the DPW Parking Division to consider it in the study. This survey does not replace the hand written petition.
You can weigh in on each block or just select the blocks closest to you.
You can review the Fan’s application for:
Owners – http://www.richmondgov.com/…/Fan_2017_OwnersParkingPermitZo…
Renters – http://www.richmondgov.com/…/Fan_2017_RentersParkingPermitZ… ”
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I’ll load the City Ordinance that allows for Restricted Parking Areas to the file area.
General Information/clarification from last night:
– Neighbors approached OHNA to sponsor the petition. The City Ordinance states the civic association must be the one to apply. This is neighbor driven not city driven.
– Neighbors gets to decide on what will or will not be included in the ordinance if a new petition is generated. The ordinance must reflect the petition.
– Renters can get parking passes; in some district they are not eligible for guest passes. Parking passes and guest passes are different. Again, you all as a community can decide. Please note you can over sell a parking district.
– The base fee of $25/per permit and $35/per guest pass are set in the code and cannot be changed. These are annual fees. The fee helps cover the program’s cost.
– The neighbors gets to decide the district. A district must be 10 block faces.
– The neighbors get to decide the hours and days for restriction.
– The neighbors get to decide the number of petitions per household.
– The petition (if a new one is created) will include a for or against column.
– Restrictions would not be place directly in front of churches or businesses. Neighbors can make decisions to help protect businesses when drafting the petition.
– Please be sure to add all “for” responses together to see the discussion is closer than a land slide.
– The greatest push from neighbors was the 100, 200, and 300 blocks closest to VCU.
– Cars in violation of the parking restriction would be ticketed. The ticket is $50. Part of the fine would go into a fund to help support safety infrastructure like crosswalks and cleaning/sweeping roads/signs within Oregon Hill.
– The only time a car would be towed is if they had multiple outstanding tickets. This is a citywide practice not unique to restricted parking areas.
-Again, the attached file shows all the 245 responses. Out of that number 175 people used an OH address. 115 responding lived south of Albemarle.
If shared, please include all of the information above. Thank you.
