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Attachment 3 - Alternate Criterion Matrix

Atherton City Council
September 16, 2026

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Attachment 3 - Alternate Criterion Matrix
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September 16, 2026
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CRITERIA

JURISDICTION CMOP ENFORCEABILITY EFFECTIVENESS

COUNCIL &

COMMUNITY

SUPPORT
FISCAL
IMPACT
ATHERTON/STATUS QUO:
• No limit for on-street parking
• No identification of Const. vehicles
• Admin. citations primary tool
• Process is mostly reactive
• SWOs not utilized
• Often challenging due to lack
of enforceable parking
regulations with multiple sites
near each other (Can’t identify
which vehicle belongs where)
• $100, $200 & $500 fines not a
deterrent
• Complaint driven
• Low level of effectiveness
as evidenced by the
number of repeat
offenders
• Builders simply factor in
fines as operational costs
• Council and Community
generally supportive
• Some residents insist on
stronger enforcement rules
and efforts
• N/A

HILLSBOROUGH
• CMP for > $750K
• All vehicles parked on-site
• Designated responsible site
superintendent
• BO may require independent on-site
inspector for repeat violations.
• The use of SWOs as a
component of enforcement
efforts creates a significant
and robust deterrent effect
• Parking violations easy to
identify
• Highly effective
• Project delays due to
SWOs can result in very
costly Construction Time
Limit (CTL) fines
• Strong Council and
community support
• Revenue
neutral

BELVEDERE
• Staging, Parking & Materials
• Almost all projects >$50k
• 3 vehicles per site in PROW
• Parking permits assigned
• Meetings reqd. for repeat violations
• Use of SWOs
• Parking permits simplify
enforcement efforts
• Highly effective
• Project delays due to
SWOs can result in very
costly CTL fines
• Strong Council and
community support (“unless
it’s their project.”)
• Net positive due
to fines

PROPOSED CMOP
GUIDELINES ORD.
• Designated site supervisor
• Designated parking regulations and
approved locations
• Parking permits req.
• Neighbor outreach
• Progressive Administrative Fines
leading to SWO
• Increased levels of
collaboration between
builders, neighbors and staff
should bolster enforcement
efforts
• Updated AMC and CMOP
verbiages will be more specific
and detailed.
• Proactive enforcement by
conducting area checks with
parking permits/signage
• Increasing fines and
integrating SWOs into the
enforcement process will
increase deterrent effects
and overall levels of
compliance
• Based on initial interactions
with the Council,
stakeholders, and affected
residents, new CMOP
Guidelines should enjoy
favorable support levels
• Revenue
neutral or net
positive due to
increased fines

ALTERNATIVES
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