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RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE ESTABLISHING RESIDENTIAL PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONE “A”
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 10.26 OF THE SUNNYVALE MUNICIPAL
CODE
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22507 authorizes the establishment, by city council action, of permit parking programs in residential neighborhoods for residents and other categories of parkers; and
WHEREAS, under Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 10.26.020, the City Council of the City of Sunnyvale may designate certain residential streets or alleys or any portions thereof as a residential preferential parking zone; and
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2026, the City Council of the City of Sunnyvale adopted Ordinance No. 3252-26, amending Chapter 10.26 of Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to allow the establishment of a residential preferential parking zone by either ordinance or resolution; and
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2026, the Council also directed City staff to prepare a resolution for City Council to establish a residential preferential parking zone (“RPP Zone”) on Charles Street between W. McKinley Avenue and W. Iowa Avenue, hereinafter referred to as RPP Zone A, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE THAT:
1. FINDINGS. In accordance with Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 10.26.020, the Council finds and determines that the findings set forth in Section 10.26.030 have been met as follows:
(a) Non-residential vehicles, as that term is defined in Section 10.26.010 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, do, or may, substantially interfere with the use of the majority of available public on-street or alley parking spaces by residents living within the proposed RPP Zone A; and
(b) The interference by non-residential vehicles referenced in subsection (a) of this section occurs at regular and significant intervals, presumed to be not less frequently than three times per week; and
(c) The non-residential vehicles parked within the area of the proposed RPP Zone A create traffic congestion, noise, or other disruption (including shortage of parking spaces for residents and their visitors) that disrupts neighborhood life; and _________________________ _________________________________________________________ Attachment 3
(See Updated Attachment 3, posted 20260420)
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(d) A shortage of reasonably available and convenient residentially related parking spaces exists in the area of the proposed zone; and
(e) No alternative solution is feasible or practical.
2. NAME AND BOUNDARIES OF THE RESIDENTIAL PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONE. The name of the proposed Residential Preferential Parking (“RPP”) Zone established by this resolution shall be RPP Zone A. RPP Zone A shall include those areas visually represented in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, which are also described below in Table 1:
TABLE 1. DESCRIPTION OF RPP ZONE A
STREET LIMITS
Charles Street Between W. McKinley Avenue and W. Iowa Avenue
3. RESTRICTIONS. The following parking regulations and restrictions shall apply to the RPP Zone A:
(a) No vehicle shall be parked within RPP Zone A unless the vehicle is exempt pursuant to Section 3(b) below.
(b) The following vehicles are exempt from these parking regulations and restrictions:
x Vehicles displaying a valid parking permit issued by the City for RPP Zone A. x Vehicles delivering health-related or public safety services to any areas located within RPP Zone A.
x Vehicles owned or operated by a public or private utility, when used in the course of business.
x Vehicles displaying distinguishing handicapped license plates or placards issued pursuant to Section 22511. 5 of the California Vehicle Code.
Except as provided herein, all other vehicles parked within RPP Zone A shall be subject to the parking restrictions and penalties as provided in the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, including Chapter 10.26.
(c) The parking regulations and restrictions described herein shall be in effect for 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
4. PARKING PERMITS. The City may issue no more than four (4) parking permits for RPP Zone A to each of the following Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN):
Attachment 3
(See Updated Attachment 3, posted 20260420)
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x APN 165-13-034
x APN 165-13-035
x APN 165-13-036
x APN 165-13-037
x APN 165-13-038
x APN 165-13-039
x APN 165-13-040
x APN 165-13-041
x APN 165-13-042
x APN 165-13-043
x APN 165-13-048
x APN 165-13-049
x APN 165-13-078
x APN 165-13-080
The above parcels are shown on the map attached as Exhibit A.
A parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve to the holder thereof an on-street parking space within RPP Zone A.
Adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on ___________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
RECUSAL:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
__________________________________ _________________________________
DAVID CARNAHAN
City Clerk
LARRY KLEIN
Mayor
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________________
REBECCA L. MOON
City Attorney
Attachment 3
(See Updated Attachment 3, posted 20260420)
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(See Updated Attachment 3, posted 20260420)