HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 012-23RESOLUTION 12-23
ESTABLISHING 2023 SEASONAL PAID PARKING AND PARKING PERMIT FEES
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park has adopted Chapter
10.06 of the Municipal Code, authorizing the implementation of seasonal parking fees by
resolution; and
WHEREAS, section 10.06.040 provides for permits in lieu of paid parking,
governed by rules and regulations to be approved by the Town Board; and
WHEREAS, section 10.04.040 allows for overnight parking where authorized by a
Town -issued parking permit; and
WHEREAS, at its study session on December 13, 2022, the Board of Trustees
discussed the program's 2022 performance with regard to the Town's parking
management objectives and staff presented recommended 2023 paid parking fees; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to determine parking fees for planning and budgeting
purposes so as not to impair the continuity of operations for the Town's Public Works
Department Mobility Services Division.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO:
1. The following daily parking fees in Estes Park shall be implemented and enforced
for the 150-day (25-week) visitation season commencing on May 26, 2023, and
terminating on October 22, 2023, inclusive.
2. Daily parking fees shall be $2.00 per hour between the hours of 10am and 5pm,
seven days per week.
3. Daily parking fees shall be collected for 682 parking stalls (31 % of 2,174 total stalls
available system -wide and 67% of the 1,022 stalls located in the downtown core)
in eight public parking lots as follows: the Town Hall parking lot (224 of 281 stalls),
East Riverside parking lot (41 of 44 stalls), Riverside parking lot (91 of 94 stalls),
Wiest parking lot (132 of 141 stalls), Post Office parking lot (86 of 99 stalls),
Tregent parking lot (16 of 17 stalls), Virginia parking lot (19 of 20 stalls) and Bond
Park parking areas (73 of 76 stalls). The Mobility Services Manager shall
determine which specific stalls within these lots shall be designated as paid parking
stalls, consistent with these totals, and shall ensure that they are conspicuously so
designated.
4. Daily parking fees shall not apply to the 28 stalls marked for persons with
disabilities in these parking lots: Town Hall (10 stalls), Post Office (4 stalls), Bond
Park (3 stalls), Tregent (1 stall), Wiest (4 stalls), Riverside (2 stalls), Virginia (1
stall) and East Riverside (3 stalls).
5. Daily parking fees shall not apply to the spaces currently reserved for access to
civil services in these parking areas: Town Hall (7), Post Office (10) and the Library
(7). Daily parking fees shall apply when these reserved spaces are used by the
public during holiday closures of the referenced facilities (Town Hall, Post Office
and Library).
6. Daily parking fees shall not apply to spaces reserved for use by marked vehicles
on official business in the Town Hall parking area. Current reserved space counts
for 2023 are: Police Reserved (22) and Town/Library Staff Reserved (8). The
Mobility Services Manager may adjust these counts as necessary for operational
purposes, by adjusting the counts described in paragraph 3 above.
7. Daily parking fees shall not be charged to visiting public officials traveling on official
business in marked vehicles and parking in the Town Hall parking lot.
8, The two spaces marked as designated for electric vehicles in the Town Hall
parking area shall continue to be governed in accordance with adopted Town
policies.
9. Fees in 2023 for all parking permits as set forth in Public Works Policy 842 shall
remain as set previously by resolution.
10.The resolution to be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
11.The Board repeals all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with this
resolution, but only to the extent of such inconsistency.
DATED this 14.o ., day of ..ca, x. �:wca,�, , 2023.
TOWN OF ESTES PARK
Mayor
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Town Attorney