Title
Amend City Code - Article XI, Section 36-134, Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specific Places (Ordinance G-7005)
Description
Request to amend Phoenix City Code, Chapter 36, section 134, stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specific places, due to Arizona House Bill 2395 amending Arizona Revised Statute, section 28-873 relating to vehicles stopping, standing, or parking.
Report
Summary
Last year, the Arizona Legislature provided an amendment to Arizona Revised Statute, section 28-873, prohibiting a vehicle parked on a private driveway from blocking a sidewalk with any portion of the vehicle. The amendment was made to follow the Americans with Disabilities Act. Phoenix City Code 36-134 requires an amendment to reflect the new State law.
The Street Transportation Department is recommending Phoenix City Code 36-134 be amended and the existing verbiage be updated to include the following: "in a private driveway if any part of the vehicle or an attachment to the vehicle, including a hitch or trailer, blocks an area of a sidewalk and impedes continuous pedestrian use of the sidewalk in a manner that is not consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act as defined in section 41-1492, Arizona Revised Statutes. This paragraph does not apply if the vehicle is temporarily parked for the purposes of loading or unloading the vehicle."
The proposed changes to Chapter 36, section 134, were reviewed and recommended by the Law Department.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Street Transportation Department.