Tourists sightseeing at the crooked section of Lombard Street in San Francisco may someday end up paying to do so for the first time, should some residents on the block get their way.

The Reservation and Pricing System proposal, currently under consideration by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, would require non-residents to make a reservation, spaced out in 30 to 60 minute time slots, and then pay a fee — $5 on weekdays and $10 on weekends — to drive down the zig-zagged block. Residents and their guests would be exempt.

Those who live on that section of Lombard have long been fed up with the traffic congestion, particularly in the spring and summer months when visitors flock to their neighborhood to see "the crookedest street in the world." And it's not just the influx of cars that becomes problematic; litter, vandalism, and frequent car break-ins are unwelcome byproducts of the street's popularity.

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"It didn't used to be this way, but the city allowed this to happen," resident Greg Brundage told The San Francisco Chronicle in 2016. "This used to be one of the prime neighborhoods of the city — and still is, in some ways — but we're invaded daily ... It really has taken a lot of the joy out of living here."

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The new proposal, however, may have some flaws. According to KPIX, there's a suggestion to install a FasTrak-like system to charge visitors, but residents don't fully trust the automation.

The plan could launch as early as Summer 2020, though it's not clear at this point if the proposal will be put into action at all.

A spokesperson for the SFCTA tells SFGATE that its board needs to first approve of the proposal and provide direction on how the plan would be implemented. Next, the state would need to give final authorization to allow the city of San Francisco to charge people to access a public street.

Alyssa Pereira is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at apereira@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @alyspereira.