ALAMEDA — The City Council will look at highlighting the neighborhood parking permit program and how it can be supported when it meets Tuesday.

The program is available for residential neighborhoods near business districts or other areas where there’s a high demand for parking, especially during the day.

The program imposes time limits for on-street parking and exempts vehicles from ticketing that display a permit or sticker, which people who live in the neighborhood can purchase.

Councilman Tony Daysog put the item on Tuesday’s agenda, asking for City Manager Jill Keimach to prepare a presentation on the program, including what it costs to implement and enforce, as well as what fees and penalties can generate financially for the city.

City officials amended the municipal code to create the program in April 2011, when it was estimated that it would cost $45,150 annually. They also estimated that money from citations and from residents who purchase permits would cover the costs.

Similar programs are in place in Oakland, Berkeley, Walnut Creek and other cities.

Among the requirements for a neighborhood to take part in the program are being located within about two blocks of a major parking generator, such as a school or office building, and have at least 600 housing units.

Residents who wish to launch a program must submit a petition signed by 55 percent of the people in their neighborhood to the city’s Public Works Department.

The idea of highlighting the city’s parking permit program follows the proposal to construct a mixed-use building at Webster Street and Taylor Avenue drawing criticism in March from some in the West End, who questioned whether the building offered enough parking slots.

It also follows business leaders on Webster Street telling the council in February that they feared fewer people would visit the shopping district due to the loss of two parking slots as part of changing the street’s intersection with Central Avenue to make it safer for bicyclists.

The council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave., Alameda.

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