As St. Petersburg continues embracing denser, transit-oriented development, city leaders are now preparing to address one of the most common neighborhood complaints that growth has produced: overflow parking.
On Thursday, City Council will hold the first reading of a proposed ordinance that would significantly expand the city’s ability to create Neighborhood Resident Only Parking Areas (NROPAs) in neighborhoods experiencing spillover parking from nearby commercial corridors, entertainment districts and redevelopment.
The ordinance would amend existing city parking rules and create a formal petition and review process for future resident-only parking zones…