The Brief
- St. Petersburg City Council is considering an ordinance that would create a process for neighborhoods to ask for resident-only parking areas.
- The proposal would not immediately create new parking zones. Neighborhoods would need petition support, a city parking study and council approval.
- Some residents say parking is getting harder as the city grows, while some business owners worry restrictions could hurt local shops and restaurants.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – St. Petersburg City Council is set to consider a proposal Thursday that could give more neighborhoods a way to ask for resident-only parking.
The ordinance would create what the city calls Neighborhood Resident Only Parking Areas, or NROPA. It would not automatically create any new parking zones. Instead, it would lay out the steps neighborhoods would have to follow if residents want parking restrictions on their streets.
St. Pete parking restriction
What we know:
Under the proposal, at least two-thirds of households in a proposed area would need to support the request through a petition.…