May 2009Dogpatch Parking Permits a Done DealBy Sarah MarloffAt a City Hall meeting held last month a proposal to adopt four hour permit parking between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday in Dogpatch was approved. Dogpatch residents will be able to purchase one permit per occupant, with a limit of four permits per household. Area businesses will be eligible for a single permit, and can request an additional three for delivery or work vehicles. Permits will cost $74 a year.The plan includes the east side of Tennessee Street from 22nd Street north to Dogpatch Studios, as well as the west side of Tennessee Street from 22nd Street north to Watermark Press. Other streets in the new permit zone include 22nd Street between Tennessee and Minnesota; Minnesota between 22nd and 19th; 19th between Minnesota and Tennessee; and Tennessee between 22nd and Tubbs. The dead end stub of Minnesota Street past 22nd wasn’t included in the plan, though it’s likely to be considered for permits in the near future. According to Dogpatch resident Charmaine Yu, the four hour permit – which represents a deviation from the rest of Potrero Hill’s parking limits, as well as from the neighborhood’s original proposal – represented a compromise between residents, the Dogpatch Business Association and Muni bus drivers. Although the outcome satisfied most of the meeting participants, some residents and businesses were “very disappointed that a small group of opposing businesses – Shooting Stars, Watermark Press, Color Graphic Press, and Dogpatch Studios – were able to completely alter the plan that we had negotiated with the City” stated Yu. According to Jen Oliver of Shooting Stars, “This will allow many Dogpatch businesses’ employees to be required to move their cars once in a day instead of twice. While we would have preferred parking to remain unrestricted, we feel the residents understood our perspective and showed flexibility in accepting a reduction in the hours of enforcement. This concession diminished the negative impact on many of the Dogpatch businesses.” Permit signs will be posted this month. Permit applications can be downloaded from the Dogpatch Neighborhood Association’s website: http://dogpat.ning.com. |
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