Planning, Streets and Traffic Committee — Charleston, WV
Date: 2025-03-10
Time: 17:00

Planning, Streets and Traffic Committee
 Monday, March 10, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
 City Service Center – 915 Quarrier Street – Conference Room

 AGENDA

1. Call to Order

2. Unfinished Business

3. New Business

 Bill No. 8050 - A BILL to amend and reenact Sec. 114-579 of the Municipal Code of the City of
 Charleston, as amended, relating to requiring residential permit parking holders to park
 within the vicinity of their residence.

4. Discussion

 • Handicap parking on Books
 • Crosswalk at Washington and Sidney

5. Approval of the Minutes of January 13, 2025, meeting

6. Adjournment

Planning, Streets and Traffic Committee
 Monday, March 10, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
 City Service Center – 915 Quarrier Street – Conference Room

Members Present Staff Present
Mary Beth Hoover, Chair Dan Vriendt
Jennifer Pharr, Vice Chair Terri Allen
Pam Burka Matt Hartline
Kathy Rubio Jessie Redden
Bobby Haas

Absent Public
John Gianola Chad Robinson
Becky Ceperley Jake Smith


1. Call to Order

2. Unfinished Business

3. New Business

Bill No. 8050 - A BILL to amend and reenact Sec. 114-579 of the Municipal Code of the City of
Charleston, as amended, relating to requiring residential permit parking holders to park within
the vicinity of their residence.

Chad Robinson explained the intent of the bill is to require people to park near the property
their residential permit pass was issued to. The problem is, some people in the district
monopolize the spaces closest to the Capital, making it hard for property owners to park near
their own property.

Terri Allen and Jessie Redden raised concerns about the difficulty with regulating the ordinance
as written. Terri Allen suggested looking at issuing different color permits for different blocks as
a way of managing the issue better.

The Committee felt laying over the bill for further review was warranted.

MOTION AND VOTE: A motion was made by Jennifer Pharr to lay over Bill No. 8050. The
motion was seconded by Bobby Haas and passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0.

4. Discussion

Handicap parking on Brooks Street

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Mary Beth Hoover explained a new medical facility opened on Books Street and they serve
many disabled patients. There is now a need to designate an additional handicap on-street
parking space. The request would designate the first space on Brooks Street as handicap
accessible.

MOTION AND VOTE: A motion was made by Jennifer Pharr to approve the request. The motion
was seconded by Kathy Rubio and passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0.

Crosswalk at Washington and Sidney Streets

Matt Hartline explained that due to the amount of pedestrian traffic crossing Sydney Street, the
city should readjust the stop bars and install high visibility piano key-type crosswalk markings.

MOTION AND VOTE: A motion was made by Jennifer Pharr to approve the request. The motion
was seconded by Pam Burka and passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0.

5. Approval of the Minutes of October 15, 2024, meeting

MOTION AND VOTE: A motion was made by Jannifer Pharr to approve the minutes of the
January 13, 2025, meeting. The motion passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0.

Adjournment

Jennifer Pharr made a motion to adjourn the March 10, 2025 Planning, Streets and Traffic Committee
meeting.




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