POLICE DEPARTMENT
Presented by:
Rick Pruitt
Police Chief
ORDINANCE – ADDING A PERMIT PARKING
RESTRICTION ON WINTERGREEN DRIVE
ITEM # 6
March 27, 2023

SUMMARY
 Residents having residential properties with or
without side driveways bordering Wintergreen
Drive express concern for student parking
 Current City Code provides a “permit parking
only” zone on Primrose Place from Broadway to
Wintergreen Drive

BACKGROUND
 Permit parking zones offer protection from
student parking congestion, allows safe areas
around driveways and clear travel for emergency
vehicles
 Staff proposes amending Section 18-152 of the
City Codes, Permit Parking Only on School Days
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to include Winter-
green Drive, east and west sides

100 block 200 block
Current Restriction
Proposed
Future?

BACKGROUND
 Parking permits will be available to residents
having properties bordering Wintergreen Drive
 Residents may call the dispatch center to notify of
gatherings
 Recognized service providers, maintenance vehicles,
landscape companies do not need a permit

POLICY ANALYSIS
The City Council has the authority to pass Ordinances
to restrict parking in the Texas Transportation Code
542.202 and Alamo Heights City Code Section 18-99
“Designation and marking of parking spaces and
areas where parking is prohibited or limited”.

COORDINATION
 The City Manager and City Attorney have reviewed
the proposed Ordinance
 City Secretary will publish the Ordinance in the San
Antonio Express-News and post it on the City
webpage
 Public works personnel will install the sign poles and
signs

COORDINATION
 Letters were sent to all residents having bordering
properties with or without side driveways on Primrose
Place and Rosemary Avenue

FISCAL IMPACT
 Total cost for four poles, signs and labor -
$250
 Cost to publish the Ordinance in the San
Antonio Express-News