The City of Gainesville, in cooperation with local apartment complexes like College Park Apartments and University Heights, will undergo a change in parking regulations.
The decision was made in interest of improving three issues identified in the target areas.
“Public infrastructure (sidewalks, curbs, etc.) were being damaged by vehicles accessing parking, there was already similar parking regulations for adjacent properties zoned single-family and the new regulations should aesthetically improve the subject areas,” wrote Christopher Cooper, code enforcement division manager for the City of Gainesville, in an email.
Students who live in the affected areas must park their cars within the spaces designated by their respective landlords or property owners.
If any complications arise with the decision, City of Gainesville staff will be available to assist property owners with creating a parking plan that meets their needs in accordance with the city.
Although the notifications for the neighborhoods were sent out Monday, property owners are set to receive the informational packet in the coming weeks.
Both College Park Apartments and University Heights officials did not know about the notifications being sent but said they would be more than willing to comply to the city’s requests.
[A version of this story ran on page 1 on 6/17/2014 under the headline "Parking regulation to change for local neighborhoods"]
