"Landlords, students and BYU all needed us to say if we were going to do something or not," Richards said. "We had tabled it. When we saw that you could start with an overnight policy and see how that works in terms of fairness, we decided to start the discussion with overnight parking."

The council will discuss the proposal on Jan. 22. If it votes to reconsider, the new proposal would be forwarded to a public hearing and probable vote on Feb. 5.

Under the proposal, each home, apartment or condo occupied by the homeowner would get two free permits. Rental units with a Provo rental dwelling license would be able to purchase a limited number of on-street parking permits. The number would be based on the difference between the legal number of occupants, the rental unit's off-street parking spaces and the overall rental parking shortage in the area.

Permits would be purchased annually and would be transferable. The city would sell seven-day visitor parking permits.

Parking permit programs went into effect in two other areas of the city on Jan. 1. The Foothill Park program prohibits on-street parking without a permit during the day between 5:30 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. in the area between Belmont Place and 1480 East and from 580 North to 30 North. No on-street parking is allowed overnight from 12:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m.

The University Garden/North Foothill program prohibits only overnight parking from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The affected area stretches between 500 North and 930 North and from 900 East to 1250 East.

Property owners in both program areas can get up to two permits for $15 each, Provo spokeswoman Helen Anderson said.

Enforcement for those two programs begins next week. Permits are available to those who qualify. Property owners must submit an application to the city with the permit fee and a Utah County tax notice to prove ownership.

Applications are available at the business license office, 351 W. Center, and online at parking.provo.org.

The permits are designed to hang on the rear-view mirror of a vehicle and are transferable. The programs were adopted by the City Council on Oct. 16.

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