HomeMy WebLinkAbout09 - CC-9 - Request for "Resident Only" Parking Res - 10/17/2017CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 17, 2017
ITEM NUMBER: CC -9
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR A "RESIDENT ONLY" PARKING RESTRICTION ON GOVERNOR
STREET BETWEEN PLACENTIA AVENUE AND NATIONAL AVENUE
DATE: OCTOBER 5, 2017
FROM: PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT - TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTATION BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JENNIFER ROSALES, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
MANAGER (714) 754-5180
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Adopt the attached resolution (ATTACHMENT 1) approving the implementation of a
"Resident Only" parking restriction on Governor Street between Placentia Avenue and
National Avenue.
2. Authorize the Transportation Services Manager to extend the "resident only" parking
restriction for a maximum of 1,000 feet as needed.
BACKGROUND:
In June 2017, a petition was received from the residents of Governor Street, between
Placentia Avenue and National Avenue, requesting the implementation of a "resident only"
parking restriction on their street (ATTACHMENT 2). The petition represents 31 out of 40
households that would be directly affected by the requested parking restriction.
These residents have expressed their concerns with a lack of on—street parking
availability in their neighborhood due to parking intrusion by vehicles that are unrelated
to their neighborhood. There are several nearby multi -family dwellings that could be the
source of the parking intrusion. The attached map (ATTACHMENT 3) depicts the
surrounding land uses, streets, and the location of the subject area under consideration.
ANALYSIS:
According to the recent guidelines adopted by the City Council in January 2016
(ATTACHMENT 4), neighborhood parking intrusions are considered "significant" if 70%
or more of all available parking (on -street and visible off-street parking available to
residents) is utilized by vehicles at any time.
In an effort to determine the level of parking intrusion on the subject streets, Transportation
Services Division staff has conducted several parking surveys during various times,
including weekdays and weekends. The results of these surveys revealed that during the
most congested periods (evenings and on weekends), more than 70 percent of available
parking was utilized on Governor Street, thereby meeting the minimum requirements set by
the guidelines for consideration of establishing "resident only" permit parking.
If a "resident only" permit parking restriction is authorized, signs will be posted restricting
parking on the affected street to only vehicles displaying a valid permit. Affected households
may obtain up to three (3) permits for their legally registered vehicles upon providing proof
of residence in the subject street segment. Additionally, daily guest permits will be provided
to residents for their visitors. The City does not charge a fee for these permits.
The implementation of a "resident only" permit parking restriction on the subject streetmay
result in spreading some of the parking intrusion onto other nearby streets. Therefore, the
attached resolution provides the Transportation Services Manager with the authority to
extend the limits of the permit parking area up to 1,000 feet in distance from the subject
street, as necessary to address continued resident concerns. This action will be based on
each "extended" area meeting the minimum adopted guideline criteria in addition to
receiving a qualifying petition.
Notice of City Council consideration of this item has been sent to all affected residents.
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
An alternative to the requested "resident only" parking restriction is to implement time -
restricted parking or an overnight parking restriction. However, time -restricted parking or an
overnight parking restriction will impact the residents and thus will likely not be supported by
residents. This type of parking restriction also places increased demands on the City's Police
services.
Another alternative would be to not approve "resident only" permit parking. This alternative
would leave the streets without any parking control restriction and will result in continued
resident concerns for lack of available street parking due to parking intrusion by non-
residents.
FISCAL REVIEW:
The cost to manufacture and install signs for the implementation of a "resident only" parking
restriction is approximately $750.00. If authorized, funds are available through the existing
traffic maintenance account for this purpose.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney's Office has reviewed and approved the attached resolution as to form
and content.
CONCLUSION:
A petition was received from residents of Governor Street, between Placentia Avenue and
National Avenue, requesting the implementation of a "resident only" parking restriction on
this street. Staff has conducted a series of parking surveys on this street and has confirmed
that Governor Street meets the Council -approved guidelines for consideration of "resident
only" permit parking.
The petition and parking conditions on the recommended street are in conformance with
guidelines adopted by City Council. Therefore, after considering all alternatives, staff
recommends the implementation of a "resident only" parking restriction on Governor Street,
between Placentia Avenue and National Avenue. Staff also requests authorization for the
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Transportation Services Manager to extend the parking restriction for a maximum of 1,000
feet as needed, based on a qualifying petition from affected residents and meeting
Council -adopted guidelines.
RAJA SETHURAMAN
Public Services Director
JENNIFER ROSALES
Transportation Services Manager
DISTRIBUTION: City Manager
Assistant City Manager
City Attorney
Economic & Development Svs. Director
City Clerk
Staff
File
ATTACHMENTS: 1 - Resolution
2- Petition
3- Area Map
4- Guidelines
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ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION NO. 17-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING PERMIT
PARKING ON GOVERNOR STREET FROM PLACENTIA
AVENUE TO NATIONAL AVENUE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Costa Mesa City Council has determined that parking is a limited
resource on specific streets in Costa Mesa; and
WHEREAS, Section 10-221 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code provides for the
designation of permit only parking areas by resolution of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that permit only parking is needed on Governor
Street between Placentia Avenue and National Avenue ("Designated Street'); and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Transportation Services Division Manager
should be authorized to extend and/or modify the limits of said prohibitions within a 1,000
foot radius of the above Designated Street to serve the best interests of the neighborhood
without further City Council action; and
WHEREAS, Sections 10-82 and 10-83 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code set forth
provisions for enforcement and obedience to Code regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA that parking is hereby prohibited on the Designated Street, at all times, to
vehicles without a permit.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Transportation Services Division Manager is
hereby authorized to extend and/or modify the limits of said parking prohibition within a 1,000
foot radius of the Designated Street to serve the best interests of the neighborhood.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, pursuant to Section 10-82 of the Costa Mesa
Municipal Code, signs shall be posted to give notice of said parking prohibition.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of October, 2017.
Katrina Foley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Brenda Green, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Thomas Duarte, City Attorney
I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 17-_ and
was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular
meeting held on the 17th day of October, 2017, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the City
of Costa Mesa this day of October, 2017.
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BRENDA GREEN, CITY CLERK
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ATTACHMENT 2
Petition to Have Permit Parkinq on our Straet to Address oncerns
Petition summary and We, the Residents of the 800 block of Governor Street, do hereby request Street Permit Parking for the safety of our families
background due to the prolonged parking issue from the apartments on Placentia Ave, With no sidewalks, this parking of vehicles by non-
residents forces pedestrians further into the street mainly during leisure activities like walking and children at play.
Action petitioned for We, the undersigned, in an effort to reduce the amount of cars parked along our street for the safety of Costa Mesa Citizens
urge our leaders to act on our behalf.
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Petition summary and We, the Residents of the 800 block of Governor Street, do hereby request Street Permit Parking for the safety of our families
background due to the prolonged parking issue from the apartments on Placentia Ave. With no sidewalks, this parking of vehicles by non-
residents forces pedestrians further into the street mainly during leisure activities like walking and children at play.
Action petitioned for We, the undersigned, in an effort to reduce the amount of cars parked along our street for the safety of Costa Mesa Citizens
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ATTACHMENT 3
GOVERNOR STREET PROPOSED "RESIDENT ONLY" PERMIT PARKING
[:] DENO-FES LIMITS OF RECOMMENDED "RESIDENT ONLY" PERMIT PARKING
ATTACHMENT 4
CITY OF COSTA MESA
CALIFORNIA 92628-1200 P.O. Box 1200
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL GUIDELINES FOR CONSIDERATION OF
INSTALLATION OR REMOVAL OF RESIDENT ONLY PERMIT PARKING
Resident only permit parking will be considered in in R-1 zones to address high levels of
vehicle parking in a residential area for the specific purpose of access to other residential,
business or entertainment activities unrelated to the affected street or neighborhood. The
use of resident only permit parking is appropriate in areas where other parking control
measures have been considered and failed and a true need has been documented by
Transportation Services staff. The use of resident only permit parking should be limited
to this type of installation and not as a first level parking control measure.
• Requests for installation or removal of resident only permit parking shall be
considered on a street by street basis or in segments with minimum of 25
contiguous households.
• Streets or portions of streets to be considered must be contiguous block by block,
and consistent with any adjacent parking prohibitions.
• The creation of an isolated resident only permit parking "island" unrelated to
surrounding land use or current parking conditions will not be allowed.
• When considering requests to implement resident only permit parking, the City
will conduct parking surveys to determine the utilization of on -street.
Neighborhood parking intrusions will be considered "significant" if 70% or more
of all available parking (on -street and visible off-street available to residents) is
utilized at any time.
• A petition signed by a majority (51% or greater) of households along the affected
subject street must be submitted to install or remove resident only permit parking
prohibition.
• Only one signature per household will be considered.
• Upon receipt of a valid (majority) petition, the City will send notification of the
resident only permit parking installation or removal request to all households on
the affected subject street or street segment.
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Notification will also be made to households on adjacent streets, which may be
affected by the requested action. Notification will advise residents of the
requested action and afford them the opportunity to voice their opinions to the
Transportation Services Manager. Based on input received, the Transportation
Services Manager may determine to conduct a neighborhood meeting on the
request.
If the Transportation Services Manager approves the requested change in parking
control, a recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for final action.
If the Transportation Services Manager disapproves of the request, an appeal may
be made for City Council review by forwarding a letter of request, along with
associated fees, to the City Clerk's Office. Once final action has been taken by
the City Council, no further changes or requests for changes in resident only
permit parking prohibitions for this street segment will be considered for a
minimum period of one year.
• Resident permit parking will be implemented in accordance with the provisions of
the Costa Mesa Municipal Code summarized below:
➢ Up to three (3) permits will be issued to eligible household based on
verification of vehicle registration.
➢ Eligible household is defined as single family or multi -family residence
along the designated permit parking street as well as single family
residence located in mixed-use neighborhood located within 250 feet of
the permit parking street.
➢ One hundred (100) guest parking permits will be issued per year to each
eligible household. Each guest pass is for one-time use only. Residents
may request up to twenty five (25) guest parking permits for a specific
event at their residence. These permits will be date stamped by Public
Services Department at the time of issuance.
➢ Parking permits are valid only for the zone they are issued.
➢ Parking permits in each zone expire after three (3) year period and are
subject to renewal at that time.
City Council Approved January 19, 2016
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