PARKING ANALYSIS
Cit y of Commerce - Vi l lage Neighborhood
A summary report of survey responses related to parking concerns in the neighborhood City of Commerce - Public Safety Division
On March 14, 2024, Public Safety hosted a Neighborhood Watch meeting in the Village Neighborhood. During this meeting, several comments were made about parking issues. These comments included:
Idea of permit parking
Allowing lawn parking
Allow driveways to be widened
Public parking options
After this meeting, staff was directed to create a survey and distribute to the 140 homes within this neighborhood. A survey was drafted and reviewed by City Council.
On April 4, 2024, staff hand delivered numbered surveys to each home in the Village at their front door step. The numbers on the survey were to assist with ensuring duplicates were not submitted. The surveys were delivered at random and addresses were not associated to the numbers.
The deadline to email, mail, or drop-off the survey responses was April 18, 2024. The City received 72 of the 140 surveys.
BACKGROUND
The Survey
Should the City consider repealing, or amending the “No Street Parking 2AM-6AM” restriction in the Village Neighborhood?
1. a.Yes
b.No
2.If YES, what would you recommend?
a.No Restrictions - 24 hour public (open to anyone) parking b.Permit Parking - overnight parking restricted to Village residents only c.Other:____
3.If you support permit parking, how many permits should each house be able to receive? a.1
b.2
c.3
d.4+
e.I do not support
4.Currently, how many vehicles do you have associated to your property? a.1-2
b.3-4
c.5
d.6
e.7+
5.Do you support amending the code to allow driveways to be widened? a.Yes
b.No
6.Additional comments or suggestions:
NO YES No Answer
NO
54 YES
17 No Answer
1 1. Should the City consider repealing, or
amending the “No Street Parking 2AM-6AM”
restriction in the Village Neighborhood?
Feedback related to this question:
“Support no parking 2AM-6AM” (5 similar responses)
“Parking should remain as is” (4 similar responses)
“Keep everything the same, we like privacy and limitations of outsiders”
“Leave it alone”
“Rules remain the same, no permits”
“No parking 2-6AM makes it quiet and safe”
“People camp out in their cars may park and sleep in the neighborhood, creating unsafe areas in our neighborhood and city.” Concerns with Steven’s guest parking, nuisances, trash, RV’s, trailers, abandoned vehicles, crime if there is no regulation (6 similar responses)
Village should be gated (2 similar responses)
75% support keeping current
restriction
*72 surveys received of 140 homes
No Restrictions Permit Parking
Permit Parking
14 No Restrictions
4 2. Of those who voted YES, what would you recommend?
a.No Restrictions (24 hour public parking)
b.Permit Parking
c.Other
Feedback related to this question:
“No fee permit for residents”
“Consider short term visitor permit limited to 2-3 per year per household”
“Family visits, company vehicles, family vehicles, large families in large homes have multiple cars, we need more parking availability” “Permit with a fee”
No comment (11 of 18 surveys)
77% of the YES votes supported
permits (only 18 voted)
*72 surveys received of 140 homes
1 2 3 4+ Do Not Support
Do Not Support
30 2
13 1
6 4+
3 3
2 3. If you support permit parking, how many permits
should each house be able to receive?
a.1
b.2
c.3
d.4+
e.I do not support
Feedback related to this question:
“Recommend as needed permit, limit amount of days used and number per year”
“City should allow permit parking at the owner's risk at the Aquatorium between 8pm-8am. Should be limited to one car per resident, but no more than 2 cars per household.”
“Giving 2 permits each household is a good suggestion for less parking traffic for each sidewalk”
*72 surveys received of 140 homes
1-2 3-4 5 6 7+
1-2
36 3-4
29 6
2 5
1 7+
1 4. Currently, how many vehicles do you have associated to your property?
a.1-2
b.3-4
c.5
d.6
e.7+
*72 surveys received of 140 homes
YES NO
YES
54 NO
16 5. Do you support amending the code to allow driveways to be widened?
a.Yes
b.No
Feedback related to this question:
“By widening the driveways for 4-5 vehicles, makes the property go down.”
“Years ago we had our driveway widened. With 4 cars in driveway and 2 in garage that makes room for 6. The no parking overnight has kep our village quiet and clean. When there is an event in the City or at Steven's the village becomes trash. We don't want to imagine how bad it would get on a regular basis.”
“Only widen driveway for operable cars”
*72 surveys received of 140 homes
“Neighbors add to the problem by parking on lawns and blocking sidewalk” “Just because 2 households have many vehicles and don’t follow rules, it doesn’t mean all residents from the neighborhood have to pay the consequences”
“Before issuing permit parking, the City should encourage Residents to widen driveway and clean out their garages, making it possible to park up to 4 cars per household. City also needs to enforce removal of non-mobile cars from grass areas, before issuing street permits.”
“Concerned with RV's, trailers, and abandoned vehicles with overnight parking”
“I highly value the safety and peace of mind the night time parking restrictions provide. Every home has a 2-car garage and driveway. Please preserve the character and home value of the village neighborhood. Thank you.”
“I would suggest overnight parking only on holidays, Christmas, and New Years Eve, when families get together. Residents should be allowed to widen their driveways. They should NOT be allowed to park in their front yard grass.”
ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS
75% 77%
Of sur vey responses
indicated they would l ike
to al low dri veways to be
widened
Of survey responses indicated
they do NOT want to change the
current overnight restriction
72 surveys received out of 140 homes
TAKEAWAYS
51%