Agenda Report
Fullerton Transportation and
Circulation Commission
MEETING DATE: MARCH 6, 2023
TO: TRANSPORTATION & CIRCULATION COMMISSION
SUBMITTED BY: PUBLIC WORKS/TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVI
SION
PREPARED BY: DAVE ROSEMAN, CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER
SUBJECT: EARLY MORNING PARKING RESTRICTION REPEAL-
WHITING AVENUE BETWEEN FORD AVENUE AND
HIGHLAND AVENUE
SUMMARY
Consideration of a resident request to repeal the 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. “Early Morning Parking” restriction on both sides of Whiting Avenue between Ford Avenue and Highland Avenue.
RECOMMENDATION
Concur with the City Traffic Engineer’s recommendation and forward to City Council for approval of an exemption from the “Early Morning Parking” restriction on both sides of Whiting Avenue between Ford Avenue and Highland Avenue, as shown in Exhibit “A” (Attachment 1).
DISCUSSION
Staff received a petition from the residents of Whiting Avenue requesting an exemption from the 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Early Morning Parking restriction on both sides of the street between Ford Avenue and Highland Avenue. The residents living on this stretch of street requested the exemption due to limited on-site parking to accommodate larger families.
Fullerton Municipal Code Section 8.44.080 provides for early morning parking exemptions, providing a majority of the property owners on both sides of the street support an exemption and the City considers the area off-street parking deficient. In this case, 63.6% (seven out of eleven property owners) on the north side of the street and
53.8% (seven out of thirteen property owners) on the south side of the street signed a petition in support of the exemption, as shown in in Exhibit “B” (Attachment 2).
Early Morning Parking – Whiting Avenue
March 6, 2023 - Page 2
Whiting Avenue is an east/west residential street with a prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour. This segment of Whiting Avenue has a curb-to-curb roadway width of 36 feet with one lane of traffic in each direction. On-street parking is allowed on both sides of the street except for the Early Morning Parking restriction period between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
This segment of roadway consists of single-family homes with sub-standard two-car garages, which staff determined constitutes an off-street parking deficiency. Based on the majority support from both sides of the street and an apparent parking deficiency, the City Traffic Engineer is recommending approval of the resident request.
All property owners affected by the proposed change were notified by mail of the meeting. At the time of the writing of this report, staff had received no opposition to the proposal. The applicant also paid the non-refundable $523 fee to process this request.
Attachments:
• Attachment 1 – Exhibit “A”
• Attachment 2 – Exhibit “B”
347 341 329 319 311 307 303
300 308 312 314 318 320 328 330
337 333 331 325
306 324 334 336 346
WHITING AVENUE
Ford Avenue to Highland Avenue
W Whi$ng Ave
N Highland Ave
N Ford Ave
A%achment 1—Exhibit “A”
LEGEND
Property Owners in
favor of exemption
Property Owners not
in favor of exemption
Property Owners with
no response
347 341 329 319 311 307 303
300 308 312 314 318 320 328
330
337 333 331
325
306 324 334 336 346
WHITING AVENUE
Ford Avenue to Highland Avenue
W Whi&ng Ave
N Highland Ave
N Ford Ave
A'achment 2 — Exhibit “B”
Revised on 3/6/23