Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: JUNE 6, 2023
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: RAUL GODINEZ, INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR PREPARED BY: DAVID ROSEMAN, CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER
SUBJECT: EARLY MORNING PARKING RESTRICTION ON BOTH SIDES OF AMERIGE AVENUE BETWEEN ROOSEVELT AVENUE AND WOODS AVENUE RECISSION
SUMMARY
Consideration of a Transportation and Circulation Commission (TCC) recommendation to approve a resident request to rescind the 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. “Early Morning Parking” restriction on both sides of Amerige Avenue between Roosevelt Avenue and Woods Avenue.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 2023-XXX.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING THE EARLY MORNING PARKING RESTRICTION ON BOTH SIDES OF AMERIGE AVENUE BETWEEN ROOSEVELT AVENUE AND WOODS AVENUE
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
The City Manager concurs with the Transportation and Circulation Commission recommendation.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Infrastructure and City Assets.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Fiscal Year 2022-23 Adopted Operating Budget includes adequate appropriation for minor costs associated with installation and maintenance of signs, including those recommended in this report.
DISCUSSION
Staff received a petition from residents of Amerige 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 Roosevelt Avenue and Woods Avenue due to limited on-site parking to accommodate larger families.
Fullerton Municipal Code Section 8.44.080 allows for early morning parking exemptions, providing a majority of property owners on both sides of the street support an exemption and the City considers the area off-street parking deficient. 63% (ten out of sixteen property owners) on the north side of the street and 71% (twelve out of seventeen property owners) on the south side of the street signed a petition in support of the exemption, as shown in Attachment 2.
Amerige Avenue is an east / west residential street with a 25 miles per hour prima facie speed limit. This segment of Amerige Avenue has a 36-foot curb-to-curb roadway width with one lane of traffic in each direction. The City allows on-street parking on both sides of the street with the exception of the 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. “Early Morning Parking” restriction. The City permits parking in the alleys.
This segment of Amerige Avenue consists of single-family homes with a prevalence of small or undersized garages, which constitutes an off-street parking deficiency. Several of the properties have access to parking from alleys to the rear of their properties in addition to parking access from driveways on Amerige Avenue. The Fullerton Municipal Code only asseses the availability of garage spaces and does not include alley parking or driveways when assessing a deficiency. A home with on-site parking less than a full-size two-car garage qualifies as parking deficient. The following summarized the on-site garage parking availability by property:
204 Roosevelt Avenue 1-car garage
815 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
813 Amerige Avenue No garage
809 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
805 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
745 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
741 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
737 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
733 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
729 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
725 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
721 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
719 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
715 Amerige Avenue 1-car garage
709 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
201 Woods Avenue 2-car garage (small)
822 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage
814 Amerige Avenue 1-car garage
812 Amerige Avenue 1-car garage
808 Amerige Avenue 1-car garage
804 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
800 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
744 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
740 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
736 Amerige Avenue 1-car garage
732 Amerige Avenue 1-car garage
728 Amerige Avenue 1-car garage
724 Amerige Avenue 1-car garage
720 Amerige Avenue 1-car garage
716 Amerige Avenue 1-car garage
712 Amerige Avenue 2-car garage (small)
119 and 121 Woods Avenue Two 1-car garages.
The City Traffic Engineer recommended approval of the resident request based on the majority support from both sides of the street and the documented parking deficiency. The Transportation and Circulation Commission unamioulsy supported the recommendation.
Staff mailed notification to all property owners affected by the proposed change of the City Council meeting. Staff received two letters of opposition to the proposal following the TCC meeting (Attachment 2). The applicant paid the non-refundable $523 fee to process this request.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Draft Resolution No. 2023-XXX
Attachment 2 – Petition Map
Attachment 3 – TCC Staff Report
cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
Early Morning Parking Restriction on Amerige Avenue
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