RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A PILOT STREET PARKING PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the City of Fullerton adopted Ordinance No. 314 in 1924 prohibiting parking on all paved streets between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. to preserve and extend the life of new pavement.
WHEREAS, City Council established a process in 1979 to exempt parking-deficient streets from the early morning parking prohibitions.
WHEREAS, most exempt streets are in neighborhoods zoned either R-3 or R-1 preservation zones.
WHEREAS, City Council created an Ad-Hoc Committee in 2017 consisting of residents and staff to seek community input regarding the need, effectiveness and hardships created by early morning parking prohibitions. The Ad-Hoc Committee presented three alternatives to the Transportation and Circulation Commission on December 4, 2017: Alternative 1: Eliminate the early morning parking ordinance, Alternative 2: Retain the ordinance and create a permit system and Alternative 3: Streamline existing program administration.
WHEREAS, City Council desires to implement a temporary pilot program providing an alternative to the street exemption and hardship permit process.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and are a substantive part of this Resolution.
2. City Council directs the City Manager, or designated administrator of the Hardship Exemptions, to implement an Early Morning Parking Pilot Program for a period not to exceed two years. The Pilot Program shall expire after two years and the City Manager, or designated administrator, shall provide a report to City Council on results of the Pilot Program regarding city costs, residents impact and any other issues with a recommendation to City Council to extend the program, amending the Fullerton Municipal Code to permanently implement the program or other alternatives. The City Manager or designated administrator, will implement the Pilot Program using an online portal to expedite review and issuance of the Pilot Program alternative permit.
3. Staff will implement the Pilot Program as an alternative to the Hardship Exemption and the Police Department as follows:
The City issues existing hardship permit process hardship exemption permits only to specifically address an interim parking deficiency at a single-family residence due to a temporary increase in household parking demand that exceeds all available off-street parking spaces. The City issues hardship exemption permits in one-year increments from the date of issuance, normally only renewable for up to four years. The City may issue a maximum one permit per residence to park immediately adjacent to the property with the issued permit. Staff evaluates applications for hardship exemption permits based on a strict set of criteria outlined in the ordinance and issues permits at the discretion of the Police Department. Applicant must pay a $250 administrative non-refundable fee to apply for a hardship exemption, and if granted, annual permit fees apply. The City issues only a few hardship exemption permits each year As a result of the strict rules and high cost,.
The Pilot Program shall offer the following as a temporary alternative to the hardship exemption permit program which will include, but is not limited to, the following:
Eliminating single-family residence requirement and issue permits to residents of all types of housing units Expand of the number of allowable permits from one to two per parcel for single family homes and allow one permit per housing unit for townhomes, condominiums, apartments and other multi-family housing parcels Eliminate requirement to affix permits to the rear bumper Eliminate requirement to park permitted vehicles immediately adjacent to the vehicle registered address and instead park within close proximity of the residence Allowing any occupant that has established residency in the City the opportunity to apply for a permit Eliminate the interim family hardship provisions and issue permits regardless of reason Eliminate the four-year limit on permit renewals
Eliminate Police Department onsite inspections as a condition of permit issuance or permit renewals Establish a provision that only passenger cars and commercial vehicles under 6,000 lbs gross vehicle weight may receive a permits Require applicant to self-certify that the property complies with all municipal code requirements related to on-site parking Require all on-site parking spaces remain free of obstructions and that the property as more operable registered vehicles parked than the property can reasonably accommodate in the garage and driveway spaces Establish provision that applicants must provide a listing of all registered vehicles parked at the residence Allow transferring permits between registered vehicles of the same household Prohibit issuing permits to residents that reside on a street with a select street exemption Issue permits on a calendar year basis and renewable annually.
Identify this alternative permit as an early morning resident parking permit to distinguish from the hardship exemption permit.
4. Staff reviewed this resolution for applicability of California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) and determined that changes herein do not have the potential for creating a significant effect on the environment and is therefore exempt from further review under CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) because it is not a project as defined by the CEQA Guidelines Section 15378. Adoption of the resolution does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
ADOPTED BY THE FULLERTON CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 19, 2024. ___________________________
Nicholas Dunlap
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lucinda Williams, MMC
City Clerk
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Date
Resolution No. 2024-XXX