February 24, 2026
Agenda Item No. 4
TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
David A. Webb, Public Works Director - 949-644-3311, [email protected] PREPARED BY:
Kevin Riley, City Traffic Engineer - 949-644-3329, [email protected] TITLE:
Resolution No. 2026-13: Limiting the Parking of Vehicles on Certain City Streets ABSTRACT:
The Balboa Island Improvement Association (BIIA), with support from the Balboa Island Merchant Association and the Little Island Homeowners Association, is seeking City Council approval to implement an on-street golf cart parking time limit of two hours between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on the southside of Park Avenue and the northside of Balboa Avenue, just west of Marine Avenue where the parking is striped for golf carts. The request is due to concerns related to long-term golf cart parking and the lack of available parking for other island residents and visitors.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and Adopt Resolution No. 2026-13, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Limiting the Parking of Vehicles on Certain City Streets.
DISCUSSION:
The BIIA contacted the Public Works Department with concerns related golf carts being parked long term in the designated street spaces striped for these types of vehicles on the first block west of Marine Avenue on Park Avenue and Balboa Avenue. These golf cart spaces are adjacent to restaurants and other commercial businesses. A common activity associated with long-term golf cart parking along these two street segments includes golf cart sale advertisements, resulting in a vehicle parked in a spot for multiple days, preventing others from using the parking space.
Public Works Department staff communicated with the BIIA and the association provided a letter noting support from the Balboa Island Merchant Association and Little Island Homeowners Association to ask the City of Newport Beach to implement an on-street parking time limit for the designated golf cart spaces. Staff reviewed this request and recommends a daily two-hour time limit between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., consistent with Marine Avenue parking time limits, to allow parking space turnover adjacent to businesses. Educational enforcement may be necessary to advise on the new parking restriction before implementation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The adopted budget includes sufficient funding for the sign installation. It will be expensed to the Traffic Signage Striping Marking account in the Public Works Department, 01201927-980000-24T03.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A – Letter from Balboa Island Improvement Association Attachment B – Resolution No. 2026-13
Resolution No. 2026-13: Limiting the Parking of Vehicles on Certain City Streets February 24, 2026
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