APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
A RESOLUTION MODIFYING RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING
AREAS BY (A) ADDING THE EAST SIDE OF WEBSTER STREET
BETWEEN 41ST STREET AND 42ND STREET TO RESIDENTIAL
PERMIT PARKING AREA "N"; (B) REMOVING BOTH SIDES OF
AILEEN STREET BETWEEN SHATTUCK A VENUE AND DOVER
STREET FROM RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "P"; (C)
REMOVING BOTH SIDES OF ROSS STREET BETWEEN CHABOT
ROAD AND HARWOOD A VENUE FROM RESIDENTIAL PERMIT
PARKING AREA "C"; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
OR DESIGNEE TO IMPLEMENT THE MODIFICATIONS
WHEREAS, the residents along the east side of Webster Street between 41 st Street and 42nd Street have petitioned to the City of Oakland (City) to establish Residential Permit Parking (RPP) along their street in the area shown in Attachment A; and WHEREAS, the residents on Ross Street between Chabot Road and Harwood A venue and the 600 block of Aileen Street between Shattuck A venue and Dover Street have petitioned to the City to remove Residential Permit Parking (RPP) signs along their block in the area shown in Attachments B and C; and
WHEREAS, City staff has verified that qualifying petitions requesting removal of RPP were submitted by residents representing at least 51 percent of the addresses within each affected block on Ross Street and Aileen Street, as required by OMC Section 10.44.105(A); and WHEREAS, RPP signage and restrictions on the affected portions of Ross Street and Aileen Street have been continuously in place since 2018, for more than the two-year period required by OMC Section 10.44.105(A), notwithstanding subsequent maintenance, replacement, or reinstallation of individual signs reflected in City maintenance records; and WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the proposed modification of Area "N" satisfies the applicable requirements of Oakland Municipal Code ("OMC") Sections 10.44.050 and 10.44.060, including receipt of a qualifying petition signed by residents 18 years of age or older representing at least 51 percent of the addresses within the proposed area and parking occupancy of at least 75 percent of the available on-street parking spaces during two one-hour periods between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m; and
WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing concerning the proposed expansion of Residential Permit Parking Area "N" was posted on the block fronts proposed for inclusion at least ten days before the hearing and was mailed to each address within the petitioned RPP area, and the Department of Transportation conducted the public hearing on June 27, 2023; and WHEREAS, Area "N," as modified by this Resolution, satisfies the applicable minimum-area and residential-zoning requirements of OMC Section 10.44.050(A)(4), and the block front on the east side of Webster Street between 41st Street and 42nd Street proposed for addition to Area "N" is entirely residentially zoned within the RM-3 Mixed Housing Type Residential-3 Zone or RM-4 Mixed Housing Type Residential-4 Zone; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Vehicle Section 22507, the use of the permits will not adversely affect parking conditions for residents in the area; and WHEREAS, the cost to implement RPP with installation of signage is approximately $5,500; and
WHEREAS, funds to implement RPP were included in the Fiscal Year 2025-27 Biennial Budget and are available in Measure BB Fund (2218), Park Signage Project (1008282); now, therefore, be it
WHEREAS, the Director of Transportation and Department of Transportation staff administer the Residential Permit Parking Program as the duly authorized designee of the Director of Public Works for purposes of the functions assigned to the Director of Public Works or designee under OMC Chapter 10.44; and now, therefore be it RESOLVED: That pursuant to OMC Sections 10.44.050 and 10.44.060, the City Council hereby modifies Residential Permit Parking Area "N" to include the east side of Webster Street between 41 st Street and 42nd Street as shown in Attachment A; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That pursuant to OMC Section 10.44.105, the City Council hereby modifies Residential Permit Parking Area "C" to remove both sides of Ross Street between Chabot Road and Harwood A venue from Area "C" as shown in Attachment B; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That pursuant to OMC Section 10.44.105, the City Council hereby modifies Residential Permit Parking Area "P" to remove both sides of Aileen Street between Shattuck Avenue and Dover Street from Area "P" as shown in Attachment C; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or designee is directed to implement the modifications approved by this Resolution, including updating the City's RPP maps and administrative records and causing the appropriate RPP signage to be installed, removed, or covered, in coordination with the Director of Public Works or designee as required by OMC Chapter 10.44; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the parking restrictions applicable to the east side of Webster Street between 41st Street and 42nd Street shall not be enforced until appropriate signs giving notice of the RPP restrictions have been installed, and RPP restrictions on the portions of Ross Street and Aileen Street removed from Areas "C" and "P" by this Resolution shall cease to be enforced upon removal or covering of the applicable RPP signs; and be it 2 FURTHER RESOLVED: That pursuant to OMC Section 10.44.105(C), the City shall not consider reinstallation of RPP signs on the portions of Ross Street and Aileen Street removed from Areas "C" and "P" by this Resolution for a minimum of two years; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22507, the Council hereby finds and determines that the use of the permits will not adversely affect parking conditions for residents or merchants in the area; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City shall charge fees for area "N" RPP permits as designated in the current Master Fee Schedule; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the street parking shall be restricted to no more than two hours, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays and vehicles displaying RPP permits in RPP Area "N"; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That fines for violation of the above parking restrictions are designated in Oakland Municipal Code 10.48.010; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council independently finds and determines, that the modifications to the Residential Permit Parking Areas authorized by this Resolution are categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) (Existing Facilities), because the Project consists of minor alterations to the regulation and signage of existing public streets and involves negligible or no expansion of existing use; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or designee is authorized and directed to file a Notice of Exemption.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES- BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOESABSENTABSTENTION -
ATTEST: _______________ _
3 ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California