Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 7.1. 12/12/2023 File #: 23-0805
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
Establishment of Permit Parking Area “AA,”to be comprised of both sides of Ryals Lane from the west city limit to Bobwhite Way, both sides of Bobwhite Way between Ryals and Partridge Lanes, and both sides of the 200 block of Renee Street. Resolution No. 11508.
2. SUMMARY
A request for permit parking was evaluated in accordance with the City’s Neighborhood Permit Parking Program. The proposal received adequate support from the affected property owners and was approved by the City Traffic Commission. If approved, the affected streets would establish Permit Parking Area “AA.”
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Approve Permit Parking for both sides of Ryals Lane from the west city limit to Bobwhite Way, both sides of Bobwhite Way between Ryals and Partridge Lanes, and both sides of the 200 block of Renee Street.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 11508. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange adopting a revised master resolution of designated permit parking areas within the City of Orange.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
None
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community.
b. Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Background
A resident of Ryals Lane submitted a request to initiate the process for permit parking on a total of six streets in the neighborhood (as depicted in the Study Area Map attached): Ryals Lane, Renee Street, Thora Street, Sandpiper Circle, Bobwhite Way, and Avenida Palmar. In accordance with the City’s Neighborhood Permit Parking Program (NPPP), staff performed an initial screening of the proposed study area to determine the following:
1. Whether a street is eligible to be considered for permit parking; and
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2. If so, does said street lie within a city-defined permit parking area (Area “A”or any of the five- permit parking “opportunity areas”) with streamlined procedures.
Because each of the above streets are eligible for permit parking and outside of a city-defined permit parking area, minimum levels of parking occupancy and property owner support must be met to recommend permit parking. Both are discussed below.
Parking Occupancy Study
Staff mapped and counted the number of legal parking spaces for each of the six streets in the study area. The proponent provided staff with the days and times when parking demand in the neighborhood was believed to be at its highest. Staff then conducted the parking observations during those reported hours. Per the City’s adopted NPPP, a street parking occupancy rate of 75% is required to qualify for permit parking. Ryals Lane and the 200 block of Renee Street were the only streets in the neighborhood to exceed the 75% threshold, with average parking occupancy of 77% and 76%, respectively. For purposes of the occupancy study and petition, the portion of Bobwhite Way south of Partridge Lane was considered a part of Ryals Lane. This is because, despite the name change, that segment of Bobwhite Way is physically part of the easternmost block of Ryals Lane.
The remainder of the streets in the study area failed to meet the 75% parking occupancy threshold as follows:
· Bobwhite Way (28%)
· Thora Street (12%)
· Sandpiper Circle (33%)
· Avenida Palmar from west city limits to Thora Street (50%) · Avenida Palmar from Thora Street to Cannon Street (7%) Petition Results
With parking occupancy exceeding the minimum 75% threshold on Ryals Lane and Renee Street, a petition was circulated to only those residents (the other streets were not included). A petition letter, along with a list of permit parking advantages and disadvantages, was sent to each owner of the properties on the candidate streets. The final results of the petition process indicated that Ryals Lane and Renee Street have a combined 79.5% of property owners in favor of the permit parking program, which exceeds the minimum 75% required.
Findings
Staff has documented consistently high demand for on-street parking on Ryals Lane and Renee Street that becomes progressively greater through the evening hours. The level of parking demand exceeds the minimum requirements under the policies of the NPPP. Therefore, permit parking is recommended on the aforementioned streets. However, the following should be kept in mind:
1. Under the August 2022 NPPP Guidelines, property owners on any adjacent street experiencing spillover may request permit parking within a year without having to pay the City of Orange Printed on 12/7/2023Page 2 of 3
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experiencing spillover may request permit parking within a year without having to pay the application fee. Parking occupancy, petition thresholds, and other program requirements in effect at the time would still apply.
2. Any vehicle parked in a designated parking-by-permit area without a permit is subject to citation. Furthermore, parking permits do not supersede the street sweeping restrictions in the neighborhood.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· October 11, 2023, CTC Staff Report
· October 11, 2023, Draft CTC Minutes
· Notification Letter
· Study Area Map
· Petition Area Map
· NPPP Implementation Policy Update 2022
· Resolution No. 11508
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