Walker Consultants Redondo Beach Parking Study (Riviera Village) — Redondo Beach City Council, November 8, 2022

March 7, 2022
Andrea Delap
Administrative Analyst
City of Redondo Beach
401 Diamond Street
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Re: City of Redondo Beach
Parking Planning Study
Walker Project No. 37-009400.00
Dear Andrea:

The City of Redondo Beach has engaged Walker Consultants to prepare the following report analyzing the City’s permit programs, and existing parking conditions in the Riviera Village area.

We appreciate the opportunity to be of service to you on this project. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to call.

Sincerely,

WALKER CONSULTANTS
Jeff Weckstein
Project Manager
707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 3650
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213.488.4911
walkerconsultants.com
Report Name
Project #
Redondo Beach Parking
Study
City of Redondo Beach
March 7, 2022
Prepared for: City of Redondo Beach
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Contents
Executive Summary 1
Overview of Findings 1
Permit Programs 1
Existing Conditions/Parking Utilization 1
Recommendations 2
Permit Program Review and Benchmarking 5
Huntington Beach 6
Huntington Beach - Beach Parking Pass 6
Hermosa Beach 7
Hermosa Beach Contractor Permit 8
Hermosa Beach Daily Permit 8
Hermosa Beach Downtown Parking Lots (24-hour) 9
Hermosa Beach Downtown Parking Lots (5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) 10 Hermosa Beach Driveway Permit 10
Hermosa Beach Residential Permits 11
Hermosa Beach Temporary One Day Event Permit 13
Hermosa Beach Employee Permits 14
Seal Beach 16
Seal Beach Residential Permits 16
Seal Beach Merchant Permits 17
Seal Beach - Beach Lot Permits 17
Seal Beach Contractor Permits 18
Manhattan Beach 19
Manhattan Beach Overnight Residential Parking Permit 19 Manhattan Beach Downtown Area Override Permit 19
Mira Costa Area Override Permit 20
Manhattan Beach Commercial Permit - Monthly Permit 21
Manhattan Beach Bi-Annual Commercial Parking Permit 21
Long Beach 22
Long Beach Preferential Parking Permits 22
Long Beach Annual Beach Lot Parking Pass 23
Redondo Beach 24
Redondo Beach Parking Meter Permit 24
Redondo Beach Riviera Village Merchant/Employee Parking Meter Permit 25 Redondo Beach Preferential Residential Permits 25
Redondo Beach Oversized Vehicle Permit 26
Redondo Beach Senior Parking Meter Permits 27
Riviera Village Public Parking Analysis 30
Public Parking Supply 32
Sampled Private Parking Supply 32
Existing Parking Occupancy 33
Parking Demand Over Time 39
Seasonal Adjustment 41
Turnover and the Impact of Permits in Riviera Village 42 Parking Revenue Data Review 43
Residential Parking Adjacent to the Study Area 43
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Conclusions and Major Findings 44
RUHS Game Night Data Collection 46
47 Recommendations 48
Parking Permit Programs 48
General Recommendations 48
Preferential Parking Permits 48
Riviera Village Employee Parking Meter Permits 49
Redondo Beach Annual Parking Meter Permits 50
Overarching Note on License Plate as Credential 50
Recommendations for Parking Management 51
Commercial Parking Management Recommendations 52
Residential Parking Management Recommendations 56
Figures and Tables
Figure 1: Public On- & Off-Street Parking Study Area 30 Figure 2: Private Off-Street Parking Observation Areas 31 Figure 3: Public Parking Supply 32
Figure 4: Weekday Peak Public Parking Demand – 1:00 PM 36 Figure 5: Weekday Private Parking Demand – 1:00 PM 37
Figure 6: Saturday Peak Public Parking Demand –1:00 PM 38 Figure 7: Saturday Private Parking Demand –1:00 PM 39
Figure 8: Weekday Parking Utilization 40
Figure 9: Saturday Parking Utilization 41
Figure 10: Triangle Lot Stacked Parking Concept 54
Figure 11: Triangle Lot Drive Aisle Closure and Restriping – Rough Concept 55 Table 1: Employee Parking Permit Program Comparison 5
Table 2: Preferential Parking Permit Program Comparison 6 Table 3: Private Parking Supply Estimate (Sampled Areas) 32 Table 4: Study Area Weekday Parking Demand Summary – 1:00 PM 34 Table 5: Study Area Saturday Parking Demand Summary – 1:00 PM 34 Table 6: Weekday Parking Demand Over Time 40
Table 7: Saturday Parking Demand Over Time 40
Table 8: Seasonally Adjusted Peak Parking Demand Summary 41 Table 9: Projected Permit Parking Demand Compared to Total Demand 42 Table 10: RUHS Game Day Parking Demand – October 22, 2021 46 Redondo Beach Parking Planning
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Executive Summary
The City of Redondo Beach engaged Walker Consultants to observe and document existing parking conditions and
utilization in specific areas of the City, most notably, Riviera Village. With changes to both on- and off-street parking supply due to the Covid—19 pandemic, Riviera
Village experiences high public parking utilization
throughout the day on weekdays and weekends.

Walker reviewed the City’s current parking permit
programs, including residential preferential permits,
Annual parking Meter Permits, and Riviera
Merchant/Employee Permits, and benchmarked the
permit programs against permit programs in several per
cities.

Overview of Findings
Permit Programs
Redondo Beach has several residential parking permit areas.

The administration of its programs is similar to that of peer cities; however, in most peer cities permits can be applied for online and permits tend to cost more. The higher
permit rate helps offset the administration and materials fees of the programs.

Existing Conditions/Parking Utilization
Walker staff visited the Riviera Village area in October 2021 to observe exiting condition and collect parking occupancy data. • The public supply includes 286 on-street meters, 208
meters in the Triangle Lot, 2 EV charging spaces
which were being installed at the time of the data
collection, 14 ADA spaces, and 57 unrestricted onstreet spaces. • Parking occupancy at 1:00 PM on the weekday was

98.5% and 94.5% during the Saturday observation.
• Parking occupancy was at/above 80% throughout the
afternoon and early evening on both the weekday
and Saturday.

Public parking utilization on a typical day in Riviera
Village is high; however, private parking areas
have ample excess capacity.

Parking occupancy approaches
100% in public spaces on
weekday and weekend
afternoons even offseason.

Meanwhile, 100’s of vacant
private spaces were observed.

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• During the peak on Thursday, over half of occupied metered spaces were occupied by holders of Riviera Village Merchant/Employee permits or City of Redondo Beach annual parking meter permits. • Parking occupancy is projected to be overcapacity at lunchtime on weekdays and weekends during peak summer months.
• While the public supply is ‘full,’ visible private off-street parking behind the businesses in the Riviera was not full, with 100s of vacant spaces during the peak.
• Counts collected around RUHS during a home football game indicated game-related parking demand of for 157 spaces on-street, half of which were vehicles parked in permit-only areas in Vincent and V-2 zones.

Recommendations
Preferential Parking Permits
Walker recommends that the City of Redondo Beach consider the following recommendations for the preferential parking permits:
• Establish an online parking permit system to enable residents, visitors, and employees to apply for and renew permits online.
• Increase the rate of the preferential parking permit. • Reduce the number of preferential parking permits that can be purchased for each household, if on-street demand in permitted residential areas regularly exceeds supply. • Transition to a virtual parking permit system, where the license plate serves as the parking permit credential, eliminating the need for a physical permit
Riviera Village Employee Parking Meter Permits
Walker recommends that the City of Redondo Beach consider the following recommendations for the Riviera Village employee parking permits:
• Increase the rate of the Riviera Village employee parking permit. • Establish a tiered parking rate structure, where permits for a certain percentage of employees listed in the business license can be purchased at a lower fee, with the per permit fee increasing with additional permits purchased, up to the maximum allowed.
• Reduce the number of Riviera Village employee parking permits that can be purchased for each business to a percentage of employees listed on the business license. • Transition to a virtual parking permit system, where the license plate serves as the parking permit credential, eliminating the need for a physical permit.

Redondo Beach Annual Parking Meter Permits
Walker recommends that the City of Redondo Beach consider the following recommendations for the Redondo Beach Parking Meter Permit:
• Increase the rate of the annual parking meter permit. • Transition to a virtual parking permit system, where the license plate serves as the parking permit credential, eliminating the need for a physical permit.

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Commercial Parking Management Recommendations
Walker recommends that the City of Redondo Beach consider the following parking management recommendations for Riviera Village:
• Increase the cost of Riviera Village Employee/Merchant Parking Permits and the City of Redondo Beach Annual Parking Meter Permit and changing the administration and rules related to the Employee/Marchant permit.
• Consolidate Riviera Village Employee/Merchant Parking Permits into fewer locations. • Convert an entire drive aisle in the Triangle Lot to Riviera Village Employee/Merchant Parking Permit Only parking and operate it with stacked parking
• ‘Unlock’ the private parking supply, which includes several hundred empty parking spaces during periods of peak parking demand.
• Charge a higher rate for premium locations and lower rate for more distant locations to balance out demand.
• Reduce time limits at on-street meters to 3 hours.
• Standardize parking enforcement.

Residential Parking Management Recommendations

1. City-sponsored garage clean-up day.

2. Make garage modifications easier.

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Permit Program Review & 01 Benchmarking
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Permit Program Review and
Benchmarking
This section includes an overview of the parking permit programs of five (5) other beach cities in southern California including:
• Huntington Beach
• Hermosa Beach
• Seal Beach
• Manhattan Beach
• Long Beach
The information presented in this section is based on an online review of the parking permit programs using each City’s website. Table 1 includes a brief comparison of Redondo Beach’s employee parking permit program compared to the other cities surveyed that have employee parking permit programs.

Table 1: Employee Parking Permit Program Comparison
Redondo Beach Hermosa Beach Seal Beach Manhattan Beach
Program Name
Riviera Village
Employee/Merchant
Parking Permit
Employee Permit Merchant Permit Bi-Annual Commercial
Parking Permit
Permit Valid Dates
through September
30 March - February July 1- June 30
January 1 – June 30
and July 1 –
December 31
Permit Fee
(per year)
$60 $143 $50 $320
($160/6 months)
Pro-Rated Permit
Option
No Yes (6 months) No No (permit is issued
bi-annually)
How to Obtain a
Permit
In-person In-person Online Not available
Source: Walker Consultants, 2022.

Table 2 includes a brief comparison of Redondo Beach’s preferential parking permit program to the other cities survey that have preferential parking permit programs.

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Table 2: Preferential Parking Permit Program Comparison Redondo Beach Hermosa Beach Seal Beach
Manhattan
Beach
Long Beach
Program Name
Preferential
Parking Permit
Residential
Permit
Residential
Permit
Downtown
Override Permit
Preferential
Parking Permit
Permit Valid
Dates
Not provided March – February February 1 –
October 31
2-year program
term
January 1 –
December 31
Residential
Permit Fee
(per year)
$15 $40 $20
$15 for the first
permit, $5 for the
additional
permits
$33
Residential Guest
Permit Fee (per
year)
$15 $40 $30 $5 $33
Maximum
Number of
Permits Issued
per Household
2 residential
permits and 2
guest permits
1 per registered
vehicle
1 guest permit
2 guest permits
2 residential
permits and 1
guest permit
3 residential
permits and 1
guest permit
Transferable
Permits
Non-Transferable
Residential
permits – nontransferable
Guest permits -
transferable
Residential
permits – nontransferable
Guest permits -
transferable
Residential
permits – nontransferable
Guest permits -
transferable
Not available
Pro-Rated Permit
Fee
No Yes (6 months) No No Yes (quarterly)
How to Obtain a
Permit
Mail
In Person
Online
Mail
E-mail
In-person
Online Not available
Online
In-person
Mail request
Source: Walker Consultants, 2022.

Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach - Beach Parking Pass
Eligibility
Beach parking passes are available to the general public.

Required Documents
To obtain a beach parking pass, the following information is required:
• License plate number
• Vehicle year, make, and model
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Valid Hours and Locations
Beach parking passes are intended for beach access, only. The beach parking passes are valid at select parking facilities:
• Select beach parking lots
• Select parking meters
• The City’s Main Promenade Parking Structure
All posted signs (temporary or permanent) must be obeyed by beach parking pass holders, including lot closure postings. Beach pass holders may be restricted from certain areas of the lots during the Sunset Vista Camping Season and during select special events. Passes are not valid at on-street street meters between 10:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Passes allow pass holders to park one day at a time in the Main Promenade Parking Structure, vehicles parked longer than 24 hours are subject to ticketing and towing.

Possession of a beach parking pass does not guarantee a parking space. Parking is available on a first-come-firstserved basis.

How to Obtain a Permit
Beach parking passes can be purchased online or in person at the Beach Headquarters.

Method of Permit Display
Beach parking passes must be affixed to the window of the vehicle from which it was purchased. The pass must be affixed to the inside, lower left corner of the front windshield (driver’s side). Beach parking passes are not transferable between vehicles.

Permit Rate
The following rates apply to the beach parking passes:
• Standard - $150
• Senior pass - $75
• Veteran’s pass - $125
• Disabled persons - $75
Beach parking passes are valid for a full year after the date of purchase. For example, if a pass is purchased on February 1, 2022, it would be valid until February 28, 2023. There is no grace period.

If a pass holder purchases a different vehicle or replacing their windshield during the year, the pass holder is required to bring in their pass and it will be replaced for $10. If a pass is lost, stolen, or misplaced, the pass holder must purchase a new pass at the full price.

Hermosa Beach
Hermosa Beach has multiple parking permits offered including:

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• Contractor permit
• Daily permit
• Downtown parking lot permits
• Driveway permit
• Residential permit
• Temporary one-day event permit
• Employee permit
Hermosa Beach Contractor Permit
Eligibility
Contractor permits are only available to contractors with a Hermosa Beach Business License.

Required Documents
The City’s website did not specify any documents required to be submitted to obtain a contractor’s permit.

Valid Hours and Locations
Contractor permits are valid Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Permits are valid at any 24-hour street meter and exempt the permit holder from paying the meter. Permits are also valid at residential one-hour time limit spaces (non-metered) and exempt the permit holder from the one-hour limit.

How to Obtain a Permit
Permits can be purchased in-person or by e-mail.

Method of Permit Display
Permits are either available in the form of a sticker or a hang tag. The City’s website did not specify which method applies to the contractor permit.

Permit Rate
Contractor permits are $34 for a 30-day period.

Hermosa Beach Daily Permit
Eligibility
Daily permits are available to the general public.

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Required Documents
The City’s website did not specify any documents required to be submitted to obtain a daily permit.

Valid Hours and Locations
Daily permits are valid on a selected day from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Permits are valid at any 24-hour meter and exempt the permit hold from paying the meter. Permits are also valid at residential one-hour time limit spaces (non-metered) and exempt the permit holder from the one-hour limit.

How to Obtain a Permit
Permits can be purchased in-person or by e-mail.

Method of Permit Display
The permit must be appropriately marked and displayed - one month and one day must be circled in pen or marker.

The permit must be displayed on the street side window and can only be used once.

Permit Rate
Daily permits are $5 per day.

Hermosa Beach Downtown Parking Lots (24-hour)
Eligibility
Daily permits are available to the general public
Required Documents
The City’s website did not specify any documents required to be submitted to obtain a downtown parking lots permit.

Valid Hours and Locations
Permits are valid 24-hours per day at the three City downtown parking facilities. In one of the parking facilities, no parking is permitted on Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. due to the Farmer’s Market.

How to Obtain a Permit
Permits can be purchased in-person or by e-mail.

Method of Permit Display
Permits are either available in the form of a sticker or a hang tag. The City’s website did not specify which method applies to the downtown lot permit.

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Permit Rate
Downtown parking lots (24-hour) permits are $62/month. There is no grace period at the end of the month.

Hermosa Beach Downtown Parking Lots (5:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m.)
Eligibility
Daily permits are available to the general public.

Required Documents
The City’s website did not specify any documents required to be submitted to obtain a downtown parking lots permit.

Valid Hours and Location
Permits are valid daily from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the three City downtown parking facilities. In one of the parking facilities, no parking is permitted on Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. due to the Farmer’s Market.

How to Obtain a Permit
Permits can be purchased in-person or by e-mail.

Method of Permit Display
Permits are either available in the form of a sticker or a hang tag. The City’s website did not specify which method applies to the downtown lot permit.

Permit Rate
Downtown parking lots (5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.) permits are $31/month. There is no grace period at the end of the month.

Hermosa Beach Driveway Permit
Eligibility
Driveway Permits are issued to single family residences only, not multiple dwelling parking spaces or multiple commercial use parking spaces. After an application is submitted to the City, the driveway is inspected prior to permit approval.

Required Documents
Residents are required to provide the following information to obtain a driveway permit:

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• Proof of residency (one of the following):
o Current utility bill, bank statement, credit card bill, or a bill/statement sent through the mail on a monthly billing cycle (the only online print-out accepted is a current utility bill showing the service address, not the mailing address)
o Rental / lease agreement signed within the last 30 days o Proof of property ownership--tax bill or new escrow papers • Valid Photo ID (one of the following):
o Driver’s license
o California ID
o Passport
o Military ID
Valid Hours and Locations
Driveway permits apply to the space on front of residents’ driveways (the on-street space that blocks their driveway). Cars extending beyond the width of the driveway are subject to citation. The permit does not authorize parking on a sidewalk.

How to Obtain a Permit
Driveway permits can be obtained the following ways:
• E-mail
• In person or mail
• Fax
Method of Permit Display
Permits are either available in the form of a sticker or a hang tag. The City’s website did not specify which method applies to the driveway permit.

Permit Rate
Driveway permits have a one-time required fee of $170. After paying a one-time fee, the permit is good for the term of ownership or lease.

Hermosa Beach Residential Permits
The following types of residential parking permits are available:
• Residential permit
• Guest permit
• Owner guest permit – for property owners who do not reside at the property • Out -of-state vehicle permit – residents who have a vehicle registered out of state will be able to purchase a permit for one year only. After the first year, the vehicle will need to be registered in California. • 100% alternative fuel vehicle permit – for 100% electric of 100% CNG vehicles.

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Eligibility
Only residents of the City of Hermosa Beach are eligible. One residential permit is permitted for each vehicle. One guest permit per legal address is permitted per year.

Required Documents
The following documents are required to obtain a resident permit:
• Proof of residency (one of the following – less than 30 days old) o Rental/lease agreement
o Proof of property ownership – tax bill or new escrow papers o Current utility, bank statement, credit card bill or a bill/statement sent through the mail on a monthly cycle. The only online screen shots accepted are utilities showing the service address, not the mailing address. Amazon or similar shipping labels are not valid for proof of residency. o Current renewal postcard
• Current vehicle registration - in the name of the person requesting the permit. Company cars and family vehicle not registered to you require a letter from the registered owner authorizing you to use the vehicle and referencing the vehicle license number.
• Valid Picture I.D. (one of the following):
o Driver’s license
o California ID
o Passport
o Military ID
All outstanding parking violations must be paid prior to or at the time of purchasing the required permits. When paying for the permit, any outstanding parking citations are added to the total.

Valid Hours and Locations
Resident permits are valid at the following locations:
• The City’s Impacted Parking Area
• Any 24-hour street meter – exempts the parker from paying the meter • Residential one-hour time limit spaces (non-metered)
How to Obtain a Permit
Resident permits can be obtained in the following mechanisms:
• Online
• Mail
• E-mail
• In-person
Owner guest permits and out of state permits cannot be obtained online.

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Method of Permit Display
Residential permits are provided in the form of a sticker (not transferable) and guest permits are provided in the form of a hang tag (transferable).

Permit Rate
Residential permits are $40 per year (valid from March through February). 100% alternative fuel vehicle permits are issued at no charge. Permits purchased after September 1st are $20 each.

If a resident changes their vehicle or windshield, they can bring in their permit and a replacement permit is issued for $3. If the permit is lost or stolen, a new permit must be purchased as the regular price.

If the car displaying a valid permit is being repaired, a temporary permit for the rental car be purchased for $1.

Hermosa Beach Temporary One Day Event Permit
Eligibility
One-day temporary event permits are available to residents who have purchased a parking permit. Event permits may be purchased for up to five different days for each permit year with a maximum of twenty permits for each day.

Valid Hours and Locations
The valid hours and locations are not provided on the City’s website.

How to Obtain a Permit
The method of how to obtain a temporary one-day event permit is not provided on the City’s website.

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Method of Permit Display
Permits are either available in the form of a sticker or a hang tag. The City’s website did not specify which method applies to the temporary one-day event permit.

Permit Rate
Parking permits are $1/permit up to five (5) permits. Permits 6-20 are free. The event date must be provided at time of purchase as each permit is date stamped.

Hermosa Beach Employee Permits
Eligibility
Employee permits are available to employees and owners of businesses within the City’s Impacted Parking Area.

Required Documents
The following documents are required to obtain an employee permit:
• Current business license or current paycheck stub
• Current vehicle registration (must be registered in the employee’s name) • Valid Photo ID (one of the following)
o Driver’s license
o California ID
o Passport
o Military ID
All outstanding parking violations must be paid prior to or at the time of purchasing the required permits. When paying for the permit, any outstanding parking citations are added to the total.

Valid Hours and Locations
Employee parking permits are valid at the following locations:
• In the City’s Impacted Parking Area
• At any 24-hour on-street parking meter
• At residential one-hour time limit spaces (non-metered) Method of Permit Display
Permits are either available in the form of a sticker or a hang tag. The City’s website did not specify which method applies to the employee permit.

How to Obtain a Permit
Employee parking permit purchase and renewals must be completed in-person at City Hall.

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Permit Rate
Employee permits are $143 per year (valid from March to February). Permits purchased after September 1st cost $71.50 (pro-rated fee) for parking through February.

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Seal Beach
Seal Beach Residential Permits
The following types of residential parking permits are available:
• Residential permit
• Guest permit
Eligibility
Residential permits and guest permits are available to residents of Seal Beach. Guest permits are limited to two (2) permits per household.

Required Documents
Vehicle information including vehicle license plate, year, make, and model is required to obtain a residential permit.

Permittees have the option to select a real time DMV verification, or they can upload one of the following documents:
• Current vehicle registration
• Valid CA Driver’s License
• Utility bill less than 45 days old
• Property tax bill
• Current lease agreement
Valid Hours and Locations
The valid hours and locations are not provided on the City’s website.

How to Obtain a Permit
Permits can be purchased online.

Method of Permit Display
Residential permits are verified using the license plate; therefore, there are no physical permits. Guest permits will be transitioning to virtual permits. Residential permits are not transferable and guest permits are transferable.

Permit Rate
Residential permits are $20, and permits are in effect from February 1 to October 31. Guest permits are $30, and permits are in effect from February 1 to October 31.

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Seal Beach Merchant Permits
Eligibility
Only businesses with an active business license within the Old Town area may purchase merchant permits.

Required Documents
Vehicle information including vehicle license plate, year, make, and model is required to obtain a merchant permit.

Valid Hours and Locations
The valid hours and locations are not provided on the City’s website.

How to Obtain a Permit
Permits can be purchased online.

Method of Permit Display
The City’s website does not specify the method of display for merchant permits. Merchant permits are not transferable.

Permit Rate
Merchant permits are $50 and are valid from July 1 to June 30 of each year.

Seal Beach - Beach Lot Permits
Eligibility
Beach lot permits are available for both residents of Seal Beach and non-residents.

Required Documents
Vehicle information including vehicle license plate, year, make, model, and color is required to obtain a permit.

Those that request a beach lot resident permit have the option to select a real time DMV verification, or they can upload one of the following documents:
• Current vehicle registration
• Valid CA Driver’s License
• Utility bill less than 45 days old
• Property tax bill
• Current lease agreement
Senior beach permits require the upload of a tax document reflecting the permittees’ current income.

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Valid Hours and Locations
Beach lot permits allow for parking in select lots in the City. The valid hours are not provided on the City’s website.

How to Obtain a Permit
Permits can be purchased online.

Method of Permit Display
The City’s website does not specify the method of display for beach lot permits. Beach permits are not transferable.

Permit Rate
Beach lot permits are $117 for residents, $70 for senior residents 65 and older with income less than $35,000 per year, and $180 for non-residents. Permits are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.

Seal Beach Contractor Permits
Eligibility
Contractors who have an active Contractor Business license quality for purchase of these permits.

Required Documents
Contractors are required to provide a copy of the business license and a signed permit agreement.

Valid Hours and Locations
Contractor permits are valid Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The valid locations to use contractor permits are not provided on the City’s website.

How to Obtain a Permit
Permits can be purchased online.

Method of Permit Display
The City’s website does not specify the method of display for contractor permits. Contractor permits are not transferable.

Permit Rate
Contractor permits are $60 and valid from 12 months from the date of purchase.

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Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach Overnight Residential Parking Permit
Eligibility
Residents of Manhattan Beach are eligible for overnight residential parking permits.

Required Documents
The City’s website does not specify the required documents to obtain an overnight residential permit.

Valid Hours and Locations
Overnight permits are valid from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. seven days per week. Overnight permits are valid in certain public parking lots in the City.

How to Obtain a Permit
Information on how to obtain parking permits is not available on the City’s website.

Method of Permit Display
Permit hangtag must be displayed on the rear-view mirror when parking in the designated lot. Permits are transferable between vehicles.

Permit Rate
Overnight permits are $30 for a three-month period.

Manhattan Beach Downtown Area Override Permit
Eligibility
The Downtown Residential Override permit program was created to reduce non-resident parking in downtown residential neighborhoods. Residents who reside in the approved Downtown area on a qualified street with restricted parking are eligible to obtain a permit.

Each household is allowed two (2) permits for vehicles registered to occupants of the residence and one (1) guest permit.

Required Documents
Vehicle registration is required to obtain permits for residents.

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Valid Hours and Locations
Permits are valid in the approved Downtown area. Permit holders must adhere to all applicable parking meter regulations.

How to Obtain a Permit
Information on how to obtain parking permits is not available on the City’s website.

Method of Permit Display
Resident permits are displayed in the form of a hangtag and are not transferable. Guest permits are displayed in the form of a hang tag and are transferable.

Permit Rate
The permits cost $15 for the first permit and $5 for each for up to two (2) additional permits. Permits are valid for the current two-year program period.

Mira Costa Area Override Permit
Eligibility
The Mira Costa Residential Override permit program was created to reduce Mira Costa student parking in adjacent residential neighborhoods during the school year. Residents who reside in the approved Mira Costa area on a qualified street with restricted parking are eligible to obtain a permit.

Each household is allowed three (3) permits for vehicles registered to occupants of the residence.

Required Documents
Vehicle registration is required to obtain permits for residents.

Valid Hours and Locations
Permits are valid in the approved Mira Costa Residential Override Zone.

How to Obtain a Permit
Information on how to obtain parking permits is not available on the City’s website.

Method of Permit Display
Resident permits are displayed in the form of a hangtag and are not transferable.

Permit Rate
The permits cost $15 for the first two permits and $5 for each for up to two (2) additional permits. Permits are valid during the school year for the current two-year program period.

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Manhattan Beach Commercial Permit - Monthly Permit
Eligibility
The City’s website does not confirm who is eligible to receive a permit.

Required Documents
The City’s website does not specify the required documents to obtain a permit.

Valid Hours and Locations
A total of up to ninety-five (95) permits are available on a first come first served basis. The permit is valid at select public parking facilities, with 10-hour parking.

All commercial parking spaces are oversubscribed and are available on a first come first served basis; having a parking permit does not guarantee a parking space.

How to Obtain a Permit
Information on how to obtain parking permits is not available on the City’s website.

Method of Permit Display
Monthly sticker must be affixed to the white hangtag (obtained with permit sticker) and hangtag must be displayed on the rearview mirror to be valid. Monthly permits are valid for the calendar month displayed on the sticker.

Permit Rate
Permits can be purchased one month at a time and are $27/month.

Manhattan Beach Bi-Annual Commercial Parking Permit
Eligibility
Merchants commercially licensed in the Downtown and North-End Business Districts are eligible for permits.

Required Documents
The required documents to obtain a commercial parking permit were not available on the City’s website.

Valid Hours and Locations
The permit is valid at select public parking facilities.

All commercial parking spaces are oversubscribed and are available on a first come first served basis; having a parking permit does not guarantee a parking space.

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How to Obtain a Permit
Information on how to obtain parking permits is not available on the City’s website.

Method of Permit Display
The method of display is not specified on the City’s website.

Permit Rate
Permits cost $160 and are valid for six-month increments from January 1 to June 30 and July 1 to December 31.

Long Beach
Long Beach Preferential Parking Permits
Two types of preferential parking permits are available:
• Residential preferential parking permit
• Guest preferential parking permit
• Temporary preferential parking permit
Eligibility
Residents of designated Long Beach parking impacted areas are eligible to obtain a permit. Each household is allowed up to three (3) residential permits and one (1) guest preferential permit per year.

Required Documents
For each residential permit, proof of residency and registered ownership of vehicle will be required. If the vehicle registration has the district residence address, that is sufficient proof of both residency and ownership. If, however, the vehicle registration does not have the district address, then a copy of a valid driver’s license or utility bill showing that the registered owner of the vehicle resides in the district is necessary. For a guest preferential parking permit, only proof of residency is required.

Valid Hours and Locations
The City has designated preferential parking districts and parking impacted areas. Permits are only valid for the district shown on the permit.

How to Obtain a Permit
Permits can be obtained through the following mechanisms:
• Online
• In-person
• Mail request
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Method of Permit Display
Preferential parking permits must be affixed to the left rear bumper of the vehicle. Guest permits must be hung from the rear-view mirror only. If a current permit is not displayed in the correct location, the vehicle may be issued a valid citation. Permits to be displayed from the rear-view mirror should be removed when the vehicle is in motion.

Permit Rate
The annual permit fee for each residential preferential permit or guest preferential permit is $33. Permits issued after March of each year will be prorated to the number of quarters remaining in the year. There is no fee for temporary permits.

Except for temporary preferential parking permits, each preferential parking permit shall be issued on a calendar year basis, and each permit shall expire at midnight on December 31st of the year for which it was issued.

Temporary preferential permits may be used for bona fide guests of residents of preferential parking districts and are valid for no more than seven (7) days.

Long Beach Annual Beach Lot Parking Pass
Eligibility
Annual beach parking passes are open to the public.

Required Documents
The City’s website the necessary documents to obtain an annual beach lot parking pass.

Valid Hours and Locations
Beach lot parking passes are available at select beach lots in the City.

How to Obtain a Permit
Permits can be obtained in-person at the Parking Operations Office or online.

Method of Permit Display
The City’s website does not specify the method of permit display.

Permit Rate
Annual day parking passes are available for $155. A discount rate of $75 is available for seniors. Annual overnight parking passes are available for $336.

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Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach has multiple parking permits offered including:
• Parking Meter Permit
• Riviera Village Merchant/Employee Parking Meter Permit • Residential Permit
• Oversized Vehicle Parking Permit
• Senior Parking Permit
Redondo Beach Parking Meter Permit
Eligibility
Any vehicle with a California license plate.

Required Documents
Completed City of Redondo beach parking meter permit application including name, address, vehicle license plate and phone number.

Valid Hours and Locations
Valid at parking meters in Redondo Beach with the exception of Riviera Village Merchant parking space marked with orange poles and signs. Not valid at pay by space systems in the Pier and Plaza parking structures. 4-hour time limit at meters in Riviera Village.

How to Obtain a Permit
Permits can be purchased by completing the application and bringing it to the Police Annex building along with payment during specified hours.

Method of Permit Display
Permits are decals affixed to the outside of the rear windshield.

Permit Rate
Parking meter permits are $110 and are valid from November 1st through October 31st each year.

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Redondo Beach Riviera Village Merchant/Employee Parking Meter Permit
Eligibility
Riviera Village Employee Parking Meter Permits are sold to business owners within the Riviera Village at a rate of one permit per each employee reported on the Business License for the business.

Required Documents
Only business owners may apply for the Riviera Village Employee Parking Meter Permits on behalf of their employees. Business owners must, complete the application form, apply in person, provide their Business License Certificate, and provide valid identification.

Valid Hours and Locations
The permit is valid only at the designated employee parking spaces identified by orange colored poles in Riviera Village.

How to Obtain a Permit
Business owners must apply in person.

Method of Permit Display
The permit consists of a 6x3 inch orange placard displaying the permit number and expiration date. The permit must be hung from the vehicle’s rear-view mirror facing the rear of the vehicle while in use.

Permit Rate
Riviera Village Merchant/Employee parking meter permits are $60 per permit, per year.

Redondo Beach Preferential Residential Permits
The following types of residential parking permits are available:
• Residential permit
• Guest permit
• Temporary (one-day) permits
Eligibility
Only residents living in designated preferential permit areas in the City of Redondo are eligible. Up to four (4) permits may be requested, but additional permits can be requested.

Required Documents
The following documents are required to obtain a resident permit:

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• Proof of residency (one of the following – less than 30 days old) o Rental/lease agreement
o Proof of property ownership – tax bill or new escrow papers o Current utility bill (gas, light, or electric).
o Current renewal postcard
If requesting more than four (4) permits, applicants must show proof that they have more than two (2) registered vehicles at an address by providing copies of each vehicle’s registration.

Valid Hours and Locations
Resident permits have varied hours of applicability. Some are 24-hour permits (parking exclusively by permit only), some are for overnight periods only
How to Obtain a Permit
Resident permits can be obtained in the following mechanisms:
• Mail
• In-person
Owner guest permits and out of state permits cannot be obtained online.

Method of Permit Display
Residential permits are provided in the form of a sticker or a hang tag (transferable).

Permit Rate
Residential permits are $15 per year.

If the permit is lost or stolen, a replacement ill be issued for $25. The lost/stolen permit number must be provided and proof of residence is required.

Redondo Beach Oversized Vehicle Permit
Eligibility
Oversized vehicles are defined by the City of Redondo Beach as any vehicle that:
• Meets or exceeds twenty-two (22) feet in length at any time • Meets or exceeds the combination of both more than eight (8) feet in height and also meets or exceeds seven (7) feet in width.

Required Documents
The following documents are required to obtain an oversized permit:

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• Current electric, water or gas bill.
• Address
• Vehicle Information
Valid Hours and Locations
Resident registered oversized vehicles are required to have a permit to park on street from 2:00 AM through 6:00 AM Tuesdays through Fridays and must park in front of or within 400 feet of the residence. Oversized vehicles registered as guest vehicles are required to have a permit to park on street from 2:00 AM through 6:00 AM every day of the week and must park in front of or within 400 feet of the residence that registered the vehicle as a guest vehicle.

How to Obtain a Permit
Applications and documentation can be submitted by mail, by fax, by email and by mail.

Method of Permit Display
Permits are red and white “oversized vehicle” bumper stickers.

Permit Rate
Parking permits are $20 per year for residents, and $30 per year for non-residents.

Redondo Beach Senior Parking Meter Permits
Eligibility
Vehicle must be registered with the State of California, and the vehicle owner must be 62 years or older and have a valid driver’s license or CIC card.

Required Documents
The following documents are required to obtain a senior parking meter permit:
• Current vehicle registration (must be registered in California) • Valid Photo ID (one of the following)
o Driver’s license
o California ID
Valid Hours and Locations
• Senior parking meter permits are valid at 309 The Esplanade and Lot 4 near Veteran’s Park Senior Center.

Method of Permit Display
Permits are decals affixed to the outside of the rear windshield.

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How to Obtain a Permit
The City’s website does not detail how to obtain a senior parking meter permit.

Permit Rate
Senior parking meter permits are $25.00 per year and run from January 1st through December 31st.

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Riviera Village Public 02 Parking Analysis
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Riviera Village Public Parking Analysis
This analysis primarily focuses on the public parking supply in the Riviera Village commercial district. This vibrant commercial area includes on-street parking meters and a metered parking lot, the “Triangle Lot.” Riviera Village is adjacent to residential development and the Coast to the west and is within the Coastal Zone. To the south and west of Riviera Village is the City of Torrance, including several properties that are functionally perceived by customers as part of Riviera Village and that also benefit from the public parking provide din the Riviera.

The study area includes the City of Redondo Beach parking meters, a small amount of unrestricted on-street parking, some of which is in the City of Torrance, and the Triangle Lot. While not a defined part of this scope of work, Walker performed a high-level review of some commercial private off-street parking areas behind businesses in the Riviera including a rough estimate of parking capacity and select parking demand observations while conducting the on-street and public parking fieldwork. Figure 1 shows the public parking study area.

Figure 1: Public On- & Off-Street Parking Study Area
Source: Image: Google Earth Pro
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Figure 2 summarizes the private off-street parking areas reviewed.

Figure 2: Private Off-Street Parking Observation Areas
Source: Image: Google Earth Pro
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Public Parking Supply
Walker staff visited the study area in October 2021, to document existing conditions, the parking inventory (number of parking spaces) and parking demand.

The total supply includes 286 on-street meters, 208 meters in the Triangle Lot, 2 EV charging spaces which were being installed at the time of the data collection, 14 ADA spaces, and 57 unrestricted onstreet spaces. The unrestricted parking spaces in the study area within Redondo Beach are on Vista Del Mar between Catalina and Camino de la Costa and on Elena Avenue north of Avenue I. The rest of the unrestricted spaces are on Avenue I between Elena and PCH, Vista Del Mar between Elena and PCH, and Via Valencia between the alley and Palos Verdes Boulevard in the City of Torrance.

During the time of Walker’s fieldwork, approximately 60 metered parking spaces were out of service due to construction of dining decks to support Riviera Village restaurants by increasing outdoor seating capacity during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

The metered parking supply consists of time limited 4-hour parking.

Parking meters are in effect seven days a week from 6:00 AM through 9:00 PM and costs $1.50 per hour. There is a parking meter holiday for most of the month of December in the study area.

Figure 3 summarizes the Riviera Village study area public parking supply.

Sampled Private Parking Supply
Walker collected an estimated inventory in the private parking areas previously shown in Figure 2. As is common in many downtowns and the development of earlier commercial districts, businesses have parking in the rear that is often unstriped and in a tandem (or triple tandem) arrangement where one vehicle could park behind another.

In private parking zones A-F, Walker estimated the visible parking supply, including the counting of tandem parking spaces as two spaces. Any parking structures/subterranean parking (such as at Riviera Center and The Riviera Village Complex) was not include in either the estimation of private parking inventory and occupancy in this analysis.

Table 3: Private Parking Supply Estimate (Sampled Areas) Area/Lot # of Parking Spaces
A 127
B 40
C 47
Total
567
On-Street Meters: 286
Triangle Lot Meters:
208
On-Street Unrestricted:
57 EV Charging: 2
ADA: 14
Figure 3: Public Parking Supply
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D 84
E 79
F 72
Wells Fargo 31
Bank of America 29
Total 509
Similar to the reduction in supply of existing on-street parking due to dining decks, several private off-street parking Area A and Area E were closed or reduced in size to create additional outdoor dining capacity.

Existing Parking Occupancy
Walker evaluated parking demand in the study area by conducting occupancy counts of parked cars on one weekday and one Saturday. Data was collected on Saturday October 23, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and on Thursday October 28, 2021. at 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

Overall, peak parking demand occurred at 1:00 p.m. on the Thursday. Saturday peak parking demand also occurred at 1:00 p.m. The peak demand recorded during the Thursday count was 4% higher than the peak demand recorded during the Saturday count. Parking demand on Thursday was higher than on Saturday throughout the daytime hours, with Saturday demand slightly higher than Thursday demand during the early evening/dinnertime hours.

Peak parking demand occurred at 1:00 p.m. on the weekday. At this time, the public parking in the study area was 98.5% occupied.

The sampling of private parking supply was much less utilized than public parking. Private off-street parking demand, within the sampled area also peaked at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday with 275 of the estimated 509 spaces (52%) occupied. On Saturday, private off-street parking demand peaked at 3:00 p.m. with 207 spaces (41%) occupied.

Further analysis of parking demand observed in the study area is included below.

Weekday Parking Demand
Weekday peak public parking demand occurred at 1:00 p.m. at 559 (554 occupied spaces and 5 vehicles ‘circling’ in the Triangle Lot) and a utilization rate of 98.5%. The sample private off-street parking was 52% occupied, with 263 occupied and 246 unoccupied spaces.

Public parking was full in Riviera Village during this timeframe, with the few available spaces located on the edges of the study area, such as in the metered area off of Catalina Avenue by Palos Verde Boulevard, the northern end of Catalina Avenue, Via Valencia, and on Vista Del Mar between Elena and Pacific Coast Highway.

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Peak weekday parking demand for the study area is summarized in Table 4.

Table 4: Study Area Weekday Parking Demand Summary – 1:00 PM

Supply Occupancy Utilization
Public Parking
On-Street Meters 286 280 98.0%
Triangle Lot Meters 208 213 102.4%
ADA Spaces 14 13 92.9%
EV Spaces 2 2 100%
Unrestricted On-Street 57 51 89.5%
Total 567 559 98.5%
Private Parking
Area A 127 67 52.8%
Area B 40 31 77.5%
Area C 47 39 83.0%
Area D 72 37 51.4%
Area E 84 28 33.3%
Area F 79 47 59.5%
Wells Fargo 31 14 45.2%
Bank Of America 29 12 41.4%
Total 509 275 54.0%
Saturday Peak Parking Demand
Saturday peak public parking demand occurred at 1:00 p.m. at 536 occupied spaces and a utilization rate of

94.5%. The sample private off-street parking was 38.7% occupied, with 197 occupied and 312 unoccupied spaces.

Public parking was nearly full in Riviera Village during this timeframe, although there was limited availability in the Triangle Lot and on the edges of the study area, such as in the metered area off of Catalina Avenue by Palos Verde Boulevard, the northern end of Catalina Avenue, Via Valencia, Elena, and on Vista Del Mar between Elena and Pacific Coast Highway.

Peak Saturday parking demand for the study area is summarized in Table 5.

Table 5: Study Area Saturday Parking Demand Summary – 1:00 PM

Supply Occupancy Utilization
Public Parking
On-Street Meters 286 277 96.9%
Triangle Lot Meters 208 198 95.2%
ADA Spaces 14 10 71.4%
EV Spaces 2 1 50%
Unrestricted On-Street 57 51 87.7%
Total 567 536 94.5%
Private Parking
Area A 127 34 26.8%
Area B 40 24 60.0%
Area C 47 33 70.2%
Area D 72 19 26.4%
Area E 84 36 42.9%
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Area F 79 28 35.4%
Wells Fargo 31 22 71.0%
Bank Of America 29 1 3.4%
Total 509 275 54.0%
It appears that Wells Fargo may have an agreement with nearby businesses to utilize is parking on weekends, as the back portion of the lot (furthest from the bank and walk-up ATMs) was fairly full throughout Saturday afternoon, while the bank parking closest to the bank was open and generally unoccupied, but available for ATM patrons. This apparent ‘unlocking’ of private supply is a best practice and will be discussed further in the recommendations section of this report.

Figure 4 shows existing weekday peak public parking demand. Figure 5 shows weekday private off-street parking demand at 1:00 PM. Figure 6 shows existing Saturday peak public parking demand. Figure 7 shows Saturday private off-street parking demand at 1:00 PM.

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Figure 4: Weekday Peak Public Parking Demand – 1:00 PM

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Figure 5: Weekday Private Parking Demand – 1:00 PM
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Figure 6: Saturday Peak Public Parking Demand –1:00 PM

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Figure 7: Saturday Private Parking Demand –1:00 PM
Parking Demand Over Time
On both the weekday and Saturday parking demand peaked at lunchtime and declined throughout the afternoon before increasing slightly during dinnertime. Parking demand experienced throughout the day for both on- and off-street parking are shown in Table 6 for the weekday and Table 7 for the Saturday data collection. It should be noted that parking occupancy counts for the private off-street areas were not conducted as frequently as the public spaces.

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Table 6: Weekday Parking Demand Over Time
Table 7: Saturday Parking Demand Over Time
Weekday parking utilization in the study area is shown graphically in Figure 8 and Saturday parking utilization is shown in Figure 9.

Figure 8: Weekday Parking Utilization
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Public 567 536 95% 555 98% 559 99% 527 93% 445 78% 447 79% Private 509 254 50% 270 53% 230 45% 168 33%
Type Supply 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Public 567 214 38% 461 81% 536 95% 523 92% 445 78% 427 75% 462 81% 458 81% Private 509 171 34% 197 39% 197 39% 207 41% 199 39%
9:00 AM 6:00 PM Type Supply 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM
Public Private
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Figure 9: Saturday Parking Utilization
Public parking demand in Riviera Village is fairly unique in that it is consistently high throughout the day, particularly on weekdays. This is indicative of its healthy mixture of uses and businesses.

Seasonal Adjustment
Walker’s observations and data collection occurred in October 2021. While the weather was sunny and warm, summer remains the peak season of activity at the Coast and in Riviera Village. Fortunately, parking meter revenue data for the meters in Riviera Village provide a robust method for understanding seasonal variation in parking demand in the study area.

For the seasonal adjustment, Walker used pre-pandemic 2019 parking meter revenue data provided by the City.

Revenue peaked in August and was 6.5% higher than in October.

Based on factors in the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Shared Parking Model, commercial parking demand in October is approximately 20% lower than in the peak season, which in the case of Redondo Beach is during the summer months. Thus, it is appropriate to adjust the data collected in October 2021 for this study to reflect summer season demand. Since off-street parking lots support a mix of retail/restaurant and office uses, in the tables below, total observed demand has been adjusted up by 20%; however, a greater proportion of the increase was assigned to on-street parking demand
Seasonally adjusted peak weekday parking demand for the study area is summarized in Table 8.

Table 8: Seasonally Adjusted Peak Parking Demand Summary Time Period Supply Occupancy Utilization
Weekday On-Street1:00 PM
Saturday On-Street 1:00 PM
567
567
595
571
105%
101%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
9:00 AM 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Public Private
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During peak summer months, public parking demand in Riviera Village likely exceed parking capacity late morning, during lunchtime and throughout the afternoon on weekdays and weekends.

Turnover and the Impact of Permits in Riviera Village
There are two types of permits that may be used at some or all of the parking meters in Riviera Village. The first is Riviera Village employee parking permits that allow employees working in Riviera Village to park for any amount of time at meters with an orange pole jacket and sign designating them as Riviera Village Employee parking permit eligible. The employee parking permit is a hangtag and does not require license plate or any secondary credential. The second is the City of Redondo Beach annual parking meter permit, which allows permit holders to park at any meters in the City except for meters in the parking structures at King Harbor. In Riviera Village, parking meter permit holders may only park for up to four hours. This permit is a decal that must be affixed to the rear windshield, and applicants must submit their license plate number with the application.

To understand the extent to which the two permits are used during periods of peak parking, Walker recorded the number of occupied spaces in the study area flashing red at 1:00 p.m. on both the weekday and Saturday as a proxy for permit usage, although it is possible a few spaces were overtime and/or never submitted payment. In October 2021, when the study was conducted, mobile parking payments were pushed to the meter turning the signal from red to green. While this is no longer the case due to batter issues, using the red/green symbol as a proxy for permit usage in October was still acceptable.

Table 9: Projected Permit Parking Demand Compared to Total Demand Time Period/Type Supply
Occupancy
Total Permit
% of Occupied
Spaces
“Unpaid”
Weekday On -Street Meters 1:00 PM 286 280 133 47.5%
Weekday Triangle Lot 1:00 PM 208 213 126 59.2%
Total Weekday 494 493 258 52.3%
Saturday On-Street Meters 1:00 PM 286 277 99 35.7%
Saturday On-Street Meters 1:00 PM 208 198 60 30.3%
Total Saturday 494 475 159 33.4%

During the weekday observations, over half of the vehicles parked at meters in Riviera Village were presumed to be using the Riviera Village Employee Parking Permit or the Redondo Beach Parking Meter Permit. During the Sturdy observation approximately 1/3 of occupied metered spaces were presumed to be using one of the two valid permits for the area.

Parking demand and permit usage is higher on weekdays in Riviera Village due to the robust mix of office, restaurant and retail uses. Seen in this light, measures to maximize the efficiency of the parking supply in Riviera Village, including private parking areas, or ways to increase the transient parking supply may be needed. • Walker’s general observations indicated that Riviera Village Employee/Merchant designated meters (orange pole jackets), turn over very infrequently once/if occupied by a permit holder as the vehicle stays parked for the length of their shift/workday.
• Unmetered spaces in the study area also turned over very infrequently, particularly adjacent to residential properties.

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• The non-orange pole jacket meters on Catalina Avenue and in the Triangle lot appeared to turn over frequently, with spaces on Catalina Avenue filling up almost immediately after opening up. • The metered spaces on Avenida Del Norte between Catalina and El Prado, and on Vista Del Mar appeared to have the lowest turnover.

Parking Revenue Data Review
The City provided approximately 3 years of monthly meter revenue data, from January 2019 through September 2021. Through nine months in 2021, despite fewer meters in service due to the presence of dining decks, meter revenue was roughly equal to meter revenue in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic. This indicated to Walker that the removal of some parking in prime areas resulted in a shift in parking demand to meters and areas that were previously less/underutilized. The removal of dining decks and restoration of parking meters would likely pull demand back into the core of Riviera Village from outlying parking meters and the Triangle Lot. While the recovery of this supply would alleviate the parking deficiencies observed and projected (in summer) at peak times, it is ultimately a policy decision as there are [potential alternatives in the recommendations that could increase the functional supply of the area even without restoring out of service parking meters.

Residential Parking Adjacent to the Study Area
There are multi-family and single-family land uses adjacent to Riviera Village to the west. The presence of a vibrant, long-standing commercial area adjacent to dense residential uses often results in complaints from both sides regarding the other groups impact on ‘their’ parking. Other examples of this phenomenon include 2nd Street in Belmont Shore and Pacific Coast highway through Corona Del Mar. While this engagement does not focus on quantifying residential parking patterns or demand, Walker observed a high level of competition for free on-street parking west of Riviera Village. An early morning observation indicated widespread prevalence of ‘apron parking’ where a vehicle will park perpendicular to a driveway partially in the apron, and partially on-street. Typically, if the parker is not blocking the sidewalk nor sticking out further into the street than a typical parallel parked vehicle on the street, the practice is tacitly allowed. The City of Hermosa Beach requires the purchase of a ‘driveway permit’ for parking in a driveway apron or blocking a driveway by parking parallel to it.

The issue is made more complex due to the entire area’s inclusion in the Coastal Zone, which limits parking management options since some measures may give preference to residents or commercial employees/patrons over the public seeking access to the Coast.

The tension between residential and commercial parking is not simple or easy to resolve, and in areas with high land values, potentially impossible to ‘solve’ to the satisfaction of everyone involved. Measures that manage parking and do not favor any particular group, such as paid parking with no permit option, can succeed in creating some parking availability for whoever needs it, and reduces a first come, first-serve method of allocating spaces.

Recommendations related to residential parking are included in the recommendations section of this report.

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Conclusions and Major Findings
Based on the data collection conducted during October 2021, the following summarizes the major findings:
• The public parking supply in Riviera Village is full or close to full on both weekdays and weekends, with peak parking demand occurring around lunchtime and early afternoon. o During these periods, finding an available space becomes difficult, and open spaces are quickly filled up.
• The study area has consistently high demand for parking throughout the afternoon and early evening, remaining near its effective capacity between 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. • The public parking supply, as currently configured, is projected to have a parking deficit during the peak summer months.
• The Riviera Village public parking supply is currently reduced as well due to conversion of some off-street parking areas to outdoor dining.
• Significant private off-street parking capacity exists, accessible via alleys behind the businesses in Riviera Village
o Private off-street parking is much less utilized than the public parking supply and represents an opportunity for parking management and maximizing the efficiency of the already built environment. If these spaces were effectively “reconstructed” through the building of a parking structure in the area, they would likely cost more than $50,000 each, resulting in a parking structure that cost tens of millions of dollars. The value of these existing spaces should not be minimized.
• There was no particular hotspot or consistent parking-challenged area within the study area. On-street some block faces were full some of the time at peak, and some private lots were fuller than others. • Significant off-street parking capacity exists, even after seasonally adjusting for peak summertime conditions. On-street parking is projected to be fuller for seasonally adjusted conditions, but still has availability, even during peak periods.

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RUHS “Game Night” 03 Data Collection
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RUHS Game Night Data Collection
As part of the review of Redondo Beach’s parking permit programs, this engagement included the collection of parking occupancy counts on one “game day” around Redondo Union High School. There are two permit districts by RUHS, “Vincent” and “V-2.”
Walker staff collected parking demand data on Friday October 22, 2021, before, during and after the Seahawk’s home football game against Santa Monica High School. The area included Vincent Street between El Redondo Avenue and Prospect Avenue, Vincent Park, El Redondo Avenue, Irina, Juanita and Lucia Avenue between Vincent Street and Emerald Street, Diamond Street between El Redondo and Del Amo Street, and Del Amo Street between Diamond Street and Paulina Avenue.

Table 10: RUHS Game Day Parking Demand – October 22, 2021

6:00 PM
(Pre-Game)
8:00 PM
(During Game)
11:00 PM
(Post-Game)
Number of Parked Vehicles in Study Area 377 514 331
Based on the during and post-game count and Walker’s observations of the study area, there was approximately 157 vehicles of parking demand associated with the football game. The reason that football game parking demand was not simply 183 (514-331) is because there were also adult soccer league games at the Perris Middle School soccer field concurrent with the football game which increased parking demand on Lucia Avenue.

Of the 157 vehicles of parking demand attributed to the football game, 80 was in permit parking areas and 77 was on block faces without permit restrictions, concentrated on the north side of Vincent Street. There was very little football game parking demand on the north side of the high school on Diamond Street and Del Amo Street due to the orientation of the field and primary access on Vincent Street.

While Walker observed a fair number of non-permit parkers in permit parking areas during the game, it did not appear to result in jam-packed streets and was short-term in nature.

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04 Recommendations
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Recommendations
Parking Permit Programs
General Recommendations
Walker recommends that the City of Redondo Beach consider the following recommendation for the parking permit programs:
• Residents, visitors, and employees can currently pay for parking permits online. Consider establishing an online parking permit system to enable residents, visitors, and employees to apply for and renew permits online. Three of the peer cities surveyed (Long Beach, Seal Beach, and Hermosa Beach) have an online parking permit purchase option.

Preferential Parking Permits
Walker recommends that the City of Redondo Beach consider the following recommendations for the preferential parking permits:
• Increase the rate of the preferential parking permit. The rate that the City charges for permits ($15) is lower than all of the other cities surveyed in the benchmarking analysis (except for Manhattan Beach). The City could consider establishing a tiered parking rate structure, where the first 1-2 permits can be purchased at a lower fee, and the fee increases with additional permits purchased. o The first goal of the preferential parking permit fees should be cost recovery, so that the rest of the City is not subsidizing preferential permit program administration and enforcement costs. o Based on the peer cities, the city should consider raising preferential parking permit fees to $40/year.
o The City could also consider a tiered permit fee, with the first and second permits costing $40/year with subsequent permits costing more.
• Reduce the number of preferential parking permits that can be purchased for each household, if on-street demand in permitted residential areas regularly exceeds supply. Currently two (2) residential permits and two (2) guest permits can be purchased per household.
• Transition to a virtual parking permit system, where the license plate serves as the parking permit credential, eliminating the need for a physical permit (similar to Seal Beach). This can be achieved through transitioning toward a credentialing system centered around enforcement using license plate recognition (LPR). The City should consider engaging a qualified and reputable parking technology vendor to developer web-based applications that will enable participants to complete and submit permit applications online or via a mobile application:
o The vendor’s solution should allow for residents to update information on vehicles using guest permits.
o The vendor’s solution should seamlessly integrate into the software used by parking enforcement, the City’s police department, and those City employees who administer the RP3. o The City’s agreement with the vendor should establish requirements for data security and liability for data breaches.

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o The City’s agreement with the vendor should clearly establish ownership of data and limitations on how the data are used.

A virtual permit program with LPR can have advantages including reducing potential fraud (transferred or fraudulent permits), improving the efficiency of enforcement, and improving the customer experience by enabling permits to be purchased and renewed online. If a virtual permit program is successful for the residential parking permits, the City could consider expanded it to the other permit types including the Riviera Village Employee Parking Permit and the Annual Parking Meter Permit. • There is currently an option to pay for preferential parking permits through the City’s online payment portal. However, the preferential parking permit section of the City’s website does not mention the option of paying for permits online. Additionally, the individual preferential parking permit program informational pages do not reference on the online payment option.

Riviera Village Employee Parking Meter Permits
Currently, the business owner must apply for permits, and can apply for a number equal to the number of employees reported on its business license. The program uses hang tags, likely due to employee turnover, particularly in retail/restaurant establishments.

Walker recommends that the City of Redondo Beach consider the following recommendations for the Riviera Village employee parking permits:
• Increase the rate of the Riviera Village employee parking permit. The rate that the City charges for permits ($60) is lower than all of the other cities surveyed in the benchmarking analysis (except for Seal Beach). o An annual rate of $120 per permit would be in line with what is currently charged in peer cities in the South Bay.
o The City should consider adjusting the rate annually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
• The City could consider establishing a tiered parking rate structure, where permits for a certain percentage of employees listed in the business license (for example 50%) can be purchased at a lower fee, and the fee increases with additional permits purchased, up to the maximum of one per employee listed on the Business License.
o As currently constructed, the program encourages business owners to purchase a permit for every employee and discourage the consideration of alternative means of transportation to work. o As currently constructed, if every employee has a permit, the permit doubles as free parking in Riviera Village for that employee, even when they are present in a non-employee role. o If employees on different shifts were required to ‘share’ permits by returning their permit at the end of a shift, the use of permits in a non-employee role would be reduced. However, this could be a burdensome administrative process, particularly if the employee is parked far from their place of employment.
• Reduce the number of Riviera Village employee parking permits that can be purchased for each business, such as allowing them to purchase permits for up to 75% of the number of employees on their business license.
o Similar to the recommendation above, this would encourage business owners to promote alternative means of transportation and carpooling by their employees, to the extent feasible for some employees, but puts a greater administrative burden on owners.

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• Transition to a virtual parking permit system, where the license plate serves as the parking permit credential, eliminating the need for a physical permit. This can be achieved through transitioning toward a credentialing system centered around enforcement using license plate recognition (LPR). The City should consider engaging a qualified and reputable parking technology vendor to developer web-based applications that will enable participants to complete and submit permit applications online or via a mobile application.
o This would require training of business owners and put an additional administrative burden on them, as they would need to delete and add license plates as employees turn over.

Redondo Beach Annual Parking Meter Permits
The City’s annual parking meter permit program is unique among the cities benchmarked in this study. The closest comparable would be the beach parking permit programs in several of the surveyed cities. However, in Redondo Beach’s case, the parking meter permit does not allow permit holders to park in beach lots such as King Harbor but allows permit holders to park in some lots by the beach, meters along the Esplanade, and meters in the Riviera Village commercial area, given it a utility that is greater than a pure beach parking lot permit.

Walker recommends that the City of Redondo Beach consider the following recommendations for the Redondo Beach Parking Meter Permit:
• Increase the rate of the annual parking meter permit. The rate that the City charges for permits ($110) is generally lower than beach parking permit rates in other cities. The City should work to ensure that transient parking revenue and permit revenue covers operations, maintenance, and long-term capital improvements to its public parking facilities.
o A rate of $150/year would be in line with peer cities. o The City should consider adjusting the rate annually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
• Transition to a virtual parking permit system, where the license plate serves as the parking permit credential, eliminating the need for a physical permit (similar to Seal Beach).

Overarching Note on License Plate as Credential
Walker has recommended transitioning to a virtual permit system with license plate as a credential for several permit programs. Walker further recommends that this be implemented only as an all or nothing arrangements, with all permits moving to license plate as credential, or maintaining the status quo. The current method of enforcement is potentially cumbersome, in Riviera Village, enforcement needs to look for two different permits that are on different parts of the vehicle (employee permit hang tags in the windshield and meter permit stickers on the rear of vehicles), they need to make sure that an observed employee hang tag is in an employee permit permitted space, and they need to chalk or have some other means of gauging whether parking meter permit holders are overstaying past four hours in Riviera Village. In residential permit areas, the credential is a mixture of hang tags and stickers affixed on the bumper which can be time consuming to enforce, if enforced. License platebased enforcement is more efficient and can allow for additional enforcement rounds, at the tradeoff of cost for the systems and training time. An improperly sed and monitored license-0late based system would not be an improvement compared to the existing condition.

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Recommendations for Parking Management
The data collected by Walker as part of this project provides a wealth of information about parking conditions and behavior within Riviera Village. This data will serve as the guiding framework for the City of Redondo Beach as it reforms the parking policies and management systems and makes decisions about the dining deck program.

The parking and mobility industry at large, and parking planning specifically, has evolved past the days of creating additional parking as the first choice to ‘solve’ parking and mobility problems. The construction of additional parking encourages auto use as people are incentivized to drive and take advantage of cheap or free parking and can be at odds with other goals such a city Climate Action Plans that encourage the use of alternative means of transportation and aim to reduce driving in general, and single occupancy vehicles, in particular. The use of a broad range of mobility strategies, instead of constructing additional parking, can improve the operation and efficiency of the existing parking supply and enhance access to the Coast as much or more than additional parking capacity.

In any parking system, the supply of the most desirable spaces, which are on-street parking spaces adjacent to one’s destination, is finite. Increasing parking capacity by constructing off-street parking lots or parking structures does not address this core imbalance. The City of Redondo Beach has already explored the feasibility of constructing subterranean parking below the Triangle Lot, which would be cost prohibitive. Similarly, the construction of above ground parking on the Triangle Lot would be expensive, though not as expensive as going underground, would not be efficient due to the triangular footprint of the Lot, and could have serious aesthetic impacts on the nature of Riviera Village.

The goal of parking demand management is to “manage” curb spaces to ensure availability while also optimizing utilization of existing off-street supply to meet a variety of parking needs. Effective parking management helps alleviate congestion and improves the operation of the street network and can have a significant impact on mode choice.

The parking management recommendations and techniques contained in this section are intended to address current conditions and allow the City to be flexible and able to react to future parking challenges while being mindful and considerate of the need to provide equitable access to the Coast since Riviera Village lies within the Coastal Zone.

The following goals and objectives, developed by Walker, informed the development of the parking management recommendations below:
• The parking supply should be a public resource that is convenient and easily accessible for all user groups. • The parking supply (public and private) should be managed as part of an integrated, district-wide system. • Parking facilities should be managed with a focus on making the most efficient use of all public and private parking facilities before increasing supply.
• Parking regulations should not prevent visitors and residents from coming to Riviera village. • Parking policies should support the ability of local employees to get to work, but also discourage employees from parking in “prime” on-street spaces all day long and from ignoring alternative means of transportation.

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• Pricing should continue to be evaluated as a tool to manage parking supply and demand. • Embrace new parking technologies to maximize customer satisfaction, as well as foster enhanced parking data management and analysis.
• Provide flexibility to local decision makers and City staff to adapt to seasonal and long- term changes in parking demand and travel patterns, as well as make adjustments to parking policies to improve system performance.

Commercial Parking Management Recommendations
Walker recommends that the City of Redondo Beach consider the following parking management recommendations for Riviera Village:
• Increase the cost of Riviera Village Employee/Merchant Parking Permits and the City of Redondo Beach Annual Parking Meter Permit and changing the administration and rules related to the Employee/Marchant permit. This recommendation is discussed in further detail in the permit recommendation section preceding this section.
• Consolidate Riviera Village Employee/Merchant Parking Permits into fewer locations. Currently Riviera Village Employee/Merchant Parking Permit spaces are sprinkled throughout the study area, with a larger concentration in the last drive aisle of the Triangle Lot. This leads to potential cruising for spaces by employees trying to get one of the ‘premium’ employee spaces right outside a business, rather than heading directly to an area with a high concentration of spaces. Walker recommends that all spaces in the metered area on the south end of Catalina, between Camino de la Costa and Catalina Ave be eligible for employee permit parking as the least desirable, last to fill up area. Similarly additional employee permit parking could be added to the Triangle Lot and removed from most on-street areas. • ‘Unlock’ the private parking supply. In a brief review of visible parking supply and demand behind businesses in the Riviera, accessible from alleys, there were hundreds of available spaces throughout the day and at peak. In an ideal world, the City would not need Riviera Village Employee/Merchant Parking Permits at all, as there appears to be capacity behind/under businesses to house the entirety of employee demand. However, due to the fractured nature of land ownership in the Riviera and the reservation of parking for specific businesses at all times, the ideal cannot be achieved. However, the City should work with the Riviera Village Business Association to see how this supply could be ‘unlocked’ with improved utilization. Practically speaking, there are two general methods of achieving this: a “push” from the street through a policy such as higher pricing of permits or greater restrictions and a “pull” to encourage employers to park behind businesses, such as incentives to park in these spaces; some communities have even offered lotteries with gift card prizes to local businesses. In general, however, “pushes” are typically more effective. The current, low, pricing for employee permits is one obstacle as it is likely easier for business owners with tandem parking in the rear to pay $50/year for an employee parking meter permit than to require employees to park in tandem and occasionally bear the burden of needing to reshuffle vehicles. If there are businesses with off-street parking that aren’t using the spaces, it would be helpful if the Riviera Village Business Association has a clearinghouse of sorts where underutilized parking could be offered to others. One example of this currently, is it appears Wells Fargo Bank allows parking by other businesses in the back portion of its parking lot on weekends.

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• Convert an entire drive aisle in the Triangle Lot to Riviera Village Employee/Merchant Parking Permit Only parking and operate it with stacked parking. A single drive aisle in the Triangle Lot, dedicated to employee parking, could potentially be operated using aisle-stacked parking, with vehicles stacked parallel on one side of the drive aisle. If done in the southeastern most drive aisle, 15 additional vehicles could potentially be stack parked, with one attendant on-site to assist with the operation and securely hold keys. This would allow the City to reduce the number of employee permit eligible meters by 15+ which would free up more revenue generating spaces and more parking capacity during peak times. Fifteen spaces generating $1.50/hour for 4 hours of the day, 7 days a week would generate approximately $30,000 per year (as an example) which would partially, but not fully, offset the operating and staffing costs of the operation.

Fifteen net new spaces in an underground parking structure beneath the Triangle Lot could cost upwards of $1.1-1.5 million dollars. Figure 10 provides a rough sketch of what stacked parking would look like in the southeastern most drive aisle.

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Figure 10: Triangle Lot Stacked Parking Concept
• Close the center drive aisle and access driveway aligned with Via Valencia and stripe additional parking spaces. Closing the center drive aisle and Via Valencia driveway would allow the City to stripe additional parking spaces in three drive aisles. This could potentially add up to 16 parking spaces to the Triangle Lot, although some of these spaces may be compact or slightly below City standards, which may be acceptable for Riviera Village Employee Permit spaces. Sixteen net new spaces in an underground parking structure beneath the Triangle Lot could cost upwards of $1.2-1.6 million dollars. Closing of the Via Valencia driveway would also allow an additional 1-2 vehicles to be stacked if the previous (stacking) recommendation is implemented. Figure 11 shows potential striping if the center drive aisle is closed.

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Figure 11: Triangle Lot Drive Aisle Closure and Restriping – Rough Concept

• Charge a higher rate for premium locations and lower rate for more distant locations to balance out demand. While, at peak, most all metered parking in Riviera Village is full, during off-peak periods several on-street location remain full while the Triangle Lot and less convenient on-street parking is not full. Given the robust, sustained demand in the core of Riviera Village, increasing parking meter rates in certain areas, such as Catalina Avenue and Avenida Del Norte may be appropriate. Additionally, off-street parking lots typically have a longer time limit than on-street spaces to encourage more turnover in premium on-street spaces. The City should consider reducing the time limit in on-street spaces in the Riviera area from 4 hours to 3 hours, while maintaining the 4-hour maximum in the Triangle Lot. • Standardize parking enforcement. Walker staff did not observe active parking enforcement during field review and data collection. Walker recommends that, if feasible, the City transition to license plate as Redondo Beach Parking Planning
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credential for permits, which would allow for a license plate recognition enforcement patrol in Riviera Village which would make enforcement more efficient.

Residential Parking Management Recommendations
While not a core focus of this engagement, Walker offers the following recommendations which could provide a small improvement in parking conditions for residents adjacent to Riviera Village. • City-sponsored residential garage clean-up day. The purpose of this event would be to facilitate the cleanup of garages to make way for the parking of cars. It could be a well-publicized and festive event with refreshments and outreach. The City would provide these along with the hauling capacity to remove all unwanted items.
o A garage clean-up day may encourage residents to get rid of items that they currently find too difficult to arrange disposal of, which could potentially free up spaces in garages for parking instead of storage.
• Make garage modifications easier by fast tracking the permit process and reducing permit fees for garage modification. Many of the private garages associated with residential properties around the Riviera, and in general, are not built to fit some types of modern vehicles. This can be seen walking in the area, as often pickup trucks are early as wide or wider than garage door opening at multi-family properties, and in some cases are higher than the door opening. In some instances, the width of the garage door is the limiting factor more than the width of the garage itself. The City could encourage residents to modify their garages to fit modern vehicles by reducing permit fees and permit times. The City could also consider providing financial incentives (cost-sharing) for garage retrofits, in exchange for the property owner agreeing to regular inspections to ensure the reason for the incentives (returning the garage into service as vehicle parking) is being adhered to.

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