Agenda Item #15.1
For Council Meeting of: November 15, 2022
CITY OF SANTA ROSA
CITY COUNCIL
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CHAD HEDGE, PARKING MANAGER
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
KEVIN BUCHANAN, ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: WALNUT COURT PETITION FOR ADDITION TO THE TALBOT AREA RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING ZONE AGENDA ACTION: RESOLUTION
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended by the Finance Department that Council, by resolution, approve the Walnut Court petition to be included in the Talbot area Residential Permit Parking Program.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Finance Department has received a petition from residents of Walnut Court requesting inclusion in the Talbot area Residential Permit Parking Zone, with restrictions limiting on-street parking to two (2) hours, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
BACKGROUND
Santa Rosa City Code 11-44.050 establishes that neighborhoods impacted by non-resident parking may submit a petition to Council to have their area added to the Residential Permit Parking Program (“Program”). Walnut Court has submitted a petition to be included in the Program. The Program was established to provide on-street parking relief in the form of time limited parking in neighborhoods being impacted by a high volume of non-resident parkers who are attracted to that particular area; such as Santa Rosa Junior College, the Fairgrounds, Memorial Hospital, and the periphery of downtown Santa Rosa. Residential units in the Program are eligible for permits which exempt them from the on-street time limits.
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL REVIEW
Not Applicable
ANALYSIS
The petition for application to the Program meets the City’s requirement of 60% support from residential units in the proposed area. Sixty percent (60%) of residents on Walnut Court (15 of 25) have signed a petition indicating their support for this request. Exhibit A shows the proposed area to be included into the Talbot area Residential Permit Parking Zone.
The area requested for inclusion in the Program are within easy walking distance of several medical office complexes and near Memorial Hospital.
A neighborhood meeting was held on September 13, 2022, to discuss the parking concerns of residents on this block, describe the pros and cons of inclusion in the Program, and assess neighborhood support for the request. Two residents attended the meeting and favored moving forward with the petition request.
The neighborhood is contiguous to an area currently patrolled by parking enforcement personnel and, therefore, is not expected to require additional staffing.
FISCAL IMPACT
It is estimated it will cost approximately $858.00 to purchase and install the necessary signage. The revenue source is the Parking Fund. It is estimated approximately 30 permits will be issued which will generate $400 per year in revenue. The Parking Fund is reimbursed from the General Fund for expenditures related to Parking Enforcement, including Residential Permit Zone expenditures.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a project which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, pursuant to CEQA Guideline section 15378.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Not applicable
NOTIFICATION
As per City Code Section 11-44.050 (C), notice of the public hearing was posted 10 days prior to the hearing on all blocks proposed to be included in the residential permit parking zone. Additionally, notice was published in the Press Democrat.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution/Exhibit A
CONTACT
Chad Hedge, 707-543-3464, [email protected]
WALNUT COURT RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING ZONE PETITION
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