MEETING DATE:
June 11, 2024
SUBJECT:
Title
RESOLUTION 2024-9301 - ESTABLISHING NO PARKING AREAS AND DELEGATING TO AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL NO PARKING AREAS WITHIN A SPECIFIED AREA OF THE CITY
Body
Recommendation
Recommendation
ADOPT resolution establishing No Parking Areas and delegating to and authorizing the City Manager to establish additional No Parking Areas within a specified area of the City.
Body
Board or Commission Action
Not Applicable.
Relevant Council Strategic Theme
Good Governance
Executive Summary
Section 12.20.030(a) of the City's Municipal Code provides authority for City Council to establish No Parking Areas within the City by resolution. Staff recommends that the City Council consider adopting the proposed resolution to ameliorate excessive long term parking and clearly identify fire lanes in particular areas of the City.
Discussion
Over the past few years and now increasing in number, the City has received complaints regarding the long term parking of vehicles along Pacific Street and the surrounding areas. These vehicles are parked overnight and remain on the streets throughout the day for multiple days at a time. Although the City's parking enforcement has attempted to enforce 72-hour parking restrictions in these areas, the vehicles move short distances within the area to evade these parking restrictions. The long term parking of these vehicles limits the general public from accessing local businesses and City recreational areas, specifically Bradley Park, and also interferes with regular street sweeping activity which would keep street debris from entering the storm drain system. If the Resolution is approved, parking in the designated areas will be prohibited from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on the following streets:
a. Pacific Street from southeast corner of Bradley Park north to termination for approximately 3,970 feet.
b. La Mirada Drive between Pacific Street and Las Posas Road for app...
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