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CITYWIDE PARKING STUDY OF THE RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT/ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: JENNIFER ROSALES, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MANAGER (714) 754-5343
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council provide input on the proposed recommendations for the Residential Permit Parking (RPP) program based on the results of the Citywide parking study.
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BACKGROUND:
The most recent guidelines for the City of Costa Mesa's residential permit parking program were adopted in January 2016 (Attachment 1). The purpose of the Residential Permit Parking program is to help relieve parking congestion on public streets adjacent to impacted residential areas by vehicles unrelated to the neighborhood.
Key components of the permit program include:
? Considered on a street by street basis;
? Eligible household is defined as a single family (or multi-family residence prior to 2016) along the designated permit parking street, as well as single family residence located in a mixed-use neighborhood within 250 feet of a permit parking street;
? Parking survey that identifies neighborhood parking demand of 70 percent or more of all available parking;
? Petition signed by a majority of households for installation or removal of the program;
? Up to three (3) permits per household; and,
? One hundred (100) guest parking permits per household issued per year.
In recent years, the parking demands from single-family residential, multi-family residential, and commercial businesses have caused significant parking impacts on other adjacent residential neighborhoods where residents are unable to park on streets adjacent to their homes. The City has received significant feedback from both residents an...
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