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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:
1. Approve revised Residential Permit Parking program guidelines and policies.
2. Approve an annual residential parking permit fee with an escalating rate structure and discount for qualifying low-income residents.
3. Authorize staff and the City Attorney to initiate amendments to the Costa Mesa Municipal Code (CMMC) incorporating proposed changes to the Residential Permit Parking program and return to City Council for approval through the Public Hearing process.
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BACKGROUND:
The most recent guidelines for the City of Costa Mesa's Residential Permit Parking program (RPP) were adopted in January 2016 (Attachment 2). The purpose of the RPP 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 existing Residential Permit Parking program include:
? Considered only in R-1 zones on a street by street basis;
? Eligible household is defined as a single family or multi-family residence along the designated permit parking street as well as single family residence located in a mixed-use neighborhood located within 250 feet of a permit parking street;
? Parking survey that identifies neighborhood parking demand of 70 percent or more of all available parking is considered significant;
? Petition signed by a majority of households is required 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 parkin...
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