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RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM - JOANN STREET AND FEDERAL AVENUE
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: JENNIFER ROSALES, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MANAGER, (714) 754-5343
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
Adopt the proposed Resolution No. 2024-xx, approving the implementation of a Resident Permit Parking (RPP) only restriction on Joann Street between Placentia Avenue and Federal Avenue and on Federal Avenue between Joann Street and Darrell Street, and authorizing the Transportation Services Manager to extend the restriction within a 1,000-foot radius as needed, based on a qualifying petition from affected residents and Council-adopted guidelines.
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BACKGROUND:
At the July 19, 2022 regular meeting, the City Council approved the amendments to the Costa Mesa Municipal Code (CMMC) incorporating proposed changes to the RPP program through a Public Hearing process. The RPP program's revised guidelines and policies were approved by the City Council at the aforementioned meeting.
In December 2023, a petition was received from the residents of Joann Street and Federal Avenue requesting the implementation of a Resident Permit Parking only restriction. The petition was signed by 13 out of 13 households that would be directly affected by the requested parking restriction. These residents expressed concerns for the lack of on-street parking due to external impacts.
ANALYSIS:
According to the revised RPP program guidelines adopted by the City Council (Attachment 2), new requests for RPP will be limited to areas experiencing external parking impacts such as commercial areas, neighboring cities, Fairgrounds, and regional recreational areas. All housing types within impacted areas are eligible for permits.
Following the request for a new RPP zone, Transportation Services staff conducted several parking surveys...
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