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Mrs. Amanda Capuno, resident of 2432 Seawind Drive, requested a blue curb
handicap parking space in front of her home. Mrs. Capuno's mother, Leonila
Capuno, is disabled and has a valid Disabled Person Placard from the State of
California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Staff visited the site and observed that there is a driveway on the property.
However, staff does not consider the driveway to be "accessible" due to the
steep slope. The garage is also too narrow to serve as an accessible parking
space. Currently, there are no blue curb handicap parking spaces provided
nearby.
The City Council has adopted a policy, which is used to evaluate requests for
handicap parking spaces. The City Council Policy requirements for "Special
Hardship" cases are as follows:
1. Applicant (or guardian) must be in possession of valid license plates for
"disabled persons" or "disabled veterans". This condition is met.
2. The proposed disabled parking space must be in front of the applicant's
(or guardian's) place of residence. This condition is met.
3. The residence must not have useable off-street parking available or an off-
street space available that maybe converted into disabled parking. This
condition is met.
Since all three conditions of the City Council's Disabled Persons Parking Policy
are met for this "Special Hardship" case, staff recommends installation of a blue
curb handicap parking space with sign in front of the residence at 2432 Seawind
Drive.
At their meeting on July 13, 2011 the Traffic Safety Committee "unanimously"
approved the staff recommendation.
All work will be completed City Public Works.
TSC 2011-18