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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Report to the Traffic Safety Committee of 3/13/132 NATIONAL CITY TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AGENDA REPORT FOR MARCH 13, 2013 ITEM NO. 2013-05 ITEM TITLE: REQUEST FOR INSTALLATION OF A BLUE CURB HANDICAP PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF 1812 WILSON AVENUE (BY R. RAMIREZ) PREPARED BY: Kenneth Fernandez, ElT DISCUSSION: Mr. Reynaldo Ramirez, resident of 1812 Wilson Avenue, has requested a blue curb handicap parking space in front of his home due to physical limitations. The residence is located near the southwest comer of Wilson Avenue and W. 18th Street. Mr. Ramirez has a valid disabled person's placard and Iicense plates from the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Staff inspected the site, acquired measurements, and took photographs. Mr. Ramirez's residence does not have a driveway or garage. The available curbside parking directly in front of said residence between the neighboring driveway apron to the north and estimated southerly projected property line is approximately 24 feet in length and is adequate for only one parallel parking space. Currently, there are two diagonal blue curb handicap parking spaces located east of Mr. Ramirez's residence on Harding Avenue, just south of W. 18th Street next to St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. 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 or placard 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 may be converted into disabled parking. This condition is met. It shall be noted that handicap parking spaces do not constitute "personal reserved parking" and that any person with valid "disabled persons" license plates or properly displayed placards may park in handicap spaces. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: 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 1812 Wilson Avenue. EXHIBITS: 1. Correspondence 2. Location Map 3. Photos 4. 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Present ii to any peace officer upon demand. immediately notify 17fviV by mail of any change of address. When parking, hang the placard from the rear view mirror, remove It from the mirror when driving. TYPE: N1 TV: 92 DOB: 05/27/1966 ISSUED TO RAMIREZ REYNALDO 1612 WILSON AVE NATIONAL CITY CA' 9195D CO: 37 Purchase of fuel {Business & Professions Code 13660): ' State law requires service stations to refuel a disabled persons vehicle at self-service rates except self-service facilities with only one cashier. When your placard is properly displayed, you may park In or on: " Disabled person parking spaces (blue zones) ' Street metered zones without paying. ▪ Green zones without restrictions to time limits. ▪ Streets where preferential parking privileges are given to residents and merchants. You may not park in or on: ' Red, Yellow, White or Tow Away Zones. ' Crosshatch marked spaces next to disabled person parking spaces. It is considered misuse to: ' Display a placard unless the disabled owner is being tr'ansportod. ' Display a placard which has been cancelled or revoked. • Loan your placard to anyone, including family members. Misuse is a misdemeanor (section 4461VC) and can result in cancellation or revocation of the placard, Toss of parking privileges, and/or fines. 6ca OP66m Re44161 Location Map 1812 Wilson Ave, location of proposed blue curb (looking south) 1812 Wilson Ave, residence without driveway or garage (looking west) DISABLED PERSONS PARING POLICY The purpose of a disabled persons parking zone is to provide designated parking spaces at major points of assembly for the exclusive use of physically disabled persons whose vehicle displays a distinguishing license plate as authorized by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The City Council may upon recommendation of the City Engineer, designate specially marked and posted on -street parking spaces for disabled persons pursuant to California Vehicle Code 21101, et seq. at the following facilities: 1. Government buildings serving the public such as administration buildings, public employment offices, public libraries, police stations, etc. 2. Hospitals and convalescent homes with more than 75-bed capacity, 3. Medical facilities and doctors' offices staffed by a maximum of five practitioners. Zones shall be located to serve a maximum number of facilities on one block. 4. Community service facilities such as senior citizens service centers, etc. 5. Accredited vocational training and educational facilities where no off- street parking is provided for disabled persons. 6. Employment offices for major enterprises employing more. than 200 persons. 7. Public recreational facilities including municipal swimming pools, recreation halls, museums, etc, 8, Public theaters, suditorinirng, meeting halls, arenas, stadiums with more than 300 seating capacity. 9. Other places of assembly such as schools and churches. 10, Commercial and/or office building(s) with an aggregate of more than 50,000 square feet of usable floor space. Zone shall be located to serve a maximum number of facilities on one block 11. Hotels catering to daily guests, maintaining a ground floor lobby and a switchboard that is operated 24 hours per day. 12. A hotel or apartment house catering to weekly or monthly guests and containing more than 30 separate living units. In addition, disabled persons parking spaces may be provided within all publicly owned, leased or controlled off-street parking facilities as specified in the General Requirements. General Requirements Each disabled persons parking space shall be indicated by blue paint and a sign (white on blue) showing the international symbol of accessibility (a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant). Where installed under the above criteria the total number of disabled persons curb parking spaces will be limited to 3°%u of the total number of on -street parking spaces available in the area and shall be distributed uniformly within the area. Disabled persons parking will not be installed at locations with a full-time parking prohibition. When a disabled persons parking zone is installed where a part-time parking prohibition is in effect, the disabled persons parking zone will have the same time restrictions as the part-time parking prohibition. The cost of installing disabled persons parking will be assumed by the City on public streets and public off-street parking facilities. In establishing on -street parking facilities for the disabled there shall be a reasonable determination made that the need is of an on -going nature. The intent is to prevent the proliferation of special parking stalls that may be installed for a short-term purpose but later are seldom used. Unjustified installation of such parking stalls unnecessarily increases the City's maintenance and operations costs, reduce available on - street parking for the general public, and detract from the overall effectiveness of the disabled persons parking program. Special Hardship Cases It is not the intention of the City to provide personal reserved park�iiig on the public right jof-way, especially in residential areas. However, exceptions may be made, in special hardship cases, provided all of the following conditions exists: (1) 'Applicant (or guardian) must be in possession of valid license plates for "disabled persons" or "disabled veterans." (2) The proposed disabled parking space must be in front of the applicant's (or guardian's) place of residence. (3) Subject residence must not have useable off-street parking available or off-street space available that may be converted into disabled parking. NOTE:It must be emphasized that such parking spaces do not constitute "personal reserved parking" and that any person with valid "disabled persons" license plates may park in the above stalls. Jha:p