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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report to the Traffic Safety Committee on December 11, 20132 NATIONAL CITY TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AGENDA REPORT FOR DECEMBER 11, 2013 ITEM TITLE: ITEM NO; 20 .0-25 I REQUEST TO ESTABLISH RESIDENTIAL PARKING nIST_RICT "K" ON BOTH SIDES OF E. 26TH STREET BETWEEN "B'f AVENUE AND "D" AVENUE, AND ON THE EAST SIDE OF "B' AVENUE NORTH OF E. 26TH STREET (BY M. ERICKSON/A FERNANDEZ' PREPARED BY: Kenneth Fernandez, P.E., Acting Assistant Civil Engineer, Engineering and Public Works Department, Engineering Division DISCUSSION: Ms. Maria Erickson and Ms. Alma Fernandez, residents of 2535 and 2525 "B" Avenue, respectively, have requested the establishment of a residential parking district in their surrounding neighborhood on both sides of E. 26th Street between "B" Avenue and "D" Avenue, and on the east side of "B" Avenue north of E. 26th Street to address on -street public parking. According to both Ms. Erickson and Ms. Fernandez, the number of vehicles regularly parked on the street often times nearly occupies a majority of available public parking regardless of the time or day of the week. There is a similar parking condition immediately to the west at "A" Avenue where Parking District "I" is in operation. Currently, there are nine active residential parking districts: "A", "C", "D", "E", "F", "H", "I", and "J". This report addresses a proposed tenth Residential Parking District "K". Two citizen -initiated petitions were created and distributed around the neighborhood. Both petitions clearly stated the action being requested and specific location of said action. It was then submitted to Engineering staff for review. The neighborhood is composed of commercial, single-family, multiple -family, apartment complex, and condominium residences. This proposed parking district excludes the frontage of the commercial, apartment complex, and condominium residences. Engineering staff analyzed the petitions in accordance with the Residential Permit Parking Program - Policy Number 710. First, at least 60% percent of homeowners within the proposed boundaries of the residential parking permit district are required to sign the petition in order to move forward with the process. This condition was met. Second, Engineering requested that the City's Neighborhood Services Division, Parking Enforcement Section provide data throughout a four -week window and record the license plates of vehicles parked in the proposed district. Data was collected in the early morning and again in the late afternoon/early evening except on Sundays. This task was completed. Next, Engineering analyzed the data and compared it with DMV vehicle registration information (a.k.a. 10-28 Forms) provided by the City's Police Department. Staff then differentiated parked vehicles registered to residents within the proposed parking districts to those parked vehicles not registered within or associated to a commercial, apartment complex, and condominium residences adjacent to the proposed parking district. As such, it ;vas determined that approximately 60 % of the vehicles parked did not belong to the proposed residential parking district. If a residential parking district is established, those residents within the district are able to purchase an annual parking placard for $35 year-round. Each permit is valid effective February 1st and expires on January 31 st of the following year. Qualified residents are allowed to purchase up to two piacard (or up to four placards if the residence is located on a corner lot). Currently, there is no proration of the district parking permit fee if purchased after February 1st. Those residents with a valid parking or disabled placard shall be allowed to park in the same location within the district for up to 72 continuous hours. Vehicies without a properly displayed permit or with a permit but at a different parking district than that assigned to them may be cited and/or towed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Given the data collected, analyzed, and evaluated per Policy Number 710, Staff recommends the following enhancements in establishing Residential Parking District "K" on both sides of E. 26th Street between "B" Avenue and "D" Avenue, and on the east side of "8" Avenue north of E. 26th Street for the purpose of addressing on -street public parking: 1. Order and Install "No Parking except vehicles displaying District "K" or disabled parking placard" signage with "Start" and "'End" indicators on poles with time-, day, and parking district -restricted verbiage on the public right-of-way. EXHIBITS: 1. Location Map 2. Photos 3. Current Residential Permit Parking Map with proposed Parking District "K" 4. Residential Permit Parking Program - Policy Number 710 2013 25 Location Map with Recommended Enhancements (MSC It:m: 2013-25) Existing Residential Parking District 1959 Y. Proposed Residential Parking District "1[*' Proposed installation of customized residential parking district "Ho Parking - Except By Permit" signage on poles (example shown below) r ^I Eastside of "B" Avenue looking northeast from E. 26th Street E. 26th Street looking west from 300 block of E. 26th Street E. 26th Street looking east from 300 block of E. 26th Street Tt i IVeg6d4 " MENfillipir xe jraW t r - TEM. iD ITITE 1111111) LI11LL PA • • Te1-1-1-,,--Trwezui. f, L.,W rri .. I i rTITP FILE L. • 1 [11 1-11 QT arilhnrr ... I I IN j poo I ! !Doilc LLJ 11111-_, ELM SWUM 111.10111111 j a fLr ITTIR1 LllLd [[Mil Ea] j Ertin:} f_..•, .. I , , : .r- 17E1 L 1 ' ,Ti.c.fx.q.- IT11 Tin 1 F-711-, V r1-1- 1--. -1 T-P9 r-•.,. i 1 vn, wro. • vj., ,- (---•• '''', I • t ''',, - liFt- E • - LIE igf1,1 iW '-'Eilif14,=1 rn'ii iH CL_ t --I F[TritivNT r•-4*7 iJij Vas det 11.71 'MEMEEI E orinn 7.1 Et: V ran -r NUMBER: 710 AMENDED OR REVISED: Page 1of9 The purpose of this policy statement is to regulate a Residential Permit Parking l g€ heretofore established by the City Council. ain A petition for a Residential•Permit Parking. Area shall be directed to the ffiic Safety -. Committee. Before further processing of a request for a Residential Parking Pit District the petition shall be signed by 64% of the owners within the proposed boundaries of the Residential Parking Permit District. The Traffic Safety Committee shall direct the City F,ngineer to proceed with the processing of this program in conformance with the following wed procedures. SECTION 1. Definitions II LE: RESIDENTIAL PERIvin PARKING G TPROGRAM POLICY ADOPTED: August 23, 1994 Purpose (a) "Residential Area" shall mean a contiguous area consisting of primarily residential uses containing public streets or parts thereof, (b) "Residential Permit Parking Area" shall mean the adjacent public street frontage to a residential area designated as herein provided wherein resident motor vehicles displaying a valid permit as described herein shall be exempt from parking restrictions established pursuant to this policy statement; I 1 (f) "Motor Vehicle" shall include an automobile, truck, recreation vehicle, motorcycle or ' other motor -driven or self-propelled form of transportation. I 1 (c) "Resident Vehicle" shall mean a motor vehicle parked in a residential area in which it. is registered with the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles or a sirnijor I registering exity; (d) "Commuter Vehicle" shall mean a motor vehicle, other than one described in I subparagraph (e) herein, parked in a residential area in which it is not registered with the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles; (e)- "Transient "isient a 'ele' shallmean a motor vehicle which has been issued a temporary residential parking permit pursuant to this. policy statement; CITY OF NATIONAL CITY i 1 i a i `� `a. i.• 7 T Trelr7 7 ' - rT.: ` +:� 4r,Igr% ' r TITLE: RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM POLICY ADOPTED: August 23, 1994 NUMBER: 710 AMENDED OR ---- REVISED: j .J Page 2 of 9 (g) "Owns" shall mean that a person has at least one -quarter interest in a pared of real property within a residential permitparking area. (h)real "Lease" :.shall mean that 'a person pays rent or other remuneration for use of a parcel ofproperty as his residence or place of business. (i) "Person" shall mean natural person, joint venture, Joint Stock Company, partnership association, club, company, corporation, business trust, inariization, or the agent, employee, lessee, manager, officer or servant of any of them. {j) "City Engineer" shall mean the City Engineer of the City of National City or his designee. (k) "Clerk" shall mean the person or officer who is or acts as clerk of the City Council of the City of National City. 1) "Code" shall mean National City Municipal Code. SECTION 2. Designation of Residenttial Permit Parking Areas (a) The City Council ci,s 1, upon the recommendation of the Traffic Safety a,.v.t y Committee and subsequent to a public bearing consider for designation as resideu la' phi pang areas those residential areas meeting and satisfying the objective criteria therefore established in this policy statement. CO The City Council shall then designate by resolution certain residential areas as residential pchnit parking A r `,VECita ,i vth c ies displaying permit may stand or be parked without li it a valid area -�=.a¢r,.�`i by parking �e or parking area rrictiotj established by this policy' sent. Said resolution shall also so state the applicable parking regc,latjon and period of the day for its application, and the fee to be charged upon permit issuance, CITY OF NATIONAL CITY t 7 TrITLE: RESIDET+ NIA I.; PERM ' FA. G PROGRAM _ — POLICY k �.._� NIMER.: 710 f Aaxmac. facts ADOPTED: August 23, 1994 ° AMENDED OR i SECTION 3. Designation Criteria (a.) A -residential area shall be deemed eligible - for consideration .g a residential . - permit parking area if, based - n -studies prepared at the direction of the -C-ity Engineer, - . objective.critena establish that the residential area is impacted by commuter vehicles for any extended period during the day or night, or weekends, or during holidays_ (b) In determining whether a residential area identified as eligible for residential permit parking may be designated as a residential permit parking area, the take into account factors which include but are not limited to the following shall (1) The extent of the desire and need for the residents for residential permit parking; - REVISED: 1 ?a-r 3 of I (2) Teextent to which legal on street parking spaces are occupied by motor duringvehithe plod proposed for parking restriction; (3) The extent to which vehicles parking in the area during the period proposed for parking restriction are commuter vehicles rather than resident vehicles; (4) The extent to which motor vehicles registered to persons residing in the x deutial area cannot be accommodated by the number of available off-street parking ap . (c) The foEming are set Jbrth as minimum criteria in detezminin g whether to with a recommendation for approval of a Residential Permit Parking District: with (1) The Residential Parking Pit District shalt consist of at least one side of a street section between two consecutive in^_tersetit+rhg sweets. (2) At least 70 percent of the available curbside parking con muter vehicles during the time the parking stU y is being conducted. occupied by CITY OF NATIONAL c rY i sti 1ru��- .rr �7 0-ICY I TITLE: RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM POLICY ADOPTED: August 23, 1994 AMENDED OR REVISED: NUMBER: 710 Page 4of9 SECTION 4. Designation Process (a) When directed to do fao by the Traffic Safety committee, the CityEngineer' shall cause to have such.s1117gy4 and. studies as. are deemedanecessary to determine whether a Tesiden14 area is eligible for residential p ermai t parking. (b) Upon the completion of the surveys or studies, the City Engineer shall provide a written report to the Traffic Safety Committee on the subject of: (1) Eligibility of the residential area under consideration for residential permit pig (2) Tentative boundaries for the proposed residential permit parking area; and (3) Appropriate area prohibition or time limitation on parking and the period of the day for its application. (c) The Traffic Safety Committee shall review the report and its findings and subsequently make a recommendation to the City Council to approve or deny the proposed Residential Parking Permit District. The City Council at the next possible Council meeting following the Traffic Safety Committee meeting may set a date for a Public hearing, on the establishment of the proposed Residential Permit Parma District. (d) The Clerk shall cause notice of such bearing to be published twice in a local newspaper of general circulation in the city. The first publication shall be not less than ten days to the date of such hearing. () C.7lty Engineer shall cause notice of such hearing to be posted conspicuously, at rysi n more than one hundred foot intervals and at all street intersections, in the proposed ar permit par g arca. (f) The notice Rhall clearly state the purpose of the hearing; the location and date and time t of the hearing; the tentative boundaries of the proposed residentiall! and that any interested person shall be entitled to appear and be heardt parking area; p i CITY OF NATIONAL CITY 1 i i I s ADOPTED: August 23, 1994 A .LND ED OR .REVISED: amia TITLE: RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING PROGRAMJ — _ 1 POLICY i NUMBER: 710 N Page 5of9 a SECTION 5. Public Hearing (a) At the public heating, the City Council. inay review the written r z studies, -take pubkia:�testimony and deter mine•.whether the°'rve�'s and proposed Residual -:Permit Parking District is justified ,and desired by the residents within the boundaries of the district and the immediate neighborhood. The City Council may then designate by resolution the new Residential Peimit Parking District and direct -the City Engines to cause the appropriate signing of the District per Section 7. SECTION 6. Issuance ofPerimits (a) The City Engineer is hereby authorized and directed to issue, upon proper written application therefore, a parking permit. .Each such pert shall list the license number of the motor vehicle for which it is issued, and the date when it was issued, No more than one parking permit shall be issued to each motor vehicle for which application is e. The City Engineer is authorized to issue such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this policy statement, governing the miner in which persons shall qualify for parking permits; (b) Parking permits may be issued for motor vehicles only upon application of the following persons; (1) A legal resided of the residential permit parking area who has a motor vehicle registered in bier name, or who has a motor vehicle for his/her exclusive use and under his/he; con l; (2) A persona who owns or leases commercial property actively engages business activity within a residential pert parking area. However, nomore than ono parking permit may be issued for each business establi t ,��,�., shm� or a motor v el ire regia a X: to or undei the control of such a person. (c) Proof of residency shall be demonstrated by providing rent or utility receipts or other such documents that verifies residency to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. CITY OF NATIONAL CITY 1 CITY COUNCEdk P4 TITLE: RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKINGGRAM .O_ ^-C...x. _ -� POLiG"Y ~A.. - u: � ' s� ._: s� Nl ilriBl 71 U ADOPTED: August 23, I994-�---= =y- ER: 7 ___�• REVISED: - AMENDED OR 1 j`s' 4 i 1 1 I Page 6of9 (d) Proof of motor vehicle ownership or vehicle use and control shall be demonstrated by providing a valid vehicle registration card and a valid driversiicens, (e). Temporary resident al-p g permits -may be issued for vehicles which ate:.. (1) Owned, rented or under the -operational control of any person who owns or . leases property in the residential permit area, or (2) used in providing persons or property in the residential permit area. Temporary services to permits may also be issued to vehicles owned P mry residential parking residing in the residential permit parkingarea temporary visitorsay who are ping permits shall have all of the rights P residential iA temporary parkin and privileges of a regular permit. A g permit shall be void for no more than fourteen days from the date of issuance. No resident of a residential pit parking area shall be issued more than two temporary parking permits at one time. A tenor parking permit issued to a vehicle ro pY residential or P vidiazg services or to vehicles owned by temporary ary visitors shall be considered to be a temporary permit issued to the resident of the propertywhere the services are provided or the temporary visitors are residing. (f) Long-term visitor p ng•permits may be issued to residents. of a permit district who require regular service or tare over a long the need fora long-term period of time. The resident must establish -term permit by indicating a disabii ty or a hardship situation that r uiree rcgutar at home care or some other assistance for a period of more than two weeks. A resident 'shall be limited to one such long-term visitor permit which may be transferable to the vehicles of multiple care or service providers, Each care or service provider shall register their vehicle(s) with the Engineering Department. The long -terra permit shall be valid for one yeer eler ii:e of issuance, Lo t em permits issued per this paragraph shall be counted against the permit limits � ar irking ( Ph (g) The number of permits issued to any one address in a residential area shall be limited to the number of curbside spaces along the property frontage or two, whichever is greater. Non -single family residential addresses shall be limited to two pets. The determination of the number of spaces along the property frontage shall be made by the City Engineer. CITY OF NATIONAL CITY 1 i i CITY :N POLICT r---- TITLE: RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM POLICY _� �.� „ NUNSER: 710 ADOPTED: August 23,`._;�---_r..Q_ 1994 A1NDED OR 1 REVISED: - SECTION 7. Pasting, of Residential Permit Parking Area Upon. adoption by the City. Council of a resolution. designating a residential P B-ar the City Engineer pursuant -to Title II of.the- 'od ll-°cam part - : -signs to be - erected in the area - ndicating, prominently, thereon the area aiibon or time limitation, period of the day foapplication,r-its prohibitition t and conditions under which permit Pang shall be exempt therefrom: SECTION 8. Display of Permits Permits shall be displayed in a manner determined by tbe Chief of Police. SECTION 9, Permit Parking Exemptions A resident motor vehicle or transient motor vehicle on which is displayed a valid parking permit as provided for herein shall be permitted to stand or be parked in a residential permit parking area without being limited by time restrictions or area prohibitions established pursuant to this policy. Said resident motor vehicle or transient motor vehicle shall not be exempt from parking restrictions or prohibitions established to E authority other than this policy. All other motor vehicles other than vehicles 'anent ad in Title II of the Code and vehicles where the operator or the passenger beingnspor in ted by said vehicle displays a li; ease issued under the provisions of Section 22511.5 of the California Vehicle Cod, pied within a residential 71ermit parking .,re a shall subject to the time restrict„$ or a prohibitions adopted as provided this policy,ase well as the penalties provided for herein. A residential parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve to the holder thereof an mi- streat parking space within tbe designated residential permit parking area. SECTION 10. Application for and Duration of Permit Each parking permit issued by the City Engineer shall be valid for not more than one year from the date of issuance. Perin shy expire on the last day of the anniversary of the formation of the area in such manner as may be required month Each application or reapplication for a parkingY by the City Engineer. toE ch ap the pit shall contain information sufficient applicant, his residence address or address of real property awned or Page 7 of 9 9 i CITY OF NATIONAL CITY I TITLE: RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM ti ADOPTED: August 23, 1994 AMENDER OR ;� �.-• r -- _ _ REVISED: POLICY NUMBER: 710 1 1 l Page 8 of 9 leas within a iesiciential t p� parking area, and the license number of the motor vehicle for which application is made, and such other information that may be deemed relevant by the City Engineer. SECTION 11, Permit Fees (a) The annual renewal -fee for a residential parking permit shall be $10.00 and shall be - revised hyresolution at such time when user fees in general are -updated. (b) The fee for a temporary residential parking pennit shall be two dollars ($2.00). SECTION 12. Penalty Provisions (a) It shall be unlawful and a violation of this policy unless expressly provided to the contrary herein, for any person to stand or park a motor vehicle for a period exceeding the time limitation or in violation of the area prohibition established pursuant hereto. Said violation shall be an infraction punishable in accordance with the provisions of Title II of the Code. (b) It shall be unlawful and a violation of this policy for a person to falsely represent himself as eligible for a parking permit or to furnish false information in an application therefore; (c) It shall be unlawful aid a violation of this policy for a person holding a valid parking permit issued pursuant hereto to permit the use or display of such permit on a motor vehicle other than that for which ;he penult is used. Such conduct shall constitute an unlawful act and violation of this policy both by the person holding the valid parking permit and the person who uses or displays the permit on a motor vehicle other than that for which it is issued; (d) It unlawful and a violation of this policy for a person to copy, produce or otherwise bring into existence a facsimile or counterfeit parking permit or permits without written authorization .from. the City Engineer or designate. it shall further be unlawful and a violation of this policy for a person to knowingly use or CITY OF NATIONAL CITY 1 1 TITLE: RESIDENTIAL, PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM POLICY NUMBER OR 710 August 23, t 994 AMENDED ADOPTED: Au s OR REVISED: Page 9 of 9 display ffT-54-1C or eouetentit parking permit in order to evade area prohibitions or time (imitations on parking applicable in a residential permit parking area. A violation of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor punishable in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.12 of the Code.' SECTION 13. Revocation ofPennit The City Engineer or designate is authorized to revoke the residential ping permit of any person found to be in violation of this policy and, upon written notification thereof, the person shall surrender such permit to the City Engineer. Failure when so requested to surrender a residential parking permit so revoked shall constitute a violation of law and of this policy. SECTION 14. Severability The provisions of this policy area severable and if any provisions, clause, sentence, subsection, word or part thereof is held illegal, " invalid, or unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any person or circumstance, such illegality, invalidity, or unconstitutionality, or inapplicability shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, clauses, sentences, subsections, sections, words or parts of the policy or their application to other persons or circumstances. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this policy would have been adopted if such illegal, invalid, nr unconstitutional provision, clause, sentence, subsection, section, word or part had not been included therein, or if sec pew or circumstance to which the policy or part thereof is held inapplicable had been specifically exempted therefrom. SECTION 15, Sunset Provision and Removal ofDesiguation. (a) Each residential permit parking area may be re-evaluate, for eligibility 2 years after the date of designation and every 2 years thereafter. The City Engineer shall apply the same cziteY.ia as provided in Section 3 to determine if the area is still eligible for the designation. (bi The designation process set forth in this policy statement shall be utilized by the City Engineer and the City Council in determining whether to remove a designation as a residential permit parking area from a particular residential area or portion thereof. 1 CITY OF NATIONAL CITY