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LUTM: PB:RF:db: 242526sr/winword Santa Monica, California
Council Meeting, April 13, 1993
To: Mayor and city Council
From: city staff
Subject: Recommendation to Direct the City Attorney to
prepare Ordinances Establishing Preferential
Parking Zones Throughout the city
Introduction
This report recommends that the City council direct the City
Attorney to prepare ordinances establishing the following
preferential parking zones:
1. 10th street between Montana Avenue and Alta Avenue.
2. 24th, 25th, 26th streets between pico Boulevard and Pearl
street and Pearl street between Cloverfield Boulevard and
26th street.
Additionally, the Planning staff should be directed to conduct an
environmental review of the proposed preferential parking zones.
Discussion
staff received qualifying petitions from residents on 10th street
between Montana Avenue and Alta Avenue, and 24th, 25th, and 26th
streets, between Pico Boulevard and Pearl street, and Pearl
street between Cloverfield Boulevard and 25th street requesting
the establishment of preferential parking zones in their
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The qualifying petition from 10th street is from a single-family
neighborhood. This street is impacted by the commercial
development along Montana Avenue, specifically the restaurant
developments. As required by code, staff conducted a parking
study and analysis of the proposed preferential parking zone. The
parking study results showed that of the 54 total parking spaces
available, the average occupancy rate was 62%, with 72%
utilization by non-resident parkers.
Staff has determined that the appropriate parking restrictions
for the 10th Street zone should be "No Parking, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Daily, Except by Permit" . These hours of enforcement were
determined from the parking study results which concluded the
influx of non-resident parkers was directly related to the hours
of operation of the neighboring restaurants and commercial
development.
The proposed zone in the Sunset Park area is primarily single-
family residential with some multi-family developments. This
area is impacted by non-resident parkers attending Santa Monica
College or visiting commercial development along Pico Boulevard.
The parking analysis indicated that the average occupancy rate
was 56%, with 66% utilization by non-resident parkers. These
results indicate that the establishment of preferential parking
would help address the parking needs in this neighborhood. Staff
recommends that the parking restrictions for this zone be
consistent with the existing Santa Monica College Preferential
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Parking Zone L, II No Parking, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through
Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Except by Permitll.
staff also sent a survey to all residents of Pearl Street between
25th Street and 26th street asking them if they would like to be
included on the petition for preferential parking because this
section of Pearl street is contiguous to the proposed zone. The
resul ts of the survey did not yield sufficient signatures to be
included at this time. However, it is recommended that Council
incorporate this street in the ordinance adopting this zone but
not post signs until a qualifying petition is received.
Conclusion
staff has determined that all of the areas from which petitions
were received satisfy the criteria in the enabling ordinance for
establishment of preferential parking, specifically the sections
of the criteria that state, "non-resident vehicles substantially
and regularly interfere with the use of the majority of available
public street II and "non-resident vehicles interference occurs at
regular and significant daily or weekly intervals".
BUdqet{Financial Impact
It is estimated that approximately 250 permits will be purchased
by area residents in the proposed zones. This will generate
approximately $3,750.00 annually in additional revenue in FY
93/94. upon adoption of the ordinance establishing the
preferential parking zones, budget revenue account 01-210-415-
00000-0029-10000 should be revised to reflect an increase of
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$3,750.00. Installation of signs will be done by City crews.
The department's current budget should be sufficient to finance
necessary expenditures involved with establishing these zones.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council:
a) Direct the City Attorney to prepare ordinances
establishing preferential parking zones as outlined
in this staff report;
b) Direct the planning staff to conduct an environmental
evaluation of the proposed zones; and
c) Upon adoption of ordinances establishing these zones,
revise budget revenue account 01-210-415-00000-0029-10000
to reflect $3,750.00 in additional revenue from the sale
of new preferential parking permits.
Prepared by: Paul Berlant, Director of LUTM
Ron Fuchiwaki, City Parking & Traffic Engineer
Doug Biagi, Assistant Traffic Engineer
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