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council Meeting, January 11, 1994
Santa Monica, California
To: Mayor and city Council
From: City staff
Subject: Recommendation to Direct the city Attorney to prepare
An Ordinance Establishing A Preferential Parking Zone
on 24th, 25th, and 26th Streets between Pico Boulevard
and Pearl Street, and Pearl Street between Cloverfield
Boulevard and 26th street.
Introduction
This report recommends that the city Council direct the City
Attorney to prepare an ordinance establishing the following
preferential parking zone:
24th, 25th, 26th streets between pico Boulevard and Pearl
Street, and Pearl Street between Cloverfield Boulevard and
26th street.
Staff is recommending a larger zone than originally requested in
order to address the possibility of parking conditions shifting
to neighboring streets.
Initially, only 25th street will be
posted for preferential parking.
The other streets in the zone
will be posted when and if the residents request preferential
parking. The recommendation to establish a larger zone has been
previously approved by council for other similar parking zones.
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Additionally, the Planning staff should be directed to conduct an
environmental review of the proposed preferential parking zone.
Discussion
staff received petitions from residents on 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 in their neighborhood.
The proposed zone is primarily single-family residential with
some multi-family developments. The area is impacted by non-
resident parkers attending Santa Monica College or visiting
commercial development along pico Boulevard. Grant School is
also located contiguous to the proposed zone.
The parking analysis indicated that the average occupancy rate on
all streets 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.
Several months ago in a report to council, staff initially
recommended that the hours of enforcement of this new zone be
consistent with the adjacent Santa Monica College zone, uNo
Parking, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8;00
a. m. to 5: 00 p. m. Friday. 11 Grant School expressed concern about
these restrictions and asked staff to delay Council action.
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staff conducted a meeting at Grant School that was attended by
the principal, Ms. Margo Chan steinman, representatives of the
parent volunteers and a neighborhood representative. Grant
School expressed the need for parent volunteers to have at least
two hour increments of parking available to them throughout the
day. The neighborhood representative agreed with this change.
Therefore, staff planned to recommend that the parking
restrictions for this zone be "2 Hour Parking, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Except by
Permit". These restrictions allowed for the volunteers to have
access to Grant School.
The residents of some of the streets in the proposed zone were
opposed to these new restrictions. Some of the residents not in
favor stated they did not want preferential parking if it was a
two-hour zone. Residents from 26th street also expressed concern
that the hours of enforcement did not include weekends, since
they are impacted by the commercial development along pico
Boulevard.
staff then sent a survey to all of the households in the proposed
zone asking if they wanted preferential parking with the 2-Hour
restriction, or if they did not want preferential parking. The
results of the survey showed that only 22% of the residents of
24th Street are in favor of the 2-hour restrictions, 80% of the
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residents of 25th street are in favor, 44% of the residents of
26th street are in favor, and 63% of the residents in the 2300
block of Pearl street are in favor.
The results of the survey indicate that only 25th street
qualifies for 2-hour preferential parking, however, staff
recommends that in addition to 25th street, a larger zone be
established which includes the adjacent streets of 24th Street
and 26th street between pico Boulevard and Pearl street and Pearl
street between Cloverfield Boulevard and 26th street. By
establishing this larger zone, preferential parking for these
adjacent streets can then be posted with 2-hour restrictions if
and when peti tions are received from the other streets.
Therefore, staff has determined that the parking restrictions for
this zone be "2 Hour Parking, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Daily,
Except by Permit".
other Issues
During discussion of this proposed preferential parking zone, the
Council asked about parking on Pico Boulevard near the Burke
Health Center, and permits for Grant School faculty and staff.
Staff has reviewed parking along Pico Boulevard and found an
abundance of on-street metered spaces available for use. There
is not a shortage of parking for the Burke Health Center or any
other business in the area.
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By ordinance, permits to park in preferential parking zones can
only be issued to area residents. Permits cannot be provided or
sold to non-residents, such as teachers, staff, business persons
or employees. The goal of preferential parking is to address the
parking needs of residents. To issue permits to non-residents
defeats the goal of preferential parking.
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" and "non-resident vehicle interference occurs at
regular and significant daily or weekly intervals".
Budqet/Financial Imnact
It is estimated that approximately 250 permits will be purchased
by area residents in the proposed zone. This will generate
approximately $3,750.00 annually in additional revenue in FY
93/94. Upon adoption of the ordinance establishing the
preferential parking zone, budget revenue account 01-210-415-
00000-0029-10000 should be revised to reflect an increase of
$3,750.00. Installation of signs will be done by City crews.
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The department's current budget should be sufficient to finance
necessary expenditures involved with posting this zone.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City council:
a) Direct the city Attorney to prepare an ordinance
establishing a preferential parking zone as outlined
in this staff reportj and
b) Direct the Planning staff to conduct an environmental
evaluation of the proposed zone; and
c) Upon adoption of ordinance establishing this zone,
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:
Suzanne Frick, Acting Director of LUTM
Ron Fuchiwaki, City Parking & Traffic Engineer
Doug Biagi, Assistant Traffic Engineer
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