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SR-01-22-2013-11ACity Council Meeting: January 22, 2013 Agenda Item: i IA To: Mayor and City Council From: David Martin, Planning and Community Development Director Subject: Amendment of Preferential Parking Zone DD Recommended Action Staff recommends that the City Council: 1. Amend Preferential Parking Zone DD to include 25th and 26th Streets between Pearl Street and Ocean Park Boulevard with the following regulations: "Two hour parking 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, except by permit." 2. Approve the attached Resolution amending Preferential Parking Zone DD and amending Resolution 9344 CGS (Resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica Re- Establishing Various Preferential Parking Zones) by replacing Exhibit A. Executive Summary The 2400 -2600 blocks of 25th and 26th Streets have unusual parking regulations that prohibit parking between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. The regulations apply to all vehicles, including those of residents and their guests. The residents of this block of 25th Street have submitted a qualifying petition requesting preferential parking regulations instead of the current regulations. They assert that non - resident parking is impacting their ability to find parking near their homes and that the existing regulations are burdensome. The majority of the streets surrounding 25th and 26th Streets have preferential parking regulations that further restrict their ability to find parking. Staff recommends approving both blocks for preferential parking regulations that are consistent with adjacent streets: 'Two hour parking 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, except by permit." Should Council approve the recommended action, it is estimated that the sale of preferential parking permits to residents of 25th Street would generate $3,300 annually, which would offset, but not fully recover, the cost to the City of issuing permits to residents. Additionally, new signage would be ordered at an estimated cost of $360. Background Preferential parking is a tool the City uses to manage non - resident parking on residential streets, as authorized by Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 3.08 and the 0 California Vehicle Code. Preferential parking regulations manage the use of on- street parking to assist residents in finding parking near their home. Only residents who live on a block with preferential parking restrictions are eligible to purchase a permit. Permits may be used within two blocks of the address of the permit owner. Residents may petition to initiate a preferential parking zone at any time. Upon receipt of a petition representing two - thirds of the residential units on a block, a parking occupancy study of the neighborhood is conducted and a community meeting is held. In evaluating the petitions, staff typically evaluates the larger neighborhood, rather than an individual block due to the potential for parking displacement when regulations are established or changed. As a result, staff typically recommends pre- approving regulations for a neighborhood to streamline and expedite the process for adjacent blocks should some displacement occur. Ultimately, the Council considers the request and Municipal Code requirements to approve any creation or modification to a preferential parking zone. Changes to established regulations are achieved by the same process. Zone DD was established by Council on April 25, 1995. It is comprised of 20 25tH and 26th Streets between Pico Boulevard and Pearl Street, 24th Street between Ocean Park Boulevard and Grant Elementary School, and Pearl Street between Cloverfield Boulevard and 26th Street. The neighborhood is primarily single family homes, with commercial and multifamily uses along Pico and Ocean Park Boulevards. Grant Elementary School is located within the Zone. Refer to Attachment B for a map of the area parking regulations. Discussion The current regulations on 25th and 26th Streets between Pearl Street and Ocean Park Boulevard are unusual: "No parking 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday." The regulations apply to all vehicles, including those of residents and their guests. As this is not a preferential parking zone, and is not signed as such, preferential parking permits do not exempt vehicles from these regulations nor are residents eligible to purchase 2 permits. The southernmost 150 feet of 25th Street and 100 feet of 26th Street are unregulated save for street sweeping regulations which prohibit parking for one 2 hour window per week. Records and residents indicate that the regulations have been in place for at least three decades; the regulations pre -date the establishment of the City's preferential parking program. In March 2012, a petition for preferential parking regulations representing 70 percent of the households on 25th Street between Pearl Street and Ocean Park Boulevard was submitted. As a result of the petition, a parking occupancy study was conducted. The parking occupancy of each block was field checked on Saturday, June 9, 2012 and Monday, June 11, 2012. The study indicates that weekday parking occupancies spike in the 2 p.m. hour when the parking restriction ends. On 25th Street between Pearl Street and Ocean Park Boulevard, the parking occupancy increased from 28 percent at noon to 64 percent at 2 p.m. Similarly, on 26th Street between Pearl Street and Ocean Park Boulevard, the parking occupancy increased from 14 percent at noon to 54 percent at 2 p.m. Full study results are included as Attachment C. Twenty -one community members attended a community meeting held September 24, 2012. Those in attendance expressed that the current regulations are problematic as they make it difficult for guests and workers to come to their homes on weekdays. The majority of those in attendance were in favor of implementing preferential parking regulations. When asked about preferential parking options, the group was unanimous that weekend regulations were unnecessary. The group identified actors heading to one of the two casting agencies on Ocean Park Boulevard east of 25th Street as a major source of the parking problem. Staff has been unsuccessful at engaging either agency to discuss the parking situation. There are no codes to compel the casting agencies to provide free parking for clients. Presently, any vehicle can park on these blocks for up to twenty consecutive hours during the week (from 2 p.m. overnight until 10 a.m. the next morning). With preferential parking, non - resident vehicles will have to move after two hours. 3 Staff recommends approving both blocks of 25th and 26th Streets for preferential parking regulations that match the adjacent streets in Zone DD: "Two hour parking 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, except by permit." 26th Street is included in the recommendation to expedite the preferential parking implementation process should they submit a complete petition in the future. Alternatives The Council could maintain the existing conditions or adopt different hours and types of restrictions than recommended. Additionally, Council could direct staff to further explore citywide implementation of Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE) policy T22.2: "Expand management options for residential parking permit districts in order to increase parking availability for residents" (p. 4.0 -71). Options include: • Limiting the number of residential permits issued, so that permits are "more than just a `hunting license "' (p. 4.0 -68). Currently, residents are issued one permit for every vehicle they own and up to two visitor permits per household. In many neighborhoods, this results in a stark imbalance between the number of permits issued and the amount of on- street parking spaces. One way to achieve this would be to have an escalating fee schedule, where second or third permits cost more than the first permit. • Excluding new residential projects from participation in preferential parking to various degrees (p. 4.0 -69). • Incentivizing residents to use garages for parking rather than storage (p. 4.0 -69) or preventing residents with available off - street parking from purchasing permits. Environmental Analysis The proposed project has been determined to be categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 19, Section 15301 (c) which defines Class 1 exempt projects in the following way: "Class 1 consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination." This exemption includes: "Existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities." Preferential parking zones involve only the issuance of permits for the use of an existing public street and include negligible or no expansion of this existing use. 11 Next Steps If preferential parking regulations are approved, they will be implemented on 25th Street between Pearl Street and Ocean Park Boulevard within 8 weeks. Regulations will be implemented on 26th Street between Pearl Street and Ocean Park Boulevard upon receipt of a qualifying two - thirds petition from the residents of that block. Residents on 26th Street are currently circulating a petition. Financial Impacts & Budget Actions An estimated 220 new permits would be sold in Zone DD upon Council approval. This will generate $3,300 in revenue at account 01225.400290, which would offset the cost to the City of issuing permits to residents in the zone. Currently, the Preferential Parking program does not reflect the full cost recovery; each $15 permit costs the City $18.77 to issue. New signage will need to be ordered and installed at an estimated cost of $360. Funds for the purchase and installation of new signage are available in account 01416.544010. Prepared by: Jason Kligier, AICP, Transportation Planning Associate Approved: — 7r�" � DaA Martin Director, Planning and Community Development Forwarded to Council: Rod Gould L� City Manager Attachments: A. Resolution Establishing Preferential Parking, Exhibit A — Preferential Parking Zones B. Map C. Parking occupancy data 5 Attachment 6 Neighborhood Context Legend Petitioning Block p v . _ . Expansion Area ■ ■ ■ Pre- approved (petition needed) Preferential Parking Zone DD 2 hour parking 9AM -6PM Mon -Fri, except by permit Q Grant Elementary n.o,.. 1J 2 hour parking 9AM -6PM daily, except by permit No parking 8AM -8PM Mon - Thurs, 8AM -5PM Fri, except by permit No parking 8AM -6PM daily, except by permit 2 hour parking 8AM -6PM Mon -Fri, except by permit 2 hour parking 8AM -6PM Mon -Sat, except by permit 2 hour parking 8AM -6PM daily, except by permit ATTACHMENT C Saturday, June 9, 2012 25th Street between Pico Blvd and Pearl Street 25th Street between Pearl St and Ocean Park Blvd 26th Street between Pearl St and Ocean Park Place Monday, June 11, 2012 25th Street between Pico Blvd and Pearl Street 25th Street between Pearl St and Ocean Park Blvd 26th Street between Pearl St and Ocean Park Place Expansion • Preferential • g 1 Item 11- City of Santa Monica° i Preferential Parking Overview Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 3.&4W Petition - . - two-thirds of • Parking occupancy study • Community meeting • Staff makes recommendation to Council to approve larger residential area C-urrently have preferential • . y . * 25 th Street has submitted a qualifying petition Noticed community • was held Notifications e sent for tonight's meeting •` •• ••• • Legend Petitioning Block ! 9 . � . Expansion Area (currently No Parking LOAM -2PM Mon -Fri) ® ®® Pre - approved (petition needed) Preferential Parking Zone DD 2 hour parking 9AM -6PM Mon -Fri, except by permit 2 hour parking 9AM -6PM daily, except by permit No parking 8AM -8PM Mon - Thurs, SAM -5PM Fri, except by permit No parking 8AM -6PM daily, except by permit 2 hour parking 8AM -6PM Mon -Fri, except by permit 2 hour parking 8AM -6PM Mon -Sat, except by permit 2 hour parking SAM-GPM daily, except by permit J CIO u Clover Park Z W UP-9 __ , Grant Elementary _ _ _ FA .. FA 2 hour parking 9AM -6PM daily, except by permit No parking 8AM -8PM Mon - Thurs, SAM -5PM Fri, except by permit No parking 8AM -6PM daily, except by permit 2 hour parking 8AM -6PM Mon -Fri, except by permit 2 hour parking 8AM -6PM Mon -Sat, except by permit 2 hour parking SAM-GPM daily, except by permit wolffmwlm I Reference Resolution No. 10727 (CCS)