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SR-01-22-2013-11BCity Council Report City of Santa Monica, City Council Meeting: January 22, 2013 Agenda Item: 11 E5 To: Mayor and City Council From: David Martin, Planning and Community Development Director Subject: Amendment of Preferential Parking Zone TT Recommended Action Staff recommends that the City Council: 1. Amend Preferential Parking Zone TT to include the following 25 blocks: • 20tH 21st 22nd 23rd 25th and 26th Streets between Montana and Washington Avenues ® 24th Street between Idaho and Washington Avenues • Montana and Idaho Avenues between 20th and 26th Streets The regulations will be: 'Two hour parking 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, except by permit." 2. Approve the attached Resolution amending Preferential Parking Zone TT and amending Resolution 9344 CCS (Resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica Re- Establishing Various Preferential Parking Zones) by replacing Exhibit A. Executive Summary Residents of the 2200 block of Idaho Avenue and the 900 blocks of 22nd 23`d and 24th Streets have submitted petitions for preferential parking regulations. They assert that unregulated non - resident parking is impacting their ability to find parking near their homes. The majority of the streets to the south of this neighborhood have preferential parking regulations that further restrict their ability to find parking. Staff recommends approving this neighborhood for preferential parking regulations that are consistent with adjacent streets: 'Two hour parking 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, except by permit." Should Council approve the recommended action, it is estimated that these four blocks would generate $3,840, which would offset, but not fully recover, the cost to the City of issuing permits to residents. Additionally, new signage would be required at an estimated cost of $840. 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 1 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. Discussion Zone TT was established by Council on August 17, 1999 and amended on February 13, 2001 and again on June 14 2005. Refer to Attachment B for a map of the area parking regulations. It is comprised of the following streets: 20th 21ST 22nd 23`d 24tH 25th and Chelsea Streets between California and Washington Avenues, and Washington and California Avenues between 20th and 26th Streets. The neighborhood is a mix of single and multifamily homes, with commercial uses along Wilshire Boulevard. Douglas Park is located within the Zone. The regulations in Zone TT are "two hour parking 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, except by permit," except on two blocks which have earlier end times. The regulations on the 1000 block of 24th Street end at 9 p.m. and the regulations on the 1000 block of 25th Street end at 6 p.m. In December 2011, petitions for preferential parking regulations representing 75 percent of the households on Idaho Avenue between 22nd and 23`d Streets and 70 percent of 2 the households on 23 d Street between Idaho and Washington Avenues were submitted. Subsequent petitions were submitted for the 900 blocks of 22 "d Street (77 percent in February 2012) and 24th Street (68 percent in March 2012). The neighborhood is primarily composed of single family homes, with multi - family residences along 20th and 21St Streets and Montana Avenue. Franklin Elementary School is located within this area. As a result of these petitions, a parking occupancy study was conducted of the area bounded by 20th Street, Montana Avenue, 26th Street and Washington Avenue. The parking occupancy of each block was field checked on four weekdays and one Saturday in February 2012. The study indicates a diverse range of occupancies throughout the neighborhood. Occupancies on the multifamily blocks of 20th and 21St Streets between Montana and Washington Avenues were consistently observed within the range of 64 to 100 percent occupancy. The 900 blocks of 22 "d, 23`d and 24th Streets fluctuated between lows of 33 to 44 percent and a high of 84 percent. 26th Street had consistently low occupancies in the range of 23 to 59 percent. Full study results are included as Attachment C. Sixty -five community members attended a community meeting held February 27, 2012. Those in attendance expressed a diverse array of opinions from opposition to preferential parking regulations to a strong desire for them. Some residents expressed that Wilshire Boulevard employees parking on residential streets make it difficult for residents to find parking near their homes while others stated that finding parking near their homes is easy for them. Many indicated that they were concerned about how preferential parking regulations might affect Franklin Elementary School. Full meeting comments are included as Attachment D. Accordingly, City staff met with the Principal, Vice Principal and PTSA co- chairs of the school. All were concerned about the impact of preferential parking regulations. The school has 80 staff and roughly 30 on -site parking spaces. City staff sent a survey to the Franklin Elementary School community, including parents, teachers, and volunteers, to 3 better understand the parking needs at the school. Responses from 269 people were received indicating a range of demand and duration. Less than half of respondents park in the neighborhood, some for visits under two hours and some for greater than two hours. Of the approximately 116 cars identified in the survey that park in the neighborhood, fifty -five park for less than two hours and this population would be unaffected by the preferential parking regulations as recommended. Regulations would affect the other 61 vehicles associated with staff, parents, and volunteers. Staff has offered to provide the school with trip reduction strategies to reduce the parking needs in the neighborhood. All public schools in Santa Monica have preferential parking regulations implemented on or pre- approved for their surrounding blocks, except for Franklin Elementary School and Edison Language Academy. In none of these instances were accommodations made for the schools. The petitioners identified Whole Foods Market at 2201 Wilshire Boulevard as a major source of the parking problem. Staff contacted the market and hosted several small meetings with representatives of the market and the board of the Northeast Neighbors Association. As an outcome of those meetings, Whole Foods Market agreed to implement various transportation demand management strategies to reduce their parking impacts. These included requiring all employees to park on site in the subterranean parking garage, the installation of additional bicycle racks, and the promotion of alternative modes of travel by both employees and customers through gift card raffles. Staff recommends approving the blocks in this neighborhood for preferential parking regulations that match the adjacent streets in Zone TT: "Two hour parking 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, except by permit." Adjacent blocks are included in the recommendation to expedite the preferential parking implementation process should they submit complete petitions in the future. M Alternatives The Council could maintain the existing conditions or adopt different hours and types of restrictions than recommended. Council could direct staff to develop a program to allow the issuance of permits to staff and /or volunteers of Franklin Elementary School. This program could mirror the existing preferential parking program for employees of businesses in the vicinity of Pico Boulevard and 10th Street as authorized by Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 3.10. A similar program could accommodate the parking needs of Franklin Elementary School within the existing area where those vehicles are currently parking, potentially preventing them from moving to other less convenient blocks in the vicinity or on the north side of Montana Avenue. Council could direct staff to reevaluate who is eligible to purchase permits. Currently, only residents who live on the block with preferential parking regulations are eligible to purchase a permit. Residents may be frustrated when an adjacent block petitions for preferential parking because they can no longer park on those blocks, while residents with permits can park on both permitted and non - permitted streets. If all residents within one or two blocks of a zone were eligible to purchase a permit, it would address the issue and may reduce the number of blocks applying for parking permits. Finally, 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. 5 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. Next Steps If preferential parking regulations are approved, they will be implemented on the 2200 block of Idaho Avenue and the 900 blocks of 22nd 23rd and 24th Streets within 8 weeks. Regulations will be implemented on the remaining blocks upon receipt of a qualifying two - thirds petition from the residents of that block. Financial Impacts & Budget Actions An estimated 256 new permits would be sold in Zone TT upon Council approval. This will generate $3,840 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 $840. 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� David Martin Director, Planning and Community Development Forwarded to Council: Rod Gould City Manager Attachments: A. Resolution Establishing Preferential Parking, Exhibit A — Preferential Parking Zones B. Map C. Parking occupancy data D. Community meeting comments 7 Attachment 6 Neighborhood Context 4 1 U I z _ v7' � � z d i ttin { INS N N N N N ,SHINGTON AVE. N { N�� N W IkXfE irr nAnA V~I F- rn o �' N 4 N z U I z FN tF � � z d i { w N { N�� N W .. a. V~I F- rn o �' N N m �n � :,WILSHIRE BLVD:. CITY OF LOS ANN Z � N z U I z � ¢ z ^; Snnln Nnniea° Legend o Petitioning Block E _ ] Expansion Area City Boundary Preferential Parking Status: Agm Implemented qMIM Pre - approved (petition needed) Current Regulations (Zone l7): � 2 r 'a r 2 hour parking, 9AM -10PM daily IMIMMO 2 hour parking, 9AM -9PM daily a®®®ee 2 hour parking, 9AM -6PM Zoning: Single Family Multi Family Boulevard Commercial ATTACHMENT C Thursday, February 9, 2012 — 9:30 am to 10:30 am Block Between And Parked Available %Occupied 20th WA ID 36 7 84% 20th ID MT 27 10 73% 21st WA ID 33 7 83% 21st ID MT 36 11 77% 22nd WA ID 31 17 65% 22nd ID MT 26 21 55% 23rd WA ID 23 20 53% 23rd ID MT 41 8 84% 24th WA ID 22 23 49% 25th WA ID 26 22 54% 25th ID MT 26 18 59% 26th WA ID 13 27 33% 26th ID MT 12 21 36% WA 20th 21st 11 11 50% WA 21st 22nd 4 13 24% WA 22nd 23rd 2 16 11% WA 23rd 24th 3 13 19% WA 24th 25th 5 20 20% WA 25th 26th 8 7 53% ID 20th 21st 20 6 77% ID 21st 22nd 10 11 48% ID 22nd 23rd 12 10 55% ID 23rd 24th 12 10 55% ID 24th 25th 14 6 70% ID 25th 26th 5 16 24% MT 20th 21st 10 4 71% MT 21st 22nd 16 9 64% MT 22nd 23rd 12 6 67% MT 23rd 24th 14 8 64% MT 24th 25th 6 6 50% MT 25th 26th 15 4 79% Friday, February 10, 2012 — 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Block Between And Parked Available %Occupied 20th WA ID 41 2 95% 20th ID MT 25 11 69% 21st WA ID 36 4 90% 21st ID MT 29 16 64% 22nd WA ID 35 12 74% 22nd ID MT 21 24 47% 23rd WA ID 37 11 77% 23rd ID MT 48 3 94% 24th WA ID 38 8 83% 25th WA ID 19 27 41% 25th ID MT 26 19 58% 26th WA ID 10 32 24% 26th ID MT 16 19 46% WA 20th 21st 13 11 54° %a WA 21st 22nd 8 8 50% WA 22nd 23rd 3 17 15% WA 23rd 24th 7 11 39% WA 24th 25th 4 20 17% WA 25th 26th 13 4 76% ID 20th 21st 23 3 88% ID 21st 22nd 12 8 60% ID 22nd 23rd 18 7 72% ID 23rd 24th 24 1 96% ID 24th 25th 18 6 75% ID 25th 26th 7 15 32% MT 20th 21st STREET SWEEPING MT 21st 22nd STREET SWEEPING MT 22nd 23rd STREET SWEEPING MT 23rd 24th STREET SWEEPING MT 24th 25th STREET SWEEPING MT 25th 26th STREET SWEEPING Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Block Between And Parked Available %Occupied 20th WA ID 33 8 80% 20th ID MT 25 12 68% 21st WA ID 31 11 74% 21st ID MT 29 15 66% 22nd WA ID 30 17 64% 22nd ID MT 22 22 50% 23rd WA ID 29 19 60% 23rd ID MT 23 26 47% 24th WA ID 15 30 33% 25th WA ID 19 25 43% 25th ID MT 13 30 30% 26th WA ID 14 25 36% 26th ID MT 7 24 23% WA 20th 21st 10 13 43% WA 21st 22nd 5 14 26% WA 22nd 23rd 8 16 33% WA 23rd 24th 3 16 16% WA 24th 25th 9 17 35% WA 25th 26th 13 5 72% ID 20th 21St 15 9 63% ID 21st 22nd 8 14 36% ID 22nd 23rd 5 19 21% ID 23rd 24th 17 5 77% ID 24th 25th 6 18 25% ID 25th 26th 4 19 17% MT 20th 21st 6 5 55% MT 21st 22nd 16 7 70% MT 22nd 23rd 9 10 47% MT 23rd 24th 10 7 59% MT 24th 25th 6 3 67% MT 25th 26th 8 10 44% Thursday, February 23, 2012 —10:30 pm to 11:30 pm Block Between And Parked Available %Occupied 20th WA ID 42 0 100% 20th ID MT 35 1 97% 21st WA ID 40 3 93% 21st ID MT 46 2 96% 22nd WA ID 22 27 45% 22nd ID MT 37 10 79% 23rd WA ID 21 27 44% 23rd ID MT 30 19 61% 24th WA ID 22 24 48% 25th WA ID 21 28 43% 25th ID MT 21 23 48% 26th WA ID 10 32 24% 26th ID MT 16 17 48% WA 20th 21st 21 5 81% WA 21st 22nd 11 6 65% WA 22nd 23rd 6 16 27% WA 23rd 24th 5 13 28% WA 24th 25th 9 18 33% WA 25th 26th 8 9 47% ID 20th 21st 25 0 100% ID 21st 22nd 21 1 95% ID 22nd 23rd 11 11 50% ID 23rd 24th 6 15 29% ID 24th 25th 5 18 22% ID 25th 26th 11 13 46% MT 20th 21st 11 3 79% MT 21st 22nd 18 5 78% MT 22nd 23rd 11 5 69% MT 23rd 24th 2 16 11% MT 24th 25th 0 11 0% MT 25th 26th 14 4 78% Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 4 :00 pm to 5:00 pm Block Between And Parked Available %Occupied 20th WA ID 38 7 84% 20th ID MT 34 2 94% 21st WA ID 36 6 86% 21st ID MT 39 7 85% 22nd WA ID 41 8 84% 22nd ID MT 20 25 44% 23rd WA ID 28 20 58% 23rd ID MT 26 21 55% 24th WA ID 23 24 49% 25th WA ID 25 22 53% 25th ID MT 17 29 37% 26th WA ID 12 24 33% 26th ID MT 20 14 59% WA 20th 21st 20 5 80% WA 21st 22nd 5 12 29% WA 22nd 23rd 5 12 29% WA 23rd 24th 5 12 29% WA 24th 25th 9 14 39% WA 25th 26th 8 9 47% ID 20th 21st 23 1 96% ID 21st 22nd 21 1 95% ID 22nd 23rd 11 11 50% ID 23rd 24th 5 11 31% ID 24th 25th 5 14 26% ID 25th 26th 7 14 33% MT 20th 21st 9 6 60% MT 21st 22nd 12 8 60% MT 22nd 23rd 8 8 50% MT 23rd 24th 2 15 12% MT 24th 25th 0 10 0% MT 25th 26th 7 11 39% ATTACHMENT D February 27, 2012 Community Meeting Comments • In favor of regulations that end between 5pm and 7pm • 1 have to park blocks away from home • Preferential parking just pushes the problem to other blocks • Opposed to the cost and inconvenience of permits • There isn't enough on- street parking on 20'" to fit all the cars • Whole Foods should run a shuttle for their employees • 2300 Wilshire needs two exits and rooftop parking • The problem isn't just Whole Foods. California Chicken Cafe, Veterinarian, Light bulb store employees also park here • We have to find off - street parking for these employees • What about Franklin Elementary school employees and events? • Preferential parking is a headache, but it is the lesser of 2 evils • USM also creates a problem • I'm okay with neighbors parking on my block, just not strangers • Homeless people live in their cars and park here • This is about safety • Trash is left all over • There has been an increase in car break ins • The City doesn't help businesses find parking • Zoning should require employee parking on site • Sloppy parking, blocking driveways • Preferential parking is a band aid • SMPD is a better solution to crime than Preferential parking • How does Preferential parking affect small businesses? • 1 am opposed to paying for permits • Preferential parking don't seem legal • This is a quality of life problem • Whole Foods employees should take transit • Whole Foods creates congestion on 23`d St • Years ago there was no parking or traffic issue: Whole Foods caused it • Parking is the worst on Tues and Wed • Was USM in session when data was collected? • I want Preferential parking • Does Preferential parking affect rent control rates? • Preferential parking is the only answer • There is never parking available when I return from errands during the day • Employees coordinate their departures to give spaces to one another • 1 feel held captive at home •- Approval should not be street by street • Permits should be free • Whole Foods should pay for our permits • The City caused this problem • Preferential parking isn't needed on Sundays 0/,/r2I 43 /rte //-,8 Expansion of Preferential Parking January 22, 1 City of Santa Monica° a Parking Overview Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 3.a'*!Wl Petition • . • of • •!• • MEMO, Parking • occupancy stu • Community meeting • Staff makes recommendation to Council t* approve petitioning blocks and pre-approve larger residential ID Sava )lon:ra' Legend Petitioning Block C _ 3 Expansion Area City Boundary Preferential Parking Status: Implemented Pre- approved (petition needed) Current Regulations (Zone TT): 2 hour parking, 9AM -10PM daily A 2 hour parking, 9AM -9PM daily z 2 hour parking, 9AM -6PM Zoning: Single Family Multi Family Boulevard Commercial F I Ea MONTANAAVE' _____.`_'._, IDAHO AVE' *000000000 N N � �✓�'� N I Z v~i N c~n v~i v~i p N U 7 d WAS HINGTONAVE����7,77", ��eJ us F " ""�rw L. Sb.,. '. { { ., .�,.Wt h{.v..t.:..v,l'� r °Yt',4 t 3 "A CA'LIFORN�IIA'AVE �' S " vi 1 . tii .z r. yt n [n •= N V] Vf N V1 lq r N ,w iy U Q a-1 NaGN: N {P, N=:f Nx N U8't ID Sava )lon:ra' Legend Petitioning Block C _ 3 Expansion Area City Boundary Preferential Parking Status: Implemented Pre- approved (petition needed) Current Regulations (Zone TT): 2 hour parking, 9AM -10PM daily A 2 hour parking, 9AM -9PM daily z 2 hour parking, 9AM -6PM Zoning: Single Family Multi Family Boulevard Commercial "Two hour parking 9 am to 10 pm daily, Except by permit. Reference Resolution No. 10728 (CCS)