TO: Chair and Members of the City Traffic Commission
THRU: Larry Tay, City Traffic Engineer
FROM: Dave Allenbach, Transportation Analyst
1. SUBJECT
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Request for permit parking on both sides of S. Crest Road from W. Palmyra to W. Culver Avenues.
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2. SUMMARY
This is a request to implement permit parking on the aforementioned street which is located in Permit Parking Opportunity Area #1. The request meets all the requirements set forth in the City's Neighborhood Parking Permit Program.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Approve the implementation of permit parking on both sides of S. Crest Road between W. Palmyra and W. Culver Avenues.
2. Forward to the City Council for final action.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community.
b. Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The City's Neighborhood Permit Parking Program (NPPP) provides a mechanism for protecting residential streets from external parking overflow when certain criteria are satisfied. In order to streamline the permit parking application process in certain highly parked areas, the City Council established five Permit Parking Opportunity Areas (PPOA's). PPOA's are subject to different criteria and procedures. Specifically, the application fee and parking occupancy study typically required are waived and the required neighborhood support level is reduced from 75% to 55%.
Staff received a written request for permit parking for S. Crest Road from W. Palmyra to W. Culver Avenues from an eligible resident on the street. These limits of S. Crest Road are located within PPOA #1. Subsequently, staff mailed petitions to the property owners on the affected street. The results of the petition process indicate that 65% of the property owners are in favor of permit parking, 0% were opposed, and 35% did not respond. Because the support exceeds the 55% stipulated in th...
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