TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. Subject
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Establishment of Permit Parking Area “AC” to be comprised of both sides of E. Via Lardo Avenue from S. Hewes Street to easterly terminus. Resolution No. 11626.
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2. Summary
Staff received a request for permit parking on Via Lardo Avenue. The request was processed in accordance with the City’s Neighborhood Permit Parking Program, adequately supported by the affected property owners, and approved by the City Traffic Commission. If approved, Via Lardo Avenue will establish Permit Parking Area “AC”.
3. Recommended Action
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Adopt Resolution 11626 approving permit parking on Via Lardo Avenue. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange adopting a revised master resolution of designated permit parking areas and established permit parking opportunity areas within the City of Orange.
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4. Fiscal Impact
None.
5. Strategic Plan Goals
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology
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. To initiate the NPPP process, a property owner on an affected and eligible street must submit a written request identifying the streets and boundaries for permit parking as well as days and times where demand for on-street parking is the highest. City staff will review the proposed streets for eligibility for incorporation into the permit parking program. Once reviewed, staff will conduct a parking occupancy study on eligible streets. A street must have a minimum 75% parking occupancy and 75% property owner support via a petition process. If these criteria are met, staff will present the proposed permit parking boundaries to City Traffic Commission (CTC) for initial review and City Council for final approval.
Permit Parking on E. Via Lardo Avenue
Staff received a written request to implement permit parking on E. Via Lardo Avenue. After reviewing the street and neighborhood, staff confirmed that E. Via Lardo Avenue met the objectives and criteria of the City’s NPPP for permit parking consideration. Staff mapped the number of legal parking spaces for the street and conducted parking occupancy studies during hours of highest demand identified by the proponent. E. Via Lardo Avenue exceeded the 75% minimum level of parking occupancy, with an average parking occupancy of 100%. Subsequently, staff mailed petitions to affected property owners. The results of the petition process for E. Via Lardo Avenue indicate that 75% of property owners are in favor of permit parking, 0% are opposed, and 25% did not respond.
Because the property owner support on the street met the 75% stipulated in the NPPP, staff supports, and the CTC recommends implementation of permit parking. If approved, E. Via Lardo Avenue, from S. Hewes Street to easterly terminus, would establish Permit Parking Area “AC”.
7. ATTACHMENTS
• Attachment 1 Resolution No. 11626
• Attachment 2 Via Lardo Activation Map
• Attachment 3 City Traffic Commission Staff Report June 11, 2025
• Attachment 4 Draft City Traffic Commission Minutes June 11, 2025
• Attachment 5 Notification Letter Via Lardo