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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Implementation of permit parking on Alpine Road within Permit Parking Opportunity Area No. 1
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2. Summary
Staff received a request for permit parking in Permit Parking Opportunity Area No. 1. 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.
3. Recommended Action
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Adopt Resolution No. 11732. 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 streamline the permit parking application process in certain highly parked areas, the City Council has established eight Permit Parking Opportunity Areas (PPOA’s). PPOA’s are subject to unique criteria and procedures. Specifically, the application fee and parking occupancy study are waived, and the required neighborhood support level is reduced from 75% to 55%. Alpine Road is within Opportunity Area #1.
Permit Parking on Alpine Road
Alpine Road serves both single-family residential homes (west side of the street) and the rear of a strip mall (east side). In 1981, City Council Resolution No. 2519 established 2-hour parking (from 8 AM to 4 PM) on both sides of Alpine Road to mitigate commercial parking intrusion into the neighborhood. Notwithstanding this restriction, a request for permit parking was submitted to the city. After reviewing the street and neighborhood, staff confirmed that Alpine Road met the objectives and criteria of the City’s NPPP for permit parking consideration and mailed petitions to affected property owners.
The result of the petition process for Alpine Road indicates that 80% of property owners are in favor of permit parking, 0% are opposed, and 20% did not respond. Because the property owner support on Alpine Road met the 55% stipulated in the NPPP, staff supports, and the City Traffic Commission recommends implementation of permit parking.
Permit parking would only be implemented on the west (residential) side of Alpine Road, replacing the 2-hour parking restriction that would no longer be necessary. The City Traffic Commission, concurrent with its approval of permit parking, passed a resolution (No. TC 03-2026) that would eliminate said 2-hour restriction upon the City Council’s final approval of permit parking.
The 2-hour parking restriction would remain on the east (commercial) side of the street.
7. ATTACHMENTS
• Attachment 1 Resolution No. 11732
• Attachment 2 Neighborhood Permit Parking Opportunity Area #1
• Attachment 3 Activation Map Permit Parking Opportunity Area #1
• Attachment 4 City Traffic Commission Staff Report October 14, 2026
• Attachment 5 Minute Excerpt of October 14, 2026, City Traffic Commission Meeting
• Attachment 6 Resolution No. TC 03-2026
• Attachment 7 Notification Letter