Legislation Details

File #: 26-0500    Version: 1
Type: Administrative Reports Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/26/2026 In control: Orange City Council
On agenda: 9/22/2026 Final action:
Title: Implementation of permit parking on portions of Almond Avenue and Washington Avenue within Permit Parking Opportunity Area No. 6
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 Resolution No. 11718, 3. Attachment 2 Neighborhood Permit Parking Opportunity Area #6, 4. Attachment 3 Activation Map Permit Parking Opportunity Area #6 (Almond Avenue), 5. Attachment 4 Activation Map Permit Parking Opportunity Area #6 (Washington Avenue), 6. Attachment 5 City Traffic Commission Staff Report August 12, 2026 (Almond Avenue), 7. Attachment 6 City Traffic Commission Staff Report August 12, 2026 (Washington Avenue), 8. Attachment 7 Minute Excerpt of August 12, 2026, City Traffic Commission Meeting, 9. Attachment 8 Notification Letter
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 portions of Almond Avenue and Washington Avenue within Permit Parking Opportunity Area No. 6
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2. SUMMARY
Staff received two requests for permit parking in Permit Parking Opportunity Area #6. Both requests were 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
recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 11718. 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 established seven Permit Parking Opportunity Areas (PPOA’s). PPOA’s are subject to different 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%.
Opportunity Area #6, in which Almond Avenue and Washington Avenue are contained, was created in conjunction with the Old Towne Paid Parking Program, to address the potential of parking demand spillover.

Permit Parking on Almond Avenue and Washington Avenue
Staff received separate written requests to implement permit parking on the affected segments of Almond Avenue and Washington Avenue. After reviewing the streets and neighborhoods, staff con...

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