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
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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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