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 for the Downtown Commercial Core paid parking areas. Resolution No. 11642.
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2. SUMMARY
Adoption of Resolution No. 11642 will enable staff to offer parking permit options for residents and businesses located within the downtown paid parking area and establish the fee for business parking permits in this area.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Adopt Resolution No. 11642. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange establishing permit program; permit fees; within paid parking meter zones.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
On February 25, 2025 the Orange City Council adopted Ordinance 02-25 establishing Parking Meter Zones, Operations, Fees, and Procedures for the paid parking program. After releasing a Request for Proposals in May 2025, a parking contractor, ACE Parking, LLC (ACE) was chosen to provide parking management services to the City for the paid parking area.
As part of the implementation of the paid parking program, staff has assessed the need to provides some level of permit parking within the paid parking area for those residents and businesses who are adjacent. Ordinance 02-25 allows the Public Works Director to establish permits within the paid parking footprint, in exchange for an administrative fee to be determined by staff as well as set time and location restrictions for these permits.
For residents adjacent to paid parking areas who use City parking lots for their residential parking, staff has proposed a no-fee permit option. The no-fee permit would be consistent with existing permitting of residents in the adjoining mixed-use buildings in the Plaza area. These permits will allow permitted residents to park in the pa...
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