TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rob Houston, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
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Review of City's Neighborhood Permit Parking Program policy
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2. SUMMARY
The City's Neighborhood Permit Parking Program (NPPP) was first established in 1987 to provide a mechanism for combating parking intrusion on residential streets. Since then, it has been amended several times, most recently in 2015, to align with the City's evolving goals. In response to recent increases in permit parking inquiries staff was directed to review the NPPP and identify areas of potential change.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Approve the proposed updates to the Neighborhood Permit Parking Program policy and implementation updates, dated August 9, 2022.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1. Provide for a safe community
b. Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety if the public.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Permit Parking Program Background
Established in 1987 and periodically amended since, the City's Neighborhood Permit Parking Program (NPPP) is designed to mitigate the intrusion of non-residential, e.g., university, commercial, and industrial, parking demands on residential streets. In doing so, the program strives to provide local residents and their guests with access to on-street parking within reasonable proximity of their homes. The NPPP currently includes 25 "lettered" permit parking areas, the first of which is designated Area "A" and comprises an area within and around Chapman University, as shown on the Attachment. The remainder of the city falls outside of Area "A". This distinction is important since permit parking requests within Area "A" are currently processed in a unique manner.
Current Permit Parking Policy
Area "A" Procedures and Implementation Criteria
Area "A" was first established in 1987, and subsequently expanded in 2001, to pre...
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