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Home My WebLink About11 PARKING BAY 12-05-94AGEN NO. 11 12-5-94 .~ATE: DECEMBER 5, 1994 Inter-Com TO: FROM: SUBJECT: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION PARKING AT THE "B" STREET PARKING BAY ADJACENT TO PEPPERTREE PARK RECOMMEND~%T I ON: Receive and file. FISCAL IMPACT: It is estimated that the cost to install the two-hour parking . restriction signs would be $300.00. Funds are currently available in the Field Services Division budget to accommodate this sign installation. BACKGROUND: The City has recently received concerns from residents regarding long-term parked vehicles in the "B" Street parking bay at Peppertree Park. The bay is intended for park users. DISCUSSION: In response to these concerns, the City's Engineering Division has prepared the attached Traffic Report investigating the parking concerns at this location. As indicated in the Traffic Report, there are a substantial number of long-term parked vehicles within the parking bay that is intended to service park users. The Report concluded that the City should install two-hour parking restrictions at the northerly five parking spaces of the middle bay. This item has been routed to the City's Police Department and the Community Services Department for their review and comment. The attached responses indicate their support for the Traffic Report recommendation. Residents and businesses adjacent to this area were also mailed copies of the Traffic Report. This item was presented to the City's Parks and Recreation Commission at their regular meeting of November 17, 1994. At that meeting, it was suggested by the Commission that staff perform follow-up study approximately six months after the installation of the two-hour parking signs and analyze any impacts associated with the sign installation. CONCLUSION: The City's Public Works'Department will be installing two-hour parking restriction signs at the northerly five parking spaces of the middle parking bay on "B" Street adjacent to Peppertree Park. As suggested by the Parks and Recreation Commission, staff will prepare a follow-up study in six months identifying and analyzing any impacts associated with installation of the subject parking restrictions. Tim D. Sek~Iet Director of Public Works/ City Engineer Douglas R. Anderson Transportation Engineer TDS:DA:k~b:lx~pU~2 A~hn~nt~ t' I -- TRA_~-'IC INVF_~TIGATION REPORT REGARDING.PARKING AT '/'HI{ "B" STREET PARKING BAy AT PEPPERTREE PARK By Charles Macke~--~---D. ate RTE #1~_1~ CITY OF TUSTIN Engineering Division 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA. 92680 (714) 573-3150 October 3, 1994 SUBJECT The City has received a request from Mr. Dean Thomas dated September 16, 1994, requesting that the City preserve parking along the west side of Peppertree Park for users of the park rather than long-term parkers who possibly are not visiting the park. · - . RECOMMENDED ACTION It is recommended that the City install two (2) hour parking restrictions at the northerly five parking spaces of the middle bay on the west side of Peppertree Park (same as the eastside of "B" Street south of First Street}, and notify the Tustin Police Department of the action for future enforcement. STATEMENT OF THE IBS~ES OR PROBLEMB Parking bays for angled parking were constructed on the west side ofthe park (east side of "B" Street) with improvement of the park at least twenty years ago. It is likely that the reason for constructing of the parking bays was to supply the park with additional parking. Today, parking in the parking bays appears to be dominated by long term parkers who work near-by in five commercial buildings centered around the southwest corner of "B" Street and First Street. Long-term parking has also been noted on the west side of "B" Street. The basic problem is that there are two conflicting uses - short term park use and long term off-site employee parking - for the parking spaces on "B" Street south of First Street. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Peppertree Park is located south of First Street between "B" Street and "C" Street and north of the Senior Center. Where parking is allowed on First Street and "C" Street it is restricted to two hours. A parking bay is constructed on the east side of "B" Street from about 100 feet south of First Street to 475 feet south. This bay is located on the west side of the park and is in public street right-of-way. The bay is divided into three parts. The part closest to First Street contains three parking spaces, a ramp, and red curb where park maintenance vehicles appear to use. The middle part contains 14 parking spaces. The most southerly part is not striped for parking; it appears to be used by passenger vans for the Senior Center. The land use around the southwest corner of "B" Street and First Street is commercial and is located at the following addresses: 140 South "B" Street, 130 South "B" Street (Kelly and Co. - Public Certified Accountants), 120 South "B" Street (R. Steven Peters, Attorneys), 310 West First Street (Medix Ambulance), and 312 West First Street (Bond Medical Building). Each one of these businesses appear to have some on-site parking which appears to be inadequate to accommodate current employee and customer parking. Peppertree Park has a baseball diamond, benches and tab~es where park visitors sit, eat, and/or talk, grass areas, paths, and rest rooms. The rest rooms and some of the tables are near "B" Street. The baseball diamond islocated between "B" Street and "C" Street near First Street. .. DISCUSSION ANDANALYSIS A field investigation was conducted to determine the amount of lOng-term parking occurring on' "B" Street adjacent to the park. On the afternoon of September 19, 1994, seven of thirteen vehicles parked in the bay were parked at 2 p.m. and again at 4 p.m. On September 21, 1994, twelve of thirteen vehicles parked at 9:35 a.m. were parked at 11:15 a.m., nine were still parked at 2 p.m. and six still were parked at 4 p.m. At the 11:15 a.m. observation, sixteen of seventeen spaces were occupied. At 2 and 4 p.m., there were four vacant parking spaces observed. The .parking spaces near the rest rooms were usually occupied by long-termparkers. On the west side of "B" Street there is space for about twelve to thirteen vehicles. On September 21, 1994, seven of the nine vehicles parked at 9:15 a.m. were still parked at 4 p.m. and eight out of nine were still parked at 2 p.m. A resident, Ray Madrid, who has lived at 170 South "B" Street for sixteen years was interviewed in the field on September 21, 1994. He stated that there are a lot of long-term parkers from the businesses identified above and that he likes to also park on the street but usually looses his space in front of his house if he uses his truck during, the day and comes back before 5 p.m. CONCLUSION There are conflicting needs for the parking on "B" Street. If parking is restricted on the east side of "B" Street, it is likely that the long-termparkers will relocate their parking into the residential areas near the park on Second Street and "B" Street south of Second Street. There may be park parking demand for the parking bay. However, park visitors may park in the 2 hour parking zones along First Street and "C" Street. Upon review, both demands for parking can be accommodated by restricting parking in a limited amount of parking bay spaces located at the northerly end of the middle part of the parking bay. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City install two (2) hour parking' restrictions at the northerly five parking spaces of the middle parking bay on the west side of Peppertree Park ('same as the east side of "B" Street south of First Street), and notify the Tustin Police Department of the action for future enforcement. PEPPF_~TR.I~T Inter-Com- DATE: October 27, 1994 [O: DOUG ANDERSON,. TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER =ROM: COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT ~UBJECT: B STREET PARKING BAY AT PEPPERTREE PARK Staff has reviewed the parking report for Peppertree Park and is in agreement for the solutions provided. This is consistent with current practice as some of the City's parks have time limited parking for the same reasons cited in the report. Please send me a copy of the staff report to the city Council so I may forward a to the' Parks and Recreation Commission as an information item. Thanks! Susan M. Jones, Recreation Superintendent P'~ED ETTER~ ..~o~ SIGNED~ RETAIN WHITE COPY, RETURN PINK COPY