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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOB 1 PKG COMPLAINTS 06-18-84 6-18-84 WILLIAM HUSTON., CITY MANAGER BOB LEDENDECKER., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER PARKING COMPLAINTS AT 200 BLOCK WEST SIXTH STREET AND 500 BLOCK SOUTH "C" STREET RECOMMENDATION: That the Tustin City Council, at their meeting of June 18, 1984., authorize the following: 1. Two hour parking tow away zone, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday on Sixth St. between "B" Street and 150+_.feet easterly of E1Camino Real. 2. Install handicapped parking zones on westerly side of "C" Street and the northerly side of "B" Street. 3. 'Install red zones at the intersections of Sixth and "C" Street., and Sixth~and "B" Street. BACKGROUND: On May 7, 1984, staff presented a report (copy attached) to City Council outlining parking complaints at the 200 block of West Sixth Street and the 500 block of South "C" Street and some suggested actions to help resolve some of the complaints. This report also suggested that a neighborhood meeting be held to discuss the concerns and hopefully resolve some of the indifferences. A neighborhood meeting was held Thursday evening, May 24th, with nine residents/businesspersons in attendance and a representative of'the Tustin News. DISCUSSION: As a result of this neighborhood meeting, several concerns and/or ideas surfaced with respect to the parking co~laints as follows: 1. Restricted parking on "C" Street northerly of Sixth Street would pose a hardship both on the residents and anyone else utilizing the street for parking. The dwelling units along the 500 block south of "C" Street have garages, but these garages are either used for storage or the property owner charges additional rent for the use of the garage. JUNE 13, 1984 PAGE 2 2. Individuals delivering groceriesr, meals, etc. to the senior citizens within the complex at the 500 block of south "C" Street can not find a place to park within a reasonable distance of the point of delivery. 3. The Tustin garage utilizes the on-street parking for employee parking, customer car parking, and parking of inoperable vehicles. 4. A concern of the residents was the industrial development on the southwesterly corner of Sixth Street and "B" Street was utilizing the underground parking for storage in lieu. of vehicle parking. In March, 1983, th~ Community Development Department reviewed a similar complaint and found no storage of materials. Additionally, on June 1, 1984, the underground parking area was investigated with the finding of no material storage and the following vehicle/parking space information: a. Total parking spaces available is 32. b. Eight vehicles parked in underground parking area. A copy of the March, 1983 Community Development Department staff report is attached for information. 5. Mr. Chornomund suggeste~ that the City might lease the vacant parcel at 450 E1 Camino Real to his business for use of parking on an interim basis. This suggestion has been reviewed and found not to be feasible. The Redevelopment Agency purchased this parcel for future commercial development and any use for parking would bevery short term with respect to the improvements that. would be required to have it function as a parking lot. 6. It was also suggested that the top level of the parking structure on 'C" Street could be utilized for employee parking of the Tustin garage. However, this parking structure should not be utilized for the long term · storage of inoperable vehicles. 7. The Chornomund's have requested the residents to nbtify them immediately if any of their employees infringe upon the residents private properties, disturbing the peace., repairing vehicles in the street right-of-way., etc., and they will attempt to reduce these occurences.' As a first phase reaction to these community complaints., staff suggests the following actions: 1. Modify existing parking zones to read "Two Hour Parking Tow Away Zone, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.., Monday through Saturday" on Sixth Street both easterly and westerly of E1Camino Real. JUNE 13, 1984 PAGE 3 2. Add additional two hour parking zones (as described in No. 1 above) on both sides of Sixth Street between "B" Street and 150 ~ feet easterly of E1 Camino Real in areas currently unmarked. 3. Install handicapped parking zones on Sixth Street and "C" Street as shown in blue on the attached map. 4. Install additional red curb on all approaches of the "C" Street/Sixth Street and "B" Street/Sixth Street intersections as shown on the attached map. In addition to these measures., the Police Department is seeking to modify the Tustin Municipal Code to include a section of continuous violations. These modifications would allow violators to be cited on a continual basis., i.e.., once every two hours within a two hour parking limit zone. Bob Ledendecker Director of Public Works/City Engineer BL:jr Attachment -AGENDA · DATE: MAY Z, 1984 ! nter - C om FAOM: $1JSJ EOT: WILLIAM HUSTON., CITY MANAGER BOB LEDENDECKER, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WOi~KS/CITY ENGINEER PARKING COMPLAINTS AT 200 BLOCK WEST SIXTH STREET AND 500 BLOCK SOUTH "C" STREET RECOMMENDATION: That the Tustin City COuncil consider holding a neighborhood meeting to discuss any proposed changes with respect to parking modifications that they desire to imple~nt along Sixth Street, "C" Street, or I1Camino Real. BACKGROUND: A let%er has been received from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson' regarding vehicle parking problems in the 200 block of West Sixth St. and 500 block of South "C" Street (copy attached). Accompanying this letter was a list of ten signatures of individuals requesting additions to the existing parking limitations. The parcels where these individuals reside are shown in yellow on the attached map. DISCUSSION: The Police Department traffic sec%ion has reviewed the concerns outlined in the Anderson letter and have recommended, with concurrence of the Engineering Division, implementation of the following measures: parkin9 Zones [. Modify existing parking zones to read "Two Hour Parking Tow Away Zone, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., Monday through Saturday" on Street both easterly and westerly of [1Camino Real and along E1Camino Real between Main St. and Newport Avenue/I-5 Freeway. 2. Add additional two hour parking zones (as described in No. [ above) on both sides of Sixth Street between "B" Street and Newport Avenue in areas currently unmarked. 3. Add additional two hour parking zones (as described in No. [ above) on both sides of "C" Street between Sixth Street and the northerly cul-de-sac terminus in areas not covered by other recommended restrictions. 4.. Add additional two hour parking zones (as described in No. [ above) on both sides of "B" Street between Sixth Street and the southerly cul-de-sac terminus. PAPJ(ING COMPLAINTS AT 200 BLCOK WEST SIXTH ~REET AND 500 BLOCK SOUTH "C" STREET MAY 2, 1984 PAGE 2 Install handicppped parking zones along Sixth Street adjacent to the westerly portion of 570 "C" Street and adjacent to 540, 550-560 "C" Street as shown in blue on the attached map. Red Zones 1. Install additional red curb on all approaches of the "C" Street/Sixth Street and "B" Street/Sixth Street intersections as shown on the attached map to improve intersection visability.., I~ addition to these measures., the Police Department is seeking to modify the Tustin Municipal Code to include a section on continuous violations. These modifications would allow violators to be cited on a continual basis, i.e., once every two hours within a. two hour parking limit zone. None of these additional measures have been discussed with the residents/business persons within the affected neighborhood. It is suggested that prior to any approval by the City Council, that a meeting be scheduled to notify the neighborhood of said changes. ker~~-~- Director of Public Works/City Engineer BL:jr cc: Sgt. Smith, T.P.D. April 24, 1984 TO: THE TUSTIN CITY COUNCIL FROM: Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Anderson We want to call your attention to the vehicle parking problem which exists in the 200 block of West Sixth Street and the 500 block of South "C" Street due to the parking of automobiles belonging to the employees and patrons of the garage located on the corner of E1Camino Real and West Sixth Street. We have contacted the City Council and Tustin Police many times and have asked for some kind of control over this indiscriminate parking of all types of vehicles, mostly in disrepair, and have received full cooperation within the limits of City control. We contend with unsightly broken-down, junky automobiles, all sizes of trucks and motor homes lining our streets for days at a time; abusive language from the employees of the garage; men sleeping in these vehicles; litter left from the men working on the vehicles in the street or eating their lunches in the parkway. This past Saturday morning, a very large limb was broken from our avocado tree by one of the employees who was attempting to park a 2 to 2 1/2 ton enclosed box-type truck, directly in front of our residence. This same truck had been parked across the street for l0 days and.had been ticketed by the police. Due to the above, we have conducted a survey of the residential and business personnel in the 200 block of West Sixth Street and the 500 block of South "C" Street and the consensus is that the most practical and advantageous thing to do is to ask that the above stated area (diagram attached) be posted for limited parking - i.e. two '(2} hour parking between six (6} a.m. and six (6} p.m. Monday through Saturday. This would greatly enhance the overall appearance of these streets, and thus the community, as well as better utilize the limited on-street parking'for both business and residences. We also request one handicapped parking slot on the north side of West Sixth Street at the easterly boundary line of the Anderson property eastward to the existing driveway to serve the needs of the totally handicapped person residing at the address of 570-M "C" Street. Attached you will find a list of signatures and addresses of those requesting limited parking posting. 3AV :VN3QVS~d ogg -- {)ATE: March 28, 1983 · OLD BUSINESS NO. 1 Inter-Corn TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Honorable Chairman & Planning Commission Members. Jeff Davis, Assistant Planner, Community Development Department Use & Parking Survey/Industrial Area at 6th and "B" Streets DZS~USSIO# At the March 1¢, 1983 meeting, the Con~nission was presented with a brief staff report outlining the business located in the Planned Industrial complex at 6th & "B" Streets. The following is a more complete analysis of the site, particularly in terms of on-site parking. With information provided by Foster Art Service, it has been determined that the complex consists of 179,301 square feet of building area and there are 208 on-site parking spaces available (including 32 underground). Per the Planned Industrlal District this complex would have only had to provide 89 spaces at a ratio of 1 space for ever~ 2,000square feet. However, it was realized at the time of development that for the project considered, 8g spaces were unrealistic and the 208 spaces were provided. Of the 179,301 square feet, 53,255 have been identified as office space. Based on this figure, if required parking, were to be calculated with the standard 1:300 ratio for office and 1:2000 for the remaining square footage, the on-site parking requirement would be 23g spaces, 31 more than currently provided. As a result of random spot counts of vacant spaces, staff is of the opinion that even though the 1:300 standard for office was not used, the actual demand of the. complex (all but 1,700 square feet is currently being leased), is below the 23g space figure. The attached survey indicates that on each inspection there were at least 50 vacant spaces on-site. Even with this number of open spaces, there was very little street parking available on either 6th or "B" Streets. It is apparent that any complaints regarding on-street parking may be valid; however, the "problem" is not a result of an excessive parking demand. Instead it seems that employees or customers of the complex prefer to park on the street, closer to business entrances. This assumption is further supported by the fact that even though the underground parking area is available to tenants wishing to use it, only six (6) spaces are utilized. Chairman & Planning Commission March 28, 1983 Page 2 As far as proper land use is concerned, all current uses in the complex are permissible; however, there'is the possibility that some of the businesses should have obtained use permits prior to con~nencing business. The next step is for staff to evaluate each of the borderline businesses and determine if a use permit is in fact required. Even with the use permit process, it is presumed that all current uses in the complex would receive approval. The advantage of the use permit would be the inclusion of conditions that could perhaps require all employees of the affecte~ businesses to park on-site, or limit hours of operation so as to eliminate any potential parking problems. The Commission will be brought up to date as soon as the individual business evaluations are complete, when the need, or lack thereof, for use permits is demonstrated. JSO:jh Parking Survey Foster Arts Total available spaces 208 March 21, 1983 - 2:45 p.m. 26 vacant underground spaces 25 vacant open spaces 6 vehicles not parked in designated stalls March 21, 1983 - 7:30 p.m. 59 cars parked on entire site March 22,'1983 - 4:30 p.m. 26 vacant underground spaces 65 vacant open spaces 7 vehicles not parked in designated stalls March 23, 1983 - 11:30 p.m. 26 vacant underground spaces 30 vacant open .spaces 3 vehicles not parked in designated stalls . q ostef c rt ervlce, q l,c. · -' 430 wEST SIXTH STREET, TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA Pebr-,.m~'y 23, 1983 Dear Tenants I wanted to bring to your attention that we do have underground parking spaces available for you and your employees. By using the under- ground parking area, more spaces are available for visitors and customers. Your car will also be protected from the weather and will stay cleaner. You c~ obtain cards for the underground parking gate by contacting me at 5~-7~10 or dropping by the office, Please feel free to t~ke advantage of this opportunity. Sincerely, POSTER ART SERVICE, INC. Mark Murphy · Property ~--ager Phone 714-544-75.10 Telex 277731 FSTR UR "IS