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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 19-10RESOLUTION NO. 19-10 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN APPROVING THE AMENDED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR PREFERENTIAL PERMIT PARKING ON PUBLIC STREETS OUTSIDE THE OLD TOWN RESIDENTIAL AREA. The City Council of the City of Tustin finds: WHEREAS, Section 22507(a) of the State of California Vehicle Code grants cities the authority to establish preferential parking on designated streets or portions thereof, during all or certain times of the day, upon approval by the City Council of an ordinance or resolution containing provisions that are reasonable and necessary to assure the effectiveness of a preferential parking program; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin maintains a Preferential Permit Parking Program for public streets outside the Old Town residential area, as found in Tustin City Code section 5331(n); and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin also maintains Policies and Procedures for Preferential Permit Parking on Public Streets Outside the Old Town Residential Area that provide for the criteria, evaluation, administration, and fees of permit parking as applicable to those public streets. These policies and procedures are intended to mitigate parking intrusions that may impact the quality of life and affect the public safety outside the Old Town residential area; and WHEREAS, the Policies and Procedures for Preferential Permit Parking on Public Streets Outside the Old Town Residential Area require residents to demonstrate that they are fully utilizing their off-street parking, including full use of their garage, carport, and driveway space, before obtaining a parking permit; and WHEREAS, the City of Tustin seeks to amend the Policies and Procedures for Preferential Permit Parking on Public Streets Outside the Old Town Residential Area to guarantee each eligible resident in the existing parking area one (1) parking permit regardless of that residence's utilization of off-street parking; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Tustin that: 1. The amended Policies and Procedures for Preferential Permit Parking on Public Streets Outside the Old Town Residential Area attached hereto as Exhibit 1 are hereby approved; and 2. This Resolution shall take effect on the date that Ordinance1500 takes effect. Resolution 19-10 Page 1 of 2 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin held on the 19th day of February, 2019. 20 CHARLES E. PUCKETT, Mayor ATTEST: ERICA N. YA UDA, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF TUSTIN ) I, Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 19-10 was duly and regularly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 19th day of February, 2019 by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Puckett, Bernstein, Clark, Cooper, Lumbard (5) COUNCILMEMBER NOES: (0) COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: (0) COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: (0) L'4 a, &Ad" -- ERICA N. YA DA, City Clerk Resolution 19-10 Page 2of2 TUSTI N EXHIBIT 1 81JILDING OUR FUTURE HONORING OUR PAST CITY OF TUSTIN POLICY AND PROCEDURES PREFERENTIAL PERMIT PARKING ON PUBLIC STREETS OUTSIDE THE OLD TOWN RESIDENTIAL AREA Adopted by City Council Resolution No. 19-10 on February 19, 2019 The Tustin City Council adopts the following Policy and Procedures for the criteria, application, evaluation, administration, fees and implementation of Permit Parking as applicable to public streets within the City. This policy is intended to mitigate parking intrusions (spillover parking) that may impact the quality of life and affect the public safety in single family detached neighborhoods. Criteria 1. Only residential streets in single family detached neighborhoods shall be eligible for Permit Parking. 2. Permit Parking, if approved, shall be limited to a designated area, not less than one block. 3. Permit Parking in an area will be considered by the City Council given: A. Any one household within a potential Permit Parking Area makes an application to the Public Works Department for the establishment thereof. B. A parking analysis/evaluation is completed by the Public Works Department. 4. The City Council may, at its sole discretion, review and approve or deny any application for Permit Parking in the interest of community benefit or public safety. Application An application for Permit Parking shall contain a description of the problem, the time the problem is occurring, the general area affected by the parking intrusion, and the applicant's name, home address and telephone number(s). 2. The City Engineer shall determine the exact limits of the general area. 3. The applicant or designee shall be the contact person for the City staff. Permit Process 1. The City Engineer shall prepare an agenda report to be considered by the City Council. 1384738.1 EXHIBIT 1 A. The report shall state the facts pursuant to the request for permit parking consideration. The applicant shall be provided a copy of the staff report. 2. If a permit parking area is approved by the City Council, each household in the permit parking area who wishes to park within the designated restricted area will be required to obtain a permit to do so pursuant to the permit issuance outline below. 3. If the request for Permit Parking is denied, a second analysis of the same or similar general area will not be conducted for a minimum of twelve months unless there is a significant, identifiable change in parking characteristics as determined by the City Engineer. Subsequent analysis of the same general area will be subject to the same requirements and procedures as the initial request. Permit Issuance All authorized Preferential Permit Parking will prohibit overnight parking between the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., seven (7) days a week, unless approved otherwise by City Council. 2. All residents in a preferential Permit Parking Area will be subject, without exception, to all related parking regulations. 3. Upon request to the Police Department and payment of the then -applicable fee, each eligible household shall receive one (1) parking permit regardless of that residence's utilization of off-street parking. Any additional parking permits requested after the first parking permit will only be issued upon verification of full utilization of off-street parking including full use of garage, carport, and driveway space, and the need for more than one permit, and payment of the then -applicable fee. 4. Parking Permits shall be obtained in person at the Police Department. The applicant must provide proof of residency; vehicle license and registration, complete and sign a Permit Parking Application, and, when required by Section 3 above, certify that off-street parking is fully utilized. This document will be the permanent record of the respective household's Program participation, acknowledgement and receipt of the Permit Parking Program's procedures and requirements. 5. Approved permits are not transferable. 6. Temporary guest permits may, at the discretion of the Police Department, be issued during normal business hours at no cost to households in a Permit Parking Area. 7. All Parking Permits remain the property of the City and may be revoked if used contrary to the provisions of this policy. 1384738.1 EXHIBIT 1 Bail Schedule The fine for violation of the Permit Parking regulations shall be as the City Council may set from time to time. Misuse of Parking Permits Any person selling, fraudulently using, reproducing or mutilating a Parking Permit issued in conjunction with the Parking Permit Program shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be subject to a fine as the City Council may set from time to time and the forfeiture of all Parking Permits, or such other penalty as the City Council may, from time to time, set by ordinance. Program Removal A Permit Parking Area or part thereof may be removed from the Permit Parking Program by the City Council pursuant to a determination that removal from the Program is in the community interest or in the interest of public safety or at City Council discretion. 2. There shall be no cost to the residents associated with removing an area from the Permit Parking Program. 3. If an existing Permit Parking Area is revoked, any request for reinstatement shall be subject to the same process as that of a new Parking Permit Area. Exceptions & Exemptions Fee To accommodate particular events or circumstances, the Police Department may, temporarily, suspend enforcement of the Permit Parking regulations. The fee for Preferential Permit Parking regulations shall be as the City Council may set from time to time. Currently, permits are issued at no fee. 1384738.1.