Item 26 - Public Hearing Regarding Bristol Project

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Related Bristol Specific Plan Entitlements & Development Agreement (3600 S. Bristol St.) and Staff Resolution Modifying Parking Districts in the Surrounding Area October 1, 2024 Page 36 The City is in the process of performing a Citywide parking study to, in part, evaluate Citywide permit parking program modifications. Completion of this study is not anticipated until fall of 2025 and will therefore not adequately address the near -term concerns brought forward by the Focus Area residents. To address the concerns brought forward by residents in a timely manner, staff recommends the adoption of a concurrent resolution as an implementation action of the General Plan to amend the definition of a parking block within the established Parking Districts. The current regulations require a separate permit parking petition for each individual block, which makes implementing parking restrictions in a uniform manner an arduous task for residents. The proposed amendment allows for a single permit parking petition to be considered for multiple, contiguous residential blocks such that uniform parking restrictions are implemented along multiple street segments at a time. Implementation of the restrictions will continue to require a minimum of 66% of the affected petitioned properties vote in favor of the restrictions. Upon completion of the Citywide parking study, staff will present the City Council recommended parking strategies and regulations for consideration and adoption, which may or may not include the amendments considered in the proposed resolution (Exhibit 17). General Plan Consistency of the Resolution Amending Permit Parking Districts The proposed resolution amending Resolution No. 91-088, Resolution No. 93-076, and Resolution No. 2000-062 amendment to the Residential Permit Parking program supports and is consistent with multiple General Plan goals and policies of the Mobility Element, Land Use Element, and Housing Element. Addressing relevant permit parking programs and parking impacts is identified in multiple General Plan implementation actions of the Mobility Element, Land Use Element, and Housing Element. Exhibit 19 to this staff report contains a list of all applicable General Plan goals and policies that support this recommended action. Environmental Impact of the Resolution Amending Permit Parking Districts The action to adopt a resolution amending Resolution No. 91-088, Resolution No. 93- 076, and Resolution No. 2000-062 regarding Permit Parking District petitions is not a "project" subject to CEQA and no environmental review is required. Even if the action could be construed as a CEQA "project," the proposed resolution requires no further environmental review pursuant to Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines. Section 15378(b) of the CEQA Guidelines defines a "Project" that is subject to CEQA review as an activity that may result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, stating that "Projects do not include" ongoing