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Home My WebLink About55A - RESO - FRENCH COURT PARKING DISTRICTREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 2, 2014 TITLE RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION 2000 -037 REGARDING FRENCH COURT PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT {STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 4) -CITY MANAGEFV RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1$'' Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2 Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Adopt a resolution amending and superseding the French Court Permit Parking District Resolution 2000 -037. DISCUSSION The City's permit parking program was established to limit intrusion of non - residential and commuter parking into residential neighborhoods. The French Court Permit Parking District was initially created in 1993 and subsequently expanded in 2000 to include the French Court, French Park, and Santa Ana Triangle Neighborhoods. Owners of residential properties west of the French Court Permit Parking District have noted a lack of available parking on their streets and asked to participate in the City's permit parking program. Consistent with established City policies, sufficient petitions were received from residents of 19th Street between Broadway and Main Street to meet the criteria for permit parking. Inquiries have also been received from residents of nearby streets. Therefore, to establish an area that accommodates any future requests, staff recommends amending the existing French Court Permit Parking District boundary to include the area bounded by Broadway, Main Street, 17th Street, and Buffalo Avenue (Exhibit 1). STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #5 Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability, Objective #4 (support neighborhood vitality and livability). ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the proposed project is exempt from further review. Categorical Exemption ER No. 2014 -96 will be filed for this report. 55A -1 Resolution Amending Resolution 2000 -037 French Court Permit Parking District December 2, 2014 Page 2 FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. N)-O �i✓ Fr 4d Mouialvipo6r Executive Director Public Works Agency FM /EWG /FO Exhibits: 1. Map — French Court Permit Parking District 2. Resolution 55A -2 BUFFALO AVE. 17TH s 0 m m EXISTING FRENCH COURT PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT y�oaApa PROPOSED EXPANSION TO FRENCH COURT PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT 0 0 SANTA ANA PWA CITY COUNCIL FRENCH COURT AGENDA DATES Dec. 2. 2014 PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT PAGE 1 OF 1 EXHIBIT 1 55A -3 55A -4 Jxs 12 -02.14 RESOLUTION NO, 2014 -XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING AND SUPERCEDING RESOLUTIONS NO. 93 -090, NO. 94 -012, AND RESOLUTION 2000 -037 REGARDING THE FRENCH COURT PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The City Council of the City of Santa Ana does find, determine and declare as follows: a. Pursuant to Article XI (commencing with Section 36 -480) of Chapter 36 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana is authorized to adopt resolutions establishing permit parking districts wherein parking restrictions apply to all vehicles except vehicles which have been issued parking permits pursuant to said Article; b. The French Court residential neighborhood is in need of parking restrictions to protect its integrity from the intrusion of vehicular parking incidental to commercial and governmental activities, to allow for adequate emergency vehicle access, to counter the visually blighting effect of highly intensive on- street parking, and to discourage overcrowding of dwelling units; C. It is necessary to extend such parking restrictions and corresponding permit parking system beyond the French Court neighborhood proper in order to protect nearby areas from increased demand for on- street parking due to the parking restrictions in the French Court neighborhood; d. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana, by its Resolution No. 93 -090, dated November 1, 1993, and later amended by Resolution 94 -012 and Resolution 2000 -037, established the French Court Parking District; e. The Council does now desire to make certain changes to those regulations to extend the parking limitation hours; and f. It is the intent of this Council that this resolution replaces and supercedes Resolutions 93 -090, 94 -012, and 2000 -037. Section 2: The French Court Permit Parking District is hereby established, to consist of four neighborhoods in the City of Santa Ana: the Santa Ana Triangle Neighborhood bounded on the north and east by the Santa Ana Freeway, on the south Resolution No. 2014 -XXX 55A -5 Page 1 of 4 by Seventeenth Street, and on the west by Main Street; the French Court Neighborhood bounded on the north by Seventeenth Street, on the east by Penn Way, on the south by Washington Avenue and on the west by Main Street; the French Park Neighborhood bounded on the north by Washington Avenue, on the east by Poinsettia Street, on the south by Civic Center Drive, and on the west by Main Street; and the new additional neighborhood bounded on the north by Buffalo Avenue, by the east by Main Street, on the south by 17th Street and on the west by Broadway, as more particularly depicted in `Exhibit 1', attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; provided said district does not include any street on its outer boundary and said district does not include Seventeenth Street and Washington Avenue and sections of any street abutting non- residential uses within said district's boundary. Section 3. Permit parking restrictions shall apply to all portions of the French Court Neighborhood, unless excluded by section 2 of this Resolution. Permit parking restrictions shall apply to those portions of the French Park Permit Parking District as are determined to be in need of such restrictions by the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency. The Executive Director of the Public Works Agency is authorized to post appropriate signs giving notice of permit parking restrictions in those portions of the District where permit parking restrictions apply. Section 4. The parking restrictions imposed pursuant to said Article XI and this resolution shall apply to any block within the French Court Permit Parking District only after a petition signed by the owners of sixty -six percent (66 %) or more of the residential lots abutting such block have filed a petition with the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency expressing their desire for such parking restrictions, and after signs indicating the parking restrictions on such block have been erected in accordance with said Article XI. Section 6 . No person shall park or stop any vehicle on any portion of any street, at any time, within the French Court Permit Parking District as to which signs have been erected indicating the application of permit parking restrictions and the specific nature of the parking limitation, except persons and vehicles exempted from such parking restrictions pursuant to said Article XI and this resolution. Section 6. Persons entitled to a permit to park in locations subject to permit parking restrictions pursuant to this resolution include and are limited to the following: a. Any person who Is licensed to drive a motor vehicle and who resides in a single - family dwelling located on a lot in the District which does not have more than one dwelling unit located on it, provided that not more than three permits may be issued at any one time to the residents of any one such dwelling unit. b. Any person who is licensed to drive a motor vehicle and who resides in a multiple - family dwelling located on any lot in the French Court Permit Parking District which does not have more than four dwelling units located Resolution No. 2014 -xxx Page 2 of 4 'P�PM Jxs 12 -02 -14 on it, provided that not more than one permit may be issued at any one time to the residents of any one such dwelling unit; and provided further, that the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency may waive the foregoing limitation on the number of dwelling units on a lot if he determines that its application in a particular case would cause extreme hardship on the residents of such dwelling units due to a severe inadequacy of on -site parking. Section 7. The Executive Director of the Public Works Agency is authorized to establish rules for the issuance of guest parking permits to residents of the District and to issue or deny such permits in accordance therewith. Such rules shall be designed to limit guest parking privileges as appropriate to provide sufficient parking for resident parking permit holders. Such rules may be revised from time to time, as circumstances require, Section 8. This resolution shall amend and replace Resolutions No. 93 -090, 94 -012 and 2000 -037. ADOPTED this day of APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney By: a?ffoval C ie Assistant City Attorney AYES: Councilmembers NOES /_1:1'11F:11►p NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers Councilmembers Councilmembers 2014. Miguel A. Pulido Mayor 55A -7 Resolution No. 2014 -XXX Page 3 of 4 CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2014 -XXX to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on Date: Resolution No. 2014 -xxx Page 4 of 4 Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana y � • BUFFALO AVE. 17TH s 0 m m EXISTING FRENCH COURT PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT y�oaApa PROPOSED EXPANSION TO FRENCH COURT PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT 0 0 SANTA ANA PWA CITY COUNCIL FRENCH COURT AGENDA DATES Dec. 2. 2014 PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT PAGE 1 OF 1 EXHIBIT 1 55A -9 55A -10