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San Luis Obispo, CA
93405
24 August 2021
City Council, San Luis Obispo, CA
c/o City Clerk, 990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Ladies/Gentlemen;
This letter pertains to 24 August council agenda item 6.a., changes to our parking
permit district regulations.
Residential parking districts were established to alleviate on -street parking
congestion in residential neighborhoods. For example, residents on Palomar Avenue
found themselves unable to find curb space in front of their own homes due to student
overflow from apartment buildings at the north end of their street. The establishment of
the Palomar parking district and the issuance of two permits per residence solved that
problem, because most of the houses on that street (as in most city residential
neighborhoods) have room at curbside for two parked cars but no more.
A 2 August letter from the Parking Services Supervisor (copy attached) indicates
that you will be requested to increase the number of permits issued from two per
residence to three per parking space. If we do this, it'll put us right back where we were
before parking districts were established; i.e., residents unable to find curbside parking in
front of their own houses.
If the purpose of the parking district is still to give residents a fair chance of
finding curbside parking in front of their own homes, the three -per -parking -space request
should be denied.
Sincerely,
Ja nes 13. Anderson
Palomar district resident
H 805-549-9155, C 805-441-3902
Parking Services
1260 Chorro Street, Suite B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
805.781.7230
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August 2, 2021
Dear Resident / Property Owner:
At the upcoming City Council meeting on Tuesday, August 24t'', staff will be presenting
proposing changes to the parking permit district process to modify the following elements:
1. Allow businesses to participate in the parking permit district program.
The current municipal code language governing parking permit districts (SLOMC 10.36.170
et al) restricts participation in the permit program to non -multifamily residential properties of
four or fewer units. This limitauun restricts the City's ability to address pat kitty iaipacts in areds
that are not predominately residential. Multifamily properties of five or more units would still
not be allowed to participate in the process.
2. y vision to issue parking permits directly to the Occupants
Allow the Parkin Drs are issued the annual arkin- permits even though the occupantvots
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and it creates delays in the permit issuance process. Issuing directly to the occupants would
reduce the administrative workload, streamline the implementation of the program and
alleviate any impacts of untimely issuance of permits for the occupants.
3. Greater Flexibility with Number of Permits Issued
The issuance of two permits per unit maximum is the most common complaint raised by those
living in parking districts. Some districts have enough on -street spaces to accommodate more
permits, but staff is unable to issue additional permits because of the two -permit limitation.
Staff is recommending the issuance of permits based on the number of on -street parking
space with a not to exceed amount of three times the number of on -street space. Allowing
permit issuance based on this individual district factor provides staff with greater flexibility to
meet the needs of the community while addressing issues at the staff level. Z
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How do these changes affect you
If the recommended changes are approved by Council, then they will apply to all existing parking
districts throughout the City. This means residents of existing parking districts can request an
analysis be performed to determine if additional permits can be issued to those living in a given
parking district. It also means that businesses adjacent to existing districts can request to
participate in the parking district and to receive permits. You are welcome to attend the Council
meeting on Tuesda „ Au' ust 24th and comment publicly on the recommended changes or you
can write into �OunCil at emai CO �plrsilocitori
If you have any questions about these specific changes or general parking permit district
questions, then please contact Alexander Fuchs at afuCIIOL slocit .org.
Sincerely,
Alexander Fuchs
Parking Services Supervisor