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Home My WebLink About12/04/2001, PH4 - MODIFICATION OF TASSAJARA RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT DISTRICT council Mea6�D IZ 61 j aGEnaa RcpoRt "®N.6. C I T Y OF SAN LUIS OBISPO FROM: Mike McCluskey,Director of Public Works Prepared By: Keith Opalewski,Parking Manager SUBJECT: MODIFICATION OF TASSAJARA RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT DISTRICT CAO RECOMMENDATION 1) Adopt a resolution establishing a revised residential parking permit district in the South Tassajara area as shown on Attachment 1, Exhibit A with restricted parking seven days a week, either from l Opm+e_6am or for 24 hours a day, depending on the location. 2) By motion, appropriate $2,000 from the unappropriated parking fund balance for sign and pole installation and purchase of materials to implement the proposed parking district. DISCUSSION Background Staff has received a petition from residents living in the Verde/Luneta/Tassajara area seeking to establish a residential parking permit district in accordance with the provisions of Municipal Code—Section 10.36.170 (Designation of residential parking permit areas), which requires the support of a majority of residents living in the affected area in order to create the district. The petition is requesting that parking be restricted between the hours of 10pm and 6am, seven days a week. This request is actually an expansion of the current Tassajara parking permit district (Attachment 2). Although a portion of the residents within the proposed expansion area were surveyed when the original Tassajara District was established in 1994, at that time there was no strong support to expand the district beyond what was being proposed. This resulted in establishing the unique one-block Tassajara parking district that exists today.. Resident Support The new petitioners have the support of 68% (31 out of 45) of the residents who feel that things have changed since 1994 that warrant expanding the parking restriction boundaries. According to the petitioners there are a number of concerns that they feel justifies expanding the parking district: insufficient residential parking protection, excessive noise, heavy traffic, and street litter as a result late night parties, and a declining quality of life. Although the petitioners realize that parking restrictions will not solve all of the problems in their neighborhood, they believe the proposed parking measures will have a positive effect on the area. PH4-1 i Council Agenda Report-Residential Parking District Page 2 Staff Survey Results Because there is a potential for the parking problem to spillover into the adjoining neighborhood if the district was expanded, staff independently surveyed nearby blocks to determine if there was interest and support for expanding the district further than what was proposed. A total of 176 surveys were sent to adjoining blocks. The large survey area was driven by the fact that another parking district (Park View) ends several blocks away, which could potentially result in residents being surrounded by controlled parking within a smaller open parking area if they did not become part of the expanded district. The results of the survey were mixed and are shown on Attachment 3. Overall, 102 out of 176 (57%) responded to the survey. Of these results, only 47 residences (46%) supported becoming part of the proposed area, with no clear majority for any single block to join the expanded district. Fifty-five residences (53%) did not support becoming part of the proposed parking district. Given there was no majority interest to join the expansion area from the surveyed streets, staff would recommend that the district be expanded to the boundaries set forth in the petition with two exceptions. Staff is recommending that the boundaries of the proposed expansion area not include two residences on each end of Luneta (333 and 499) because the residents do not wish to be part of the expanded parking district. Furthermore, staff contacted the current residents on 100 South Tassajara who have the 24 hour, seven day a week parking restrictions to determine if they would like to change their block to the proposed hours of 10pm-6am. Only one of the residents desired to make a change at this time. Therefore, staff would recommend maintaining the 24-hour period for the 100 block of Tassajara and the expanded area be established at 10pm-6am. This format of two different time periods within one parking district currently exists in the Alta Vista parking district. Thus, there is precedent for this approach and it represents the will of the affected residents of the proposed expansion area. In addition to the mail surveys, staff also conducted field surveys in early November in an attempt to ascertain the level of the problem. Based on the field observations there was support for the petitioners' concerns regarding impacted parking conditions along the streets within the proposed parking district. Verde and Luneta were heavily impacted, with the remaining 0-99 block of Tassajara experiencing a moderate impact as you moved further into the neighborhood. Criteria For Preferential Parking District The Municipal Code (Section 10.36.170) requires three factors to be found in order to designate an area as a preferential parking district: 1) the area is predominately residential; 2) streets in the area are congested with vehicles parked by persons not residing in the area; 3) limiting parking in the area to bona fide residents is necessary in order to preserve the quality of life of persons residing in the area. PH4-2 .J Council Agenda Report-Residential Parking District Page 3 The first criterion is self-evident. The entire proposed area is residential along with congested parking on the affected streets. However, staff was not able to determine if the impact was from nearby residents of a large apartment complex or true non-residents. Based on discussions with the representative of the expanded area, it is a mixture of both, with heavy days occurring on Thursday-Saturday. Thus, it would appear that the proposed expansion area meets the second criteria at least 3 days a week. As with all parking districts, quality of life issues are highly subjective and staff has no means of saying one way or another if this criterion is met. This determination will have to fall to the Council after taking public testimony to decide whether this requirement can be fulfilled before granting final approval. Enforcement With the expansion of this district the City will have five large districts requiring enforcement at various times and days of the week throughout the City. The proposed hours of 10pm to 6am,daily would mean that the Police Department would assume the enforcement duties. Enforcement of this expanded area can be accomplished by utilizing the augmented Student Neighborhood Assistance Program (SNAP) staff that was approved as part of creating the College Highlands parking district in the spring of this year. SNAP personnel currently patrol the existing Tassajara and nearby Park View District which has restricted parking from 12am-7am daily. These similar hours to the proposed hours of 10pm to 6am daily can be patrolled with reasonable efficiency without a major impact to the current enforcement routine conducted by the additional SNAP personnel. Implementation Assuming passage of this District is approved, additional permits would need to be acquired and signs and poles would have to be ordered and installed. Necessary paperwork for first-time district households would be mailed to residents/owners during early January with enforcement ready to begin sometime in late February 2002. CONCURRENCES The proposed hours of l0pm-6am daily for restricted parking fall within the responsibility of the Police Department, and more specifically the augmented Student Neighborhood Assistance Program (SNAP) personnel that were approved as part of the College Highlands parking district. However, as with other after hours parking enforcement, the Police.Department would only be able to dispatch personnel (Police and/or SNAP) when appropriate staff was available to respond to parking issues as opposed to other higher priority calls. The Police Chief concurs with this assessment of the potential demands for parking enforcement of the expanded district. Staff also presented the proposed parking district to the Student Community Liaison Committee(SCLS) at its meeting of November 15, 2001; however, the committee took no formal position on the proposed expansion. PH4-3 Council Agenda Report-Residential Parking District Page 4 FISCAL IMPACT Creation of the parking permit district would have some direct costs to the City. Sign and pole installation would cost approximately $1,500. Additional permits and materials and processing would cost approximately $500. Since there is no formal budget for creation of this particular parking district, if approved, the monies would have to come from the unappropriated parking fund balance. Conversely, there is a potential for producing parking fine revenues of approximately $3,000-$5,000 annually depending upon the level of enforcement and the number of citations issued. ALTERNATIVES Given the support (68%) and the proximity of the proposed parking district to two existing parking districts, creating a larger residential permit area is the most effective means of meeting the wishes of the majority of residents living in the impacted area. Thus, staff would recommend establishing the residential parking permit district to help improve the quality of life for the neighborhood. Alternatives to the staff recommendation could come in many forms, e.g., no parking district; larger parking district; changes in hours or days of enforcement; etc. Staff feels that none of these alteratives would best meet the wishes of the neighborhood. Attachments 1. Resolution to Modify District 2. Proposed District Map 3. Survey Results and Map Council Reading File-Petition from Residents I:councilagendreports/parldngissues/tassajara expansion B PH4-4 Attachment 1 ( I RESOLUTION NO. (2001 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ESTABLISHING THE SOUTH TASSAJARA STREET AREA OF THE CITY AS A RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT AREA AND ESTABLISHING DAYS AND HOURS OF SAID AREA AND TIME OF RENEWAL FOR A PARKING PERMIT AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 8360 (1994 Series) IN CONFLICT. WHEREAS, the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo has received a petition from a majority of the residents living in the South Tassajara Street area as shown on Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo has determined that the quality of life for the residents of this area has been adversely affected by non-residents using the neighborhood streets for excess parking; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo has determined that the restriction of non-resident parked vehicles on the neighborhood streets will improve pedestrian and vehicular safety and allow residents to gain proper access to their residences; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo has held a public hearing to consider the establishment of a residential parking permit district and has determined the parking permit district will improve the qualify of life for the district residents. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 10.36.170 et seq. of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code the residential parking permit area is hereby established as shown and listed on Exhibit A. SECTION 2. No vehicle other than vehicles providing services to the area or having a residential parking permit clearly displayed on the dashboard on the driver's side of the vehicle may park on any street within the hashed area of the district boundaries 24 hours a day, seven days a week and all other streets within the district boundaries from l0pm to 6am, seven days a week. SECTION 3. The Public Works Department shall be directed to post the area with signs that clearly indicate these restrictions. SECTION 4. The Parking Division shall issue residential parking permits on demand as permitted in Section 10.36.220 of the Municipal Code. Permits shall be issued for a year effective September 15. PH4-5 Resolution No. (2001 Series) Page Two Upon motion of , seconded by , and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: the foregoing resolution was adopted this day of 12001. Mayor Allen Settle ATTEST: Lee Price, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: G. J gene ity Yorney I:Council ReportfParkinglssues/Tassajaradistrictresolution2001 PH4-6 EXHIBIT A I , - - - - - - — - L -- -- L — a o � --- - a i I iY E Enforcement 24 Hours/Day Enforcement lOpm to 6am 413 Luneta Drive 402 Luneta 31 S Tassajara 9 Verde 101 South Tassajara Drive 410 Luneta 32 S Tassajara 10 Verde 113 South Tassajara Drive 424 Luneta 37 S Tassajara 13 Verde 114 South Tassajara Drive 425 Luneta 38 S Tassara 16 Verde 125 South Tassajara Drive 441 Luneta 46 S Tassajara 24 Verde 126 South Tassajara Drive 446 Luneta 47 S Tassajara 25 Verde 130 South Tassajara Drive 467 Luneta 55 S Tassajara 30 Verde 468 Luneta 56 S Tassajara 33 Verde 482 Luneta 59 S Tassajara 41 Verde 483 Luneta 62 S Tassajara 42 Verde 65 S Tassajara 54 Verde 65-1/2 S Tassajara 57 Verde 70 S Tassajara 65 Verde 83 S Tassajara 68 Verde 97 S Tassajara 76 Verde 77 Verde 80 Verde PH4;ae 91 Verde Attachment 2 L-L JU NO •4 A e � P (y , S. Tassa,jara District PH4-8 Attachment 3 Verde Survey Results J 11/9/01 Street #Residents Yes %Yes No %No Del Mar Court 26 3 11% 7 23% Elm 5 1 20% 0 0% Foothill 1 0 0% 1 100% Hermosa 20 2 10% 4 20% La Entrada 10 0 0% 6 60% Luneta 36 9 11 100 Block 3 1 33% 1 33% 200 Block 20 6 30% 3 15% 300 Block 4 1 25% 3 75% change 500 Block 7 1 14% 3 42% 600 Block 2 0 0% 0 0% Rafael 21 4, 19% 2 9% Ramona 45 8 17% 6 13% 200 Block 25 6 24% 4 16% 300 Block 11 2 1$% 2 18% 400 Block_ 4 0 0% 0, 0_ S Tassajara 12 3- 25% 2 16% Totals 176 47 55 Survey Responses 102 57% 46% 53% PH4-9 Attachment 3 Ifl n:z� f:^e�. I rj"w�Y•�,T �. t�G:•.K I'L-�`"�1_ -1.y.1 � �y.. . if LLJ CL \\:\\ i ""!•i. ;..d"� ° was; . \ x •. Yr..•��_. •�. M.M� ..a y r�Y t , '\.♦'.;♦. .�1.h.x. i vJ < .i+ }.dal r n '� ♦ w Q �/ C)LU CL CO -,�_ •r . PH4-10 Do c� 'n cnoc.� c C, MEETING AGENDA DATE Z v o ITEM # P� From: <VJKIRK@aol.com> To: <sstendahl @ ci.san-luis-obispo.ca.us> Dater 12/2/0112:12PM Subject: RE: Establishment of Residential Parking Permit District in the Verde-Luneta Are Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council: I own and occupy a home at 65 South Tassajara Drive. I urge you to vote against the establishment of the residential parking permit district in the Verde-Luneta area. There is no parking problem on South Tassajara Drive-please don't create one. In the two years I have lived in this neighborhood, I have seen a few of my neighbors, some of them students, having parties which impact the neighborhood to a greater or lesser extent. In fact, as City Police reports will show, I have been the victim of several cases of vandalism during some of these parties. Had this parking district been in effect when this vandalism occurred, it would have had absolutely no impact whatever, as the vandalism always occurred earlier in the evening than when the parking restrictions would have applied. The problem here was vandalism, not parking. If we, as neighbors, have a problem with parties or noise or vandalism, let's deal with those issues and not try to control them by fixing something that's not broken. Please vote against the Verde-Luneta parking district. Sincerely, Vince Kirkhuff 65 South Tassajara Drive San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 805 543-6716 vjkirk@aol.com RECEIVED �y.e6uNCIL ❑ CDD DIR C3FIN DIR _0 ❑ IEF 01 JR OEC Q 4 2001 C SLO CITY COUNCIORNEY PGLICECH F cERIvoRDs d Rt:c OM ❑ D T H ® uTIL DIR ❑ ❑ HR 0A 1►._JING AGENDA DATE IR-14-0-1 ITEM# VINCE KIRKHUFF 65 S. Tassajara Drive San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 (805) 543-6716 vjkirk@aol.com December 2, 2001 CIL ❑ CDD DIR WOCAO ❑ FIN DIR 2'APAO ❑ FIP -CHIEF San Luis Obispo City Council E A;;FORNEY 95oM DIR 990 Palm Street ErCLERK/ORIG ❑ POLICE CHF San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 ❑ DEPTH DS ❑ REC DIR ❑ UTIL DIR ❑ HR DIR �o RE: Establishment of Residential Parking Permit District in the Verde-Lug n� Area Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council: I own and occupy a home at 65 South Tassajara Drive. I urge you to vote against the establishment of the residential parking permit district in the Verde- Luneta area. There is no parking problem on South Tassaiara Drive — please don't create one. In the two years I have lived in this neighborhood, I have seen a few of my neighbors, some of them students, having parties which impact the neighborhood to a greater or lesser extent. In fact, as City Police reports will show, I have been the victim of several cases of vandalism during some of these parties. Had this parking district been in effect when this vandalism occurred, it would have had absolutely no impact whatever, as the vandalism always occurred earlier in the evening than when the parking restrictions would have applied. The problem here was vandalism, not parking. If we, as neighbors, have a problem with parties or noise or vandalism, let's deal with those issues and not try to control them by fixing something that's not broken. Please vote against the Verde-Luneta parking district. Sincerely, AV- KW1 41� , RECEIVED Vince Kirkhuff / I DEC J ' ?Of'j SLO CITY COUNCIL M' MN AGENDA ,�DAi L ITEM # r- � / council m c m o Ra n b u m December 4, 2001 TO: City Council VIA: Ken Hampian, City Administrative Officer FROM: Mike McCluskey, Director of Public Works SUBJECT: Expansion of Tassajara Residential Permit District Boundary Late yesterday afternoon staff received an additional petition from residents living on the 11 to 28 block (between Foothill and Ramona) of South Tassajara to be included in the proposed expansion of the Tassajara Parking District. This request stems from the concerns of the residents that their block would be impacted if the district were expanded without including their street. Although the staff survey of the adjoining streets initially did not receive a majority support from any block to be included in the expanded district, these residents have reconsidered the matter and now fully support becoming part of the district. All seven residences on the block have signed the petition(attached) to be part of the expanded area. Given this strong support, staff recommends the boundaries of the expanded district be amended to include this block. The revised boundaries are shown on the attached map. Attachments Revised district map Original petition councilmemotassaj arachange COUNCIL C CDD DIR SAO ❑ FIRE CHIEF RECEIVED lal&CANEY 3-PW�DIR [�RK/ORIO ✓[1 POLICE CHF DEC 44 2001 ❑ D S, ❑ REC DIR ❑ ❑ UTIL DIR SLO CITY COUNCIL ❑ 0 HR DIR t k yT iT1 1 r�ll. t .yh _AL b°i N - -- - - -� — - '- - -- — - -- - - El -- Q • I Y A{ X Solid=Proposed Extension Area Cross Hatch=Existing S. Tassajara Residential Parking District CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO GEODATA SERVICES 955 MORRO STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO.CA 93401 (805)781-7167 11/29/01 12:01 TASSAJARAARDE-LUNETA AREA PARKING PhKMIT DISTRICT The property owners of South Tassajara Street in San Luis Obispo signed below wish to be included in the proposed parking district. Scheduled meeting is Tuesday, December 4, 2001. Name�yRX� V��k��e�`� Name lA�vtO1•lK�4 Address kq s• 4S-5� %�� Address E S -Tit�� Signature Signature _ 12 Ay NaName v Address Z� C . T� ��a 3a n, Address Signature, ,4,i,.,. Signature 12.- Z- p Name Wa" Name _y Address (fid �a Address Signature. Signature J2- 2-Di h/a7,u� S o.cJ Name Name Name Address27, -� �cctiTo�— Address Signatur �— Signature Name��p �zGG�C Name Address /9 S. �ASSRT-4&j_ Address Signature...4 Signature TASSAJARk-.cRDE-LUNETAAREA-PARKING 0,MIT DISTRICT The property owners of South Tassajara Street in San Luis Obispo signed below wish to be included in the proposed parking district. Scheduled meeting is Tuesday, December 4, 2001. Name ��elR 4 �Ch h+i U1�(.(PJ Name Address 2 3 f - Cif,Q 1 (k Address Signaturej* 3 11 Signature Name Name Address Address Signature Signature Name Name Address Address Signature Signature Name Name Address Address Signature Signature Name Name Address Address Signature Signature From: "Nancy Norwood" <norwood@slonet.org> To: <sstendahl@ci.san-luis-obispo.ca.us> Date: 12/4%01 3:54PM Subject: Parking Permit DistricWerde-Luneta area December 4,2001 To Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council: As 25 year residents in the proposed district, we want to express our STRONG AGREEMENT with the establishment of these parking restrictions in our neighborhood. They are well within what can be expected when people are living in a neighborhood of single-family residences. As we understand the proposal, there will be unlimited parking on the street for residents and visitors during day and evening hours. And during the late night and early morning hours, each residence would have permits for two parking spots on the street. Our neighborhood is on the fringe of the off-campus housing. It appears that our streets get spill-over parking from those off-campus complexes. This makes it nearly impossible most of the time day or night for residents or their visitors to find a spot on the street. I have a physical disability making walking extremely difficult. We also have visitors from time to time who have mobility problems-especially as we all get older! The availability of parking within a reasonable distance of:our house has become increasingly difficult in the past few years until now the availability is negligible. Also, our neighborhood has homes that are used as rentals for college students. These homes are often the site for parties - usually week-ends but occasionally week-nights also. These parties bring scores if not hundreds of party-goers in cars which line the streets. (Last week-end our driveway was blocked by one of these cars when we got home at 11 PM. We had to call police for assistance.) The parties are often very noisy and there is an aftermath of litter on neighborhood lawns, sidewalks and in the street. Some of the party-goers become not only loud but abusive and vulgar especially as the hours that a party is in progress goes on. We urge establishment of the Permit District. Students at Cal Poly and Cuesta need housing. San Luis Obispo wants to retain its nice neighborhoods. THIS IS A REASONABLE WAY TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR LONG-TIME RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE HERE ONLY A SHORT TIME. Tom and Nancy Norwood 467 Luneta Drive 544-0558 CC: <wvanwyng@calpoly.edu>