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1 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL TUSTIN CALIFORNIA MARCH CALL TO ORDER MEETING AT PM ATTENDANCE Present Mayr Jerry Amante Mayr Pr Tem Dug Davert and Absent City Clerk Others Present Cuncilmembers Lu Bne Tny Kawashima and Jim Palmer Nne Pamela Stker William A Hustn City Manager and Dug Hlland City Attrney PUBLIC INPUT The fllwing residents and business wners expressed cncern with adding a lane n Irvine Bulevard and remving parking n main arterial Maryann Miller Rbert Walker Len Miller Claudia Bsc Ann Mcafrrey Rn Hzrin and Sid Cmptn WORKSHOP ITEM WS PARKING AND PARKING PERMIT OPTIONS Presentatin by Cmmunity Develpment Directr Elizabeth Binsack Draft Off Street Parking Regulatins Backgrund On Octber a City Cuncil wrkshp was held regarding the pssibility f remving parking frm certain arterial streets and the ptential need fr enhancements t the City s ff street parking regulatins Off Street Parking Cncerns At the wrkshp the Cmmunity Develpment Department discussed Restricting parking n arterial streets may require enfrcement staff and supprt frm the City Attrney s ffice t prsecute vilatins and defend appeals New parking restrictins n public streets culd shift existing parked vehicles t surrunding neighbrhd streets private prperty and cmmercial parking lts Residential Parking Garages are being used as strage r recreatin space Lng term recreatinal vehicle parking Nncnfrming ne car garages in Old Twn Tustin Issues with Current Cde City Cuncil Special Meeting Minutes Page f

2 Current parking regulatins are vague and ambiguus Parking regulatins are scattered thrughut varius sectins f the Tustin City Cde Enfrcement authrity is nt clearly defined thus difficult t abate the prblems N specific develpment standards regulating parking dimensins access lcatin landscape requirements etc RV parking may need t be further clarified Issues with Current Cde cnt Parking and strage f vehicles within the frnt yard setbacks may need t be further clarified Regulatins f canvas awnings sunshade and carprt canpies fr parking r strage when visible frm public view may need t be added Regulatins fr prperties listed in the Histrical Resurces Survey that allw the pssibility f keeping ne car garages may need t be added Des nt specify cmmercial vehicles strage regulatinsie vernight parking Parking lt design guidelines are ld and utdated Current Cde Parking garage space sdimensins and restrictins are included in the Cde as definitins x garage space clear and unbstructed inside dimensins x pen parking space Shall be usable and accessible Shall be lcated n the same lt Garage shall be used primarily fr husing f vehicles Driveway regulatins are in place but may need further clarificatin Depending upn garage size driveways shall be a minimum f feet and a maximum f feet Only up t percent f the frnt yard may be paved Requires a ft landscape separatin between prperty line and driveway Recreatinal vehicle RV strage regulatins currently cntained in the Prperty Maintenance Ordinance N mtr vehicle r mbilehme can be parked within frnt r side yard in any residential district exceeding hurs Any vehicle bats camper r similar items must be parked n paved surface and nt blck access t a required parking space RV nt established within mbile hme parks may nt be used fr sleeping purpses temprary r permanent living space Parking f bats inperable vehicles etc Regulatins are within the Prperty Maintenance Ordinance Prhibits strage f inperable unregistered vehicles wrecked dismantled discarded items such as bats campers trucks etc when visible frm public view Prhibits any wrk r repair n vehicles vehicle engines r parts frm public view when visible Use f any parked vehicle bats camper shell etc as temprary r permanent living space Strage f any vehicle bat camper shell etc shall nt blck access t City Cuncil Special Meeting Minutes Page f

3 required parking space Current Cde Use f canvas awnings sunshade and carprt canpies within the frnt yard area fr parking strage etc Current cde des nt cntain any prvisins fr canvas awnings sunshade and carprt canpies used as parking f vehicles r strage within frnt yard r when visible frm public view Current cnditins in Old Twn Tustin Existing ne car garages are nncnfrming and mdificatins t structures listed in requirements the Histrical Resurces Survey requires cmpliance with parking Recmmended Cde Amendments Cnslidate clarify and strengthen parking and driveway regulatins including Require garages t be available fr parking Restrict vehicle parking within setbacks Address recreatinal vehicle strage Establish enfrceable parking lt design standards Prhibit canvas awnings temprary sunshades and carprt canpies as cvered parking Allw sme flexibility when cnsidering building additins t Old Twn residences listed as a Histrical Resurce where the current requirement fr new parking might therwise harm r alter the histric resurce Clarify regulatins related t strage f unregistered vehicles bats campers etc Prvide regulatins related t strage f cmmercial vehicles ie vernight parking Recmmended Cde Amendments cnt Ensure required parking spaces are accessible t hmewners tenants patrns custmers etc Require cmmercial parking lts t be used nly by business wners tenants and patrns and prhibit residential parking Cnslidate parking develpment standards int ne Tustin City Cde sectin Recmmendatin Direct staff t prepare a Zning Cde Amendment t cnslidate clarify and strengthen the City s currentoff Street parking and driveway regulatins fr cnsideratin by the Planning Cmmissin and City Cuncil Direct staff t update parking lt design guidelines Presentatin by Public Wrks Directr Tim Serlet Parking Analysis Parking Prgram Status Plans are being prepared t prvide six lanes f thru traffic n the fllwing arterials Irvine Bulevard between Prspect Avenue and Hlt Avenue Newprt Avenue frm Sycamre Red Hill frm Sycamre Avenue t Bryan Avenue Avenue tno First Street City Cuncil Special Meeting Minutes Page f

4 City Cuncil reslutin is being prepared t establish N Parking znes where apprpriate t prvide thrugh lanes n Irvine Bulevard Newprt Avenue and Red Hill Avenue Implement with Permit Prgram Letter is being prepared t request the Cunty f Orange t restripe Irvine Bulevard within their jurisdictin frm Red Hill Avenue t EO Ranchwd Rad t lanes Prject Estimates are being prepared fr cnsideratin in the FY Capital Imprvement Prgram fr Median mdificatins n Newprt Avenue at Andrews Street and Main Street Parking bay n Red Hill Avenue at Pinetree Park Existing Permit Prgram Street Sectins with preferential permit parking established by rdinance Requires a special parking permit t park vehicles n the streets within a certain area between the hurs f amand amseven days a week Parking district was determined t be the mst apprpriate methd f mitigating spillver parking frm apartments and cndminiums int residential neighbrhds Fur pending requests Mitchell Avenue between Red Hill and Brwning Cpperfield Drive Pinebrk Drive Sandfield Place Frmatin Prcess Public Wrks receives request frm an individual r by a petitin Public Wrks Department cnducts an analysis t determine need and necessity t restrict parking t neighbrhd residents during specific times Guest parking Emergency vehicles Driveway access Trash nise Public Wrks cnducts resident survey t determine Permit Parking District f residents in favr f If greater than f residences favr permit parking a Public Hearing is scheduled fr Cuncil t cnsider an rdinance Permit Administratin Plice Department Administers N Fee permits per husehld Guest visitr permits as requested Street Sweeping Restrictins On street parking restricted fr hur perids n street sweeping Street psted in f adjacent residents are in favr n Cuncil actin required Currently separate street segments invlving curb miles are restricted City Cuncil Special Meeting Minutes Page f

5 r Ttal curb restrictins Future Optins A Retain existing Over night Prgram B C D E n fee permits per husehld Current Sweeping Restrictin Guest permits at discretin f Prgram Administratr Prhibit n street parking citywide frm amt amfr residential nly Exceptins by permit when all availablen site parking demnstrated need a Large family b Prfessinal care giver c Existing substandard parking ne car garage Fee is used and there is a a Annualbi annual b With husehld r with aut registratin Establish a Preferential Permit Parking Prgram Prhibits parking withut a permit and specific times and days when parking in an area by nn residents substantially and regularly interferes the quality f life within neighbrhds a Guest parking b Driveway access c Trash d Nise drs slamming engines starting Frmatin Requirements a Single family multi family cmmercial b Majrity f residents in favr c Finding f need necessity d Adptin by Cuncil Reslutin e Number f permits per husehld f Number fguest visitr permits g Fee and duratin f permit h Exceptins fr Caregivers Services maintenance and cnstructin vehicles cvered by PUC r ther Gvernment Agency Existing substandard parking Cmbinatin f night time ban and Preferential Permit Parking Fiscallmpact Persnnel Signage Permit Parking Plicies Intended t Mitigate Spillver Parking Impacts Spillver Parking is Parking f Vehicles in a Neighbrhd Where the Vehicle Occupants Have N Destinatin in the Neighbrhd Only Single Family Residential Streets are Eligible Must be Adjacent t r Within a Half Mile f an Institutinal Cmmercial Industrial Recreatinal r Multi Family Land Use f Husehlds Within the Prpsed Permit Area Must Agree t City Cuncil Special Meeting Minutes Page f

6 Implementatin The Public Wrks Department Will Cnduct a Traffic Engineering Study t Determine if Parking Intrusin is Seriusly Impacting Residents The City Cuncil Apprves r Denies the Establishment f a Permit Parking Area Preferential Permits Parking is Restricted hurs Days a Week Each Husehld will be issued tw parking permits Permits are Nn Transferrable and Subject t an Annual Fee Established by City Cuncil Reslutin Temprary Guest Permits will be issued at n cst fr a maximum seven day duratin Service Maintenance and Cnstructin Vehicles Except Thse Gverned by the PUC r Other Gvernment Agencies are Cnsidered Guests and Must Display a Permit Exceptins t Accmmdate Events r Special Circumstances Hardship Exemptin Cuncil discussin ensued Mayr Amante clarified that City wrking with Cunty f Orange t restripe Irvine Bulevard within their jurisdictin frm Red Hill Avenue t EO Ranchwd Rad The restriping will allw fr six Bulevard lanes and will ffer a cmplete level f service n Irvine Mayr Amante als suggested heavy public utreach Mayr Pr Tem Davert suggested that Cuncil mve frward with recmmendatins prpsed by Cmmunity Develpment Directr which are the prpsed clean up rdinances n garage use andff street parking adpt parking restrictins fr all streets that are swept n street parking restrictins t eliminate blight establish vernight parking restrictin in cnjunctin with parking permits Prpsed changes are in place in ther areas f the City ie Tustin Ranch and Tustin Legacy Wuld like City t start enfrcement by year end Cuncilmember Bne cmmented n blight thrughut the City He agrees with Mayr Pr Tem Davert s suggestins added n parking citywide frm amt amexcept n private streets permit parking n prven need basis He asked City Manager t wrk with the Plice Chief n budgeting fr parking cntrl next year Ais inquired abut the number f graduate students frm each high schl that are residents f Tustin Cuncilmember Kawashima inquired as t timeline fr implementatin f permit prcess t mitigate spillver traffic Public Wrks Directr Serlet indicated that it take abut days t prepare agenda reprt with permit prcess plan reslutin and cst Cuncilmember Palmer is cncerned that widening Irvine Blvd will encurage mre Public Wrks Directr Serlet nted that capacity wuld be quickly absrbed Palmer suggested public utreach usingeasy t understand language and partner with trash hauler clean garages and thers t prvide the pprtunity fr residents t assist with success f prgram Cuncilmember Palmer inquired if City cmmuter traffic City Cuncil Special Meeting Minutes Page f

7 currently had a mratrium n mini strage facilities Directr Binsack respnded n hwever they are nt allwed in industrial areas Palmer asked staff t revisit the subject t determine ther areas fr parking and string thse types f vehicles City Manager Hustn indicated that staff wuld return t Cuncil with cmprehensive reprt prir t adptin f FY Budget that will summarize prpsed changes and csts assciated with implementatin f parking restrictins ADJOURNED PM PAMELA STOK City Clerk City Cuncil Special Meeting Minutes Page f