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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation, including the petitions, into the record, conclude the public hearing, and request City Attorney to prepare an amendment to the Long Beach Municipal Code, to establish Preferential Parking District “AC” as recommended by the City Traffic Engineer. (District 7)
DISCUSSION
Residents on the west side of Cherry Avenue between Roosevelt Road and Marshall Place, and Marshall Place between Cherry Avenue and Gardenia Avenue have requested the establishment of a new preferential parking district to seek on-street parking relief due to overflow parking generated by employees of businesses located along the east side of Cherry Avenue. The residents have also requested that a 30-minute parking restriction, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday, except holidays, be established within the proposed preferential parking district.
A parking study conducted by staff during the peak period of activity on Cherry Avenue and Marshall Place revealed that 75 percent of existing on-street parking spaces within a two-block area were occupied at the time of the survey. In addition, it was determined that 59 percent of the vehicles parked along these two blocks were not registered to residents of the neighborhood.
A petition formally requesting the establishment of a preferential parking district and a 30-minute parking restriction from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday, was circulated among the residents of the two-block area. A copy of the petition is attached as Exhibit A. A review of the petition by staff revealed that 76 percent of the residents are in favor of implementing a preferential parking district and the proposed parking restrictions.
In order to prevent parking spillover in the blocks adjacent to the proposed preferential parking district, the City Traffic Engineer is proposing to expand the preferential parking district to include streets that may be impacted. The streets include...
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