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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation, including the petitions, into the record, conclude the public hearing, and request the City Attorney to prepare an amendment to the Long Beach Municipal Code, to expand Preferential Parking District “AB” as recommended by the City Traffic Engineer. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
Residents of Kallin Avenue, between 9th Street and 11th Street; Studebaker Road, between Almada Street and Montova Street; and 11th Street, between Kallin Avenue and a point 335 feet east of Kallin Avenue, have requested to be included in the recently implemented Preferential Parking District AB to seek on-street parking relief due to overflow parking generated by California State University students. The residents have also requested that a one-hour parking restriction from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays, be established within that preferential parking district.
A parking study conducted by staff, during a peak period of activity at Kallin Avenue, revealed that 89 percent of the existing on-street parking spaces within a two-block area were occupied at the time of the survey. In addition, it was discovered that 87 percent of the vehicles parked on the two blocks were not registered to residents of the neighborhood. For Studebaker Road, the survey revealed that 62 percent of the on-street parking spaces were occupied, with 54 percent of the vehicles parked not registered to residents in the neighborhood, and for the 11th Street segment, the survey revealed that 46 percent of the on-street parking spaces were occupied, with 83 percent of the vehicles parked not registered to residents in the neighborhood.
A petition formally requesting the establishment of a preferential parking district and a one-hour parking restriction from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, was circulated among the residents of the included area. The petitions are attached as Exhibit A.
A review of the petitions by...
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