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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 "L" (1600-1700 blocks of Petaluma Avenue) as recommended by the City Traffic Engineer.
(District 3)
DISCUSSION
Residents of the 1600-1700 blocks of Petaluma Avenue have requested the establishment of a new preferential parking district to include the east side of Petaluma Avenue between Driscoll Street and Atherton Street. Based on a review of this request, staff is proposing to establish a new preferential parking district to include this segment of Petaluma Avenue. The residents have requested a parking restriction in the new preferential parking district on the east side of the affected street segment from 7:OO a.m. to 500 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. The affected street segment is highlighted on the vicinity map, included as Attachment A.
Section 10.32.020 of the Long Beach Municipal Code states that the City Council shall determine if an area is to be designated for preferential parking based upon the following criteria:
75 percent of the legal on-street parking spaces must be occupied by motor vehicles during the period proposed for parking restrictions.
50 percent of the vehicles parked on the streets during the period proposed for parking restrictions must be commuter vehicles.
The district, alone or in combination with other existing or potential preferential parking districts, constitutes a reasonably self-contained area of parking demand and supply.
A parking field survey of Petaluma Avenue between Driscoll Street and Atherton Street
A parking field survey of Petaluma Avenue between Driscoll Street and Atherton Street conducted by the Traffic and Transportation Bureau in April 2004 indicated that 100 percent of the on-street parking spaces were occupied at the time of the surv...
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