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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdopt Resolution No. 2017-12 establishing Permit Parking Dis Dept. ID PW 17-016 Page 1 of 2 Meeting Date:4/3/2017 , CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH REQUEST FOR. CITY COUNCIL ACTION MEETING DATE: 4/3/2017 SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager PREPARED BY: Travis K. Hopkins, PE, Director of Public Works SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution No. 2017-12 establishing Permit Parking District "U" affecting residents along Polynesian Lane and Regatta Drive in Huntington Beach Statement of Issue: Residents along Polynesian Lane and Regatta Drive have petitioned the City to establish a residential permit parking district, Permit Parking District "U" in Huntington Beach. Financial Impact: The provisions of Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 10.42 requires that the residents choosing to participate in a residential permit parking district pay a proportionate share of the cost to establish or amend the district making the district cost neutral to the City. Typical costs include, but are not limited to, installation of signs, curb markings, staff time to issue permits, and administrative costs to create or amend the district. Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 2017-12, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Establishing Permit Parking District "U" on Regatta Drive and Polynesian Lane Within the City of Huntington Beach." Alternative Action(s): Deny the recommended action. Analysis: Public Works received a petition signed by residents on properties along Polynesian Lane, Regatta Drive, and Bobbie Circle requesting a permit parking district on those streets. The reasons the residents are requesting permit parking is to have the ability to park during the day without time restrictions, while retaining the existing on-street parking restrictions which address Edison High School students parking issues in the neighborhood. On Polynesian Lane, Regatta Drive, and a portion of Bobbie Circle, the current parking restrictions are one (1) hour parking on weekdays between 10 am to 2 pm, except holidays. The request would allow the residents access to on- street parking longer than one hour while still controlling the commuter parking associated with the students. Following procedures in Municipal Code Chapter 10.42 (Permit Parking Districts) staff validated the petition, determined the concerns of the residents require further consideration, and examined the proposed boundaries. The original streets in the area staff considered for permit parking were Regatta Drive, Polynesian Lane, Bobbie Circle, Niguel Circle, and Adelia Circle. Ballots were sent to residents on these streets to vote on the proposal (total of 99 addresses). The code requires a Item 7. - I H B -446- Dept. ID PW 17-016 Page 2 of 2 Meeting Date:4/3/2017 minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the property units be in favor to continue the evaluation process. Polynesian Lane between Regatta Drive and Bobbie Circle, and Regatta Drive west of Polynesian Lane received seventy-five percent (75%) or greater in favor of the proposal. The voting results of the remaining streets did not exceed forty percent (40%) in support of permit parking. As stated in the Municipal Code, staff is required to investigate the parking conditions on the requested permit parking streets. Staff cannot document how much "commuter parking" demand exists in the neighborhood due to the current parking restrictions which already manage student parking intrusion. Staff assumed that there would be sufficient parking demand from the high school students if the current parking restrictions were not in place to satisfy the minimum commuter parking impact requirement. To provide a framework for considering the residents request, staff conducted parking observations during school days at various times of the day to confirm staff assumptions about the likely parking demand on the streets and to assess the existing parking conditions. Staff observed that on a typical school day during the time before the parking restrictions are in effect, Regatta Drive and Polynesian Lane, between Regatta Drive and Bobbie Circle, have a significantly higher parking occupancy than during the parking restriction times. Staff believes this supports the conclusion that there would be sufficient commuter parking demand in the neighborhood if the current parking restrictions did not exist. Based on the ballot results, parking observations, and discussions with the requesting residents, the recommended permit parking streets for Permit Parking District "U" are Polynesian Lane from Regatta Drive to Bobbie Circle, and Polynesian Lane west of Regatta Drive. The new parking district would replace the existing one-hour parking restrictions along the areas that overlap with the current parking restrictions. The areas with the current parking restrictions, that are not included in the new parking district, are recommended to be unchanged. One unrestricted parking area, the bulb at the west end of Regatta Drive, would require permits with implementation of the parking district. Public Works Commission Action: None required. Environmental Status: The project is categorically exempt from CEQA. Strategic Plan Goal: Enhance and maintain public safety Attachment(s): 1. Vicinity Map 2. Map of Permit Parking District 3. Public Works Review of Permit Parking District Request 4. 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DISTRICT AU" CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH •J� VICINITY MAP ATTACHMENT PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT "U" 1 Item 7. - 3 HB -448- I EDISON HIGH SCHOOL HAM 1 L TO N AVE EXISTING NO PARKING (RED CURB) 9001 9021 9031 9041 9061 9071 9081 9091 9 . 111 9121 9131 9141 9161 9171 9191 :.... ::::::.Y::::.::: ::.::.:::::•:::::. -- :::::.::: :::::: REGATTA DR Y.•Il::::::::.Y::::.Y:::::::•::::-:..�...........Il:.............. 9002 9022 9032 9042 9062 9072 9082 9092 9112 9122 9132 9142 9162 9172 9182 Z 9001 9021 9031 9041 9061 9071 9081 9091 ' :> 21562 O _ Z Q 21572 BOBBIE DR 0 21582 z 9002 9022 9032 9042 9062 9072 9082 9092 f ,r 21592 �Q z 21602 9091 Q 21612 NIGUEL CIR w z 0 RECOMMENDED PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT AREAS ® EXISTING 1 HR PARKING (10AM TO 2PM MON-FRI, EXCEPT HOLIDAYS) TO REMAIN CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH • ATTACHMENT PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT 59u 2 H B -449- Item 7. - 4 ATTACHMENT #3 Proposed Permit Parking Review Regatta Drive and Polynesian Lane The requested permit parking streets are segments of Regatta Drive and Polynesian Lane. The streets in the neighborhood staff initially considered for permit parking were Regatta Drive, Polynesian Lane, Bobbie Drive, Niguel Circle, and Adelia Circle. A vicinity map of the location is shown below. An aerial photo of the neighborhood is shown on Figure 1. ea' s s c a� ©�F 4P� BOLSA AVE. 00 r v� = NIc FADDEN A'VE. EL'I NCE< � ~ AVE. 6HEIL a — a �P = AVE. m y WARNER w AVE. .SLATER AVE. 4, 40 m TALBERT AVE. PACIFIC 0, ELLIS AVE. UARFIELD AVE, d r H ti Ln crj cn cn vt `? YLRKTOWN AVE. r ADAYS AVE. r INAAr APOLIS cL OCEAN �F z J ATLANTA., = AVE. UjLn < W 2 m w HAV LTON AVE. -1 - BANNI POW PARKM _mom ` " AVE. REQUEST LOCATION 11 NTS VICINITY MAP 1 Page Item 7. - 5 HB -450- w f a� ='a H r h fi p^ s9 Y 1 �1" t Al JO -'..�. .,.-;n: .. _:.. a o®.. a► � Figure 1. Aerial photo of Regatta Drive, Polynesian Lane and the surrounding area. Following procedures in City Municipal Code Chapter 10.42 (Permit Parking Districts) residents submitted a petition requesting permit parking. The petition included signatures from residents on 2 1 P a g e HB _451- Item 7. - 6 Regatta Drive, Bobbie Circle, Adelia Circle, and Polynesian Lane. Staff validated the petition and determined the concerns require further consideration. The original streets in the area staff considered for permit parking were Regatta Drive, Polynesian Lane, Bobbie Circle, Niguel Circle, and Adelia Circle. Ballots were sent to residents on these streets to vote on the proposal. Regatta Drive west of Polynesian Lane, and Polynesian Lane between Regatta Drive and Bobbie Circle received the minimum of 75 percent in favor of the proposal for further consideration. The voting results of the remaining streets did not exceed 40 percent in support of permit parking. City Municipal Code Chapter 10.42 requires an investigation to be conducted to determine if certain parking related conditions exist in the area to evaluate the parking district request. Staff evaluated the parking conditions of the streets and the information is presented on the following pages. 3 1 P a g e Item 7. - 7 xB -452- Field survey of parking conditions: The following information are from separate field reviews of the area. The streets were surveyed on weekdays at various times of the day to assess the parking conditions. Field Survey 1: Thursday, Oct 13, 2016, 9:30 AM Number Approx. Parking Street / Occupancy Parked Vehicles Capacity Regatta Dr (west of Polynesian Ln) 18 28 64% Regatta Dr (Polynesian Ln to Kaneohe Ln) 19 24 79% Polynesian Ln (Regatta Dr to Bobbie Dr) 10 13 77% Polynesian Ln (Bobbie Dr to Niguel Cir) 4 11 36% Bobbie Cir (west of Polynesian Ln) 16 28 57% Field Survey 2: Monday, Oct 17, 2016, 3:00 PM Number Approx. Parking o Street Parked Vehicles Capacity Occupancy Regatta Dr (west of Polynesian Ln) 5 28 18% Regatta Dr (Polynesian Ln to Kaneohe Ln) 4 24 17% Polynesian Ln (Regatta Dr to Bobbie Dr) 3 13 23% Polynesian Ln (Bobbie Dr to Niguel Cir) 3 11 27% Bobbie Cir (west of Polynesian Ln) 9 28 32% Field Survey 3: Tuesday, Oct 25, 2016, 1:30 PM Number Approx. Parking Street / Occupancy Parked Vehicles Capacity Regatta Dr (west of Polynesian Ln) 7 28 25% Regatta Dr (Polynesian Ln to Kaneohe Ln) 6 24 25% Polynesian Ln (Regatta Dr to Bobbie Dr) 3 13 23% Polynesian Ln (Bobbie Dr to Niguel Cir) 1 11 9% Bobbie Cir (west of Polynesian Ln) 5 28 18% 4 1 P a g e HB -453- Item 7. - 8 Field Survey 3: Thursday, Oct 27, 2016, 10:30 AM Number Approx. Parking o Street Parked Vehicles Capacity Occupancy Regatta Dr (west of Polynesian Ln) 10 28 36% Regatta Dr (Polynesian Ln to Kaneohe Ln) 14 24 58% Polynesian Ln (Regatta Dr to Bobbie Dr) 3 13 23% Polynesian Ln (Bobbie Dr to Niguel Cir) 6 11 55% Bobbie Cir (west of Polynesian Ln) 5 28 18% 5 1 P a g e Item 7. - 9 HB -454- Analysis: Along Polynesian Lane and Regatta Drive, current parking restrictions exist to manage on-street parking in the neighborhood associated with Edison High School. The current restrictions are one (1) hour parking on weekdays from 10 am to 2 pm, except holidays. The affected areas on Polynesian Lane and Regatta Drive with the existing parking restrictions are shown on Figure 2. The reasons the residents are requesting the permit parking district is to be able to park on the street without the current parking restrictions and without having the on-street parking regularly impacted by Edison High School students. The current restrictions make it impossible to complete a traditional analysis of the need for permit parking since we cannot document how much "commuter parking" demand there is in the neighborhood. One basic premise assumed by staff is that there would be sufficient parking demand from high school students if the current restrictions were not in place. The real basis for this request from the residents is to provide a means of relief for residents from the 1 hour restriction. Converting the areas to permit parking only would accomplish the goal of allowing residents access to the parking (for longer than 1 hour) while still controlling the commuter parking. Despite the challenges, staff still performed some parking observations to confirm our basic assumptions about the likely demand on the streets and provide a framework for considering the resident's request. 6 1 P a g e HB -455- Item 7. - 10 HAMILTON AVE 9001 9021 9031 9041 9061 9071 9081 9091 9111 9121 9131 9141 9161 9171 9191 REGATTA DR Q 9002 9022 9032 9042 9062 9072 9082 9092 9112 9122 9132 9142 9162 9172 9182 0 0 9001 9021 9031 9041 9061 9071 9081 9091 21562Lo QBOBBIE DR 21572 21582 9002 9022 9032 9042 9062 9072 9082 9092 21592 z 21602 9091 21612 NIGUEL CIR w z 0 e_ EXISTING PARKING RESTRICTIONS, 1 HR PARKING 10 AM TO 2 PM MON—FRI, EXCEPT HOLIDAYS Figure 2. Existing Parking Restriction Areas on Regatta Drive and Polynesian Lane. Staff observed that on a typical school day the time before the parking restrictions are in effect, Regatta Dr and Polynesian Lane between Regatta Drive and Bobbie Circle have a significantly higher parking occupancy than during the restriction times. These parking impacted areas are shown in Figure 3. Additionally, staff noticed that during the parking restriction times, Regatta Drive and Polynesian Lane had higher on-street parking counts than later in the afternoon when Edison High School classes end for the day. 7 1 P a g e Iteln 7. - 11 HB -456- l J � HAMILTON AVE 9001 9021 9031 9041 9061 9071 90$1 9093 9111 9121 9131 9141 9161 9171 9191 REGATTA DR < 9002 9022 9032 9042 9062 9072 9082 9092 C9112 9122 9132 9142 9162 9172 9182 Z _J s O 9001 9021 9031 90419061 9071 9081 9091 21562 4 21572 � BOBBIE OR 21582 9002 9022 9032 9042 9062 9072 9082 9fl92 21592 9091 J 21602 d 21612 NIGUEL CIR w z 0 a PARKING IMPACTED AREAS BEFORE PARKING 1 RESTRICTION TIMES (10 AM TO 2 PM) NO SCALE Figure 3. Parking Impacted Areas on Regatta Drive and Polynesian Lane before Parking Restriction Times. Based on the field observations and discussions with requesting residents the recommended permit parking streets for the proposed district are: • Regatta Drive west of Polynesian Lane • Polynesian Lane from Regatta Drive to Bobbie Circle Residents along Regatta Drive east of Polynesian Lane voted only 40% in support of permit parking and are not recommended to be a part of the permit parking district. 8 1 P a g e HB -457- Item 7. - 12 A permit parking district on these streets would replace the existing one (1) hour parking restrictions along the areas that overlap. The areas with the current parking restrictions that are not to be included in the new permit parking district are recommended to remain unchanged. The number of affected addresses is nineteen (19). Please refer to Figure 4 showing staff recommendations for the new permit parking district. J l HAM ( L TO N AVE I, EXISTING NO PARKING (RED CURB) 9001 9021 9031 9041 9061 9071 9081 9091 9111 9121 9131 9141 9161 9171 9191 REGATTA DR 9002 9022 9C332 9042 9062 9072 9082 9092 9112 9122 9132 9142 9162 9172 9182 9001 9021 9031 9041 9061 9071 9081 9091 „z 21562 d J BOBBIE DR 21572 0 21582 YO 9032 9042 9062 9072 9082 9092 21592 9091 21602 Z 21612 NIGUEL CIR w z RECOMMENDED PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT EXISTING 1 HR PARKING (10AM TO 2PM MON—FRI, EXCEPT HOLIDAYS) ® TO REMAIN NO SCALE Figure 4. Recommended Permit Parking District Streets and Existing Parking Restrictions to remain. 9 1 P a g e Item 7. - 13 HB -458- ATTACHMENT #4 il RESOLUTION NO. 2017-12 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ESTABLISHING PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT "U" ON REGATTA DRIVE AND POLYNESIAN LANE WITHIN THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH WHEREAS,the City Council has adopted Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 10.42 allowing the establishment of parking districts in residential areas under certain conditions and; The citizens of the residential streets known as Regatta Drive and Polynesian Lane have petitioned for establishment of a permit parking district on Regatta Drive and Polynesian Lane; and The Director of Public Works reviewed the petition, sent a ballot for further consideration to residents of Regatta Drive and Polynesian Lane, and caused an investigation which reasonably established that: 1. A minimum of 75% of the Property Units on Regatta Drive and Polynesian Lane are in favor of the proposed Permit Parking District; and 2. Unrestricted parking creates a situation in which the subject streets cannot be used for parking by Residents or their guests because Commuter Vehicle parking unreasonably and regularly interferes with the use of the available street parking; and 3. Unrestricted parking creates a situation where Commuter Vehicles or their occupants produce significant sources of health, safety, or welfare concerns. Therefore, the Director of Public Works has found the requirements of Chapter 10.42 to be reasonably fulfilled, and determined that the Permit Parking District will not affect other uses of on-street parking, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby resolve as follows: Permit Parking District"U" is hereby established to include Regatta Drive and Polynesian Lane, effective every Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. 17-5687/153845/RLS 3/7/17/PD 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-12 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of April, 2017 2017. Mayor 0 (3 REVIEW APPROVED: APPROVED AST RM: If wqA Cl C ty Manager X . ."IA City Attorney ' ��7 INI IATED AND APP VED: Director Public Works 17-5687/153845/RLS 3/7/17/PD 2 Res. No. 2017-12 STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) I, ROBIN ESTANISLAU the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council at a Regular meeting thereof held on April 3, 2017 by the following vote: AYES: O'Connell, Semeta, Posey, Delgleize, Hardy, Brenden, Peterson NOES: None ABSENT: None RECUSE: None City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California Estanislau, Robin From: Surf City Pipeline [noreply@user.govoutreach.com] Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2017 3:04 PM To: CITY COUNCIL; Agenda Alerts Subject: Surf City Pipeline: Comment on an Agenda Item (notification) Request#29322 from the Government Outreach System has been assigned to Agenda Alerts. Request type: Comment Request area: City Council - Agenda& Public Hearing Comments Citizen name: Mark Dixon Description: The proposed district on Regatta Dr., and Polynesian makes no sense. All it will do is force the cars from Regatta west of Polynesian to Regatta east of Polynesian. Also, the parking restrictions in place now are not enforced with enough regularity to keep the high schoolers from parking there. Without adequate enforcement changing the parking makes no sense. Thank you for considering our bomments. Mark Dixon Sandra Fazio 21612 Bahama Lane Huntington Beach CA 92646 Expected Close Date: April 3, 2017 Click here to access the request Note: This message is for notification purposes only. Please do not reply to this email. Email replies are not monitored and will be ignored. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeft Imo: Agenda Item W.• 7 i Stachelski, Bob From: rhschnur[rhschnur@aol.com] Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 10:56 AM To: Stachelski, Bob Subject: permit parking on polynesian Mr. Stachelski: This email is in response to your letter dated March 28,2017. (I am unable to attend city council meeting because I am sick). We agree there should be permit parking in the designated areas recommended by your staff. We request that the permitted areas should be extended to include the east side of Polynesian on Regatta, Kaneohe south, Haiti, and Bahama Lane (since those areas are already impacted)--for the following reasons.- Students are already parking in the just mentioned areas and leaving trash every day at lunch time.The students will continue to park further into the tract if the permits only go to the west side of Polynesian. In addition, vehicles whip around the corner of Regatta and Kaneohe at speeds above the limit. It is difficult to see what is coming around the corner when there are so many vehicles parked bumper to bumper. Furthermore, students randomly cross Hamilton to access their vehicles without regard for the crossing sign. This is a safety factor for which a crosswalk and a signal would mitigate. Surely the City does not want to spend money on a traffic signal and the current sign is being ignored. At the same time, we realize that this issue is caused by the lack of sufficient parking spaces provided by Edison High School for the students. Your permit parking request for our neighborhood is really a band-aid for this problem. Our suggestion is that the school district should convert the area of their property south of the school, on Hamilton, to a parking lot for the student vehicles. That piece of lawn has not been used for their garden for many years. Doing so would take vehicles off the street and prevent pedestrian accidents on Hamilton. And finally, our neighborhood would be free of student vehicles during the hours mentioned in your recommendation. Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your communication. We hope you will consider our suggestions to alleviate this continued annoyance. Sincerely, Hedda and Richard Schnur 21591 Bahama Lane rhschnur(d�aol.com 714-878-7033 1 Stachelski, Bob From: Theresa Holst[theresacholst@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 10:17 AM To: Stachelski, Bob Subject: Residential parking permits I received a letter regarding residential parking permits south of Hamilton. I live in the neighborhood and I am aware of the cars lining the streets as well as trash sometimes left behind. The issuance of parking permits is a "patch"' to the problem. In addition to the areas marked for permits, cars currently park along the east end of Regatta, along Kaneohe and Haiti. It seems to me that the high school students will simply park a little further away, onto Bobbie Dr,Niguel Cir, Regatta, Polynesian and Bahama. So you can force the cars to move further down the streets, but the issue remains that the students need adequate parking. It appears that parking is also an issue in the neighborhood around Edison community center. I believe a more permanent solution would be to work with the high school to provide parking for their students. I appreciate your consideration. Theresa Holst 21611 Bahama Lane Sent from my Whone i Stachelski, Bob From: Brandy Young [drbrandyyoung@icloud.com] Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 7:40 AM To: Stachelski, Bob Subject: Residential Permit Parking District- Regatta Dr. Dear HB City Council, As residents of HB, we would like to encourage the City Council to approve our neighborhood's application for a residential parking permit. While we appreciate the original intent of keeping overflow Edison High School parking off of our residential streets, the lack of a residential permit has resulted in many HB residents being ticketed for parking our own vehicles in front of our own houses. We have multiple vehicles in our household and I often work from home. Not being able to park in front of our own house has become quite a problem. This year alone, we have been ticketed multiple times. We would gladly pay the fees to be able to have a resident sticker and not have to worry about being fiscally punished for parking in front of our own home. Thank you for your consideration, Shawn Haney and Brandy Young 9071 Regatta Dr. Huntington Beach, CA 92646 i Stachelski, Bob From: Sandra F [sandyfazio@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2017 1:50 PM To: Stachelski, Bob Subject: Residential permit parking district Dear Mr. 5tachelski: The proposed district on Regatta Dr., and Polynesian makes no sense. All it will do is force the cars from Regatta west of Polynesian to Regatta east of Polynesian. Also, the parking restrictions in place now are not enforced with enough regularity to keep the high schoolers from parking there. Without adequate enforcement changing the parking makes no sense. Sincerely, Sandra Fazio and Mark Dixon 21612 Bahama Lane HB 4/3/17 Mr. Robert Stachelski, Transportation Manger City of Huntington Beach 2000 Main Street, CA 92648 Dear Robert: Re: Objection requiring residential parking permit I just received your letter dated on 3/28/17 on 4/1/17.Since it is so short notice, I am sending my comments by e-mail. I do not think asking us to have a residential parking permit will solve the problems of stopping high school students from taking drugs on the street during lunch time. If they want to do it,they can also find a way.The solutions are public education (with school and parents involvement), asking ex-drug addicts to come to school to talk, offering alternative activities after lunch (before school starts) such as ball games, computer games, arts and crafts, science interest group, reading group etc. I do not agree that residents have to get parking permit in order to park on the street. If you have more than 2 cars, it is difficult to just park in the driveway. People work in different shifts and it is difficult to move cars back and forth to driveway each time they leave. If you have to issue parking permits against our wishes, each residence should have 4 parking permits free. It is the job of City of Huntington Beach and police department to do their job (to patrol the area more often) instead of causing inconvenience to residents. Other cities do not ask residents to have a permit in order to park on the street. You have to bear in mind that it is very inconvenient for us to ask someone to fix our house during the day such as plumber, handyman, gardener and repairmen from cable T.V. & phone company etc. and we do not have extra permit for them to park their cars on the street. We had rejected your suggestions in 9/16 by questionnaire and you are trying it again now with short notice. You should check with other cities how they work around the problems with their high school students. To my knowledge,City of Irvine and San Marino do not have a parking permit rule. DO NOT IMPOSE YOUR SUGGESTED REGULATIONS AND RULES TO MAKE YOUR JOB EASIER(or may be more difficult) and CAUSE INCONVENIENCE TO ALL RESIDENTS. Sincerely Maida Cheung,owner(21682 Polynesian Lane, H. B. CA 92626) Tel.: (714)957-5059