TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, Acting City Manager
FROM:
Richard Thompson, Community Development Director
Nhung Madrid, Senior Management Analyst
Erik Zandvliet, T.E., City Traffic Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Approve the Removal of Parking on the East Side of Sepulveda Boulevard between Tennyson Street and Longfellow Drive as Recommended by the Parking and Public Improvements Commission (Community Development Director Thompson).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the removal of on-street parking on the east side of Sepulveda Boulevard between Tennyson Street and Longfellow Drive as recommended by the Parking and Public Improvements Commission.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Installation of the identified "No Parking Anytime" restriction requires modification to the existing signage. These changes could be funded through existing Public Works Department operating budget.
BACKGROUND:
In November 2013, the City received a request from a local resident to prohibit vehicles displaying illegal advertisements from automobile parking on the east side of Sepulveda Boulevard near 500 South Sepulveda Boulevard. The complaint stated that the vehicle was parked in the same place every day, and needlessly blocks the curb lane, which causes drivers to quickly merge to the left.
The Traffic Engineer reviewed the request and during his field observations taken during various times of the day, he found that street parking is very light throughout the day between Keats Street and Longfellow Drive. Curb parking is moderate (three to five vehicles) during the day on the segment between Tennyson Street and Keats Street, primarily due to the convenience of street parking in close proximity to several street-facing business entrances at 500 South Sepulveda Boulevard. In addition, parking is ...
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