REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Consider Rescinding 2017 Council Decision to Bar Removal of On-Street Parking on Fair Oaks Avenue
Report
BACKGROUND
On February 25, 2025, a Colleagues Memorandum was added to the Council Agenda (Attachment 1) to "consider removing policy requiring street parking on Fair Oaks Avenue be preserved." Council directed staff to bring the item back for discussion.
As part of Council's action on the Design Development of Fair Oaks Bike Lanes and Streetscape Project (RTC No. 17-0502), Council approved an alternative that installed Class III sharrows in both directions and maintained a two-way center turn lane and on-street parking on Fair Oaks between Old San Francisco Road and Evelyn Avenue. The improvements were installed and the existing on-street parking has been maintained since that Council action. No written policy was created.
EXISTING POLICY
General Plan, Chapter 3, Land Use and Transportation Element:
LT-3.8: Prioritize safe accommodation for all transportation users over non-transport uses. As city streets are public spaces dedicated to the movement of vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians, facilities that meet minimum appropriate safety standards for transport uses shall be considered before non-transport uses are considered.
LT-3.9: As parking is the temporary storage of transportation vehicles, do not consider parking a transport use of public streets.
LT-3.10: Prioritize street space allocated for transportation uses over parking when determining the appropriate future use of street space.
Resolution No. 793-16 Complete Streets Policy (and Resolution No. 896-18 amending Resolution No. 793-16): The City wishes to improve its commitment to Complete Streets and desires that its streets form a comprehensive and integrated transportation network promoting safe, equitable, and convenient travel for all users while preserving flexibility, recognizing community context, and using the latest and best design guidelines and ...
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