REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Introduce an Ordinance Designating Lori Avenue and Shirley Avenue as Preferential Parking Zones and Finding of Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act
BACKGROUND
In 2017 per resident requests, the City conducted a parking study on Lori Avenue and Shirley Avenue to determine if a Residential Permit Parking Zone is warranted. Each street contains single-family residences along the entire frontage. There is office, and research and development land uses nearby to the east and south of these streets. In addition, the nearest Caltrain station is located approximately a half-mile away. See Attachment 1 - Aerial Map.
Residents contacted City staff to express their concerns about a noticeable increase in parked vehicles from non-residents including employees from surrounding businesses and Caltrain commuters. Recent resident outreach and input has demonstrated majority support for instituting a Residential Permit Parking Zone per Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) Chapter 10.26 (Attachment 2). The parking permits would allow residents to park longer than the proposed 3-hour time limit parking restrictions applicable Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
EXISTING POLICY
SMC Chapter 10.26, Preferential Parking on Residential Street, allows the City Council to designate by ordinance (Attachment 3) certain residential streets as a preferential parking zone.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3) since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the adoption and implementation of this Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment.
DISCUSSION
In early 2017, residents of Lori Avenue and Shirley Avenue began contacting several City departments (Department of Public Works, the Community Development Department, and the Department of Public Safety), as well as City ...
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