City Council

(5)\n26-0303\nCD 2\nCATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE\nREPORT and RESOLUTION relative to a boundary expansion for\nPreferential Parking District (PPD) No. 55 in the Toluca Lake area of\nCouncil District Two (CD 2).\nRecommendations for Council action:\n1. FIND that the residents of the Toluca Lake area in CD 2 need\nimmediate relief as a result of general intrusive parking from\nnon-residents and customers of the businesses along Riverside\nDrive, and impacts created by an adjacent City parking permit\nrestriction.\n2. FIND that the expansion of PPD No. 55 boundaries, pursuant to\nLos Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 80.58.d, is\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nas a Class 1 Categorical Exemption, under Article III.1.a.3 of the\n2002 Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.\n3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to expand the\nboundaries of PPD No. 55, pursuant to the City Council’s\nNovember 6, 2018 “Rules and Procedures for Preferential\nParking Districts,” which currently includes the residential district\narea generally bounded by the following streets and freeway:\na. The centerlines of Vineland Avenue, Riverside Drive,\nCahuenga Boulevard, Lankershim Boulevard, and the\nHollywood Freeway (US-101).\nExpansion to include both sides of the residential areas\ngenerally bounded by the following blocks (unless otherwise\nnoted):\nb. South side of Riverside Drive between Cahuenga\nBoulevard and Auckland Avenue.\nc. East side of Auckland Avenue between Riverside Drive\nand alley south of Ventura Freeway (State Route 134).\nd. Alley south of Ventura Freeway (State Route 134)\nbetween Auckland Avenue and Ledge Avenue.\ne. Ledge Avenue between alley south of Ventura Freeway\n(State Route 134) and Riverside Drive.\nf. Riverside Drive between Ledge Avenue and Sancola\nAvenue.\ng. Placidia Avenue between Riverside Drive and dead end.\nh. Arcola Avenue between Riverside Drive and dead end.\ni. West side of Sancola Avenue between Riverside Drive\nand dead end.\nj. South side of Riverside Drive between Sancola Avenue\nand Clybourn Avenue (City boundary).\nk. West side of Clybourn Avenue (City boundary) between\nRiverside Drive and gate to Lakeside Golf Course.\nl. Valley Spring Lane between Cahuenga Boulevard and\ndead end at Lakeside Golf Course.\nm. Cahuenga Boulevard between Valley Spring Lane and\nLankershim Boulevard.\n4. AUTHORIZE the following parking restrictions for use on the\nresidential portions of all streets in PPD No. 55:\na. 2 HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 6 PM MONDAY TO FRIDAY;\nVEHICLES WITH DISTRICT NO. 55 PERMITS EXEMPT\nb. NO PARKING 8 AM TO 6 PM; VEHICLES WITH\nDISTRICT NO. 55 PERMITS EXEMPT\nc. 2 HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 6 PM; VEHICLES WITH\nDISTRICT NO. 55 PERMITS EXEMPT\nd. NO PARKING 6 PM TO 8 AM, 2 HOUR PARKING 8 AM\nTO 6 PM; VEHICLES WITH DISTRICT NO. 55 PERMITS\nEXEMPT\ne. NO PARKING 6 PM TO 8 AM; VEHICLES WITH\nDISTRICT NO. 55 PERMITS EXEMPT\n5. INSTRUCT the Department of Transportation (DOT) to initiate\nthe necessary procedures for the preparation and sale of\nparking permits to residents within PPD No. 55, as specified in\nSection 80.58 of the LAMC.\n6. DIRECT the DOT to:\na. Post or remove the authorized parking restrictions on the\nresidential portions of the street segments enumerated in\nRecommendation No. 3, except for areas where parking is\ncurrently prohibited in the interest of traffic flow or public\nsafety.\nb. Post or remove the authorized parking restrictions upon\nreceipt and validation of petitions containing signatures\nfrom at least 75 percent of the dwelling units, covering\nmore than 50 percent of the developed frontage on a\nstreet segment requesting installation or removal of the\nparking restrictions set forth in Recommendation No. 4,\nwithout further action of the City Council.\nFiscal Impact Statement: The DOT reports that revenue from the sale\nof permits will cover the cost of implementing, administering, and\nenforcing PPD No. 55. Additionally, violations of the posted parking\nrestrictions may result in citation fines deposited into the General\nFund. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative\nAnalyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.