RES-2013-153RESOLUTION NO. 2 013 -15 3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM DESIGNATING COTTONWOOD CIRCLE FROM
CITRON STREET TO VERMONT AVENUE AS "PERMIT PARKING
ONLY" STREET WITHIN PERMIT - ELIGIBLE PARKING DISTRICT
NO. 19.
WHEREAS, Section 14.32.450 of Chapter 14.32 of Title 14 of the Anaheim Municipal
Code authorizes the City Council to, by resolution, designate any streets, or portions thereof, as
"Permit Parking Only" streets; and
WHEREAS, City Council Policy Number 5.7 (the "Council Policy ") sets forth a process
to create a Permit - Eligible Parking District, and, following approval of the District, establishing a
process enabling individual streets within the identified District boundary to request
implementation of' permit parking; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously established by Resolution No. 2011 -032,
Permit- Eligible Parking District No. 19 ( "Cottonwood Bellevue Area "); and
WHEREAS, the steps recommended in the Council Policy have been duly followed to
designate Cottonwood Circle as "Permit Parking Only" in the area described and depicted in
attached Exhibit "A" which is incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, a survey was sent to determine if residents are in favor of designating
Cottonwood Circle "Permit Parking Only ", and a minimum 30% response rate among single
family homes was achieved with a super majority of returned surveys in favor of establishing the
"Permit Parking Only" street in conformance with the Council Policy; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department has determined that it is feasible to enforce a "Permit
Parking Only" restriction in the area hereinafter described; and
WHEREAS, a shortage of reasonably available and convenient residentially - related
parking spaces exists in the area; and
WHEREAS, no unreasonable displacement of commuter vehicles into surrounding
residential areas will result if this restriction is imposed; and
WHEREAS, representatives of the community have met with the Neighborhood ServiceF
District Team and the Traffic and Transportation Manager, and efforts to identify and implement
solutions to the parking other than permit parking have been determined to be insufficiently
effective to resolve or significantly improve parking problems, so that no solution other than
permit parking appears to be feasible; and
WHEREAS, due to parking congestion on those streets hereinafter set forth, the City
Council hereby finds and determines that parking on Cottonwood Circle, as described below,
should be limited to persons possessing permits; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of a "Permit Parking Only" area on Cottonwood Circle, as
described below and as hereinafter set forth, is necessary to enhance the public health, safety and
welfare of the residents of the area, the users of the public streets and the public at large.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Anaheim,
that parking on the following City street segment, which is hereby designated as Permit Parking
Area No. 19, shall be limited to those persons possessing a properly displayed valid parking
permit:
1) Cottonwood Circle from Citron Street to Vermont Avenue.
Nothing contained in this resolution shall be construed to authorize parking or stopping
where such parking or stopping is otherwise prohibited or to prohibit parking as it may otherwise
be permitted by the California Vehicle Code or the Anaheim Municipal Code.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Anaheim this 8th . _day of ob r 2013, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Tait, Council Members Eastman, Murray, Brandman and
Kring
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN:None
CITY OF ANAHEIM
MAYOR OF THV CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY Of ANAHEIM
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