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Port Hueneme council approves $30,000 for a citywide parking analysis amid new state rules
Summary
Council authorized staff to analyze citywide parking options, including permit parking, curb striping and changes to front-yard/driveway standards, and approved up to $30,000 for engineering analysis to address parking impacts from the state's Daylighting law.
The Port Hueneme City Council unanimously authorized staff on Nov. 19 to analyze citywide parking improvements and granted up to $30,000 for engineering and analysis costs.
Staff told the council the review is intended to be proactive: California's Daylighting law takes effect Jan. 1 and will ban parking within 20 feet of the vehicle approach side of marked and unmarked crosswalks in many locations, which could remove on-street spaces in some neighborhoods. Staff proposed a four-part analysis that could include revising front-yard/driveway standards to enable more on-site parking, evaluating residential permit-parking programs, identifying low-cost striping and signage changes to add spaces and pursuing capital projects to add capacity where feasible.
The council heard public comments from residents who asked for time limits and enforcement for park parking at local parks and described neighborhood pinch points. Council members said they wanted the analysis to include low-cost, immediate actions (for example, striping and signage) as well as longer-term capital options, and they emphasized public outreach before implementing permit-parking programs.
The authorization includes an allocation of up to $30,000 for engineering costs to carry out the analysis, with staff returning to council with findings, cost estimates and recommended next steps.
The motion passed unanimously.
