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Compton council moves to limit Richland Farms permit-enforcement hours, orders citywide parking assessment
Summary
After hours of public comment from Richland Farms residents, the Compton City Council directed staff to return with options to amend the preferential parking ordinance and authorized a forthcoming RFP for a citywide parking study. Councilwoman Duhart proposed enforcement from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., excluding holidays.
The Compton City Council signaled a pause in the full roll-out of a 24/7 preferential parking program for Richland Farms and instructed staff to return next week with specific amendment options and a timeline for a citywide parking assessment.
At the meeting the city manager told the council the existing district had been enforced around the clock and that amending the ordinance to set limited enforcement hours would "provide a significant amount of relief" to residents who told the council enforcement felt too strict. The manager said a parking-assessment request for proposals is planned for mid-March.
The issue drew sustained public comment. Frances Lucia Sagular, a Richland Farms resident, said the new rules have made hosting family gatherings difficult and asked for more guest permits: "It was fine the way it was," she said, adding that the current limits are "unfeasible" for households with several drivers. Other residents raised the cost of temporary permits, blocked driveways, inconsistent enforcement, and illegal dumping as co-occurring problems.
Councilmember Duhart moved to amend the ordinance to require preferential parking permits only during specific overnight hours (the motion described enforcement from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., excluding holidays); council members asked staff to return next week with three concrete time-window options and proposed temporary fee relief for event permits in the district. City staff reported there are approximately 500 households in the area and that 420 residents had purchased permits as of the previous day.
Councilmember Bowers urged a broader analysis and specifically asked that consultant Julie Dixon of Dixon Resources Unlimited be engaged to perform a citywide study and present findings in public. The city manager said a citywide RFP is forthcoming and that any near-term relief could be enacted by amending local ordinance language to specify hours of enforcement.
The council did not adopt a final amendment at the meeting; it directed staff to prepare options and to return to the council next week. The RFP for a parking assessment is scheduled to be released in mid-March.
