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Planning commissioners receive Southwest Tustin parking study; staff recommends enforcement, permit outreach and shared‑parking options
Summary
Senior planner George Maldonado presented a city‑initiated Southwest Tustin on‑street parking study showing many block faces at or above 85% occupancy; staff recommended stepped enforcement, expanded permit outreach (including income‑calibrated permits), shared‑parking agreements and infrastructure tweaks. Commissioners voted to receive and file the report.
The Tustin Planning Commission on April 28 received and filed a staff report on the Southwest Tustin Residential Parking Study after a presentation by Senior Planner George Maldonado and discussion with police and public‑works staff.
Maldonado said the city collected two weeks of on‑street counts, drone imagery and community input, including bilingual workshops, surveys and interviews with residents, apartment managers and HOAs. He said much of the study area shows on‑street occupancy routinely at or above 70%, with many block faces exceeding the technical problem threshold of 85% occupancy. “There’s more cars than there are spaces in this part of the city,” Maldonado said, summarizing the study’s central finding.
Among five key findings, staff cited (1) demand exceeding supply in multifamily‑dominated blocks that typically provide one parking space per unit; (2) gaps in enforcement of the 72‑hour…
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