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San Dimas approves downtown parking-management plan and creates Permit Parking District E
Summary
The City Council voted 4–0 with one recusal to adopt a two-phase downtown parking-management plan (resolutions 2025-41 and 2025-42) to protect municipal parking near the new Gold Line station, create Permit Parking District E and set permit fees and time limits for affected streets and municipal lots.
The San Dimas City Council on July 22 approved a downtown parking-management plan designed to protect municipal parking near the new Gold Line rail station and to preserve spaces for nearby businesses and residents.
Sherry Garwick, the city’s director of public works, told the council staff recommends a phased approach that focuses first on streets closest to the station. Phase one covers the area south of Bonita Avenue and includes four-hour time limits on portions of Bonita Avenue and other nearby streets, two-hour restrictions in select municipal lots, and a proposed Permit Parking District E that would exempt district permit holders from some time limits. Garwick said permits would be issued based on the number of employees on a business license plus 50 percent, with an employee permit proposed at $20 per year and an optional “super permit” available for an additional fee (proposed at about $250 per year).
"Phase one is closest to the station and likeliest to be impacted first," Garwick said, summarizing outreach staff conducted with businesses and residents and emphasizing the intent to revisit areas north of Bonita later if commuter parking causes impacts.
Business owners who spoke during public comment urged clarity on where employees will park and asked for protections for late-night staff. Joshua Montoya, a business owner on Exchange Place, asked the council to consider dedicated spots or permanent permits for businesses and to evaluate security or camera options for the municipal lots.
Council members emphasized that the two-phase approach was intended to limit unintended displacement of parking and to allow the city to adjust. A council member declared a financial conflict and recused themself from discussion of the private-HOA enforcement item; councilmembers agreed to bifurcate the agenda and handle public-street items first.
The council approved both resolutions (2025-41 and 2025-42) by voice vote; the record shows the motion passed with four votes in favor and one recusal.
Next steps include implementing phase-one restrictions, initiating the petition and notification steps required by the city’s permit-parking policy for residential blocks that request preferential parking, and returning to council to consider any adjustments or phase-two needs after passenger service begins at the new station.
The council directed staff to continue outreach and recommended that businesses and residents who need clarification about employee permits contact the public-works department for details on permit eligibility and lot designations.
