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Council adopts ‘tree section’ residential permit parking program after petition from Oak Avenue residents
Summary
After extensive public testimony about chronic neighborhood parking and safety problems, the council voted to establish an administrative resident permit parking program for the area west of Sepulva Boulevard; the resolution enables rapid local posting if recurrent heavy non‑resident parking later appears.
The Manhattan Beach City Council on Dec. 2 adopted a resolution to establish a residential permit parking program for the neighborhood west of Sepulva Boulevard, authorizing administrative posting of two‑hour restrictions 'except by permit' for street blocks that later show recurrent heavy non‑resident parking.
The program responds to a petition circulated by Oak Avenue residents — signed by 30 of 33 homes on one block — and months of neighborhood outreach. Eric Zample, the city's traffic engineer, told the council staff's intent is proactive: establish the permit program now so the city can 'pull the trigger' quickly when construction, overflow commercial parking, or other changes create repeated parking pressure. Zample said staff will verify recurrent demand before posting signs and that households can petition to opt out later.
Residents who spoke at length at the meeting described streets blocked by daylong employee parking, construction…
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