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Council approves neighborhood traffic changes and multiple parking ordinances
Summary
The council approved several traffic- and parking-related ordinances, including a one-way/traffic-pattern change for Claremont Terrace and multiple handicap- and residential-parking items, following resident petitions and council discussion about study and implementation timing.
The City of Orange council passed a package of traffic- and parking-related ordinances on Nov. 5, 2025, after public testimony and council debate about engineering studies, boundary definitions for permit parking and implementation timelines.
Residents from Claremont Terrace and nearby blocks told the council the intersection with South Center Street is dangerous and presented a petition showing majority block support for a change to the traffic pattern. The sponsor said 29 signatures were collected representing about 65% of houses on the block. Council members discussed estoppel periods and whether the proposed change could be implemented immediately or only after a 20-day posting period; staff noted the 20-day estoppel window limits immediate action but allows planning.
The council also considered multiple handicap-parking requests and several residential-permit parking ordinances (Nassau Street and others). Council members highlighted a recurring procedural issue: the current permit-parking code language had been read in past meetings as applying only to border streets, creating confusion; the law department and administration discussed clarifying code language and the need for any necessary amendments.
After discussion, the council adopted the Claremont Terrace traffic ordinance and several related parking ordinances by recorded roll call; one handicap-parking item was postponed pending further engineer clarification. Members asked the administration to circulate the underlying parking-code sections and to present any needed code amendments to remove ambiguity about where permit parking may apply.
