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Placentia OKs one‑year overnight paid‑parking pilot for Crowther lot, restricts Cameron overnight parking
Summary
Council approved a one‑year pilot to charge $5 per night for overnight parking in the 50‑space Crowther lot (101 E. Crowther Ave.) with overnight restrictions on nearby Cameron Street (2–6 a.m.). Staff estimated $47,000–$90,000 annual revenue at $5/night and recommended ParkMobile as vendor.
The Placentia City Council voted 4–0 (one absence) on Dec. 2 to begin a one‑year overnight paid‑parking pilot in the Crowther public lot and to adopt overnight parking restrictions on Cameron Street between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m.
Chris Taneo, staff lead on the proposal, said the Crowther lot at 101 E. Crowther Ave. has 50 spaces (including three handicap stalls) and is often used overnight by residents of the adjacent Herald apartments. A license‑plate survey conducted in late July showed up to four vehicles parked overnight on weekdays and up to 10 vehicles on weekend nights, staff said.
Taneo presented two rate scenarios for council consideration: $5 per night or $10 per night. Using ParkMobile as the vendor, staff estimated that a $5 nightly rate could generate roughly $47,000–$90,000 in annual revenue depending on whether the city uses half or the full lot for the program; a $10 rate could generate about $93,000–$180,000 under the same assumptions. Taneo explained that ParkMobile’s transaction fee would be passed to users (for example, a $5 charge would appear as $5.80 on the consumer’s payment), and that ParkMobile provides low‑infrastructure entry to a pilot while the city could migrate to gates or automated license‑plate readers if demand warranted.
Council members discussed enforcement and whether to restrict Cameron Street at the same time; staff said parking enforcement teams conduct early‑morning sweeps (around 5–6 a.m.) and that the city could scale to automated enforcement if the pilot shows sufficient demand. Several members supported starting at $5 for the one‑year test and monitoring enforcement and utilization, with a six‑month report suggested to check data and consider upgrades.
The motion to approve the $5, one‑year pilot using all 50 spaces and to implement the 2–6 a.m. restriction on Cameron Street passed by a 4–0 vote with one absence.
Why it matters: The pilot aims to reduce chronic overnight spillover into Old Town streets, support nearby businesses that depend on daytime parking, and capture revenue to cover enforcement costs.
What’s next: Staff will implement the ParkMobile contract for the pilot, coordinate signage and outreach, and provide enforcement/utilization data (staff suggested a six‑month update and a year‑end evaluation to decide on further investments such as automated gates or plate readers).
