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Herald residents tell Placentia council paid-parking pilot is displacing tenants
Summary
Residents and property management said a new one-year pilot that opened paid overnight parking at the Crowther lot and began enforcing overnight limits on Cameron Street has left Herald apartment tenants with limited options, citations, and calls for a discounted monthly permit or expansion of paid parking to Cameron Street.
Lisonbee Tipton Sotelo, community manager for the Herald apartments, told the Placentia City Council that a December 2025 pilot to designate paid overnight parking in the Crowther public lot went into effect May 11, 2026, and that concurrent enforcement of overnight restrictions on Cameron Street has left many residents without a practical alternative.
"Residents may now park overnight in the Crowther Lot for a nightly fee of $5 in addition to a service fee," Tipton Sotelo said, and she described the immediate effects: the lot reaching capacity overnight and Porter Avenue filling earlier, which she said led some residents to receive citations.
Tipton Sotelo proposed two remedies: allow paid overnight parking on Cameron Street under the same program to increase supply, or create a reasonably priced monthly permit specifically for Herald residents. Catherine Heaton, a Herald resident, confirmed the experience from a tenant perspective and urged notice improvements: "I received an email that was sent on 05/13, the morning I got my ticket for parking on the street," she said, calling the city notice inadequate for those most affected.
City staff and councilors said they want to work with property management on solutions. Council Member Kerwin said staff had notified Herald management two weeks in advance, and several council members asked for a written submission from the property owner or manager so staff can respond with specific options. The council did not take a final action on the pilot during the meeting but directed staff to follow up and to consider permit or pricing options.
