HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-12-02; Traffic Safety and Mobility Commission; ; Restricting Overnight Parking on Garfield StreetMeeting Date: Dec. 2, 2024
To: Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission
Staff Contact: Travis Anderson, Police Sergeant
Travis.Anderson@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2208
Subject: Restricting Overnight Parking on Garfield Street
Recommended Action
Support staff’s recommendation to the City Council to introduce an ordinance amending Title
10, Chapter 10.40 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code by adding Section 10.40.304 to restrict
overnight parking on both sides of Garfield Street from the 2600 to 2800 blocks between the
hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. (Staff Contact: Sergeant Travis Anderson, Police Department).
Background
Community members have expressed concerns about people living out of their vehicles and
parking overnight in marked parking spaces. These concerns include trash and human and
animal waste being left behind, creating a public nuisance. Amending this ordinance will affect
about 60 parking spaces in the area.
These community members have asked the city to prohibit overnight parking on Garfield Street.
Staff recommend amending the Carlsbad Municipal Code – adding Section 10.40.304 – to
establish no-parking on both sides of Garfield Street from the 2600 to 2800 blocks between the
hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
Staff are asking the Commission to recommend this change to the City Council. Only the City
Council may make amendments to the Municipal Code.
The 2600 to 2800 blocks of Garfield Street, from Cypress Avenue on the north to Christiansen
Way on the south, include a residential area, Magee Park, St. Michael’s Church and a parking lot
close to the Beech Avenue public beach access. There are currently no overnight parking
restrictions on Garfield Street.
Carlsbad Municipal Code 10.40.145 was amended in 2017 to authorize the city to install and
maintain parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbs where authorized
parking is permitted, and to indicate those locations where the parking of vehicles beyond the
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Staff Report
marked parking space is prohibited. While the current Municipal Code regulates parking in
marked spaces, it has not resolved the issues of public nuisance and sanitation.
People apparently living in vehicles that fit within marked parking spaces are exceeding the 72-
hour parking limit established in Carlsbad Municipal Code 10.40.010. Enforcing this ordinance
has been challenging, because the drivers of these vehicles can move them a short distance and
return, resetting the 72-hour clock.
The Police Department has responded to 80 calls for service from January 2023 through
September 2024:
Type of calls Number of calls
Extra patrols 18
Municipal Code/parking violations 23
Vehicle-related 4
Mental health related 4
Drug related 1
Other call types 30
TOTAL 80
Next Steps
Staff plan to present this item to the City Council on a later date for its consideration and
possible adoption of the recommended ordinance.
Exhibits
None.
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Restricting Overnight Parking on
2600-2800 Garfield Street
Travis Anderson, Police Sergeant
Dec. 2, 2024
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TODAY’S PRESENTATION
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•Communities’ concerns and request
•Calls for service in the area
•Staff’s recommendation
•Community reactions
•Fiscal Analysis
•Options
ITEM 1: GARFIELD STREET
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ITEM 1: GARFIELD STREET
•The community has complained to the city about people
living out of their vehicles and using marked stalls for
overnight parking
•Complaints include trash and pet and human waste
•Community members are now requesting that the city
restrict overnight parking on the street
•The ban would affect 60 spots
OVERVIEW
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ITEM 1: GARFIELD STREETLOCATION
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ITEM 1: GARFIELD STREETLOCATION
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ITEM 1: GARFIELD STREETDISPLACEMENT MAP
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ITEM 1: GARFIELD STREET
CURRENT MUNICIPAL CODE
•Section 10.40.145 – No parking beyond
marked space (2017)
•No restrictions on overnight parking on
Garfield Street
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CALLS FOR SERVICE January 2023-
September 2024
Extra patrols (checking area or suspicious vehicles or persons, foot patrols) 18
Municipal Code/parking violations 23
Vehicle-related (Checking suspicious or abandoned vehicles) 4
Mental-health related calls 4
Drug-related calls 1
Other call types 30
TOTAL 80
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•Residents have emailed complaints to PD and
city staff
•Community meeting scheduled at Heritage Hall
for Dec. 17, 2024, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
•Community meeting is being advertised on
social media & through the Communications
Department
ITEM 1: GARFIELD STREET
COMMUNITY REACTION
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STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION
Support staff’s recommendation to the City
Council to introduce an ordinance restricting
overnight parking from the 2600 to 2800 blocks
of Garfield Street from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
ITEM 1: GARFIELD STREET
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Amend Carlsbad Municipal Code
Title 10, Chapter 10.40 by adding
section 10.40.304, which would
restrict parking along Garfield
Street, both sides, from hours of 11
p.m. to 5 a.m.
•Would eliminate
overnight parking in the
area of concern raised by
the community
•Likely reduces trash and
waste left behind
•May displace parking
to streets without
overnight parking
restrictions
PROS CONS
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ITEM 1: GARFIELD STREET
OPTION 1
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OPTION 2
Make no changes to
the municipal code.
•Does not address the
community’s concerns
•Overnight parking will
continue
•Will not impact the
community who utilize
Garfield parking or
surrounding streets
PROS CONS
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
•24 “No Overnight Parking” signs cost $1,629
•Additional materials $125 per sign due to
pole upgrades
•Labor and equipment for two days $900
•Total estimate is $5,000-$5,400
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QUESTIONS?