Item 8 - La Manda Drive Parking StatusAGENDA RE PQ RT City of Poway
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March 17, 2020
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Robert Manis, Directo r of Development Services j2tA
Melody Rocco, City Engineer µ,tZ-
(858) 668-4653 or mrocco@poway.org
La Manda Drive Parking Status
CITY COUNCIL
In 2004, the City Council established No Parking zones at the northern terminus of La Manda Drive .
At the request of some residents on La Manda Drive, the parking prohibitions were revisited. As a
result time restricted No Parking zones were established on La Manda Drive, by resolution at the
August 6, 2019 City Council meeting. The City Council requested staff provide an update in six months
on the status of the parking.
Recommended Action:
This is an informational item and there is no recommended action.
Discussion:
In April 2019, the City received a petition to change the existing No Parking zone along the east side
of La Manda Drive between 15221 and 15259 La Manda Drive to "No Parking on School Days from 7
a.m . - 4 p.m ." The original No Parking zones we r e established by the City Council in 2004 after
complaints were received that students from Rancho Bernardo High School were parking within the
intersection of La Manda Drive and Hilltop Circle North and along the shoulder area of La Manda Drive
creating safety concerns . Poway Unified School District (PUSD) had discontinued bus p ickup at the La
Manda Drive and Hilltop Circle North intersection after a collision occurred there involving a PUSD
bus and a parked vehicle.
Poway Municipal Code (PMC) section 10.28.080 allows the City Council to create No Parking zones if it
is determined that it is necessary to facilitate the movement of traffic or to eliminate a hazardous
condition . The City Council determined that a hazardous condition existed at the intersection of La
Manda Drive and Hilltop Circle North. At that time, the proposed parking restriction did not adversely
impact parking in the area because there were no homes directly adjacent to the proposed No Parking
zones, except for one residence at the far north end of La Manda Drive on the east side of the street
who favored the No Parking restrictions.
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Subsequent to the implementation of the No Parking zones in 2004, the City continued to receive
complaints from area residents regarding high school traffic parking problems on the west side of the
north end of La Manda Drive during and after school functions . To address the complaints, No Parking
signs were added on the west side of La Manda Dr ive effectively expanding the No Parking Zone from
150 feet North of Hilltop Circle North to the northern terminus of La Manda Drive.
The Traffic Safety Committee has addressed parking on La Manda Drive several times over the past
few years. On March 29, 2017, the Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) discussed the removal of the No
Parking zone in front of the Sage Highlands subdivision, where the road had been widened
approximately four feet, and voted to deny the removal of the No Parking zone. In August 2018, the
TSC discussed a request to extend the No Parking zone on the west side of La Manda Drive along the
frontage of 15240 La Manda Drive. The TSC denied the request on the basis that parking along the
frontage was not creating a hazard. At the May 15, 2019 TSC meeting, the committee discussed a
petition requesting to change the existing No Parking on the east side of La Manda Drive between
15221 and 15259 La Manda Drive to "No Parking on School Days from 7 a.m. - 4 p.m." While the TSC
voted unanimously to approve the proposed parking changes, concerns were raised by residents that
with added parking, emergency access would no longer be provided.
Following the May 2019 TSC meeting, Engineering and Fire Department staff reviewed the existing
road widths and emergency response concerns along the proposed restricted parking area between
15221 and 15259 La Manda Drive. The roadway widths along that segment range from 29 feet to 29.5
feet. Staff determined that the street could facilitate the proposed time restricted parking on the east
side of the road if the existing No Parking areas on the west side of the road were extended
approximately 474 feet south to Hilltop Circle South. Both of the adjacent property owners at 15240
La Manda Drive and 15203 Hilltop Circle supported the additional No Parking restriction along their
frontages. The owner of 15240 La Manda Drive supported the proposed east side change to time
restricted parking; however, the owner of 15203 Hilltop Circle did not. With the additional No Parking
on the west side of the road, the areas with time restricted parking do facilitate 8-foot wide parking
areas and vehicular travel lane clearance greater than 20 feet which conforms with the Uniform Fire
Code.
Over the last 20 years, PUSD and the City have worked with concerned residents and implemented
parking solutions to help ease various resident concerns related to student parking. Similar time
restricted No Park i ng zones have been created on many residential streets near Poway High School
including Trailwind Road, Summer Sage Road, Bent Tree Road, Willow Ranch Road, Mesquite Tree
Terrace, Rockcreek Road, Riverbend Road, Dogwood Road, Bromegrass Court, Deergrass Court,
Dovewood Court, Oakstand Road, and Dodder Court.
At the August 6, 2019 City Council meeting staff presented a recommendation to modify the No
Parking zones on La Manda Drive. One resident spoke in support of the recommended changes while
six residents spoke in opposition. The City Council approved Resolution No. 19-041 establishing time
restricted No Parking on the east side of La Manda Drive between 15221 and 15259 La Manda Drive
and extending the No Parking zone on the west side of La Manda Drive from 150 feet south of Hilltop
Circle North to Hilltop Circle South. Attachment A depicts the No Parking modifications that were
established. The City Council requested a follow-up report in six months on the status of the parking.
Staff has not been contacted regarding the parking changes since they were completed in August
2019. The Sheriffs Department indicated that they have not had any enforcement issues in the
neighborhood. Staff has driven through the area recently in the evening after 6 p.m . and in the
morning after 7 a.m. and did not see any cars parked in the area during eithe r time period. Based
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upon feedback from the Sheriffs Department and staffs observations, staff recommends keeping the
time restricted No Parking zones as established by City Council Resolution No. 19-041 in August 2019.
Environmental Review:
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Fiscal Impact:
None.
Public Notification:
A Notice of City Council Meeting has been sent to all residents who were noticed for the August 6,
2019 City Council meeting.
Attachments:
A. No Parking Zones Exhibit
Reviewed/Approved By:
We~dC!daserman
Assistant City Manager
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Reviewed By:
Alan Fenstermacher
City Attorney
Approved By:
Ch ~
City Manager
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La Manda Drive -No Parking Zones
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No Parking
Any Time
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