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RANCHO CREST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
c/o Cammarata Management, Inc.
20039 Narbonne Avenue
Lomita, CA 90717
June 4, 2015
Mayor Jim Knight and
City Council Members
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Re: Request for Permit Parking
On Valley View Road
Dear Honorable Mayor Knight and City Council Members:
On behalf of the property owners of The Countryside, a planned unit development on
Valley View Road, the Rancho Crest Homeowners Association hereby requests
approval of a neighborhood permit parking program for our community.
Attached is a petition indicating the specific program parameters being requested. The
parameters are identical to that of the Dei Cerro community permit parking program.
The petition has been signed by the owners of sixty-five percent (65%) of the properties
within The Countryside. Twenty signatures were collected in two days. Some property
owners were unavailable.
The Rancho Crest Homeowners Association is a condominium development of 31
homes in a planned unit development on Valley View Road. The neighborhood is
named "The Countryside." Valley View Road is a cul-de-sac and all homes in "The
Countryside" community face Valley View Road. Valley View Road is one block long.
All home owners on Valley View Road are members of the Rancho Crest Homeowners
Association.
The requested program includes the only street in The Countryside community, Valley
View Road, in its entirety. We request that permit parking apply 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week.
Background Information
The Countryside community consists of 31 properties which was developed between
1981 and 1986. The community is located near the southern end of Crenshaw
Boulevard, between Crest Road and Seacrest Drive (the entrance to Del Cerro). The
Countryside is on the east side of Crenshaw Boulevard and it is directly across from the
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Island View community. Valley View Road is a cul-de-sac and there is only one
entrance to the neighborhood. The homes are larger than average, so the
development attracts large families.
The Rancho Crest Homeowners Association has coordinated this request with the Del
Cerro Homeowners Association. The terms of the request for permit parking are
identical to the request of the Del Cerro Homeowners Association. If the City approves
the Del Cerro parking permit program, the parking permit program for Valley View Road
would be identical. There would be minimal additional time and expense to the City to
administer the program.
Neighborhood Conditions Currently Being Experienced
Visitors to the Portuguese Bend Reserve have increased dramatically in the last year.
On weekends, there are typically up to 150 vehicles continuously parked on Crenshaw
Boulevard. Crenshaw Boulevard parking on weekends is often packed. Cars are now
regularly parked on the weekend on Crenshaw Boulevard back to Valley View Road
and beyond. On Memorial Day there were at least eight cars, believed to belong to
Reserve visitors, parked on Valley View Road at one time.
If the City allows permit parking in Del Cerro and reconfigures the parking on Crenshaw
Boulevard, there could be 80 or more cars which will lose their existing parking spaces.
Reserve visitors would park their cars on Valley View Road as the closest alternative
available parking. Eighty additional cars on the street would overwhelm Valley View
Road. It would exhaust all of the available street parking and leave no street parking
available for residents. There would be traffic flow problems and no space for cars to
turn around. If the City grants permit parking to Del Cerro and reconfigures parking on
Crenshaw Boulevard, the existing parking problems will migrate to Valley View Road as
the closest available parking location.
The usage of the Reserve has been increasing. Even without a change in parking
restriction on Crenshaw Boulevard, Valley View Road is still likely to be used for
Reserve parking as the closest available parking location, as visitors increase.
Key Program Parameters Being Requested
The following program parameters are considered crucial to success of the program:
Permit parking to apply 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Residents feel that parking by permit only may deter criminals from
entering the neighborhood. At the minimum, requiring visible permits to
be displayed will facilitate the identification of unrecognized or suspicious
vehicles by residents as they drive through or walk on Valley View Road,
and it may highlight potential criminal activity.
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2. All of Valley View Road to be included in permit parking program.
All of Valley View Road needs to be included in the permit parking
program to prevent spillover to areas outside of the immediately impacted
areas and to anticipate the likely progression of impact as more people
begin to park on the street (unless the permit parking program is
implemented).
Also, it is critical to the support of the program by residents to minimize
the potential negative impact of signage on the ambience of the
neighborhood by limiting the number of signs while assuring
enforceability. If the entire street is included in the program, a maximum
of one sign at the entry of Valley View Road on an existing sign post
stating that all of Valley View Road is covered by the permit parking
program should be sufficient notification.
3. Up to 30 guest parking permits per household per year allowed.
Several residents have hosted frequent gatherings of family, friends and
church members for many years. This number of guest permits will allow
these residents to continue the same activities that have occurred for
years without complaint.
4. Development of an online process for residents to obtain resident and
guest parking permits.
An online process will enable residents to obtain permits in an expeditious
manner.
5. Identical permit parking program to Del Cerro.
Since the permit parking program will be an identical program to Del
Cerro's permit parking program, it will reduce City costs for the program.
Since the permit parking program will be identical to the Del Cerro's permit
parking program, it will be easier to educate Reserve visitors about the
permit parking program and to direct visitors to the available parking.
Conclusion
Valley View Road residents believe that implementation of this permit parking program
will prevent the spill-over of the existing problems to Valley View Road, and enable the
street to continue to be the safe, quiet, peaceful and attractive neighborhood that
residents have enjoyed for many years.
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It is our understanding that the Valley View Road residents will not be required to pay
for the expenses of implementing and maintaining the permit parking program.
We support the permit parking program proposed for Del Cerro. We support changes
to the parking rules on Crenshaw Boulevard which will improve the safety of visitors and
residents alike and at the same time improve traffic flow.
Thank you for your consideration of our request for permit parking on Valley View Road.
Your prompt approval of our request will be greatly appreciated.
If you have any questions regarding our request, please contact Joan Olenick
(310-344-1433 orjoa_nolenick(a-)gmail.comj.
Respectfully submitted,
Douglas But&
Rancho Crest Homeowners Association
Parking Committee
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