Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ann M. Stillman, Director of Public Works
Subject: Authorizing Establishment of a "No Parking" zone on El Camino Real south of Columbia Avenue in the unincorporated North Fair Oaks area
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution establishing a "No Parking" zone on the easterly side of El Camino Real commencing at a point 33 feet southerly of the intersection of Columbia Avenue and extending southerly a distance of 60 feet, more or less in the unincorporated North Fair Oaks area.
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BACKGROUND:
This Board has adopted similar resolutions regarding parking restrictions.
Section 22506, et seq., of the California Vehicle Code and Section 7.30.010, of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code provides that local authorities may prohibit or restrict the stopping, parking, or standing of vehicles by resolution or ordinance on state highways in their respective jurisdictions. Caltrans does not require local agencies to submit a resolution for their approval of parking restrictions on state highways.
DISCUSSION:
SamTrans notified the nearby property owners and posted on-site signs of their intent to move an existing bus stop in the North Fair Oaks area on El Camino Real near 5th Avenue to a new location near Columbia Avenue in January 2024. SamTrans also indicated in their notifications that moving the bus stop would impact on-street parking at the new location and they did not receive any comments. Subsequently SamTrans moved the bus stop to the new location near Columbia Avenue. SamTrans evaluated the relocated bus stop on El Camino Real near Columbia Avenue and as a result, they contacted the Department of Public Works (Department) to request that a no parking zone be established at the bus stop to improve visibility and access for passengers.
The Department conducted a field investigation and determined that establishing a no parking zone at this...
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