title
MOBILITY - ACTION ITEM: (1) Receive a Presentation Regarding a Parking Request for Sawtelle Boulevard Under the 405 Freeway; and (2) Discuss and Provide Direction to Staff.
body
Meeting Date: February 12, 2025
Contact Person: Andrew Maximous, Mobility & Traffic Engineering Manager
Public Works Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5628
Fiscal Impact: Yes [ ] No [X] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No [ ]
Public Notification: E-Mail via GovDelivery (02/10/2025): Meetings and Agendas - Mobility Subcommittee; Notify Me - Construction, Street Maintenance and Closures; Stay Informed - Bicycle & Pedestrian / Culver CityBus / Construction, Street Maintenance and Closures
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer
_____________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND
City staff have received a petition from residents in the 4300 and 4400 blocks of Sawtelle Boulevard and Corinth Avenue requesting that parking be allowed along the southbound section of Sawtelle Boulevard underneath the 405 Freeway, see Attachment 1. The area requested would provide an additional 10-12 on-street parking spaces adjacent to the existing bike lane.
DISCUSSION
Staff contacted the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) as this segment is within Caltrans right-of-way. Caltrans indicated that they are open to reviewing the request only if this committee has reviewed and recommended the proposal at a public hearing. Staff recommends that vehicles over 7' tall or 22' long would be prohibited between 2 am and 6 am daily.
Additionally, Caltrans has indicated that the current lane configuration of the roadway did follow the Caltrans permitting process when implemented in 2015. City staff is in process of rectifying this with Caltrans via an encroachment permit.
Staff supports the resident's petition and would proceed with an encroachment permit request if approved by the c...
Click here for full text