Parking issue is a part of city's rural identity
Residents intent on preserving remnants of Yorba Linda’s semi-rural past are ever-vigilant in tracking proposals for change—both large and small.
Widespread opposition to a higher-density, 40-acre Town Center redevelopment plan led to the election of four City Council members: John Anderson and Jan Horton in 2006 and Nancy Rikel and Mark Schwing in 2008.
And concern about the identification of 48 acres for potential rezoning to 10, 20 and 30 units per acre to meet state-mandated housing requirements could be a major factor in a spirited contest in 2010, when Anderson’s and Horton’s terms expire.
Meanwhile, on a much smaller scale, a seemingly insignificant “no parking” proposal for one side of a block-long, Eucalyptus-lined roadway illustrates the difficulty of preserving an idyllic past while still addressing changing community needs.
At issue is the portion of Grandview Avenue between Buena Vista Avenue and Linda Verde Street near Linda Vista Elementary School southeast of Yorba Linda Boulevard and Imperial Highway.
Some Grandview homeowners decry “no parking” signs recommended by city staff and the Traffic Commission as “not in keeping with our semi-rural atmosphere” and argue a parking ban would spoil “our relaxed, comfortable…surroundings.”
Other residents say a 14-foot-wide southbound roadway is too narrow for parking and two-way traffic without crossing the double-yellow centerline, and some cite potential city liability, although no accidents have been reported the last three years.
One homeowner complained that people using the nearby school field park in front of driveways and “use my property to climb trees, to have picnics and to evacuate bodily fluids and refuse, both human and pet.”
After much discussion, council voted 4-1, with Jim Winder dissenting, to change the double-yellow line to broken yellow, allowing traffic to legally pass parked cars.
Similar votes pitting a semi-rural versus a more urban look have confronted city leaders since the first council was elected in 1967, and residents have chosen the 15 individuals re-elected to the council the past 42 years based in part on their semi-rural vote records.
A FINAL NOTE
Fees for 73 miles of city-owned sewers serving 5,723 homes east of San Antonio Road will jump from $1.62 to $7.19 per month unless a majority of owners file protests for a July 21 hearing. Rates for 112 multi-family and 202 commercial units also will increase.
Currently, eastside sewers are partly subsidized from the city’s general fund. Westsiders pay $5.50 monthly for sewers owned and maintained by the Yorba Linda Water District.
Widespread opposition to a higher-density, 40-acre Town Center redevelopment plan led to the election of four City Council members: John Anderson and Jan Horton in 2006 and Nancy Rikel and Mark Schwing in 2008.
And concern about the identification of 48 acres for potential rezoning to 10, 20 and 30 units per acre to meet state-mandated housing requirements could be a major factor in a spirited contest in 2010, when Anderson’s and Horton’s terms expire.
Meanwhile, on a much smaller scale, a seemingly insignificant “no parking” proposal for one side of a block-long, Eucalyptus-lined roadway illustrates the difficulty of preserving an idyllic past while still addressing changing community needs.
At issue is the portion of Grandview Avenue between Buena Vista Avenue and Linda Verde Street near Linda Vista Elementary School southeast of Yorba Linda Boulevard and Imperial Highway.
Some Grandview homeowners decry “no parking” signs recommended by city staff and the Traffic Commission as “not in keeping with our semi-rural atmosphere” and argue a parking ban would spoil “our relaxed, comfortable…surroundings.”
Other residents say a 14-foot-wide southbound roadway is too narrow for parking and two-way traffic without crossing the double-yellow centerline, and some cite potential city liability, although no accidents have been reported the last three years.
One homeowner complained that people using the nearby school field park in front of driveways and “use my property to climb trees, to have picnics and to evacuate bodily fluids and refuse, both human and pet.”
After much discussion, council voted 4-1, with Jim Winder dissenting, to change the double-yellow line to broken yellow, allowing traffic to legally pass parked cars.
Similar votes pitting a semi-rural versus a more urban look have confronted city leaders since the first council was elected in 1967, and residents have chosen the 15 individuals re-elected to the council the past 42 years based in part on their semi-rural vote records.
A FINAL NOTE
Fees for 73 miles of city-owned sewers serving 5,723 homes east of San Antonio Road will jump from $1.62 to $7.19 per month unless a majority of owners file protests for a July 21 hearing. Rates for 112 multi-family and 202 commercial units also will increase.
Currently, eastside sewers are partly subsidized from the city’s general fund. Westsiders pay $5.50 monthly for sewers owned and maintained by the Yorba Linda Water District.
posted by Jim Drummond at 12:00 AM
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