A sticky time at City Hall

Barbara Diamond

Stick ‘em up, people.

A limited number of business parking stickers are on sale at the

cashier’s desk at City Hall on a first come, first served basis.

The stickers, which represent a paid parking permit, will be sold

only to employees and owners of businesses in the Central Business

District. The district extends from past the turnoff into Laguna

Canyon Frontage Road, along Cliff Drive to Aster Street, and south to

Legion Street, bounded by Loma Terrace, Third, Mermaid and Glenneyre

streets. City staff will tell applicants if they don’t qualify.

Business stickers are at a premium. Only 150 are available.

The stickers cost $180 for one year, beginning Aug. 1. Enforcement

will begin after a month’s grace period. Permits will be pro-rated to

$90, starting Feb. 1, 2004.

Stickers should be placed on the left side of the rear bumper or

the outside lower left-hand corner of the rear window or they will

not be deemed valid.

Permits do not guarantee one of the between 70 and 115 available

parking spaces. Parking is permitted at meters on Cliff Drive between

Aster Street and Acacia Drive; Third Street between Mermaid Street

and Forest Avenue; and on Monday through Friday during the school

year, Sept. 4 to June 17, on the upper level of the Glenneyre Street

parking structure, the City Employee Lot between posted signs and the

eastbound side of Laguna Canyon Road.

Permits are not valid on Laguna Canyon Road during Festival

Season, June 27 to Aug. 31.

Fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable from vehicle to

vehicle. If a vehicle is damaged or sold or if there is a change in

the owner’s employment, the old sticker should be removed and turned

in for a replacement at a fee of $2. No old sticker, plan to pay full

price.

The city is also processing applications for residential parking

permits.

Applications were mailed to previous permit holders. Newcomers to

town should apply for the stickers at the cashier’s counter at City

Hall. Proof of residency is required. Previous permit holders who

have not received a renewal form may call 497-0733 and leave their

names, addresses and daytime phone numbers to have the application

mailed or go directly to City Hall.

The one-year residential permit is $200. Payment must be by check.

Enforcement will begin Sept. 1.

-- Barbara Diamond