Summary
Two residential streets won permit parking to keep commuters and overflow parkers from taking curb space — Washington Avenue and Almond Avenue. Both now go to the City Council for final sign-off.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 8
- Last 30 days
- 2
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 22, 2026, up from 1 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
Application fees waived for spillover-affected residents within one year; permit program costs otherwise not detailed.
Residents on those blocks who currently can't find parking near their homes.
Visitors and commuters who previously parked on those blocks.
Mentions & discussions (9)
Orange City Council — October 27, 2026
After the city removed parking along Canal Street, neighbors worried cars would spill into residential streets. The council created an 'opportunity area' letting residents opt into permit parking block by block, with the fee and study waived and a lower 55% support threshold. Nothing is activated yet — it's a tool, not a mandate.
City Traffic Commission — October 14, 2026
Hospital workers, apartment residents, and businesses compete for curb space on Alpine Road. Permit parking won approval for homeowners, but apartment tenants say they'll be pushed further away.
Orange City Council — September 22, 2026
Residents on Almond and Washington Avenues get permit parking to shield them from Plaza-related parking demand. One written comment opposed the Washington portion.
City Traffic Commission — August 12, 2026
Two residential streets won permit parking to keep commuters and overflow parkers from taking curb space — Washington Avenue and Almond Avenue. Both now go to the City Council for final sign-off.
Orange City Council — April 28, 2026
Permit parking is coming to Olive Street between Almond and Palmyra. Neighbors backed it, but a nearby Almond Street salon asked to be included and was left out — a sore point for local businesses.
City Traffic Commission — April 8, 2026
Since paid meters went in downtown, residents on Olive, Lemon and Almond streets can't park near their homes. The commission approved permit parking for Olive Street, but neighbors on surrounding blocks fear the problem will simply move to them.
Orange City Council — March 10, 2026
Residents near La Veta will get permit parking on Fairmont Way because apartment dwellers coming over the hill have been filling their street.
City Traffic Commission — February 11, 2026
Residents won permit parking on Fairmont Way to fight apartment spillover, trash, and speeders — but neighbors on Delia Lane, Lowry, and Breezy Way fear the problem just moves to their streets. A spillover program lets them apply within a year without a fee.
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