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Orange County Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan Number of Measures 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 6 0 12 13 3 1 9 8 2 0 32 22 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003- 2007 Year Passed Measures Failed Measures Figure 3.13 TOT Initiatives in California 2003 through 2007 Parking Fees By law, California’s beaches are open and free of charge to the public and coastal access has been an important part of California’s coastal policy. As a result, parking fees are sometimes discouraged, particularly by the CCC. However in Orange County, parking fees are already a significant source of revenue for many cities such as Huntington Beach and Newport Beach. Another significant hurdle is that most city parking fees go to a city’s general fund revenues and are thus used for overall spending. At a time when tax revenues are shrinking it is likely to be difficult to move such funds to a dedicated fund for shoreline protection. However, analysis of parking at Orange County beaches indicates that there are thousands of free parking spots used by beach visitors throughout the county. Moreover, since many (if not most) visitors gravitate toward free parking first before using paid parking, the availability of free parking also reduces the revenue from existing paid parking. Table 3.14 lists free parking availability by beach in Orange County along with an estimate of the percentage available for beach parking by site. The final column includes a hypothetical calculation of revenue from beach visitors if these free parking spots were converted to pay parking and each meter generates $1000 per year. Under these assumptions, over $5 million per year could be generated for Orange County coastal maintenance. There is also another rationale for using parking fees. Since day trippers spend much less than overnight visitors and much of this spending takes place out of town (e.g., on gas or food), they Everest International Consultants, Inc. 3.68
Orange County Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan generate very little tax revenues for local communities. To limit revenue collection to “free riders” who come from out of town as well as to increase the political viability of such a move, parking fees could be limited to non-residents by giving residents decals. Consequently, cities could consider increasing parking fees at municipal beaches, including street parking. To minimize the impact on local citizens or even TOT paying condo-renters and hotel guests, these people can be exempted or given lower fees or free parking for a number of hours. This arrangement not only seems more equitable to all parties, but it would also make increasing parking fees more politically feasible. Table 3.14 Free Beach Parking and Estimated Revenues from Metering # BEACH FREE STREET PARKING % AVAILABLE FOR BEACH TOURISM ANNUAL REVENUE ASSUMING $1000/METER 1 West Beach, Seal Beach 246 60 $147,600 2 East Beach, Seal Beach 582 60 $349,200 3 Surfside 0 n/a 4 Sunset Beach 610 70 $427,000 5,6 Huntington Harbour Beaches 7 Bolsa Chica State Beach 0 n/a 8 Huntington Cliffs /Dog Beach 0 n/a 9 Huntington City Beach 4830 30 $1,449,000 10 Huntington State Beach 0 n/a 11,12 West Newport Beach 1357 30 $407,100 13 Newport Beach Pier 605 10 $60,500 14 Balboa Beach 1700 30 $510,000 15-46 Newport Harbor Beaches 715 15 $107,250 47 Corona Del Mar State Beach 610 70 $427,000 48 Little Corona Del Mar 240 70 $168,000 49 Crystal Cove State Park 0 n/a 50 Irvine Cove 0 n/a 51 Emerald Bay 0 n/a 52 Crescent Bay 157 40 $62,800 Everest International Consultants, Inc. 3.69
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