Balboa Village neighbors polled on residential permit parking

City officials are asking Newport Beach residents living near Balboa Village to weigh in on a proposed permit parking program for their neighborhoods.

An advisory ballot sent to all residents in the area between Seventh and Adams streets, west of Balboa Village, is due back to the city by Feb. 27.

The city began looking into the issue after homeowners near Balboa Village complained of parking shortages because of spillover from the commercial area, city documents state.

The City Council in November approved permit parking for part of the commercial area but voted to leave out residential permits after several residents complained that it would be an inconvenience.

The ballot is an effort to gauge opinions about overnight permit parking aside from comments made at meetings.

If a majority of all residents in the ballot area approve, the City Council could consider a program in which street parking would be restricted to permit holders between 4 p.m. and 9 a.m. daily.

Permits would be issued annually at a cost of $16. Each household could have a maximum of four resident permits and up to six permits for overnight guests, at a cost of $1 each.

The program would require the approval of the council and the California Coastal Commission.