Rossmoor's New Street Sweeping Schedule To Alleviate 30 Years Of Parking Ticket Headaches

ROSSMOOR, CA —Rossmoor will, at last, see a change in their 30-year long issue of street sweeping parking enforcement. A new street sweeping schedule, supported by the Orange County Board of Supervisors, is anticipated to provide significant parking relief to approximately 10,500 residents and 3,500 homes.

Rossmoor's new street sweeping schedule will be the first and third Mondays for the odd-numbered addresses side of the street, and the even-numbered side of the street on the second and fourth Mondays, according to the community services district. Residents and visitors can now be provided with parking alternatives to avoid a parking violation ticket.

Since 1970, Rossmoor residents have complained about parking enforcement, tickets and where to park on street sweeping days. The unincorporated city has 63 curb miles which are swept on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month, according to the city, and there has never been enough parking enforcement personnel to follow street sweepers during the sweeping of County streets. OCSD officers have been known to issue tickets to parked cars anytime between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., even if sweepers have already passed by. To date, it has been up to residents to contact the sheriff related to parking issues, the city says.

The issue of changing the street parking closures was recently unanimously supported by the Orange County Board of Supervisors, thanks to support by Supervisor Foley.

Joe Mendoza, General Manager of the Rossmoor Community Services District and Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley (2nd District) shared their opinions on the closures.

Foley has served the area as Supervisor since March.

"I learned that Rossmoor residents are currently forced to park outside their neighborhoods when street sweeping occurs due to total street parking closures," Foley wrote in a prepared statement. "For many years community members asked that street sweeping occurs on alternate days so they are not forced to park outside of their neighborhoods."

Foley says she has worked directly with the Rossmoor Community Services District and Orange County Public Works to finally find a solution.

"The Orange County Board of Supervisors recently approved funding to allow street sweepers to alternate streets," she wrote. "I will continue to partner with Rossmoor residents to address these important quality-of-life issues.”

Mendoza discussed the 30-year problem that has plagued residents of Rossmoor, giving them no alternative and forcing them to restrict parking on all Rossmoor residential streets on street sweeping days from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

“Supervisor Foley heard our concerns and initiated this schedule change to improve the quality of life for Rossmoor residents," Mendoza wrote in a statement. "We are extremely appreciative of her leadership and assistance. The Rossmoor Community Services District Board of Directors would like to sincerely thank Supervisor Katrina Foley for representing Rossmoor residents by successfully leading the effort to change the street sweeping ordinance in Rossmoor."

Rossmoor residents are encouraged to reach out to Manuel Chavez, Supervisor Katrina Foley’s Constituent Service Manager for Rossmoor, to share any concerns.

Manuel can be reached at manuel.chavez@ocgov.com