HomeMy Public PortalAbout92-987 ORDINANCE NO. 92-987
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON RELATING TO
PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONES AND AMENDING THE
CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article III of the Carson Municipal Code is
amended by adding a new Chapter 2 . 5 to read:
"Chapter 2 . 5 PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONES
32500. Short Title. This Chapter shall be known as, and may be
cited as the "Preferential Parking Code. "
32501. Purpose. This Chapter is enacted pursuant to authority
granted by Sections 22507 and 22507 . 5 of the California Vehicle
Code. Preferential parking zones are necessary to alleviate
serious problems in certain residential areas of the city due, in
part, to the parking of motor vehicles on streets by nonresidents
of the immediate area for extended periods of time and the nonuse
of available public transit alternatives to automobile travel by
nonresidents which has resulted in neighborhood decline in affected
areas because of traffic congestion, noise, air pollution, traffic
hazards, and inability of residents to park their vehicles
reasonably close to their residences.
32502 . Establishment and Termination of Preferential Parkins
Zones.
32502 . 1 Petition Forms. The Department of Public Works shall
provide petition forms for preferential parking zones upon the
written request of any five (5) residents of a proposed zone, one
of whom shall be designated in the request as the official
representative of the zone advocates.
32502.2 Establishment of a Preferential Parking Zone.
a. Proceedings for establishment of a preferential
parking zone may be initiated by petition containing the signatures
of at least sixty percent (60%) of the residents of all units of
occupancy fronting curbs proposed to be included in the zone. The
petition shall include a description of the proposed zone
boundaries, the proposed restrictior., and the days and hours the
restriction is proposed to be effective. The petition shall state
that all signators desire to have preferential parking restrictions
imposed and that all signators are willing to pay associated
administrative costs necessary to establish such zone. Each
signator shall affix their signature, printed name, and address to
the petition which petition shall be circulated by the zone
advocates. Not more than 60 days after the petition form is
provided by the Public Works Department pursuant to Section
32502 . 1, the signed and completed petition shall be submitted to
the Public Works Committee.
b. The Public Works Committee shall set a place and
time for a public discussion on the proposed zone. The Public
Works Director shall mail notice of the hearing at least ten (10)
days prior to the hearing to all property owners, residents, and
other occupants within the proposed zone and within three hundred
(300) feet of the boundaries of the proposed zone.
C. Following public discussion, the Public Works
Committee shall make a recommendation to the City Council regarding
whether the preferential parking zone should be established.
Following receipt of the recommendation of the Public Works
Committee, the City Council shall, by resolution, determine whether
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the preferential parking zone shall be established. Said
determination shall be based upon factors which may include but are
not limited to, the following;
1) High Demand: More than seventy-five percent
(75%) of on-street spaces are occupied during the days and hours
proposed for parking restriction; and
2) Self-contained area: The zone, alone or in
combination with other existing or potential preferential parking
zones, constitutes a self-contained area of parking demand and
supply. For purposes of this Section, "self-contained area" shall
mean an area of sufficient size to allow for resident parking,
using boundaries such as major streets, nonresidential land uses,
transition to higher or lower density residential areas, water
bodies and other natural features; and using surveys of existing
conditions to determine the extent of the area impacted by
nonresident parking.
d. Each preferential parking zone shall be identified
by a letter or combination of letters which shall be the official
designation of the zone.
32502. 3 Termination of a Preferential Parki g Zone. The City
Council may terminate a preferential parking zone upon receipt of
a petition calling for termination which has been received and
transmitted by the City Clerk, and which contains the signatures
and corresponding printed name and address representing a majority
(fifty percent plus one) of the dwelling units in the zone. The
City Council may also terminate a preferential parking zone,
without submission of a petition requesting termination, by
resolution setting forth the reasons for such termination which
reasons may include, but are not limited to, changes in
circumstances which led to the original establishment of the zone.
32503 . Permits - issuance
a. Parking permits for preferential parking zones shall
be issued by the Department of Finance. No more than one permit
shall be issued for each vehicle for which application is made.
Each permit issued shall show by code, color, or both, the
particular preferential parking zone for which it has been issued
and resident permits shall include the license plate number of the
motor vehicle for which it was issued.
b. Preferential parking permits for residents shall be
issued only upon application of a legal resident of the established
zone who is the registered owner or has exclusive use and control
of the vehicle for which application is made. Proof of residency
and ownership or exclusive use and control shall be demonstrated as
determined by the Finance Director.
C. The number of preferential parking permits, if any,
that may be issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be determined and
calculated as follows:
1) Residents: No more than three permits for ,
residents shall be issued to any one residence. Permits issued to
residents shall remain valid while the applicant r^ntinues to
reside at the address set forth on the application and remains the
owner of the vehicle for which the permit is issued.
2) Visitors: Not more than two Visitor
Preferential Parking Permits shall be issued to any one residence
for the use of visitors to the home of the applicant. Visitor
permits shall remain valid while the applicant continues to reside
at the address set forth on the application.
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32504 . Permits- -- Fees. Applications for issuance of initial
permits or to transfer permits when the holder of a permit in one
zone moves to another zone and desires a permit for the new zone,
or a replacement permit in the case of a lost or mutilated permit,
shall be filed with the Department of Finance and shall be
accompanied by the fee established by Resolution of the City
Council. Fees may be prorated for periods of less than one year
except that no refund shall be issued for cancellation of a permit
unless the zone is terminated by City Council action. The Director
of Finance shall not issue a replacement permit unless the Director
has received satisfactory evidence that the permit being replaced
has been lost or mutilated.
32505 . Permits - Display. Preferential parking permits for
residents shall be prominently displayed and firmly attached to the
left side of the rear bumper of the vehicle for which the permit
was issued. Permits for visitors shall be prominently displayed
either on the left side of the rear window of the vehicle or
hanging from the interior rear view mirror.
32506. Permits - Revocation.
a. The Director of Finance is authorized to revoke the
preferential parking permit of any person found to be in violation
of any of the provisions of this Chapter and, upon written
notification, that person must surrender the permit to the Director
or prove its destruction or disfigurement to the Director's
satisfaction.
b. Any person whose preferential parking permit has
been revoked shall not be issued a new permit for one calendar year
following revocation and must submit a new application and pay the
fee required for a new permit.
32507 . Notice of Preferential Parking Zones. The Public Works
' Director shall place and maintain or cause to be placed and
maintained on each street or portion of street designated to be
within a preferential parking zone, appropriate signs giving notice
that vehicles must display preferential parking permits and any
applicable time limits for parking of vehicles without permits.
32508 . Enforcement Hours Preferential parking in the zones
established by the City Council shall be in effect on those days
and during those hours as shall be determined by the City Council
when the zone is established.
32509 . Parking Privileges of Permit Holders. Any vehicle
properly displaying a valid preferential parking permit issued for
that vehicle may be parked on any street or portion of street
within the zone for which the permit was issued without being
limited by the time restrictions imposed pursuant to this Chapter.
Permit holders shall be subject to parking restrictions imposed
pursuant to any other Chapter of the Carson Municipal Code or other
state law provisions. Preferential parking permits shall not
guarantee or reserve to the holder any specific on-street parking
space.
32510. Designation of Zones . The streets and/or portions of
streets established as preferent> >> ^;4Ykina zones for the purposes
of this Chapter shall be designated by resolution of the City
Council.
32511. Exemptions. The following vehicles are exempt from the
parking restrictions imposed pursuant to this Chapter:
a. Vehicles in use for the construction or repair of any
utility;
b. vehicles engaged in official government business;
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c. Vehicles from which persons or goods are being loaded
or unloaded;
d. Vehicles engaged in construction, repairs, or similar
services on property within the preferential parking zone; or
e. Emergency vehicles.
32512. Violations.
a. No vehicle shall be parked or stopped adjacent to any
curb in a preferential parking zone in violation of any posted
restrictions during the time preferential parking is in effect,
unless such vehicle shall have the permit prominently displayed in
accordance with Section 32505.
b. No person shall falsely represent that he or she is
eligible for preferential parking permit(s) or furnish false
information in an application for a permit.
C. No person shall park or leave standing in a
preferential parking zone, any vehicle which displays a
preferential parking permit issued for a different vehicle.
d. No person shall park or leave standing in a
preferential parking zone, any vehicle which displays a facsimile
or counterfeit preferential parking permit.
e. No person whose preferential parking permit has been
revoked shall refuse or fail to surrender the permit when requested
to do so in writing by the Director of Finance.
f. No resident or visitor preferential parking permit
issued pursuant to this Chapter shall thereafter be assigned,
transferred, sold or used for any consideration, monetary or
otherwise. "
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th
day of August , 1992 .
M or
ATTEST:
City Cle
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss .
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City' is
five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 92-987 passed first reading on
July 21, 1992, was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a
regular meeting of said Council , duly and regularly held on the 4th day of
Auaust , 19 92 , and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Fajardo, Muise-Perez, and McDonald
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Calas and Mitoma
City Clerk, City of Car , Cal fornia
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