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ORDINANCE NO. 06 -915
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY ADDING SECTION 3337 TO
THE TEMPLE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE PARKING
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC PARKING AREAS CONTAINING 50
OR MORE PARKING SLOTS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 3337, reading as follows, is hereby added to the Temple City Municipal
3337. PARKING LOTS FOR MORE THAN 50 VEHICLES
A. Findings: The City Council finds that these regulations are necessary and in the public interest
to assure the safety of large parking areas, to provide to the users necessary safety regulations in
the public interest, and to provide the exclusive use of such parking areas for the use of the
customers of the adjoining businesses.
B. The following regulations shall apply to any public or private parking lot containing more than
50 slots or stalls for the parking of private vehicles (whether such parking area is owned by one
entity or exists as reciprocal facilities owned by more than one entity:
1. All areas of such facilities shall be surfaced with concrete or asphalt, and such
surfacing shall be kept and maintained in good condition without pot holes or other
deterioration. With the consent of the City, specified areas may be improved with
plantings.
2. The parking slots shall be clearly marked and maintained with at least an eight foot
wide slot, and be provided with stop bumpers.
3. All vehicles shall be parked within designated slots with front -in parking only.
4. All traffic lanes shall be clearly marked as one -way, and no vehicles shall enter or exit
contrary to such markings.
5. The parking areas shall be sufficiently lighted for safety reasons for after dark usage.
6. There shall be a 15 MPH speed limit in all such facilities.
7. No recreation vehicles, trailers, motor homes or vehicles in excess of 8,000 pounds
shall be allowed to park in such facilities.
8. Vehicles parked for loading and unloading are exempt from these requirements
provided the same do not exceed three hours in duration.
9. There shall be a two hour parking limit in any stall or slot.
10. Signs shall be posted on each property indicating these regulations.
C. There shall be exempted from these regulations any parking area that contains 50 or more
parking slots that abuts or serves a non - commercial, residential, park or school area. There shall
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also be exempted any area of commercial lots that the Council permits to be set aside for
employee parking.
SECTION 2. Anyone violating any of the above regulations shall upon the 1st offense be guilty
of an "infraction "; upon any subsequent violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published according to law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 5th day of December, 2006.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk
I, City Clerk of the City of Temple City, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, Ordinance
No. 06 -915, was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Temple City held on
the 21St day of November, 2006 and was duly passed, approved and adopted by said Council at their
regular meeting held on the 5th day of December, 2006 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember - Arrighi, Gillanders, Wong, Wilson, Capra
NOES: Councilmember -None
ABSENT: Councilmember -None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember -None
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