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Home My Public Portal AboutOrdinance 11-939U1 1 1 ORDINANCE NO. 11 -939U AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA, REVISING THE PARKING RESTRICTIONS OF PART 3 OF ARTICLE A OF CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE 3 OF THE TEMPLE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: Section 3303 of Part 3 "Parking Restrictions," of Article A of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Municipal Code of the City of Temple City is hereby repealed. SECTION 2: Sections 3338, 3338.1, 3338.2, 3338.3, and 3338.4 are added to Part 3 "Parking Restrictions," of Article A of Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Municipal Code of the City of Temple City to read as set forth in Attachment "A" to this Urgency Ordinance. SECTION 3: The City Council finds that this Ordinance No. 11 -939U is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety. The City suffers from a shortage of parking, especially in its commercial areas. The City has received requests for painted curbs and time limited parking from business owners whose businesses are suffering because of the lack of available parking for their customers. This urgency ordinance is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety because a failure to take immediate action on the issue could result in businesses closing and the creation of blight. This urgency ordinance will allow for the establishment of time limited parking in those areas where short- term parking is needed. SECTION 4: This Ordinance is an urgency ordinance and shall take effect immediately after its adoption as provided for in Government Code Section 36937(b). SECTION 5: The City Council hereby declares that, should any provision, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance or any part thereof, be rendered or declared invalid or unconstitutional by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any preemptive legislation, such decision or action shall not affect the validity of the remaining section or portions of the Ordinance or part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have independently adopted the remaining provisions, sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words of this Ordinance irrespective of the fact that any one or more provisions, sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words may be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 6: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and to its approval by the Mayor. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to cause this Ordinance to be published within fifteen (15) days after its passage in a newspaper of general circulation and circulated within the City in accordance with Government Code § 36933(a) or, to cause this Ordinance to be published in the manner required by law using the alternative summary and posting procedure authorized under Government Code § 36933(c). PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1st day of February 2011. ATTEST: rn City Clerk FL 1 ,,)A.L-Q,), APPROVED AS TO FORM: UK/— City Attorney Ordinance 11 -939U Page 2 I, Mary Flandrick, City Clerk of the City of Temple City, hereby certify that the foregoing Urgency Ordinance, Ordinance No. 11 -939U was introduced, passed and adopted as an Urgency Ordinance at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Temple City held on the 1st day of February 2011, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmember - Blum, Sternquist, Yu, Chavez, Vizcarra NOES: Councilmember -None ABSENT: Councilmember -None ABSTAIN: Councilmember -None cuui, 17,ku_ek City Clerk 1 1 1 1 1 1 ATTACHMENT "A" TITLE 3 CHAPTER 3 ARTICLE A. VEHICULAR TRAFFIC REGULATIONS PART 3. PARKING RESTRICTIONS 3338 CURB MARKINGS A. Subject to the provisions and limitations of this title, the Public Safety Officer shall place the following curb markings when directed by the City Council, or its designated commission, and the curb markings shall have the meanings as herein set forth: 1. Red means no stopping, standing, or parking at any time except as permitted by the California Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone. 2. Yellow means no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers or materials, provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three (3) minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty (20) minutes. 3. White means no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers which shall not exceed three (3) minutes. 4. Green means no standing or parking for a period longer than twenty (20) minutes. 5. Blue means no stopping, standing, or parking at any time except vehicles which display a distinguishing license plate or valid placard issued to disabled persons and disabled veterans pursuant to the California Vehicle Code. B. Installation of curb markings shall be approved by resolution of the City Council, or its designated commission. C. When the Public Safety Officer, as authorized under this title, has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking except as allowed in paragraph A of this section. 3338.1 THIRTY- MINUTE PARKING ZONES No person shall stand or park any vehicle between the hours of seven a.m. (7:00 a.m.) and six p.m. (6:00 p.m.) of any day except Sunday for a period longer than thirty (30) minutes in any place where the City Council, or its designated commission, has determined, by resolution, that a thirty (30) minute parking restriction is necessary. Signs shall be posted giving notice of this parking restriction. -1- 3338.2 ONE -HOUR PARKING ZONE 1 No person shall stand or park any vehicle between the hours of seven a.m. (7:00 a.m.) and six p.m. (6:00 p.m.) of any day except Sunday for a period longer than one (1) hour in any place where the City Council, or its designated commission, has determined, by resolution, that a one (1) hour parking restriction is necessary. Signs shall be posted giving notice of this parking restriction. 3338.3 TWO -HOUR PARKING ZONE No person shall stand or park any vehicle between the hours of seven a.m. (7:00 a.m.) and six p.m. (6:00 p.m.) of any day except Sunday for a period longer than two (2) hours in any place where the City Council, or its designated commission, has determined, by resolution, that a two (2) hour parking restriction is necessary. Signs shall be posted giving notice of this parking restriction. 3338.4 REQUEST FOR CURB MARKINGS OR TIME LIMIT PARKING ZONES A request for curb markings or time limit parking shall be filed with the City Council, or its designated commission. The City Council, or its designated commission, shall approve or deny any such request by resolution. A decision on a request for curb markings or time limit parking that is made by a commission designated to hear such requests by the City Council may be appealed by any interested person to the City Council. An appeal must be filed with the City Clerk within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date the commission adopts the resolution of approval or denial. 1 1 - 2 -