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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 1588ORDINANCE NO. 1588 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE LYNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION 7 -20.24 ENHANCING PARKING CIVIL PENALTIES IN SCHOOL ZONES WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood is a general law city located in the County of Los Angeles and operating under the laws of the State of California and the California Constitution; and WHEREAS, Article 11, §7 of the California Constitution permits a city to make and enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws; and WHEREAS, Section 40203.5 of the California Vehicle Code authorizes cities to establish as civil penalties the amount of fines for parking violation citations issued under its jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 40203.5 of the California Vehicle Code, the City of Lynwood, as an issuing agency, has endeavored to standardize its parking penalties with other jurisdictions in the county to the greatest extent possible; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood (the "Council ") recognizes the importance of pedestrian and traffic safety within and around schools in the City of Lynwood-,and WHEREAS, the streets adjacent to the City's schools are besieged with parking violations that repeated warnings and issuance of parking citations have failed to deter; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that parking violations such as double parking and narking in red zones contribute to traffic congestion and unsafe behavior, such as mid - block pedestrian crossing, creating hazards to pedestrians, particularly children; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that doubling its standardized fines for parking violations occurring in its school zones is necessary to deter violations and protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the City of Lynwood. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the Code of the City of Lynwood is hereby amended by adding a new Subsection 7 -20.24 to Chapter 7 which shall read as follows: 7 -20.24 Parking Civil Penalties to be Enhanced in School Zones. a. The streets bordering the following schools in the City of Lynwood are hereby subject to enhanced parking penalties as further provided for herein: ABBOTT ELEMENTARY CESAR CHAVEZ MIDDLE FIREBAUGH HIGH SCHOOL HELEN KELLER ELEMENTARY HOSLER MIDDLE LINCOLN ELEMENTARY LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY LINDBERGH C. C. LYNWOOD HIGH SCHOOL LYNWOOD MIDDLE LUGO ELEMENTARY MARK TWAIN ELEMENTARY PATHWAY SCHOOL (Clark _St., Wright Rd_) (Abbott Rd. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., San Luis Ave.) (Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Duncan Ave., Walnut Ave., Louise Ave., Wright Rd.) (Long Beach Blvd., Palm Ave., Carlin Ave.) (Birch St., Spruce St.) (State St. Los Flores Blvd., Poplar Dr.) (Cedar Ave., Nevada Ave., Lindbergh Ave., Banning Ave.) (Lindbergh Ave., Banning Ave., Cedar Ave.) (Imperial Hwy., Cornish Ave., Colyer Ave., Jackson Ave., Sampson Ave.) (Bullis Rd., Bradfield Ave., Carlin Ave.) Pendleton Ave., Abbott Rd.) (Thorson Ave. Carlin Ave., Magnolia Ave.) (Bullis Rd.) ROSA PARKS ELEMENTARY THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEM. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY WILL ROGERS ELEMENTARY WILL ROGERS C. C. WILSON ELEMENTARY VISTA / LOP (Agnes Ave., Bradfield Ave., Ernestine Ave.) (San Luis Ave., Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) (Sanborn Ave., Thorson Ave., Alberta St., Pine Ave.) (Duncan Ave., Beechwood Ave.) (Duncan Ave., Beechwood Ave.) (School Street., Louise St., Lynwood Rd., Fir St.) (Wright Rd.) b. The enhanced penalty for a violation of any parking ordinance set forth in the Lynwood Municipal Code or the California Vehicle Code occurring in the school zones surrounding the above - referenced schools shall be double the currently - established base fine. C. The City of Lynwood Civil Penalty Schedule shall be amended by resolution to reflect the above - referenced fine enhancement provisions. d. For purposes of this Ordinance, the above - referenced streets include only those portions of the streets /roadways meeting the definition of a "school zone" as set forth in Section 40802(b)(2) of the California Vehicle Code which states: " "School zone" means that area approaching or passing a school building or the grounds thereof that is contiguous to a highway and on which is posted a standard "SCHOOL" warning sign, while children are going to or leaving the school either during school hours or during the noon recess period. "School zone" also includes the area approaching or passing any school grounds that are not separated from the highway by a fence, gate, or other physical barrier while the grounds are in use by children if that highway is posted with a standard "SCHOOL" warning sign ". e. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be of no force or effect until proper placing of signs giving notice of the enhanced fines imposed by this Ordinance has occurred. Section 2. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage by the City Council. Section 4. The City Clerk of the City of Lynwood is hereby directed to certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and to cause it to be published or posted as required by law. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 17th day of October, 2006 and adopted and ordered published at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 7th day of November, 2006. eticia Vasquez, � or City of Lynwood LOUIS BYRD, Mayor City of Lynwood Attest: 0'-Z� /., Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk Approved as to form: J. Arnoldo Beltran, City Attorney zi STATE OF CALIFORNIA ). ) SS. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) Grant Taylor, Dirpdfor of Development Services I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the .City of. Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopaod by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the 7TH day. of NOVEMBER , 2006. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS, BYRD, JOHNSON, PEDROZA, SANTILLAN, AND VASQUEZ NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS.. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 1588. on file in my office and that said Ordinance was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 7TH day of NOVEMBER , 2006. Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk