HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 1554ORDINANCE NO. 1554
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
AMENDING SECTION 7 -28 OF THE LYNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO THE SETTING OF FINES /CIVIL PENALTIES FOR PARKING
METER VIOLATIONS
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code section 40203.5 authorizes a City to
establish as civil penalties the fine amounts for parking violation citations issued within
its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood, under the authority granted to it by section 15,
Article 16 of the California Constitution and Vehicle Code section 22508, has created
parking meter zones and established fines for parking violations which occur -in such
zones; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determines that the currently -
established fines and penalties for parking meter violations should be amended to reflect
the increased costs of enforcement and to deter violations of the parking meter laws; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that incorporating the fines for
parking meter violations into the Lynwood Parking Civil Penalty Schedule would be of
benefit to the community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to facilitate the manner in which future
adjustments to the penalties associated with parking meter violations are made.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LYNWOOD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection 7 -28.7 of the Lynwood Municipal Code shall be amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
"7 -28.7 Violations: It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this
section for any person:
a. To stop, stand, or park any vehicle in any parking space within a parking meter
zone, beyond the parking time limits set for such parking space or if the meter shall indicate
such illegal parking, then, and in either event, such vehicle shall be considered as parking
overtime which is beyond the period of legal parking time and such parking shall be deemed
a violation of this section.
b. To cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle operated by such person to be parked
overtime, or beyond the period of legal parking time established for any parking meter or
parking meter zone as herein described.
C. To deposit additional coins, tokens or debit cards in a parking meter for the purpose
of displaying time remaining on said meter beyond that which the vehicle in the parking
meter space is lawfully allowed.
d. To park any vehicle across any line or marking of a parking meter space or in such
position that the vehicle shall not be entirely within the area designated by, such lines or
markings.
The fines for the violations specified in paragraphs a through d of this subsection
shall be as set forth below, and upon the effective date of this ordinance, such fines shall
be incorporated into the Lynwood Civil Penalty Schedule. 'Thereafter, such parking
meter violation fines shall be subject to change from time to time by resolution of the
City Council amending the Lynwood Civil Penalty Schedule.
Code Violation Description Fine Amount
Expired meter (subsection 7- 28.7a) $30.00
Extended parking prohibited - meter (subsection 7- 28.7b) 40.00
Replugging meter (subsection 7- 28.7c) 30.00
Nondesignated space (subsection 7- 28.7d) 30.00
If any vehicle is found stopped, standing or parked in any manner violating the
provisions of this section and the identity of the operator cannot be determined, the owner
or person or corporation in whose name said vehicle is registered or the
named lessee in a lease or rental agreement of said vehicle shall be held prima facie
responsible for said violation."
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 27th day of
2004 and adopted and ordered published at a regular meeting of
said
Council held on the 3rd day of August , 2004.
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Louis Byrd, ayor
City of Lynwood
Attest:
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Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
roldo Beltran, City Attorney < ang, Interi i Manager