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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_2897ORDINANCE NO 2897 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING CHAPTER 10 40 OF, AND ADDING CHAPTER 10 42 TO, OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING OF VEHICLES WITHIN THE CITY OF REDLANDS, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS Section 1. Section 10 40 090 of the Redlands Municipal Code, entitled "Parking Restriction or Prohibition, Determination" is hereby amended to read as follows "10 40 090 PARKING RESTRICTION OR PROHIBITION, DETERMINATION A Whenever the city council determines upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that it is necessary to prohibit stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on certain highways or portions thereof or on any municipal parking lot at all or certain hours of the day m order to facilitate the movement of traffic or to elunmate hazardous conditions, the city council shall by resolution direct the traffic engineer to place appropnate signs or curb markings as designated in section 10 40 240 of this chapter on such highways or portions thereof or on such municipal parking lot B Whenever the city council upon the basis of a traffic engmeermg investigation funds that the conditions because of which it was necessary to prohibit the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles at all or certain hours of the day as provided m subsection A of this section no longer exist, the city council shall, by resolution, direct the traffic engineer to remove such signs and curb markings from such highways or portions thereof C Whenever the city council detennmes upon the basis of protectmg public health, safety and welfare that it is necessary to prohibit or restrict the stopping, standmg or parking of vehicles, including, but not limited to, commercial and recreational vehicles that are six feet or more in height (including any load thereon) (an "Oversized Commercial or Recreational Vehicles"), on certain streets or highways, or portions thereof, during all or certain hours of the day the city council may by resolution direct the City engineer to place appropriate signs or curb markings as designated m section 10 40 240 of this chapter on such streets or highways or portions thereof (1) For purposes of this subsection, a "commercial vehicle" is a motor vehicle of a type required to be registered under the California Vehicle Code used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit or designed, used, or maintained prunarily for the transportation of property (2) For purposes of this subsection, a "recreational vehicle" is a motorhome, travel trailer, truck camper, or camp trailer, with or without motive power, designed for human habitation or other occupancy 1 1 \Ordrnances\Nos 2800 2899 m Word 12897 Amending Chapter 10 40 Parking clean version (003).doex D The City Council may, m accordance with the authority provided by Vehicle Code section 22507 and 22507 5, unplernent the provisions of this Chapter by resolution Any violation of the provisions of a resolution of this Chapter shall be deemed a violation of this Chapter " Section 2 Section 10 40 130 of the Redlands Municipal Code, entitled "Parking All Night Prohibited" is hereby deleted m its entirety CC ,, Section 3. Section 10 42 of the Redlands Municipal Code, entitled "Preferential Parking Zones," is hereby added to read as follows "CHAPTER 10 42 PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONES 10 42 010 PURPOSE 10 42 020 PETITION FORMS 10 42 030 ESTABLISHMENT OF A PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONE 10 42 040 TERMINATION OF A PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONE 10 42 050 PERMIT ISSUANCE 10 42 060 PERMIT FEE 10 42 070 PERMIT DISPLAY 10 42 080 PERMIT REVOCATION 10 42 090 NOTICE OF PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONES 10 42 100 ENFORCEMENT HOURS 10 42 110 PARKING PRIVILEGES OF PERMIT HOLDERS 10 42 120 DESIGNATION OF ZONES 10 42 130 EXEMPTIONS 10 42 140 VIOLATIONS 10 42 010 PURPOSE This Chapter shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Preferential Parking Code " 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, m 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 m 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 10 42 020 PETITION FORMS 2 T 1Ordinances\Nos 2800-2899 in Word\2897 Amending Chapter 10 40 Parking clean version (003).docx The Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department shall provide petition forms for preferential parking zones upon the written request of any five (5) residents of a proposed zone, one (1) of whom shall be designated m the request as the official representative of the zone advocates 10 42 030 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 (60) percent 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 restriction, and the days and hours the restriction is proposed to be effective The petition shall state that all signatories desire to have preferential parking restrictions unposed and that all signatories are willing to pay associated administrative costs necessary to establish such zone Each signatory shall affix his or her signature, printed name, and address to the petition which petition shall be circulated by the zone advocates Not more than sixty (60) days after the petition form is provided by the MUED Department pursuant to section 10 42 020 of this Code, the signed and completed petition shall be submitted to the Traffic and Parking Commission B The Traffic and Parking Commission shall set a place and time for a public discussion on the proposed zone The MUED 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 Follownig public discussion, the Traffic and Parking Commission shall make a recommendation to the City Council regarding whether the preferential parking zone should be established Following receipt of the recoirunendation of the Traffic and Parking Cormnission, the City Council shall, by resolution, determine whether 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 (75) percent of the 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 existmg 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 unpacted 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 3 i IOrdinances\Nos 2800 2899 in Word 2897 Arnending Chapter 10 40 Parking clean version (003).docx 10 42 040 TERMINATION OF A PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONE The City Council may terminate a preferential parking zone upon receipt of a petition calking for tennmation 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 (50%) plus one (1)) 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 10 42 050 PERMIT ISSUANCE A Parking permits for preferential parking zones shall be issued by the Department of Finance No more than one (1) 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 ofthe established zone who is the registered owner or has exclusive use and control ofthe vehicle for which application is made Proof of residency and ownership or exclusive use and control shall be demonstrated as detenmuied 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 (3) permits for residents shall be issued to any one (1) residence Permits issued to residents shall remain valid while the applicant continues to reside at the address set forth on the application and remains the owner of the vehicle for which the pennit is issued (2) Visitors Not more than two (2) Visitor Preferential Parking Permits shall be issued to any one (1) 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 10 42 060 PERMIT FEE Applications for issuance of initial permits or transfer permits when the holder of a permit m one zone moves to another zone and desires a permit for the new zone, or a replacement permit in the case ofa 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 (1) year except that no refund shall be issued for cancellation of a pemut unless the zone is terminated by City Council action The Finance Director shall not issue a replacement permit unless the Finance Director has received satisfactory evidence that the permit being replaced has been lost or mutilated 4 1 \OrdmancesWos 2800-2899 m Word\2897 Amending Chapter 10.40 Parking clean version (003).docx 10 42 070 PERMIT DISPLAY Preferential parking pen -nits 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 unterior rear view inirror 10 42 080 PERMIT REVOCATION A The Finance Director is authorized to revoke the preferential parking permit of any person found to be m violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter and, upon written notification, that person must surrender the permit to the Finance Director or prove its destruction or disfigurement to the Finance Director's satisfaction B Any person whose preferential parking permit has been revoked shall not be issued a new permit for one (1) calendar year following revocation and must submit a new application and pay the fee required for a new permit 10 42 090 NOTICE OF PREFERENTIAL PARKING ZONES The Facilities and Community Services 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 pernits and any applicable time limits for parking of vehicles without permits 10 42 100 ENFORCEMENT HOURS Preferential parking ui the zones established by the City Council shall be m effect on those days and durmg those hours as shall be determined by the City Council when the zone is established 10 42 110 PARKING PRIVILEGES OF PERMIT HOLDERS Any vehicle properly displaymg a valid preferential parking permit issued for that vehicle may be parked on any street or portion of street withm the zone for which the permit was issued without being limited by the time restrictions unposed pursuant to this Chapter Permit holders shall be subject to parking restrictions unposed pursuant to any other Chapter of this Code or other state law provisions Preferential parking pen -ruts shall not guarantee or reserve to the holder any specific on -street parking space 10 42 120 DESIGNATION OF ZONES The streets and/or portions of streets estabhshed as preferential parking zones for the purposes of this Chapter shall be designated by resolution of the City Council 10 42 130 EXEMPTIONS The following vehicles are exempt from the parking restrictions unposed pursuant to this Chapter A Vehicles in use for the construction or repair of any utility, B Vehicles engaged m official govenunent business, 5 1 1ord;nances\Nos 2800 2899 in Word\2897 Amending Chapter 10.40 Parking clean version (003).docx 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 10 42 140 VIOLATIONS A No vehicle shall be parked or stopped adjacent to any curb m a preferential parking zone in violation of any posted restrictions during the time preferential parking is m effect, unless such vehicle shall have the permit proinmently displayed in accordance with section 10 42 070 of this Code B No person shall falsely represent that he or she is eligible for preferential parking permit(s) or furnish false information m 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 m a preferential parking zone any vehicle which displays a facsnnile 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 " Section 4 The Mayor Pro Tempore shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it to be published once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation within the City, and thereafter, this ordinance shall take effect as provided by law ATTEST Jea a44-411,-) onaldson, City Clerk Th- Denise Davis, Mayor Pro Tempore 6 I IOrdmancesWos 2800-2899 in Word12897 Amending Chapter 10.40 Parlung clean versron (003).docx I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of September, 2019 by the following vote AYES Councilmembers Bauch, Tejeda, Momberger, Davis NOES None ABSENT Mayor Foster ABSTAIN None Donaldson, City Clerk 7 I-IOrdmances\Nos 2800 2899 in Word\2897 Amending Chapter 10 40 Parking clean version (003) docx