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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDELETE1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 131 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 271 RESOLUTIO�Y NOo2�4524 it ;9�i �/`�/sy A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 81-4488 AND ALL PRIOR RESOL- UTIONS ESTABLISHING PERMIT PARKING IN CERTAIN DESIGNATED AREAS: ESTABLISHING AN UPDATED PERMIT PARKING SYSTEM: PROVIDING THE FEE FOR PERMITS: AND DIRECTING THE MANNER OF IDENTIFICATION OF PARKING SPACES FOR WHICH SAID PERMITS SHALL APPLY. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. This resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Section 19-100 of Chapter 19, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," of the Hermosa Beach City Code and Section 22507 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California. follows: SECTION 2. The City Council finds and determines as (a) Parking on residential streets west of Loma Drive is subject to heavy use and demand from non-resident recreational commuters; (b) The area west of Loma Drive already provides only marginally adequate on -street parking for residents; (c) There exists a City-wide impact on residential parking from recreational commuters which has not yet been specifically identified; (d) Based on the City's experience and that of other cities such as San Francisco, it is reasonable to anticipate that the establishment of the Impacted Parking Area proposed in this resolution will,have the effect of causing increased recreational commuter parking in areas east of Loma Drive; (e) The large number of recreational commuters have a detrimental effect on the health, safety and general welfare of the City by: :1 291 -2- 1 2 3 4' 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 1) Increasing non-resident traffic volume and parking demand; 2) Creating unreasonable burdens on residents in gaining access to their dwellings; 3) Exacerbating noise and air pollution and creating new trash and litter problems; 4) Causing greater risk of traffic accidents; 5) Increasing risk of criminal activity; 6) Creating a risk of depressing property values; 7) Threatening generally to overwhelm the City's capacity to maintain and protect the residential character of its neighborhoods. f) The Impacted Parking Area and Permit System proposed in this resolution are designed to alleviate the problems cited here which arise from the ever increasing numbers of recreational commuters in residential neighborhoods. g) This resolution is consistent with the terms of California Coastal Commission Permit No. 5-82-251. SECTION 3. (a) Boundaries - On the West from Strand to Loma/ Morningside Drive on the East to the City boundaries on the North and South. SECTION 4. Resident parking permits shall be available to: (a) Any resident of the City in a legally established dwelling unit, and one guest parking permit may be issued for each legally established dwelling unit in the Impacted Area. Proof of resident and valid vehicle registration at that address shall be required. (b) Commercial Enterprises: 1// -3- 1 \. l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ( 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1) Affixed Residential Parking Permits may be issued to bona fide employees of businesses within the Impacted Area. 2) Adequate proof of employment satisfactory to the General Services Director must be submitted for each such employee. 3) For the purpose of this section, independent, contractors working at a fixed place of business in the Impacted Parking Area shall be deemed employees. 4) Each owner of rental units or of a business in the Impacted Parking Area may be issued one affixed Residential Parking Permit. (c) Contractors - Building contractors, maintenance companies and delivery companies may be issued one Residential Parking Permit per vehicle. (d) Company Vehicles - Residents seeking residential permits who are permanently assigned company vehicles shall provide the General Services Office proof of the vehicle assign- ment by furnishing a letter to that effect signed by an officer of the company on company letterhead. (e) Leased Vehicles - Residents who operate leased vehicles and wish residential permits shall provide the General Services Office a copy of the leasing agreement and the agreement should be in the same name as the applicant. (f) Dual Residences - Persons who maintain more than one household and have their vehicles registered town address other than Hermosa Beach, may be issued residential permits upon the furnishing to the General Services an affidavit that states that the Hermosa Beach residence is a second residence and that it is only occupied by the applicants, that it is not separately rented or leased, and that it is understood that no additional permits will be issued for that unit. 9 -4- 1 2'' 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ( 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 `J 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 (g) Public Schools - Each teacher working at a public school in the Impacted Parking Area shall be issued a Residential Parking Permit upon certification of employment by the Hermosa Beach Superintendent of Schools. (h) Issuance of permits allowed by this section shall be upon the condition that there are no outstanding parking citations. SECTION 5. Each resident permit and resident guest permit shall be valid from the first day of March to the 28th day of February of each year. SECTION 6. Pursuant to the provisions of this resolu- tion, meter posts painted or maintained with yellow color code and residential parking spaces posted one -hour parking will allow resident permit parking daily, except that these permits are invalid during the hours posted for street sweeping operations, not to exceed 72 hours at one location, or a day permit which allows all -day parking and is valid only on the day of use, ex- cept during the hours posted for street sweeping operations. SECTION 7. It is hereby designated that in those metered areas where the City Engineer has caused the parking meter post adjacent to each parking space to be painted yellow and in those areas posted one -hour parking between Beach Drive on the West, Loma/Morningside on the East, and the City boundaries on the North and South, exclusive of any commercially zoned frontage, a vehicle may occupy said restricted parking space providing said vehicle has affixed thereon in the lower right hand corner of the windshield of the vehicle a valid resident parking permit, or has hanging from the front rear-view mirror -5- C 1 2 3' 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 located on the inside of the vehicle a valid resident guest parking permit, or has a day permit which allows all -day parking and is valid only on the day of use between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 P.M. SECTION 8. Fees for Issuance of Resident Permits and Resident Guest Permits: (a) Attached resident parking permit to resident's address: $10.00 (b) One non-attached guest parking permit per address may be purchased by any person showing proof of residence in the Impacted Parking Area: $10.00 (Such permit may be transferred to any motor vehicle providing it shall not be permanently attached but shall be noticeably hanging from the front rear- view mirror located on the inside of the vehicle.) (c) Attached resident permits may be issued as specified in Section 3 above, for a fee of: $10.00 (d) Day Permits: $ 2.00 The amount of these fees shall be reduced by one-half on the first day of September of each year. Where a person to whom a valid permit has been issued can furnish proof satisfactory to the General Services Department that said permit has been destroyed (portion of Parking Permit or portion of windshield to which permit has been attached), or stolen, the Department may issue a duplicate permit upon payment of a replacement fee of $3.00 to cover clerical cost. It is understood that the permits reported stolen will be immediately confiscated by the City if found on any vehicle and that stolen permits are thereafter completely void. Vehicles with stolen permits shall be subject to immediate ticketing and towing. -6- 1 SECTION 9. It shall be the sole responsibility of the 2 owner, operator, manager, or driver of a vehicle for which a 3 valid parking permit has been issued to become familiar with the 4 provisions for and the limitations on the use of the parking 5 permit and ignorance of these provisions and limitations shall 6 not be claimed as defense in any action brought for illegal use 7 of the permit. 8 SECTION 10. In the Impacted Parking Area, that area 9 posted "One -Hour Parking", parking on -street shall be restricted 10 to one -hour parking from 8:00 a.m, to 5:00 p.m., every day during 11 summer months, which is defined, for the purpose of this Section, 12 as May 15th through September 15th. 13 In the Impacted Parking Area, where posted, there shall 14 be no parking on -street except with resident or resident guest 15 parking sticker from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. 16 SECTION 11. The City Engineer is authorized to erect 17 such street signs as are necessary to properly notify the general 18 public of the restrictions on parking in the Impacted Parking 19 Area. Violations of the provisions of this resolution are sub- 20 ject to immediate ticketing and towing when authorized signs are 21 in place in the Impacted.Parking Area. 22 SECTION 12. All resolutions on the subject of parking 23 which are inconsistent with this Resolution are hereby repealed 24 to the extent of the inconsistency. 25 26 27 28 29 -7- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SECTION 13. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and shall make a minute entry in the records of the proceedings of the City Council in the minutes of the meeting at which this resolution is passed and adopted. PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 25th day of y , 198/ 2 rxCJ1u�N'1' or the city Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: ���� "✓� CITY ATTORNEY