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CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
ORDINANCE NO. 23-1461
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA INCREASING PARKING METER RATES AND FINDING
THE SAME EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. FINDINGS
A. Pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22508, cities must establish parking meter rates
by ordinance.
B. The last time the City of Hermosa Beach considered the parking meter rates
in the City was 2016.
C. The City Council received and accepted the Parking Management Study
and Recommended Parking Standards for the Coastal Zone in late 2019.
Among other things, this Parking Study recommend ed that the City
maintain its existing dual-rate structure that implements a demand pricing
program where meters in higher demand areas cost more in the City.
D. In order to better manage the City’s limited parking resources and
consistent with parking rates in comparable jurisdictions, parking meter
rates need to be increased.
SECTION 2. Parking Meter Rates. Section 10.36.010 (A) of the Hermosa Beach
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“A. Parking meter zones are those streets or portions of streets or public
parking lots established by Ordinance as zones within which the parking of
vehicles may be controlled, re gulated and inspected with the aid of
parking meters. In the event that no parking meters are installed in any
parking space within such parking meter zones, the maximum time for
parking shall be as specified by this code or by Resolution of the City
Council.
Parking meter rates shall be set at $2.00 per hour. Between the hours of 8:00
p.m. and 2:00 a.m. daily, parking meter rates shall be set at $2.50 per hour.
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The hours of operation for meters throughout the City shall be 10:00 a.m. to
2:00 a.m.”
SECTION 3. Environmental Review. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061
(b)(3), it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity
contemplated by this ordinance may have a significant effect on the
environment. Furthermore, section 15273 of the CEQA Guidelines states that
CEQA does not apply to modification of fees by public agencies for meeting
operating expenses or financial needs.
SECTION 4 . Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its
passage and adoption pursuant to California Government Code section 36937.
SECTION 5. Certification. The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and
adoption of this Ordinance; cause it to be entered into the City’s book of original
ordinances; make a note of the passage and adoption in the records of this
meeting; and, within fifteen (15) days after the passage and adoption of this
Ordinance, cause it to be published or posted in accordance with California law .
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on this 23rd day of May 2023.
AYES: Mayor Jackson, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Councilmembers Detoy,
Francois, and Saemann.
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor Raymond A. Jackson
PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, CA
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Myra Maravilla, MPA, CMC, Patrick Donegan,
City Clerk City Attorney
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State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Hermosa Beach )
May 25, 2023
Certification of Council Action
ORDINANCES NO. 23-1461
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA INCREASING PARKING METER RATES AND FINDING THE SAME
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
I, Myra Maravilla, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Ordinance No. 23-1461 was duly approved and adopted by
the City Council of said City at its regular meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of
May 2023 and passed by the following vote :
Ordinance No. 23-1461 was introduced on May 9, 2023 via a 3 -2 vote (AYES
Councilmembers Detoy, Saemann, Francois; NOES Mayor Pro Tem Massey and
Mayor Jackson) and adopted on May 23, 2023 by unanimous vote .
AYES: MAYOR JACKSON, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE MASSEY, COUNCILMEMBERS
FRANCOIS, SAEMANN, and DETOY
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
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Myra Maravilla, MPA, CMC
City Clerk
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