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ORDINANCE NO. 13-1340
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
ESTABLISHING AN EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF PARKING
METERS FOR SPECIFIED MILITARY VETERANS, CODIFYING THE
PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING ONSTREET DISABLED PARKING
SPACES, UPDATING PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO PARKING METERS
AND AMENDING THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. A new Section 10.32.350 is added to Title 10, Chapter 10.32 of the
Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to read as follows:
10.32.350 Onstreet Disabled Parking Spaces
(A) Pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 22511.7, the City Council may by resolution
designate onstreet parking spaces in locations where curb parking exists for the exclusive use of a
vehicle that displays either a special identification license plate issued pursuant to Vehicle Code
Section 5007 or a distinguishing placard issued pursuant to Vehicle Code Sections 22511.55 or
22511.59. The designation may be of such duration as is determined appropriate by the City
Council.
(B) Spaces designated pursuant to paragraph (A) of this section shall be indicated by blue
paint on the curb or edge of the paved portion of the street adjacent to the space. In addition, a sign
shall be posted immediately adjacent to and visible from the space a sign consisting of a profile
view of a wheelchair with occupant in white on a blue background. The sign shall clearly and
conspicuously state the following: "Minimum Fine $250."
(C) Application for designation of an onstreet disabled parking space shall be in writing and
contain the information described in the "Guidelines for Requesting a Disabled Parking Space"
published by the Department of Public Works. The application shall be accompanied by an
application processing fee set forth in the City's master fee resolution.
(D) The City Council may in its discretion designate an onstreet disabled parking space only if
it makes the following findings:
1. The applicant is a City resident who has been issued either a special identification
license plate issued pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 5007 or a distinguishing placard
issued pursuant to Vehicle Code Sections 22511.55 or 22511.59.
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2. The applicant has no off-street parking available with reasonable accessibility.
3. Designation of the space would not create an undue hardship to other residents of the
block.
(E) Onstreet disabled parking spaces may be removed at any time by the Director of Public
Works upon a finding that the findings in paragraph (D) can no longer be made in an affirmative
manner, the parking space is not being used for the purpose intended, or the applicant no longer
qualifies for the space. A decision of the Public Works Director to remove a disabled onstreet
space may be appealed to the City Council.
(F) The Public Works Department is authorized to promulgate_ regulations and guidelines to
carry out the intent of this section.
SECTION 2. A new Section 10.36.150 is added to Title 10, Chapter 10.36 of the
Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to read as follows:
(A) Pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 22511.3 a veteran displaying special license
plates issued under Vehicle Code Sections 5101.3, 5101.4, 5101.5, 5101.6, or 5101.8 may park his
or her motor vehicle, weighing not more than 6,000 pounds gross weight, without charge, in a
metered parking space.
(B) This section does not exempt a vehicle displaying special license plates issued under
Section 5101.3, 5101.4, 5101.5, 5101.6, or 5101.8 from compliance with any other state law or
City ordinance, including, but not limited to, vehicle height restrictions, zones that prohibit
stopping, parking, or standing of all vehicles, parking time limitations, street sweeping, restrictions
of the parking space to a particular type of vehicle, or the parking of a vehicle that is involved in
the operation of a street vending business.
SECTION 3. Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of Section 10.36.010 of Title 10, Chapter 10.36,
are hereby amended and new subparagraphs (D) and (E) are added to read as follows:
(B) Silver Meter Pole Zones Established.
The streets and City owned, leased and/or operated parking lots included within the
following areas within the City are hereby designated, named and declared to be silver meter
parking meter zones:
o Bounded by the city border (Herondo Street) on the south, Manhattan Avenue on
the east, The Strand on the west, 27`h Street on the north.
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o Pier Avenue bounded by Hermosa Avenue on the west, Pacific Coast Highway on
the east.
o Lot D
o Lot F
o Lot G (The ten spaces on the city owned lot on the north side of 4`h Street, east of
Pacific Coast Highway, Lot G and legally described as "easterly 32' of Lot 3—
Hurd's Ocean View Tract")
(C) Yellow Meter Pole Zones Established.
The streets and City owned, leased and/or operated parking lots included within the
following areas within the City are hereby designated, named and declared to be yellow meter
parking meter zones:
o Bounded by the city border (Herondo Street) on the south, Manhattan Avenue on
the east, The Strand on the west, the city border (Neptune Avenue) on the north.
o Bounded by the city border (Herondo Street) on the south, Valley Drive on the east,
Manhattan Avenue on the west, 2nd Street on the north.
o Lot D
(D) Green Curb Parking Zone.
The Chief of Police is authorized to designate green zones throughout the city for limited
time parking identified by green curb markings. The time limit for parking in the green curb zone
shall be set forth on a sign immediately adjoining the zone. The green curb parking zones located
on Pier Avenue and on Hermosa Avenue from 8`h Street to 14u Street are hereby designated,
named and declared to be green curb parking meter zones.
(E) Parking Payment Center/Pay-By-Space Meter Zones Established
(1) The streets and City owned, leased and/or operated parking lots included within the
following areas within the City are hereby designated, named and declared to be
parking payment center zones:
A. Bounded by 1 lth Street on the south, 14th Court on the north, Hermosa Avenue
on the east, and The Strand on the west.
(2) Parking Payment Center/Pay-By-Space Meter lot locations as follows:
A. Lot A located at l lth Street and Hermosa Avenue
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B. Lot B located between 13th Court and 13th Street
C. Lot C located at the parking structure at 1301 Hermosa Avenue
SECTION 4. Section 10.36.040 of Title 10, Chapter 10.36 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
10.36. 040 Operating meters.
Except as provided in Section 10.36.050, immediately after occupancy of a parking meter
space, the operator of a vehicle shall deposit a coin of the United States or insert credit/debit card
in the parking meter and if necessary turn a crank, knob or handle or input desired duration up to
the maximum time in accordance with the instructions posted on the face of the parking meter.
Except as hereinafter provided in Section 10.36.050, no operator of any vehicle shall permit such
vehicle to remain parked in any parking space during any time that the meter is showing a signal
indicating that such space is illegally in use other than such time immediately after the original
occupancy as is necessary to operate the meter to show legal parking.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and adoption of this
Ordinance; cause it to be entered into the City of Hermosa Beach'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 this 1 lth day of June, 2013 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
PRESIDENT of
ATTEST:
City
Duclos, DiVirgilio, Fishman, Tucker, Mayor Bobko
None
None
City Council
YOR of the City
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Beach, California
13-1340
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH )
I, Elaine Doerfling, City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 13-1340 was duly and regularly passed,
approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a regular
meeting held at the regular meeting place thereof on the I Ith day of June, 2013, and said
Ordinance will be published in the Easy Reader newspaper on June 20, 2013.
The vote was as follows:
AYES: DiVirgilio, Duclos, Fishman, Tucker, Mayor Bobko
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
DATED: June 11, 2013