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City Council Meeting 1-27-98
Santa Momca, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1894
(City Council Serles)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCil OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING A PILOT
PROGRAM FOR THE USE OF PEDICABS
ON A PORTION OF MAIN STREET
WHEREAS, the operatIon of pedicabs In Santa MOnica could be benefiCial to
reSidents and VIsitors both as an employment source and as an attractive nonpolluting
mode of transportatIon for sightseeing, and
WHEREAS, Main Street IS an appropriate street upon which pedicabs could be
operated because of the Width of the street, the volume of vehicles traveling on the street,
and the fact that pedicabs can be accommodated within the Class II bike lanes on Main
Street, and
WHEREAS, a SIX month pilot program would allow the CIty to evaluate the Impact
of pedicabs on bicycle and vehicle traffic on Main Street,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOllOWS
SECTION 1 Notwithstanding any Santa Momca Municipal Code Section to the
contrary, pedicabs may be operated on Main Street south of PIca Boulevard and north of
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Manne Street, In Santa Monica, Califorma, for a one (1) year penod beginning Apnl1,
1998 The City Manager shall promulgate separate rules and regulations for pedicabs
which may exempt pedicabs from certain rules and regulations for taxicabs and vehicles
for hire
SECTION 2 Any prOVIsion of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices
thereto Inconsistent With the proVIsIons of thiS OrdJnance, to the extent of such
Inconsistencies and no further, IS hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
effect the prOVIsions of thiS Ordinance
SECTION 3 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of thiS
Ordinance IS for any reason held to be Invalid or unconstitutional by a deCISion of any court
of competent JUriSdictIon, such deCISion shall not affect the validity of the remalnmg
portions of thiS Ordmance The CIty Council hereby declares that It would have passed
thiS Ordinance and each and every sectIon, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared Invalid or unconstitutional Without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutIonal
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SECTION 4 The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage
of this Ordinance The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once In the official
newspaper within 15 days after Its adoption ThIs Ordinance shall become effective 30
days from Its adoption
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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City Attorney
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Robert Holbrook, Mayor
State of Cahforma )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
CIty of Santa MOllIca )
L Mana M Stewart, CIty Clerk of the CIty of Santa MOllIca, do hereby certIfy that the
foregomg Ordmance No. 1894 (CCS) had Its first readmg on January 20. 1998, and was
adopted on January 27. 1998 by the followlOg vote
Ayes CouncIl members
Ebner, Femstem, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook,
O'Connor, Rosenstem
Noes Council members
None
Abstam Council members
None
Absent: CounCIl members
None
ATTEST
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Mana M Stewart, CIty'clerk