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council Meeting, September 27, 1988
Santa Monica, California
To:
Mayor and City Council
From:
City Staff
Subject:
Recommendation to Establish a Preferential Parking
Zone for the Area Bounded by Santa Monica Boulevard,
14th Street, wilshire Boulevard and 20th Street, but
not Including 20th street
Introduction
This report requests the City Council to direct the city Attorney
to prepare an ordinance establishing a preferential parking zone
for the area bounded by Santa Monica Boulevard, 14th street,
Wilshire Boulevard and 20th Street, but not including 20th
street. (See Exhibit A).
Background
Staff received petitions from residents of the area surrounding
the Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center (SMHMC) requesting the
establishment of a preferential
parking
zone
in their
neighborhood. Representatives of the neighborhood, the Mid-City
Neighbors organization, and SMHMC staff have worked closely
together to develop this proposed preferential parking zone in
order to implement a parking zone which would satisfactorily
resolve differences in needs. In fact, the SMHMC retained the
traffic engineering consulting firm of Kaku Associates to conduct
a parking study for the proposed zone. In addition, a working
group comprised of residents, Mid-City Neighbors, SMHMC, and city
staffs was organized to coordinate all of the necessary
components of the proposed zone. Along with the planning of the
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proposed preferential zone, SMHMC has agreed to pay for two
permits for each dwelling unit within the zone.
The proposed zone is primarily mul ti-family residential
development along with some single-family development. Some
non-residential developments, such as churches and convalescent
homes, are scattered throughout this zone. The street frontage
of these non-residential properties will not be sUbject to
preferential parking. Along some of these non-residential
frontages, such as 15th and 16th Streets, staff is considering
the installation of parking meters and/or diagonal parking.
Additionally, the proposed zone is bordered by major commercial
development along Wilshire BOUlevard on the north and Santa
Monica BOUlevard on the south.
Staff has reviewed the parking study conducted by Kaku Associates
and finds that it provides the necessary information and analysis
which is required by the enabling ordinance. Staff further finds
that the proposed preferential parking zone satisfies all of the
criteria in the enabling ordinance (see Exhibit B) for the
establishment of such a Zone. Staff believes that the appropriate
parking restrictions for this zone should be tlNo Parking, 9: 00
a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and No Parking 3:00 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, except by permit". The
desired implementation date for this zone is January 1, 1989, or
as soon after the environmental evalution has been completed.
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BUdgetary/Financial Impact
It is estimated that approximately 2,100 permits will be
purchased by area residents in the proposed zone. This zone will
generate approximately $31,000 annually in additional revenue
beginning this fiscal year. (Preferential parking zones operate
on a calendar year basis.) Upon adoption of the ordinance
establishing the preferential parking zone, budget revenue
account 01-902-029-000-000 should be revised to reflect an
increase of $31,000. The department's current budget will be
sufficient to finance necessary expenditures involved with
establishing this zone.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council:
A) Direct the city Attorney to prepare an ordinance to
establish a preferential parking zone for the area bounded
by Santa Monica Boulevard and 14th street, Wilshire Boulevard
and 20th street, but not including 20th street, as described
above;
B) Direct the Planning staff to conduct an environmental
evaluation of the proposed zone; and
C) Revise the budget revenue account 01-902-029-000-000 to
reflect $31,000 in additional revenue from the sale of
preferential parking permits.
Prepared by:
stan Scholl, Director of General Services
Ron Fuch~waki, City Parking & Traffic Engineer
Gwen Ph~llips, Assistant Trafflc Englneer
Exhlblt A:
Exhib~t B:
Map of Proposed Preferentlal Parking Zone
Enabllng Ord~nance
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EXHIBIT B
SANTA MONICA MU~1CIP<\L CODE
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Chapter 2A - PkEl"t:ItE~TIAL PARKING ZONES
SECTION 3230 State Vehicle Code Pro-
YIIIIODIl The pro\'1Slons of tills Chapter are
expressly enacted under the ConstitutIOn of
the State. Amcle XI. Sect.lOn 11 together WIth
prOVISlOns of the Velucle Code of the State. as
amended The provIsions set forth III the
Velude Code shall govern whenever thIs
Chapter falls to set forth !lIlY spec.lfic pro-
Vision
SECTION 3231 DefuutloDIl For the pur-
po8e of thIS Chapter. the certam words and
phrases lIl"e defmed and certam prOVISIons
shall be construed as herem set fonh. unless It
IS apparent from the contest that a dIfferent
meBIUng IS Intended
(al Dwelling VOlt "Dwelling Ulllt" shall
mean any self-contaIned house. apartment.
stoek cooperative, or condol1llIllum occupIed
solely for reSidential purposes
ibJ Preferentla! Parlullg Zolle Preferen-
tial parlung Zone shall mean a reSidential
area With streets and boundanes desigflaled
by the CIty Council wherem vehIcles display-
Ing a pernut shall be ex:empt from parJung
restnctlons estabhshed pursuant to this Chap-
ter
lcl ReSident ResIdent' shall mean any
person who lives In a dwelling urut located In a
preferentIal parJung zone
fdl VI8Jtor VIsItor' shall mean a person
VISItIng residents h vmg 111 a preferential
parkIng rone
SECTION 3232 DelllgDatl,OD of Preferential
Parlung Zone
1 The CIty COUDe,] shall. upon the recom-
mendatIOn of the Park:ng II1ld Traffic Engr
neer. conSider for deSignatIOn as a preferential
parlung 2:one those areas satlSMng the cntena
estabhshed In thiS Sectlon and may. by
orcbnance deSignate a cen&m area lIS a
preferenhal parking zone and may authonze
the Parlung and Trafhc Engmeer to estabhsh
appropnate parkIng restnctmns for such zone,
or
2 The City Council may at 1ts wscretlOn.
deSignate by ordmance a certain area as a
preferenhal parlung zone and may authoru.e
the P8l'lung and Traffic Engmeer to estabhsh
parkUlg restnctlons for such zone
SECTION 3232A DetllgnatlOD Cnlcma. The
findings referred to In thIS Sect10n shall be
based upon the followmg cntena est.abl1.shed
to the satisfaction of the COUDcl
1 That non-reSIdent velucles. defined as
those velucles operated by persons whose
destUlll.tlons are to nonre!lldentlal areas, do or
may substantlaly and regularly Interfere With
the use of the ma}orny of av81lable pubhc
street or alley parkmg spaces by adjacent
reSidents
2 That the Interference bv the non-reSIdent
vehicles referred to 1Il subsectJ.On III of tlus
SectIOn occurs at regular and slgmncant d81iy
or weekly mtervals.
3 That the non-reSident vehJ.cles parked 111
the area of the proposed :.one cause or are the
source of unreasonable nOise. traffic hazards,
envll'onmental pollution. or devaluatIon of real
property In the area of the proposed zone.
4 That no unreasonable dtsplacement of
non-reSident ,'elucles will result Into surround-
mg resldennal areas.
5 That a shortage of rellSOnably available
and converuent resldent18l related parkrng
spaces elUSts Ul the area of the proposed zone.
and
6 That alternative solutions are not feasI-
ble or practical
SECTION 3232B DeSignation Process
Upon receipt and venficanon of a petition
Signed by reSidents hYIng m tw~tlurds 01 the
dwellmg Units compnsmg not less than 50
percent of the developed frontage of the area
proposed for deSignatIon or upon adoption of
a motIon by the Cltv C-ouncll. the Parking and
Traffic Engmeer shall unclertaxe such survevs
or studIes as deemed necessarY to detennme
whether an area should be - desJgnated a
preferentIal parkIng zone If an area IS
deSignated as a preferentIal parking wne by
the reSident petItIon process the re!lldents
requestmg Ute desIgnatIon shall notify all
affected resLdents and present venticatlon of
such notlf1catlOn to the Parking and Traffic
Engmeer
SECT[O~ 3232C Dl!l8OlutlOn Procells Pro-
ceedIngs to dissolve a preferentIal parJung
dIstnct shall be ID1tl8ted upon receipt and
venticatlon of a petition Signed by reSIdents
hvmg In two thll'ds of the dwelling \lnlts
compnsmg not less than 50 percent of the
developed frontage of the preferential parkmg
rone or upon adoption of an orcbnance by the
City Council
SECTION 3233 Permits
A 1lI8u8Dce aDd Fees The DU'eCWT of
Fmance shall Issue permits for preferentIal
parking and collect all fees
Applicants shall be reqwred to present
proof of reSidency III the proposed penmt
wne Each qual.1fled applJ[:ant IS entitled to
purchase one OT more penmts peT year The
address of vehicle registratIon and dnver"
hcense must COinCide With the reSidence
address of appltcant
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SA."lTA MONICA M1.;~IC[PAL CODE
ApphC8Dts requestmg more than three
permIts for the1t dwelling umt may be granted
add1t1Onal pemu&:! by the Parkmg and Traffic
Engmeer upon !howmg that there are more
than three velucles regultered at tbe dwelling
umt. and that suffiCient off-street parlung LS
not available to the apphcant. and that to deny
addlt10nal pemuts would constItute a hard-
s1up
Permit fees shall cover the cost of estabhsh-
mg and mamtammg the preferenual parkIng
d1stnct These fees shall be set by C1ty Council
Rl*l<llutlOn at the time of parkIng dlstnct
deslgtlatlon As of July 1 of each year. the fee
shall be reduced by one half for each petIlllt
ISIillled after that date to be effective for the
rellllWlder of the vear-
B DuratIOn Preferential parinng penmts
IlIsued pursuant to tlus Section shall remam In
effect for a penod of one calendar year or
fractlOn thereof. or as long II.!! the pemut
holder continues to resIde m the dwellmg unit
for whtch the penmt was Issued or until the
preferenual parkmg district for wluch the
pemut was IlIsued ]s elunmated. whichever
penod of tune IS less
C Vl!lItor Permds Any resident may pur-
chase two Vlsltor pemuts per dwellmg umt
Each penmt shall have the address of the
pemnt holder unpnnted
D Avulability of Periwig A preferenual
parlung pennlt shall not guarantee or reserve
to the holder thereof an on-street parlung
space Wlthm the deSignated preferent.1al park-
mg tone
E RestrictlOlI8 and Conditions Each per-
lnlt Is!ued pursuant to thl! Section shall be
subJect to each IltId every conomon and
restnetlOn set forth LD tbls Chapter IIDd as
pl'OVlded for the preferential parlnng wne for
which It was Issued mcludmg conwtlons or
reatnCUons which may be altered or amended
from tune to tlJ11e The IlISUIIDC8 of such permit
shall not be construed to be a peTmlt for. or
approval of, IIDY Vlolalion of any prOVISion of
tlus Code or any other law or regullltlOD
SECTION 3235 EnmptJOns The follOWIng
veh1cles shall be nempt from parlnng restnc-
tlons pursuanl to th1s Chapter
(11 A vehicle owned or operEJted by a utility
whether pnvately or pubhcly owned, when
used In the course of busmess
(21 A vehicle owned or operated by a
governmental agency when U!led In the course
of offiCial government busmess
l31 A velucle for which an authonzed
emergency vehtcle permlt hall been ISSUed by
the COmmlllSioner of the Cahforma Highway
Patrol when used m the course of bUSIness
l41 A velucle d1splaymg an autbonzed
eJ:ceptwn card lsaued by the City of Santa
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SECTION 3236 Autbonty of City StaB
(0 The Parkmg and Traffic Engmeer !hall
have the authonty to promulgMe rules and
"..tm'n1-Ster polIclell designerl to Implement tlus
program These rules shall be submltted to
and approved by the City CouncU
12l Director of Fmance The DireCtOr of
Fmance shall bave authonty to promulgate
rules and admmlster potlcles destgDated to
unplement the preferential par-lung penmt
SYstem set forth herem These rulell shall be
submitted to and apprO\'ed by the City
CounCil
f31 Pohce Cluef The Pohce Cblef shall have
the authontv to enforce the rules and regula-
tions establIshed purSUlIDt to thts Chapter
SECTION 3237 ProhlbltlODS and Flne&
ia) No vehicle shall be parked or stopped
adjacent to any curb m a permit parlung rone
m VIolatIon of any posted or notICed problb1-
tlon or restnrtwn. unless such velude shall
have prominently displayed permit lIS d1rec:t-
ed. location of penIllt to be dl!'termmed by
Police Each penmt shall bear tbe vehIcle
hcense number of the Issuee Any vehicle In
VlolauOD of the Code shall be subject to a fme
of twenty-five 1125 om dollars
Ibl It sball be unlawful for any person to
sell, rent. or lease. or cause to be sold. rented.
or leased for anv value or consideratIOn any
preferentlal parkmg penmt Upon the con-
VlctIon of a l']olatlon of thiS subsectIOn, all
permits Issued to. or for the benefit 0% the
dwellmg unit for whicb the sold, rented. or
leased penmt was amhonzed shall be VOId
Any person so conVicted shall be subject to a
fine of five hundred 1$500 00) dollara
ic) It shall be unlawful for any person to buy
or othetwlse acqwre for value or use any
preferenual parkmg penrot. except as pro-
vtded for m tlus article and any person so
conVIcted shall be subJect to a fine of five
hundred Ui500 001 dollars
SECTION 3238a Preferential Parking
Zone A.
-\ The follOWIng named and described slreet
wlthm the City shall constitute Preferential
ParlQng Zone A. Vicente Terrace
B No vehicle shall be parked or stopped
adJal'ent to any curb m Preferential Parlung
Zone A dunng the hours of Q OIl a.m to 6 00 P rn
Without a permn Issued and dlsplal'f>d In
accordanc.. Vo.,th thl~ Chapter Any vehIcle
parked or stopped Wlthout a pprmlt may be
removed from the street bj' any police offlCer
C The annual fee for each permIt ISsued for
Preferential Parkmg Zone A shall be rliteen
dollars (51500) per permIt or such other fee as
may be establtshed from tlllle to ume by re-
8OIuoon of the CIty Council
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