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SR-417-004 (3) tIlt f/?-OlJtf III [::2,':: ,e YAY 2 7 1980 CA:SSS:LBC:bl CaUDell t1eetlng 05-27-80 Santa Monlca, Callfornla /. ;c/ ".... -=-. . Lt".- .~? _c~i i~ .~ ,~. STAFF REPORT , :;:-..7 TO: aayor and Clty COUDCll F R02.i : Clty Attorney SUBJECT: Handlcapped Parklng Zones INTRODUCTION ~hlS report transffilts for second readlng an ordlnance setting forth the de~ln1tlon and des1gnatlon process far phys1cally hand1capped zones. BACKGROU~D This ord1nance was lntroduced by Caunell as Item SA at lts ~ay 13, 1980 neetlng. It was amended to allow an lndlvldual to lnitlate establlshment of a handlcapped zone. The crlterla were also changed to allow estab1lshment of a zone even lf metered parklng or tlme restrlcted parking were avallable. RECOH~'lEi.JDA T I O:JS It lS respectfully reco~~ended that this ordlnance be adopted to allow establlshment of physlcally handlcapped parKlng zones on the streets of Santa Monica. Prepared by: Stan Scholl Ray DaV1S Stephen S. Stark Lyn Beckett Cacclatare ~c. MAY 2 7 1980 ". - '" CA:SSS:LBC:se Counc~l Meeting 05-27-80 . - Santa Monlca, Cal~fornia ORDINANCE NO. 1158 (C~ty Council Serles) AN ORDINA"'1CE OF THE CI':':'Y cnU!\'CIL OF THE CITY OF S.i\X':::'A go:"nc.1l. ADDP;rG SECTION 3366A TO ARTICLE III OF THE SA~JTA HO~ICA MUNICIPAL CODE SE~TING FO~TH THE DEFINITION, REST~ICTION AND DESIGN~TI0N ~ROCESS FO~ PHYSIC~LLY FANDI- CAPPED ZO:.JES WHEREAS, It is necessary in the lnterest of the health, safety and publlC wel.Eare of the people of Santa "1on~ca to designate certa1n par}ang areas as parklng zones exclus~vely for handlcapoed persons TP.E CITY COUNCIL OF ~H~ CI~Y OF SA~TA M0~ICA DO~S onDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Sect~on 3366A A Physlcally HandlCapryed Zone shall eXlst where the curb or edge of the paved portlon of the street adJacent to the space 1S palnted blue. In addltlon to blue palnt, the space may also be lndlcated by slqns or other sUltable means. No person shall stop or park a vehlcle In a Physlcally Handlcapped Zone unless the vehicle has distlngulshlng l1cense plates or placards 1ssued to dlsabled persons pursuant to Section 22511.5 of the Vehlcle Code or to dlsabled veterans as speclfled ln Sectlo~ 9105 of the Vehlcle Code. A Physlcally Handlcapped Zone may be establlshed b" '" Resolut1on of the Clty Caunell upon request by any indlvldual and consideratlO~ by the Parklnq and Trafflc Englneer} or upon reco~ITendation of the Traff1c Englneer,lf elther of the followlng factors eXlst: ~- ..-.. ---- (1) Curb parking lS 1nsuff1c~ent due to heavy area parklng; or (2) Suff1c~ent vehicular act1v1ty by physl.cally hand1- ca?ped persons eXlsts at the location. SECTION 2. Any provislon of the Santa "1onica Mun1c1pal Code or append1ces thel.:"eto incons1stent there..71 th I to the extent of such 1ncons1stencies and no further, are hereby repealed or ~odlfied to that extent necessary to affect the provls1ons of this ordlnance. SECTIOX 3. If any sect1on, subsectl.on, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ord1nance lS for any reason held to be lnvalic or unco~stitutional by a decls10D of any court of any COffi?etent Jurlsdict1on, such decision shall not affect the valld1ty of the re~alning portlons of the ordinance. The Clt'i Councll hereby declares that It would have passed thlS ord1na~ce and each and every sectlOTI, subsect1on, sentence, clause or phrase not declared lnvalld or unconst~tLtlonal without regard to whether any Dort1on of the ordinance would be subsequently declared 1nvalld or unconstltutlonal. SECTIO;:,r 4. The l'Iayor shall slqn and the C1 ty Clerk shall at~est to the passage of thlS ord1nance. The Clty Clerk shall cause the sa~e to be 9ubl1shed once In the off1c1al newspaper wlthlD flfteen (15) days after 1ts adoptlon. ~he ord1nance shall become effect1ve after thlrty (30) days from lts adoptlon. APPR0VED AS TO FOP~: ~S\lI"\~ S1iAtL STEPHEN SEAXE STARK Actlng City Attorney