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LUTM:RF:HANDPARK:WINWORD Santa Monica, California
Council Meeting, December 15, 1992
To: Mayor and City council
From: city staff
Subject: Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Exempting
Motorists Displaying a Disabled Placard from the
"Permit Only" Restrictions in the Downtown
Parking Structures
INTRODUCTION
This report requests the City council adopt the attached
resolution exempting motorists displaying a disabled placard from
the "permit only" restrictions in the downtown parking
structures.
DISCUSSION
At its meeting on August 5, 1992, the City Council directed staff
to prepare a resolution exempting motorists displaying a disabled
placard from the "permit only" restrictions in the downtown
parking structures. The attached resolution has been prepared
and is presented to the Council for consideration.
Currently, ground floor parking areas of the parking structures
are restricted to permit parking only between the hours of 7:00
am and 7:00 pm, Monday through Saturday. Although by law
motorists displaying a disabled placard are exempt from many
parking restrictions, the city's administrative policy does not
recognize an exemption in the permit only areas of the
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buildings which have been empty for six months or more to meet
current physical development standards (i.e., a residential
building with sideyards one foot short of current requirements
having to be demolished or remodeled to meet current standards
where such building has been unoccupied for six months or more).
Following through with the appellant's and city Attorney's
interpretation would result in potentially devastating
consequences to all types of land uses in the City, including
housing. For example, a single family home with less than two
parking spaces which was unoccupied for six months or more could
not be reoccupied without current code parking being provided, or
an apartment in a residential building with inadequate parking
which was empty for six months or more could not be occupied
unless code parking was provided for the building. similarly, if
a retail space in a building lacking full code parking was empty
for six months or more, the space could not be leased to any
business unless code parking were provided. Particularly in a
difficult economy, it is not unusual for residential or other
types of properties to be unoccupied for six months or more while
an appropriate buyer or tenant is sought. The results of
following the City Attorney's and appellant's interpretation on
this issue would likely reduce the availability of housing as
well as places where business could be conducted, in addition to
having significant adverse impacts on property owners, and
potentially the city itself through reductions in revenues from
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RESOLUTION NO. 8517 (CCS)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
PERMITTING MOTORISTS DISPLAYING A DISABLED PLACARD TO PARK IN THE
PERMIT ONLY AREAS OF THE DOWNTOWN PARKING STRUCTURES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica
does hereby resolve that motorists displaying a disabled placard
shall be exempt from the permit parking only restrictions in the
downtown parking structures.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in
full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Adopted and approved this 15th day of December, 1992.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 8517(CCS)
was duly adopted by the city Council of the city of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on December 15, 1992 by the following
Council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Genser, Greenberg,
Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein,
Vazquez
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: councilmembers: None
Absent: councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
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