r-10572City Council Meeting 04-12-2011 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 10572 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ESTABLISHING ON-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS
FOR SPECIFIC VEHICLE HEIGHTS
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica is authorized to prohibit or restrict the
stopping, parking, or standing of vehicles on local roadways; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized under California Vehicle Code section
22507 to establish parking regulations regarding the stopping, parking, or standing of
vehicles, consistent with the California Vehicle Code; and
WHEREAS, on-street parking is a crucial resource for the City's residents,
visitors and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the parking of large or tall vehicles adjacent to driveways, alleys, or
intersections can limit the visibility of drivers of vehicles attempting egress; and
WHEREAS, there are many unique features of the City's local roadways and
intersections that require unique applications of available tools; and
WHEREAS, the City's Principal Transportation Engineer (formerly identified as
the Parking and Traffic Engineer) is authorized under Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 3.12.710 with evaluating traffic-related concerns and proposing solutions to
mitigate traffic safety issues, which includes establishing, maintaining, and designating
parking or standing regulation markings; and
WHEREAS,. based on the foregoing, the City Council finds that the City's
Principal Transportation Engineer may, from time to time, determine that the prohibition
of parking for vehicles over certain heights may be required to address specific traffic
safety issues throughout the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Principal Transportation Engineer is hereby authorized to
install signs and/or markings to prohibit or restrict the on-street stopping, parking, or
standing of vehicles that are five feet or more in height (including any load thereon)
within 100 feet of any alley, intersection or .driveway, on certain streets in the City,
during all or certain hours of the day, where the Principal Transportation Engineer
determines that such signs or markings are necessary due to: (a) visibility concerns
related to the drivers of vehicles approaching such alleys, intersections, or driveways; or
(b) reported accidents or the possibility thereof susceptible to avoidance due to parking
restrictions; or (c) other physical conditions likely to render any such alley, intersection,
or driveway dangerous or hazardous to life or property.
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SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth the same shall be in full force and effect. The City Clerk shall cause this
Resolution to be published ohce in the official newspaper within 15 days after its
adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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MAR A J NE MOUTR E
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 12th day of April, 2011.
Richard Bloom, Mayor
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 10572 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 12th day of April, 2011, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Holbrook, O'Connor, O'Day, Shriver
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Bloom
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: McKeown
ATTEST:
Maria M. Stewart, Ci Clerk