R11221City Council Meeting: January 14, 2020 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11221 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF CIVIL PENALTIES FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS
AND FOR THE LATE PAYMENT OF PENALTIES
WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code and the Santa Monica Municipal Code
authorize the City to establish a schedule of parking penalties for parking violations and
for the late payment of such penalties; and
WHEREAS, California law provides that such parking penalties are civil in nature
and subject to administrative enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the amount of such parking penalties may be set by resolution; and
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2013, the City Council adopted Resolution Number
10754 (CCS) (“Resolution No. 10754”) to adopt fines and to consolidate prior
resolutions adopting fines in order to streamline the process for adopting and collecting
City fines and to further allow the public to more easily gather information about such
fines; and
WHEREAS, since 2013, the City has regularly updated its consolidated master
fine schedule; and
WHEREAS, most recently, on June 25, 2019, the City Council adopted
Resolution 11183 (CCS), which amended the City’s consolidated master fine schedule
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and, among other things, adopted a Schedule of Civil Penalties for Parking Violations
and for Late Payments, effective as of July 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is adopting an ordinance enacting new Santa
Monica Municipal Code Section 3.16.242, which will explicitly make it a violation to park
non-charging vehicles in parking spaces designated for use of public electric vehicle
charging stations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend the Schedule of Civil
Penalties for Parking Violation and for Late Payments to include the penalty for a
violation of the new Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 3.16.2 42.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Schedule of Civil Penalties for Parking Violations and for Late
Payments, including the penalty for a violation of the new Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 3.16.242, is hereby established as set forth in the attached Exhibit 1.
SECTION 2. All civil penalties for parking violations and for late payments
established by this Resolution shall become effective on February 27, 2019.
SECTION 3. If there are any conflicts between the civil penalties for parking
violations and for late payments adopted in this Resolution and the civil penalties for
parking violations and for late payments adopted in any prior Resolution or schedule,
the fines adopted pursuant to this Resolution shall control.
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SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________
LANE DILG
City Attorney
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Parking Fines E1-1
Exhibit 1 - Schedule of Civil Penalties for Parking
Violations and for Late Payments
SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATIONS
Code
Section Description City Penalty
Amount
Current
State Fees
Total
Penalty
Late Payment
Penalty Amount
3.04.030(a) Beach Parking Lot Permits (Sunset to Sunrise) $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.04.050(a) Payment of Posted Fee Required -Attendant $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.04.050(b) Payment of Posted Fee Required -Pay Machine $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.04.100 Parking Spaces $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.06.040 Car Share Permit Required $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.08.110 Preferential Parking $51.50 $12.50 $64.00 $64.00
3.12.270 Disobey Posted Signs $51.50 $12.50 $64.00 $64.00
3.12.380 Parking on Drive Apron/Parkway/Sidewalk $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.730 Green Zone - 15 Minutes $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.740 Yellow Load Zone 7am - 6pm Mon-Sat $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.760 White Zone - Max of 3 Minutes $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.780 Parking on Sand $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.790(a) Angle Parking $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.790(b) Head in Parking $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.820 Block Passage of Vehicle In Alley $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.830 Parking Prohibited in Specified Places $51.50 $12.50 $64.00 $64.00
3.12.840 Overtime Parking $51.50 $12.50 $64.00 $64.00
3.12.845 Street Sweeping $51.50 $12.50 $64.00 $64.00
3.12.850 30 Minute Parking Between 3-5 am $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.860 Oversize Vehicles - 9pm - 6am $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.870 Oversize Commercial Vehicle in Residential Area $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.880 Parking of Trailers $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.890 Vehicle Parked for Advertising $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.910 Wash Car - Street Alley $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.920 Storing/Servicing/Rebuilding - Public Way $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.930 Parking on Private Property w/o Permission $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.950 Parking on Private Unpaved Lot $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.1000 Vehicle Parked on Street for Sale $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.1010 Unattended Vehicle-Keys in Ignition $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.12.1050 Parked on Front Lawn $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.16.120 Operating a Parking Meter $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.16.240 O/T Meter Parking - Past Time Limits $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.16.241 O/T Lot Parking - Past Time Limit $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.16.242 Parking without charging at public electric vehicle
charging station
$40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.16.250 Expired Meter $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
3.16.260 Parking Beyond Meter Space $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
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CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE VIOLATIONS
Code
Section Description City Penalty
Amount
Current
State Fees
Total
Penalty
Late Payment
Penalty Amount
5200 Failure to Display Both Plates $25.00 $0.00 $25.00 $25.00
5201 Positioning of Plates $25.00 $0.00 $25.00 $25.00
5204 No Current License Plate Tab $25.00 $0.00 $25.00 $25.00
21113A Illegally Parked on State Property $25.50 $12.50 $38.00 $25.00
21211B Parked in Bike Lane $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22500b Parked in Any Crosswalk $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22500c Parked in Any Safety Zone $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22500d Parked Within 15 feet of Fire Station $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22500e Parked in Front of Private/Public Driveway $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22500f Parked on Sidewalk (except electric carts) $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22500g Parked near Excavation Causing Hazard $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22500h Double Parking $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22500i Parked in Bus Zone $291.50 $12.50 $304.00 $30.00
22500k Parked on Any Bridge $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22500I Stopping/Blocking Disabled Access Ramp $291.50 $12.50 $304.00 $30.00
22500.1 Parked in Fire Lane $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22502 Curb Parking $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22502a Parked Within 18" of Curb $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22507.8a Parked in Handicapped Space w/o ID $386.50 $12.50 $399.00 $30.00
22507.8b Blocking Disabled parking $386.50 $12.50 $399.00 $30.00
22507.8c Parked on/in Handicapped Access Area $386.50 $12.50 $399.00 $30.00
22509 Parked on Hill w/o Securing Vehicle $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22514 Parked within 15 Feet of Fire Hydrant $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22515a Vehicle w.o Driver, Engine Running $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22515b Setting Brake/Lock Wheels on Highway $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22516 Vehicle Locked w/o Means to Escape $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22520 Parked on Freeway - Non-Emergency $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22520.5a Vending on or Near Freeways $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22521 Parked Less than 7.5 Feet from RR Track $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22522 Parked Less than 3 Feet from Sidewalk Ramp $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22523a,b Abandon Vehicle on Highway $114.50 $12.50 $127.00 $30.00
22526a Gridlock - In Intersection $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
22526b Gridlock - During Turn $40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
UNLISTED PROVISIONS OF THE LAW
Code
Section Description Penalty
Amount
Current
State Fees
Total
Penalty
Late Payment
Penalty Amount
Violation of Any Other Law Regulating the Parking
or Standing of Vehicles
$40.50 $12.50 $53.00 $53.00
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Adopted and approved this 14th day of January 2020.
__________________________
Kevin McKeown, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do
hereby certify that Resolution No. 11221 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 14th day of January 2020, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Himmelrich, Jara, Morena, Winterer,
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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