O2696City Council Meeting: March 8, 2022 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2696 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.04.030 TO AUTHORIZE
THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE SANTA
MONICA PIER PARKING DECK LOT
WHEREAS, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the parking lot on the Santa
Monica Pier (Lot) has been closed to the public since mid-March 2020, and during the
closure the City temporarily repurposed the Lot to support expanded outdoor dining,
additional open space, and enhanced physical distancing; and where other portions of
the Lot have also been closed to accommodate a pier substructure and decking
replacement project currently estimated to be completed by Memorial Day 2022; and
WHEREAS, upon reopening the Pier Lot to the public, the Lot will need hours of
operations that will coincide with temporary overnight closure of the Pier and any modified
schedule concurrent with safety and security ordinances, emergency orders, and periodic
maintenance and cleaning schedules; and
WHEREAS, to enforce hours of operation and ensure timely daily closures, an
amendment to SMMC Section 3.04.030 is needed to allow the removal of illegally parked
vehicles from the Lot.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 3.04.030 is hereby amended as
follows:
3.04.030 Beach parking lot parking permits.
(a) No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle in any beach parking lot,
except the Santa Monica Pier Deck Parking Lot, Parking Lot 1N, and the Beach House
for any period between sunset and sunrise of the next succeeding day, without a valid
parking permit.
(b) Beach parking lot parking permits authorizing parking during times when it
would otherwise be prohibited may be issued as follows:
(1) To a City resident living in a designated permit area and to a resident’s
guest for up to one year;
(2) To a member of the public participating in or attending a regional event
within the City, if the City Council determines by resolution that issuing parking permits or
parking receipts for beach parking lots will further the City’s interests by facilitating the
event.
(c) The City Manager or designee shall establish hours of operation for the
Santa Monica Pier Deck Parking Lot.
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(d) No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle in the Santa Monica Pier
Deck Parking Lot during times when it is prohibited pursuant to subsection (c) or
without a valid parking permit.
Section 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices
thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such
inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
affect the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed
this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 5. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of
this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official
newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days
from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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JOSEPH LAWRENCE
Interim City Attorney
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Approved and adopted this 8th day of March, 2022.
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Sue Himmelrich, Mayor
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2696 (CCS) had its introduction
on February 22, 2022 and was adopted at the Santa Monica City Council
meeting held on March 8, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, Davis, de la Torre, Negrete, Parra,
Mayor Himmelrich, Mayor Pro Tem McCowan
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk Date
A summary of Ordinance No. 2696 (CCS) was duly published pursuant to
California Government Code Section 40806.
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3/18/2022