R115371
City Council Meeting: June 27, 2023 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11537 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING PARKING RATES AND PERMIT
FEES FOR ALL CITY PARKING FACILITIES AND RESOURCES
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica (the “City”) operates parking facilities in the
Downtown area, including Parking Structures 1, 2, and 4 through 10, the Ken Edwards
Center parking structure, the Main Library parking structure and surface lot, the Civic
Center Parking Structure and the Civic Auditorium parking lot; parking lots in the Main
Street area; parking lots in the Downtown area, parking lots in the Mid-City area along the
Wilshire Boulevard corridor; parking lot at the Santa Monica Pier; and parking lots at the
beaches; and
WHEREAS, City-operated parking facilities serve visitors to areas throughout the
City, including those who are working, doing business, and attending community events;
and
WHEREAS, the City has designated preferential parking zones throughout the City
with parking restrictions for each zone in order to manage parking availability for residents
within each zone; and
WHEREAS, the City has designated on-street parking spaces with parking meters
in order to regulate and manage traffic circulation and parking availability; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica (the “City Council”) is
authorized to set parking rates and permit fees, by resolution, for the City’s parking
facilities, preferential parking zones, and on-street parking meters and pay machines; and
WHEREAS, the location of and rates for parking directly impact traffic and parking
circulation patterns, traffic congestion and other traffic hazards, and parking availability;
and
WHEREAS, adjusting the parking rates and permit fees as a means of regulating
the use of all City parking facilities and resources distributes the parking load more evenly
between residents and visitors, and maximizes the utility and use of all City parking
facilities and resources, thereby making parking easier, reducing traffic hazards and
congestion, and promoting the public convenience, safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2012, the City Council endorsed parking rate and permit
fee changes recommended in the Walker Parking Study and further adopted Resolution
Number 10694 (CCS) (“Resolution No. 10694”) establishing parking rates and permit fees
for all City parking facilities and resources; and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2013, the City Council adopted Resolution Number
10732 (CCS) (“Resolution No. 10732”), adjusting certain rates for the Main Library
parking structure; and
WHEREAS, on or about April 9, 2013, the City Council adopted Resolution
Number 10743 (CCS) (“Resolution No. 10743”), establishing new parking rates in
Downtown parking structures at the lowest price generally available to Downtown
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residents for those who are disabled and living in multi-family buildings with one-hundred
percent (100%) affordable housing units when no onsite parking is available; and
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2013, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 10755
(CCS) (“Resolution No. 10755”), revising the City’s preferential parking permit rates; and
WHEREAS, on January 27, 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution Number
10860 (CCS) (“Resolution No. 10860”), revising the parking rates and permit fees for City
parking facilities and resources as set forth in Resolution No. 10755 in order to: establish
fees for one-day visitor permits and visitor permits that are valid for six months or less in
preferential parking zones; include exemptions from and reductions to rates for vehicles
with disabled placards that were previously established but inadvertently omitted from
Resolution No. 10755; authorize the waiver of parking fees for City meetings and co-
sponsored events, and events at Santa Monica High School, to allow for a more
streamlined approval process and increase efficiency in the overall administration of the
City’s parking resources; and include rates for certain City parking facilities that were
inadvertently omitted from Resolution No. 10755; and
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 10889
(CCS) (“Resolution No. 10889”), to make administrative changes, include exemptions
from permit rates for residents in the Beach Zone with disabled placards, and eliminate
free parking for vehicles in the Southern Beach Zone after 4:00 p.m. in the winter; and
WHEREAS, on May 10, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 10957
(CCS) (“Resolution No. 10957”), to increase rates at the Civic Center Parking Structure
and Civic Auditorium parking lot; limit eligibility for monthly permits at Downtown Parking
Structures 1 through 9, the Ken Edwards Center, the Main Library, the Civic Center
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Parking Structure, and the Civic Auditorium parking lot, and to make minor changes to
address operational needs; and
WHEREAS, on May 10, 2016, staff requested, and received, City Council
concurrence on a proposed administrative increase to certain parking rates for parking
facilities located in the City’s Downtown as a means of discouraging daily Expo Light Rail
(“E-Line”) park and ride activity and to further the parking goals set forth in the City’s Land
Use and Circulation Element (“LUCE”); and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, in accordance with authority granted by the City
Council, administratively increased rates for parking structures in the City’s Downtown;
and
WHEREAS, on June 27, 2017, Council adopted Resolution Number 11053 (CCS)
(“Resolution No. 11053”) to: reflect the administrative increase implemented on May 17,
2016; increase certain parking rates at the Beach parking lots to better maximize use of
all Beach parking supply, including South Beach lots, Central Beach lots, and North
Beach lots; provide for a pilot discount validation program for employees of commercial
establishments located in the City’s Downtown; and provide for payment by the Judicial
Council of California and Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, for permits
and validations assigned to the Civic Center Parking Structure and Civic Auditorium
parking lot; and
WHEREAS, on April 24, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 11110
(CCS) (“Resolution No. 11110”), to: revise transient rates and permit fees at Parking
Structure 1 through 10, Ken Edwards Center, and Main Library parking structure; make
changes to the incremental weekday and weekend transient parking rates at the Civic
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Center Parking Structure and Civic Auditorium parking lot while maintaining the current
daily maximum rates; extend the pilot Downtown employee discount validation program
for through June 30, 2019; eliminate free disabled placard parking in the Main Library
parking structure and Parking Structure 10 to ensure parking availability and discourage
long-term storage parking in these facilities; increase the fee for an annual Senior Beach
parking permit to align with Los Angeles County Beaches and Harbor parking permit
rates; and provide minor adjustments to address operational needs; and
WHEREAS, on May 8, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 11112
(CCS) (“Resolution No. 11112”), to include an extension of the bulk parking fee for the
California Judicial Council through June 30, 2019 that was inadvertently omitted from
Resolution No. 11110; and
WHEREAS, on June 12, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 11122
(“Resolution No. 11122”) to include an increase to preferential parking permit fees based
on a cost of services fee study; and
WHEREAS, on April 30, 2019, the City Manager, in accordance with authority
granted by the City Council, administratively increased rates for on-street parking meters,
Main Street parking lots, Central Beach Zone parking lots, and Pier Deck parking lot rates
to further the parking goals set forth in the City’s Land Use and Circulation Element
(“LUCE”); and
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 11184
to extend the pilot Downtown employee discount validation program for two additional
years through June 30, 2021, include an extension of the bulk parking fee for the
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California Judicial Council through June 30, 2020, and provide for minor adjustments to
address operational needs, and
WHEREAS, on January 14, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution Number
11222 to adopt an administrative charge for overstaying at public electric vehicle charging
stations beyond the maximum time to encourage turnover at parking spaces designated
for public use; and
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 11265
to extend the bulk parking fee agreement for the State of California Judicial Council
through June 30, 2021, eliminate free overnight parking in the Main Street surface parking
lots, and provide for minor adjustments to address operational needs, and
WHEREAS, on June 22, 2021, Council adopted Resolution Number 11345 to
revise the preferential parking permit fees based on a cost of services fee study, extend
the Downtown employee discount validation program for two additional years through
June 30, 2023 to support the City’s business and economic recovery efforts, and provide
for minor administrative adjustments to address operational needs, and
WHEREAS, on February 22, 2022, Council adopted Resolution Number 11402 to
authorize the City Manager or designee to establish hours operation for the Santa Monica
Pier Deck Parking Lot, and
WHEREAS, on June 28, 2022, Council adopted Resolution Number 11434 to
revise and increase the preferential parking permit fees by 3.1%, which reflects the
Citywide salaries and benefits total compensation factor increase for FY 2022-23, and
provide for minor administrative adjustments to address operational needs, and
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WHEREAS, the City now desires to revise and increase the preferential parking
permit fees by 4.0%, which reflects the Citywide salaries and benefits total compensation
factor increase for FY 2023-24, and provide for minor administrative adjustments to
address operational needs, and
WHEREAS, the City now desires to extend the Downtown employee discount
validation program for one additional year through June 30, 2024 to support the City’s
business and economic recovery efforts, and provide for minor administrative adjustments
to address the operational needs, and
WHEREAS, the City now desires to establish a Pilot Beach Electric Vehicle Parking
Permit at Beach Lot 5 South and a Pilot Electric Vehicle Parking Permit at lots 7, 8, 9, and
11 for EV drivers using the EV charging stations at these lots, and
WHEREAS, the City desires to restate all fees and rates set by Resolution Number
11434 as well as incorporate changes made by this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The parking rates established in this Resolution are effective upon
the adoption of this Resolution, and at such time as signs notifying the public of the
provisions herein have been posted by the City, unless otherwise noted. Parking rates
that require approval from the California Coastal Commission are effective upon approval
by that body.
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SECTION 2. As used in this Resolution, the term “daily” means a period
commencing upon the time of entry of a vehicle into a parking facility between 12:00 a.m.
to midnight.
SECTION 3. The off-street parking rates listed in this Resolution apply to vehicles
entering the specified off-street parking facility for the specified times, unless a special
event is scheduled that is anticipated to increase traffic and parking demands. If a special
event is scheduled, the daily maximum may be increased up to $30.00 on weekdays
(Monday through Friday) and $35.00 on weekends (Saturday and Sunday), with approval
of the City Manager or the Director of the Department of Transportation, which approval
may be granted based on the City’s best interests. The daily maximum may be set as
either a flat rate per entry or an increased incremental rate based upon time of entry and
duration of parking.
SECTION 4. The following weekday (Monday through Friday) and weekend
(Saturday and Sunday) transient parking rates are established for Downtown Parking
Structures 1, 2, and 4 through 8 and Ken Edwards Center parking structure:
1. Weekday parking rates shall be as follows:
a. First ninety minutes shall be free;
b. Next thirty minutes shall be $2.00;
c. Next one hour shall be $1.50 each 30 minutes;
d. Next one hour shall be $2.00 each 30 minutes;
e. Next one hour shall be $2.50 each 30 minutes;
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f. Next one hour shall be $3.00 each 30 minutes;
g. Daily maximum shall be $20.00 per entry;
h. Lost tickets shall be charged $20.00 per ticket.
2. Weekend parking rates shall be as follows:
a. First ninety minutes shall be free;
b. Next ninety minutes shall be $2.00 each 30 minutes;
c. Next one hour shall be $2.50 each 30 minutes;
d. Next one hour shall be $3.00 each 30 minutes;
e. Next one hour shall be $4.00 each 30 minutes;
f. Daily maximum shall be $25.00 per entry;
g. Lost tickets shall be charged $25.00 per ticket.
3. For parking spaces reserved for construction or other exclusive use, the
parking rate shall be three times the daily maximum.
4. Parking on Sundays is free from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Vehicles entering
these parking structures before 6:00 a.m. and leaving between 6:00 a.m. and
11:00 a.m. shall be subject to payment of all rates due from entry to 6:00 a.m.
Vehicles entering these parking structures after 6:00 a.m. and remaining in
the structure after 11:00 a.m. shall be subject to payment of all rates due from
11:00 a.m. to exit. Vehicles parked in these structures before 6:00 a.m. and
remaining after 11:00 a.m. shall be subject to payment of all rates due before
and after the free period.
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SECTION 5. The following weekday (Monday through Friday) and weekend
(Saturday and Sunday) transient parking rates are established for Parking Structure 9:
1. Weekday parking rates shall be as follows:
a. First ninety minutes shall be free;
b. Next thirty minutes shall be $2.00;
c. Next one hour shall be $1.00 each 30 minutes;
d. Next one hour shall be $1.50 each 30 minutes;
e. Next one hour shall be $2.00 each 30 minutes;
f. Next one hour shall be $3.00 each 30 minutes;
g. Daily maximum shall be $17.00 per entry;
h. Lost tickets shall be charged $17.00 per ticket.
2. Weekend parking rates shall be as follows:
a. First ninety minutes shall be free;
b. Next thirty minutes shall be $2.00;
c. Next one hour shall be $1.50 each 30 minutes;
d. Next one hour shall be $2.00 each 30 minutes;
e. Next one hour shall be $2.50 each 30 minutes;
f. Next one hour shall be $3.00 each 30 minutes;
g. Daily maximum shall be $20.00 per entry;
h. Lost tickets shall be charged $20.00 per ticket.
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3. For parking spaces reserved for construction or other exclusive use, the
parking rate shall be three times the daily maximum.
4. Parking on Sundays is free from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Vehicles entering this
parking structure before 6:00 a.m. and leaving between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00
a.m. shall be subject to payment of all rates due from entry to 6:00 a.m.
Vehicles entering this parking structure after 6:00 a.m. and remaining in the
structure after 11:00 a.m. shall be subject to payment of all rates due from
11:00 a.m. to exit. Vehicles parked in this structure before 6:00 a.m. and
remaining after 11:00 a.m. shall be subject to payment of all rates due before
and after the free period.
SECTION 6. The following weekday (Monday through Friday) and weekend
(Saturday and Sunday) transient parking rates are established for Parking Structure 10:
1. Weekday parking rates shall be as follows:
a. First two hours shall be $0.50 each 30 minutes;
b. Next one hour shall be $1.00 each 30 minutes;
c. Next one hour shall be $1.50 each 30 minutes;
d. Next one hour shall be $2.00 each 30 minutes;
e. Next one hour shall be $3.00 each 30 minutes;
f. Daily maximum shall be $17.00 per entry.
2. Weekend parking rates shall be as follows:
a. First two hours shall be $0.50 each 30 minutes;
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b. Next one hour shall be $1.50 each 30 minutes;
c. Next one hour shall be $2.00 each 30 minutes;
d. Next one hour shall be $2.50 each 30 minutes;
e. Next one hour shall be $3.00 each 30 minutes;
f. Daily maximum shall be $20.00 per entry.
3. For parking spaces reserved for construction or other exclusive use, the
parking rate shall be three times the daily maximum.
SECTION 7. The following weekday (Monday through Friday) and weekend
(Saturday and Sunday) transient parking rates are established for the Main Library
Parking Structure:
1. Weekday parking rates for the subterranean structure shall be as follows:
a. First thirty minutes shall be free;
b. Next one hour shall be $0.50 each 30 minutes;
c. Next ninety minutes shall be $1.00 each 30 minutes;
d. Next two hours shall be $1.50 each 30 minutes;
e. Next one hour shall be $2.00 each 30 minutes;
f. Daily maximum shall be $14.00 per entry;
g. Lost tickets shall be charged $14.00 per ticket.
2. Weekend parking rates shall be as follows:
a. First thirty minutes shall be free;
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b. Next two and a half hours shall be $1.00 each 30 minutes;
c. Daily maximum shall be $5.00 per entry;
d. Lost tickets shall be charged $5.00 per ticket.
3. For parking spaces reserved for construction or other exclusive use, the
parking rate shall be three times the daily maximum.
SECTION 8. The following transient parking rates are for the Main Library surface
parking lot:
1. Parking rates for the surface parking lot shall be $1.00 per hour.
2. Parking for vehicles displaying current and valid disabled placards shall be
free.
3. For parking spaces reserved for construction or other exclusive use, the
parking rate shall be three times the daily maximum.
SECTION 9. The following weekday (Monday through Friday) and weekend
(Saturday and Sunday) transient parking rates are established for the Civic Center
Parking Structure and Civic Auditorium parking lot:
1. Weekday parking rates shall be as follows:
a. First thirty minutes shall be free;
b. Next one hour shall be $0.50 each 30 minutes;
c. Next ninety minutes shall be $1.00 each 30 minutes;
d. Next two hours shall be $1.50 each 30 minutes;
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e. Next one hour shall be $2.00 each 30 minutes;
f. Daily maximums shall be $14.00 per entry;
g. Lost tickets shall be charged $14.00 per ticket.
2. Weekend parking rates shall be as follows:
a. First thirty minutes shall be free;
b. Next two and a half hours shall be $1.00 each 30 minutes;
c. Daily maximums shall be $5.00 per entry;
d. Lost tickets shall be charged $5.00 per ticket.
3. For parking spaces reserved for construction or other exclusive use, the
parking rate shall be three times the daily maximum.
4. Parking for vehicles displaying current and valid disabled placards shall be
free, except during events where a capacity crowd is anticipated. For purposes
of this subsection 4, “capacity crowd” means an event that is anticipated to
sell out. During capacity crowd events, vehicles displaying disabled placards
shall be subject to payment of the applicable event rate.
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5. The City Manager, the Director of the Department of Transportation, or the
Parking Manager, is hereby authorized to waive parking fees at the Civic
Center Parking Structure and Civic Auditorium parking lot for up to twenty-five
events at Santa Monica High School per school year (July 1 to June 30). Such
waivers may be denied if there is a conflict with pre-existing activity, such as
another event occurring at the Civic Center concurrent to the time of the Santa
Monica High School event.
SECTION 10. The total number of monthly parking permits and validations to be
sold shall be determined by the City’s Parking Manager, or the Director of the Department
of Transportation, and distributed by location with the goal of ensuring that the utilization
of parking facilities is distributed so as to maximize existing inventory based on
occupancy. Monthly parking permit fees for (i) employees working in a commercial
establishment located within the area bounded by California Avenue, Lincoln Boulevard,
Pico Boulevard, and Ocean Avenue, including businesses located on both the east and
west sides of Lincoln Boulevard and north and south sides of Pico Boulevard; or (ii)
residents living in buildings with no on-site parking within the area bounded by California
Avenue, Lincoln Boulevard, Pico Boulevard, and Ocean Avenue, including buildings
located on both the east and west sides of Lincoln Boulevard and north and south sides
of California Avenue and Pico Boulevard; shall be:
1. Downtown Parking Structures 1, 2, and 4 through 8 and Ken Edwards Center
– $220 per month for permits valid at all times.
2. Downtown Parking Structure 9 – $187 per month for permits valid at all times.
3. Downtown Parking Structure 10 – $187 per month for permits valid at all times.
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4. Civic Center Parking Structure and Civic Center Parking Lot – $160 per month
for permits valid at all times.
5. Main Library Parking Structure – $154.00 per month for permits valid at all
times.
6. 1560 Lincoln Boulevard Structure -$154.00 per month for permits valid Monday
through Friday from 6am to 7pm.
7. The City may offer up to a twenty-percent monthly volume discount for
accounts with fifty or more permits as of May 10, 2016, to facilitate the
distribution of parkers to facilities that are underutilized.
8. Monthly parking fees shall be $65.00 per month for vehicles with disabled
placards owned and operated by residents of a multi-family building if.
a. The building is located within the area bounded by Second Street, Wilshire
Boulevard, Fourth Street, and Colorado Avenue; and
b. One hundred percent of the building’s units are affordable housing; and
c. No onsite parking exists for the building.
9. Commencing on June 27, 2017 and continuing through June 30, 2024,
discounted parking validations shall be made available for employees working
in commercial establishments located within the area bounded by California
Avenue, Lincoln Boulevard, Pico Boulevard, and Ocean Avenue, including
businesses located on both the east and west sides of Lincoln Boulevard and
north and south sides of Pico Boulevard.
a. Validation for up to six hours of parking – $6.00
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b. Validation for up to twelve hours of parking – $9.00
10. Free parking validations for parking sessions up to three hours (inclusive of any
grace period) shall be made available to all current Santa Monica College
Emeritus program students.
11. Free parking validations shall be made available to all Ken Edwards Center
Senior program users.
12. Free parking validations for parking sessions up to ninety minutes shall be
made available to all Main Library Public Services and Youth Program users.
SECTION 11. The following rates are established for the Santa Monica Pier Deck
parking lot:
1. Summer (April 1 through October 31):
a. Weekday parking rates shall be $3.75 per hour; $18.00 daily maximum.
b. Weekend parking rates shall be $3.75 per hour; $18.00 daily maximum.
2. Winter (November 1 through March 31):
a. Weekday parking rates shall be $2.50 per hour; $12.00 daily maximum.
b. Weekend parking rates shall be $3.50 per hour; $15.00 daily maximum.
3. Parking for vehicles displaying valid and current disabled placards shall be
free.
4. For parking spaces reserved for construction or other exclusive use, the
parking rate shall be three times the daily maximum.
5. The City Manager or designee shall establish hours of operation for the Santa
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Monica Pier Deck Parking Lot.
6. 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 (5)
or without a valid parking permit.
SECTION 12. The following rates are established for the Northern Beach Zone,
lots 9N through 4N:
1. Summer (April 1 through October 31) parking rates shall be $10.00 per entry
on weekdays and $12.00 per entry on weekends.
2. Winter (November 1 through March 31) parking rates shall be $7.00 per entry
on weekdays and $10.00 per entry on weekends.
3. Parking for vehicles displaying current and valid disabled placards shall be
free.
4. Bus parking shall be six times the daily rate.
5. Recreational vehicle parking shall be four times the daily rate.
6. For parking spaces reserved for construction or other exclusive use, the
parking rate shall be three times the daily maximum.
SECTION 13. The following rates are established for the parking lot at the
Annenberg Community Beach House at Santa Monica State Beach:
1. Summer (April 1 through October 31) parking rates shall be $3.00 per hour;
$12.00 daily maximum.
2. Winter (November 1 through March 31) parking rates shall be $3.00 per hour;
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$8.00 daily maximum.
3. Parking for vehicles displaying current and valid disabled placards shall be
free.
4. For parking spaces reserved for construction or other exclusive use, the
parking rate shall be three times the daily maximum.
SECTION 14. The following rates are established for the Central Beach Zone, lots
3N, 1N, 1S, 2S, and 3S:
1. Summer (April 1 through October 31) parking rates shall be $15.00 per entry.
2. Winter (November 1 through March 31) parking rates shall be $7.00 per entry
on weekdays and $10.00 per entry on weekends.
3. Lots or spaces designated for short-term parking shall be $1.00 per hour.
4. Parking for vehicles displaying current and valid disabled placards shall be
free.
5. Bus parking shall be six times the daily rate.
6. Recreational vehicle parking shall be four times the daily rate.
7. For parking spaces reserved for construction or other exclusive use, the
parking rate shall be three times the daily maximum.
SECTION 15. The following fees are established for the Southern Beach Zone,
lots 4S and 5S:
1. Summer (April 1 through October 31) parking rates shall be $10.00 per entry
on weekdays and $12.00 per entry on weekends.
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2. Winter (November 1 through March 31) parking rates shall be $7.00 per entry
on weekdays and $10.00 per entry on weekends.
3. Lots or spaces designated for short term parking shall be $1.00 per hour.
4. Parking for vehicles displaying current and valid disabled placards shall be
free.
5. Patrons of the Sunday morning Main Street Farmers Market shall be eligible
to receive a refund of parking fees with proof of a purchase from the market.
No more than one refund shall be issued per person per day.
6. Vendors, staff, and performers of the Main Street Farmers Market shall be
eligible for refunds or validations of parking fees.
7. Bus parking shall be three times the daily rate.
8. Recreational vehicle parking shall be four times the daily rate.
9. For parking spaces reserved for construction or other exclusive use, the
parking rate shall be three times the daily maximum.
SECTION 16. The following permit rates are established for all beach zones:
1. Permits are available for employees working in a commercial establishment
located along the beach or at the Santa Monica Pier at the following rates:
a. Annual $155 per year
b. Semi-Annual $105 per six months
c. Monthly $27 per month
2. Permits are available for employees working in a commercial establishment
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located along Main Street south of Pico Boulevard, including businesses on
cross streets up to Neilson Way to the west of Main Street and up to Third
Street to the east of Main Street, at the following rates:
a. Annual $155 per year
b. Semi-Annual $105 per six months
c. Monthly $20 per month
3. Permits are available for California residents at the following rates:
a. Annual $155 per year
b. Semi-Annual $105 per six months
c. Monthly $27 per month
d. Senior Beach $25 per year
4. Commencing on July 1, 2023 and continuining through June 30, 2024, Pilot
Beach Electric Vehicle Parking Permits shall be made available to California
residents with electric vehicles for use at the Beach Lot 5 South EV charging
stations at the following rate.
a. Annual $75 per year
b. Electric Vehicles must be plugged in to use the Pilot Beach Electric Vehicle
Parking Permit.
5. Permits are available for residents living within the Beach Zone, at the
following rates:
a. Annual Overnight Resident Permit $150 per year
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b. Annual Overnight Resident’s Guest Permit
c. Semi-Annual Overnight Resident Permit
$150 per year
$75 per six months
d. Semi-Annual Overnight Resident’s Guest Permit $75 per six months
e. Monthly Overnight Resident Permit $15 per month
f. Monthly Overnight Resident’s Guest Permit $15 per month
g. A resident living within the Beach Zone may obtain one free annual
resident permit with his or her current and valid disabled placard.
SECTION 17. The following rates are established for Downtown lots 27, 29, and
30:
1. Each thirty minutes shall be $1.25; $17.50 daily maximum.
2. The monthly parking rates shall be:
a. $132.00 per month for permits valid on weekdays only, from 6:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Any vehicle parking outside of the valid
times shall be subject to payment of the applicable parking rates listed
in subsection 1 of this Section 17.
b. $82.50 per month for permits valid on weeknights and weekends only, from
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 4:00 p.m.
Friday to 6:00 a.m. Monday. Any vehicle parking outside of the valid times
shall be subject to payment of the applicable parking rates listed in
subsection 1 of this Section 17.
3. Parking for vehicles displaying current and valid disabled placards shall be
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free.
4. Lots or spaces designated for short-term parking shall be $2.00 per hour.
5. For parking spaces reserved for construction or other exclusive use, the
parking rate shall be three times the daily maximum.
SECTION 18. The following rates are established for Mid-City lots 7, 8, and 12:
1. Each hour shall be $1.00; $14.00 daily maximum.
2. $55.00 per month for permits valid at all times.
3. Parking for vehicles displaying current and valid disabled placards shall be
free.
4. For parking spaces reserved for construction or other exclusive use, the
parking rate shall be three times the daily maximum.
SECTION 19. The following rates are established for Main Street area lots 9, 10,
11, and 26:
1. Each hour shall be $1.25.
2. The monthly parking permit rate shall be $80.00.
3. Parking for vehicles displaying current and valid disabled placards shall be
free.
4. For parking spaces reserved for construction or other exclusive use, the
parking rate shall be three times the daily maximum.
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SECTION 20. Commencing on July 1, 2023 and continuing through June 30, 2024,
Pilot Electric Vehicle Permits shall be made available to California residents with electric
vehicles for use at lots 7, 8, 9, and 11 charging stations at the following rate:
1. Annual $50 per year
2. Electric Vehicles must be plugged in to use the Pilot Electric Vehicle Parking
Permit.
SECTION 21. The applicable parking rates for any parking facility not specified in
this Resolution shall be equal to the parking rates for the closest adjacent on-street
parking meters.
SECTION 22. In no case may parking rates for any off-street parking facility,
including parking structures and parking lots, be increased or decreased more than 50%
from the rates established herein. At any time, off-street monthly parking rates may not
be increased or decreased more than ten percent with less than 30 days’ notice by posting
in the affected facility. In no case shall monthly parking rates be increased or decreased
more than 25% at any one time.
SECTION 23. Per the Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 3.16.170, the City
Manager or designee is authorized to make on-street parking meter rate changes up to
25% not more than twice per year based on the City’s planning and transportation policies
including the Land Use and Circulation Element (“LUCE”). Therefore, the following fees
shall be established for all on-street parking meters and pay machines:
1. July 2012 to June 2019:
a. Downtown Meter Zone - $2.00 per hour
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b. Beach Meter Zone - $2.00 per hour
c. Citywide (“All Other”) Meter Zone - $1.00 per hour
2. Effective July 1, 2019:
a. Downtown Meter Zone - $2.50 per hour
b. Beach Meter Zone - $2.50 per hour
c. Citywide (“All Other”) Meter Zone - $1.25 per hour
SECTION 24. The following fees shall be established for all preferential parking
zones:
1. Annual permits shall be as follows:
a. Resident permits
i. First permit shall be $22.52;
ii. Second permit shall be $27.88;
iii. Third permit shall be $45.03;
iv. Fourth permit, and any additional permits, shall be $69.70 each.
b. Visitor permits shall be $34.31 each.
c. A second permit, and any additional permits, for Zone P (Barnard Way)
shall be $107.22.
2. Permits valid for six months or less shall be as follows:
a. Resident permits
i. First permit shall be $12.86;
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ii. Second permit shall be $18.23;
iii. Third permit shall be $28.95;
iv. Fourth permit, and any additional permits, shall be $39.68 each.
b. Visitor permits shall be $17.16 each.
c. A second permit, and any additional permits, for Zone P (Barnard Way)
shall be $53.61.
d. A thirty-day temporary new resident permit shall be free.
e. A one-day visitor permit picked up from the City Parking Office shall be
$2.08.
f. A one-day visitor permit self-printed by the resident shall be free.
SECTION 25. The City reserves the right to round the parking fees down to the
nearest whole dollar.
SECTION 26. Preferential parking permits for employees of businesses and
commercial property owners, as set forth in Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 3.10,
are available for $34.31 per three months.
SECTION 27. In accordance with SMMC 3.12.830 (b), Driveway parking permits
are available to an owner or occupant of a single-unit commercial property for on-street
parking in front of the driveway of that commercial property for $32.17 per year.
SECTION 28. Parking permits for overnight parking in residential areas for
oversized vehicles may be issued by the City upon application of any person and are
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subject to the provisions in SMMC 3.12.900. Parking permits for overnight parking in
residential areas for oversized vehicles shall be free.
SECTION 29. Short-term reserved parking may be purchased, if available, in any
parking lot or parking structure for events, including, but not limited to, filming,
construction or local events, at three times the maximum parking rate.
SECTION 30. In addition to the rates set forth above, for all parking spaces
designated for use of public electric vehicle charging stations, whether off-street or on-
street, there shall be an additional overstay charge of $1.00 per minute for any vehicle
that remains parked in the space beyond the maximum posted time allowed for charging
in that space. The overstay charge shall be imposed beginning five minutes after the
expiration of the maximum posted time allowed for charging in the space. The maximum
overstay charge shall be $53.00. The overstay charge may be automatically charged to
the account being used by a vehicle to charge at a smart public electric vehicle charging
station.
SECTION 31. All parking rates and permit fees shall be per vehicle for the specified
period and non-refundable once issued.
SECTION 32. All permits shall incur replacement fees as follows:
1. First replacement for a stolen permit shall be free only with a copy of a police
report.
2. Second replacement for a stolen permit shall be 50% of the original permit
rate only with a copy of a police report.
3. Third replacement for a stolen permit, any replacement for a lost permit, or
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replacement of a stolen permit without a copy of a police report shall be
replaced upon payment of the full rate.
SECTION 33. Parking passes or permits that are issued via access cards shall
require payment of an initial non-refundable fee of $10.00.
SECTION 34. All off-street parking rates set forth in this Resolution include parking
facility tax in accordance with SMMC 6.70.020.
SECTION 35. The City Manager, or the Director of the Department of
Transportation, is hereby authorized to waive parking fees, other than the overstay charge
for parking spaces designated for use of public electric vehicle charging stations, for those
attending City meetings and City-sponsored events that are free and open to the public,
if the City Manager, or the Director of the Department of Transportation, determines that
such waiver is in the City’s best interest, which may include, but not be limited to:
facilitating participation in the City’s public meetings, furthering Council policies, and
encouraging participation in the City-sponsored events.
SECTION 36. The City Manager, or the Director of the Department of
Transportation, is hereby authorized to issue parking permits to other governmental
agencies to use in the course of business at no charge, if determined that such waiver is
in the City’s best interest.
SECTION 37. Resolution No. 11434 (CCS), adopted by the City Council on June
28, 2022, is repealed in its entirety as of the effective date of the parking rates set forth in
this Resolution, with the exception that to the extent any parking rates in this Resolution
are determined to require Coastal Commission approval, those parking rates as
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previously set forth in Resolution No. 11434 (CCS) shall remain in effect until Coastal
Commission approval of those parking rates is obtained.
SECTION 38. If there are any conflicts between the parking rates adopted in this
Resolution and any parking rates adopted by prior resolution, the rates adopted in this
Resolution shall take precedence.
SECTION 39. 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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Douglas Sloan, City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 27th day of June 2023.
Gleam Davis, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do
hereby certify that Resolution No. 11537 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 27th day of June 2023, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
Councilmembers de la Torre, Torosis, Brock, Parra, Zwick
Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
None
NoneABSENT:
ATTEST:
Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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