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City Council Meeting 9-27-05 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2171 (CCS)
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(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.12.675
RELATING TO TRANSIT LANES
WHEREAS, traffic congestion on Lincoln Boulevard impairs public health and
welfare; and
WHEREAS, the Lincoln Boulevard Taskforce, including representatives from
Santa Monica, other cities, Los Angeles County, the state, and citizen groups, has
studied traffic congestion on Lincoln Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, the Taskforce has recommended the creation of transit lanes on
Lincoln Boulevard to ease congestion; and
WHEREAS, Santa Monica supports mass transit as a means of improving public
health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, National and local studies have shown that people are more likely to
use transit if service is frequent and at least as fast as auto travel; and
WHEREAS. creation of transit lanes on Lincoln Boulevard will reduce travel time
on travel carriers using that route, benefit motorists by separating transit carriers from
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general traffic lanes during peak periods, and increase the likelihood of motorists
choosing to use transit services,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 3.12.675 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
3.12.675 Transit lanes.
The Parking and Traffic Engineer may designate
specified lanes of traffic for transit service as follows:
(a) Lanes on Santa Monica Boulevard and Broadway
between Ocean Avenue and Fifth Street may be designated
for use by public transit buses only.
(b) Parking on Lincoln Boulevard may be restricted to
create transit lanes for use by: (1) public transit buses; (2)
dial-a-ride vans; and (3) charter party carriers and passenger
stages operating pursuant to state licenses or permits.
However, dial-a-ride vans, charter party carriers and
passenger stages may only use transit lanes if they have at
least two passengers on board and may not make
passenger stops within the transit lane.
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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
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to effect 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 4. 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 become
effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Approved and adopted this 27th day of September, 2005.
State of California )
County of Los Angeles) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2171 (CCS) had its introduction on September 13, 2005, and
was adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting held on September 27, 2005, by
the following vote:
Ayes: Council members: Mayor O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tem Katz, Bloom,
Genser, Holbrook, McKeown
Noes: Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: Shriver
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart, "ty Clerk
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