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City Council Meeting 3-14-06 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2178 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA ADDING CHAPTER 3.10 TO THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE TO
AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF PREFERENTIAL PARKING PERMITS FOR
CERTAIN SPECIFIED BUSINESSES
WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Section 22507 authorizes local government to
designate certain streets upon which preferential parking privileges are given to
residents and/or merchants adjacent to the streets for their use and the use of their
guests; and
WHEREAS, this statutory provision gives the power to local authorities to prohibit or
restrict parking and to adopt provisions in their preferential parking program that are
reasonable and necessary to ensure that the programs are effective in addressing local
parking problems; and
WHEREAS, the City has established preferential parking zones for residents
pursuant to Chapter 3.08 of the City's Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, on-street parking can support the vitality of neighborhood commercial
districts and the businesses therein by providing places for employees to park; and
WHEREAS, various factors, including the City's age and diversity, regional growth,
and increased automobile ownership and usage have increased demand for on-street
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parking in much of the City so that the City Council has found it necessary to regulate on-
street parking by means of charging fees for the use of spaces, establishing parking time-
limits and restricting non-residents' use of on-street parking spaces; and
WHEREAS, once preferential parking zones have been implemented to prevent
non-resident parkers from substantially interfering with the ability of residents to park in
their neighborhoods, there remain some blocks within these zones that have residual
parking resources not required by residents; and
WHEREAS, a limited number of permits could be sold for each block within an
established preferential parking zone where there is a residual resource after regulations
have be implemented, so that businesses can continue to benefit from employee parking
on the public streets,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 3.10 is hereby added to the Santa Monica Municipal Code to
read as follows:
Chapter 3.10
PREFERENTIAL PARKING FOR EMPLOYEES OF BUSINESSES
3.10.010. Preferential Parking for Businesses.
Subject to the eligibility requirements established in Section 3.10.020 and any
administrative guidelines established thereto, a business with legal non-conforming on-site
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parking located within a fifteen hundred (1500) foot radius of one ofthe blocks specified in
this Section below may be issued preferentia I parking permits by the Transportation
Management Division.
Total # of
Block permits
10th St. b/w Pico and Michigan 8
10th St. b/w Pico and Bay 2
11 th St. b/w Pico and Bay 2
11 th St. b/w Bay and Grant 2
1000 Bay Street b/w 10m and 11 m 3
1100 Bay Street b/w 11 m and Euclid 3
TOTAL 20
3.10.020. Requirements for Permits.
After the receipt of a complete application, the Transportation Management Division
may issue preferential parking permits to a qualified business located in a preferential
parking district subject to: the availability of spaces; the City's approval of a worksite trip
reduction plan pursuant to Section 9.16.080 of this Code, the business' agreement to share
its off-street parking with other businesses in the area to the extent feasible consistent with
local law; and the payment of the requisite permit fee. No business shall be eligible to
possess more than five permits at any time. A lottery system may be implemented to
allocate preferential parking permits to ensure that all qualifying businesses have a fair
opportunity to obtain a permit. Administrative guidelines may be established to provide
additional requirements consistent with this Chapter, including the conduct and timing of
the lottery, the application submittal date, the number of permits that will be issued to
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individual qualifying businesses, and guidelines for the use of the permits. Permit holders
who violate this Chapter or program guidelines may have their permit revoked and may be
excluded from obtaining future permits.
3.10.030. Rights and Duties of Permittees.
Preferential parking permits shall allow the permit holder to park one car associated
with that permit on the specific block for which the permit is issued from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
weekdays. The permit holder must be an employee of the business that is issued the
preferential parking permit.
3.10.040. Fees.
The fee for preferential parking permits issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be set
by resolution of the City Council.
3.10.050. Term.
Subject to Section 3.10.060 of this Chapter, permits shall be valid for three months
and reissued quarterly to permittees in good standing.
3.10.060. Sunset.
No preferential parking permit shall be issued or renewed after May 2007 unless this
Ordinance is amended to authorize the issuance or renewal of preferential parking permits
after this date. Prior to that date, City staff shall provide a report to the City Council
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reviewing the performance of the program, including some observations of occupancy on
each block with on-street parking permits, information on program revenue and cost, and a
summary of complaints and comments from residents, employees and businesses.
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
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 adecision 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
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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 14th day of March, 200 .
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T em Shriver
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. 2178 (CCS) had its introduction on February 28, 2006, and
was adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting held on March 14, 2006, by the
following vote:
Ayes: Council members: Bloom, Katz, McKeown, Mayor Pro Tam Shriver
Noes: Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: O'Connor
Absent: Council members: Mayor Holbrook, Genser
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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