HomeMy WebLinkAbout89-30 Amendment Relating to Permit ParkingORDINANCE NO. 89- 36
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
CHAPTER XI OF TITLE 10 OF THE COSTA MESA
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PERMIT PARKING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE 'CITY 'OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
does hereby find and declare as follows:
WHEREAS, a number of persons who are not employed by the
City are encroaching upon employee parking areas of City -owned
facilities; and
WHEREAS, Regulation XV (Trip Reduction Plan) of the Southern
California Air Quality Management District requires that the City
of Costa Mesa, as an employer, achieve a 1.5 Average Vehicle
Ridership by July, 1990; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of Regulation XV necessitates
reliable documentation procedures,and segregated parking on City -
owned facilities would be instrumental to the acquisition of
accurate data by excluding vehicles not operated by City
employees; and
WHEREAS, providing adequate parking .for City employees
adjacent to their work assignment is beneficial to the health,
welfare, safety and convenience of City employees;
ACCORDINGLY, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa does
hereby amend the Costa Mesa Municipal Code as follows:
Section 2. The Costa Mesa Municipal Code, Title 10,
Chapter XI, Article 3 is amended to read as follows:
"Section 10-222. Designation of 'Permit Parking only,
Areas.
The City Manager may designate portions of city -owned
property other than streets, alleys, or highways, for parking by
permit only and may order the posting of signs bearing the
legend, "Permit Parking Only."
Section 10-223. Prohibited Parking.
(a) When authorized signs have been posted and are in place
giving notice of restrictions as provided herein, it shall be
unlawful and an infraction for any person to park or leave parked
a vehicle, other than a City -owned vehicle, within the area
designated for parking by permit only, between the hours of 5:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, unless a parking permit therefor,
issued by the City of Costa Mesa, is displayed in or on the
vehicle so as to be visible from outside the vehicle.
(b) When a portion of City -owned property has been
designated and posted for parking by permit only, it shall be
unlawful and an infraction to park or leave parked a vehicle
belonging to a City officer or employee outside the designated
area between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
"Belonging to" as used herein shall include "owned by," "leased
to "rented toy" "borrowed byy" and "operated by."
Section 10-224. Enforcement.
Any regularly employed and salaried police officer or police
cadet, or any non -safety City employee empowered to issue
citations pursuant to Section 1-33.1 of this Code and
implementing resolutions of the City Council, is authorized to
enforce the provisions of this Article by issuing infraction
citations.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect thirty (30) days from and after its passage and, before
the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage, shall be
published once in the ORANGE COAST DAILY PILOT, a newspaper of
general circulation printed and published in the City of Costa
Mesa, or, in the alternative, the City Clerk may cause to be
published a summary of this Ordinance and a certified copy of the.
text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the office of the City
Clerk five (5) days prior to the date of adoption of this
Ordinance, and within fifteen (15) days after adoption, the City
Clerk shall cause to be published the aforementioned summary and
shall post in the office of the City Clerk a certified copy of
this Ordinance together with the,names of the members of the City
Council voting for and against the same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 1989
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uldp— Mayor the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
C ty Clerk of the City of Cos Mesa City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Ordinance No. 89- 30 was introduced and
considered section by sect;gn at a reg lar meetAing, of said City
Council held on the o- th day of 1989, and
thereafter passed and adopted as whole at egu a eeting of
said City Council held on the day of p , 1989,
by the following roll call vote: ?•
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: 1 �.
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto sqt� my hand nd a fix d
the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this day of,
1989.
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City Clerk and ex -officio CyArk of
the City Council of the Cit of
- Costa Mesa