HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-49 - Revising Regulations 5 and 7 (Certain Parking Restrictions)RESOLUTION NO. 2022-49
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, REVISING REGULATION NOS. 5 AND 7 ISSUED BY THE CITY
MANAGER AS DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RATIFIED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL REGARDING TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF
CERTAIN PARKING RESTRICTIONS IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Costa Mesa Municipal Code Section 6-6 empowers the City Manager,
as the Director of Emergency Services, to declare the existence or threatened existence
of a local emergency when the City is affected or likely to be affected by a public calamity;
and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 8550, et seq., including Section 8558(c),
authorize the City Council to proclaim a local emergency when the City is threatened by
conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City
that are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities
of the City; and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, pursuant to Proclamation No. 2020-01, the City
Manager did proclaim the existence of a local emergency pursuant to Title 6 of the Costa
Mesa Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020 the City Council pursuant to Resolution No. 2020-
09 did ratify Proclamation No. 2020-01; and
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States of America
declared a national emergency; and
WHEREAS, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic various emergency regulations
relating to parking restrictions in the City have been issued by the Emergency Services
Director and ratified by the City Council;
WHEREAS, on December 23, 2020, the City Manager, acting as the City's
Emergency Services Director issued Regulation No. 5 pursuant to Proclamation No.
2020-01 and Resolution No. 2020-09, temporarily suspending enforcement of parking
regulations relating to street sweeping and residential parking permits in residential
neighborhoods; and
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WHEREAS, on January 19, 2021, by Resolution No. 2021-01, the City Council
ratified Regulation No. 5; and
WHEREAS, the lack of street sweeping enforcement and obstructions caused by
vehicles parked on City streets impacted street sweeping operations, resulting in a
significant buildup of trash on City streets; and
WHEREAS, on August 24, 2021, the City Manager, acting as the City's Emergency
Services Director issued Regulation No. 7, to allow enforcement of street sweeping
regulations Citywide only when the street sweeper is present and engaged in street
sweeping operations and ensure that the enforcement is implemented Citywide; and
WHEREAS, on September 7, 2021, the City Council approved Resolution No.
2021-resolution ratifying Regulation No. 7; and
WHEREAS, in addition to street sweeping during the posted hours, the City
regularly does maintenance work on the streets and sidewalks during the posted hours,
typically when the street sweepers are not present; and
WHEREAS, staff has determined that enforcing street sweeping violations only
while the sweeper is present is impractical and requires significantly greater employee
time than is available, preventing street sweeping from occurring in some areas and
leading to potential NPDES permit violations; and
WHEREAS, enforcing the parking restrictions only while street sweepers are
present prevents normal maintenance activities, requiring City crews to do maintenance
work during other hours, which negatively affects residents' parking and public safety.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED by the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa that Section 2 of the Director of Emergency Services' Regulation No. 5, issued on
December 23, 2020 and Section 2 of Regulation No. 7 issued on August 24, 2021, are
revised to reflect that parking regulations related to street sweeping may be enforced
during all posted hours on any City street. Suspension of enforcement of parking
restrictions related to permit requirements in residential neighborhoods of the City of
Costa Mesa will continue except as otherwise ordered by the City Council.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of July, 2022:
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ATTEST:
renda Gree , City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA 1
John Stephens, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kiinberly W11 Barlow, City Attorney
I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 2022-49 and was duly
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting
held on the 19th day of July, 2022, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: CHAVEZ, GAMEROS, HARLAN, HARPER, REYNOLDS,
MARR, AND STEPHENS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 20th day of July, 2022.
BRENDA GR EN, CITY CLERK
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