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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2010-01-11 #MUe 44 ' •7 DATE: January 11, 2010 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council THRU: David Carmany, City Manager FROM: Jeffrey C. Kirkpatrick, Chief of Police SUBJECT: MUNICIPAL CODE REVISION RELATING TO PARKING RESTRICTIONS AT THE SUNSET AQUATIC MARINA PARK SUMMARY OF REQUEST: Introduce Ordinance No.1589, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPLYING THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO ROADS AND AREAS WITHIN SUNSET AQUATIC PARK, ESTABLISHING SUNSET AQUATIC PARK PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND AMENDING TITLE 8 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) OF THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE. Instruct staff to schedule for second reading and adoption at next regular City Council meeting. BACKGROUND: At this time the Seal Beach Municipal Code does not contain language allowing enforcement of parking regulations in Sunset Aquatic Marina Park. The Sunset Aquatic Marina Park is a unique area within the city limits of the City of Seal Beach and it poses a set of unique issues related to parking enforcement. The park is open to any person and vehicle except for those areas where access is controlled by electronic gate arms (boat ramp, dry boat storage). The remaining parking areas are open and accessible to the public. These parking lots are located adjacent to the marina docks and are intended for the use of the boat owners who rent boat slips from the private operator of the park. Overnight parking is restricted and vehicles must obtain a permit from the marina operator to park between the hours of 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM. There are currently signs stating this prohibition but there is no municipal code allowing for enforcement. Agenda Item M Page 2 The proposed revision will amend Code section 8.05.015 and add section 8.20.015. The Ordinance has been reviewed and approved as to form by the City Attorney. FISCAL IMPACT: The potential negative or positive fiscal impacts of the proposed Municipal Code amendment, if any, would be minor. RECOMMENDATION: Introduce Ordinance No. 1589, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPLYING THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO ROADS AND AREAS WITHIN SUNSET AQUATIC PARK, ESTABLISHING SUNSET AQUATIC PARK PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND AMENDING TITLE 8 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) OF THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE. Instruct staff to schedule for second reading and adoption at next regular City Council meeting. SUBMITTED BY: Jeffrey C. Kirkpatrick, Chief of Police NOTED AND APPROVED: C�xg David Carmany, City Manager Prepared By: Captain Tim Olson Attachments: A. Ordinance No.1589 ORDINANCE NUMBER 1589 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPLYING THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO ROADS AND AREAS WITHIN SUNSET AQUATIC PARK, ESTABLISHING SUNSET AQUATIC PARK PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND AMENDING TITLE 8 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) OF THE SEAL BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Seal Beach Municipal Code Section 8.05.015 relating to the application of traffic laws to certain roads and areas is hereby amended to read as follows: " §8.05.015 Applicability to Private Roads and Parking Areas. A. The city council finds and declares that the public interest will best be served by the application of this title and the Vehicle Code to the following roads and areas due to their proximity to or connection with highways and streets: Surfside Avenue; Pacific Avenue; Seal Way; Phillips Avenue; and each road, lane and parking area within the respective boundaries of Rossmoor Business Center and Sunset Aquatic Park. B. The city will enforce traffic laws on the roads and areas listed in subsection A and such roads and areas shall be subject to all applicable provisions of this title and the Vehicle Code. The city shall not be deemed to assume any responsibility or liability for the maintenance or care of such roads and areas." SECTION 2. Municipal Code Chapter 8.20 relating to motor vehicle parking lots is amended by adding a new section 8.20.015 to read as follows: " §8.20.015 Sunset Aquatic Park Parking Restrictions. A. No person shall park any vehicle within Sunset Aquatic Park between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM, unless the vehicle contains a properly displayed valid parking permit, issued by the operator of the Sunset Aquatic Park. Such permit shall be clearly visible from the exterior of the vehicle. B. No person shall park a camper, recreational vehicle or vehicle and boat combination within Sunset Aquatic Park" SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part hereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in the manner prescribed by law. Ordinance Number 1589 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach at a regular meeting held on the day of 1 2010. ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH } I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced for first reading at a regular meeting held on the 11th day of January , 2010 and was passed, approved and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the day of ,2010 by the following vote: AYES: Council Members: NOES: Council Members: ABSENT: Council Members: ABSTAIN: Council Members: And do hereby further certify that Ordinance Number 1589 has been published pursuant to the Seal Beach City Charter and Resolution Number 2836. City Clerk S7296- 0001 \1197421v1.doc