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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16-07 CC Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 16-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA AMENDING SECTION 10.16.200 OF THE TEMECULA MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING THE PARKING OF VEHICLES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AT PARKING LOTS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE CITY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 10.16.200 of the Temecula Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 10.16.200 Parking Restrictions on City Parking Lots A. This Section shall apply to all real property owned, lease, or otherwise controlled by the City for the purpose of providing off-street public parking ("City Parking Lots') "), provided however, that the Southside Parking Lot described in that certain Grant Deed from First & Front to the City recorded on May 13, 1999 as Document No. 1999-208241 in the Official Records of Riverside County, shall not be subject to this ' Section and shall not be considered a "City Parking Lot' for the purposes of this Section. It shall be presumptive evidence that a parking lot is a City Parking Lot subject to the provisions of this Section if the parking lot is designated as a City Parking Lot on a resolution adopted by the City Council. B. No vehicle shall be parked or left standing on a City Parking Lot in violation of any of the following requirements: 1. Adjacent to a red curb or line painted red; 2. In any parking space or area marked with a sign or pavement markings stating "No Parking;" 3. Within two or more designated parking spaces; 4. In violation of applicable time restrictions on the time allowed for parking vehicles within the City Parking Lot as set forth in this Section or by resolution of the City Council; 5. In violation of the times when parking at the City Parking Lot is prohibited as set forth in this Section or by resolution of the City Council; Ords 16-07 1 6. In violation of such other parking restrictions as may be set forth in this Section or by resolution of the City Council limiting parking at a City Parking Lot to patrons of an adjacent or near-by City facility; 7. In violation of any applicable requirements of the California Vehicle Code, including without limitation, restrictions on parking in parking space reserved for persons with disabled placards; or 8. Such other parking restrictions as may be set forth in this Section or by resolution of the City Council. C. Pursuant to Subsections B4, B5 and B6 of this Section and in addition to the parking restrictions set forth in Subsection B, the following specific parking restrictions shall apply to the City Parking Lots and vehicles parking in violation of these provisions may be removed as provided in Subsection F of this Section: 1. City Parking Lot adjacent to the History Museum and Mary Philips Senior Center as depicted on Exhibit A, attached to this Ordinance: a. No vehicles shall be parked or left standing on this City Parking Lot between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on one day and 5:00 a.m. on the next day. b. No vehicles shall be parked or left standing on this City Parking Lot unless the driver and occupants of such vehicle are patronizing the adjacent History Museum or Mary Philips Senior Center. D. The parking restrictions set forth in Subsections B4, B5 and B6 shall be posted on signs in plain view at all vehicle entrances at each City Parking Lot. E. The parking restrictions set forth in Subsection C allowing the removal of vehicles in violation of Subsection C shall be posted on signs at the City Parking Lot in accordance with the following requirements: 1. A sign shall be displayed, in plain view at all vehicle entrances to the City Parking Lot; 2. Each sign shall be not less than seventeen inches (17") by twenty two inches (22") in size with red lettering not less than one inch (1") in height, describing the parking restrictions; 3. Each sign shall indicate that vehicles violating the parking restrictions may be removed at the owner's expense; and Ords 16-07 2 4. Each sign shall contain the telephone number of the local traffic law enforcement agency where a person whose vehicle has been removed from a City Parking Lot may find out the status of the vehicle and the location to which it has been removed. F. In addition to the grounds for removal specified in the California Vehicle Code, and pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 22651(n), vehicles parked in violation of Subsection C of this Section, shall be subject to removal from a City Parking Lot within the City. 1. Such vehicles may be removed by any peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, or may be removed by any regularly employed and salaried employee of the City who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations of the City. Vehicles removed from City Parking Lots shall be removed to such locations as approved in writing by the City Manager. 2. The City Council hereby delegates to and authorizes the City Manager to adopt such written regulations and procedures as necessary to implement the removal of vehicles parked or left standing on a City Parking Lot in violation of this Section. ' 3. The City Council hereby delegates to and authorizes the City Manager to enter into such agreements with tow services as may be necessary to implement the removal remedies of this Section. G. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to license agreements, encroachment permits or other agreements entered into by the City Council or City Manager for the use of a City Parking Lot for purposes other than parking. The City Manager is hereby authorized to temporarily suspend the parking restrictions on one or more City Parking Lots when necessary or convenient for special events approved or authorized by the City. Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause it to be published in the manner required by law. Ords 16-07 3 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Temecula this 23 Id day of August, 2016. Michael S. Naggar, Mayor ATT Ran City Clerk [SEAL] Ords 16-07 4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss CITY OF TEMECULA ) I, Randi Johl, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 16-07 was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Temecula on the 9`h day of August, 2016, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of August, 2016, by the following vote: AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Comerchero, Edwards, McCracken, Rahn, Naggar NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None Randi Johl, City Clerk Ords 16-07 5