HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 12 - Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1694 (2021 Series) - Dana St. Residential Parking Permit DistrictDepartment Name: Public Works
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For Agenda of: April 6, 2021
Placement: Consent
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FROM: Matt Horn, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Alexander Fuchs, Parking Services Supervisor
SUBJECT: SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1694 (2021 SERIES) AMENDING
SECTIONS 10.36.170, 10.36.220, AND 10.36.221 OF THE CITY’S
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT
DISTRICTS
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Ordinance No. 1694 (2021 Series) entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, amending Municipal Code Title 10 Chapter 36 regarding
Stopping, Standing and Parking for certain purposes or in certain places.”
DISCUSSION
Background
On March 2, 2021, the City Council approved the introduction of Ordinance No. 1694 (2021
Series), amending Title 10 Chapter 36 of the Municipal Code to include the following:
Section 10.36.170 – Designation of residential parking permit areas – Adoption of resolution
•Added language that allows multi-family properties of five to eight units on Dana Street
to be eligible to receive permits that is set to self-expire upon completion of construction
of the Palm-Nipomo Parking Structure unless revised by Council action.
Section 10.36.220 – Residential parking permit – Issuance
•Added language that allows multi-family properties of five to eight units on Dana Street
to receive up to one permit per unit per parcel.
Section 10.36.221 – Lost, stolen, or defaced permit replacement
•Updated the replacement fees from $15 to $20 for the first replacement permit and from
$25 to $30 for any additional replacements after the first.
Policy Context
The current Municipal Code sections that govern residential parking permit districts does not
allow residential properties of more than four units to receive parking permits. Due to the unique
make-up of properties on Dana Street, the City Council directed staff to survey the multi-family
properties on Dana Street of five to eight units to see if a majority wished to be included in the
Dana Street Parking District.
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The results of the survey demonstrated sufficient support for inclusion in the parking district, so
staff drafted an ordinance modifying the applicable Municipal Code sections to allow for
inclusion of multi-family properties of five to eight units on Dana Street to receive parking
district permits.
Public Engagement
This Ordinance was brought before City Council on March 2, 2021 as a Public Hearing item for
review and approval. Postcard notices were mailed to all residents and property owners within
300 feet of the proposed Dana Street Parking District boundaries in advance of the Council
meeting. There was also public comment on the item, both in writing and in person, that the
Council members read and heard before taking action on the item.
CONCURRENCE
The City Attorney’s office has reviewed the ordinance and supports the modifications to allow
multi-family properties of five to eight units on Dana Street to receive residential parking
permits.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The recommended action is considered a “project” under the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) Guidelines; however, it is exempt from review per the general rule exemption
section 15061(B)(3).
FISCAL IMPACT
Budgeted: Yes Budget Year: On-going
Funding Identified: N/A
Fiscal Analysis:
Funding Sources Current FY Cost
Annualized
On-going Cost
Total Project
Cost
Parking Fund N/A N/A N/A
Total N/A N/A N/A
There are no direct costs associated with adoption of this ordinance. Costs associated with th e
expansion of the Dana Street Parking District, under these amendments, will be funded through
the Parking Fund’s annually appropriated Contract Services budget.
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ALTERNATIVES
Do not adopt the Ordinance at this time. Staff does not recommend this alternative because the
City Council has already approved the introduction of the Ordinance and has approved a
Resolution modifying the Dana Street Parking District to include multi-family properties of five
to eight units.
Attachments:
a - Ordinance No. 1694 (2021 Series)
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ORDINANCE NO. 1694 (2021 SERIES)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 10
CHAPTER 36 REGARDING STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES OR IN CERTAIN PLACES
WHEREAS, on December 8, 2020, the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo directed
staff to survey multi-family properties of five to eight units along Dana Street to ensure a majority
of these properties wish to be included in the Dana Street Residential Parking District; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo authorized the issuance of one
parking permit per multi-family dwelling unit if the survey results demonstrate sufficient support
for the inclusion of multi-family properties of five to eight units in the Dana Street Residential
Parking District; and
WHEREAS, the results of the survey demonstrated sufficient support amongst multi-
family properties of five to eight units to be included in the Dana Street Residential Parking
District; and
WHEREAS, specific sections of Title 10 Chapter 36 of the Municipal Code must be
modified to allow for the multi-family properties of five to eight units to be included in the Dana
Street Residential Parking District and to be eligible to receive parking permits.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo
as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 10.36.170 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code, entitled
Designation of residential parking permit areas—Adoption of resolution, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
10.36.170 Designation of residential parking permit areas—Adoption of resolution.
A.The council should, by resolution, designate an area of the city as a residential parking
permit area if the council finds that:
1.The area is predominantly residential;
2.The streets in the area are congested with vehicles parked by persons not residing
in the area and the designation is supported by a majority of the affected households
as indicated by a city survey of the affected households in which a sixty percent
majority of participating households is required; or
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3.Limiting the parking of vehicles along the streets in the area to vehicles registered
or controlled and exclusively used by persons residing in the area is necessary in
order to preserve the character of the existing neighborhood as defined in resident
petition and approved by a sixty percent majority of households in the area.
Households will be determined using the city’s address database (there may be
more than one household per parcel) and will be limited to non-multifamily units
of less than five dwelling units with the exception of the residential parking permit
district on Dana Street which allows for multi-family units of five to eight dwelling
units to be eligible to receive permits. This exception will be in effect until the
completion of construction of the Palm-Nipomo parking structure or until nullified
by City Council action.
B.In determining whether limiting the parking of vehicles along the streets in the area to
vehicles registered to or controlled and used exclusively by persons residing in the area
is necessary in order to preserve the character of the existing neighborhood for the
persons residing in the area, the council shall consider the negative effect of vehicles
parked by persons not residing in the area on:
1.Environmental characteristics such as ambient noise levels and air pollution levels;
2.Pedestrian and vehicular traffic safety in the area; and
3.The burden on persons residing in the area gaining access to their residences.
C.The council may, by resolution, designate an area of the city as a residential parking
permit area after holding a public hearing and making a finding that the establishment
of the district represents the desire of a majority of the households of the area. The
hearing on any such resolution should only be held after the council receives a request,
in a form acceptable to the council.
SECTION 2. Section 10.36.220 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code, entitled
Residential parking permit – Issuance, is hereby amended to read as follows:
10.36.220 Residential parking permit—Issuance.
Annually, the director of public works shall issue two residential parking permits to the
registered property owner, or the registered property owner’s representative, as authorized
in writing, of each property shown with a unique number on the latest county of San Luis
Obispo assessment roll within each residential parking permit area established by
resolution as set forth in Section 10.36.180. Qualified households that have multiple,
separate dwelling units shall be eligible for additional permits, providing the total number
of permits issued to one parcel does not exceed twice the number of residential dwelling
units on the parcel with exception of multi-family units of five to eight units in the Dana
Street residential parking permit district which shall be eligible to receive permits equal to
one per dwelling unit per parcel. All parking permits may be picked up in person at the
office of the city parking manager or will be mailed to the address of the property on written
request of the property owner.
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Parking permits may be transferred by the residents to any vehicle that is to be parked on
the street and will be recognized by the city, providing they are displayed clearly. The
parking permits shall be issued annually. Fees for residential parking permits shall be
established by city council resolution. The permits shall be considered part of the
residential property and shall be transferred to the new property owner upon sale of the
residence.
SECTION 3. Section 10.36.221 of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code, entitled Lost,
stolen, or defaced permit replacement, is hereby amended to read as follows:
10.36.221 Lost, stolen, or defaced permit replacement.
Any permit lost, stolen, defaced or otherwise altered shall be deemed invalid and a
replacement permit shall be issued to the qualified property owner for a fee of twenty
dollars. If the replacement permit is again lost, stolen, or defaced, a replacement permit
will be issued for a fee of thirty dollars. No additional replacement permits shall be issued
within a twelve-month period. All permits shall be picked up by the property owner or a
representative authorized in writing by the registered property owner, with proof of
identification, at the office of the city parking manager. The property owner or a
representative authorized in writing by the owner shall certify that the original permit was
lost, stolen, or in the case of damaged permits shall submit the damaged permit, stating the
permit shall be used by qualified residents and their bona fide visitors.
Any resident and/or property owner found to misrepresent themselves for the purposes of
fraudulently obtaining residential parking permits shall lose their right to said permits and
no permits will be issued to the household until the beginning of the next permit year and
shall be guilty of an infraction.
SECTION 4. If any subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance
is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforcement of the remaining portions
of this ordinance, or any other provisions of the City’s rules and regulations. It is the City’s express
intent that each remaining portion would have been adopted irrespective of the fact that any one
or more subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or
unenforceable.
SECTION 5. The amendments to the Municipal Code do not constitute a “Project” under
CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15378.
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SECTION 6. A summary of this ordinance, together with the names of Council members
voting for and against, shall be published at least five (5) days prior to its final passage, in The
Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in this City. This ordinance shall go into effect at
the expiration of thirty (30) days after its final passage.
INTRODUCED on the 2nd day of March 2021, AND FINALLY ADOPTED by the
Council of the City of San Luis Obispo on the ____ day of _____, 2021, on the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
____________________________________
Mayor Heidi Harmon
ATTEST:
____________________________________
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________________
J. Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, on ____________________________.
______________________________
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
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