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Home My WebLink AboutO-1714 amending Title 10, Chapter 52 (Parking Meters), to establish Parking Meter and Parking Payment Center RatesO 1714 ORDINANCE NO. 1714 (2022 SERIES) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 52 (PARKING METERS), OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, California State law provides, in Vehicle Code Section 22508, that cities must establish parking meter and parking payment center rates by ordinance; and WHEREAS, the parking program needs to continue to be self-sufficient for its financial commitments; and WHEREAS, to address the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to the downtown business community, the parking program suspended collection of revenues, deferred parking rate increases, and used reserve funding to maintain parking oper ations during the pandemic; and WHEREAS, the parking program is pursuing a loan for the construction of a fourth public parking structure; and WHEREAS, the fourth public parking structure represents a significant financial investment that requires an increase to established hourly rates before construction of the new structure commences; and WHEREAS, the Council considered the parking revenue enhancement strategies presented as part of the 2022-23 Supplemental Budget staff report and held a public meeting which included review and discussion of the proposed changes to the paid parking rates; and WHEREAS, the adoption and implementation of these paid parking rates are necessary to offset the construction costs of the new public parking structure and to maintain the fiscal solvency of the Parking Enterprise Fund. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. Section 10.52.010 (Paid Parking zone - Rates) of the San Luis Obispo Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows: 10.52.010 Paid Parking zone—Rates. A. Within the area enclosed by a solid line on the parking rate zone map (Exhibit A) the parking of vehicles on streets or in municipal parking lots may be controlled and regulated with the aid of parking meters as defined in section 10.04.110 and/or parking payment centers as defined in section 10.04.120. DocuSign Envelope ID: 8C5E767B-5ACD-4F20-BE0C-5FF88E0F30B8 Ordinance No. 1714 (2022 Series) Page 2 O 1714 B. Within the cross-hatched area designated on the parking rate zones map (Exhibit A) the base rate for parking meters on streets or in municipal parking lots shall be one dollar and fifty cents per hour effective January 2, 2023. The rate in this area shall increase to three dollars per hour effective July 1, 2023. C. Within the grey-shaded area designated on the parking rate zones map (Exhibit A), the base rate for parking meters on streets or in municipal lots shall be two dollars effective January 2, 2023. The rate in this area shall increase to four dollars per hour effective July 1, 2023. The rate in this area shall increase to five dollars per hour effective July 1, 2025. D. The tier-based parking rates, which allow a customer to extend their parking session beyond the posted number of hours, are as follows: 1. Tier 1: The base hourly rate per rate zone 2. Tier 2: The Tier 2 rate is effective for one additional hour beyond the Tier 1 time and is 50% above the Tier 1 rate rounded up or do wn to the nearest twenty-five cent increment whichever is closer. 3. Tier 3: The Tier 3 rate is effective after expiration of the Tier 2 hour(s) and is 50% above the Tier 2 rate rounded up or down to the nearest twenty-five cent increment whichever is closer. E. Signage for the tier-based parking rates reflects the number of hours a vehicle may park at the base hourly parking rate (Tier 1) before subsequent tiered rates take effect. 1. 1+ parking rate: Parking up to one hour at the base hourly parking rate before Tier 2 is in effect. 2. 2+ parking rate: Parking up to two hours at the base hourly parking rate before Tier 2 is in effect. 3. 3+ parking rate: Parking up to three hours at the base hourly parking rate before Tier 2 is in effect. 4. 4+ parking rate: Parking up to four hours at the base hourly parking rate before Tier 2 is in effect. F. The Public Works Director may periodically adjust the hourly parking rates on any block or set of blocks within the areas designated on the parking rate zones map (Exhibit A) during the time of operation as detailed in section 10.52.020 up to and including 120% of the effective hourly rate based on the observed occupancy. Hourly parking rates shall be adjusted not more than every 30 days. (Ord. 1683 § 1 (Exhs. A, B), 2020: Ord. 1635 § 1 (Exhs. A, B), 2017: Ord. 1620 § 1 (Exh. A), 2015; Ord. 1568 § 1, 2011: Ord. 1552 § 2, 2010; Ord. 1532 § 2, 2009; Ord. 1492 § 1, 2006: Ord. 1233 § 1, 1993: Ord. 1194 § 1, 1991: Ord. 1099 § 1, 1987: prior code § 3213) DocuSign Envelope ID: 8C5E767B-5ACD-4F20-BE0C-5FF88E0F30B8 Ordinance No. 1714 (2022 Series) Page 3 O 1714 SECTION 2. Severability. 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 3. Environmental Determination. These amendments to Title 10 Chapter 52 of the City of San Luis Obispo Municipal Code do not constitute a “Project” under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sec. 15378. SECTION 4. 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 New Times, 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 7th day of June 2022, AND FINALLY ADOPTED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo on the 21st day of June 2022, on the following vote: AYES: Council Member Marx, Pease, Shoresman, Vice Mayor Christianson, and Mayor Stewart NOES: None ABSENT: None ________________________________ Mayor Erica A. Stewart 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 DocuSign Envelope ID: 8C5E767B-5ACD-4F20-BE0C-5FF88E0F30B8 6/27/2022 | 7:47 AM PDT Ordinance No. 1714 (2022 Series) Page 4 O 1714 Exhibit A DocuSign Envelope ID: 8C5E767B-5ACD-4F20-BE0C-5FF88E0F30B8