Update on AB 413 Impacts for Carmel-by-the-Sea
&
Discussion Regarding Downtown Speed limits and
Option to Retain Traffic Engineer for Traffic Study
February 2, 2026
Chief Trayer
• October 1, 2024: There was a Staff Report presented to the City Council by then Police Chief Paul Tomasi (Attachment A with Attachment 1 – AB 413; Attachment 2 – Existing Parking Map and Attachment 3 – Proposed Parking Map).
• November 5, 2024: There was another Staff Report presented to the City Council regarding AB 413 and the City Council introduced by a first reading Ordinance No. 24-002. (Attachment B). • December 3, 2024: The Council adopted Ordinance No. 24-002 on second reading (Attachment C).
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Prior Council Action re: AB 413
AB 413 (Daylighting Law) – CV 22500
• “A person shall not stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or official traffic control device, in any of the following places:..(n)(1)(A) Within 20 feet of the vehicle approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk or within 15 feet of any crosswalk where a curb extension is present.
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AB 413 – Daylighting Law
AB 413 (Daylighting Law) – Exception
A local authority may establish a different distance if both of the following requirements are met:
• (i) A local authority establishes the different distance by ordinance that includes a finding that the different distance is justified by established traffic safety standards.
• (ii) A local authority has marked the different distance at the intersection using paint or a sign.
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AB 413 – Daylighting Law
Ordinance No. 24-002 amended CMC 10.36.010 to allow commercial loading zones within 20 feet of the vehicle-approach side of crosswalks, marked or unmarked, which are listed.
Curb Painting: After Ordinance No. 24-002 Adopted
Red Paint: 20 feet of the vehicle approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk or within 15 feet of any crosswalk where a curb extension is present.
Yellow Paint: Commercial Loading Zones
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Ordinance No. 24-002 : Loading Zones Recap
We can point to specific streets where problems repeat year-afteryear. 2024 and 2025. • Ocean
• Mission
• San Carlos
• *Junipero
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AB 413 – Daylighting Law Impacts Traffic Data ‘24 and ‘25 • 2024/2025 both had 64 collisions
• Stop signs improvements (October 2025)
• Decrease in October (implementation month)
collisions at these intersections
• Out of the 6 new intersections, only two had minor collisions • Very small sample at this point
• Significant increase in traffic enforcement
• January 2026 numbers look significantly down
compared to 2025
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AB 413 – Daylighting Law Data
• Findings
• Data indicates AB 413 is helping, but more time/data points are needed • Speed continues to be a factor in 2025
• Crashes continue to concentrate on main corridors
• Most collisions have been attributed to:
• Unsafe turns, speeding, right of way violations
• Community Input/concerns match data
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AB 413 – Daylighting Law Summary
AB 43 was signed by the Governor on October 8, 2021 and became effective on January 1, 2022 (Attachment D) .
AB 43 amended several Sections of the California Vehicle Code and also added Sections relating to traffic safety.
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AB 43 Traffic Safety “Speeds”
Whenever a local authority determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that the limit of 65 miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon any portion of any street other than a state highway where the limit of 65 miles per hour is applicable, the local authority may by ordinance determine and declare a prima facie speed limit of 60, 55, 50, 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, or 15 miles per hour, whichever is found most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe, which declared prima facie limit shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the street.
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CVC 22358 Decrease Local Limits
• CMC Chapter 10.12 contains the speed limits which have been codified in the Municipal Code with some streets designated as 15 miles per hour, one street (San Antonio) as 20 miles per hour and a number of streets as 25 miles per hour.
• If the City were to consider changing the speed limits for some streets, then an ordinance would be necessary to identify which streets and the corresponding speed limit.
CMC CHAPTER 10.12 Speed Limits
CVC 22500 (n), the Daylighting Law, allows a City to adopt an ordinance to establish a different distance than specified in Section 22500 provided that the ordinance includes a finding that the different distance is justified by established traffic safety standards.
CVC § 22358 (Decrease of local limits), allows a City to adopt an ordinance “upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey” with a speed limit ranging from 15 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour “whichever is found most appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe, which declared prima facie limit shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the street.”
AB 43 Traffic Study
1. In order to conduct a traffic study for either of the purposes specified in CVC § 22358 on Speed Limits and /or CVC 22500 (n) on the Daylighting Law, the City would need to retain a qualified traffic engineer.
2. If a traffic study is prepared, then the City would need to review the traffic study to determine what options, if any, would be appropriate for a potential ordinance or ordinances pursuant to CVC § 22358 and/or CVC 22500 (n).
CONCLUSIONS
• Receive a report on the implementation of AB 413
• Council provide direction on whether there is interested in retaining a traffic engineer to conduct a traffic study with the following goals in mind:
1. Parking Study to reduce parking distance from crosswalk (AB 413 daylight law)
2. Reduce speeds for downtown (AB 43 speed limits)
• Cost estimates could be $15,000 + depending on scope of study.
RECOMMENDATION
QUESTIONS
Item #8 -
Resolution 2026-013, Adopting a Policy
on the Distribution of Tickets and
Passes
City Council Special Meeting
February 2, 2026
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• The FPPC requires all Local Officials (elected,
appointed, or designated City employees) who
receive complimentary tickets to report their
acceptance
• Agencies may adopt a policy regarding the
distribution of tickets that do not result in
reporting them as gifts received, and are reported
on the Form 802 by the agency.
• Without a policy, such tickets and passes may be
treated as reportable gifts on the Form 700
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Background
• If adopted, Tickets from outside organizations
may be given to the City (via the City
Administrator) and then distributed under the
policy
• Not subject to the FPPC’s annual gift limit
• Not reported on Form 700
• Reporting occurs on Form 802 (by the City Clerk)
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Effect on Public Officials
1. Agency name and contact
2. Event description, dates, and ticket value
3. Ticket source (name of outside organization),
and behested information (if applicable)
4. Ticket Recipients: Who used the tickets, the
number of tickets received
5. Identifies the public purpose associated with the
tickets (policy lists several examples)
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What the Form 802 Reports
• Establishes a clear process for the City to accept
and distribute tickets and passes.
• Currently, the City is not involved in the distribution of these tickets/passes.
• Defines allowable public purposes
• Ensures transparency and public disclosure
• Provides consistent procedures for staff and
officials to follow.
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What the Proposed Policy Does
An organization must first give the tickets to the City of Carmel (via City Administrator)
• Distributed at the City’s sole discretion (cannot be
earmarked for a specific official)
• The policy is administered by the City
Administrator
• First-come, first-served when appropriate
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How Tickets and Passes Are Distributed
• If Adopted, the Policy must be posted on the
City’s website, and the link forwarded to the FPPC
• The Form 802 must be posted online by the City
within 45 days of distribution of the
tickets/passes
• Records are maintained as public documents by
the City for at least 4 years.
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Posting & Retention Requirements
• No fiscal impact associated with adopting this
policy
• Administrative duties handled by the City Clerk
take minimal time
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Fiscal Impact
Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-013 Adopting a
Policy on the Distribution of Tickets and Passes
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Recommendation
Questions?
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End of Presentation