Staff Report-Daylighting Law, AB 413 06-11-2025 Page 1 of 6
STAFF REPORT
TO
: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Brad Donohue, Director of Public Works and Planning VIA: Dan Barros, City Manager
MEETING DATE: June 11, 2025
SUBJECT: Daylighting Law-Assembly Bill 413
RECOMMENDATION
This item is a study session for information purposes only. No City Council action is required; the purpose of this item is to discuss with City Council and members of the public Assembly Bill 413 (AB 413) and review various options and seeking direction regarding compliance with the new State Law.
CO
UNCIL ADOPTED VALUES
This report is consistent with the Council value of Vision. City Council’s goal is to anticipate the broader regional and statewide implications of the State of California’s decisions and issues and develop strategies to comply with the law and mitigate hardship when feasible.
BAC
KGROUND
The State of California passed Assembly Bill (AB) 413 or the “dayl ighting” law (Attachment “A”), which prohibits parking twenty (20) feet in advance of a crosswalk, or fifteen (15) feet when the location has a curb extension (commonly called bulb outs). The term d aylighting is the simple concept that safety is improved by removing parked cars next to crosswalks. By keeping the area next to crosswalks clear of parked vehicle obstructions, it allows pedestrians walking and people driving or riding on the street to see each other more clearly in the hopes of allowing safe pathways of travel through and across roadways.
AB
413 instructs that both “marked” and “unmarked” crosswalks exist at all intersections, thus the new law requires agencies to designate no parking prohibitions through curb markings, street signage and or hardscape features if they provide the required clearance from the crosswalk. The law also states that a local jurisdiction can establish different distances by ordinance through findings utilizing established traffic safety standards.
Th
e City Council’s first introduction to the new law was at the January 22nd City Council Meeting in a Study Session format. Staff went into the new requirements, reviewed the various crosswalks AGENDA ITEM #4
Staff Report-Daylighting Law, AB 413 06-11-2025 Page 2 of 6 in Town and various alternatives. The City Council wanted to have staff reach out in a community meeting format to introduce AB 413, its impacts, and potential alternatives.
On
April 30, 2025 Town staff held a community meeting where members of the residential and business community were invited to participate in a discussion about the new law regarding its impact on the community and alternatives.
AN
ALYSIS
In any urban area, it is well noted that street parking is a commodity. Adhering to the mandates of AB 413 within the business districts can be accomplished relatively easily, in most cases within the Town, meeting the demands of AB 413 is already in place, and where no parking restrictions need to be installed to adhere to the new law, will have no or very minor impacts on that portion of the community. For the most part the painting of curbs will be the appropriate delineation to define the no Parking zone. Attachment “B” has defined the crosswalk areas within the business/commercial areas within the Town.
In
the Town’s residential neighborhoods, specifically the Sterling Park Neighborhood, this law will have an impact on street parking (Attachment B). The diagram below is a typical example of an intersection in the Sterling Park Neighborhood. Within the diagram you notice the areas that will be designated no parking (red zones), the blue triangles represent an individual on a corner wanting to cross the street and with the car removed from that corner parking spot, it has opened up the line of sight to see oncoming vehicles, it also allow the vehicle driver to see individuals wanting to cross the street
T
he community meeting held on April 30th yeilded several questions regarding the law, loss of parking spaces, and other unrelated parking issues in the Sterling Park Neighborhood.
Staff Report-Daylighting Law, AB 413 06-11-2025 Page 3 of 6 Below is a list of either questions or comments & suggestions:
Q
uestions that came up: (Most of the questions were dedicated to the Sterling Park Neighborhood)
1 - Is there a minium on the no parking distance from the crosswalk? • Without an independent study that can justify shorter distances through a e
stablished traffic safety standards, the minimum distances would be within 20 fe
et of the vehicle approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk or within 15 feet of any crosswalk where a curb extension (bulbout) is present. 2 - Will accident history be considered if there is an analysis to independently evaluate what standard to use.?
• It is assumed that pedestrian/vehicle accident data would be one of the metrics that would be used in studying the appropriate distance of a parked vehicle from a
marked or unmarked crosswalk.
3 - If the Town does not comply with AB 413, will the funding from C/CAG, County Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee or other agencies be jeopardized? • Staff inquired with C/CAG regarding this concern. However, C/CAG indicated that they were unaware of any local jurisdictions creating their own ordinance and thus could not definitively answer the question.
• By way of the San Mateo County City Manager’s Association, the City Manager asked if any San Mateo County Jurisdictions were considering their own ordinance. No agencies came forward indicating a path for such action. 4- Will the State reimburse the Town for expenses to mark or sign the no parking zones? • The California Constitution requires the State to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the State. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
5 - A resident from the Verano Housing Complex was concerned that they may lose an on- street Parking spot by the crosswalk with a bulb out that is adjacent to the Verano Complex.
• Staff looked at the area in question and believe they will be able to adjust the parking spaces and not lose any vehicle parking.
6- Cost for bulb outs?
• Construction costs are hard to assume at this time, not knowing what the design of the bulb out and how it would fit into existing site conditions.
Staff Report-Daylighting Law, AB 413 06-11-2025 Page 4 of 6 7- If the Town elected to have an independent study, would the consultant indemnify the Town?
• It would be recommended to put this out to Request for Proposal (RFP) to qualified traffic engineering firms. In the RFP we would stipulate that the chosen consultant would need to indemnify the Town on their recommended amendments to AB 413 consistent with the Town’s existing contract templates for consulting work.
8- Implementation timeline
• This would be determined by City Council direction.
9- Will there be a grace period?
• City Council is aware of the difficulties that this new law can have within an urban neighborhood. Staff will be looking for City Council’s direction on how long the notification process will be in place.
• In the community meeting it was stated if fliers can be given out to help infor m
an
d educate the residential public about the new law.
1 0- Inquiries from the public outside of the Community Meeting • I
s there a policy or ordinance of a Northern California City, (Town of Truckee) w
here they passed an ordinance to reduce the parking space at Marked or unmarked crosswalks in their Town?
• The Town of Truckee reduced the state required 15’ feet of no parking at street crossings to 5 feet of no parking where there is a curb extension (bulb-out). The Town of Truckee implemented the 20’ foot no parking zone at crossings where there is not a cub extension. (Please see Attachment “D”)
• In
quiries were also made requesting accident data regarding Vehicles and pedestrian's accidents.
• N
umber of pedestrians hit by vehicles in the Town of Colma over the last 5 Years
• Number of pedestrians hit by vehicles in the Sterling Park Neighborhood in the last 5 years
Colma Police Department queried this information from their data base (Please see attachment “C”). Per the Police Department report, it appears that there have been 23 accidents townwide over the last 5 years. Per the report, it does not appear that there were any vehicle/pedestrian incidents in the Sterling Park Neighborhood.
Staff Report-Daylighting Law, AB 413 06-11-2025 Page 5 of 6 Comme
nts - other concerns in the neighborhood
11- N
eighbors parking too close to the edge of driveway impacting sight distance. 12- Sight distance for residents coming out of their driveway. 13- Excess speeding in the neighborhood.
The comments that came from community meeting (Items #10, #11 and #12) will be reviewed in our City Managers Staff Meeting. Results of that discussion between departments will be either agendized in a future Study Session with City Council or a City Council Memorandum from the City Manager to inform City Council of the staff discussion.
SUMMARY
In the first study session, we discussed the purpose of AB 413, what roadway treatments were available to stay in compliance with the Law. In the study session, City Council requested that Staff hold a townwide community meeting to review the requirements of the new law.
The community meeting yielded questions and suggestions, which were depicted in the analysis portion of this report. One item that was not emphasized in the 1st study session but was discussed in more detail, City Council could commission a study to review the required 20 feet of the vehicle approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk. Through that study if it is determined findings have been met through established traffic safety standards, no-parking distances can be adjusted through ordinance.
Staff is seeking direction from the City Council as to either implement the required “No Parking” delineation via curb paint and/or signage in accordance with AB 413 or commission a traffic safety study to determine if the no-parking zone distances can be reduced.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact in reviewing and discussing the implications, suggestions and potential solutions to AB 413. As far as future costs associated with painting of curbs and or installing signage, The California Constitution requires the State to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the State. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. If the City Council wanted staff to undertake a traffic safety study, there would be future costs with that undertaking.
ENVIRONMENTAL
Reviewing AB 413 the Daylighting Law is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15301. CEQA Guideline 15301 is applicable because this would be considered the operation and/or minor alteration of an existing public street with no expansion of use.
Staff Report-Daylighting Law, AB 413 06-11-2025 Page 6 of 6 A. Assembly Bill 413
B. Business/Commercial, Residential Crosswalks
C. Vehicle – Pedestrian Accident Data
D. Town of Truckee-AB 413 Parking Near Crosswalks Reduction Ordinance
ATTACHMENTS
ATTACHMENT B
California Assembly Bill 413
Town of Colma
January 2025
• California Assembly Bill 413, also known as the "Daylighting" law, is a new law that prohibits parking within 20 feet of any crosswalk, marked or unmarked. It also prohibits parking within 15 feet of a crosswalk with a curb extension. The law applies to all intersections in California, regardless of whether there are no parking signs or a red curb.
• The law's purpose is to increase the visibility of pedestrians and bicyclists entering crosswalks, which can help improve safety.
List of the streets and parking spots in Town of Colma that California Assembly Bill 413 applies to is listed below:
Mission Road:
• Mission Rd & Holy Cross Cemetery South Entrance
• Mission Rd & Holy Cross Cemetery Main Entrance
• Mission Rd & Molloy's
Hillside:
• Hillside Blvd & Hills of Eternity Memorial Park
• Hillside Blvd & Colma Community Center
• Hillside Blvd & Colma Community Center
F Street:
• F St & Clark Ave / Italian Cemetery
Clark Ave:
• Clark Ave & E St
• Clark Ave & D St
• Clark Ave & C St
• Clark Ave & B St
Colma Police Accident Data Attachment “C”
Case # Date Time Location City Speed
Limit
Minor
Injuries
Major
Injuries
Fatal
Injuries
DUI
Involved
Case # Date Time Location
C19-1209-01 12/09/2019 1445 51 COLMA BL COLMA 0 F C19-1209-02 12/09/2019 1445 52 COLMA BL C19-1213-01 12/13/2019 1220 735 SERRAMONTE
BL
COLMA 5 0 0 0 F C19-1213-02 12/13/2019 1220 736 SERRAMONTE BL C19-1223-02 12/23/2019 1201 4925 JUNIPERO
SERRA BL
COLMA 0 F C19-1223-03 12/23/2019 1201 4926 JUNIPERO SERRA BL C20-0104-02 01/04/2020 1011 990 SERRAMONTE
BL
COLMA 0 F C20-0104-03 01/04/2020 1011 991 SERRAMONTE BL C20-0311-02 03/11/2020 1344 EL CAMINO REAL
HY/SERRAMONTE
BL
COLMA 0 F C20-0311-03 03/11/2020 1344 EL CAMINO REAL HY /SERRAMONTE BL
C20-0519-03 05/19/2020 1226 2 COLMA BL COLMA 1 0 F C20-0519-04 05/19/2020 1226 3 COLMA BL C20-0704-03 07/04/2020 2000 EL CAMINO REAL
HY/MISSION RD
COLMA 0 0 0 F C20-0704-04 07/04/2020 2000 EL CAMINO REAL HY /MISSION RD
C20-0706-01 07/06/2020 849 SERRAMONTE
BL/JUNIPERO
SERRA BL
COLMA 40 1 0 0 F C20-0706-02 07/06/2020 849 SERRAMONTE BL/
JUNIPERO SERRA BL
C20-1215-03 12/15/2020 1725 MISSION RD/EL
CAMINO REAL HY
COLMA 0 F C20-1215-04 12/15/2020 1725 MISSION RD/EL CAMINO REAL H C21-0109-05 01/09/2021 1254 4915 JUNIPERO
SERRA BL
COLMA 15 1 0 0 F C21-0109-06 01/09/2021 1254 4915 JUNIPERO SERRA BL C21-0706-02 07/06/2021 1357 5045 JUNIPERO
SERRA BL
COLMA 10 1 0 0 F C21-0706-03 07/06/2021 1357 5045 JUNIPERO SERRA BL C21-1008-03 10/08/2021 1011 1770 MISSION RD COLMA 0 F C21-1008-04 10/08/2021 1011 1770 MISSION RD C22-0118-01 11/18/2021 1040 1500 MISSION RD COLMA 0 F C22-0118-02 11/18/2021 1040 1500 MISSION RD C21-1217-03 12/17/2021 1111 4925 JUNIPERO
SERRA BL
COLMA 0 F C21-1217-04 12/17/2021 1111 4926 JUNIPERO SERRA BL C22-0626-02 06/26/2022 1247 SERRAMONTE
BL/JUNIPERO
SERRA BL
COLMA 0 F C22-0626-03 06/26/2022 1247 SERRAMONTE BL/
JUNIPERO SERRA BL
C23-1017-01 10/17/2023 1455 2 COLMA BL COLMA 0 F C23-1017-02 10/17/2023 1455 3 COLMA BL C23-1125-01 11/25/2023 1129 1200 EL CAMINO
REAL HY
COLMA 0 F C23-1125-01 11/25/2023 1129 1201 EL CAMINO REAL HY C23-1125-03 11/25/2023 1548 200 COLMA BL COLMA 0 F C23-1125-03 11/25/2023 1548 201 COLMA BL C24-0221-01 02/21/2024 505 300 F ST COLMA 25 1 0 F C24-0221-02 02/21/2024 505 301 F ST C24-0910-03 09/10/2024 2034 5001 JUNIPERO
SERRA BL
COLMA 5 1 0 F C24-0910-04 09/10/2024 2034 5002 JUNIPERO SERRA BL C24-1205-02 12/05/2024 1853 1370 EL CAMINO
REAL HY
COLMA 40 0 0 1 F C24-1205-03 12/05/2024 1853 1371 EL CAMINO REAL HY C25-0406-01 04/06/2025 1449 1701 HILLSIDE BL COLMA 5 1 0 0 F C25-0406-02 04/06/2025 1449 1702 HILLSIDE BL C25-0505-01 05/05/2025 1426 2 COLMA BL COLMA 30 1 0 0 F C25-0505-02 05/05/2025 1426 3 COLMA BL 23 Accidents 24 Accidents
TOWN OF TRUCKEE
California
ORDINANCE 2024-06
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING WITHIN FIVE FEET
OF A MARKED OR UNMARKED CROSSWALK WHERE CURB EXTENSIONS ARE
PRESENT
WHEREAS, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 413 (AB 413) on October 10, 2023 which establishes a no parking zone 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; and
WHEREAS, AB 413 permits a local authority to establish a different prohibited stopping, standing, or parking distance if it is codified by ordinance, justified by traffic safety standards, and the new distance is marked with paint or a sign; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council directed Town Engineering staff to conduct a study to determine if a reduction in the no parking zones from 15 feet where a curb extensions are present is supportable; and
WHEREAS, the study determined that 17 parking spots within the Town fall within the 15 or 20 foot no parking areas described in AB 413 with 10 parking spots being located within the Downtown Parking District; and
WHEREAS, over the past 10 years,12 traffic incidents have been reported within the Town in or adjacent to marked or unmarked crosswalks and none of these incidents are located within the AB 413 threshold of 15 or 20 feet; and
WHEREAS, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) guidelines state that installing curb extensions make pedestrians more visible to motorists and cars more visible to pedestrians; and
WHEREAS, AB 413 does not specify the speed limit of the road in which the 15 or 20 foot no parking restrictions are based on; and
WHEREAS, vehicle speeds are reduced within the Downtown Parking District due to physical roadway characteristics, such as 10 -foot-wide travel lanes, curb extensions, on -street parking, and a high volume of pedestrian and slow vehicle activity; and
WHEREAS, based on there having been no traffic incidents involving pedestrians in or adjacent to marked or unmarked crosswalks where parking would be restricted by AB 413, the NACTO recommendation for the use of curb extensions to improve approaching drivers’ visibility of pedestrians crossing at crosswalks and improved visibility of vehicles by a pedestrian, and the reduced vehicle speeds within the Downtown Parking District due to physical roadway characteristics, the Town Engineer recommends a reduction to the AB 413 no parking zone of 15 feet to 5 feet where a curb extension is present; and
WHEREAS, when curb extensions are not present, parking will be prohibited for 20 feet Ordinance 2024-06
consistent with AB 413;
The Town Council of the Town of Truckee Does Ordain as Follows:
Section 1. Section 10.13.020 of the Truckee Municipal Code is hereby amended to add new subsections (g) and (h) thereto, to read as follows:
(g) Within five feet of the vehicle approach side of any unmarked or marked crosswalk where curb extensions are present.
(h) Within twenty feet of a marked or unmarked crosswalk where no curb extension is present pursuant to Section 22500 of the Vehicle Code.
Section 2. If any section, subsection, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The Town Council for the Town of Truckee hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that one of more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases may be held invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 3. Posting and Publications: The Town Clerk is hereby directed to publish this ordinance in accordance with the law.
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The foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Truckee Town Council held on the ___day of _______ 202_, and adopted at a regular meeting of th e Truckee Town Council, on the ___ day of _____; 202___; _________ moved for the adoption, the motion was seconded by ___________ and was carried by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
__________________________
David Polivy, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________ __________________________
Kelly Carpenter, Town Clerk Andy Morris, Town Attorney