CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS
CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item #A1
DATE: August 12, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Ernesto Marquez, City Manager
BY: Steve Gomez, Director of Public Safety & Community Relations RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation to adopt Resolution 025-2026, amending the City’s Administrative Citation Schedule to update fines for vehicle and traffic violations of Title 10 of the Hawaiian Gardens Municipal Code, Title 15 of the Los Angeles County Code and portions of the California Vehicle Code.
SUMMARY
Government Code Section 36900 states that a “[v]iolation of a city ordinance is a misdemeanor unless by ordinance it is made an infraction.” Government Code Section 53069.4 also authorizes local agencies, such as cities, to “by ordinance make any violation of any ordinance enacted by the local agency subject to an administrative fine or penalty.” Vehicle Code Section 40200 et seq. relatedly authorizes local agencies, such as cities, to impose and collect civil fines and penalties for violations of any local ordinance regulation pertaining to the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle by establishing a schedule of parking ticket amounts. To the extent feasible, the Vehicle Code aims for cities in the same county to have similar parking ticket amounts for similar violations.
On February 27, 1990, the City Council (“City Council”) of the City of Hawaiian Gardens (“City”) adopted Resolution No. 21-90, establishing a bail schedule (“Bail Schedule”) for violations of the City’s Municipal Code (“Municipal Code”). The Bail Schedule was subsequently amended on February 9, 1999 by Resolution 14-99 to reflect changes that had been made to the Municipal Code since the Bail Schedule’s adoption nine years prior.
On October 26, 2004, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 501-2004, adding Chapter
1.13 to the Municipal Code and establishing an Administrative Citation Program for violations of the City’s Municipal Code. A few months later, on December 14, 2004, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 106-2004, which amended the Bail Schedule to establish administrative fines pursuant to its Administrative Citation Program.
Agenda Item #A1
August 12, 2026
On October 25, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 050-2022, amending the Bail Schedule to establish civil penalties for violating the City’s Oversized Vehicle Parking Ordinance.
Because the Bail Schedule has not been comprehensively reviewed and revised since 2022, the Public Safety Department is now recommending a comprehensive review and update of the City’s Bail Schedule. As a first step, this Resolution will update the administrative fine schedule for traffic and vehicle violations to aid in improving the effectiveness of the City’s Code Enforcement efforts.
The purposes of the changes in fines is to:
Encourage vehicle operators to abide by all parking laws and regulations in an effort to create safer streets for all vehicles and pedestrians to utilize; Align fines with current rates in the county and surrounding cities; and Deter conduct and raise penalties equivalent to the severity of the violation.
This resolution repeals and replaces all portions of the Bail Schedule that specify fines for violations of Sections 10.04.010, 10.04.020, 10.28.010, 10.30.010, 10.36.030, and
10.36.040 of the Municipal Code, and specified Sections of the Vehicle Code. The revised fine amounts would go into effect on September 1, 2026.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 66018, the City Council held a duly noticed and advertised public hearing on August 12, 2026 to receive oral and written testimony concerning the proposed amendments to the Bail Schedule. Notice of the public hearing was given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the City once a week for two weeks commencing at least 10 days prior to the public hearing, with at least 5 days intervening between the first and last publication. The City Council heard and considered all oral and written testimony concerning the proposed amendments to the Bail Schedule on August 12, 2026 at the time and place set for the public hearing.
The proposed changes in fine amounts are as follows:
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC (TITLE 10 – HGMC AND TITLE 15 OF LACC)
CHAPTER/SECTION
(HGMC)
LACC OFFENSE Current Fee Updated Fee
10.04.010 & 020 15.20.060 Obedience to Traffic Signals $ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.20.070 Obedience to Traffic Signals - Posted
$ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.20.130 Parking Space Markings $ 35.00 $ 50.00 Agenda Item #A1
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10.04.010 & 020 15.20.220 Interference, Defacing, or
Removing Signs
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.52.040(
b)
Operating Vehicle in Bicycle
Lane
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.010 Exceeding Parking Time LimitsPosted $ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.020 Parking Loading Zone
(Commercial)
$ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.100(
a)
Parking Disconnected Trailer $ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.110 Parking In Bus Loading Zone $ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.120 Parking in Passenger Loading
Zone
$ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.130 No Parking in Alleys (3 Minutes for Passengers; 20 Minutes for
Loading Materials)
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.210 Key in Ignition Unattended
Vehicle
$ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.230 Parallel Parking over 18" from Curb
$ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.250 Double Parking $ 50.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.260 No Parking Anytime - Posted $ 50.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.270(
a)
Parking in Private or Public
Property Without Consent
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.290 Parking in Parkway or Sidewalk $ 50.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.300 Blocking Street $ 50.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.320(
a)
Blocking Driveway on Private
Street
$ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.340 Parking Vehicle for Sale or Rent $ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.370 Parking near Fire HydrantPrivate $ 50.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.64.390 Road Parking Assigned Parking Spaces
$ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.68.020 Operating Vehicle on Private
Property Without Consent
$ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.76.080 Driving Vehicles or Bicycles on Sidewalk
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.76.090 Riding on Handle Bars $ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.76.100 Clinging to Motor Vehicles $ 50.00 $ 50.00 Agenda Item #A1
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10.04.010 & 020 15.76.120 Repairing Vehicle on Street $ 50.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.76.130 Washing Vehicle on Highway $ 35.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.76.140 Tampering with Traffic Counting Devices
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.76.180 Cleaning Sidewalks $ 50.00 $ 50.00
10.04.010 & 020 15.76.190 Littering on Highway or
Sidewalk
$ 100.00 $ 100.00
10.28.010 Parades, Permit Required
10.30.010 Block Parties, Permit Required
$100.00 (First
Offense)
$200.00 (Second
Offense)
$500.00 (Third
Offense)
$100.00 (First
Offense)
$200.00 (Second
Offense)
$500.00 (Third
Offense)
CHAPTER/SECTION
(HGMC)
CVC OFFENSE Current Fee Updated Fee
10.36.030(a) 40200 et
seq.
Oversize Vehicles – First
Violation
$100.00 $100.00
10.36.030(a) 40200 et
seq.
Oversize Vehicles – Second
Violation within 12 Months of
First Violation
$200.00 $200.00
10.36.030(a) 40200 et
seq.
Oversize Vehicles – Third and
Each Additional Violation within
12 Months of First Violation
$500.00 $500.00
10.36.040 40200 et
seq.
Utility Connections $50.00 $50.00
CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE VIOLATIONS
CVC OFFENSE Current Fee Updated Fee
Division 3 – REGISTRATION
4000(a)(1) EXPIRED REGISTRATION $ 50.00 $ 50.00
5204(a) EXPIRED OR MISSING TAB $ 25.00 $ 50.00
5200 FRONT/REAR PLATE
REQUIRED
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
Division 11 – RULES OF THE ROAD
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August 12, 2026
22500(a) PARKING WITHIN
INTERSECTION
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
22500(b) PARKING ON CROSSWALK $ 50.00 $ 50.00
22500(c) RED CURB $ 50.00 $ 50.00
22500(d) PARKING NEAR FIRE
STATION
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
22500(e) BLOCKING DRIVEWAY $ 50.00 $ 50.00
22500(f) PARKING ON or ACROSS
DRIVEWAY
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
22500(h) DOUBLE PARKING $ 50.00 $ 50.00
22500(i) PARKING IN BUS ZONE $ 50.00 $ 50.00
22500(l) BLOCKING DISABLED
ACCESS RAMP
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
22500.1 NO PARKING NEAR FIRE
LANE
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
22502(a) CURB PARKING ONE WAY
ROADWAY
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
22502(a) 18 INCH FROM CURB $ 50.00 $ 50.00
22507.6 Street Sweeping $ 35.00 $ 50.00
22507.8(ad)Parking in or Blocking of
Disabled Parking Spaces
$ 325.00 $ 325.00
22514 Parked Within Fifteen Feet
(15'0") of a Fire Hydrant
$ 50.00 $ 50.00
22522 PARKING NEAR SIDEWALK
ACCESS RAMP
$ 50.00 $ 100.00
FISCAL IMPACT
To be determined based on compliance with the revised parking violation citations.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve Recommendation.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Resolution No. 025-2026 with Exhibit A - Updated Fine Schedule