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1 ORDINANCE NO. ______
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERCED, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 10.50.010, “ESTABLISHMENT”
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERCED DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
The Merced Municipal Code shall be amended to add the following:
Section:
10.50.010 Establishment.
Upon the recommendation of the traffic committeecity engineer or his/her designee, or the filing with the city clerk of a verified petition containing valid signatures of at least sixty-seven percent (67%) of the residents and owners of real property in a specific residential area, council shall conduct a public hearing to consider whether that residential area should be designated as a residential parking permit zone. Upon a finding by council that the area proposed for designation has unique residential parking problems, due to the nature, location, frequency or duration of activities or events causing such problems, that outweigh the needs of the general public for access to the area and its facilities, the council may by resolution establish a residential parking permit zone for said residential area in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such resolution shall state the findings of necessity for the zone designation, the boundaries of the residential parking permit zone, the applicable time limitations, the day or days of restriction, and such other conditions as council deems necessary and in the public interest.
Persons occupying residences with frontage on streets within a residential parking permit zone shall be exempt from the general restrictions of parking. Such exemptions shall be evidenced by a valid parking sticker affixed to the left front window of the parked vehicle.
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2 The foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Merced on the ____ day of ______________, 2026, and was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the ____ day of ________________, 2026, by the following called vote:
AYES: Council Members:
NOES: Council Members:
ABSENT: Council Members:
ABTAIN: Council Members:
APPROVED:
MATTHEW SERRATTO, MAYOR
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Mayor
ATTEST:
D. SCOTT MCBRIDE, CITY CLERK
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(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CRAIG J. CORNWELL, City Attorney