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Ordinance No. ____
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending PAMC Sections
10.44.015 and 10.44.020
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. The City Council regulates parking in Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) chapter 10.44, among other chapters in the PAMC.
B. The City Council now desires through this ordinance to amend the definition of “Residential Zone” to include additional parcels that have residential uses. The City Council also desires to amend the enforcement hours of PAMC section 10.44.020 to the hours between eight p.m. and eight a.m.
SECTION 2. Subsection (4) of Section 10.44.015 (Definitions) of Chapter 10.44 (STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING - PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED) of Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to read as follows (underlined text is new):
(4) "Residential zone" means any of the following: (1) all lands located within the following zoning districts: RE, R1, R2, RMD, RM-20, RM-30, and RM-40; where one side of a street is located within one of these residential districts, then the portion of the opposite side of the street directly across from the residential district shall also be included in the definition of a residential zone; or (2) all streets that are within 100 feet of the boundary of any parcel containing a building having, in whole or in in part, a residential use, including the opposite side of any street within that distance.
SECTION 3. Subsection (a) of Section 10.44.020 (Standing or parking) of Chapter 10.44 (STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING - PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED) of Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to read as follows (underlined text is new, strikeout text is deleted; all other subsections of Section 10.44.020 are unchanged):
(a) No person shall, between the hours of eight p.m. two a.m. and eight a.m. six a.m. of any day, unless authorized by a hardship permit issued pursuant to Section 10.44.021 or a construction or maintenance permit issued pursuant to Section 10.40.045, park upon streets or alleys located within a residential zone or public facility zone any oversized vehicle. of the following vehicles:
(1) Oversized vehicles;
(2) Trailers;
(3) Camper shells;
(4) Tow trucks as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 615; (5) Special construction equipment as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 565. 2 SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this ordinance, or the application to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and, to this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective on the 31st day after adoption.
SECTION 6. CEQA. The City Council finds and determines that this action is exempt from CEQA under section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA guidelines because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. Additionally, it is categorically exempt under CEQA regulation 15301 (existing facilities) and 15304 (minor alterations), and statutorily exempt under Public Resources Code section 21080.10(c).
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ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
____________________________ ____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager
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Chief Transportation Official