ORDINANCE NO. 0-2024-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 13.52
"RESTRICTED PARKING ZONES" AND CHAPTER 14.10
"TRAFFIC AND PARKING REGULATIONS" TO THE
PLACENTIA MUNICIPAL CODE
City Attorney Summary
This Ordinance amends various sections and provisions in Title 13 (Vehicles and Traffic) and Title 14 (Public Property) of the Placentia Municipal Code and adopts new regulations to enforce parking restrictions and additional time -based restrictions. This Ordinance amends sections
13.52.015, 13.52.020, 13.52.030, 13.52.040, 13.52.060 and 14.10.030 of the Placentia Municipal Code.
A. Recitals
(i) Whereas, the City of Placentia may make and enforce all regulations within the City to further public health, safety and welfare.
(ii) Whereas, the City Council seeks to provide an organized supply of public parking at Old Town and other public parking lots.
(iii) Whereas, on February 16, 2016, the City Council approved the Old Town Santa Fe Parking Permit Pilot Program (Old Town Parking Permit Pilot Program or Program). This Program allows merchants and property owners/residents to purchase parking permits to park in public parking lots for an extended period and it established time restricted parking limits in public parking lots. However, the Old Town Parking Permit Pilot Program was not implemented to the public because the Old Town merchants created their own permit parking system independent of the City's Program. The time restrictions were implemented to the Old Town parking areas, and now City Staff looks to end the Old Town Parking Permit Pilot Program and establish the Program's parking hours and restrictions in Placentia's Municipal Code.
B. Ordinance
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Placentia does hereby find, determine and ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The above findings are true and correct and hereby incorporated into this ordinance.
SECTION 2. Municipal Code Amendment. Chapter 13.52, Restricted Parking Zones, is hereby amended by adding Section 13.52.015, and amending in their entirety Ordinance 0-2024-02
Sections 13.52.020, 13.52.030 and 13.52.040 of the Placentia Municipal Code are hereby as follows:
Chapter 13.52 — RESTRICTED PARKING ZONES
13.52.015 Four-hour parking zones.
Whenever any provision of this code or other ordinance or resolution of the city so designates and when authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle for a period of time longer than four (4) hours at any time between the hours of six (6) a.m. and nine (9) p.m. in Old Town Public Parking Lots numbers four (4) and six (6), or on any of the streets or public parking lots enumerated therein.
13.52.020 Two-hour parking zones.
Whenever any provision of this code or other ordinance or resolution of the city so designates and when authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle for a period of time longer than two (2) hours at any time between the hours of six (6) a.m. and nine (9) p.m. in Old Town Public Parking Lots numbers one (1), two (2), and three (3), in any future public parking lots, and on Bradford Avenue from Chapman Avenue to Santa Fe Avenue, Santa Fe Avenue from Bradford Avenue to Walnut Avenue, Main Street South of Santa Fe Avenue, and Crowther Avenue from Melrose Street to California State Route No. 57, and/or except for permit letter "F" issued by the police department and on any streets enumerated therein.
13.52.030 One-hour parking zones.
Whenever any provision of this code or other ordinance or resolution of the city so designates and when authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle for a period of time longer than one (1) hour at any time between the hours of six (6) a.m. and nine (9) p.m. of any day.
13.52.040 Parking prohibited during certain hours.
Whenever any provision of this code or other ordinance or resolution of the city designates and when authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon any street or public parking lot as posted on the specified street or public parking lot, for any purpose other than the immediate loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
SECTION 3. Municipal Code Amendment. Section 13.52.060 of the Placentia Municipal Code titled "Angle parking zones" is hereby deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 4. Municipal Code Amendment. Section 14.10.030 Parking time limit of the Placentia Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:
Ordinance 0-2024-02
Chapter 14.10 - TRAFFIC AND PARKING REGULATIONS
14.10.030 Parking time limit.
Marked parking stalls may be provided for the reserved and exclusive uses of:
(1) A one (1) hour parking time limit is established in areas as posted, on all city public and park grounds except by permit issued by the police department. (2) Overnight parking is prohibited between the hours of two (2) a.m. and six (6) a.m. daily, in the Civic Center parking lot and any other parking lots designated by the City Council, unless a permit has been issued by the police department. (3) It is unlawful for any person to stop, stand, or park a vehicle for a period of longer than two (2) hours on public property, which has been restricted by ordinance or resolution of the City Council, and where signs have been erected designating such area as a two (2) hour parking area.
(4) It is unlawful for any person to stop, stand, or park a vehicle for a period of longer than thirty (30) minutes on public property, which has been restricted by ordinance or resolution of the City Council, and where signs have been erected designating such area as a thirty (30) minute parking area.
SECTION 5. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same, or the summary thereof, to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law and this Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after passage.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Placentia held on March 5, 2024.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of March, 2024.
Jeremy B. Yamaguchi, Mayor
ATTEST:
Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk
I, Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk of the City of Placentia, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Placentia, held on the 5th day of March 2024 and adopted at a regular meeting of the Ordinance 0-2024-02
City Council of the City of Placentia, held on the 19th day of March, 2024 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Robert S. McKinnell, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Christian L. Bettenhausen, City Attorney
Ordinance 0-2024-02