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ORDINANCE NO. 3285-24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 7 ARTICLE 3, SECTIONS
3-7.1201, 3-7.1203, 3-7.1204, 3-7.1205, 3-7.1206, 3-7.1207, 3-
7.1208 AND 3-7.1209 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE REGARDING PARKING ZONES AND DELETING IN ITS
ENTIRETY SECTION 3-7-1210 REGARDING TAXICAB
STANDS
WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code, as updated via AB 413, prohibits stopping, standing, or parking 20 feet in advance of any crosswalk statewide (or 15 feet with a curb extension); and
WHEREAS, existing Redondo Beach Municipal Code contains provisions that require the City to mark no stopping/standing zones in excess of California Vehicle Code requirements; and WHEREAS, on March 25, 2024, the Public Works and Sustainability Commission recommended changes to the Redondo Beach Municipal Code to align the Municipal Code with California Vehicle Code and current practices; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redondo Beach desires to update its Municipal Code to reflect current local/state/federal practices, California Vehicle Code, and traffic engineering principles; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redondo Beach desires to improve crosswalk visibility, traffic safety, and public safety via the implementation of AB 413 and compliance with the California Vehicle Code; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redondo Beach also desires to make minor amendments to certain sections and to delete an obsolete section regarding taxicab stands.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 7, Article 3, Section 3-7.1201 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
“Section 3-7.1201 Application of Provisions.
The provisions of this article prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times specified in this article except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control devices.
The provisions of this article imposing a time limit on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.” ORDINANCE NO. 3285-24
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SECTION 2. Chapter 7, Article 3, Section 3-7.1203 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
“Section 3-7.1203 No parking zones: Designated.
The City Manager and/or their designee shall appropriately sign or mark the following place, and when so signed or marked, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any of said place: (a) Within ten (10) feet of any fire hydrant.”
SECTION 3. Chapter 7, Article 3, Section 3-7.1204 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
“Section 3-7.1204 No parking zones: Authorization to establish.
Appropriate signs or marks indicating that the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles is there unlawful shall be installed at any locations whenever the City Manager and/or their designee shall have determined, with references to any particular location, that vehicles not in motion could create traffic congestion, visibility, and / or safety issues.” SECTION 4. Chapter 7, Article 3, Section 3-7.1205 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
“Section 3-7.1205 Curb zones: Time limits: Markings.
(a) Passenger loading zones. The City Manager and/or their designee is hereby authorized to establish passenger loading zones with white-colored curbs and/or associated signage in accordance with current Federal and State accessibility standards at such places as they determine that the adjacent land uses could generate a substantial volume of passenger loading activity as part of their normally permitted operations. (b) Commercial loading zones. The City Manager and/or their designee is hereby authorized to establish commercial loading zones with yellow-colored curbs and/or associated signage at such places as they determine that the adjacent land uses could generate a substantial volume of goods loading activity as part of their normally permitted business operations.
(c) Short-term parking zones. The City Manager and/or their designee is hereby authorized to establish time-limited short-term parking zones with green-colored curbs and/or associated signage in places where they determine that the adjacent land uses could generate a substantial volume of high turnover short-term parking. (d) No parking zones. The City Manager and/or their designee is hereby authorized to establish zones with red curb and/or signage at places where the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles is prohibited by the provisions of Sections 3-7.1203 and 3-7.1204 of this article or by the California Vehicle Code, including but not limited to Vehicle Code Section 22500.
(e) Accessible parking zones. The City Manager and/or their designee is hereby authorized to establish accessible parking zones with colored curbs, markings, and signage in ORDINANCE NO. 3285-24
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accordance with current Federal and State accessibility standards for the exclusive use of persons with valid Disabled Person placards and/or Disabled Person License Plates. (f) Time limits. The time limits and effective hours of white, yellow, green, and red curb zones shall be as follows:
(1) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any white curb passenger loading zone except for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers and their personal baggage, and then only for the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than five minutes, or a different time limit and/or number of days if posted with appropriate signage and/or markings.
(2) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day, except Sundays and legal holidays, in a yellow curb loading zone, except that commercial vehicles may stop or stand for the purpose of loading or unloading material goods, and then only for the time necessary therefor, but in no event for more than twenty minutes or a different time limit and/or number of days if posted with appropriate signage and/or markings.
(3) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day in a green curb zone, except that passenger vehicles may park in green curb zones for a period of time not to exceed 20 minutes between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. or a different time limit and/or number of days if posted with appropriate signage and/or markings.
(4) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle at any time in any red curb "No Standing" zone or portion of a street posted with signs reading "No Stopping, Standing, or Parking at Any Time"; provided, however, a bus may stop in such a zone or portion of a street marked or designated as a bus zone.
(5) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle at any time in any blue curb accessible parking zone unless the vehicle displays either one of the distinguishing license plates or a placard issued pursuant to Sections 5007, 22511.5 or 22511 of the Vehicle Code of the State.
(g) Stencil markings. Yellow curb loading zones, green curb parking zones, and blue curb accessible parking zones shall be marked with stencils as follows:
(1) Yellow curb loading zones: "Commercial Loading Only – [As Determined] Minute Limit” if different than 20 minutes"; and
(2) Green curb parking zones: "Passenger Cars Only - [As Determined] Minute Limit"; and
(3) Blue curb accessible parking zones shall be marked in accordance with current State and Federal accessible parking space standards.”
SECTION 5. Chapter 7, Article 3, Section 3-7.1206 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
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“Section 3-7.1206 Curb zones: Service charges.
In addition to the authority granted to the City Manager for the installation of curb zones, on their own investigation the City Manager and/or their designee is further authorized and empowered to accept applications from private persons for the installation of colored curb zones and to require a service charge for the investigation and installation of the curb zones applied for in accordance with adopted policies relevant to the requested curb zone.” SECTION 6. Chapter 7, Article 3, Section 3-7.1207 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
“Section 3-7.1207 Loading and unloading.
(a)
Permitted vehicles. Permission granted to stop or stand a vehicle for the purposes of loading or unloading materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries and to the delivery or pickup of parcels and postage.
(b)
Materials: Time limits. Permission granted to stop or stand a vehicle for the purposes of loading or unloading materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than 20 minutes, or a different time limit if posted with appropriate signage and/or markings. (c)
Passengers: Time limits. Permission granted to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers shall include the loading or unloading of personal baggage, but shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than five minutes, or a different time limit if posted with appropriate signage and/or markings. (d)
Abuse of privileges granted. Within the total time limits specified, the provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges granted.” SECTION 7. Chapter 7, Article 3, Section 3-7.1208 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
“Section 3-7.1208 Alley parking.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the immediate loading or unloading of persons or materials in any alley.” SECTION 8. Chapter 7, Article 3, Section 3-7.1209 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
“Section 3-7.1209 Bus zones.
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The City Manager and/or their designee is hereby authorized to establish bus zones for the loading and unloading of buses and to determine the locations thereof as follows:
(a) Bus defined. "Bus", as used in this section, shall mean any motorbus, motor coach, trolley bus, omnibus, passenger stage or similar vehicle using either a self-contained source of power or power obtained from another source, such as an overhead trolley system not operated upon fixed tracks or rails, and primarily designed for the transportation of more than seven passengers, including the driver, and used, either directly or indirectly, as a common carrier of passengers.
(b) Length of zones. Lengths of bus zones shall be determined based on current or expected bus zone demand, expected bus vehicle types, and location-specific conditions. (c) Curb markings. The City Manager and/or their designee shall authorize the painting of red curb stenciled with white letters, "No Standing", together with the words "Bus Zone" upon the tops of all curbs and places specified as bus zones. (d) Use restricted. No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except a bus in a bus zone.”
SECTION 7. Chapter 7, Article 3, Section 3-7.1210 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code is entitled, “Taxicab stands” is hereby deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 8. Any provisions of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code, or appendices thereto, or any other Ordinances of the City inconsistent herewith, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 9. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 10. This Ordinance shall be published in the official newspaper of said City, and same shall go into effect and be in full force and operation from and after thirty (30) days after its final passage and adoption.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3
rd day of December, 2024.
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James A. Light, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________ Michael W. Webb, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 3285-24
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH )
I, Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk of the City of Redondo Beach, California, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 3285-24 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 19th day of November, 2024, and approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 3 rd day of December, 2024,
and thereafter signed and approved by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk, and that said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk