RESOLUTION NO. _____ (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION OF THE SALINAS CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING THE UPDATED SCHEDULE OF PARKING CITATION FINES WHEREAS, Pursuant to Assembly Bill 408 (AB 408), the City of Salinas may establish its own parking fines “to the extent possible, issuing agencies within the same county shall standardize parking penalties.”; and WHEREAS, the City established a Bail Schedule for Parking Violations in 1994, then in 2004 the bail scheduled was increased, and then updated in 2017 and 2018; and WHEREAS, the updates in 2017 and 2018 did not include fines for all of the municipal code and California Vehicle Code parking violations; and WHEREAS, on June 13, 2023 City Council adopted an updated schedule of parking citation fines that consisted of a 2022 survey that included a complete list of parking citations and established a comparable rate to nearby agencies pursuant to AB 408; and WHEREAS, on October 10, 2023 AB 413 Daylighting Law was signed into law and became effective on January 1, 2024, allowing agencies to issue warnings for the violation. The law provided one-year warning for the violation which would allow for agencies after January 1, 2025, to issue citations. AB 413 includes the enforcement of vehicles stopping, standing or parking any vehicle within 20 feet of the vehicle approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk or within 15 feet of any crosswalk where a curb extension is present; and WHEREAS, on December 11, 2025, the Traffic and Transportation Commission the Traffic and Transportation Commission, following review of AB 413, recommended the City Council to add a $45.00 fine to the Schedule of Parking Citation Fines for daylighting parking violations pursuant to Assembly Bill 413; and WHEREAS, following review of the entire citation fine schedule, Staff recommends a $50.00 fine for AB 413 parking violation consistent with other similar violations; WHEREAS, on April 9, 2026, city staff presented the updated Schedule of Parking Citation Fines to the Traffic and Transportation Commission; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council adopts the attached Schedule of Parking Citation Fines.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 21 day of April, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Dennis Donohue, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Soratos, City Clerk
Attachment: Schedule of Parking Citation Fines
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