ORDINANCE NO. 23-___
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 12.94.020 (OVERSIZED
VEHICLE PARKING REGULATIONS-PENALTIES-APPEALS) AND
CHAPTER 12.94.030 (OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING PERMITS) OF THE
SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The ordinance amends Chapter 12.94 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code (SCMC), entitled “Oversized Vehicle Parking Regulations” and City Policy No. I-11.1, entitled “Enforcement of Oversized Vehicle Ordinances.” The City of Santa Clarita (City) operates a Parking Enforcement program to enforce parking regulations. The City is empowered to enact rules to ensure that members of the public park upon the public right-of-way in a manner that is consistent with the purposes of these places and promotes the public’s common benefit. The proposed amendments to Chapter 12.94 will promote and encourage a safe, fair application of oversize vehicles parked within the public right-of-way, and are intended to ensure that the public can use and enjoy such places for their intended purposes.
SECTION 2. Chapter 12.94 of the SCMC is hereby amended to read in its entirety as shown in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. A copy of the proposed Policy amendments are incorporated to this ordinance as Exhibit B.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part, or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance.
The City Council declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, parts, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from its passage and adoption.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 25th day of April 2023.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
DATE: __________________________
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 23-__ was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 11th day of April 2023. That thereafter, said ordinance was duly passed and adopted at the regular meeting of the City Council on the 25th day of April 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance No. 23- and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).
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CITY CLERK
EXHIBIT A:
REDLINED PRIOR
ORDINACE
Chapter 12.94
OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING REGULATIONS
Sections:
12.94.010 Definitions.
12.94.020 Oversized Vehicle Parking Regulations—Penalties—Appeals.
12.94.030 Oversized Vehicle Parking Permits.
12.94.040 State of Emergency.
12.94.050 Amortization Period.
12.94.010 Definitions.
“Oversized vehicle” shall mean any motor vehicle, boat or trailer, which meets or exceeds at least two (2) of the following criteria, exclusive of fixtures, accessories or property:
1. Twenty-three (23) feet in length; or
2. Eight (8) feet in height; or
3. Seven (7) feet in width. (Ord. 01-3, 1/9/01)
12.94.020 Oversized Vehicle Parking Regulations—Penalties—Appeals.
A. The parking of oversized vehicles, as defined in Section 12.94.010 of this chapter, shall be prohibited on any public street, or public place within any residential, commercial, industrial, or business park zone. This section shall not apply to any oversized vehicle:
1. Parked on a public street during a national holiday; or
2. Parked for the purpose of, and while being, loaded or unloaded for a maximum period not to exceed forty-eight (48) consecutive hours: in any calendar weekday week (Monday through Friday); or
3. Parked for temporary maintenance or emergency repairs not to exceed forty- eight (48) consecutive hours; within any calendar week (Monday through Friday); or
4. Parked for the pickup or delivery of goods, and merchandise; or
5. Displaying a current valid State Department of Motor Vehicles issued disabled person license plate.
B. The prohibitions set forth in this chapter shall not apply to the parking of commercial vehicles.
C. Any violation of the herein stated provisions pertaining to the parking of oversized vehicles shall be subject to penalties as established by a schedule of fees adopted by resolution of the City Council.
D. Every person who is issued a notice of parking violation pursuant to this chapter may request review of that notice under Section 40215 et seq., of the California Vehicle Code. (Ord. 01-3, 1/9/01)
12.94.030 Oversized Vehicle Parking Permits.
An oversized vehicle may be parked on any public street if the City issues an oversized vehicle parking permit pursuant to the following:
A. Purpose. The purpose of authorizing the issuance of oversized vehicle parking permits is to give owners of oversized vehicles an opportunity, for a limited time, to park their oversized vehicle on a public street.
B. Requirements for Oversized Vehicle Parking Permits. Any person may obtain an oversized vehicle parking permit to park a designated oversized vehicle on a public street, for a limited period of time, as described in subsection D of this section.
C. Issuance of Permits. The City Manager or designee shall establish policies and procedures for the issuance of such permits. Such policies shall be consistent with the provisions of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code, to the greatest extent possible as determined by the City Manager, and the following.: issue oversized vehicle parking permits, pursuant to the following:
1. Each person registered owner desiring an oversized vehicle parking permit shall file with the City Manager or designee a completed City application form containing the following:
a. The name, address and phone number of the registered owner and applicant of the designated oversized vehicle;
b. The license number, make and model of designated oversized vehicle; c. The dates for which the permit is requested pursuant to subsection (D) of this section;
d. The dates and duration of any and all oversized vehicle permits issued to the applicant within the immediately preceding ninety one hundred and twenty (90120) day period;
e. Additional information the City Manager or designee may require; f. The applicant must sign application under penalty of perjury.
2. Oversized vehicle parking permits issued and approved by the City Manager or designee shall include the license plate number of the designated oversized vehicle, the date of issuance and the day of its expiration.
3. All permits shall be placed at the lower driver’s side of the windshield of the oversized vehicle to which it relates so that it is clearly visible from the exterior of the oversized vehicle. Should the oversized vehicle not have a windshield, the permit shall be affixed to the front portion of the oversized vehicle in a location that is plainly visible from in front of said oversized vehicle.
4. All oversized vehicle parking permits shall be issued at no expense to the applicant.
D. Permit Duration and Renewal. An oversized vehicle parking permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed three (3) consecutive calendar weekdays (seventy-two (72) hours). Upon expiration of an oversized vehicle parking permit issued under this section, the applicant may apply for and be granted additional oversized vehicle parking permits, if the applicant still qualifies under the conditions set forth herein. In no event shall any person and/or designated oversized vehicle be issued more than three (3) oversized vehicle parking permits within any ninetyone hundred and twenty (90120) calendar day period. (Ord. 01-3, 1/9/01)
12.94.040 State of Emergency.
The prohibitions provided in this chapter shall not apply to the parking of any oversized vehicle during the pendency of any state of emergency declared to exist within the City of Santa Clarita by the City Council. (Ord. 01-3, 1/9/01)
12.94.050 Amortization Period.
The ordinance codified in this chapter shall become effective April 1, 2001. (Ord. 01-3, 1/9/01)