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ORDINANCE NO. 988 ( CCS)
City Council Ser~es)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ~~ ENDING
SECTIONS 3374A AND 3374B OF THE SANTA
MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING SECTION
3374D TO THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO THE PARKING OF LARGE
VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS DURING
NIGHTTIME HOURS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Sect~on 3374A of the Santa Monica
MunlClpal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sect~ on 3374A. PARKING OF LARGE VEHICLES IN
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. No person shall park any vehicle between the hours of 2: 00 a. m. and 6: 00 p. m. on a pub11C street or alley in a resldent~al dlstrlct as established by Art~cle IX of this Code, any part of WhlCh veh~ cle, together wlth all flxtures, accessor~ es or property with the except~ on of single post radio antennas, measures more than eight ( 3) feet ln width, or elght 8) feet ln he1ght, or twenty ( 20) feet in length, unless such person shall have a permit therefor, and ln no event for a period exceeding two twenty- four ( 24) hour periods.
SECTION 2. Sectlon 3374B of the Santa Monlca
Munic1pal Code 1S hereby amended to read as follows:
Sect~on 3374B. PARKING OF LARGE VEHICLES IN
CO~lliffiRCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS. Durlng the hours of darkness as defined ~ n the Vehicle Code, no person shall park a vehicle on a publ1C street or alley in a commerclal or lndustr2al distr2ct as establlshed by Article IX of thlS Code, any part of which, together w~ th all fixtures, accessories or property w~ th the 1-
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exception of s~ ng1e post radio antennas, measures more than eight { 8} feet in w~ dth, or eight ( 8) feet ~ n helght, or twenty 20) feet ~ n
length.
SECTION 3. Sectlon 3374D is hereby added to the
Santa Monica Munlcipal Code to read as follows:
Section 3374D. OVERNIGHT PARKING PERMITS.
Overnlght parking permits may be issued by the Chlef of Pollce, or his representative, upon applicatlon of any person therefor, and subJect to the following provisions:
a. Each application for an overolght
street parking permit shall be flIed wlth the Chief of Pol~ ce or hlS lA-
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representative, upon a form to be furnished by the City. b. Each such application shall set forth:
1) The name, residence, and telephone number of the applicant; 2) The license number, make, model
and type of vehicle for which such permit is requestedi 3) The name and current address of
the registered owner of said veh~ cle;
4) The dates for WhlCh the permit
15 requested. Such dates shall consist of two twenty- four ( 24) hour periods, to commence 1n all cases at 6: 00 p. m., and to end in all cases, at 6: 00 p. m. the followlng day;
5) Such additional ~ nformation as
the Chief of Pollce or his representative may require;
6) A statement that applicant declares under penalty of perJury that all statements in the application are true; 7) The slgnature of the applicant.
c. Upon the filing wlth the Chief of Police
or his representative of the applicatlon, he may make such investigatlon thereof as he deems necessary or advisable in order to determine whether such a permlt should be issued. A street parking permit shall be issued in a form designated by the Chief of Police, or his representatlve, specifying the twenty- four ( 24) hour periods for which it is valld. Such perm~ t shall be issued only for a non- commercial passenger vehlcle, as defined
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by the California Vehlcle Code, which together with any flxtures/ accessorles or property, except single post radio antennas, exceeds a width of eight ( 8) feet, a height of elght ( 8) feet, or a length of twenty ( 20) feet, but in no event shall such a permlt be issued where, upon investigation, lt is determ~ ned by the Chlef of Pol~ ce, or his representative, that to permit nighttime parklng of the vehicle for which the application is made would constitute a hazard to pedestrians, vehicular trafflc or the enforcement of the law by the Pol~ ce Department. This permit will allow overnight parklng only in residential areas.
d. The parking permit issued
under this ordinance shall be vlsibly affixed to the ~ nslde- lower edge of the rear window, if this w~ ndow is clear glass. If it is not clear, the permit shall be affixed to the lower edge of the rear- most clear window on the street side of the oversized vehicle. The permlt shall not be effective unless it is so affixed.
If permit lS issued for a trailer, the permit shall be displayed as above and not on the tow vehlcle. Should the tow veh~ cle also be oversized, it shall require a separate permit to be displayed as above. Permlt must be d~ splayed on the vehicle for WhlCh 2t was lssued, and perm~ t must be vislble from outslde the vehicle. e. No more than three ( 3) such
permits may be issued in any thirty ( 3D) day period for the parking of an oversized vehicle at a single res~dence address.
f. No permit issued pursuant to
this section shall be construed as waiving compliance with any parking law, regulation or ordinance except for the temporary rel~ef from the provisions of Section 3374A SMMC stated herein. 3-