Item 10.C
Oversized
Vehicle
Municipal
Code Updates
prepared by
the
SMDOT Parking
Division
and
the
Santa Monica
Police
Department
Item 10.C
Oversized
Vehicle
Municipal
Code Updates
Defines and Oversized Vehicle as a “noncommercial passenger vehicle, as defined by the Vehicle Code, which together with any fixtures, accessories or property, except single post radio antennas, exceeds a width of eight feet, a height of eight feet, or a length of twenty feet”
Any resident can obtain a free 30-day permit every 30 days.
Vehicle doesn’t have to be registered to a Santa Monica address.
Vehicle can park anywhere in the City in the ROW subject to other regulations. 45 to 50 active permits
Existing SMMC 3.12.900 “Overnight Parking Permits for Oversized Vehicles” Item 10.C
Oversized
Vehicle
Municipal
Code Updates
Parking and Police staff 20 to 25 complaints a month regarding the following issues:
Oversized Vehicles (OVs) occupy high demand parking areas Limited parking availability and infrequent turnover of OV Parking OVs not parked in vicinity of where permitted resident lives Non-residents of Santa Monica can obtain unlimited free storage of OVs Complaints Received and Problems with Existing SMMC 3.12.900 Item 10.C
Oversized
Vehicle
Municipal
Code Updates
Require OVs to be parked within a 2-block radius of the resident’s address. (matches Preferential Parking 2-block requirement)
Limit the OV permit for a non-resident of Santa Monica to 7 days maximum per month Authorize the City Manager or his or her designee to adopt further administrative regulations as needed (Similar as the preferential parking ordinance)
Proposed changes to SMMC 3.12.900
Item 10.C
Oversized
Vehicle
Municipal
Code Updates
prepared by
the
SMDOT Parking
Division
and
the
Santa Monica
Police
Department
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Item 10.C
Oversized
Vehicle
Municipal
Code Updates
prepared by
the
SMDOT Parking
Division
and
the
Santa Monica
Police
Department
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Item 10.C
Oversized
Vehicle
Municipal
Code Updates
prepared by
the
SMDOT Parking
Division
and
the
Santa Monica
Police
Department
Examples of Email Complaints Received from Residents.
Item 10.C
Oversized
Vehicle
Municipal
Code Updates
prepared by
the
SMDOT Parking
Division
and
the
Santa Monica
Police
Department
Examples of Email Complaints Received from Residents.
Item 10.C
Oversized
Vehicle
Municipal
Code Updates
prepared by
the
SMDOT Parking
Division
and
the
Santa Monica
Police
Department
Preferential Parking Zones