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City Council Meeting: February 9, 2010 - Santa Monica, California ORDINANCE NUMBER 2305 ( CCS)
City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE 3. 03004.
RELATING TO BEACH PARKING LOT PARKING PERMITS
WHEREAS, the Municipal Code currently prohibits parking in beach- parking lots without a City permit between 3:OOam and 6:OOam; and
WHEREAS, the code authorizes granting parking permits for beach lots but only to residents of designated areas and their guests; and
WHEREAS, it is in the City's interest to facilitate certain regional events within the City that benefit the local economy and afford unique cultural and recreational opportunities to the community; and
WHEREAS, some such events depend upon the availability of all-night parking in beach lots; and
WHEREAS, it is therefore in the City's best interest to make beach lot parking permits available for such events.
1 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 3. 03004.is hereby amended to read as follows:
3. 03004.Beach parking lot parking permits.
Beach lot parking permits authorizing parking during times when it would otherwise be prohibited may be issued as
follows:
a) To a City resident living in a designated permit
area and to a resident's
guest for up to one year;
b) To a member of the public participating in or
attending aregional event within the City if the City Council determines by resolution that the provision of parking
permits for beach-lot parking will further the City's interests by facilitating the event.
Permit fees, if any, designated permit areas, and exempted periods may be established and changed, from time to time, by resolution. Notwithstanding the above, no City parking permit will be issued until all outstanding parking citations are paid by the permit applicant.
2 SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decisioh shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days from its adoption.
3 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Approved and adopted this 9th day of February, 2010.
Pam O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tem
State of California )
County of Los Angeles) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2305 (CCS) had its introduction on January 26th, 2010, and was adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting held on February 9th, 2010, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members:
Noes: Council members:
Abstain: Council members
Absent: Council members
Bloom, Holbrook, McKeown, Shriver
None
None
Davis
Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor
A summary of Ordinance No. 2305 (CCS) was duly published pursuant to California Government Code Section 40806.
ATTEST:
Maria Stewart, City Cle k