HCD commends the City on its commitment to address its housing needs, including the successful completion of Program 6 (Housing Opportunity Sites and Rezone Program) through the recent adoption of the Religious Housing Overlay Zone and the new multifamily land use designation. These actions will allow for a variety of housing types and result in significant beneficial outcomes for the community.
Several federal, state, and regional funding programs consider housing element compliance as an eligibility or ranking criteria. For example, the CalTrans Senate Bill (SB) 1 Sustainable Communities grant; the Strategic Growth Council and HCD’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities programs; and HCD’s Permanent Local Housing Allocation consider housing element compliance and/or annual reporting requirements pursuant to Government Code section 65400. With a compliant housing element, the City meets housing element requirements for these and other funding sources.
HCD appreciates the hard work and dedication Karen Warner, the City’s consultant, Vincent Gonzalez, Planning and Community Development Director and Clare Lin, Associate Planner, provided in preparation of the City’s housing element and looks forward to following the City’s progress through the annual progress report pursuant to Government Code section 65400. If you have any questions or need additional technical assistance, please contact me at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Melinda Coy
Proactive Housing Accountability Chief
Division of Housing Policy Development
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Jurisdiction Sierra Madre ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Year 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation
Planning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029
Date
Application
Submitted
Total
Approved
Units by
Project
Total
Disapproved
Units by
Project
Streamlining Historic Sites Application Status Project Type Notes 2 34 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14
Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID
Unit Category
(SFA,SFD,2 to
4,5+,ADU,MH)
Tenure
R=RenterO=Owner
Date
Application
Submitted
(see
instructions)
Acutely LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Acutely LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
Low-Income
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
Low-Income
Non Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Low-Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Total
PROPOSED
Units by
Project
Total
APPROVED
Units by
project
Total
DISAPPROVE
D Units by
Project
Please select
state
streamlining
provision/s the
application was
submitted
pursuant to.
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located on a
site with an
associated
historical
designation as
outlined in
Government
Code Section
65400(a)(2)(N)
and reported on
Table L?
Did the
housing
development
application
seek
incentives or
concessions
pursuant to
Government
Code section
65915?
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incentives or
concessions
requested
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Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 47 59 42 0 5767-022-002
47 AUBURN
AVE 214193 ADU O 8/15/2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 NONE No No N/A Approved Ministerial 5767-002-010
238 AUBURN
AVE ENT-250001 ADU O 3/10/2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 NONE No No N/A Approved Discretionary 1 SFD and 1 ADU; VAR 25 5767-020-026
70-72 AUBURN
AVE ENT-250004 ADU O 7/15/2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 NONE No No N/A Approved Ministerial 2 ADUs 5767-005-008
80 E GRAND
VIEW AVE ENT-250005 ADU O 4/10/2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 NONE No No N/A Approved Ministerial 5767-009-004
258 N
MOUNTAIN
TRAIL AVE
214517
ADU O
4/10/2025
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 NONE No No N/A Approved Ministerial 5767-001-002
126 W GRAND
VIEW AVE ENT-250006
ADU O
6/3/2025
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 NONE No No N/A Approved Ministerial 5761-016-010
401 N GROVE
ST ENT-250007 ADU O 8/15/2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 NONE No No N/A Approved Ministerial 5766-019-023
165 OLIVERA
LN 214559 ADU O 8/13/2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 NONE No No N/A Approved Ministerial 5768-031-016
475
MANZANITA
AVE
B-BLD-250035
ADU O
7/14/2025
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 NONE No No N/A Approved Ministerial 0 5768-011-011 109 N LIMA ST ENT-250024 ADU O 11/18/2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 NONE No No N/A Approved Ministerial5768-035-019 520
MANZANITA
AVE
214948
ADU O
10/23/2025
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 NONE No No N/A Approved Ministerial 5767-036-003
177 OAK
MEADOW RD ENT-250027 ADU O 8/25/2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 NONE No No N/A Approved Ministerial 5764-035-014 588 LOTUS LN ENT-250041 ADU O 11/17/2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 NONE No No N/A Approved Ministerial5767-003-024 205 N
BALDWIN AVE ENT-250036 ADU O 10/23/2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 NONE No No N/A Approved Ministerial 5762-012-013
500 N
BALDWIN AVE ENT-250046 ADU O 11/5/2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 NONE No No N/A Approved Ministerial 00 5761-002-008
700 N
SUNNYSIDE
The Meadows
Project ENT-250011 SFD O 5/8/2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 42 42 NONE No No N/A Approved Discretionary 00 Table A
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Project Identifier Unit Types Density Bonus Law Applications 11 Housing Development Applications Submitted
Proposed Units - Affordability by Household Incomes
Jurisdiction Sierra Madre ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element ImplementationPlanning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029 Table A2
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Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID
Unit Category
(SFA,SFD,2 to
4,5+,ADU,MH)
Tenure
R=RenterO=Owner
Acutely LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Acutely LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Entitlement
Date Approved
# of Units
issued
Entitlements
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 48 60 5762-024-010 365 TOYON RD 213381 ADU O 1 2/12/2019
1 5763-012-004 325 STURTEVANT DR 207921 ADU O 1 4/24/2019 1 5764-009-002 334 CAMILLO RD 208940 ADU O 1 4/14/2020
1 5768-018-008 373 W SIERRA MADRE BLVD 208969 ADU O 1 4/14/2020 1 5767-026-020 115 LOWELL AVE 208981 ADU O 1 4/9/2020
1 5767-009-042 201 N CANON AVE 209386 ADU O 1 8/11/2020 1 5762-026-014 285 W GRANDVIEW AVE 209276 ADU O 1 2/24/2021 1 5766-019-002 615 E ORANGE GROVE AVE 209254 ADU O 1 2/24/2020 1 5767-006-018 126 E GRANDVIEW AVE 209180 ADU O 1 7/21/2020 1 5766-002-010 420 E LAUREL AVE 209384 ADU O 1 11/8/2020 1 5767-007-024 153 E HIGHLAND AVE 209515 ADU O 1 12/10/2020 1 5761-013-016 451 N SUNNYSIDE AVE 209573 ADU O 1 12/23/2020 1 5766-002-035 501 E HIGHLAND AVE 209590 ADU O 1 1/8/2021 1 5767-033-022 251 RANCHO RD 208716 ADU O 1 9/20/2019
1 5762-012-008 62 E CARTER AVE 209916 SFD O 1 7/15/2021 1 5762-030-025 610 BALDWIN CT 202063 SFD O 1 6/12/2018 1
5762-030-023 630 BALDWIN CT 202061 SFD O 1 7/12/2019 1
5762-030-022 638 BALDWIN CT 202062 SFD O 1 6/20/2019 1
5767-007-027 127 E HIGHLAND AVE 209371 2 to 4 R 2 11/9/2020 2 5767-026-008,
5767-026-036 5767-026-039 30 SUFFOLK AVE 209434 5+ R 1 4 2/18/2021 5 5768-033-037 181 S SUNNYSIDE AVE 210084 SFD O 1 9/19/2021 1 1 Unit Types Affordability by Household Incomes - Completed Entitlement 4 Project Identifier
Annual Building Activity Report Summary - New Construction, Entitled, Permits and Completed Units Jurisdiction Sierra Madre ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element ImplementationPlanning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029 5768-006-002 261 N LIMA ST 209829 ADU O 1 4/5/2021
1 5768-002-013 245 N SUNNYSIDE AVE 210261 ADU O 1 4/12/2021 1 5768-010-022 234 W HIGHLAND AVE 209877 ADU O 1 4/14/2021 1 5763-006-026 830 SKYLAND DR 209951 ADU O 1 4/21/2021
1 5764-035-007 710 STURTEVANT DR 210052 ADU O 1 5/6/2021 1 5768-037-016 280 MANZANITA AVE 210081 ADU O 1 5/26/2021 1 5768-025-010 657 RAMONA AVE 210082 ADU O 1 8/26/2021
1 5768-025-024 649 RAMONA AVE 210731 ADU O 1 9/13/2021
1 5767-013-009 78 E HIGHLAND AVE 210425 ADU O 1 7/19/2021 1 5763-005-016 833 SKYLAND DR 210291 ADU O 1 12/21/2022 1 5766-018-007 54 RANCHO RD 210346 ADU O 1 9/16/2021
1 5762-014-010 94 E MIRA MONTE AVE 210331 ADU O 1 11/16/2021 1 5768-037-020 295 W ORANGE GROVE AVE 210372 ADU O 1 9/8/2021 1 5767-036-005 209 OAK MEADOW RD 210518 ADU O 1 11/9/2021 1 5767-037-034 90 E BONITA AVE 210627 ADU O 1 11/10/2022 1 5764-008-021 625 E GRANDVIEW AVE 210686 ADU O 1 3/15/2022 1 5767-011-010 265 E MONTECITO AVE 210695 ADU O 1 1/19/2022 1 5762-012-008 62 E CARTER AVE 207757 ADU O 1 10/18/2018 1 5767-001-003 118 W GRANDVIEW AVE 210702 ADU O 1 1/20/2022 1 5762-014-004 49 E ALEGRIA AVE 211016 ADU O 1 4/20/2022 1 5767-025-014 98 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD 210867 ADU O 1 3/15/2022 1 5767-025-019 33 SIERRA PL 210902 ADU O 1 3/7/2022
1 5768-010-011 285 W MONTECITO AVE 209276 ADU O 1 3/29/2022 1 Jurisdiction Sierra Madre ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element ImplementationPlanning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029 5768-015-030 674 W MONTECITO AVE 211022 ADU O 1 4/21/2022 1 5767-024-031 85 S BALDWIN AVE 211097 ADU O 2 11/14/2022 2 5766-001-007 430 E GRANDVIEW AVE 211155 ADU O 1 6/28/2022 1 5766-002-039 455 E HIGHLAND AVE 211203 ADU O 1 6/6/2022 1 5764-009-026 451 FOOTHILL AVE 211237 ADU O 1 6/16/2022 1 5767-039-037 139 S BALDWIN AVE 211253 ADU O 1 12/23/2022 1 5767-035-002 230 S CANON AVE 211420 ADU O 1 7/12/2022 1 5768-021-010 33 S LIMA ST 211349 ADU O 1 7/21/2022
1 5767-027-023 194 SANTA ANITA CT 211399 ADU O 1 8/2/2022 1 5768-006-005 241 N LIMA ST 211519 ADU O 1 11/1/2022
1 5768-009-012 213 N HERMOSA AVE 211696 ADU O 1 11/8/2022 1 5768-017-005 440 W MONTECITO AVE 211707 ADU O 1 11/3/2022 1 5767-027-001 142 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD 211803 ADU O 1 11/23/2022 1 5761-019-042 430 FAIRVIEW AVE 211805 ADU O 1 12/19/2022 1 5762-030-026 600 BALDWIN CT 204004 SFD O 1 12/23/2019 1 5762-030-040 15 NATHANIEL TER 203985 SFD O 1 12/12/2019 1 5761-002-009 700 N SUNNYSIDE AVE The Meadows at Bailey Canyon 211638 SFD O 42 10/20/2022 42 5767-038-006 182 S BALDWIN AVE 211300 2 to 4 O 4 1/19/2023 4 5767-021-001 182 W HIGHLAND AVE 212554 2 to 4 O 3 5/4/2023 3 5762-030-027 608 BALDWIN CT 203991 SFD O 1 8/3/2023 1
5762-030-024 620 BALDWIN CT 204067 SFD O 1 7/20/2023 1
5762-030-003 605 BALDWIN CT 203987 SFD O 1 9/7/2023 1
5762-030-038 603 BALDWIN CT 203986 SFD O 1 8/17/2023 1
5767-006-015 108 E GRANDVIEW AVE 211907 ADU O 1 5/10/2023 1 5768-021-029 421 MARIPOSA AVE 211930 ADU O 1 6/1/2023 1 5764-007-011 346 FOOTHILL AVE 211948 ADU O 1 2/16/2023 1 5767-035-018 190 OAK MEADOW RD 212011 ADU O 1 4/26/2023 1 5766-021-025 82 MONTEREY LN 212055 ADU O 1 4/14/2023
1 5767-006-009 177 E LAUREL AVE 212058 ADU O 1 3/14/2023 1 Jurisdiction Sierra Madre ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element ImplementationPlanning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029 5761-018-020 355 W GRANDVIEW AVE 211571 ADU O 1 8/3/2023 1 5761-022-002 633 W ALEGRIA 212416 ADU O 1 8/29/2023
1 5761-025-009 670 W ALEGRIA 212439 ADU O 1 7/31/2023
1 5768-021-023 32 PARK AVE 212622 ADU O 1 9/6/2023
1 5761-017-016 472 N GROVE ST 212623 ADU O 1 10/24/2023 1 5768-037-014 205 E ORANGE GROVE AVE 212641 ADU O 1 9/19/2023 1 5768-007-030 209 W LAUREL AVE 212687 ADU O 1 10/5/2023 1 5767-040-014 80 W BONITA AVE 212691 ADU O 1 11/6/2023 1 5764-028-022 722 WOODLAND DR 212905 ADU O 1 11/15/2023 1 5768-017-008 451 W SIERRA MADRE BLVD 212909 ADU O 1 11/15/2023 1 5762-026-040 311 ADAMS ST 212911 ADU O 1 11/13/2023
1 5768-002-020 239 WILSON ST 212925 ADU O 1 11/20/2023
1 5767-026-005 80 S BALDWIN AVE 212728 ADU O 1 12/5/2023 1 5761-017-002 400 W CARTER AVE 212917 ADU O 1 12/7/2023 1 5767-007-028 119 E HIGHLAND AVE 210931 SFD R 1 8/22/2022 1 5767-015-008 11 N MOUNTAIN TRAIL AVE 211752 ADU O 1 5/10/2023 1 5766-004-005 470 E MONTECITO AVE 211746 ADU O 1 2/3/2023 1 5762-030-006 9 NATHANIEL TERR 203970 SFD O 1 5/7/2020 1 5765-019-005 1930 VISTA AVE 210843 ADU O 1 9/18/2023
1 5768-016-014 521 W SIERRA MADRE BLVD 211400 ADU O 1 7/6/2023 1 5762-018-008 58 W MIRA MONTE AVE 213076 ADU O 1 9/12/2024 1 5764-003-009 2055 LILIANO DR 213080 ADU O 1 6/18/2024 1 5768-009-010 199 N HERMOSA AVE 213149 ADU O 1 2/27/2024 1 5766-004-012 420 E MONTECITO AVE 213245 ADU O 1 4/22/2024 1 5766-004-012 535 AUBURN AVE 213254 ADU O 1 6/18/2024
1 Jurisdiction Sierra Madre ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element ImplementationPlanning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029 5763-011-012 259 STURTEVANT DR 213345 ADU O 1 5/6/2024
1 5762-007-003 153 MERRILL AVE 213349 ADU O 1 5/1/2024
1 5768-002-018 257 WILSON ST 213367 ADU O 1 5/22/2024 1 5763-011-012 685 EDGEVIEW DR 213539 ADU O 1 7/17/2024 1 5767-007-023 195 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD 213583 ADU O 1 7/24/2024 1 5768-002-018 205 S MOUNTAIN TRL 213690 ADU O 1 9/4/2024 1 5761-009-027 383 SYCAMORE PL 214149 214159 ADU O 1 8/27/2024 1 5761-019-012 347 GROVE ST 213716 ADU O 1 8/27/2024
1 5761-027-021 375 DEODAR CIR B-BLD-250176 ADU O 1 10/10/2024 1 5762-005-016 595 AUBURN AVE 211208 ADU O 1 9/5/2024 15768-026-022 72 ROSS PL 213900 ADU O 1 12/12/2024 1 5763-022-024 675 WOODLAND DR B-BLD-250002 ADU O 1 1/2/2025 1 5761-019-041 465 W GRANDVIEW AVE 213998 ADU O 1 10/31/2024 1 5761-025-020 717 W GRANDVIEW AVE 213999 ADU O 1 11/4/2024 1 5763-030-010 453 E GRANDVIEW AVE 214038 ADU O 1 11/19/2024 1 5761-019-033 434 FAIRVIEW AVE 214059 ADU O 1 12/4/2024 1 5766-003-005 470 E HIGHLAND AVE 214068 ADU O 1 12/4/2024 1 5763-028-005 259 E GRANDVIEW AVE 214082 ADU O 1 12/19/2024 1 5766-018-014 600 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD B-BLD-250004 ADU O 1 12/11/2024 1 5768-034-015 225 S SUNNYSIDE AVE 211807 ADU O 1 8/6/2024 1 5767-022-002 47 AUBURN AVE 214193 ADU O 1 8/15/2025 1 5767-002-010 238 AUBURN AVE ENT-250001 ADU O 1 1 3/10/2025 2 5767-020-026 70-72 AUBURN AVE ENT-250004 ADU O 2 7/15/2025 25767-005-008 80 E GRAND VIEW AVE ENT-250005 ADU O 1 4/10/2025 1 5767-009-004 258 N MOUNTAIN TRAIL AVE 214517 ADU O 1 4/10/2025 1 5767-001-002 126 W GRAND VIEW AVE ENT-250006 ADU O 1 6/3/2025 1 5761-016-010 401 N GROVE ST ENT-250007 ADU O 1 8/15/2025 15766-019-023 165 OLIVERA LN 214559 ADU O 1 8/13/2025 1 5768-031-016 475 MANZANITA AVE B-BLD-250035 ADU O 1 7/14/2025 10 5768-011-011 109 N LIMA ST ENT-250024 ADU O 1 11/18/2025 1 5768-035-019 520 MANZANITA AVE 214948 ADU O 1 10/23/2025 1 5767-036-003 177 OAK MEADOW RD ENT-250027 ADU O 1 8/25/2025 15764-035-014 588 LOTUS LN ENT-250041 ADU O 1 11/17/2025 15767-003-024 205 N BALDWIN AVE ENT-250036 ADU O 1 10/23/2025 15762-012-013 500 N BALDWIN AVE ENT-250046 ADU O 1 11/5/2025 100
5761-002-008 700 N SUNNYSIDE The Meadows Project ENT-250011 SFD O 42 5/8/2025 42 Table A2
Annual Building Activity Report Summary - New Construction, Entitled, Permits and Completed Units 89 Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Building
Permits Date
Issued
# of Units Issued
Building Permits
0 0 10 0 0 20 30
5762-024-010 365 TOYON RD 1 6/9/2025 15763-012-004 325 STURTEVANT DR 1 5/1/2019 15764-009-002 334 CAMILLO RD 1 12/9/2021 15768-018-008 373 W SIERRA MADRE BLVD 05767-026-020 115 LOWELL AVE 1 12/9/2020 15767-009-042 201 N CANON AVE 1 8/3/2021 1 Project Identifier
5762-026-014 285 W GRANDVIEW AVE 1 6/23/2021 1
5766-019-002 615 E ORANGE GROVE AVE 1 6/8/2021 15767-006-018 126 E GRANDVIEW AVE 1 3/5/2021 15766-002-010 420 E LAUREL AVE 1 4/15/2021 15767-007-024 153 E HIGHLAND AVE 1 5/24/2021 15761-013-016 451 N SUNNYSIDE AVE 1 3/23/2021 15766-002-035 501 E HIGHLAND AVE 1 12/7/2021 15767-033-022 251 RANCHO RD 1 8/20/2020 15762-012-008 62 E CARTER AVE 1 1/27/2022 15762-030-025 610 BALDWIN CT 1 9/21/2021 15762-030-023 630 BALDWIN CT 1 9/21/2021 15762-030-022 638 BALDWIN CT 1 9/21/2021 15767-007-027 127 E HIGHLAND AVE 2 3/3/2021 25767-026-039 30 SUFFOLK AVE 1 4 11/8/2021 55768-033-037 181 S SUNNYSIDE AVE 1 12/22/2021 15768-006-002 261 N LIMA ST 1 10/18/2021 15768-002-013 245 N SUNNYSIDE AVE 1 8/24/2021 15768-010-022 234 W HIGHLAND AVE 1 4/12/2021 1 5763-006-026 830 SKYLAND DR 0
5764-035-007 710 STURTEVANT DR 1 9/1/2021 15768-037-016 280 MANZANITA AVE 1 4/18/2022 15768-025-010 657 RAMONA AVE 05768-025-024 649 RAMONA AVE 1 9/13/2023 15767-013-009 78 E HIGHLAND AVE 1 7/20/2022 15763-005-016 833 SKYLAND DR 1 8/9/2023 15766-018-007 54 RANCHO RD 1 1/17/2023 15762-014-010 94 E MIRA MONTE AVE 1 3/1/2022 15768-037-020 295 W ORANGE GROVE AVE 1 3/7/2023 15767-036-005 209 OAK MEADOW RD 1 1/27/2022 15767-037-034 90 E BONITA AVE 1 6/28/2023 15764-008-021 625 E GRANDVIEW AVE 1 9/27/2022 15767-011-010 265 E MONTECITO AVE 1 5/22/2023 1 5762-012-008 62 E CARTER AVE 1 10/16/2019 1
5767-001-003 118 W GRANDVIEW AVE 1 2/16/2022 15762-014-004 49 E ALEGRIA AVE 05767-025-014 98 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD 1 4/14/2022 15767-025-019 33 SIERRA PL 1 3/28/2022 15768-010-011 285 W MONTECITO AVE 1 11/1/2022 15768-015-030 674 W MONTECITO AVE 1 2/7/2023 15767-024-031 85 S BALDWIN AVE 2 6/6/2023 25766-001-007 430 E GRANDVIEW AVE 1 9/13/2023 15766-002-039 455 E HIGHLAND AVE 1 3/9/2023 15764-009-026 451 FOOTHILL AVE 1 9/19/2022 15767-039-037 139 S BALDWIN AVE 1 1/16/2024 15767-035-002 230 S CANON AVE 1 11/21/2022 15768-021-010 33 S LIMA ST 1 12/5/2022 1 5767-027-023 194 SANTA ANITA CT 1 7/18/2023 1
5768-006-005 241 N LIMA ST 1 1/5/2023 15768-009-012 213 N HERMOSA AVE 1 3/12/2024 15768-017-005 440 W MONTECITO AVE 1 10/11/2023 15767-027-001 142 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD 1 3/8/2023 15761-019-042 430 FAIRVIEW AVE 1 6/26/2023 15762-030-026 600 BALDWIN CT 1 9/1/2022 15762-030-040 15 NATHANIEL TER 1 10/5/2022 15761-002-009 700 N SUNNYSIDE AVE The Meadows at Bailey Canyon 0 5767-038-006 182 S BALDWIN AVE 4 6/11/2025 45767-021-001 182 W HIGHLAND AVE 3 7/27/2023 35762-030-027 608 BALDWIN CT 1 3/20/2024 15762-030-024 620 BALDWIN CT 1 5/13/2024 15762-030-003 605 BALDWIN CT 05762-030-038 603 BALDWIN CT 05767-006-015 108 E GRANDVIEW AVE 1 5/10/2023 15768-021-029 421 MARIPOSA AVE 1 8/23/2023 15764-007-011 346 FOOTHILL AVE 1 7/30/2025 15767-035-018 190 OAK MEADOW RD 1 6/26/2023 1 5766-021-025 82 MONTEREY LN 1 7/18/2023 1
5767-006-009 177 E LAUREL AVE 1 5/1/2023 15761-018-020 355 W GRANDVIEW AVE 05761-022-002 633 W ALEGRIA 1 9/25/2023 15761-025-009 670 W ALEGRIA 1 2/13/2024 15768-021-023 32 PARK AVE 1 4/8/2024 15761-017-016 472 N GROVE ST 1 11/13/2025 15768-037-014 205 E ORANGE GROVE AVE 1 2/3/2025 15768-007-030 209 W LAUREL AVE 1 1/17/2024 15767-040-014 80 W BONITA AVE 1 10/1/2024 15764-028-022 722 WOODLAND DR 1 11/2/2023 15768-017-008 451 W SIERRA MADRE BLVD 1 3/20/2024 15762-026-040 311 ADAMS ST 1 11/13/2023 15768-002-020 239 WILSON ST 1 9/9/2024 1 5767-026-005 80 S BALDWIN AVE 1 8/26/2024 1
5761-017-002 400 W CARTER AVE 1 1/3/2024 15767-007-028 119 E HIGHLAND AVE 1 4/25/2023 15767-015-008 11 N MOUNTAIN TRAIL AVE 1 8/7/2023 15766-004-005 470 E MONTECITO AVE 1 5/9/2023 15762-030-006 9 NATHANIEL TERR 1 2/7/2023 15765-019-005 1930 VISTA AVE 1 1/9/2025 15768-016-014 521 W SIERRA MADRE BLVD 05762-018-008 58 W MIRA MONTE AVE 1 8/14/2025 15764-003-009 2055 LILIANO DR 1 2/13/2025 15768-009-010 199 N HERMOSA AVE 1 6/26/2024 15766-004-012 420 E MONTECITO AVE 1 5/30/2024 15766-004-012 535 AUBURN AVE 05763-011-012 259 STURTEVANT DR 1 9/19/2024 15762-007-003 153 MERRILL AVE 05768-002-018 257 WILSON ST 1 4/22/2025 15763-011-012 685 EDGEVIEW DR 1 2/20/2025 1 5767-007-023 195 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD 0
5768-002-018 205 S MOUNTAIN TRL 05761-009-027 383 SYCAMORE PL 1 9/22/2025 15761-019-012 347 GROVE ST 05761-027-021 375 DEODAR CIR 1 11/20/2025 15762-005-016 595 AUBURN AVE 1 9/30/2024 15768-026-022 72 ROSS PL 05763-022-024 675 WOODLAND DR 1 9/15/2025 15761-019-041 465 W GRANDVIEW AVE 05761-025-020 717 W GRANDVIEW AVE 1 8/21/2025 15763-030-010 453 E GRANDVIEW AVE 1 6/26/2025 15761-019-033 434 FAIRVIEW AVE 1 7/22/2025 15766-003-005 470 E HIGHLAND AVE 1 6/9/2025 15763-028-005 259 E GRANDVIEW AVE 05766-018-014 600 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD 1 10/9/2025 15768-034-015 225 S SUNNYSIDE AVE 1 2/3/2025 1 5767-022-002 47 AUBURN AVE 0
5767-002-010 238 AUBURN AVE 05767-020-026 70-72 AUBURN AVE 2 9/3/2025 25767-005-008 80 E GRAND VIEW AVE 1 7/17/2025 15767-009-004 258 N MOUNTAIN TRAIL AVE 0 5767-001-002 126 W GRAND VIEW AVE 1 9/26/2025 1
5761-016-010 401 N GROVE ST 0
5766-019-023 165 OLIVERA LN 1 8/19/2025 1
5768-031-016 475 MANZANITA AVE 1 12/10/2025 1
0 5768-011-011 109 N LIMA ST 05768-035-019 520 MANZANITA AVE 1 11/5/2025 15767-036-003 177 OAK MEADOW RD 05764-035-014 588 LOTUS LN 05767-003-024 205 N BALDWIN AVE 05762-012-013 500 N BALDWIN AVE 1 11/20/2025 1 00 5761-002-008 700 N SUNNYSIDE The Meadows Project 0
000
Table A2
Annual Building Activity Report Summary - New Construction, Entitled, Permits and Completed Units 11 12
Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Acutely LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Extremely
LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Deed
Restricted
LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome
Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Certificates of
Occupancy or other
forms of readiness
(see instructions)
Date Issued
# of Units
issued
Certificates of
Occupancy or
other forms
of readiness
0000 2 0 9 0 0 4 15
5762-024-010 365 TOYON RD 05763-012-004 325 STURTEVANT DR 1 3/3/2021 1 5764-009-002 334 CAMILLO RD 1 1/3/2024 15768-018-008 373 W SIERRA MADRE BLVD 05767-026-020 115 LOWELL AVE 1 1/25/2022 15767-009-042 201 N CANON AVE 1 2/24/2022 15762-026-014 285 W GRANDVIEW AVE 05766-019-002 615 E ORANGE GROVE AVE 1 1/12/2026 15767-006-018 126 E GRANDVIEW AVE 05766-002-010 420 E LAUREL AVE 1 6/6/2022 15767-007-024 153 E HIGHLAND AVE 1 11/3/2022 15761-013-016 451 N SUNNYSIDE AVE 1 7/18/2022 1 Project Identifier
5766-002-035 501 E HIGHLAND AVE 0
5767-033-022 251 RANCHO RD 1 9/22/2023 15762-012-008 62 E CARTER AVE 1 8/14/2024 15762-030-025 610 BALDWIN CT 1 2/13/2023 15762-030-023 630 BALDWIN CT 1 2/13/2023 15762-030-022 638 BALDWIN CT 1 2/2/2023 15767-007-027 127 E HIGHLAND AVE 2 2/2/2022 25767-026-039 30 SUFFOLK AVE 1 4 8/21/2023 55768-033-037 181 S SUNNYSIDE AVE 1 8/24/2022 15768-006-002 261 N LIMA ST 1 3/11/2022 15768-002-013 245 N SUNNYSIDE AVE 1 1/2/2024 1 5768-010-022 234 W HIGHLAND AVE 1 12/13/2021 15763-006-026 830 SKYLAND DR 05764-035-007 710 STURTEVANT DR 1 8/27/2024 15768-037-016 280 MANZANITA AVE 1 12/6/2022 15768-025-010 657 RAMONA AVE 05768-025-024 649 RAMONA AVE 1 4/24/2025 15767-013-009 78 E HIGHLAND AVE 1 8/15/2025 15763-005-016 833 SKYLAND DR 05766-018-007 54 RANCHO RD 1 1 8/8/2023 25762-014-010 94 E MIRA MONTE AVE 1 1 8/8/2024 25768-037-020 295 W ORANGE GROVE AVE 1 1 5/17/2024 25767-036-005 209 OAK MEADOW RD 1 1 6/15/2023 2 5767-037-034 90 E BONITA AVE 0
5764-008-021 625 E GRANDVIEW AVE 1 9/8/2023 1
5767-011-010 265 E MONTECITO AVE 1 12/26/2023 15762-012-008 62 E CARTER AVE 1 2/16/2022 15767-001-003 118 W GRANDVIEW AVE 1 9/23/2022 15762-014-004 49 E ALEGRIA AVE 05767-025-014 98 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD 1 9/8/2022 15767-025-019 33 SIERRA PL 1 11/21/2022 15768-010-011 285 W MONTECITO AVE 1 8/25/2023 15768-015-030 674 W MONTECITO AVE 1 12/2/2024 15767-024-031 85 S BALDWIN AVE 2 7/9/2024 25766-001-007 430 E GRANDVIEW AVE 1 4/19/2024 15766-002-039 455 E HIGHLAND AVE 1 6/20/2025 15764-009-026 451 FOOTHILL AVE 1 7/10/2023 15767-039-037 139 S BALDWIN AVE 05767-035-002 230 S CANON AVE 1 4/18/2023 15768-021-010 33 S LIMA ST 1 11/22/2023 15767-027-023 194 SANTA ANITA CT 0 5768-006-005 241 N LIMA ST 1 6/9/2023 1
5768-009-012 213 N HERMOSA AVE 1 11/19/2024 15768-017-005 440 W MONTECITO AVE 05767-027-001 142 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD 1 6/23/2023 15761-019-042 430 FAIRVIEW AVE 1 4/3/2024 15762-030-026 600 BALDWIN CT 1 6/2/2025 15762-030-040 15 NATHANIEL TER 05761-002-009 700 N SUNNYSIDE AVE The Meadows at Bailey Canyon 05767-038-006 182 S BALDWIN AVE 05767-021-001 182 W HIGHLAND AVE 05762-030-027 608 BALDWIN CT 1 6/2/2025 15762-030-024 620 BALDWIN CT 1 6/2/2025 15762-030-003 605 BALDWIN CT 05762-030-038 603 BALDWIN CT 05767-006-015 108 E GRANDVIEW AVE 05768-021-029 421 MARIPOSA AVE 1 8/9/2024 15764-007-011 346 FOOTHILL AVE 05767-035-018 190 OAK MEADOW RD 05766-021-025 82 MONTEREY LN 1 5/10/2024 15767-006-009 177 E LAUREL AVE 1 9/12/2023 15761-018-020 355 W GRANDVIEW AVE 05761-022-002 633 W ALEGRIA 1 7/2/2024 15761-025-009 670 W ALEGRIA 05768-021-023 32 PARK AVE 1 1/22/2025 1 5761-017-016 472 N GROVE ST 0
5768-037-014 205 E ORANGE GROVE AVE 05768-007-030 209 W LAUREL AVE 05767-040-014 80 W BONITA AVE 1 8/1/2025 15764-028-022 722 WOODLAND DR 1 2/18/2025 15768-017-008 451 W SIERRA MADRE BLVD 05762-026-040 311 ADAMS ST 1 11/13/2023 15768-002-020 239 WILSON ST 05767-026-005 80 S BALDWIN AVE 1 6/12/2025 15761-017-002 400 W CARTER AVE 1 1/17/2024 15767-007-028 119 E HIGHLAND AVE 1 7/10/2024 15767-015-008 11 N MOUNTAIN TRAIL AVE 1 11/30/2023 15766-004-005 470 E MONTECITO AVE 1 6/26/2024 15762-030-006 9 NATHANIEL TERR 1 8/13/2025 15765-019-005 1930 VISTA AVE 1 9/24/2025 15768-016-014 521 W SIERRA MADRE BLVD 05762-018-008 58 W MIRA MONTE AVE 05764-003-009 2055 LILIANO DR 05768-009-010 199 N HERMOSA AVE 05766-004-012 420 E MONTECITO AVE 1 12/19/2024 1 5766-004-012 535 AUBURN AVE 0
5763-011-012 259 STURTEVANT DR 1 3/18/2025 15762-007-003 153 MERRILL AVE 05768-002-018 257 WILSON ST 05763-011-012 685 EDGEVIEW DR 05767-007-023 195 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD 05768-002-018 205 S MOUNTAIN TRL 05761-009-027 383 SYCAMORE PL 05761-019-012 347 GROVE ST 05761-027-021 375 DEODAR CIR 05762-005-016 595 AUBURN AVE 05768-026-022 72 ROSS PL 05763-022-024 675 WOODLAND DR 05761-019-041 465 W GRANDVIEW AVE 05761-025-020 717 W GRANDVIEW AVE 05763-030-010 453 E GRANDVIEW AVE 1 12/8/2025 15761-019-033 434 FAIRVIEW AVE 1 1/16/2026 15766-003-005 470 E HIGHLAND AVE 1 1/22/2026 15763-028-005 259 E GRANDVIEW AVE 05766-018-014 600 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD 05768-034-015 225 S SUNNYSIDE AVE 0 5767-022-002 47 AUBURN AVE 0
5767-002-010 238 AUBURN AVE 05767-020-026 70-72 AUBURN AVE 05767-005-008 80 E GRAND VIEW AVE 1 10/13/2025 15767-009-004 258 N MOUNTAIN TRAIL AVE 0 5767-001-002 126 W GRAND VIEW AVE 0
5761-016-010 401 N GROVE ST 05766-019-023 165 OLIVERA LN 05768-031-016 475 MANZANITA AVE 0 0 5768-011-011 109 N LIMA ST 0
5768-035-019 520 MANZANITA AVE 0
5767-036-003 177 OAK MEADOW RD 05764-035-014 588 LOTUS LN 05767-003-024 205 N BALDWIN AVE 05762-012-013 500 N BALDWIN AVE 0 00 5761-002-008 700 N SUNNYSIDE The Meadows Project 0
000
Table A2
Annual Building Activity Report Summary - New Construction, Entitled, Permits and Completed Units Streamlining Historic Sites Housing without Financial
Assistance or Deed Restrictions
Term of
Affordability or
Deed Restriction
Notes
13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Please select the
state
streamlining
provision the
project was
APPROVED
pursuant to.
(may select
multiple)
Is this project
located on a site
with an
associated
historical
designation as
outlined in
Government
Code Section
65400(a)(2)(N)
and reported on
Table L?
Assistance
Programs for Each
Development
(may select multiple
- see instructions)
Deed Restriction
Type
(may select
multiple - see
instructions)
For units affordable without financial
assistance or deed restrictions,
explain how the locality determined
the units were affordable
(see instructions)
Term of Affordability
or Deed Restriction
(years) (if affordable in
perpetuity enter 1000)+
Number of
Demolished/Destroy
ed Units
Demolished
or Destroyed
Units
Demolished/
Destroyed
Units
Owner or
Renter
Total Density Bonus
Applied to the Project
(Percentage Increase in
Total Allowable Units or
Total Maximum Allowable
Residential Gross Floor
Area)
Number of Other
Incentives,
Concessions,
Waivers, or Other
Modifications Given
to the Project
(Excluding Parking
Waivers or Parking
Reductions)
List the
incentives,
concessions,
waivers, and
modifications
(Excluding
Parking Waivers
or Parking
Modifications)
Did the project receive
a reduction or waiver
of parking standards?
(Y/N)
Notes+
4 5762-024-010 365 TOYON RD NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5763-012-004 325 STURTEVANT DR NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5764-009-002 334 CAMILLO RD NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-018-008 373 W SIERRA MADRE BLVD NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 Withdrawn by applicant
5767-026-020 115 LOWELL AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 1200 sq. ft. ADU
5767-009-042 201 N CANON AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5762-026-014 285 W GRANDVIEW AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5766-019-002 615 E ORANGE GROVE AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-006-018 126 E GRANDVIEW AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5766-002-010 420 E LAUREL AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-007-024 153 E HIGHLAND AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5761-013-016 451 N SUNNYSIDE AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5766-002-035 501 E HIGHLAND AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-033-022 251 RANCHO RD NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
5762-012-008 62 E CARTER AVE NONE No
5762-030-025 610 BALDWIN CT NONE No 0
5762-030-023 630 BALDWIN CT NONE No 0
5762-030-022 638 BALDWIN CT NONE No 0
5767-007-027 127 E HIGHLAND AVE NONE No 0
5767-026-039 30 SUFFOLK AVE NONE No Other DB Use Affordability calculator - Monthly Rent $2431 for 3 bedrooms 1 Demolished O 15.0%
1 Development
Standards
Modification
No
5768-033-037 181 S SUNNYSIDE AVE NONE No 0
5768-006-002 261 N LIMA ST NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-002-013 245 N SUNNYSIDE AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-010-022 234 W HIGHLAND AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5763-006-026 830 SKYLAND DR NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5764-035-007 710 STURTEVANT DR NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-037-016 280 MANZANITA AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 Housing with Financial Assistance
and/or Deed Restrictions Project Identifier Demolished/Destroyed Units Density Bonus 5768-025-010 657 RAMONA AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-025-024 649 RAMONA AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-013-009 78 E HIGHLAND AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5763-005-016 833 SKYLAND DR NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
5766-018-007 54 RANCHO RD NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5762-014-010 94 E MIRA MONTE AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-037-020 295 W ORANGE GROVE AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-036-005 209 OAK MEADOW RD NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-037-034 90 E BONITA AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5764-008-021 625 E GRANDVIEW AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-011-010 265 E MONTECITO AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5762-012-008 62 E CARTER AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-001-003 118 W GRANDVIEW AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5762-014-004 49 E ALEGRIA AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-025-014 98 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-025-019 33 SIERRA PL NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-010-011 285 W MONTECITO AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-015-030 674 W MONTECITO AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-024-031 85 S BALDWIN AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5766-001-007 430 E GRANDVIEW AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5766-002-039 455 E HIGHLAND AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5764-009-026 451 FOOTHILL AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-039-037 139 S BALDWIN AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-035-002 230 S CANON AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-021-010 33 S LIMA ST NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-027-023 194 SANTA ANITA CT NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-006-005 241 N LIMA ST NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-009-012 213 N HERMOSA AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-017-005 440 W MONTECITO AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-027-001 142 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5761-019-042 430 FAIRVIEW AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5762-030-026 600 BALDWIN CT NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5762-030-040 15 NATHANIEL TER NONE No 0
5761-002-009 700 N SUNNYSIDE AVE The Meadows at
Bailey Canyon NONE No 0 Specific Plan approved
5767-038-006 182 S BALDWIN AVE NONE No 1 Demolished O
5767-021-001 182 W HIGHLAND AVE NONE No 1 Demolished O
5762-030-027 608 BALDWIN CT NONE No 0
5762-030-024 620 BALDWIN CT NONE No 0
5762-030-003 605 BALDWIN CT NONE No 0
5762-030-038 603 BALDWIN CT NONE No 0
5767-006-015 108 E GRANDVIEW AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-021-029 421 MARIPOSA AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5764-007-011 346 FOOTHILL AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-035-018 190 OAK MEADOW RD NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5766-021-025 82 MONTEREY LN NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-006-009 177 E LAUREL AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5761-018-020 355 W GRANDVIEW AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5761-022-002 633 W ALEGRIA NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5761-025-009 670 W ALEGRIA NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-021-023 32 PARK AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5761-017-016 472 N GROVE ST NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-037-014 205 E ORANGE GROVE AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-007-030 209 W LAUREL AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-040-014 80 W BONITA AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5764-028-022 722 WOODLAND DR NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-017-008 451 W SIERRA MADRE BLVD NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5762-026-040 311 ADAMS ST NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-002-020 239 WILSON ST NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-026-005 80 S BALDWIN AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5761-017-002 400 W CARTER AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-007-028 119 E HIGHLAND AVE NONE No 0
5767-015-008 11 N MOUNTAIN TRAIL AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5766-004-005 470 E MONTECITO AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5762-030-006 9 NATHANIEL TERR NONE No 0
5765-019-005 1930 VISTA AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-016-014 521 W SIERRA MADRE BLVD NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5762-018-008 58 W MIRA MONTE AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5764-003-009 2055 LILIANO DR NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-009-010 199 N HERMOSA AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5766-004-012 420 E MONTECITO AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5766-004-012 535 AUBURN AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5763-011-012 259 STURTEVANT DR NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5762-007-003 153 MERRILL AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-002-018 257 WILSON ST NONE No 0
5763-011-012 685 EDGEVIEW DR NONE No 0
5767-007-023 195 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-002-018 205 S MOUNTAIN TRL NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5761-009-027 383 SYCAMORE PL NONE No 0
5761-019-012 347 GROVE ST NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5761-027-021 375 DEODAR CIR NONE No 0
5762-005-016 595 AUBURN AVE NONE No 0
5768-026-022 72 ROSS PL NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5763-022-024 675 WOODLAND DR NONE No 0
5761-019-041 465 W GRANDVIEW AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5761-025-020 717 W GRANDVIEW AVE NONE No 0
5763-030-010 453 E GRANDVIEW AVE NONE No 0
5761-019-033 434 FAIRVIEW AVE NONE No 0
5766-003-005 470 E HIGHLAND AVE NONE No 0
5763-028-005 259 E GRANDVIEW AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5766-018-014 600 E SIERRA MADRE BLVD NONE No 0
5768-034-015 225 S SUNNYSIDE AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-022-002 47 AUBURN AVE NONE No 0
5767-002-010 238 AUBURN AVE NONE No 1 Demolished O
5767-020-026 70-72 AUBURN AVE NONE No 0
5767-005-008 80 E GRAND VIEW AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-009-004 258 N MOUNTAIN TRAIL AVE NONE No 0
5767-001-002 126 W GRAND VIEW AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5761-016-010 401 N GROVE ST NONE No 0
5766-019-023 165 OLIVERA LN NONE No 0
5768-031-016 475 MANZANITA AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5768-011-011 109 N LIMA ST NONE No 0
5768-035-019 520 MANZANITA AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5767-036-003 177 OAK MEADOW RD NONE No 0
5764-035-014 588 LOTUS LN NONE No 0
5767-003-024 205 N BALDWIN AVE NONE No 0
5762-012-013 500 N BALDWIN AVE NONE No
Based on SCAG Regional ADU Affordability
Analysis for 1- and 2-person HH; Final
affordability assumptions for LA County II region
0 5761-002-008 700 N SUNNYSIDE The Meadows Project NONE No 0
Jurisdiction Sierra Madre ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element ImplementationPlanning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029 1 Projection
Period 34
RHNA Allocation
by Income Level
Projection
Period -
06/30/2021-
10/14/2021
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
Total Units
to Date (all
years)
Total Remaining
RHNA by
Income Level
Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - - Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - - Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - - Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - - Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - - Non-Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - - Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - - Non-Deed Restricted 5 5 11 26 14 10 - - - - Deed Restricted - - - - - - - - - - Non-Deed Restricted - - 1 - - - - - - - Above Moderate 51 4 - 3 2 2 20 - - - - 31 20
204
9 5 15 28 16 30 - - - - 103 133
Please note: The APR form can only display data for one planning period. To view progress for a different planning period, you may login to HCD's online APR system, or contact HCD staff at [email protected] Low - - *For years prior to 2025, data on deed-restricted vs. non-deed restricted Extremely Low-Income units is approximated from whether the projects reported any deed-restricted Very Low-Income Units. If you wish to edit this historical data for accuracy or have any questions about the data, you may login to HCD's online APR system, or contact HCD staff at [email protected] Units*For jurisdictions that received RHNA determinations for the current cycle prior to the passage of AB 3093 (September 19, 2024):- You were not allocated Acutely Low-Income and Extremely Low-Income RHNA targets, therefore the allocations in Field 1 are listed as "0" - If you wish to set your own targets in these income categories for informational purposes, contact HCD staff at [email protected] All Acutely Low-Income and Extremely Low-Income units reported during the cycle are counted towards Very-Low Income RHNA progress 34 Total RHNA
- - Low
*For years prior to 2025, Acutely Low-Income units are reported within the Extremely Low-Income categoryPlease Note: Table B does not currently contain data from Table F or Table F2 for prior years. You may login to the APR system to see Table B that contains this data.Extremely Low - 1 Moderate
79 39 35
71 -
Income Level
Very Low
- -
This table is auto-populated once you enter your jurisdiction name and current year data. Past year information comes from previous APRs.
Please contact HCD if your data is different than the material supplied here 2 Table B
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
79 Jurisdiction Sierra Madre ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Year 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation
Planning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029
Date of
Rezone Rezone Type
2 4 5 6 7 9 10 11
APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Date of
Rezone
Very LowIncome Low-Income Moderate- Income Above Moderate- Income Rezone Type Parcel Size (Acres) General Plan Designation Zoning Minimum Density Allowed Maximum Density Allowed Realistic Capacity Vacant/Nonvacant Description of Existing Uses Note: "+" indicates an optional fieldCells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
3 8
Project Identifier RHNA Shortfall by Household Income Category Sites Description 1 Sites Identified or Rezoned to Accommodate Shortfall Housing Need and No Net-Loss Law Table C
Jurisdiction Sierra Madre
Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
1 2 3456 7 8 9
Name of Program Objective
Projected Completion
Date in Housing
Element
Applicable Cycle Status of Program Implementation Program Implementation Details Quantified Outcomes: Category Quantified Outcomes: Count Supporting Documents Promote Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Update ADU ordinance to incorporate incentives and expand to C and M zone districts.Initiate amnesty program. Advertise in the City Newsletter and on the website. Seek to achieve the production of an average of 12 ADUs annually, for a total of 98 ADUs over the planning period, through the adoption of various incentives for the production of ADUs affordable to lower and moderate income households. 1/1/2025 6th Cycle Completed
Update accessory dwelling
units ordinance in full compliance with the State Law. ADU is identified in Sierra Madre's certified Housing Element as an integral program to provide affordable rental property options. These studio or onebedroom dwelling units are considered affordable to low income persons. (See houseing element Table I-1). Earlier ADU's produced (2014) were affordable to very low income persons, due to the ir small size (below 600 sf/ft) and studio configuation. The City amended it's second unit ordinance to increase the maimum square footage and for compliance with Government code Section 65852.2. The units produced after 2014 comply with the amended City ordinance and Goverment Code Section 65852.2 and fall into the category of affordable to persons of low income given their average 637 sq/ft, single bedroom configuration In May 2022
Units 0
City website page for AB 2533: https://www.sierramadreca.gov/cityhall/departments/planning_community_preservation_department/adu/assembly_bill_2533 HousingOpportunity Sites& Rezone
1) Adopt new Land Use designations with Housing Element; 2) Establish and adopt new multi-family and Religious Housing Overlay designations; 3) Amend Code for byright approval of projects with min 20% lower income units on rezone and 5th cycle sites. 4/12/2022 6th Cycle Completed
Housing Element adopted in 2021 and revised in 2022. The City Coucil adopted Ordiance 1449 and 1450 for a new multi-family zoning, Religious Housing Overlay, and by-right approvals on April 12, 2022.
Units 0
Ordinance 1449: https://library.municode.com/ca/sierra_madre/ordinances/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=1171426; Ordinance 1450: https://library.municode.com/ca/sierra_madre/ordinances/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=1171427; Ch. 17.39 - Religious Housing Overlay Zone: https://library.municode.com/ca/sierra_madre/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT17ZO_CH17.39RHREHOOVZO; Ch. 17.29 - R-3-20 and R-3-30 High Density Residential Zone: https://library.municode.com/ca/sierra_madre/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT17ZO_CH17.292030HIDEREZO Lot Consolidation Program Provide incentives for the consolidation of parcels into larger development sites. 4/12/2022 6th Cycle Completed The City Council adopted Ordinance 1449 on April 12, 2022 for lot consolidation incentives.
Units 0
Ordinance 1449: https://library.municode.com/ca/sierra_madre/ordinances/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=1171426; Ch. 17.29.040: https://library.municode.com/ca/sierra_madre/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT17ZO_CH17.292030HIDEREZO_17.29.040LOCO Small Home Lot Development and Urban Lot Split
Provide affordable housing choices and diversity. 4/12/2022 6th Cycle Completed Implement the City’s urban lot split and small home development Ordinance (adopted consistent with SB 9 and AB 803) to expand the housing supply inHigh Resource single-family zones and support the development of starter homes; create an easytofollow application checklist to facilitate development under the Ordinance1452 adopted by City Council on April 12, 2022.
Units 0
Ordinance 1452: https://library.municode.com/ca/sierra_madre/ordinances/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=1171431; Ch. 16.18 - Urban Lot Splits: https://library.municode.com/ca/sierra_madre/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT16SU_CH16.18URLOSP; Ch. 17.58 - Small Home Lot Developments: https://library.municode.com/ca/sierra_madre/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT17ZO_CH17.58SMHOLODE; Ch. 17.59 - Ministerial Design Review Permits: https://library.municode.com/ca/sierra_madre/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT17ZO_CH17.59MIDEREPE Minor Home Repair Program
Provide financial assistance for home repairs to lower income housholds. 6/30/2027 6th Cycle Continuous City initiated a Senior Minor Home Rehabilitation Program for very low to moderate income senior homeowners. Program provides grants up to $17,255 to senior to complete minor rehab projects such as: re-roofs, tub to walk-in shower conversions, HVAC replacements, etc.). The program is fully funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds. The City offered grants to 2 eligible seniors in FY 2024-2025 and 6 eligible seniors in the first half of FY 2025-2026. City Council has adopted Resolution 26-07 on January 13, 2026 to allocate FY 2026-2027 CDBG funds and continue the Senior MHRP.
Other 8
City website page for Senior MHRP: https://www.sierramadreca.gov/buildingplanning/planning-and-zoning/sustainablehousing-and-grant-programs/senior-minorhome-rehabilitation-program/
ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Housing Programs Progress Report
Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing as identified in the housing element.
Table D
Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583 Jurisdiction Sierra Madre ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting
Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation
Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029
Description of
Commercial
Development Bonus
Commercial Development Bonus
Date Approved
34 APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Very Low
Income
Low
Income
Moderate
Income
Above Moderate
Income
Description of
Commercial
Development Bonus
Commercial Development Bonus
Date Approved
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Units Constructed as Part of Agreement
Commercial Development Bonus Approved pursuant to GC Section 65915.7 Table E
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Project Identifier
1 2
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
(CCR Title 25 §6202)
Annual Progress Report January 2020
Jurisdiction Sierra Madre ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Planning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029
The description should adequately document
how each unit complies with subsection (c) of
Government Code Section 65583.1+.
For detailed reporting requirements, see the
chcklist here:
Extremely LowIncome+Very LowIncome+ Low-Income+ TOTAL UNITS+Extremely LowIncome+Very LowIncome+ Low-Income+TOTAL UNITS+
https://www.hcd.ca.gov/communitydevelopment/docs/adequate-sites-checklist.pdf Rehabilitation Activity
Preservation of Units At-Risk
Acquisition of Units
Mobilehome Park Preservation
Total Units by Income
Table F
Please note this table is optional: The jurisdiction can use this table to report units that have been substantially rehabilitated, converted from non-affordable to affordable by acquisition, and preserved, including mobilehome park preservation, consistent with the standards set forth in Government Code section 65583.1, subdivision (c). Please note, motel, hotel, hostel rooms or other structures that are converted from non-residential to residential units pursuant to Government Code section 65583.1(c)(1)(D) are considered net-new housing units and must be reported in Table A2 and not reported in Table F.
Activity Type
Units that Do Not Count Towards RHNA+
Listed for Informational Purposes Only
Units that Count Towards RHNA +
Note - Because the statutory requirements severely limit what can be counted, please contact HCD at [email protected] and we will unlock the form which enable you to populate these fields.
Units Rehabilitated, Preserved and Acquired for Alternative Adequate Sites pursuant to Government Code section 65583.1(c) Annual Progress Report January 2020
Jurisdiction Sierra Madre ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Reporting Period 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) Housing Element Implementation Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulasPlanning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029 Notes
23 6
Prior APN+ Current APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID
Unit
Category
(2 to 4,5+)
Tenure
R=Renter
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome
Non Deed
Restricted
Low- Income Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Total Moderate Income
Units Converted from
Above Moderate
Date
Converted Notes
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below 00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Table F2
Above Moderate Income Units Converted to Moderate Income Pursuant to Government Code section 65400.2 For up to 25 percent of a jurisdiction’s moderate-income regional housing need allocation, the planning agency may include the number of units in an existing multifamily building that were converted to deed-restricted rental housing for moderate-income households by the imposition of affordability covenants and restriction for the unit. Before adding information to this table, please ensure housing developments meet the requirements described in Government Code 65400.2(b). 5 Project Identifier Unit Types
1 4
Affordability by Household Incomes After Conversion Units credited toward Moderate Income RHNA Jurisdiction Sierra Madre
Reporting Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31)
Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029 ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Housing Element Implementation
23 4
APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Realistic
Capacity
Identified in
the Housing
Element
Entity to whom the site
transferred Intended Use for Site
1 Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Note: "+" indicates an optional fieldCells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas Table G
Locally Owned Lands Included in the Housing Element Sites Inventory that have been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of Project Identifier
element sites inventory contains a site which is or was owned by the reporting jurisdiction, and has been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of during the reporting year.
Jurisdiction Sierra Madre Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31)
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
Designation Size Notes
1 2 34 5 6 7
APN Street Address/Intersection Existing Use Number of Units Surplus Designation Parcel Size (in acres) Notes 5763-014-900 487 Woodland Vacant 0 Surplus Land 0.357
6/8/21 Declared Surplus by City Council Resolution.
City Council directing the sale of the property by
Resolution No. 22-17 on 4/12/22. Property
reappraised in 07/2025. City Council directing the
sale of the property by Resolution 25-52 on
9/9/2025.
NOTE: This table must contain an inventory of ALL surplus/excess lands the reporting jurisdiction owns Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Parcel Identifier
ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table H
Locally Owned Surplus Sites
Jurisdiction Sierra Madre ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31) Housing Element Implementation
Planning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029
Project Type Date
Units
(Beds/Student
Capacity) Granted
Notes
23 5 6
APN Street Address Project Name+
Local
Jurisdiction
Tracking ID+
Unit Category
(SH - Student Housing) Date
Very LowIncome Deed
Restricted
Very LowIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Deed
Restricted
Low- Income
Non Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Deed
Restricted
ModerateIncome Non
Deed
Restricted
Above
ModerateIncome
Total Additional
Beds Created Due
to Density Bonus
Notes
Summary Row: Start Data Entry Below
Note: "+" indicates an optional field
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
Table J
Student housing development for lower income students for which was granted a density bonus pursuant to subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 65915 Project Identifier Units (Beds/Student Capacity) Approved 1 4
NOTE: STUDENT HOUSING WITH DENSITY BONUS
ONLY. This table only needs to be completed if there
were student housing projects WITH a density bonus
approved pursuant to Government Code65915(b)(1)(F)
Annual Progress Report January 2020
Jurisdiction Sierra Madre ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT Reporting Period 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)Planning Period 6th Cycle 10/15/2021 - 10/15/2029 No Does the Jurisdiction have a local tenant preference policy? If the jurisdiction has a local tenant preference policy, provide a link to the jurisdiction's webpage containing authorizing local ordinance and supporting materials.
Notes
Table K
Tenant Preference Policy
Local governments are required to inform HCD about any local tenant preference ordinance the local government maintains when the jurisdiction submits their annual progress report on housing approvals and production, per Government Code 7061 (SB 649, 2022, Cortese). Effective January 1, 2023, local governments adopting a tenant preference are required to create a webpage on their internet website containing authorizing local ordinance and supporting materials, no more than 90 days after the ordinance becomes operational.
Jurisdiction Sierra Madre Note: "+" indicates an optional field Reporting Period 2025
(Jan. 1 - Dec.
31)
Cells in grey contain auto-calculation formulas
Size Notes
34 APN Street Address/Intersection Date of Designation Designation Level Historic Site Period Areas of Significance Parcel Size (in acres) Notes Summary Row:
Historical Resources
Parcel Identifier
1 Designation
2 NOTE: This table needs to be completed with any sites within your jurisdiction that were newly added to a National, State, or Local register of historic places within the reporting year. If none, leave blank.
ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table L
Jurisdiction Sierra Madre
Reporting Year 2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)
Total Award Amount Total award amount is auto-populated based on amounts entered in rows 15-26.
Task $ Amount Awarded $ Cumulative Reimbursement Requested Other Funding Notes Housing Element CEQA
Enviornmental Imapact Analysis $65,000.00 $65,000.00 Other Other funding source SB2 Grant Summary of entitlements, building permits, and certificates of occupancy (auto-populated from Table A2) Current Year
Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 11Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 1 4860
Current Year
Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 10Deed Restricted 0Non-Deed Restricted 0 2030
Current Year
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Certificate of Occupancy Issued by Affordability Summary Income Level
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ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Reporting
(CCR Title 25 §6202)
Please update the status of the proposed uses listed in the entity’s application for funding and the corresponding impact on housing within the region or jurisdiction, as applicable, categorized based on the eligible uses specified in Section 50515.02 or 50515.03, as applicable.
$ 65,000.00
Task Status
Completed
Jurisdiction Sierra Madre
Reporting Year 2025
Housing Element Planning Period 6th Cycle
Current Year
Deed
Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
Deed
Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
Deed
Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
Deed
Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 10
Deed
Restricted 0
Non-Deed
Restricted 0
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Units by Structure Type Entitled Permitted Completed
Single-family Attached 0 0 0
Single-family Detached 42 0 4
2 to 4 units per structure 0 4 0
5+ units per structure 0 0 0
Accessory Dwelling Unit 18 26 11
Mobile/Manufactured Home 0 0 0
Total 60 30 15
Infill Housing Developments and Infill Units Permitted # of Projects Units 26 30
00 16
59 42
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SB 9 (2021) - Residential Lot Split 00
AB 2011 (2022) 00
SB 6 (2022) 00
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Discretionary 2 44
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 26-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SIERRA MADRE ACCEPTING THE GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL
PROGRESS REPORT AND THE HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL
PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025 AUTHORIZING
STAFF TO SUBMIT THE REPORTS TO THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND RESEARCH AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65400 requires the planning agency to provide an annual report to the City Council, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the State Department of Housing and Community Development regarding progress toward implementation of the Housing Element of the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.44.020 of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code establishes the duties required by applicable state law to the planning commission; and WHEREAS, planning staff has prepared a General Plan 2025 Annual Progress Report and Housing Element 2025 Annual Progress Report, utilizing the prescribed forms and instructions provided by the State Department of Housing and Community Development; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan 2025 Annual Progress Report and Housing Element 2025 Annual Progress Report was forwarded to the Planning Commission for their review; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the reports on March 19, 2026.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission of the City of Sierra Madre hereby receives and accepts the General Plan 2025 Annual Progress Report and Housing Element 2025 Annual Progress Report, attached and incorporated by reference herein, and authorizes staff to forward the report to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and the State Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Government Code Section 65400.
I HEREBY CERTIFY the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Sierra Madre, California, at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of March, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
March 19, 2026
Planning Commission Resolution 26-04
Tom Denison, Planning Commission Chair
Attest:
Clare Lin, Director
Planning & Community Preservation Department
CITY OF
SIERRA MADRE STAFF REPORT
PLANNING & COMMUNITY PRESERVATION
DATE: March 24, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Clare Lin, Planning Director
By: Sophia Conchas, Administraitve Analyst
SUBJECT:
Resoluiton No. 26-16 Approving a Supplemental Budget Appropriaiton and Professional Services Agreement with Transpo Group USA, Inc. in the Amount of $49,995 for the Sierra Madre Downtown Parking Study
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resoluiton No. 26-16 approving a supplemental budget appropriaiton in the amount of $49,995 from Fund 32012 – Downtown Assessment District;
2. Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Transpo Group USA, Inc. for the Sierra Madre Downtown Parking Study; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and related documents, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
SUMMARY
At the September 23, 2025, City Council Meeitng, the City Council directed the City Manager to proceed with a Downtown Parking Study and allocated Downtown Assessment District funds to cover the cost of the study. Consistent with this direciton, the Planning & Community Preservaiton Department iniitated a consultant seleciton process.
On November 19, 2025, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking qualified transportaiton planning and parking management consultants to conduct a comprehensive Downtown Parking Study. The study is intended to evaluate exisitng parking supply and demand, assess operaitonal and policy condiitons, and develop data-driven recommendaitons to improve parking management, access, and the user experience in the downtown area.
By the submission deadline of December 17, 2025, the City received two proposals. Following evaluaiton, Transpo Group USA, Inc., is recommended for contract award based on qualificaitons, Resoluiton No. 26-16 Supplemental Budget Appropriaiton and Professional Services Agreement with Transpo Group USA, Inc. proposed approach, and overall cost. A summary comparison of key proposal elements is provided in Attachment 2.
DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
Downtown Parking Study
The Downtown Parking Study will provide a comprehensive assessment of exisitng parking condiitons within the downtown commercial core, including on-street and off-street parking supply, uitlizaiton, turnover, and user behavior. The study will also evaluate exisitng parking policies and enforcement pracitces and idenitfy opportuniites for improved parking management, technology implementaiton, and long-term planning. The study is intended to support informed policy decisions related to parking operaitons, economic vitality, and downtown access for residents, businesses, employees, and visitors.
Proposals Received and Evaluaiton
By the RFP submission deadline of December 17, 2025, the City received two proposals:
Transpo Group USA, Inc. – total proposed cost: $49,995.
RK Engineering Group, Inc., with Janis Rhodes Consulitng as a subconsultant – total proposed cost: $199,925.
Both firms demonstrated experience conducitng municipal parking studies and proposed approaches consistent with the scope of services outlined in the RFP, including parking inventory and uitlizaiton analysis, stakeholder engagement, policy review, parking management strategies, and implementaiton planning. Proposals were evaluated based on qualificaitons, proposed approach, relevant municipal experience, staffing and schedule, and overall cost, as summarized in Attachment 2.
Based on this evaluaiton, Transpo Group USA, Inc. is being recommended for contract award as the lowest-cost responsive proposal that meets the City’s project needs.
STRATEGIC PLAN RELATIONSHIP
Approval of the Professional Services Agreement for the Downtown Parking Study supports the City’s Strategic Plan by advancing planning efforts related to downtown parking analysis and preparing informaiton for future Council consideraiton.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
The proposed aciton does not consittute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), pursuant to Seciton 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it can be determined with certainty that the aciton will not have a significant effect on the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no impact to the General Fund as a result of the recommended aciton. Funding for the Downtown Parking Study will be provided from the Downtown Assessment District (Fund 32012). Staff recommends approval of the Professional Services Agreement with Transpo Group USA, Inc., and an addiitonal appropriaiton of $49,995 from Fund 32012.
Approved by:
___________________________
Michael Bruckner
City Manager
Attachments
1. Professional Services Agreement.pdf
2. Consultant Proposal Comparison.pdf
3. Resolution No. 26-16.pdf
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES
(City of Sierra Madre / Transpo Group USA, Inc.)
1. IDENTIFICATION
This PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between the City of Sierra Madre, a California municipal corporation (“City”), and Transpo Group USA, Inc., a Washington corporation (“Consultant”).
2. RECITALS
2.1. City has determined that it requires professional consulting services related to the Sierra Madre Downtown Parking Study.
2.2. Consultant represents that it is fully qualified to perform such professional services by virtue of its experience and the training, education and expertise of its principals and employees. Consultant further represents that it is willing to accept responsibility for performing such services in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
2.3. Consultant represents that it has no known relationships with third parties, City Council members, or employees of City which would (1) present a conflict of interest with the rendering of services under this Agreement under Government Code Section 1090, the Political Reform Act (Government Code Section 81000 et seq.), or other applicable law, (2) prevent Consultant from performing the terms of this Agreement, or (3) present a significant opportunity for the disclosure of confidential information.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein contained, City and Consultant agree as follows:
3. DEFINITIONS
3.1. “Scope of Services”: Such professional services as are set forth in Consultant’s proposal to City dated December 17, 2025, and attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference.
3.2. “Agreement Administrator”: The Agreement Administrator for this project is:
Clare Lin, Planning & Community Preservation Director. The Agreement Administrator shall be the principal point of contact at the City for this project. All services under this Agreement shall be performed at the request of the Agreement Administrator. The Agreement Administrator will establish the timetable for completion of services and any interim milestones. City reserves the right to change this designation upon written notice to Consultant
3.3. “Approved Fee Schedule”: Consultant’s compensation rates are set forth in the fee schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by this reference. This fee schedule shall remain in effect for the duration of this Agreement unless modified in writing by mutual agreement of the parties.
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3.4. “Maximum Amount”: The highest total compensation and costs payable to Consultant by City under this Agreement. The Maximum Amount under this Agreement is Forty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars ($49,995).
3.5. “Commencement Date”: XXXXX XX, 2026.
3.6. “Termination Date”: XXXX XX, 2026.
4. TERM
The term of this Agreement shall commence at 12:00 a.m. on the Commencement Date and shall expire at 11:59 p.m. on the Termination Date unless extended by written agreement of the parties or terminated earlier under Section 16 (“Termination”) below. Consultant may request extensions of time to perform the services required hereunder. Such extensions shall be effective if authorized in advance by City in writing and incorporated in written amendments to this Agreement.
5. CONSULTANT’S DUTIES
5.1. Services. Consultant shall perform the services identified in the Scope of Services. City shall have the right to request, in writing, changes in the Scope of Services. Any such changes mutually agreed upon by the parties, and any corresponding increase or decrease in compensation, shall be incorporated by written amendment to this Agreement.
5.2. Coordination with City. In performing services under this Agreement, Consultant shall coordinate all contact with City through its Agreement Administrator.
5.3. Budgetary Notification. Consultant shall notify the Agreement Administrator, in writing, when fees and expenses incurred under this Agreement have reached eighty percent (80%) of the Maximum Amount. Consultant shall concurrently inform the Agreement Administrator, in writing, of Consultant’s estimate of total expenditures required to complete its current assignments before proceeding, when the remaining work on such assignments would exceed the Maximum Amount.
5.4. Business License. Consultant shall obtain and maintain in force a City business license for the duration of this Agreement.
5.5. Professional Standards. Consultant shall perform all work to the standards of care and skill ordinarily exercised, under similar circumstances, by reputable members of Consultant’s profession in the same locality at the time the services are provided, and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to City. Consultant shall keep itself fully informed of and in compliance with all local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulationsin any manner affecting the performance of this Agreement, including all Cal/OSHA requirements, the conflict of interest provisions of
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Government Code § 1090 and the Political Reform Act (Government Code § 81000 et seq.).
5.6. Avoid Conflicts. During the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall not perform any work for another person or entity for whom Consultant was not working at the Commencement Date if such work would present a conflict interfering with performance under this Agreement. However, City may consent in writing to Consultant’s performance of such work.
5.7. Campaign Contributions. This Agreement is subject to Government Code Section 84308, as amended by SB 1439. Consultant shall disclose any contribution in an amount of more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) made within the preceding 12 months by the party or the party’s agent. Consultant shall provide a signed copy of the attached Campaign Contribution Disclosure Form to the City prior to, or concurrent with, the Consultant’s execution of this Agreement.
5.8. Appropriate Personnel. Consultant has, or will secure at its own expense, all personnel required to perform the services identified in the Scope of Services. All such services shall be performed by Consultant or under its supervision, and all personnel engaged in the work shall be qualified to perform such services.
Dan McKinney, Managing Principal shall be Consultant’s project administrator and shall have direct responsibility for management of Consultant’s performance under this Agreement. No change shall be made in Consultant’s project administrator without City’s prior written consent.
5.9. Substitution of Personnel. Any persons named in the proposal or Scope of Services constitutes a promise to the City that those persons will perform and coordinate their respective services under this Agreement. Should one or more of such personnel become unavailable, Consultant may substitute other personnel of at least equal competence upon written approval of City. If City and Consultant cannot agree as to the substitution of key personnel, City may terminate this Agreement for cause.
5.10. Permits and Approvals. Consultant shall obtain, at its sole cost and expense, all permits and regulatory approvals necessary for Consultant’s performance of this Agreement. This includes, but shall not be limited to, professional licenses, encroachment permits and building and safety permits and inspections.
5.11. Notification of Organizational Changes. Consultant shall notify the Agreement Administrator, in writing, of any change in name, ownership or control of Consultant’s firm or of any subcontractor. Change of ownership or control of Consultant’s firm may require an amendment to this Agreement.
5.12. Records. Consultant shall maintain any and all ledgers, books of account, invoices, vouchers, canceled checks, and other records or documents evidencing or relating to charges for services or expenditures and disbursements charged to City under this Agreement for a minimum of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by law, from the date of final payment to Consultant under this Agreement. All such documents Professional Services Agreement – Consultant Services
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shall be made available for inspection, audit, and/or copying at any time during regular business hours, upon oral or written request of City. In addition, pursuant to Government Code Section 8546.7, if the amount of public funds expended under this Agreement exceeds ten thousand dollars, all such documents and this Agreement shall be subject to the examination and audit of the State Auditor, at the request of City or as part of any audit of City, for a period of three (3) years after final payment under this Agreement.
5.13. Skilled and Trained Workforce Requirement. When the use of a skilled and trained workforce is required to complete a contract pursuant to existing law, this contract is subject to such requirement and Consultant agrees to use a skilled and trained workforce.
6. SUBCONTRACTING
6.1. General Prohibition. This Agreement covers professional services of a specific and unique nature. Except as otherwise provided herein, Consultant shall not assign or transfer its interest in this Agreement or subcontract any services to be performed without amending this Agreement.
6.2. Consultant Responsible. Consultant shall be responsible to City for all services to be performed under this Agreement.
6.3. Identification in Fee Schedule. All subcontractors shall be specifically listed and their billing rates identified in the Approved Fee Schedule, Exhibit B. Any changes must be approved by the Agreement Administrator in writing as an amendment to this Agreement.
6.4. Compensation for Subcontractors. City shall pay Consultant for work performed by its subcontractors, if any, only at Consultant’s actual cost plus an approved mark-up as set forth in the Approved Fee Schedule, Exhibit B. Consultant shall be liable and accountable for any and all payments, compensation, and federal and state taxes to all subcontractors performing services under this Agreement. City shall not be liable for any payment, compensation, or federal and state taxes for any subcontractors.
7. COMPENSATION
7.1. General. City agrees to compensate Consultant for the services provided under this Agreement, and Consultant agrees to accept payment in accordance with the Fee Schedule in full satisfaction for such services. Compensation shall not exceed the Maximum Amount. Consultant shall not be reimbursed for any expenses unless provided for in this Agreement or authorized in writing by City in advance.
7.2. Invoices. Consultant shall submit to City an invoice, on a monthly basis or as otherwise agreed to by the Agreement Administrator, for services performed pursuant to this Agreement. Each invoice shall identify the Maximum Amount, the services rendered during the billing period, the amount due for the invoice, and the total amount Professional Services Agreement – Consultant Services
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previously invoiced. All labor charges shall be itemized by employee name and classification/position with the firm, the corresponding hourly rate, the hours worked, a description of each labor charge, and the total amount due for labor charges.
7.3. Taxes. City shall not withhold applicable taxes or other payroll deductions from payments made to Consultant except as otherwise required by law. Consultant shall be solely responsible for calculating, withholding, and paying all taxes.
7.4. Disputes. The parties agree to meet and confer at mutually agreeable times to resolve any disputed amounts contained in an invoice submitted by Consultant.
7.5. Additional Work. Consultant shall not be reimbursed for any expenses incurred for work performed outside the Scope of Services unless prior written approval is given by the City through a fully executed written amendment. Consultant shall not undertake any such work without prior written approval of the City.
7.6. City Satisfaction as Precondition to Payment. Notwithstanding any other terms of this Agreement, no payments shall be made to Consultant until City is satisfied that the services are satisfactory.
7.7. Right to Withhold Payments. If Consultant fails to provide a deposit or promptly satisfy an indemnity obligation described in Section 11, City shall have the right to withhold payments under this Agreement to offset that amount.
8. OWNERSHIP OF WRITTEN PRODUCTS
All reports, documents or other written material, and all electronic files, including computeraided design files, developed by Consultant in the performance of this Agreement (such written material and electronic files are collectively known as “written products”) shall become upon payment for such, and remain the property of City without restriction or limitation upon its use or dissemination by City except as provided by law. Consultant may take and retain copies of such written products as desired, but no such written products shall be the subject of a copyright application by Consultant. Any modifications made by the City to any of the Consultant's documents, or any use, partial use or reuse of the documents without written authorization or adaptation by the Consultant will be at the City's sole risk and without liability to the Consultant, and the City shall indemnify, defend and hold the Consultant harmless from all claims, damages, losses and expenses, including but not limited to attorney's fees, resulting therefrom.
9. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
9.1. General. Consultant is, and shall at all times remain as to City, a wholly independent contractor.
9.2. No Agent Authority. Consultant shall have no power to incur any debt, obligation, or liability on behalf of City or otherwise to act on behalf of City as an agent. Neither City nor any of its agents shall have control over the conduct of Consultant or any of Consultant’s employees, except as set forth in this Agreement. Consultant shall not Professional Services Agreement – Consultant Services
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represent that it is, or that any of its agents or employees are, in any manner employees of City.
9.3. Independent Contractor Status. Under no circumstances shall Consultant or its employees look to the City as an employer. Consultant shall not be entitled to any benefits. City makes no representation as to the effect of this independent contractor relationship on Consultant’s previously earned California Public Employees Retirement System (“CalPERS”) retirement benefits, if any, and Consultant specifically assumes the responsibility for making such a determination. Consultant shall be responsible for all reports and obligations including, but not limited to: social security taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, and workers’ compensation, and other applicable federal and state taxes.
9.4. Indemnification of CalPERS Determination. In the event that Consultant or any employee, agent, or subcontractor of Consultant providing services under this Agreement claims or is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or CalPERS to be eligible for enrollment in CalPERS as an employee of the City, Consultant shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless City for the payment of any employee and/or employer contributions for CalPERS benefits on behalf of Consultant or its employees, agents, or subcontractors, as well as for the payment of any penalties and interest on such contributions, which would otherwise be the responsibility of City.
10. INDEMNIFICATION
10.1. Definitions. For purposes of this Section 11, “Consultant” shall include Consultant, its officers, employees, servants, agents, or subcontractors, or anyone directly or indirectly employed by either Consultant or its subcontractors, in the performance of this Agreement. “City” shall include City, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers.
10.2. Consultant to Indemnify City. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Consultant shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend City from and against any and all claims, losses, costs or expenses for any personal injury or property damage to the extent arising out of or in connection with Consultant’s negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct or other wrongful acts, errors or omissions of Consultant or failure to comply with any provision in this Agreement. The duty to defend as required above shall mean Consultant will reimburse Client for its reasonable defense costs based on principles of comparative fault.
10.3. Scope of Indemnity. Personal injury shall include injury or damage due to death or injury to any person, whether physical, emotional, consequential or otherwise, Property damage shall include injury to any personal or real property. Consultant shall not be required to indemnify City for such loss or damage as is caused by the sole or active negligence or willful misconduct of the City.
10.4. Attorneys Fees. Such costs and expenses shall include reasonable attorneys’ fees for counsel of City’s choice, expert fees and all other costs and fees of litigation.
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are not limited by the provisions of any workers’ compensation act or similar act.
Consultant expressly waives its statutory immunity under such statutes or laws as to City.
10.6. Indemnification by Subcontractors. Consultant agrees to obtain executed indemnity agreements with provisions identical to those set forth here in this Section 11 from each and every subcontractor or any other person or entity involved in the performance of this Agreement on Consultant’s behalf.
10.7. Insurance Not a Substitute. City does not waive any indemnity rights by accepting any insurance policy or certificate required pursuant to this Agreement. Consultant’s indemnification obligations apply regardless of whether or not any insurance policies are determined to be applicable to the claim, demand, damage, liability, loss, cost or expense.
11. INSURANCE
11.1. Insurance Required. Consultant shall maintain insurance as described in this section and shall require all of its subcontractors, consultants, and other agents to do the same.
Approval of the insurance by the City shall not relieve or decrease any liability of Consultant Any requirement for insurance to be maintained after completion of the work shall survive this Agreement.
11.2. Documentation of Insurance. City will not execute this agreement until it has received a complete set of all required documentation of insurance coverage. However, failure to obtain the required documents prior to the work beginning shall not waive the Consultant’s obligation to provide them. Consultant shall file with City:
• Certificate of Insurance, indicating companies acceptable to City, with a Best's Rating of no less than A: VII showing. The Certificate of Insurance must include the project name: Downtown Parking Study Consultant Services • Documentation of Best’s rating acceptable to the City. • Original endorsements effecting coverage for all policies required by this Agreement.
• Complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, including endorsements affecting the coverage.
11.3. Coverage Amounts. Insurance coverage shall be at least in the following minimum amounts:
• Professional Liability Insurance: $1,000,000 per claim, $2,000,000 aggregate
• General Liability:
o General Aggregate: $2,000,000
o Products Comp/Op Aggregate $2,000,000
o Personal & Advertising Injury $1,000,000
o Each Occurrence $1,000,000
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o Fire Damage (any one fire) $ 50,000
o Medical Expense (any 1 person) $ 5,000
• Workers' Compensation:
o Workers' Compensation Statutory Limits
o EL Each Accident $1,000,000
o EL Disease - Policy Limit $1,000,000
o EL Disease - Each Employee $1,000,000
• Automobile Liability:
• Any vehicle, combined single limit $1,000,000
Any available insurance proceeds broader than or in excess of the specified minimum insurance coverage requirements or limitsshall be available to the additional insured. Furthermore, the requirements for coverage and limits shall be the greater of (1) the minimum coverage and limits specified in this Agreement, or (2) the broader coverage and maximum limits of coverage of any insurance policy or proceeds available to the named insured
11.4. General Liability Insurance. Commercial General Liability Insurance shall be no less broad than ISO form CG 00 01. Coverage must be on a standard Occurrence form.
Claims-Made, modified, limited or restricted Occurrence forms are not acceptable.
11.5. Worker’s Compensation Insurance. Consultant is aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which requires every employer to carry Workers' Compensation (or to undertake equivalent self-insurance), and Consultant will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this Agreement. If such insurance is underwritten by any agency other than the State Compensation Fund, such agency shall be a company authorized to do business in the State of California.
11.6. Automobile Liability Insurance. Covered vehicles shall include owned if any, nonowned, and hired automobiles and, trucks.
11.7. Professional Liability Insurance or Errors & Omissions Coverage. The deductible or self-insured retention may not exceed $50,000. If the insurance is on a Claims-Made basis, the retroactive date shall be no later than the commencement of the work.
Coverage shall be continued for two years after the completion of the work by one of the following: (1) renewal of the existing policy; (2) an extended reporting period endorsement; or (3) replacement insurance with a retroactive date no later than the commencement of the work under this Agreement.
11.8. Claims-Made Policies. If any of the required policies provide coverage on a claimsmade basis the Retroactive Date must be shown and must be before the date of the contract or the beginning of contract work. Claims-Made Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after completion of the contract of work. If coverage is canceled or non-renewed, and not replaced with another claims-made policy form with a Retroactive Date prior to the contract effective date, the Consultant must purchase “extended reporting” coverage for a minimum of Professional Services Agreement – Consultant Services
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five (5) years after completion of contract work.
11.9. Additional Insured Endorsements. The City, its City Council, Commissions, officers, and employees of Sierra Madre must be endorsed as an additional insured for each policy required herein, other than Professional Errors and Omissions and Worker’s Compensation, for liability arising out of ongoing and completed operations by or on behalf of the Consultant. Consultant’s insurance policies shall be primary as respects any claims related to or as the result of the Consultant’s work. Any insurance, pooled coverage or self-insurance maintained by the City, its elected or appointed officials, directors, officers, agents, employees, volunteers, or consultants shall be noncontributory. All endorsements shall be signed by a person authorized by the insurer to bind coverage on its behalf. General liability coverage can be provided using an endorsement to the Consultant’s insurance at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 10 11 85 or both CG 20 10 and CG 20 37.
11.10. Failure to Maintain Coverage. In the event any policy is canceled prior to the completion of the project and the Consultant does not furnish a new certificate of insurance prior to cancellation, City has the right, but not the duty, to obtain the required insurance and deduct the premium(s) from any amounts due the Consultant under this Agreement. Failure of the Consultant to maintain the insurance required by this Agreement, or to comply with any of the requirements of this section, shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement.
11.11. Notices. Consultant shall provide immediate written notice if (1) any of the required insurance policies is terminated; (2) the limits of any of the required policies are reduced; (3) or the deductible or self-insured retention is increased. Consultant shall provide no less than 30 days’ notice of any cancellation or material change to policies required by this Agreement. Consultant shall provide proof that cancelled or expired policies of insurance have been renewed or replaced with other policies providing at least the same coverage. Such proof will be furnished at least two weeks prior to the expiration of the coverages. The name and address for Additional Insured Endorsements, Certificates of Insurance and Notices of Cancellation is: City of Sierra Madre, Attn: Planning & Community Preservation Director, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024.
11.12. Consultant’s Insurance Primary. The General and Auto liability insurance provided by Consultant, including all endorsements, shall be primary to any coverage available to City. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by City and/or its officers, employees, agents or volunteers, shall be in excess of Consultant’s insurance and shall not contribute with it.
11.13. Waiver of Subrogation. Consultant hereby waives all rights of subrogation against the City. Consultant shall additionally waive such rights either by endorsement to each policy or provide proof of such waiver in the policy itself.
11.14. Report of Claims to City. Consultant shall report to the City, in addition to the Consultant’s insurer, any and all insurance claims submitted to Consultant's insurer in connection with the services under this Agreement.
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self-insured retention amounts to the City. The City may require the Consultant to provide proof of ability to pay losses and related investigations, claim administration, and defense expenses within retention amounts. Ultimately, City must approve all such amounts prior to execution of this Agreement. City has no obligation to pay any premiums, assessments, or deductibles under any policy required in this Agreement.
Consultant shall be responsible for all premiums and deductibles in all of Consultant’s insurance policies. The amount of deductibles for insurance coverage required herein are subject to City’s approval.
11.16. Duty to Defend and Indemnify. Consultant’s duties to defend and indemnify City under this Agreement shall not be limited by the foregoing insurance requirements and shall survive the expiration or early termination of this Agreement.
12. MUTUAL COOPERATION
12.1. City Cooperation in Performance. City shall provide Consultant with all pertinent data, documents and other requested information as is reasonably available for the proper performance of Consultant’s services under this Agreement.
12.2. Consultant Cooperation in Defense of Claims. If any claim or action is brought against City relating to Consultant’s performance in connection with this Agreement, Consultant shall render any reasonable assistance that City may require in the defense of that claim or action.
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13. NOTICES
Any notices, bills, invoices, or reports required by this Agreement shall be deemed received on: (i) the day of delivery if delivered by hand, email, or overnight courier service during Consultant’s and City’s regular business hours; or (ii) on the third business day following deposit in the United States mail if delivered by mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses listed below (or to such other addresses as the parties may, from time to time, designate in writing).
If to City
Clare Lin
City of Sierra Madre
232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
Telephone: (626) 355-7135
Email: [email protected]
If to Consultant
Dan McKinney, Managing Principal
Transpo Group USA, Inc.
12131 113th Ave NE, Suite 203
Kirkland, WA 98034
Telephone: (425) 896-5244
Email: [email protected]
With courtesy copy to:
Aleks R. Giragosian, Esq.
Sierra Madre City Attorney
Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC
790 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 850
Pasadena, CA 91101
Telephone: (213) 542-5700
Email: [email protected]
14. SURVIVING COVENANTS
The parties agree that the covenants contained in Section 5.11 (Records), Section 10.4 (Indemnification of CalPERS Determination), Section 11 (Indemnification), Section 12.8 (ClaimsMade Policies), paragraph 12.13 (Waiver of Subrogation), Section 13.2 (Consultant Cooperation in Defense of Claims), Section 15 (Surviving Covenants), Section 17 (Interpretation of Agreement), and Section 18 (General Provisions) of this Agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement, subject to the provisions and limitations of this Agreement and all otherwise applicable statutes of limitations and repose.
15. TERMINATION
15.1. City Termination. City may terminate this Agreement for any reason on five calendar days’ written notice to Consultant. Consultant agrees to cease all work under this Agreement on or before the effective date of any notice of termination. All City data, documents, objects, materials or other tangible things shall be returned to City upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
15.2. Consultant Termination. Consultant may terminate this Agreement for a material breach of this Agreement by the City upon 30 days’ notice.
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15.3. Compensation Following Termination. Upon termination, Consultant shall be paid based on the work satisfactorily performed at the time of termination. In no event shall Consultant be entitled to receive more than the amount that would be paid to Consultant for the full performance of the services required by this Agreement. The City shall have the benefit of such work as may have been completed up to the time of such termination.
15.4. Remedies. City retains any and all available legal and equitable remedies for Consultant’s breach of this Agreement.
16. INTERPRETATION OF AGREEMENT
16.1. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
16.2. Integration of Exhibits. All documents referenced as exhibits in this Agreement are hereby incorporated into this Agreement. In the event of any material discrepancy between the provisions of this Agreement and its exhibits, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. In the event of any material discrepancy between the express provisions of this Agreement and the exhibits of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. This instrument contains the entire Agreement between City and Consultant with respect to the transactions contemplated herein. No other prior oral or written agreements are binding upon the parties. Amendments hereto or deviations herefrom shall be effective and binding only if made in writing and executed on by City and Consultant.
16.3. Headings. The headings and captions appearing at the commencement of the sections hereof, and in any paragraph thereof, are descriptive only and for convenience in reference to this Agreement. Should there be any conflict between such heading, and the section or paragraph thereof at the head of which it appears, the language of the section or paragraph shall control and govern in the construction of this Agreement.
16.4. Pronouns. Masculine or feminine pronouns shall be substituted for the neuter form and vice versa, and the plural shall be substituted for the singular form and vice versa, in any place or places herein in which the context requires such substitution(s).
16.5. Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, then such term or provision shall be amended to, and solely to the extent necessary to, cure such invalidity or unenforceability, and shall be enforceable in its amended form. In such event, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected, and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
16.6. No Presumption Against Drafter. Each party had an opportunity to consult with an attorney in reviewing and drafting this agreement. Any uncertainty or ambiguity shall not be construed for or against any party based on attribution of drafting to any party.
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17. GENERAL PROVISIONS
17.1. Confidentiality. All data, documents, discussion, or other information developed or received by Consultant for performance of this Agreement are deemed confidential and Consultant shall not disclose it without prior written consent by City. City shall grant such consent if disclosure is legally required. All City data shall be returned to City upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement.
17.2. Conflicts of Interest. Consultant maintains and warrants that it has not employed nor retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for Consultant, to solicit or secure this Agreement. Further, Consultant warrants that it has not paid nor has it agreed to pay any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for Consultant, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement. Consultant further agrees to file, or shall cause its employees or subcontractor to file, a Statement of Economic Interest with the City’s Filing Officer if required under state law in the performance of the services. For breach or violation of this warranty, City shall have the right to rescind this Agreement without liability. For the term of this Agreement, no member, officer, or employee of City, during the term of his or her service with City, shall have any direct interest in this Agreement, or obtain any present or anticipated material benefit arising therefrom.
17.3. Non-assignment. Consultant shall not delegate, transfer, subcontract or assign its duties or rights hereunder, either in whole or in part, without City’s prior written consent, and any attempt to do so shall be void and of no effect. City shall not be obligated or liable under this Agreement to any party other than Consultant.
17.4. Binding on Successors. This Agreement shall be binding on the successors and assigns of the parties.
17.5. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as expressly stated herein, there is no intended third-party beneficiary of any right or obligation assumed by the parties.
17.6. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Consultant shall not have liability for or be deemed in breach because of delays caused by any factor outside of its reasonable control, including but not limited to natural disasters, adverse weather, or acts of the City, third parties, or governmental agencies.
17.7. Non-Discrimination. Consultant shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), creed, national origin, color, disability as defined by law, disabled veteran status, Vietnam veteran status, religion, age (40 and above), medical condition (cancer-related), marital status, ancestry, or sexual orientation. Employment actions to which this provision applies shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment, and selection for Professional Services Agreement – Consultant Services
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training. Consultant agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
17.8. Waiver. No provision, covenant, or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived by City or Consultant unless in writing signed by one authorized to bind the party asserted to have consented to the waiver. The waiver by City or Consultant of any breach of any provision, covenant, or condition of this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision, covenant, or condition.
17.9. Excused Failure to Perform. Consultant shall not be liable for any failure to perform if Consultant presents acceptable evidence, in City’s sole judgment, that such failure was due to causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of Consultant.
17.10. Remedies Non-Exclusive. Each right, power and remedy provided for herein or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity, by statute, or otherwise shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other right, power, or remedy provided for herein or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity, by statute, or otherwise. The exercise, the commencement of the exercise, or the forbearance from the exercise by any party of any one or more of such rights, powers or remedies shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by such party of any or all of such other rights, powers or remedies.
17.11. Attorneys’ Fees. If legal action shall be necessary to enforce any term, covenant or condition contained in this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs expended in the action.
17.12. Venue. The venue for any litigation shall be Los Angeles County, California and Consultant hereby consents to sole jurisdiction in Los Angeles County for purposes of resolving any dispute or enforcing any obligation arising under this Agreement.
17.13. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed one and the same instrument. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement may be executed by electronic signature, which shall be considered as an originalsignature for all purposes and shall have the same force and effect as an original signature. Without limitation, “electronic signature” shall include faxed or emailed versions of an original signature, electronically scanned and transmitted versions (e.g., via pdf) of an original signature, or a digital signature.
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TO EFFECTUATE THIS AGREEMENT, the parties have caused their duly authorized representatives to execute this Agreement on the dates set forth below. “CITY”
City of Sierra Madre
Authorized Signatories:
Signature:
Printed:
Title:
Date:
“CONSULTANT”
Transpo Group USA, Inc.
Signature:
Printed:
Title:
Date:
Attest:
Signature:
Printed:
Title: City Clerk
Date:
Approved as to Form:
Signature:
Printed:
Title: City Attorney
Date:
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EXHIBIT A
Scope of Services
TRANSPO GROUP
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Overview and Approach
Project Understanding
We understand how parking plays a vital role in the
success of Sierra Madre’s downtown. Effective parking
management solutions typically involve a variety of
strategies to balance the needs of various users, while meeting the overall objectives of the City. Transpo’s
parking experts frequently develop comprehensive parking plans to support the economic vitality of businesses,
improve tenant and customer experiences, and help
plan and manage parking needs to support the future.
Our team will develop a comprehensive parking plan
utilizing a data-driven approach that will include quantifying current conditions, input from key stakeholders, and
establishing a clear framework of implementable
parking strategies to support the City’s overall goals
and objectives. The plan will help optimize and improve parking downtown and improve the overall experience
for businesses and visitors. A visitor’s experience
in Sierra Madre often begins and ends with their
parking experience and our expertise will help guide
changes to ensure those impressions are positive.
Our Approach
We are very familiar with completing parking analyses for downtown areas of many sizes and complexities. The
scope and level of effort that is identified in the RFP does not match the anticipated budget being requested. In
order to maximize the value we have tailored the scope
to meet what we feel would be the best priority for the scope of work and identified follow on pieces that could be addressed and completed over time as funding allows.
Task 1: Project Management
and Stakeholder Engagement
Project Management
Transpo’s approach to this project starts with a
project management plan that is focused on the
delivery of quality work products and will guide the
development of the parking study. We will focus our
Project Management Plan (PMP) on best practices
that streamline delivery of the study, while following a practical design approach and adherence to industry
standards. We understand that risk management is
one of the best tools to keep studies on time and within budget. We will proactively identify potential risks to scope, budget, and schedule and build into our PMP
the appropriate tools/processes to mitigate these risks.
From the project’s onset, our proposed Project Manager, Dan McKinney, will collaborate with the City project
manager to establish checkpoints and a communication
protocol to ensure the work program runs smoothly. Dan
has a proven track record for effectively managing parking projects and will bring a level of trust that is invaluable. The established checkpoints will also identify potential issues, data requirements, or other items as soon as possible to ensure the project’s successful completion. In addition, regular check-ins and a detailed work schedule with key delivery dates will ensure project completion on time.
Following the contract award, our team will collaborate with your team to refine the project schedule and identify key meetings and dates. A kick-off meeting will be
scheduled to review the schedule and project workplan
to ensure we meet the overall goals and objectives
on-time and within budget. The meeting will include:
► Establishing goals and objectives for the project
► Refining the project approach as necessary
to meet goals and objectives as well as
budget and schedule requirements
► Establishing a schedule and program
for stakeholder outreach
► Establishing a project team communication
and coordination plan
► Identifying data collection
requirements and schedule
► Discussing any technology use
or design requirements
► Confirming deliverables and data transfer protocols
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Typical information that we will request
from the City includes:
► Existing Parking Policies and Studies
► GIS databases (or shapefiles)
► Parking Supply information
► Facilitation letters to survey on and
off-street parking locations
We propose using Microsoft Teams’ interactive
capabilities or a similar communication tool to
collaborate with our team and City staff.
Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder Engagement shouldn’t be considered a
standalone task and instead be considered a continuing
process of engagement between our team, the City,
and the community to effectively develop a Parking
Study that will work for everyone. At the outset of the project, Transpo will prepare a Public Outreach Plan
(POP) specific to this project that will describe how we will capture and organize community input and educate
the public on this study. The POP will also outline the specific types of engagement with City staff, Chamber
of Commerce, business owners, property managers,
residents in the area, and the public at large.
Meetings with City staff will occur prior to Stakeholder Engagement to make sure we are acting as an extension
of City staff and supporting the overall goals and
objectives. We plan on facilitating two public workshops with community members to educate the public on
the process and to gain valuable feedback. We would
recommend that one of these community meetings
include a walking tour, as was done during the creation of the Downtown Design Guidelines, with key stakeholders
to collaboratively see concerns firsthand and gain a
clear understanding of current issues and conditions.
We used this approach in the City of Bellingham
and Temple City and have found it to be an effective
approach to gain community input, reach common
understanding, and build trust through the process.
Surveys are another tool to provide an understanding
of community needs and issues. Transpo conducted
surveys of businesses as part of our parking studies
for many of our projects including in Temple City. The
business surveys provided a deeper understanding
of parking behaviors. Transpo will conduct an online
survey accessible to the community and analyze and
summarize the survey results. Data gathered through the surveys will be compared to previous feedback and to
the parking counts to help draw conclusions and make
recommendations for the comprehensive parking plan.
Stakeholder Alignment
Aligning stakeholders with regards
to parking issues and solutions can be a
challenge where we have found success.
Parking impacts multiple departments within
the City, event managers, neighborhood
groups, business owners, and can be perceived
as a negative when not managed well.
When working with a jurisdiction on parking, we
commonly have challenges related to stakeholder
differences in opinions, perception of parking
problems and the best way to address parking.
We like to address these different outlooks through
early and frequent communication involving the key
stakeholders. This stakeholder process focuses first
on aligning the groups to common higher objectives
and goals that we can point to throughout the work.
After the stakeholders have been aligned by
common goals and objectives, then we work
to understand individual parking issues and
help develop a toolbox of approaches that can
be implemented in an iterative process..
Transpo's Dan McKinney presenting at a
public meeting for the City of Glendale
TRANSPO GROUP
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Our project manager and stakeholder lead are
exceptional at listening and understanding the needs
from a variety of stakeholders and being able to
effectively facilitate public meetings that build trust between the City and the community. The combination
of Dan’s national and international expertise along
with the local presence of Jim Brogen will provide
the most effective and best value for engaging and
meeting with City staff and key stakeholders.
Task 2: Existing Conditions
Assessment
Parking Supply Inventory
At Transpo, we are parking data collection and analysis experts. Having reliable and accurate data provides
a solid foundation for our data-driven solutions and
recommendations. Through our decades of experience,
we have developed accurate and efficient data collection processes focused on only the necessary data and
information that will influence decision making.
Transpo’s initial efforts will be to assemble and leverage as much available information as possible related to the existing conditions. Leveraging available information will help increase the efficiency of data collection to ensure our efforts focus specifically on identified parking problems and issues. We will identify gaps and data needs and
complete site visits to verify and summarize the existing conditions. This will include conducting a parking inventory that will identify the number, type, and regulations for each parking space within the defined study area.
Additionally, we will work with City staff to understand anticipated changes (if any) to parking inventory
related to future development or planned projects.
As part of the existing data collection, the vehicle and pedestrian network surrounding parking in the study area will be inventoried. This will include a review of parking wayfinding guidance and parking regulation signage to
evaluate whether parking is easy to find, navigate to,
and regulations are clearly understood. This will also
Walking Tour
We recommend that one of these
community meetings include a walking tour
with key stakeholders to collaboratively
see concerns first hand and gain a clear
understandings of current issues and conditions.
Visual Communication
Transpo has an in-house Creative
Services team that is highly skilled at creating
graphics to help illustrate concepts to the
public. We create a variety of graphics tailored
to client needs ranging from before and after
photo/illustrative renderings, cross-section
renderings, infographics, custom drawn
illustrations, video simulations, and more.
STUDY AREA OVERVIEW HOURLY OFF-STREET PRICING
HOURLY ON-STREET PRICING
PERFORMANCE-BASED PARKING MANAGEMENT
BRAND BLVD PAID ON-STREET OCCUPANCY
Brand Blvd Other On-Street & Surface Lots
$
1.50 $1.00
PROPOSED TARGET OCCUPANCY RANGE
BELOW 70%
Decrease Price ABOVE 85% 70% WITHIN TARGET RANGE 85% Increase Price Success
Lot
6 Marketplace
Exchange
Orange St
Lot 15
Lot 10
Lot 7
Lot
2 Lot
3 Lot
4 IVY ST
E WILSON AVE
E LEXINGTON DR
N BRAND BLVD
N LOUISE ST
E DORAN ST
N JACKSON ST
E BROADWAY
W COLORADO ST
E HARVARD ST
E CALIFORNIA AVE W CALIFORNIA AVE
W WILSON AVE
E COLORADO ST
W DORAN ST
MILFORD ST
N COLUMBUS AVE
S JACKSON ST
S CENTRAL AVE
S BRAND BLVD
N KENWOOD ST
S COLUMBUS AVE
N CENTRAL AVE
N MARYLAND AVE
N ORANGE ST
PIONEER DR
W LEXINGTON DR
MYRTLE ST
SALEM ST
W BROADWAY
S LOUISE ST
S KENWOOD ST
HAWTHORNE ST
W HARVARD ST
OAK ST
SANCHEZ DR
LEGEND
Parking Occupancy
0-60%
61-85%
>85%
Lot
6 Marketplace
Exchange
Orange St
Lot 15
Lot 10
Lot 7
Lot
2 Lot
3 Lot
4 IVY ST
E WILSON AVE
E LEXINGTON DR
N BRAND BLVD
N LOUISE ST
E DORAN ST
N JACKSON ST
E BROADWAY
W COLORADO ST
E HARVARD ST
E CALIFORNIA AVE W CALIFORNIA AVE
W WILSON AVE
E COLORADO ST
W DORAN ST
MILFORD ST
N COLUMBUS AVE
S JACKSON ST
S CENTRAL AVE
S BRAND BLVD
N KENWOOD ST
S COLUMBUS AVE
N CENTRAL AVE
N MARYLAND AVE
N ORANGE ST
PIONEER DR
W LEXINGTON DR
MYRTLE ST
SALEM ST
W BROADWAY
S LOUISE ST
S KENWOOD ST
HAWTHORNE ST
W HARVARD ST
OAK ST
SANCHEZ DR
LEGEND
Parking Occupancy
0-60%
61-85%
>85%
WEEKDAY PEAK HR OCCUPANCY
DOWNTOWN
PARKING ANALYSIS
Weekday Saturday 85% occupancy
$ Garages
$$ Other On-Street Surface Lots
$$ $ On-Street
Brand Boulevard
TIERED PRICING STRATEGY
Spaces Counted
3379
PRIVATE GARAGES
Highest
$
6 CITY-OWNED GARAGES
$
2 Lowest
$
3 Average
$
5 12PM peak hour
WEEKDAY PEAK OCCUPANCY
Spaces Occupied at Peak Hour
OFF-STREET 75%
ON-STREET 81%
100%
6 AM7 AM8 AM9 AM
10 AM11 AM
12 PM
1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PM7 PM8 PM9 PM
10 PM11 PM
10%
0%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
90%
100%
70%
80%
PARKING RESTRICTIONS 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.
2702
Off-Street Spaces Counted
Brand Blvd
On-Street Spaces
Other On-Street Spaces
211
466
Transpo created an
infographic to summarize
the Downtown Glendale
key findings and
recommendations.
On- and Off-Street Parking
Supply Map for the Stadium
District in downtown Seattle
OCCIDENTAL AVE S
§¨¦5
§¨¦90
UV99
SoDo BUSWAY
Colman
Ferry Dock
UV519
Financial
District
International
District
Pioneer
Square
Remaining
SoDo Area
Retail
District
Waterfront
600 On
1,100 Off
600 On
13,400 Off
400 On
9,200 Off
4,400 On
5,000 Off
Safeco
Field
CenturyLink
Field
S KING ST
SPRING ST
S LANDER ST
S HOLGATE ST
S HORTON ST
S KING ST
1ST AVE S
4TH AVE S
1ST AVE
5TH AVE
3RD AVE
4TH AVE
2ND AVE
5TH AVE S
6TH AVE S
6TH AVE
15TH AVE S
BOREN AVE
S JACKSON ST
BROADWAY
14TH AVE
7TH AVE
AIRPORT WAY S
23RD AVE S
ALASKAN WAY
PINE ST
E PINE ST
RAINIER AVE S
BEACON AVE S 17TH AVE S
E UNION ST
JAMES ST
9TH AVE
E PIKE ST
14TH AVE S
E MADISON ST
ELLIOTT AVE
WESTERN AVE
S SPOKANE ST
STEWART ST
YESLER WAY E YESLER WAY
E CHERRY ST
E JEFFERSON ST
EAST MARGINAL WAY S
S DEARBORN ST
S LANDER ST
20TH AVE S
S COLLEGE ST
SW SPOKANE ST
12TH AVE S
12TH AVE
7TH AVE S
ALASKAN WAY S
S HANFORD ST
8TH AVE S
S SPOKANE ST
12TH AVE S
S SPOKANE ST
5TH AVE S
4TH AVE S MAIN ST 6TH AVE S 7TH AVE S
S MASSACHUSETTS ST MAYNARD AVE S
S KING ST
Stadium District Existing On- and
Off-Street Event Parking Supply
Seattle Arena
FIGURE
2-94
I
Legend
Primary Study Area
Expanded Study Area
Site Location
800 On
4,000 Off 700 On
2,000 Off
*Note: Parking supply accounts
for spaces publically available for
events and is not representative
of all parking supply within each
neighborhood. All numbers are
rounded to the nearest hundred.
SHUTTLE TO FAIRHAVEN PARK
FAIRHAVEN
SEHOME HIGH SCHOOL
WESTERN
WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY
LOT
12A
EVENT PARKING & SHUTTLE
START/FINISH AREA
SEHOME HILL
ARBORETUM
FAIRHAVEN PARK
12th St
Donovan Ave
Bill McDonald Pkwy
S College Dr
21st St
Old FairhavenPkwy
RUNNER DROP-OFF
(Hillcrest Chapel)
Hwy 11/Chuckanut Dr N
DOWNTOWN
BELLINGHAM
NOEVENT
PARKING
EXIT
252
N Samish Way
EVENT PARKING DIRECTIONS
SPONSORED BY:
Directions
FROM THE NORTH:
1. From I-5, take
exit 252 for
Samish Way/
Bill McDonald
Pkwy to 25th St
2. Turn right on N
Samish Way
3. Turn left on Bill
McDonald Pkwy
4. Turn right on S
College Way
5. Park in Lot 12A
(on your right)
FROM THE SOUTH:
1. From I-5, take
exit 252 for
Samish Way/
Bill McDonald
Pkwy to 25th St
2. Turn left on N
Samish Way
3. Turn left on Bill
McDonald Pkwy
4. Turn right on S
College Way
5. Park in Lot 12A
(on your right)
Custom
Map created
by Transpo
with Event
Parking
Information
Infographics
summarize and
present data in
meaningful ways, as
shown here for the
City of Bellingham
2013 2018
OFF-STREET OFF-STREET
vehicles parked >>
vehicles parked >>
HIGHER occupancy >>
AVERAGE PERCENT OCCUPIED
378 MORE
470 MORE
VS
Downtown
Parking Study Comparison – Summer/Fall 2013 vs. 2018*
PARKING
610
647
786
849
ON-STREET
OVERALL OVERALL
ON-STREET ON-STREET
OFF-STREET OFF-STREET
ON-STREET
52% 53%
42% 44%
59% 63%
54% 59%
1,421
1,448
1,623
1,716
HOW MANY VEHICLES PARKED? HOW MANY VEHICLES PARKED?
PARKING UTILIZATION
*Downtown Sub-Area Final Parking Study, March 2013, Transpo Group *Downtown Sub-Area – 2018 Parking Study, Transpo Group ~4,180 TOTAL PARKING SPACES
~2,716 ~1,465 ~2,735 ~1,445
SUMMER SUMMER
FALL FALL
SUM SUM
49% 58%
FALL FALL
51% 61%
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include a review of safety as well as potential conflict and congestion points that can be evaluated for improvements.
Data will be input into a GIS database to develop graphical maps that summarize existing parking typology.
Land Use and Transportation Analysis
Land use drives parking demand and other components
of the transportation system. Transpo will evaluate the land use in the area and develop an understanding of
the multimodal components of the transportation system
including how people access and travel through the study area by walking, rolling, biking, or taking transit. This will include evaluating non-motorized connectivity, vehicle
travel patterns, and availability of transit, which all play a role in how parking is used, how much parking is needed, and the overall behavior of travelers. We at Transpo are not just parking experts but are also multimodal transportation experts and understand how other travel modes integrate with parking, especially pedestrian activity. This is
especially important to consider given that every parking event starts and ends with people walking or rolling.
Transpo will identify existing parking constraints, parking design/circulation issues, pedestrian connectivity
and walking distances, special use parking needs,
parking signage and wayfinding, and safety.
Policy and Regulatory Review
Transpo will review documentation and data available
related to parking in the downtown area. We will be
able to assess the programs and policies with our
experience in other jurisdictions and provide the City
with feedback on additions or revisions that may help
support the parking management goals for the City.
After reviewing available information including policies, prior studies, and existing agreements, Transpo will
include a summary of existing conditions to set the
framework for future policy needs or improvements.
Data Collection
Transpo possesses a comprehensive
understanding of parking needs from policy
to management to operations to stakeholder
outreach and data collection needs.
Highlighted here are our expertise in data
collection, analytics and visualization.
Data Collection: Our team has successfully
trained, coordinated, and implemented data
collection efforts using a variety of methods
including video cameras, time lapse cameras,
license plate recognition, hand-held GPS units,
and manual data collection with pencil and
paper. To obtain parking utilization, duration, and
identify disability and employee permit placards,
we have found the most accurate method is
“boots on the ground”. Transpo has in-house
applications allowing all parking data to be
collected with tablets. Using tablets improves
efficiency, minimizes data processing time, and
allows for real-time monitoring of parking data.
Data Analytics: Transpo uses GIS to integrate
various components of data including inventory,
occupancy, duration, permits and historical
parking data. The use of GIS allows us to quickly
review and integrate the parking data saving
the City time and money. Parking management,
pricing and financial tracking require high quality
data. Hourly space occupancy is the gold
standard for financial tracking and considering
parking supply questions. Our team assesses
the preferred parking metrics and prioritizes
data collection and analysis to support them.
Data Visualization: The data will be analyzed and
report summaries provided, including standard
excel databases, GIS maps, and infographics
as necessary. We provide both detailed reports
as well as higher level infographics to be
presented to stakeholders and the public.
Data collection will include transit and
other multimodal street uses.
Occupancy
rates recently
collected for the
City of Glendale
City of Glendale • Montrose Parking Analysis 2025 15
VERDUGO RD
OCEAN VIEW BLVD
MIRA VISTA AVE
WICKHAM WY
WALTONIA DR
GLENADA AVE
CLIFTON PL
BROADVIEW DR
VERDUGO BLVD
THOMPSON CT
HONOLULU AVE
MARKET ST
LAS PALMAS AVE
VALVERDE PL
MONTROSE AVE
ORANGEDALE AVE
DOWNING AVE
FLORENCITA DRIVE
BUENAVISTA AVE
ROSEMARY AVE
Lot 1
Lot 2
Lot 4
Lot 6
Lot 7
Lot 3
Lot 5
Glendale
College
Lots
7 10
8 4
4 8
10 8
9 2 2
1 2
3 2
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
6 1
2 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
6 7
7 2
3 0
0 0 200 400
Feet
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LEGEND
Hours > 85% Occupancy
0 Hours
1-3 Hours
>3 Hours
Paid Parking Areas
Study Area Boundary
Occupancy Exceeds 85% (Weekday)
Montrose Parking Analysis
DRAFT
2 9
NUMBER OF HOURS OCCUPANCY EXCEEDS 85% (WEEKDAY)
The number
of hours that the
on-street blocks and offstreet parking lots in the study area have an occupancy greater than 85
percent on a weekday is illustrated above. One
block along Honolulu Avenue and one block along Las
Palmas Avenue in the study area have occupancies greater than 85 percent for 10 hours during the weekday. Lots 4 and 7 have occupancies greater than 85 percent for 7 hours during the weekday.
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Task 3: Parking Demand Analysis
and Utilization Studies
Parking Occupancy and Utilization Surveys
Data provides a common understanding of current
weekday and weekend conditions including peaking
characteristics and neighborhood parking issues. It also allows us to see progress and benchmark conditions
against any previous studies. The current parking
conditions, integrated with an understanding of land
use and activity levels as well as community feedback,
will be used to develop parking strategies for the nearterm and long-term success of the community.
The data collection and analysis effort will provide a
solid, consistent foundational story for engaging with
key stakeholders to develop a unified set of goals
and objectives for parking. The City requests data
collection for three (3) weekdays and two (2) weekend
days between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. with one-hour parking
occupancy sweeps within the defined study area. The
level of data collection outlined in the RFP is extensive and the Transpo team is prepared to meet the City’s
needs; however, this will be an expensive portion of the study, and we feel that a clear understanding of existing conditions and an effective program could be developed
with less data collection. We recommend collecting
data to validate current conditions focusing on what is necessary for decision making and not just collecting
data to collect data. We feel we can work with the City to reduce these costs through adjusting the scope of
the data collection. Reducing the data collection could include limiting the number of days of data collection or avoiding some of the additional costs associated with
duration of stay (discussed in the following section) or parking type designations such as separate ADA data on
certain days. These additional data collection items tend to be more consistent and collecting this information on multiple days may not provide any additional accuracy
or value. Our initial proposed budget reflects collecting hourly parking occupancies on one (1) weekday and
one (1) weekend day and we would be interested in
coordinating with City staff to ensure our approach
will meet the needs of the City and the community.
The data collection will serve as a snapshot of
parking activity and will be further validated through
site visits. While we understand parking can vary
day-to-day, the data collection will allow us to
identify parking constraints and develop parking
management strategies that can accommodate
some fluctuation in day-to-day parking demand.
Through our years of experience, we have developed
accurate and efficient data collection processes, including using technology to quickly and efficiently collect data that can be integrated into our analysis databases. Our team has successfully trained, coordinated, and implemented
data collection efforts that have utilized a variety of collection practices including video cameras, time lapse cameras, license plate recognition, hand-held GPS units, and manual data collection with pencil and paper. Transpo has a significant amount of expertise in data collection with a variety of technologies and approaches and can
work with the City to identify the most effective approach based on the budget and level of information desired.
Parking Duration and Turnover Analysis
Parking duration of stay will be collected at select
locations through coordination with the City and key
stakeholders. This can be collected through license
plate surveys by hand or through more automated
license plate recognition cameras. This information
can be helpful to determine what types of parkers
utilize various spaces and if time-limit regulations are Cost Efficiency
Accurate data collection and analysis is
a significant cost, and we will be able to leverage
our prior experience and systems that have already
been developed to be the most efficient team.
Cost Efficiency
The Transpo team has systems
and processes set up to seamlessly
integrate data into excel and GIS databases,
and graphically map the results.
Occupancy
rates recently
collected and
mapped for the
City of Glendale
City of Glendale • Montrose Parking Analysis 2025 15
VERDUGO RD
OCEAN VIEW BLVD
MIRA VISTA AVE
WICKHAM WY
WALTONIA DR
GLENADA AVE
CLIFTON PL
BROADVIEW DR
VERDUGO BLVD
THOMPSON CT
HONOLULU AVE
MARKET ST
LAS PALMAS AVE
VALVERDE PL
MONTROSE AVE
ORANGEDALE AVE
DOWNING AVE
FLORENCITA DRIVE
BUENAVISTA AVE
ROSEMARY AVE
Lot 1
Lot 2
Lot 4
Lot 6
Lot 7
Lot 3
Lot 5
Glendale
College
Lots
7 10
8 4
4 8
10 8
9 2 2
1 2
3 2
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
6 1
2 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
6 7
7 2
3 0
0 0 200 400
Feet
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LEGEND
Hours > 85% Occupancy
0 Hours
1-3 Hours
>3 Hours
Paid Parking Areas
Study Area Boundary
Occupancy Exceeds 85% (Weekday)
Montrose Parking Analysis
DRAFT
2 9
NUMBER OF HOURS OCCUPANCY EXCEEDS 85% (WEEKDAY)
The number
of hours that the
on-street blocks and offstreet parking lots in the study area have an occupancy greater than 85
percent on a weekday is illustrated above. One
block along Honolulu Avenue and one block along Las
Palmas Avenue in the study area have occupancies greater than 85 percent for 10 hours during the weekday. Lots 4 and 7 have occupancies greater than 85 percent for 7 hours during the weekday.
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being followed. This information can help inform if
additional enforcement is necessary and if employees,
residents, or other longer term parkers are utilizing
the spaces most desired for visitors and customers
fueling the merchants and businesses downtown.
User Behavior and Mode Choice Analysis
Transpo will conduct intercept surveys at key locations within the study area to obtain feedback from parkers in the area. This will supplement other data collection and capture information from various types of parkers related to their current behavior as well as insights that will help influence future decisions. We often try and capture data from various locations and near different types of land use conditions, as well as from short and long term parkers, to get a well-rounded perspective of existing users. This information will dovetail into the Public Outreach Plan and be an additional element of input from the public.
Task 4: Supply and Demand
Balance Assessment
Current Supply-Demand Analysis
Upon completion of the parking data collection and
surveys, the parking supply by type will be reviewed and identified along with evaluating the occupancy by time of day. This will identify overall parking occupancies within the system to determine if there is enough parking overall as well as identify specific hot spots or areas that are most heavily used. The data will be analyzed, and a variety of data visualization techniques will be considered based
on what we are finding. This often includes utilizing GIS to develop heat maps and other maps to visually identify conditions. In addition, charts, figures, and infographics will be utilized as appropriate to quickly convey
information to key stakeholders and decision makers.
This analysis will help identify the type and level of
parking management that needs to occur. If there
isn’t ample parking within the system, we will develop
strategies to either increase the supply or reduce the
demand. Oftentimes, there is enough parking within
the system, but it may not be efficiently used, is
inconvenient, or difficult to find. In these conditions we develop strategies that will influence behaviors to better balance the demands within the system. There is no
one solution that fits all and we will often develop tailor made strategies that incorporate a tool box of solutions to implement over time. We often find that there are
areas within the study area that are in higher demand
than others and we will be able to recommend parking
management strategies that will be able provide a better balance between the demand and supply of parking.
Parking Demand Rate Development
We have a variety of sources of information for
understanding how much parking is generated or needed
for various land uses. This includes national studies, data and information from other local agencies, as well as
data from our own previous studies. There are a lot of
variables that play into parking demand rates for specific land uses, and we will be able to provide specific parking rates for various uses within the defined study area.
Task 5: Parking Management
Strategy Development
We will bring our proven record of identifying strategic and programmatic recommendations that are actionable,
implementable, and effective. We will work with the
City to identify these recommendations through
review of best practices, application of technological
innovations, consideration of maintenance needs,
and involvement of key stakeholders. Built solidly
upon our Stakeholder Engagement, data collection,
and analysis, Transpo will present a variety of new
programs and strategies to meet the City’s overall goals and objectives that will be flexible enough to adapt to changing conditions and a variety of future scenarios.
Parking management strategies identified will support
overall goals and objectives, improve user experience,
parking efficiencies, traffic operations, safety, and
support a vibrant Downtown Sierra Madre. The parking
management strategies will include evaluating the balance of parking types, overall supply, circulation, ease of
use, reconfiguration of parking, increasing pedestrian
connectivity, integrating technology, enforcement,
revenue generation, and any related policy changes.
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The following represent potential parking
strategies for the City to consider.
► Shared Parking. Additional shared parking
opportunities could be leveraged to maximize the
utilization of each parking space. Through our
understanding of time-of-day parking demand
fluctuations for different land uses, we can identify
parking facilities that can be shared between
multiple user types and propose shared parking
agreements that would optimize parking.
► Non-motorized Connections. Improving
connections between parking and downtown
activities increases the accessibility and utility of
parking facilities within the study area. The safer and more comfortable the walking environment, the further
people are willing to walk, including from more remote
parking areas. We can evaluate these connections to
show how key improvements within the parking areas
could increase utilization for less desired parking.
► Parking Lot Reconfiguration. Transpo can identify
opportunities for restriping or reconfiguring parking
lot layouts to increase efficiency, safety, and provide adequate parking for specific user groups such as
ADA-accessible and EV charging parking spaces.
For any reconfiguration of parking facilities, Transpo’s in-house design team will provide conceptual
layouts to illustrate the proposed changes.
► Signage/Wayfinding/Branding. Transpo has
completed a number of signage and wayfinding
programs that provide clear and concise information
about where to park and how to navigate to available
parking. This has included work on the Washington
State Capitol Campus. Sometime parking issues
occur because the public has difficulty identifying
where there is publicly available parking. Transpo
can help establish a unified brand for public parking
that will provide a clear and positive experience
for the public that will encourage patrons to visit
and make it easy to find available parking.
► Parking Technology. Transpo has planned
for and helped implement new technology with
our clients and have a clear understanding of
evaluating new technology. This often includes
the development of a concept of operations and
evaluating performance measures that are desired
with the technology. Transpo has specifically
assisted Santa Monica, Dubai, Seattle, and the
Washington State Capitol Campus on how to
best evaluate and integrate technology to improve
system operations. For the City, this could include
more automated ways of enforcing through
license plate recognition and digital permits.
► Paid Parking and Revenue Generation.
Implementing paid parking can help reduce peak
parking demand by incentivizing carpools and
higher turnover of spaces and can also generate
revenue for improvements. We have provided
guidance to jurisdictions, including the City of
Glendale and Port of Anacortes, on how to introduce
and implement a paid parking system. We can
provide the City with guidance on price elasticity
of demand, enforcement technology integration,
pay stations, and revenue generation estimates.
As a near-term approach, adjustments to time limit
restrictions may be adjusted and evaluated prior
to the implementation of paid parking solutions.
► Residential and Employee Parking Permit
Programs. Some users, such as downtown
residents and employees of downtown businesses,
require unique parking needs or experience parking
access challenges due to constrained downtown
parking conditions. Transpo has experience
developing residential and employee parking permit
programs, including for West Hollywood and
Glendale, to address these needs and challenges.
We can provide guidance on developing a successful
permit program, which requires stakeholder buyin, education, and potentially technology solutions such as online registration of license plates
and license plate recognition enforcement.
Task 6: Parking Fund
Development Framework
For any proposed parking revenue generating
recommendations, such as paid parking or permit
programs, Transpo will evaluate the likely level of annual revenue generated from each recommendation. While we
typically recommend setting the price of parking based on a data-driven approach to reach a target occupancy goal, successful paid parking systems ideally would become
self-sustaining and managed such that the system
creates revenue above what is needed for maintenance,
operations, and capital improvements. For any excess
parking funds identified, Transpo will help guide the
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City in considering fund allocations to improvements
such as wayfinding, branding, pedestrian connectivity,
parking and enforcement technology, or to help fund
transit and non-motorized improvements that can reduce
parking demands. Improvements could also include
landscaping aesthetics and infrastructure to promote
safe use of public space by all visitors to downtown.
Task 7: Electric Vehicle Charging
Infrastructure Assessment
Based on an assessment of existing and forecasted local EV usage and available charging infrastructure, Transpo will develop recommendations for the quantity, sizing,
location, and timing of new EV charging infrastructure
within the study area, what utilities are required, ADAaccessibility needs, and identify opportunities to share infrastructure with private parcel owners or coordinate with nearby EV fleet managers. Recommended charging
locations will be based on the operational needs of the community (Where do vehicles currently park? Where
does space exist to accommodate charging?) and
proximity to existing electrical equipment. Our team will identify existing industry standard charging specifications to recommend chargers that work across all vehicle types.
Transpo will also identify required electrical infrastructure upgrades (new transformers, electrical panels,
etc.) and associated costs with those upgrades for
each new charging location. It is important to note
that these costs will be at the planning level and
will require detailed engineering work to determine
final costs. Additional costs will also be identified
such as smart charging software costs.
A key component of our implementation planning is
understanding what is feasible given the land use, utility, and vehicle constraints of potential EV charging locations.
While we envision detailed site planning to come at a later stage, post-completion of this study, we can nevertheless identify barriers or gaps, and strategies for addressing these gaps. We will also review existing EV charging
rollout strategic plans that might exist in the region and ensure our proposed implementation planning proceeds
in a way that integrates well with these existing plans.
Task 8: Implementation
and Phasing Plan
Through our experience and work with numerous
clients, Transpo knows that an important part of
a successful effort will be to develop a plan that
will include a clear roadmap for success. This will
include identifying near term strategies that can be
immediately implemented and longer term strategies
and programs that will be sustainable for the future.
The Comprehensive Parking Plan will be summarized
in a high-quality user-friendly readable document
that will include easy to understand maps and
data summaries. Transpo will make sure that
a clear set of recommendations is provided
for addressing the parking challenges.
We will bring our proven record of identifying strategic and programmatic recommendations that are actionable,
implementable, and effective. We will work with the City to identify these recommendations through review of
best practices, application of technological innovations, consideration of maintenance needs, and potential
involvement of other key stakeholders. Built solidly
upon our Stakeholder Engagement and coordination
with City staff, Transpo will present a variety of new
programs and strategies to meet the overall goals
and objectives that will be flexible enough to adapt to changing conditions and a variety of future scenarios.
Parking management strategies identified will support
overall goals and objectives, improve user experience,
parking efficiencies, traffic operations, safety, and support a vibrant downtown. The parking management strategies
will include evaluating the balance of parking types,
overall supply, circulation, ease of use, reconfiguration of parking, increasing pedestrian connectivity, integrating technology, enforcement, revenue generation, EV
charging, and any related policy changes.
Task 9: Financial Analysis
and Economic Impact
The upfront capital costs and ongoing operating costs
of each recommendation will be evaluated, and for
any revenue generating components, a likely breakeven point of each investment will be identified. Low, medium, and high projections of revenue and costs
will be considered to consider a variety of possible
financial scenarios. Transpo has extensive experience
supporting local jurisdictions with state and federal
grant opportunities, including grant writing assistance, as well as experience working with jurisdictions
with successful parking benefit districts in place.
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Schedule
Estimated Schedule by Task Months
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Project Management and Stakeholder Engagement
2 Existing Conditions Assessment
3 Parking Demand Analysis and Utilization Studies
4 Supply and Demand Balance Assessment
5 Parking Management Strategy Development
6 Parking Fund Development Framework
7 Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Assessment
8 Implementation and Phasing Plan
9 Financial Analysis and Economic Impact
Kick-off Public Workshop Draft Final
The following includes a preliminary schedule of the project based on the proposed scope of work.
During our initial kick-off meeting Dan, our project manager, will meet with the City to ensure our key priority milestones are aligned with the City's needs as well as stakeholder availability.
Professional Services Agreement – Consultant Services
Exhibit B
311135.v1 8/21/2023
Exhibit B
Approved Fee Schedule and Rate Table
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Cost Proposal
Estimated Cost by Task
Project
Mgr
Community
EngagementProject
Eng QA-QC
EV
Analyst
GIS
Analyst Graphics Total
Hrs
Total
Cost $305 $350 $195 $280 $235 $125 $165
1 Project Management and Stakeholder Engagement 16 10 8 1 - - 4 39 $10,880 2 Existing Conditions Assessment - - 4 - 2 4 10 $1,690
3 Parking Demand Analysis and Utilization Studies 2 - 5 - - - 2 9 $1,915 4 Supply and Demand Balance Assessment - - 8 1 - 8 2 19 $3,170 5 Parking Management Strategy Development 4 - 8 1 - - 2 15 $3,390 6 Parking Fund Development Framework - - 6 - - - - 6 $1,170 7 Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Assessment - - 2 - 2 - - 4 $860 8 Implementation and Phasing Plan 8 - 15 1 - 4 6 34 $7,135 9 Financial Analysis and Economic Impact - - 2 1 2 - - 5 $1,140 Total Hours/Level of Effort 30 10 58 5 4 14 20 141 -
Labor Cost $9,150 $3,500 $11,310 $1,400 $940 $1,750 $3,300 - $31,350 Reimbursable Expenses
Traffic Count Vendors.................... $16,345
Travel, Hotel, Taxi, & Air Fare......... $2,000
Sub Total........................................ $18,345 Total (Cost + 15 percent)* ........... $18,645
*Traffic Count Vendor at cost
Sub total....................................................... $31,350 Reimbursable Expenses ............................. $18,645 Total Cost .......................... $49,995
The following includes a preliminary estimate for pricing of the project based on the preliminary budget. The pricing and costs to complete the analyses can vary significantly based on a number of factors. This preliminary estimate is based on our past experience in working on similar projects assuming that we would be able to focus the data collection to data that will help inform decisions, that the stakeholder coordination doesn’t require a lot of meetings, and that additional work will be needed to implement recommended parking management strategies. We are excited to learn more about the project and work with you to develop a specific scope of work that will meet the needs of the project and fit within the budget. This would include shifting budgets to accommodate key tasks and identify ways to potentially phase in future work as funding becomes available.
Transpo Billing Rate Range Schedule
Category
Min Max
Engineer/Planner/Analyst/Principal/Director - Level 7 $260 $355 Engineer/Planner/Analyst/Assoc Prin/Proj Adm - Level 6 $230 $280 Engineer/Planner/Analyst/Tech/Proj Adm - Level 5 $200 $250 Engineer/Planner/Analyst/Tech/Proj Adm - Level 4 $155 $210 Engineer/Planner/Analyst/Tech/Proj Adm - Level 3 $135 $180 Engineer/Planner/Analyst/Tech/Proj Adm - Level 2 $125 $160 Engineer/Planner/Analyst/Tech/Proj Adm - Level 1 $50 $150 Data Collectors/Interns - Level 1 $50 $100
Billing Rate Range
Rates are effective June 28, 2025 through June 26, 2026 Consultant Proposal Comparison
Downtown Parking Study – Consultant Selection
Evaluation Criteria RK Engineering Group, Inc. Transpo Group USA, Inc.
Proposed Cost (Not to
Exceed)
$199,925 $49,995
Staffing & Hours Approximately 942 total hours Approximately 141 total hours Primary Firm Location California (with in-state
operations)
Washington (with California
municipal clients)
Proposed Project
Duration
Approximately 6-9 months Approximately 6 months
California Municipal
Clients Cited
Yes Yes
Downtown Parking
Studies Cited
Parking-related projects cited
in proposal (see experience
summary)
Downtown parking-related
projects cited in proposal (see
experience summary)
Use of Subconsultant Yes – Janis Rhodes Consulting
(included in total not-toexceed cost)
No subconsultant (third-party
vendors included in total notto-exceed cost)
Deliverables included Parking inventory, utilization
study, policy review, financial
analysis, implementation
plan
Parking inventory, utilization
study, policy review, financial
analysis, implementation plan
All subconsultant services and third-party vendor costs are included within each firm’s proposed not-toexceed amount.
Relevant Comparable Experience
RK Engineering Group, Inc.
Examples cited include:
• City of Eastvale, CA — Leal Master Plan (residential/civic center parking) • City of Laguna Niguel, CA — Traffic and parking consulting services • City of Aliso Viejo, CA — On-call traffic engineering services • City of Perris, CA — Municipal traffic and parking support • Riverside County — Traffic and mobility services
Transpo Group USA, Inc.
Examples cited include:
• City of Glendale, CA — Downtown & Montrose Parking studies • City of Temple City, CA — Downtown Parking Strategic Plan • City of West Hollywood, CA — Citywide parking requirements & utilization • City of Pasadena, CA — Old Pasadena commercial vehicle loading • City of Santa Monica, CA — Parking guidance system
• City of Snohomish, WA — First Street downtown master plan • City of Leavenworth, WA — Downtown parking code updates RESOLUTION NO. 26-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIERRA
MADRE APPROVING A BUDGET APPROPRIATION FROM THE
DOWNTOWN ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR THE SIERRA MADRE
DOWNTOWN PARKING STUDY.
WHEREAS, the City Council (the "City Council") of the City of Sierra Madre (the "City") has authority to approve budget appropriations and amendments pursuant to applicable law and City policy; and
WHEREAS, on September 23, 2025, the City Council directed staff to proceed with a Downtown Parking Study and identified the Downtown Assessment District as the appropriate funding source; and
WHEREAS, on November 19, 2025, a Request for Proposals was issued and staff has recommended award of a Professional Services Agreement with Transpo Group USA, Inc. for the Sierra Madre Downtown Parking Study in an amount not to exceed $49,995; and
WHEREAS, funds were not previously appropriated in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget for this purpose, therefore requiring the said budget appropriation; and WHEREAS, the Downtown Assessment District (Fund 32012) has available fund balance to support this expenditure;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves a budget appropriation in the amount of $49,995 from the Downtown Assessment District (Fund 32012) for the purpose of funding the Sierra Madre Downtown Parking Study.
SECTION 2. Funds appropriated by this resolution shall be used solely for costs associated with the Professional Services Agreement with Transpo Group USA, Inc. for the Downtown Parking Study.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th of March, 2026
CITY OF SIERRA MADRE:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
]
Kristine Lowe, Mayor
_________________________________________
Aleks Giragosian, City Attorney
I, LAURA AGUILAR, CITY CLERK of the City of Sierra Madre do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution 26-16 was adopted at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Sierra Madre held on the 24
th day of March, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Sierra Madre, California, this 24th day of March, 2026 ______________________
Laura Aguilar, City Clerk
CITY OF
SIERRA MADRE STAFF REPORT
COMMUNITY SERVICES
DATE: March 24, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Leila Regan, Director of Museums, Library, and Community Services By: AgendaLink, Support
SUBJECT:
Ordinance No. 1492 Adding Chapter 5.24 to Title 5 of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code Authorizing and Regulaitng Bingo
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council introduce Ordinance No. 1492 adding Chapter 5.24 (Bingo Games) to Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulaitons) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code to authorize and regulate nonprofit bingo games within the City.
SUMMARY
The proposed ordinance would add Chapter 5.24 to the Sierra Madre Municipal Code to authorize and regulate nonprofit bingo games within the City. The ordinance is necessary because the City’s previous bingo ordinance was removed during the 2023 update to the Business License Ordinance, and state law requires a local ordinance in order for nonprofit organizaitons to legally conduct bingo games.
DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
Background
In 2023, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1468 to modernize and consolidate the City’s business licensing regulaitons.
As part of that update, several chapters of Title 5 were repealed, including Chapter 5.24 (Bingo Games), which had historically regulated charitable bingo operaitons within the City. The removal occurred because the City Attorney’s Office determined that the chapter was outdated and could be addressed through the broader business license framework. However, because the prior bingo chapter was repealed, the Sierra Madre Municipal Code currently does not contain a local ordinance authorizing bingo games.
State Law Requirements
California law generally prohibits gambling unless expressly authorized; however, Aritcle IV, Seciton 19(c) of the California Consittuiton and California Penal Code Seciton 326.5 allow ciites and counites to permit bingo games conducted by qualified nonprofit organizaitons for charitable purposes if authorized by a local ordinance.
Under state law:
Bingo games may only be conducted by eligible nonprofit organizaitons The games must be operated by members of the nonprofit organizaiton Profits must be used only for charitable purposes
Players must be physically present at the game locaiton The value of prizes cannot exceed $500 per game
Importantly, state law allows bingo only if a city adopts an ordinance permiittng the acitvity. Without such an ordinance, charitable bingo games cannot legally occur within the City.
Local Gambling Prohibiiton
The Sierra Madre Municipal Code currently prohibits gambling within the City except where specifically authorized by law. Because there is currently no local ordinance authorizing bingo, nonprofit organizaitons are effecitvely prohibited from conducitng charitable bingo games within the City limits.
Proposed Ordinance No. 1492
The proposed ordinance would add Chapter 5.24 – Bingo Games to Title 5 of the Municipal Code to authorize and regulate nonprofit bingo games consistent with state law.
Key provisions include:
Limiitng bingo operaitons to qualified nonprofit organizaitons Requiring a permit issued by the City
Limiitng prizes to the amount allowed by state law
Requiring proceeds to be used only for charitable purposes Establishing financial recordkeeping requirements
Authorizing inspeciton and enforcement by City officials The ordinance ensures that bingo games conducted within the City comply with both state law and local regulatory requirements while allowing nonprofit organizaitons to use bingo as a fundraising tool.
STRATEGIC PLAN RELATIONSHIP
The proposed ordinance supports the City’s Strategic Plan by advancing the Public Safety objecitve of effecitvely enforcing municipal codes and maintaining regulatory compliance, while also promoitng organizaitonal sustainability through clear and updated municipal code provisions governing nonprofit bingo acitviites.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
The proposed aciton does not consittute as a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), based on Seciton 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it can be determined with certainty that it will have no impact on the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
The ordinance allows the City to charge a permit fee of up to $50.00 for bingo licenses annually, consistent with California Penal Code Seciton 326.5; however, any such fee is limited to the amount necessary to recover administraitve or public safety costs related to bingo acitviites. The City Council can also choose to waive this fee for non-profits. Therefore, the fiscal impact to the City is expected to be minimal and cost-neutral. Staff will absorb any net cost into the approved annual departmental budget, no addiitonal appropriaiton is requested.
Approved by:
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Michael Bruckner
City Manager
Attachments
1. Business License Ordinance Amendment Staff Report-combined.pdf
2. GC 3265 Bingo games for charity.pdf
3. 2026-03-24 Bingo Ordinance(438961.1).pdf
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TO: Honorable Mayor Garcia and Members of the City Council FROM: Aleks Giragosian, City Attorney
REVIEWED BY: Jose Reynoso, City Manager
DATE: August 22, 2023
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5 (BUSINESS LICENSES
AND REGULATIONS) OF THE SIERRA MADRE MUNICIPAL
CODE
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
The City Attorney recommends the City Council conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1468 as written.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1468 as amended; or
2. Continue consideration of the proposed amendment and provide the City Attorney with direction.
ANALYSIS
On July 25, 2023, the City Attorney’s Office contacted the Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce requesting comments on the ordinance by August 11th. No comments were received by that date.
This Ordinance was drafted at the City Council’s and staff’s request to address issues related to:
Short-term rentals;
New tenants in fixed places of business;
Massage establishments; and
General inconsistencies in our business license ordinance.
City of Sierra Madre
AGENDA REPORT
Edward Garcia, Mayor
Kelly Kriebs, Mayor Pro Tem
Gene Goss, Council Member
Kristine Lowe, Council Member
Robert Parkhurst, Council Member
Michael Amerio, City Treasurer
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Title 5 of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code regulates the issuance, denial, suspension, and revocation of business licenses in the City of Sierra Madre. The City Attorney’s Office recommends amending Chapter 5.04 (Business Licenses Generally) and deleting various other chapters of Title 5 to update, consolidate, and strengthen the City’s business license regulations.
The last time Chapter 5.04 was amended was in 1992 via Ordinance No. 1084. The City’s records reveal that Ordinance No. 1084 was part of a general municipal code reorganization and renumbering. It is unclear whether the amendments were substantive in nature or merely administrative.
Chapter 5.04, and Title 5 generally, contain a number of inconsistencies. First, in some instances, it refers to a business license tax and in others to a business license fee. The difference is more significant today than it was in 1992 after the passage of Proposition 218 in 1996. Importantly, taxes are revenue measures which may only be increased by a vote of the electorate, whereas fees are cost-recovery measures which may be increased without a vote. Second, the business licensing authorization is sometimes referred to as a license and other times as a permit.
Title 5 has a plethora of different types of business licenses and fees. For example, there are separate business licenses for bingo games and taxicabs, which may have made sense when adopted but are of little practical value today. Title 5 has different fees for auctioneers, billiard rooms, and circuses. There are also different methods of computing a fee, including assessing fees based on the number of employees, most of which are not reflected in the actual fees adopted by the City Council.
The City has also found it challenging to deny, suspend, or revoke a business license.
The denial of an application and the authority to suspend or revoke a license are important tools to regulate businesses, uphold state and local law, and promote the general public health, safety, and welfare.
Given the City’s recent experience with some businesses, staff also thinks there is value in conducting pre- and post- business license issuance inspections. The pre-issuance inspections serve to ensure the business premises have not been unlawfully modified and comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The post-issuance inspections serve to ensure the conditions of any permit, license, or certificate are satisfied.
The Ordinance amends Chapter 5.04 to accomplish the following:
Convert the business license tax into a business license fee; Simplify the multitude of business licenses into three types: one-day, 30-day, and annual;
Clarify which types of businesses are subject to alternative licensing procedures; Create a robust mechanism for application denial, suspension, and revocation, as well as a procedure to appeal those determinations;
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Clarify that the authority to issue, suspend, or revoke business licenses rests with the Director of Planning and Community Preservation or his designee; Consolidate numerous chapters regulating business license requirements, fees, and enforcement into a single chapter; and
Add provisions authorizing pre- and post- issuance inspections of business premises.
The Ordinance amends Section 5.56.040 (Business Tax Certificate-Generally) to clarify that the rules and regulations of Chapter 5.56 governing massage establishments are a condition of any such business license. The Ordinance also amends Section 5.56.100 (Massage Business or Establishment – Suspension, Revocation or Restriction for Cause) to refer back to Chapter 5.04’s suspension, revocation, and appeals procedures and to authorize a 5-year moratorium on licensing of any new massage establishments at the same location where a massage establishment’s business license was suspended or revoked.
The Ordinance deletes the following chapters:
Chapter 5.12 (Business Permits) because it creates a confusing and parallel set of business licensing requirements;
Chapter 5.20 (Bankruptcy, Fire, and Closing-Out Sales) because this chapter has never been used by staff and can be adequately addressed in Chapter 5.04; Chapter 5.24 (Bingo Games) because this chapter is anachronistic and can be adequately addressed in Chapter 5.04;
Chapter 5.28 (Charitable Solicitations) because this chapter is redundant and can be adequately addressed in Chapter 5.04;
Chapter 5.40 (Handbills) because this chapter is redundant and can be adequately addressed in Chapter 5.04;
Chapter 5.44 (Taxicabs) because this chapter is anachronistic and can be adequately addressed in Chapter 5.04; and
Chapter 5.48 (Display of Books, Magazines, and Other Publications) because this chapter has never been used by staff and can be adequately addressed in Chapter 5.04.
The Ordinance preserves separate restrictions for the following:
Cable television systems (Chapter 5.32);
State video franchises (Chapter 5.34);
Commercial photography and motion picture filming (Chapter 5.36) Uniform transient occupancy tax (Chapter 5.50);
Sale and display of narcotic paraphernalia (Chapter 5.52); Massage therapy, massage business or establishments (Chapter 5.56); and Licensing of tobacco retailers (Chapter 5.58).
The Ordinance also makes some procedural and substantive changes to Chapter 5.56 (Massage therapy, massage business, or establishments), including enacting a fiveyear moratorium for massage establishments at a given location found to be in violation August 22, 2023
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of state or local law. The amendments were reviewed and approved by the California Massage Therapy Council, a private nonprofit public benefit corporation created by State law that protects the public by certifying massage professionals and taking enforcement actions against them.
Lastly, the Ordinance is an attempt to address recent complaints regarding short-term rentals. Instead of amending the zoning code, staff thought it more prudent to regulate short-term rentals through the business license ordinance. If a property owner creates a nuisance on his or her property, their business license may be revoked, depriving them of the opportunity to operate a short-term rental.
CEQA / ENVIRONMENTAL
Pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), the City Attorney recommends the City Council find the adoption of this Ordinance does not meet the definition of a project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the issuance of business licenses involves administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
While the Ordinance will reclassify certain activities, the Ordinance does not amend the fee schedule for business licenses and is intended to be revenue neutral.
PUBLIC NOTICE
This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process. Copies of this report are available on the City’s website at www.cityofsierramadre.com.
ATTACHMENT:
Attachment: City Council Ordinance No. 1468
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ORDINANCE NO. 1468
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 5.04 (BUSINESS
LICENSES GENERALLY), DELETING CHAPTER 5.08
(BUSINESS LICENSE FEES), CHAPTER 5.12 (BUSINESS
PERMITS), CHAPTER 5.20 (BANKRUPTCY, FIRE AND
CLOSING-OUT SALES), CHAPTER 5.24 (BINGO GAMES),
CHAPTER 5.28 (CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS),
CHAPTER 5.40 (HANDBILLS), CHAPTER 5.44
(TAXICABS), AND CHAPTER 5.48 (DISPLAY OF BOOKS,
MAGAZINES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS), AND
AMENDING SECTION 5.56.040 (BUSINESS TAX
CERTIFICATE-GENERALLY) AND SECTION 5.56.100
(MASSAGE BUSINESS OR ESTABLISHMENT –
SUSPENSION, REVOCATION OR RESTRICTION FOR
CAUSE) OF CHAPTER 5.56 (MASSAGE THERAPY,
MASSAGE BUSINESS OR ESTABLISHMENTS) OF TITLE
5 (BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS) OF THE
SIERRA MADRE MUNICIPAL CODE
THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Purpose. This amendment is intended to update, consolidate, and strengthen the City’s business license regulations and shall apply to all active business licenses.
SECTION 2. Amendment. Chapter 5.04 (Business Licenses Generally) of Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is repealed in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit 1 to this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Deletion. Chapter 5.08 (Business License Fees) of Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 4. Deletion. Chapter 5.12 (Business Permits) of Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 5. Deletion. Chapter 5.20 (Bankruptcy, Fire and Closing-Out Sales) of Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 6. Deletion. Chapter 5.24 (Bingo Games) of Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 7. Deletion. Chapter 5.28 (Charitable Solicitations) of Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 8. Deletion. Chapter 5.40 (Handbills) of Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 9. Deletion. Chapter 5.44 (Taxicabs) of Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 10. Deletion. Chapter 5.48 (Display of Books, Magazines and Other Publications) of Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is repealed in its entirety.
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SECTION 11. Amendment. Section 5.56.040 (Business Tax Certificate – Generally) of Chapter 5.56 (Massage Therapy, Massage Business or Establishments) of Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is amended to read as follows, with underlined text denoting additions and struck-thru text denoting deletions:
5.56.040 – Business tax certificate–Generally License Requirement.
All massage establishments including independent massage therapists or practitioners shall obtain a business license pursuant to the provisions of Municipal Code Chapter 5.04. A business license issued to a massage establishment or independent massage therapist or practitioner shall be conditioned upon the rules and regulations of this chapter.
SECTION 12. Amendment. Section 5.56.100 (Massage business or establishment – Suspension, revocation or restriction for cause) of Chapter 5.56 (Massage Therapy, Massage Business or Establishments) of Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is amended to read as follows, with underlined text denoting additions and struck-thru text denoting deletions:
5.56.100 – Massage business or establishment – Suspension, revocation or restriction for cause. Suspension or revocation of business license.
After mailing the property owner written notice of the time and place of the public hearing at least five calendar days before the public hearing, the director of development services may conduct a public hearing at which the director of development services orders any zoning clearance required by this chapter to be suspended, revoked or restricted for any violation of this chapter or the provisions of Business and Professions Code Section 4600 et seq. that occurs on the massage business premises. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the decision of the director of development services may be appealed consistent with the requirements of Chapter 17.66 ("Appeals and Calls for Review").
A. For the purpose of enforcing the requirements of this chapter, all owners and operators of the business or establishment shall be responsible for the conduct of all of their employees, agents, independent contractors or other representatives, while on the premises of the business or establishment or providing massages.
B. In addition to any other remedy available to the city under applicable law, a massage establishment permit may be suspended or revoked for any of the reasons under section 5.04.130 of this code. Any such determination may be appealed under section 5.04.140 of this code.
C. Upon issuance of a final order by the city manager or his or her designee to revoke the massage establishment permit, the massage establishment shall immediately cease operation, and, if so ordered by the hearing officer, no other massage establishment shall be permitted to operate at that location by any person or business for a period of not less than five years. If the operator is not also the legal owner of the real property on which the massage establishment is situated, notice of such revocation and the five-year prohibition shall be provided by the city to the owner of record of the property as shown on the latest county assessment roll.
SECTION 13. CEQA. Pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5), the City Council finds the adoption of this Ordinance does not meet the definition of a project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the issuance of business licenses involves administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
SECTION 14. Severability. If any sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or any part hereof or exhibit hereto is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof or exhibit thereto. The City Council hereby 273251.1
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declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraph, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
SECTION 15. Publication. The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be published or posted in accordance with California Government Code Section 36933. She shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and her certification, together with proof of the publication, will be entered in the book of Ordinances of the City Council.
SECTION 16. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its adoption pursuant to California Government Code Section 36933. 273251.1
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of August, 2023.
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Edward Garcia, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________ ____________________________ Laura Aguilar, City Clerk Aleks R. Giragosian, City Attorney I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced by first reading on the 11th day of July 2023 and duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Sierra Madre, California, at a regular meeting held on the 22nd day of August 2023 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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EXHIBIT 1
Chapter 5.04 – BUSINESS LICENSES GENERALLY
5.04.010 – Definitions.
For purposes of this title, the following words and terms shall have the meanings set out in this section.
“Business” means the conducting of a trade, calling, profession, or occupation to produce and/or sell goods and/or services.
“Certificate” shall refer to a certificate of exemption exempting certain persons from the requirement to obtain a license and pay a license fee.
“Department” shall refer to the Department of Planning and Community Preservation. “Director” shall refer to the Director of Planning and Community Preservation or his or her designee.
“License” shall refer to a business license regulated under this title. “Person or organization” means any individual, company, firm, organization, association, trust, estate, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity however organized.
“Profit”, as used in this chapter, shall not include a reasonable compensation paid, or agreed to be paid, to any person or organization for bona fide services rendered. “Title” means Title 5 of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code titled “Business Licenses and Regulations.”
The terms business and person or organization are intended to be interpreted broadly.
5.04.020 – Purpose and Intent.
The purpose of this title is to provide for necessary regulation, monitoring, and enforcement of lawful business activities conducted within the city to protect public health, safety, and welfare.
5.04.030 – License fees.
A. The application for all licenses in this title shall be accompanied by a fee established or modified by resolution of the city council. All application fees are nonrefundable and paid in advance, before engaging in any business subject to a license under this title.
B. In no case shall any mistake made by a city employee or an agent of the city regarding the amount of any license fee prevent or prejudice the city’s collection of the fee which is actually due from any person or organization engaging in any business subject to a license under this title.
C. The business license fees shall be revenue neutral in that they may not exceed the reasonable costs of providing the regulatory services included in the licensing program. No business license fee charged under the provisions of this title shall be construed as a business license tax.
5.04.040 – License requirement.
A. It is unlawful for any person or organization to engage in any business in the city without first obtaining a business license and paying the license fee therefor, unless exempt pursuant to this title.
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B. A separate business license shall be obtained, and a separate license fee paid therefor, for each branch business establishment.
C. Any person or organization engaged in several businesses required to be licensed by this title, even if in the same location or under the same management, shall obtain a separate license for each such business.
5.04.050 – Certificates of exemption.
A. Application. No person or organization engaging in any business subject to a license shall be exempt from the duty to obtain a license and pay a license fee, until a certificate of exemption is applied for and issued certifying that such person or organization is entitled to such exemption.
B. The following persons or organizations engaging in any business subject to a license are exempt from this title:
1. any organization engaging in business primarily for charitable purposes and for which a profit is not derived, either directly or indirectly; and
2. any person or organization who federal or state law exempts from the provisions of this title.
5.04.060 - License types.
A. There shall be three types of business licenses subject to this title:
1. A one-day business license;
2. A 30-day business license;
3. An annual business license.
B. The following persons or organizations engaging in the following businesses may need to obtain additional authorizations and be subject to additional restrictions:
1. Cable television systems pursuant to chapter 5.32 of this title.
2. State video franchises pursuant to chapter 5.34 of this title.
3. Commercial photography and motion picture filming pursuant to chapter 5.36 of this title.
4. Massage therapy, massage business or establishments pursuant to chapter 5.56 of this title.
5. Tobacco retailers pursuant to chapter 5.58 of this title.
6. Sidewalk vendors pursuant to section 12.12.055 of chapter 12.12 of title 12.
7. Home occupations pursuant to chapter 17.85 of title 17.
5.04.070 – Evidence of doing business.
The following circumstances shall be considered prima facie evidence that a person or organization is engaging any business in the city:
A. Where any person or organization, by use of any sign, circular, card, brochure, telephone book, magazine, newspaper, website, electronic media or other publication, shall advertise, hold out or by any other means represent that the person or organization is in business in the city; or
B. When any person or organization holds an active license or permit issued by another governmental agency indicating that the person or organization is in business in the city.
5.04.080 – Application and issuance procedures.
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Unless the requirements for a particular license under this title state otherwise, application for any license under this title shall be made according to the following procedures:
A. Any person or organization wishing to obtain any license required by this title shall complete the most current application issued by the department and available on the city’s website. Forms must be complete with all information necessary to evaluate the application, including any supplemental requirements and information requests. All applications shall include:
1. The name, address, and contact information of the person or organization;
2. The name, personal address, and contact information of the applicant;
3. The name, personal address, and contact information of any manager of the organization;
4. The name and contact information for the legal owner of the real property upon which the business operates, if different than the applicant;
5. A copy of the rental or lease agreement between the applicant and the legal owner of the real property upon which the business operates, if applicable;
6. A copy of the applicant’s California driver’s license number or California identification number;
7. Whether the person or organization is an individual or legal entity, and, if a legal, the type of legal entity (e.g. corporation, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietor);
8. An explanation of the type of business engaged in by the person or organization;
9. A list of the organization’s officers, directors, or shareholders who own more than ten percent of the stock or beneficial interest in that organization, if applicable;
10.A copy of the organization’s filing with the county of registration for use of a fictitious business name, if applicable;
11.A copy of the organization’s filings with the state of registration to evidence legal status, if applicable;
12.A copy of the organization’s filing with the Internal Revenue Service of the United States or California Franchise Tax Board evidencing its tax exempt status, if applicable;
13.A copy of any other state or local licenses, certifications, or permits required to operate the business, if applicable; and
14.Any other information, items, or documents as the director may require to conduct necessary background investigations of the applicant and/or verify the truthfulness and accuracy of the information in the application.
B. Application forms must be certified under penalty of perjury that the applicant is authorized to execute the application on behalf of the person or organization and all facts, information, and statements are true, accurate, and correct. If the applicant is:
1. An individual, the same individual shall sign the application;
2. A corporation, the authorized officer shall sign the application;
3. A partnership or limited partnership, a general partner shall sign the application;
4. A limited liability company or other business organization, a managing member, manager, or chief executive officer shall sign the application.
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D. Denial of an application shall be made in writing by the director, mailed to the applicant, and state the date, specific grounds for which the application was denied, and applicant’s right to request an appeal.
E. No application which has been denied, in whole or in part, shall be filed again within six months of the date of such denial except upon proof of changed conditions. Proof of changed conditions must demonstrate that the basis for the denial has been resolved or removed.
5.04.090 – Pre-issuance inspections.
Prior to issuance of a license, any city department or any governmental agency may review, inspect, and investigate the business license and the business premises to determine if the business operations meet the requirements of federal, state, or local laws, as well as to determine what effect, if any, the issuance of such a license shall have on the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the city. The director may also refer to any governmental agency any information submitted by a person or organization subject to the provisions of this title in connection with the conduct of a business regulated, or supervised, or otherwise the concern of any such agency, including agencies concerned with health, zoning, or fire/life/safety regulations or any other safeguard of the public interest.
5.04.100 – Display of licenses.
Every person or organization holding a license with a fixed place of business shall keep the current license posted and displayed in a clearly visible and conspicuous location at the place of business. Every person or organization having such a license and not having a fixed place of business shall carry such license with him or her at all times while carrying on the business for which the license was granted and shall produce the license for inspection upon demand. Every person or organization having a license shall present the license when applying for a renewal thereof, and whenever requested to do so by any city officer or by any officer authorized to issue or inspect licenses.
5.04.110 – Payment of fees.
A. All one-day business license shall be due and payable in advance prior to engaging in the business;
B. All 30-day business licenses shall be due and payable in advance prior to engaging in the business. There shall be no proration of a 30-day business license.
C. All annual business licenses shall be due and payable in advance on the first day of January of each calendar year. Business license fees for new businesses shall be prorated as follows:
1. If the business is commenced after January 1st and prior to June 30th, of any calendar year, the amount of business license fee shall be the full annual rate therefor;
2. If the business is commenced after July 1st, and prior to December 31st, of any calendar year, the amount of business license fee shall be one-half the annual rate therefor.
5.04.120 – Not transferrable.
No license or certificate issued under this title shall be in any manner transferred or assigned, and no other person or organization other than the person or organization to whom the license was issued is authorized to carry on the licensed business. Any change in the information contained in the application shall require a new license to be obtained.
5.04.130 – Suspension and revocation.
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A. Any license or certificate issued under this title may be suspended or revoked by the city manager or his or her designee when he or she determines:
1. The information contained in the application is false, or the application was procured by way of fraud, misrepresentation, deception or mistake.
2. The business authorized by such license or certificate is conducted, maintained, or carried on contrary to or in violation of any law of the state or County;
3. The business authorized by such license or certificate is conducted, maintained, or carried on contrary to or in violation of any provision of this code;
4. The business authorized by such license or certificate is conducted, maintained, or carried on contrary to or in violation of any condition of any state or local license, permit, or certificate;
5. The business authorized by such license or certificate is conducted, maintained, or carried on contrary to or in violation of any condition of the license or certificate;
6. The business authorized by such license or certificate is conducted, maintained, or carried on in such a manner as to constitute a public nuisance;
7. The holder of the license or certificate has received three or more administrative citations for violations of this title within the preceding twelve months; or
8. The holder of the license or certificate has unpaid state or local fees, fines, or costs.
B. For purposes of enforcing the requirements of this title, all persons and organizations shall be liable for the conduct of their employees, agents, and independent contractors occurring on the premises of the business or while engaged in the business activity.
C. When the city manager or his or her designee makes the determination set forth in subsection A above, he or she shall notify the holder of the license or certificate in writing of the proposed action and shall state the date, the reason for the proposed action, the date on which the suspension or revocation will go into effect, and the applicant’s right to request an appeal.
D. No license which has been suspended or revoked shall be considered for reissuance within six months of the date of such suspension or revocation except upon proof of changed conditions. Proof of changed conditions must demonstrate that the basis for the suspension or revocation has been resolved or removed.
5.04.140 – Appeals.
Unless the requirements for a particular license or certificate under this title state otherwise, an appeal of a denial, revocation, or suspension shall be made according to the following procedures:
A. Within fifteen days after the issuance date of written notice of the denial, revocation, or suspension of a license or certificate, the applicant or holder of a license or certificate may appeal by submitting a written appeal to the department.
The appeal must:
1. State the date;
2. Specify the grounds for the appeal;
3. State facts that support each ground for the appeal;
4. Identify documents or items, and attach a copy of them, that substantiate each ground for the appeal; and
5. Include an appeal fee as established by resolution of the city council. 273251.1
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B. The city manager shall issue a notice of hearing on a date not earlier than fourteen days, and not later than sixty days after the date that the department received the request for a hearing.
C. The director’s proposed action will go into effect and will become final, and the applicant or holder of a license or certificate will waive any appeal, if he or she fails to:
1. Submit a written appeal within fifteen days after the issuance of a written denial, suspension, or revocation; or
2. Attend the hearing on the appeal either in person or through a designated representative.
D. The hearing shall be conducted pursuant to section 1.18.150 of this code.
E. An applicant or holder of a license or certificate aggrieved by the city manager’s or his or her designee’s decision under this section’s hearing and appeal procedures may appeal the decision to a court of competent jurisdiction.
5.04.150 – Post-issuance inspections.
The director or his or her designee, and all enforcement officers and police officers shall have and exercise the power to:
A. Enter, free of charge, at any time the business in open, any place of business for which a license is required by this title; and B. Request and examine photographs or recordings of all or any part of the business to obtain any evidence needed to verify compliance with any part of this title.
5.04.160 – Enforcement.
A. Any person who fails to pay a business license fee when due shall be assessed a penalty of fifty percent of the total amount of the business license fee. The penalty shall be imposed if such fee is not paid within thirty days after the due date.
B. The director and his or her deputies and all enforcement officers and police officers shall have the power to enforce the provisions of this title subject to title 1 of this code.
C. All remedies prescribed in this title are cumulative, and the use of any one or more remedies by the city shall not bar the use of any other remedy for the purpose.
5.04.170 – Administrative rules.
The director is authorized to adopt such administrative rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purpose of this title.
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§ 326.5. Bingo games for charity
Effective: January 1, 2026
Currentness
(a) Neither the prohibition on gambling in this chapter nor in Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 330) applies to any bingo game that is conducted in a city, county, or city and county pursuant to an ordinance enacted under Section 19 of Article IV of the State Constitution, if the ordinance allows games to be conducted only in accordance with this section and only by organizations exempted from the payment of the bank and corporation tax by Sections 23701a, 23701b, 23701d, 23701e, 23701f, 23701g, 23701k, 23701w, and 23701l of the Revenue and Taxation Code and by mobilehome park associations, senior citizens organizations, and charitable organizations affiliated with a school district; and if the receipts of those games are used only for charitable purposes.
(b) It is a misdemeanor for any person to receive or pay a profit, wage, or salary from any bingo game authorized by Section 19 of Article IV of the State Constitution. Security personnel employed by the organization conducting the bingo game may be paid from the revenues of bingo games, as provided in subdivisions (j) and (k). (c) A violation of subdivision (b) shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), which fine is deposited in the general fund of the city, county, or city and county that enacted the ordinance authorizing the bingo game. A violation of any provision of this section, other than subdivision (b), is a misdemeanor. (d) The city, county, or city and county that enacted the ordinance authorizing the bingo game may bring an action to enjoin a violation of this section.
(e) Minors shall not be allowed to participate in any bingo game. (f) An organization authorized to conduct bingo games pursuant to subdivision (a) shall conduct a bingo game only on property owned or leased by it, or property whose use is donated to the organization, and which property is used by that organization for an office or for performance of the purposes for which the organization is organized. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require that the property owned or leased by, or whose use is donated to, the organization be used or leased exclusively by, or donated exclusively to, that organization. (g) All bingo games shall be open to the public, not just to the members of the authorized organization. § 326.5. Bingo games for charity, CA PENAL § 326.5
© 2026 Thomson Reuters. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. 2 (h) A bingo game shall be operated and staffed only by members of the authorized organization that organized it. Those members shall not receive a profit, wage, or salary from any bingo game. Only the organization authorized to conduct a bingo game shall operate such a game, or participate in the promotion, supervision, or any other phase of a bingo game. This subdivision does not preclude the employment of security personnel who are not members of the authorized organization at a bingo game by the organization conducting the game.
(i) Any individual, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity, except the organization authorized to conduct a bingo game, shall not hold a financial interest in the conduct of a bingo game. (j) With respect to organizations exempt from payment of the bank and corporation tax by Section 23701d of the Revenue and Taxation Code, all profits derived from a bingo game shall be kept in a special fund or account and shall not be commingled with any other fund or account. Those profits shall be used only for charitable purposes. (k) With respect to other organizations authorized to conduct bingo games pursuant to this section, all proceeds derived from a bingo game shall be kept in a special fund or account and shall not be commingled with any other fund or account. Proceeds are the receipts of bingo games conducted by organizations not within subdivision (j). Those proceeds shall be used only for charitable purposes, except as follows:
(1) The proceeds may be used for prizes.
(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the portion of the proceeds that may be used for the rental of property and for overhead, including the purchase of bingo equipment, administrative expenses, security equipment, and security personnel shall be the lower of either of the following:
(i) Twenty percent of the proceeds before the deduction for prizes. (ii) Beginning January 1, 2025, three thousand dollars ($3,000) per month, increased annually by the annual average percentage in the Consumer Price Index for the preceding calendar year. (B) For the purposes of this subdivision, the term “Consumer Price Index” means the California Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers published by the Department of Industrial Relations. (C) For the purposes of bingo games conducted by the Lake Elsinore Elks Lodge, a portion of the proceeds, not to exceed 20 percent of the proceeds before the deduction for prizes, or three thousand dollars ($3,000) per month, whichever is less, may be used for the rental of property and for overhead, including the purchase of bingo equipment, administrative expenses, security equipment, and security personnel. Any amount of the proceeds that is additional to that permitted under subparagraph (A), up to one thousand dollars ($1,000), shall be used for the purpose of financing the rebuilding of the facility and the replacement of equipment that was destroyed by fire in 2007. The exception to subparagraph (A) that is provided by this subparagraph shall remain in effect only until the cost of rebuilding the facility is repaid, or January 1, 2019, whichever occurs first. (3) The proceeds may be used to pay license fees.
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© 2026 Thomson Reuters. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. 3 (4) A city, county, or city and county that enacts an ordinance permitting bingo games may specify in the ordinance that if the monthly gross receipts from bingo games of an organization within this subdivision exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), a minimum percentage of the proceeds shall be used only for charitable purposes not relating to the conducting of bingo games and that the balance shall be used for prizes, rental of property, overhead, administrative expenses, and payment of license fees. The amount of proceeds used for rental of property, overhead, and administrative expenses is subject to the limitations specified in paragraph (2).
(l)(1) A city, county, or city and county may impose a license fee on each organization that it authorizes to conduct bingo games.
The fee, whether for the initial license or renewal, shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50) annually, except as provided in paragraph (2). If an application for a license is denied, one-half of any license fee paid shall be refunded to the organization. (2) In lieu of the license fee permitted under paragraph (1), a city, county, or city and county may impose a license fee of fifty dollars ($50) paid upon application. If an application for a license is denied, one-half of the application fee shall be refunded to the organization. An additional fee for law enforcement and public safety costs incurred by the city, county, or city and county that are directly related to bingo activities may be imposed and shall be collected monthly by the city, county, or city and county issuing the license; however, the fee shall not exceed the actual costs incurred in providing the service. (m) A person shall not be allowed to participate in a bingo game, unless the person is physically present at the time and place where the bingo game is being conducted.
(n) The total value of prizes available to be awarded during the conduct of any bingo games shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) in cash or kind, or both, for each separate game which is held. (o) As used in this section, “bingo” means a game of chance in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols that are marked or covered by the player on a tangible card in the player's possession and that conform to numbers or symbols, selected at random and announced by a live caller. Notwithstanding Section 330c, as used in this section, the game of bingo includes tangible cards having numbers or symbols that are concealed and preprinted in a manner providing for distribution of prizes. Electronics or video displays shall not be used in connection with the game of bingo, except in connection with the caller's drawing of numbers or symbols and the public display of that drawing, and except as provided in subdivision (p). The winning cards shall not be known prior to the game by any person participating in the playing or operation of the bingo game. All preprinted cards shall bear the legend, “for sale or use only in a bingo game authorized under California law and pursuant to local ordinance.” Only a covered or marked tangible card possessed by a player and presented to an attendant may be used to claim a prize. It is the intention of the Legislature that bingo as defined in this subdivision applies exclusively to this section and shall not be applied in the construction or enforcement of any other provision of law. (p)(1) Players who are physically present at a bingo game may use hand-held, portable card-minding devices, as described in this subdivision, to assist in monitoring the numbers or symbols announced by a live caller as those numbers or symbols are called in a live game. Card-minding devices may not be used in connection with any game where a bingo card may be sold or distributed after the start of the ball draw for that game. A card-minding device shall do all of the following:
(A) Be capable of storing in the memory of the device bingo faces of tangible cards purchased by a player. § 326.5. Bingo games for charity, CA PENAL § 326.5
© 2026 Thomson Reuters. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. 4 (B) Provide a means for bingo players to input manually each individual number or symbol announced by a live caller. (C) Compare the numbers or symbols entered by the player to the bingo faces previously stored in the memory of the device. (D) Identify winning bingo patterns that exist on the stored bingo faces. (2) A card-minding device shall perform no functions involving the play of the game other than those described in paragraph (1). Card-minding devices shall not do any of the following:
(A) Be capable of accepting or dispensing any coins, currency, or other representative of value or on which value has been encoded.
(B) Be capable of monitoring any bingo card face other than the faces of the tangible bingo card or cards purchased by the player for that game.
(C) Display or represent the game result through any means, including, but not limited to, video or mechanical reels or other slot machine or casino game themes, other than highlighting the winning numbers or symbols marked or covered on the tangible bingo cards or giving an audio alert that the player's card has a prize-winning pattern. (D) Determine the outcome of any game or be physically or electronically connected to any component that determines the outcome of a game or to any other bingo equipment, including, but not limited to, the ball call station, or to any other cardminding device. No other player-operated or player-activated electronic or electromechanical device or equipment is permitted to be used in connection with a bingo game.
Credits
(Added by Stats.1975, c. 869, p. 1942, § 1. Amended by Stats.1977, c. 271, p. 1160, § 1, eff. July 8, 1977; Stats.1979, c. 1006, p. 3419, § 1; Stats.1980, c. 997, p. 3179, § 1; Stats.1981, c. 804, p. 3103, § 1; Stats.1993, c. 394 (A.B.1216), § 1; Stats.1996, c. 283 (A.B.2770), § 1; Stats.2008, c. 216 (A.B.1924), § 1; Stats.2008, c. 748 (S.B.1369), § 6; Stats.2009, c. 562 (S.B.126), § 4, eff. Oct. 11, 2009; Gov.Reorg.Plan No. 2 of 2011-2012, § 291, eff. July 3, 2012, operative July 1, 2013; Stats.2013, c. 353 (S.B.820), § 122, eff. Sept. 26, 2013, operative July 1, 2013; Stats.2024, c. 128 (S.B.1044), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025; Stats.2025, c. 76 (S.B.860), § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.)
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Current with all laws through Ch. 790 of 2025 Reg.Sess., and Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE,
CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 5.24 (BINGO GAMES)
TO TITLE 5 (BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS)
OF THE SIERRA MADRE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
AUTHORIZE AND REGULATE BINGO GAMES
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Section 19(c) of the California Constitution authorizes the Legislature by statute to permit cities to provide bingo games for charitable purposes; and WHEREAS, California Penal Code Section 326.5 provides that bingo games may be conducted by certain nonprofit organizations when authorized by a local ordinance and conducted in compliance with state law; and
WHEREAS, Section 9.16.010 of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code prohibits gambling within the City except where specifically authorized by law; WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize and regulate bingo games conducted by qualified nonprofit organizations in order to ensure such activities are conducted for charitable purposes and in compliance with applicable law.
THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Recitals. The Recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. Addition. Chapter 5.24 (Bingo Games) of Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is amended to a read as follows.
Chapter 5.24 – Bingo Games
5.24.010 Authority
This chapter is enacted pursuant to Article IV, Section 19(c) of the California Constitution and California Penal Code Section 326.5 authorizing local governments to permit bingo games conducted for charitable purposes by qualified nonprofit organizations.
5.24.020 Definitions
For purposes of this chapter:
“Bingo game” means a game of chance in which prizes are awarded on the basis of numbers or symbols on a card that correspond to numbers or symbols selected at random and announced by a live caller.
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“Organization” means a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code and California Revenue and Taxation Code as specified in California Penal Code Section 326.5.
“Permittee” means an organization authorized by the City to conduct bingo games pursuant to this chapter.
5.24.030 Eligible Organizations
Only the following organizations may apply for a permit to conduct bingo games:
1. Nonprofit organizations exempt from taxation under California Revenue and Taxation Code 23701 et seq. or Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code.
2. Nonprofit senior citizen organizations.
3. Charitable organizations affiliated with Pasadena Unified School District.
4. Charitable organizations associated with private schools within the City of Sierra Madre.
All bingo proceeds must be used solely for charitable purposes.
5.24.040 Permit Required
A nonprofit organization shall not conduct or operate a bingo game within the City unless it has obtained a bingo permit from the City.
A bingo permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid only for the location specified in the permit.
5.24.050 Application
Applications for bingo permits shall be submitted to the City on forms provided by the City and shall include:
1. Proof of nonprofit tax-exempt status
2. The name and address of the organization
3. The location where bingo games will be conducted
4. The names of persons responsible for conducting the games
5. Any additional information required by the City Manager or Police Chief
5.24.060 Permit Fee
The City may charge a permit fee not to exceed $50 annually, consistent with California Penal Code Section 326.5(l).
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The City may also recover actual costs for law enforcement or public safety services related to bingo activities.
5.24.070 Operational Requirements
All bingo games conducted within the City shall comply with the following:
1. Bingo games shall be open to the public.
2. Games shall be conducted only on property owned, leased, or donated for use by the nonprofit organization or the City of Sierra Madre.
3. The games shall be operated only by members of the organization conducting the games.
4. Members operating the game shall not receive any wage, salary, or profit from the bingo games.
5. Security personnel may be paid from the revenues of bingo games, in accordance with state law.
6. All players must be physically present at the location where the bingo game is conducted.
7. Minors shall not participate in bingo games.
8. The value of prizes shall not exceed $500 per game.
9. The permittee shall include the identification number of the permit issued on any bingo advertisements.
5.24.080 Financial Controls
Organizations conducting bingo games shall:
1. Maintain accurate records of all bingo receipts and expenditures.
2. Deposit all bingo proceeds in a separate account used solely for bingo operations.
3. Use proceeds only for charitable purposes, prizes, permitted overhead expenses, and license fees as authorized by state law.
5.24.090 Inspection and Enforcement
The City Manager, Police Chief, or their authorized representatives may inspect any bingo game or related records to ensure compliance with this chapter and state law.
A bingo permit may be suspended or revoked for:
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2. Violation of any provision of this chapter
3. False statements in the permit application
4. Conduct that is injurious to the public welfare
5.24.110 Relationship to Gambling Prohibition
Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to authorize any form of gambling not expressly permitted under California Penal Code Section 326.5.
All other gambling activities remain prohibited within the City.
SECTION 3. CEQA. The City Council finds that adoption of this ordinance is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act because per 14 CCR 15378(b)(5) it involves administrative regulatory actions that will not result in physical changes to the environment.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or any part hereof or exhibit hereto is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof or exhibit thereto. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraph, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
SECTION 5. Certification. Pursuant to Government Code Section 36932, the City Clerk shall certify the passage, approval, and adoption of this Ordinance by the City Council.
SECTION 6. Publication. Pursuant to Government Code Section 36933, the City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be published or posted.
SECTION 7. Records. Pursuant to Government Code Section 40801, proof of certification and publication shall be entered in the book of Ordinances of the City Council.
SECTION 8. Effective Date. Pursuant to Government Code Section 36937, this Ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this __________ day of __________, 2026. __________________________
Kirstine Lowe, Mayor
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced by first reading on the ___ day of ______ 2026, and duly adopted at a regular meeting held on the ___ day of ______ 2026, by the City Council of the City of Sierra Madre, California, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
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Laura Aguilar, City Clerk
CITY OF
SIERRA MADRE STAFF REPORT
CITY ATTORNEY
DATE: March 24, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Aleks Giragosian, City Attorney
By: Julia Homaechevarria, Deputy City Attorney
SUBJECT:
Ordinance No. 1491 Amending Chapters 10.04 (Definiitons), 10.08 (Traffic Regulaitons), and 10.12 (Administraiton and Enforcement) of Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) and Amending Seciton 12.24.040 (Traffic Regulaitons) of Chapter 12.24 (Public Parks and Recreaiton Centers) of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code – To include Definiitons and Regulaitons for Electric Mobility Device
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council introduce by first reading Ordinance No. 1491, amending the Sierra Madre Municipal Code (SMMC) to include regulaitons for electric mobility vehicles.
SUMMARY
The City of Sierra Madre has experienced a rise in the number of electric bicycles (“e-bikes”) and other electric mobility devices operaitng on City streets, bike paths, and parks in recent years both as a form of recreaiton and as a means of transportaiton. As ridership has increased, so have complaints and concerns from the community regarding the safe operaiton of these vehicles. The proposed ordinance provides definiitons for these devices consistent with state law and provides regulaitons to address safety concerns. In addiiton to the proposed ordinance, the Sierra Madre Police Department has been coordinaitng and preparing materials to engage in public outreach and educaiton in the community.
DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
Sierra Madre has a long history of supporitng and celebraitng acitve transportaiton and environmental sustainability. In recent years, the growing popularity of e-bikes, motorized scooters, electrically motorized boards, and low-speed vehicles (together, “ electric mobility devices”), paritcularly among school-aged youth has raised serious safety concerns in the community.
Primary concerns include lack of helmets, operaiton on sidewalks with potenital for pedestrian collisions, high speeds and or behaviors reckless to the seittng, inappropriately parked devices in the right of way, and carrying more passengers than the device was designed for. Of paritcular concern is the potenital for serious injury in e-bike or other electric mobility device accidents. Electric mobility device related injuries are more akin to tradiitonal motor vehicle accidents, including internal bleeding, pelvic fractures, damage to vital organs, and brain trauma. Thus, prompitng the need for regulaiton and enforcement for the safety of the community.
Safety Data
In September 2024, the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission (the “CPSC”) published “Micromobility ProductsRelated Deaths, Injuries, and Hazard Patterns: 2017–2023,” reviewing injuries associated with micromobility vehicles at a naitonal level.[1] The CPSC report found that naitonal micromobility vehicle injuries increased 158% between 2017 to 2023, equaitng to an average annual increase of 26%. The CPSC report also notes that children under 14 accounted for approximately 34% of injuries from 2017 to 2023, nearly double their 18% proporiton of the U.S. populaiton. In terms of scale, the CPSC report idenitfied 373 fataliites associated with micromobility vehicles between 2017 and 2023 and nearly 450,000 emergency department visits associated with micromobility vehicles during the same period.
Similarly, a July 2024 study published by the University of California, San Francisco, analyzed injuries and hospitalizaitons from e-bikes, electric scooters, convenitonal bicycles, and convenitonal scooters from 2017 to 2022 (the “UCSF Study”).[2] The UCSF study idenitfied a significant increase in micromobility injuries during the study period and called for adopiton of addiitonal safety measures. Of paritcular note, the UCSF Study found that electric vehicle riders overall were significantly less likely to wear a helmet at the itme of injury (43% vs. 52%) and alcohol involvement during injury was more common among ebicyclists (7%) than convenitonal bicyclists (4%) and among e-scooter (9%) than scooter riders (3%).
Another study published in July 2024 by the American College of Surgeons looked at e-bike injuries and traffic violaitons throughout California, for the period 2018 to 2023 (the “ACS Study”).[3] The ACS Study found that e-bike injury incidents in California increased 18.6-fold over the 5-year study period, from 184 to 3,429 events. For these same incidents, the severity of injury was higher for e-bikes than for tradiitonal bicycles.
Exisitng California Law
California Vehicle Code Seciton 312.5 defines an “electric bicycle” as a bicycle that is equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor that does not exceed 750 watts of power. This code seciton further defines and regulates the various classificaitons of e-bikes as follows:
Table 1 - Exisitng CA E-Bike Regulaitons
Class Descripiton Maximum
Speed
(miles per
hour)
Minimum Age
Requirement
Helmet
Required
Class 1 Low-Speed
Pedal-Assisted
Electric Bicycle
20 mph None Riders <18
years only
Class 2 Low-Speed
ThrottleAssisted
Electric Bicycle
Class 3 Speed PedalAssisted
Electric Bicycle
28 mph[4] 16 years All ages
Other relevant Exisitng California Vehicle Code provisions are summarized below:
Seciton 21200. Electric bicycle riders are subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle. This includes prohibiitng a rider from traveling at an unsafe speed for the condiitons and stop sign requirements.
Seciton 21201. Proper equipment is required, including brakes and lighitng equipment at night.
Seciton 21202. Riders must ride as close as pracitcable to the right-hand curb or edge.
Seciton 21204. Riders shall not allow double-riding/ e-bikes shall only transport passengers if there is a seat specifically for the passenger or when using a child safety seat.
Seciton 21212. Riders and passengers under the age of 18 must wear a helmet.
Seciton 21213. Persons under the age of 16 shall not operate Class 3 electric bicycles.
Seciton 24016(d). Prohibits modifying electric bicycles to change speed capacity, unless the mandated classificaiton sitcker appropriately replaces the former label indicaitng lower capacity.
Some high speed devices are outside of the state legal definiiton of electric bicycles despite being marketed as “e-bikes” because of higher speed, inclusion of a throttle, no pedals, or a combinaiton of these factors. Devices with a maximum speed of 30 miles per hour meet the definiiton of “motorized bicycle or moped” and require a valid license to operate.[5] If the device exceeds 30 miles per hour, it is considered a motor-driven cycle and requires an M1 license to operate.[6] Recent State legislaiton has attempted to hold manufacturers accountable and prevent misrepresentaiton of device classes.[7] Assembly Bill No. 2234[8] established the San Diego Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program and authorized local agencies within the County of San Diego, to adopt an ordinance or resoluiton that would prohibit a person under 12 years of age from operaitng a Class 1 or Class 2 electric bicycle. This is consistent with guidance from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which recommends that children under the age of 12 not operate any e-bike that travels more than 10 miles per hour.
Under AB 2234, if an ordinance or resoluiton is adopted, the results of those traffic stops and acitons taken must be submitted in a report to the Legislature.
Similarly, AB 1778[9] established the Marin Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program for Marin County which authorized local agencies to adopt an ordinance or resoluiton that prohibits a person under 16 years of age from operaitng a class 2 electric bicycle or require a person operaitng a class 2 electric bicycle to wear a bicycle helmet, as specified. This bill also requires a report of the safety impact of this program. The senate floor analysis for AB 1778 notes that “[r]eports back from these pilot programs may help inform how different age limits strike a balance between safety and the benefit of e-bikes in replacing car trips for teenagers.”[10]
Vehicle Code 21 prohibits local agencies from adopitng resoluitons or ordinance regulaitng matters covered under the vehicle code except when the vehicle code expressly allows for it. Vehicle Code Secitons 231, 21100, 21206, and 21207.5 allow ciites to enact ordinances regulaitng the parking and operaiton of electric bicycles, as defined in California Vehicle Code Secitons 231 and 312.5, on pedestrian faciliites, bicycle faciliites, and equestrian, hiking, and recreaitonal trails. Vehicle Code Seciton 21282 allows ciites to enact ordinances regulaitng the itme, place, and manner of the operaiton of electric mobility devices.
Proposed Sierra Madre Municipal Code Amendments
A summary of the proposed amendments to SMMC includes:
1. Amend Seciton 10.12.030 (“Shared mobility device”) in Chapter 10.12 (ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT) of Title 10 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC). This seciton was adopted in a 2019 ordinance (No. 1408) for bicycles and scooters or any other wheeled device, other than an automobile or motorcycle, that is accessed via an on-demand portal and owned, managed, and maintained by a private enitty for shared use by members of the public (e.g., Lime scooters and bikes, Bird scooters, etc.). The proposed amendment moves the definiiton of a “shared mobility device” to the definiitons in Chapter 10.04 – DEFINITIONS and updates the definiiton to be consistent with CVC.
2. Add Secitons 10.04.200 (“Electric Mobility Device”) and 10.04.210 (“Bicycle”) to Chapter 10.04 (“DEFINITIONS”). “Electric mobility device” include electric bicycles, electric personal assisitve mobility devices (e.g., Segways), electric motorized boards (e.g., electric skateboards/one-wheels), motorized scooters, pocket bikes, and low speed vehicles.
Bicycles are defined separately but CVC definiiton expressly includes e-bikes. Other ciites have referred to what is proposed here as a “electric mobility device” instead as a “Motorized Wheeled Conveyance”[11] or “Electric Micromobility Vehicles”[12].
3. Add Seciton 10.08.240 (“Use of Electric Mobility Devices”) to Chapter 10.08 (“TRAFFIC REGULATIONS”). Establishes prohibiitons and restricitons related to the use, riding, and operaiton of electric mobility devices, including:
a. Sidewalks: Prohibits operaiton of electric mobility devices on sidewalks in the central traffic district & Prohibits operaiton of Class 3 e-bikes on all sidewalks
b. Motorized Scooters: Prohibits operaiton of motorized scooters on sidewalks, on roads without a striped bicycle lane, and on roads where the posted speed limit is 40 miles per hour or greater. c. Duty of care: Requires operaiton of electric mobility devices with due care and at an appropriate speed for the circumstances and condiitons. Clarifies that persons operaitng electric mobility devices on sidewalks shall yield right of-way to persons not operaitng such vehicles. Also includes minimum age limit of 16 years old for Class 3 electric bicycles, consistent with state law.
d. Parks: Clarify that electric mobility devices in parks and other City faciliites are governed by SMMC Seciton
12.24.040.
e. Helmet requirements: Helmets are required for operators/riders under the age of 18 while on any electric mobility device. All ages must wear a helmet while operaitng a Class 3 e-bike.
4. Add Seciton 10.08.250 (“Parking Electric Mobility Devices”) to Chapter 10.08 (“TRAFFIC REGULATIONS”). Establishes prohibiitons and restricitons related to the parking of electric mobility devices.
5. Amend Seciton 10.12.040 (“Traffic regulaitons apply to person riding bicycles or animals”) of Chapter 10.12 (“ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT”). Amended to include electric mobility devices and clarificaiton on the regulaitons that apply when a person is dismounted from their electric mobility device.
6. Add Seciton 10.12.090 (“Electric mobility device enforcement”) to Chapter 10.12 (“ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT”). Establishes penalites for violaitons and provides for impounding devices abandoned in public rightof-way.
7. Amend Seciton 12.24.040 (“Traffic regulaitons”) of Chapter 12.24 (“PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION CENTERS”) of Title 12 (“STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES”). Broadens the regulaitons within a public park or recreaiton center to include operaiton of an electric mobility device Enforcement
The Sierra Madre Police Department is responsible for both the enforcement and educaiton related to traffic safety, including the safe operaiton of electric mobility devices. The proposed updates to the SMMC aim to reflect the diversificaiton of the electric mobility landscape, consistent with changes at the State level and terms defined in the California Vehicle Code, therefore enabling effecitve enforcement locally.
A violaiton of these proposed regulaitons would result in the following forms of enforcement: Warning 1, Warning 2, an opportunity to take an approved bicycle training safety course in lieu of receiving a citaiton, followed by an administraitve citaiton upon the fourth incident. Potenital bike safety and training courses to be issued as part of the 3 rd
violaiton are being
invesitgated, but may include the Electric Bike Safety and Training Course developed by the California Highway Patrol.[13] Next Steps
If the City Council introduces the ordinance by first reading on March 24th, staff anitcipates bringing it back for a second reading and adopiton on April 14th, to be effecitve May 14, 2026 (30 days after second reading).
The Sierra Madre Police Department developed a PowerPoint on e-bike safety and is working collaboraitvely on engaging the public through outreach and educaiton. A public educaiton campaign includes in-person educaiton campaigns at schools, as well as virtual resources the city may choose to consider such as informaiton on the city website, social media positngs, and tradiitonal media outreach. Staff are working with bike safety specialist John Lloyd on a public outreach message regarding safety for cyclists and drivers, encouraging acitve modes of transportaiton.
Should the ordinance be approved, it will be presented as part of the messaging for Community Bike Ride Day, which is on April 18, 2026.
STRATEGIC PLAN RELATIONSHIP
Ordinance No. 1491 is aligned with Goal 4 (Create Safe Streets) – PS 4.1 (Manage Traffic Patterns/Flow) and PS 4.2 (Encourage Acitve Modes of Transportaiton).
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
The proposed aciton does not consittute as a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), based on Seciton 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it can be determined with certainty that it will have no impact on the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
Apart from the staff itme necessary to draft and implement this Ordinance, there is no impact to the General Fund as a result of the recommended aciton. Some staff itme will be necessary to educate the community and enforce the new ordinance, but this will be absorbed in the current General Fund budget. [1] Tark, James, “Micromobility-Related Deaths, Injuries, and Hazard Patterns” U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, September 2024. Online at https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Micromobility-Products-Related-Deaths-Injuries-and-HazardPatterns_2017-2023.pdf [2] Fernandez AN, Li KD, Patel HV, et al. Injuries With Electric vs Convenitonal Scooters and Bicycles. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(7):e2424131. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.24131. Online at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullaritcle/2821387 [3] Maa, J., Doucet, J., Ignacio, R., Alfrey, E., “Electric Bikes Are Emerging as Public Health Hazard” American College of Surgeons Bulleitn, July/August 2024. Online at https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/news-publicaitons/news-andaritcles/bulleitn/2024/julyaugust-2024-volume-109-issue-7/electric-bikes-are-emerging-as-public-health-hazard/ [4] Any e-bike that assists the rider over 28 mph is not street legal as an “electric bicycle” and must stay off roads, sidewalks and mulit-use trails and paths.
[5] CVC § 406.
[6] CVC § 405.
[7] Such as Assembly Bill 1774 and Senate Bill 1271.
[8] Online at https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2234 [9] Online at https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1778 [10] 05/29/2024 Senate Floor Analysis at Page 6.
[11] Anaheim Municipal Code Seciton 14.72.020.
[12] Chula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 10.73.
[13] Online at rise.aritculate.com/share/yB3Hip8AYzOGdY0dqnd42mQ3k0c6Jza1#/.
Approved by:
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Michael Bruckner
City Manager
Attachments
1. Ord 1491 Electric Mobility Devices(434710.2).pdf
2. Electric Mobility Device Code Amendments(438410.3).pdf 434710.2
ORDINANCE NO. 1491
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTERS 10.04
(DEFINITIONS), 10.08 (TRAFFIC REGULATIONS), AND
10.12 (ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT) OF TITLE
10 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) AND AMENDING SECTION
12.24.040 (TRAFFIC REGULATIONS) OF CHAPTER 12.24
(PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION CENTERS) OF TITLE
12 (STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES) OF
THE SIERRA MADRE MUNICIPAL CODE – TO INCLUDE
DEFINITIONS AND REGULATIONS FOR ELECTRIC
MOBILITY DEVICES
RECITALS
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Sections 231, 21100, 21206, and 21207.5 allow cities to enact ordinances regulating the parking and operation of electric bicycles, as defined in California Vehicle Code Sections 231 and 312.5, on pedestrian facilities, bicycle facilities, and equestrian, hiking, and recreational trails; and WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 21282 allows cities to enact ordinances regulating the time, place, and manner of the operation of electric mobility devices, as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 313, for the purpose of assuring the safety of pedestrians, including seniors, persons with disabilities, and others using sidewalks, bicycle paths, pathways, trails, bicycle lanes, streets, roads, and highways; and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 21100 allows cities to enact ordinances regulating the operation of electrically motorized boards, as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 313.5, so long as such regulations do not duplicate or conflict with California Vehicle Code regulations of electrically motorized boards at California Vehicle Code Sections 21290 through 21296; and WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 21225 allows cities to enact ordinances to regulate the registration of motorized scooters, as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 407.5, and the parking and operation of motorized scooters on pedestrian or bicycle facilities and local city streets and highways, if that regulation is not in conflict with the California Vehicle Code; and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 21266 allows cities to enact ordinances to restrict or prohibit the use of low-speed vehicles, as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 385.5, and may prohibit operation of low-speed vehicles in the roadway when acting as the primary traffic enforcement agency and the city deems the prohibition to be in the best interest of public safety; and 434710.2
WHEREAS, the City of Sierra Madre intends to promote the safety of persons using electric bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electrically motorized boards, motorized scooters, and other similar vehicles (defined herein as “Electric Mobility Devices”) while maximizing recreational and active transportation opportunities and fully exempting disabled persons operating electric mobility devices from the proposed regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the gravity of potential injuries to persons and properties against the practicability and cost of implementing measures that would protect against the risk of such injuries; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the proposed regulations represent reasonable measures and enforcement mechanisms that can be implemented to promote the safe and efficient use of sidewalks, bicycle paths, pathways, trails, and bicycle lanes in the City.
THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Recitals. The Recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. Amendment. Section 10.12.030 (“Shared mobility device”) of Chapter
10.12 (“ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT”) of Title 10 (“VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC”) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is amended to read as follows, with additions denoted by underlined text and deletions denoted by struck-through text:
10.12.030 Shared mobility device.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to prohibit shared mobility devices with dockless technology from being abandoned in the public right-of-way or on public property, or offered for use anywhere in the city by a private entity, so as to allow for adequate pedestrian traffic flow and to ensure the public health, safety and welfare of the city.
B. Definition.
"Dockless technology" systems consist of devices, such as bicycles or scooters that do not require fixed docking stations for users to receive or return units. "Shared mobility device" means any wheeled device, other than an automobile or motorcycle, that is powered by a motor or other power source, or to be powered by human propulsion; is accessed via an on-demand portal, whether a smartphone application, membership card, or similar method; is operated by a private entity that owns, manages, and maintains devices for shared use by members of the public; and is available to members of the public in unstaffed, self-service locations, except for those locations which are designated by the city. Holds the same meaning as defined in Section 10.04.200. Shared mobility device does not include any power-driven device designed primarily for use by an individual with a mobility disability for the main purpose of indoor, or of both indoor or outdoor movement.
C. Prohibition.
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1. It is unlawful to park, leave standing, leave lying, abandon, or otherwise place a shared mobility device with dockless technology in a public right-of-way or on public property anywhere within the city.
2. It is unlawful for a private entity to provide or offer for use a shared mobility device with dockless technology anywhere within the city.
D. Violations.
1. Any violation of this section is declared to be a public nuisance and is further subject to the administrative citation and criminal enforcement provisions of this code.
2. Police officers, those city employees designated by the city manager, and any party contracted by the city to specifically impound shared mobility devices are authorized to impound any shared mobility device that has been offered for use, abandoned and/or placed in a public right-of-way or on public property in violation of this chapter.
3. Any device not retrieved within thirty calendar days of notice shall be subject to disposal.
4. Impound of any device shall be subject to an impound fee established by city council through separate resolution.
SECTION 3. Addition. Sections 10.04.200 (“Electric Mobility Device”) and 10.04.210 (“Bicycle”) are added to Chapter 10.04 (“DEFINITIONS”) of Title 10 (“VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC”) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code to read as follows:
10.04.200 Electric mobility device.
A. “Electric mobility device” includes the following, each as defined in the California Vehicle Code, as it may be amended from time to time:
1. “Electric bicycle” or “E-Bike” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5, meaning a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts. Classifications of electric bicycles are as follows:
a. “Class 1” has the same meaning given to such term in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5(a)(1), meaning a bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour, and that is not capable of providing assistance to reach speeds greater than 20 miles per hour.
b. "Class 2” has the same meaning given to such term in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5(a)(2), meaning a bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle, and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.
c. “Class 3” has the same meaning given to such term in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5(a)(3), meaning a bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour and is equipped with a speedometer.
2. “Electric personal assistive mobility device” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 313, as it may be amended from time to time, meaning a self-balancing, nontandem two-wheeled device, that is not greater than 20 inches deep and 25 inches wide and can turn in place, designed to transport only one person, with an electric propulsion system averaging less than 750 watts (1 horsepower), the maximum speed of which, when powered solely by a propulsion system on a paved level surface, is no more than 12.5 miles per hour.
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3. “Electrically motorized board” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 313.5, as it may be amended from time to time, meaning a wheeled device with a floorboard designed to be stood upon when riding that is not greater than 60 inches deep and 18 inches wide, that is designed to transport only one person, and that has an electric propulsion system averaging less than 1,000 watts, the maximum speed of which, when powered solely by a propulsion system on a paved level surface, is no more than 20 miles per hour, but which may also be powered by human propulsion.
4. “Motorized scooter” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 407.5(a), as it may be amended from time to time, meaning any two- wheeled device that has handlebars, has either a floorboard that is designed to be stood upon when riding or a seat and footrests in place of the floorboard, and is powered by an electric motor. This device may also be designed to be powered by human propulsion. For purposes of this section, a motorcycle, as defined in Section 400, a motor-driven cycle, as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 405, or a motorized bicycle or moped, as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 406, is not a motorized scooter.
5. “Pocket bike” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 473(a), meaning a two-wheeled device having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider that is not designated or manufactured for highway use. A pocket bike does not include an off-highway motorcycle as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 436.
6. “Low speed vehicle” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 385.5(a), as meaning a motor vehicle that has four wheels, can attain speeds between 20 miles per hour and 25 miles per hour on a paved level surface, and that has a gross vehicle weight of less than 3,000 pounds. A “low-speed vehicle” does not mean a golf cart as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 345.
B. “Electric mobility device” does not include mopeds as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 406, electric motorcycles as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 400, or motor vehicles subject to registration and motor vehicle insurance requirements. “Electric mobility device” also does not include any mobility devices operated by any disabled persons for mobility or similar uses.
C. “Shared mobility device” means an electrically motorized board as defined in Section 313.5 of the Vehicle Code, motorized scooter as defined in Section 407.5 of the Vehicle Code, electric bicycle as defined in Section 312.5 of the Vehicle Code, bicycle as defined in Section 231 of the Vehicle Code, or other similar personal transportation device, except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 415 of the Vehicle Code, that is made available to the public by a shared mobility service provider for shared use and transportation in exchange for financial compensation via a digital application or other electronic or digital platform.
10.04.210 Bicycle
“Bicycle” as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 231, which expressly includes e-bikes.
SECTION 4. Addition. Sections 10.08.240 (“Use of Electric Mobility Devices”) is added to Chapter 10.08 (“TRAFFIC REGULATIONS”) of Title 10 (“VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC”) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code to read as follows:
10.08.240 Use of Electric Mobility Devices.
A. Sidewalks.
1. No person shall operate an electric mobility device upon sidewalks in the central traffic district.
2. No person shall operate a Class 3 e-bike or motorized scooter upon sidewalks throughout the City.
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3. Electric mobility devices shall utilize the bike lane when one is present, except when reasonably necessary to leave the road to avoid debris or other hazardous conditions.
B. No person shall operate an electric mobility device upon any equestrian, hiking or recreational trail. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit operation of any electric bicycle upon any bicycle path, bicycle trail, bicycle lane, or any other location where a standard bicycle is permitted.
C. Duty to operate electric mobility devices with due care. All persons operating an electric mobility device must exercise due care under the circumstances and conditions then existing. Operating an electric mobility device in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger persons or property is prohibited.
1. A person operating electric mobility devices must use a reasonable and prudent speed under the conditions then existing—a maximum of 20 mph on streets and 5 mph on sidewalks.
2. No person shall operate an electric mobility device in a manner it was not designed for, including carrying passengers when not intended for carrying passengers.
3. Persons operating electric mobility devices on sidewalks shall yield right of-way to persons not operating such vehicles.
4. No person operating an electric mobility device shall attempt to perform any acrobatic trick or stunt, including intentionally lifting one or more wheels into the air, while riding on a highway, bike lane or bike path.
5. A person operating an electric mobility device must comply with all posted signage and City rules governing the use of paths, trails, parks, and other facilities.
6. No person under the age of 16 may operate a class 3 electric bicycle, as required by California Vehicle Code Section 21213.
7. No person shall operate an electric mobility device in a manner that violates California Vehicle Code or traffic regulations within this Chapter.
E. Motorized Scooters. No person shall operate a motorized scooter on roads without a striped bicycle lane, and on roads where the posted speed limit is 40 miles per hour or greater.
F. Helmets required.
1. No person under 18 years of age may operate any electric mobility device unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet, as required by California Vehicle Code Sections 21212, 21213, and 21235.
2. All persons operating or riding a Class 3 electric bicycle must wear a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 21213.
G. Parks. Electric mobility devices in parks and other City facilities is governed by SMMC Section
12.24.040
SECTION 5. Addition. Section 10.08.250 (“Parking electric mobility devices”) is added to Chapter 10.08 (“TRAFFIC REGULATIONS”) of Title 10 (“VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC”) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code to read as follows:
10.08.250 Parking electric mobility devices.
A. No person shall park or leave any electric mobility device upon any street, alley, sidewalk in any business district or adjacent to any place of public assembly in such a manner as to obstruct or hinder the free passage of pedestrians or other vehicles or devices permitted to use the same.
B. No person shall park or leave any electric mobility device within a crosswalk, loading zones, marked ADA-accessible parking spaces, or within a curb parallel to a bus stop. 434710.2
SECTION 6. Amendment. Section 10.12.040 (“Traffic regulations apply to person riding bicycles or animals”) of Chapter 10.12 (“ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT”) of Title 10 (“VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC”) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is amended to read as follows, with additions denoted by underlined text and deletions denoted by struck-through text:
10.12.040 Traffic regulations apply to persons riding bicycles or animals.
A. Every person riding an electric mobility device or bicycle or riding or driving an animal upon a highway has all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter.
B. Whenever traffic control devices indicate no right- or left-hand turn or U-turn is permitted, no person operating an electric mobility device shall disobey the direction of any such sign, except where such person dismounts to make such turn.
C. At all times that a person is dismounted from the electric mobility device, bicycle, or animal in their immediate possession, such person shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians.
SECTION 7. Addition. Section 10.12.090 (“Electric mobility device enforcement”) is added to Chapter 10.12 (“ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT”) of Title 10 (“VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC”) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code to read as follows:
10.12.090 Electric mobility device enforcement.
A. Any violation of this code’s regulations for electric mobility devices, is declared to be a public nuisance and is further subject to the administrative citation procedures under Chapter 1.18 of this code.
B. Police officers, those city employees designated by the city manager, and any party contracted by the city to specifically impound electric mobility devices are authorized to impound any electric mobility device that has been abandoned and/or placed in a public right-of-way or on public property in violation of this chapter.
1. Any device not retrieved within thirty calendar days of notice shall be subject to disposal.
2. Impound of any device shall be subject to an impound fee established by city council through separate resolution.
C. In the event the operator of the electric mobility device is a juvenile, officers will make every effort to contact the parent(s) or responsible guardian(s) of the said operator and advise them of the nature of the violation. This shall occur at the time of the stop or as soon as practical.
D. Each parent or legal guardian having custody and control of a minor who is issued an administrative citation for violation of this chapter shall be jointly and severally liable with such minor for payment of the administrative fine.
SECTION 8. Amendment. Section 12.24.040 (“Traffic regulations”) of Chapter 12.24 (“PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION CENTERS”) of Title 12 (“STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES”) of the Sierra Madre Municipal Code is amended 434710.2
to read as follows, with additions denoted by underlined text and deletions denoted by struck-through text:
12.24.040 Traffic regulations.
It is unlawful for any person to commit or permit any of the hereinafter specified acts in any public park or recreation center in the city:
A. To fail to comply with all applicable provisions of the State Motor Vehicles Traffic laws in regard to equipment and operation of vehicles together with such regulations as are contained in this and other city ordinances;
B. To drive a vehicle, or operate an electric mobility device in any park at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent, having due regard for the traffic on, and the surface and width of, roadway, and in any event at a speed in excess of ten miles per hour; C. To ride or drive any bicycle, electric mobility device, or motor vehicle elsewhere than on roads, trails or driveways, provided for that purpose;
D. To park or stand a bicycle or vehicle in other than a designated parking area, and such use shall be in accordance with posted directions thereat;
E. To fail to observe carefully all traffic signs indicating speed, direction, caution, stopping or parking, and all others posted for proper control and to safeguard life and property; F. The recreation director, or other authorized representative of the community services commission, city manager or police chief, may close or barricade any traffic and all park roads, driveways or parking areas at any time or direct traffic thereon as may be necessary.
SECTION 9. CEQA. These code amendments are exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act because they are regulatory and enforcement measures that will not result in any direct or indirect physical impacts on the environment, and which are further exempted from review under the California Environmental Quality per California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15321, which exempts enforcement of laws, general rules, standards, and objectives administered or adopted by the agency from environmental review.
SECTION 10. Severability. If any sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or any part hereof or exhibit hereto is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof or exhibit thereto. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraph, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
SECTION 11. Certification. Pursuant to Government Code Section 36932, the City Clerk shall certify the passage, approval, and adoption of this Ordinance by the City Council.
SECTION 12. Publication. Pursuant to Government Code Section 36933, the City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be published or posted.
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SECTION 13. Records. Pursuant to Government Code Section 40801, proof of certification and publication shall be entered in the book of Ordinances of the City Council.
SECTION 14. Effective Date. Pursuant to Government Code Section 36937, this Ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 24th day of March, 2026. __________________________
Kristine Lowe, Mayor
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced by first reading on the ___ day of ______ 2026, and duly adopted at a regular meeting held on the ___ day of ______ 2026, by the City Council of the City of Sierra Madre, California, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
___________________________
Laura Aguilar, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
___________________________
Aleks Giragosian, City Attorney
10.04.200 Electric mobility device.
A. “Electric mobility device” includes the following, each as defined in the California Vehicle Code, as it may be amended from time to time:
1. “Electric bicycle” or “E-Bike” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5, meaning a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts.
Classifications of electric bicycles are as follows:
a. “Class 1” has the same meaning given to such term in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5(a)(1), meaning a bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour, and that is not capable of providing assistance to reach speeds greater than 20 miles per hour. b. "Class 2” has the same meaning given to such term in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5(a)(2), meaning a bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle, and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.
c. “Class 3” has the same meaning given to such term in California Vehicle Code Section 312.5(a)(3), meaning a bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour and is equipped with a speedometer.
2. “Electric personal assistive mobility device” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 313, as it may be amended from time to time, meaning a self-balancing, nontandem twowheeled device, that is not greater than 20 inches deep and 25 inches wide and can turn in place, designed to transport only one person, with an electric propulsion system averaging less than 750 watts (1 horsepower), the maximum speed of which, when powered solely by a propulsion system on a paved level surface, is no more than 12.5 miles per hour.
3. “Electrically motorized board” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 313.5, as it may be amended from time to time, meaning a wheeled device with a floorboard designed to be stood upon when riding that is not greater than 60 inches deep and 18 inches wide, that is designed to transport only one person, and that has an electric propulsion system averaging less than 1,000 watts, the maximum speed of which, when powered solely by a propulsion system on a paved level surface, is no more than 20 miles per hour, but which may also be powered by human propulsion.
4. “Motorized scooter” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 407.5(a), as it may be amended from time to time, meaning any two- wheeled device that has handlebars, has either a floorboard that is designed to be stood upon when riding or a seat and footrests in place of the floorboard, and is powered by an electric motor. This device may also be designed to be powered by human propulsion. For purposes of this section, a motorcycle, as defined in Section 400, a motordriven cycle, as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 405, or a motorized bicycle or moped, as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 406, is not a motorized scooter.
5. “Pocket bike” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 473(a), meaning a twowheeled device having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider that is not designated or manufactured for highway use. A pocket bike does not include an off-highway motorcycle as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 436.
6. “Low speed vehicle” has the same meaning as in California Vehicle Code Section 385.5(a), as meaning a motor vehicle that has four wheels, can attain speeds between 20 miles per hour and 25 miles per hour on a paved level surface, and that has a gross vehicle weight of less than 3,000 pounds.
A “low-speed vehicle” does not mean a golf cart as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 345.
B. “Electric mobility device” does not include mopeds as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 406, electric motorcycles as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 400, or motor vehicles subject to registration and motor vehicle insurance requirements. “Electric mobility device” also does not include any mobility devices operated by any disabled persons for mobility or similar uses.
C. “Shared mobility device” means an electrically motorized board as defined in Section 313.5 of the Vehicle Code, motorized scooter as defined in Section 407.5 of the Vehicle Code, electric bicycle as defined in Section 312.5 of the Vehicle Code, bicycle as defined in Section 231 of the Vehicle Code, or other similar personal transportation device, except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 415 of the Vehicle Code, that is made available to the public by a shared mobility service provider for shared use and transportation in exchange for financial compensation via a digital application or other electronic or digital platform.
10.04.210 Bicycle
“Bicycle” as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 231, which expressly includes e-bikes.
10.08.240 Use of Electric Mobility Devices.
A. Sidewalks.
1. No person shall operate an electric mobility device upon sidewalks in the central traffic district.
2. No person shall operate a Class 3 e-bike or motorized scooter upon sidewalks throughout the City.
3. Electric mobility devices shall utilize the bike lane when one is present, except when reasonably necessary to leave the road to avoid debris or other hazardous conditions.
B. No person shall operate an electric mobility device upon any equestrian, hiking or recreational trail.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit operation of any electric bicycle upon any bicycle path, bicycle trail, bicycle lane, or any other location where a standard bicycle is permitted.
C. Duty to operate electric mobility devices with due care. All persons operating an electric mobility device must exercise due care under the circumstances and conditions then existing. Operating an electric mobility device in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger persons or property is prohibited.
1. A person operating electric mobility devices must use a reasonable and prudent speed under the conditions then existing—a maximum of 20 mph on streets and 5 mph on sidewalks.
2. No person shall operate an electric mobility device in a manner it was not designed for, including carrying passengers when not intended for carrying passengers.
3. Persons operating electric mobility devices on sidewalks shall yield right of-way to persons not operating such vehicles.
4. No person operating an electric mobility device shall attempt to perform any acrobatic trick or stunt, including intentionally lifting one or more wheels into the air, while riding on a highway, bike lane or bike path.
5. A person operating an electric mobility device must comply with all posted signage and City rules governing the use of paths, trails, parks, and other facilities.
6. No person under the age of 16 may operate a class 3 electric bicycle, as required by California Vehicle Code Section 21213.
7. No person shall operate an electric mobility device in a manner that violates California Vehicle Code or traffic regulations within this Chapter.
E. Motorized Scooters. No person shall operate a motorized scooter on roads without a striped bicycle lane, and on roads where the posted speed limit is 40 miles per hour or greater.
F. Helmets required.
1. No person under 18 years of age may operate any electric mobility device unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet, as required by California Vehicle Code Sections 21212, 21213, and 21235.
2. All persons operating or riding a Class 3 electric bicycle must wear a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 21213.
G. Parks. Electric mobility devices in parks and other City facilities is governed by SMMC Section 12.24.040
10.08.250 Parking electric mobility devices.
A. No person shall park or leave any electric mobility device upon any street, alley, sidewalk in any business district or adjacent to any place of public assembly in such a manner as to obstruct or hinder the free passage of pedestrians or other vehicles or devices permitted to use the same.
B. No person shall park or leave any electric mobility device within a crosswalk, loading zones, marked ADAaccessible parking spaces, or within a curb parallel to a bus stop.
10.12.030 Shared mobility device.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to prohibit shared mobility devices with dockless technology from being abandoned in the public right-of-way or on public property, or offered for use anywhere in the city by a private entity, so as to allow for adequate pedestrian traffic flow and to ensure the public health, safety and welfare of the city.
B. Definition.
"Dockless technology" systems consist of devices, such as bicycles or scooters that do not require fixed docking stations for users to receive or return units.
"Shared mobility device" means any wheeled device, other than an automobile or motorcycle, that is powered by a motor or other power source, or to be powered by human propulsion; is accessed via an on-demand portal, whether a smartphone application, membership card, or similar method; is operated by a private entity that owns, manages, and maintains devices for shared use by members of the public; and is available to members of the public in unstaffed, self-service locations, except for those locations which are designated by the city. Holds the same meaning as defined in Section 10.04.200. Shared mobility device does not include any power-driven device designed primarily for use by an individual with a mobility disability for the main purpose of indoor, or of both indoor or outdoor movement.
C. Prohibition.
1. It is unlawful to park, leave standing, leave lying, abandon, or otherwise place a shared mobility device with dockless technology in a public right-of-way or on public property anywhere within the city.
2. It is unlawful for a private entity to provide or offer for use a shared mobility device with dockless technology anywhere within the city.
D. Violations.
1. Any violation of this section is declared to be a public nuisance and is further subject to the administrative citation and criminal enforcement provisions of this code.
2. Police officers, those city employees designated by the city manager, and any party contracted by the city to specifically impound shared mobility devices are authorized to impound any shared mobility device that has been offered for use, abandoned and/or placed in a public right-of-way or on public property in violation of this chapter.
3. Any device not retrieved within thirty calendar days of notice shall be subject to disposal.
4. Impound of any device shall be subject to an impound fee established by city council through separate resolution.
10.12.040 Traffic regulations apply to persons riding bicycles or animals.
A. Every person riding an electric mobility device or bicycle or riding or driving an animal upon a highway has all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter.
B. Whenever traffic control devices indicate no right- or left-hand turn or U-turn is permitted, no person operating an electric mobility device shall disobey the direction of any such sign, except where such person dismounts to make such turn.
C. At all times that a person is dismounted from the electric mobility device, bicycle, or animal in their immediate possession, such person shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians.
10.12.090 Electric mobility device enforcement.
A. Any violation of this code’s regulations for electric mobility devices, is declared to be a public nuisance and is further subject to the administrative citation and criminal enforcement provisions of this code.
B. Police officers, those city employees designated by the city manager, and any party contracted by the city to specifically impound electric mobility devices are authorized to impound any electric mobility device that has been abandoned and/or placed in a public right-of-way or on public property in violation of this chapter.
1. Any device not retrieved within thirty calendar days of notice shall be subject to disposal.
2. Impound of any device shall be subject to an impound fee established by city council through separate resolution.
C. In the event the operator of the electric mobility device is a juvenile, officers will make every effort to contact the parent(s) or responsible guardian(s) of the said operator and advise them of the nature of the violation. This shall occur at the time of the stop or as soon as practical.
D. Each parent or legal guardian having custody and control of a minor who is issued an administrative citation for violation of this chapter shall be jointly and severally liable with such minor for payment of the administrative fine.
12.24.040 Traffic regulations.
It is unlawful for any person to commit or permit any of the hereinafter specified acts in any public park or recreation center in the city:
A. To fail to comply with all applicable provisions of the State Motor Vehicles Traffic laws in regard to equipment and operation of vehicles together with such regulations as are contained in this and other city ordinances;
B. To drive a vehicle or operate an electric mobility device in any park at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent, having due regard for the traffic on, and the surface and width of, roadway, and in any event at a speed in excess of ten miles per hour; C. To ride or drive any bicycle, electric mobility device, or motor vehicle elsewhere than on roads, trails or driveways, provided for that purpose;
D. To park or stand a bicycle or vehicle in other than a designated parking area, and such use shall be in accordance with posted directions thereat;
E. To fail to observe carefully all traffic signs indicating speed, direction, caution, stopping or parking, and all others posted for proper control and to safeguard life and property; F. The recreation director, or other authorized representative of the community services commission, city manager or police chief, may close or barricade any traffic and all park roads, driveways or parking areas at any time or direct traffic thereon as may be necessary.