HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1357 (2008)ORDINANCE NO. 1357
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA,
ADDING SECTION 5333 TO PART 3 TO CHAPTER 3 OF
ARTICLE 5 OF THE TUSTIN CITY CODE RELATING TO
PROHIBITION OF PARKING ON DESIGNATED ARTERIAL
STREETS
The City Council of the City of Tustin, California, ordains:
SECTION I: The City Council finds and determines that:
A. That on October 16, 2007, March 18, 2008, April 15, 2008, and
September 15, 2008, the City Council conducted public workshops to
review the existing parking regulations including the arterial parking
restrictions and consider implementation actions that would improve the
quality of life within Tustin and increase the efficiency of the circulation
system.
B. That the Code amendment to the Tustin City Code will assure availability
for use of existing vehicular capacity on the designated arterial streets,
and will do so in a manner that is .protective of those traveling and parking
upon public streets in the City.
C. That the Code amendment is regulatory in nature, and the City of Tustin
has a substantial interest in protecting the health and safety of the public,
including those traveling upon, and parking upon, City streets.
D. That on October 7, 2008, a public hearing was duly noticed, called, and
held concerning this Code amendment.
E. That the Code amendment is for restriping of streets and highways to
relieve traffic congestion as set forth in Public Resources Code Section
21080.19 and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines
Section 15282(j), and as a result is statutorily exempt from CEQA.
F. That the proposed amendment is reasonably necessary to protect the
health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Tustin.
SECTION II: Section 5333 of Part 3 of Chapter 3 of Article 5 of the Tustin City Code is
hereby enacted to read as follows:
5333 PARKING PROHIBITED ON DESIGNATED ARTERIAL STREETS.
a. Prohibition.
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Any other limitation on, or regulation concerning parking contained in this Article to the
contrary notwithstanding, it is unlawful at any time to stop, stand, park, or leave standing
any vehicle in any of the following segments of the following streets, or any portions
thereof:
1. Irvine Boulevard between Prospect Avenue and Holt Avenue
2. Newport Avenue between Sycamore Avenue and First Street
3. Red Hill Avenue between Sycamore Avenue and Mitchell Street
4. Red Hill Avenue between San Juan Street and Bryan Avenue.
b. Posting of Parking Restrictions On Designated Arterials.
The City Engineer is hereby authorized to place and maintain, or cause to be placed
and maintained, "No Stopping Any Time" signs on the portions of the streets identified
in subsection a.
c. Exemptions.
The restrictions in subsection a shall not apply to:
1. any ambulance, or to a law enforcement or fire department vehicle parked or
left parked during an emergency; or
2. vehicles parked in compliance with a lawful City encroachment permit, which
permit authorizes vehicular parking in that segment or portion of segment of that
street at that time.
d. Penalties
1. Parking a vehicle in violation of this Section shall be an infraction.
All persons designated by the Chief of Police are authorized and empowered to
remove or cause to be removed all vehicles parked on a street contrary to the
provisions of this Section, and to store the vehicles. The owner or operator of any
such vehicle shall be liable for the reasonable towing and storage charges.
2. In addition, this Section may be enforced in any manner provided in Chapter 1
of the Tustin City Code.
SECTION III. This Ordinance shall become effective at 12:01 am on the thirty-first day
after passage. The City Council directs that enforcement of this Ordinance shall not
commence until February 1, 2009.
SECTION IV. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase in this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason, held to be
unconstitutional or invalid, or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this
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Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have
passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, and
phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
~~ subdivisions, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tustin, at a regular
meeting on the 4th day of November, 2008.
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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CITY OF TUSTIN )
PAMELA STOKER, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of
Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City
Council of the City of Tustin is 5; that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 1357 was
duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the
7th day of October, 2008 and was given its second reading, passed, and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on the 4th day of November, 2008 by the
following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Amante, Davert. Bone (3)
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: Kawashima. Palmer (2)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: None (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: None (0)
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P MELA STOKE
CITY CLERK
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