TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
George Gabriel, Assistant to the City Manager
Patricia Matson, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of:
a) Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 24-0005 to Require a Parking Permit for Oversized Vehicles;
b) Oversized Vehicle Permit Fee; and
c) Fines for Violations of Ordinance No. 24-0005
(City Manager Moe).
(Estimated Time: 45 Mins.)
A) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 24-0005
B) PROVIDE DIRECTION AS TO OVERSIZED VEHICLE PERMIT FEES
C) PROVIDE DIRECTION AS TO FINES FOR VIOLATIONS
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and consider a variety of actions related to the parking of oversized vehicles including:
1. Introducing Ordinance No. 24-0005 amending Chapter 14.46 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) to prohibit the parking of oversized vehicles at any time without a permit;
2. Establishing a cost recovery fee for review of oversized vehicle permits; and
3. Specifying fines for violations of Ordinance No. 24-0005, starting at $53 for the first violation.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
If City Council chooses to introduce Ordinance No. 24-0005, there will be costs associated with the implementation of the proposed permitting program that is detailed within the draft ordinance.
Signage will need to be placed at the 35 locations around the perimeter of the City prohibiting the parking of oversized vehicles or trailers without a permit. An additional 35 signs are currently in place around the perimeter of the City regarding the prohibition of detached trailers. Staff may have to replace this signage to ensure conformance with the Ordinance being considered by the City Council. The estimated cost to produce 70 signs is $2,100.00, at approximately $30 per sign.
An additional fiscal consideration is the cost to manufacture the resident permits themselves, which is es...
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