TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Masa Alkire, AICP, Community Development Director
Erik Zandvliet, T.E., City Traffic Engineer
Nhung Huynh, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 26-0011 Amending Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Chapter 3.24 (Parking Meters) of Title 3 (Public Safety) and Chapter 14.01 (Definitions) of Title 14 (Traffic) and Adding a New Chapter 14.42 (Paid Parking) to Traffic to Modify Paid Public Parking Regulations, and Making a Determination of Exemption Under the California Environmental Quality Act (Budgeted) (Community Development Department Director Alkire).
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 26-0011
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 26-0011 to amend the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Chapter 3.24 (Parking Meters) of Title 3 (Public Safety) and Chapter 14.01 (Definitions) of Title 14 (Traffic) and add a new Chapter 14.42 (Paid Parking) to Traffic to modify paid public parking regulations.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
On September 15, 2026, the City Council conducted the first reading and introduced Ordinance No. 26-0011 to amend the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code to update the City’s regulatory framework related to paid public parking. The amendments will authorize new parking payment methods, allow for new enforcement technologies, and ensure consistency between the Municipal Code and the operational framework outlined in the City Council-approved Roadmap.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 26-0011.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The City has reviewed the proposed project for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the Ordinance is not a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because it does not involve any commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, as contemplated by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4). Furthermore, staff has determined that there is no possibility that the Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) because imposing regulations on public parking authorized by this Ordinance will not result in a permanent alteration of property nor the construction of any new or expanded structures or other direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. The Ordinance is an administrative process and regulates the manner in which vehicles are parked on public property. Thus, no further environmental review is necessary.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed this report and determined that no additional legal analysis is necessary.
ATTACHMENT:
1. Ordinance No. 26-0011