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 the Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending and Restating Chapter 14.46 (On-Street Parking of Oversized Vehicles and Trailers) of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Regulating and Requiring a Parking Permit for the Parking of Oversized Vehicles and Trailers; and the Adoption of Associated Resolutions Establishing Fees and Fines (City Manager Bruce Moe).
A) ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 24-0006
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NOS. 24-0035 AND 24-0036
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
a) Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 24-0006 to amend and restate Chapter 14.46 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) related to the on-street parking of oversized vehicles and trailers; and
b) Adopt Resolution No. 24-0035 establishing fees for the permit program and Resolution No. 24-0036 establishing fines for violations.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There will be costs associated with the implementation of the permitting program detailed within the ordinance.
Signage will need to be placed at several locations around the perimeter of the affected area 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. The cost to produce these signs is approximately $30 per sign.
An additional fiscal consideration is the cost to manufacture the resident permits themselves, which is estimated at $5.00 per permit. Staff time dedicated to the review of applications and issuance of permits has been incorporated into the proposed cost of the permit and is incorporated into the attachment associated with Resolution No. 24-0035.
BACKGROUND:
At the June 18, 2024 meeting, City Council received a report and voted 5-0 to introduce Ordinance No. 24-0006 to amend and restate MBMC Chapter 14.46 related to the on-street parking of oversized vehicles and trailers and establishes a parking permit program. The City Council directed staff to return 18 months after the implementation of the oversized vehicle parking permit program with data regarding its progress.
DISCUSSION:
The proposed amendments to MBMC Chapter 14.46 will establish a permit program for the temporary parking of oversized vehicles owned by residents or their guests on any street, alley, or highway, in the City, for a period not to exceed 72 hours. Permit exceptions are detailed within the ordinance (attached).
The adoption of this ordinance will follow the practices of our neighboring cities as they have varying types of oversized vehicle permit programs established.
Staff will return to the City Council 18 months after the implementation of the oversized vehicle parking permit program with data regarding its progress.
CONCLUSION:
With the City Council unanimously voting to introduce the ordinance on June 18, 2024, staff recommends that the City Council waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 24-0006 to amend and restate Chapter 14.46 of the MBMC and adopt associated Resolution No. 24-0035 establishing fees and Resolution No. 24-0036 establishing fines.
PUBLIC OUTREACH:
Staff will conduct significant outreach to notify the community regarding the new regulations and process for obtaining permits.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The City Council’s adoption of a permitting program for oversized vehicles and trailers has been determined to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the common sense exemption (formerly the “general rule”) that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question can have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA, as is the case with the adoption of this permitting program.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed has approved Ordinance No. 24-0006 as to form.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Ordinance No. 24-0006
2. Resolution No. 24-0035
3. Resolution No. 24-0036