ORDINANCE 1369ORDINANCE NO. 1369
AN ORDINANCE ADDING ARTICLE E TO CHAPTER 8 -5, ENTITLED
"PARKING PERMITS" TO TITLE 8 OF THE EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL
CODE TO ALLOW PREFERENTIAL PARKING IN IDENTIFIED AREAS
WITHIN THE CITY'S JURISDICTION.
The city council of the city of El Segundo does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: Article E, entitled "Permit Parking," and consisting of §§ 8 -5E -10 to 8 -5E-
140, is added to Chapter 8 -5 of the El Segundo Municipal Code ( "ESMC ") to read as
follows:
"Article E
PERMIT PARKING
8- 5E -10: Purpose.
8- 5E -20: Definitions.
8-5E-30: Application of regulations.
8- 5E-40: Appeals.
8- 5E -50: Parking Prohibited; Exceptions.
8- 5E -60: Additional prohibitions.
8- 5E -70: Parking Permits.
8- 5E -80: Parking Permits — Application.
8- 5E -90: Fees.
8 -5E -100: Issuance.
8 -5E -110: Duration.
8 -5E -120: Permit denial.
8 -5E -130: Permit Form.
8 -5E -140: Display.
8 -5E -150: Transferability.
8 -5E -160: Notice.
8- 5E -10: Purpose.
This article is adopted pursuant to the city's police powers and California
Vehicle Code § 22507, and any successor statute or regulation, to allow
permit parking in specified areas within the city's jurisdiction.
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8- 5E -20: Definitions.
Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from the context, the
following definitions will govern the construction of the words and phrases
used in this chapter:
A. "Administrator" means the administrative services director, or designee.
B. "Permit stall" means a parking stall reserved for persons possessing a
valid parking permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
C. "Specified area" means locations within the city's jurisdiction designated
by city council resolution as parking permit areas.
8- 5E -30: Application of regulations.
The time limitations on standing or parking in this code will not relieve any
person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of
the California Vehicle Code or this code prohibiting or limiting the standing
or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
8- 5E-40: Appeals.
Every person who is issued a notice of parking violation pursuant to this
chapter may request review of that notice under California Vehicle Code
§§ 40215 et seq.
8- 5E -50: Parking Prohibited; Exceptions.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for any person
to park or leave standing any vehicle on any street or structure in a
specified area for more than two (2) hours between 7 :00 a.m. and 6:00
p.m. Monday through Fridays, inclusive, holidays excepted.
B. Exceptions. This section does not apply:
To any person parking in a permit stall, between the hours of 7:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday inclusive, holidays
excepted, who possesses a valid parking permit issued pursuant to
this article;
2. To any person holding a valid handicap permit issued pursuant to
this code or the California Vehicle Code; or
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3. To any public emergency vehicle.
8- 5E -60: Additional prohibitions.
A. It is unlawful for any person to falsely represent themselves as eligible for
a parking permit under this article or to furnish false information in an
application for a parking permit.
B. It is unlawful for any person to copy, produce, or otherwise bring into
existence a facsimile or counterfeit parking permit.
C. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly use or display a facsimile or
counterfeit parking permit, with intent to evade prohibitions or limitations
on parking in a specified area.
8- 5E -70: Parking Permits.
A. Persons holding a valid permit issued pursuant to this article may park a
vehicle in a permit stall regardless of the time restrictions set forth above.
B. The administrator is authorized to issue parking permits pursuant to this
article.
8- 5E -80: Parking Permits — Application.
Every person seeking a parking permit must file an application with the
administrator containing the following:
A. The applicant's name, address and phone number;
B. Additional information the administrator may reasonably require;
C. The applicant must sign an application under penalty of perjury.
8- 5E -90: Fees.
A. Applicants for permits issued pursuant to this chapter must pay to the city
a fee in an amount established by city council resolution.
B. Failure to pay the fee in accord with city council resolution, or policies and
procedures promulgated by the administrator, results in the automatic
termination of a parking permit issued pursuant to this article.
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8 -5E -100: Issuance.
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8 -5E -110:
The administrator must issue a permit if:
The application was complete in accordance with this article;
2. The applicant paid all fees for the parking permit;
3. There are no grounds for denying the permit; and
4. The applicant accepts the permit in writing.
Use of any permit issued pursuant to this article must conform to the
general permit conditions of this article.
Duration.
Parking permits are valid for ninety (90) days
year. Upon expiration, the applicant may
additional parking permits if the applicant
conditions set forth in this article.
8 -5E -120: Permit denial.
six (6) months, or one (1)
apply for and be granted
still qualifies under the
A permit must be denied if the administrator finds that:
A. The applicant is not a bona fide city resident or person employed by a
business located within the city's jurisdiction;
B. Information submitted by the applicant is materially false;
C. The number of permits issued exceed the number of permit stalls
available for use by permittees; or
D. The applicant violated any provision of this article.
8 -5E -130: Permit Form.
Permits issued pursuant to this article must be in a form prescribed by the
administrator and will include the date of issuance and expiration date.
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8 -5E -140: Display.
All permits must be placed so that it is clearly visible from the exterior of
the vehicle.
8 -5E -150: Transferability.
Permits issued pursuant to this article may not be transferred to persons
other than an applicant's bona fide employee. Any transfer of a permit in
violation of this article renders the permit void.
8 -5E -160: Notice.
Signs giving reasonable notice of the prohibitions contained in this section
must be erected within the specified areas as required by the California
Vehicle Code."
SECTION 2: This Ordinance will be automatically repealed one (1) year from its
effective date. The Council may take action to remove this section before the date of
repeal.
SECTION 3: If any part of this Ordinance or its application is deemed invalid by a court
of competent jurisdiction, the city council intends that such invalidity will not affect the
effectiveness of the remaining provisions or applications and, to this end, the provisions
of this Ordinance are severable.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and adoption of this
Ordinance; cause it to be entered into the City of El Segundo's book of original
ordinances; make a note of the passage and adoption in the records of this meeting;
and, within fifteen (15) days after the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, cause it
to be published or posted in accordance with California law.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance will become effective on the thirty-first (31st) day following
its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of November 2003.
ike Gordon, Mayor
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ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that
the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 1369 was duly introduced by said City Council at a regular meeting
held on the 5th day of November , 2003, and was duly passed and
adopted by said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the
City Clerk, all at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 18th day
of November 2003, and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Gordon, Gaines, McDowell, Wernick
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
NOT PARTICIPATING: Mayor Pro Tem Jacobs J
Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk
APPROVED M:
Mark D. Hen i A o y
By:
arl H. Berger, As ant City Attorney
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