The preferential parking requirements established in this Chapter
are intended to regulate and manage traffic and parking circulation
by limiting on-street parking availability on residential streets
in a manner that facilitates the ability of residents with preferential
parking permits to find on-street parking for their vehicles in close
proximity to their residence, and promotes sufficient parking availability
in a particular area when and where needed.
(Prior code § 3230; added
by Ord. No. 1156CCS, adopted 4/22/80; amended by Ord. No. 2403CCS § 4,
adopted 7/24/12)
The following words and phrases as used in this Chapter shall
have the following meanings.
Dwelling unit.
"Dwelling unit" shall mean any self-contained house, apartment,
stock cooperative, or condominium occupied solely for residential
purposes.
Preferential parking zone.
"Preferential parking zone" shall mean a residential area
with streets and boundaries designated by the City Council wherein
vehicles displaying a permit issued pursuant to this Chapter shall
be exempt from parking restrictions established pursuant to this Chapter.
Resident.
"Resident" shall mean any person who lives in a dwelling
unit located in a preferential parking zone.
Visitor.
"Visitor" shall mean a person visiting residents living in
a preferential parking zone.
(Prior code § 3231; added
by Ord. No. 1156CCS, adopted 4/22/80; amended by Ord. No. 2403CCS § 4,
adopted 7/24/12)
(a) Upon
receipt and verification of a petition signed by residents living
in two-thirds of the dwelling units comprising at least fifty percent
of the developed frontage of the area proposed for designation, the
City shall undertake such surveys or studies as deemed necessary to
determine whether an area should be designated a preferential parking
zone.
(b) Upon
the recommendation of City staff, the City Council shall consider
areas for designation as preferential parking zones. If the Council
finds that an area satisfies the criteria set forth in this Chapter
for preferential parking zone designation, the Council may adopt a
resolution designating an area as a preferential parking zone and
authorize the Director of Planning and Community Development, or designee,
to establish appropriate parking restrictions for the zone.
(c) The
City Council may, at its discretion, adopt a resolution designating
an area as a preferential parking zone and authorize the Director
of Planning and Community Development, or designee, to establish appropriate
parking restrictions for the zone.
(Prior code § 3232; added
by Ord. No. 1156CCS, adopted 4/22/80; amended by Ord. No. 1914CCS § 1,
adopted 5/26/98; Ord.
No. 2403CCS § 4, adopted 7/24/12)
The Council may adopt a resolution designating an area as a
preferential parking zone based upon the following criteria:
(a) That
nonresident vehicles, defined as those vehicles operated by persons
whose destinations are to nonresidential areas, do or may substantially
and regularly interfere with the use of the majority of available
on-street or alley parking spaces by adjacent residents;
(b) That
the interference by the nonresident vehicles occurs at regular and
significant daily or weekly intervals;
(c) That
the nonresident vehicles parked in the area of the proposed zone cause
or are the source of unreasonable noise, traffic hazards, environmental
pollution, or devaluation of real property in the area of the proposed
zone;
(d) That
no unreasonable displacement of nonresident vehicles will result in
surrounding residential areas outside the proposed zone;
(e) That
a shortage of reasonably available and convenient residential related
parking spaces exists in the area of the proposed zone; and
(f) That
alternative solutions are not feasible or practical.
(Prior code § 3232A; added
by Ord. No. 1156CCS, adopted 4/22/80; amended by Ord. No. 2403CCS §
4, adopted 7/24/12)
A preferential parking zone shall be dissolved by resolution
of the City Council:
(a) Upon
receipt and verification of a petition signed by residents living
in two-thirds of the dwelling units comprising at least fifty percent
of the developed frontage of the preferential parking zone; or
(b) Upon
findings by the City Council that the criteria for designating the
preferential parking zone are no longer satisfied.
(Prior code § 3232C; added
by Ord. No. 1156CCS, adopted 4/22/80; amended by Ord. No. 2403CCS §
4, adopted 7/24/12)
(a) Issuance and Fees. No permit will be issued to any applicant
until that applicant has paid all of his or her outstanding parking
citations, including all civil penalties and related fees.
An applicant shall present proof of residency in the preferential
parking zone.
Each qualified applicant is entitled to purchase one permit
per vehicle, up to three permits per year. The address of vehicle
registration must coincide with the residence address of applicant.
An applicant requesting more than three permits for his or her dwelling
unit may be granted additional permits by the City upon showing that
there are more than three vehicles registered at the dwelling unit
and that to deny additional permits would constitute a hardship, and
upon the determination by the City, that sufficient off-street parking
is not available to the applicant.
Permit fees shall cover the cost of establishing and maintaining
the preferential parking zone. Permit fees shall be set by City Council
resolution at the time of the preferential parking zone designation.
(b) Duration. Preferential parking permits shall remain in effect
for a period of one calendar year or fraction thereof, or as long
as the permit holder continues to reside in the dwelling unit for
which the permit was issued, or until the preferential parking zone
for which the permit was issued is dissolved, whichever period of
time is less.
(c) Visitor Permits. Any resident may purchase two visitor permits
per dwelling unit.
(d) Guest Permits. The owner or owner's agent of a commercial
property which is a City-designated historic landmark and which provides
overnight accommodations on residentially-zoned property within a
preferential parking zone may obtain one guest permit for preferential
parking per guest unit. Such permits shall be in lieu of an exemption
of the property's frontage from preferential parking regulations.
(e) Availability of Parking. A preferential parking permit shall
not guarantee or reserve to the permit holder an on-street parking
space within the designated preferential parking zone.
(f) Restrictions and Conditions. Each permit issued pursuant to
this Section shall be subject to each and every condition and restriction
set forth in this Chapter and as provided for the preferential parking
zone for which it was issued, as may be amended from time to time.
The issuance of such permit shall not be construed to waive compliance
with any other applicable parking law, regulation or ordinance.
(Prior code § 3233; added
by Ord. No. 1156CCS, adopted 4/22/80; amended by Ord. No. 1680CCS § 3,
adopted 3/30/93; Ord.
No. 2085CCS § 1, adopted 7/8/03; Ord. No. 2403CCS § 4,
adopted 7/24/12)
No new preferential parking zones shall be designated, and no
existing preferential parking zones shall be amended during the period
of September 24, 2020 through September 24, 2024.
(Added by Ord. No. 2646CCS §
1, adopted 9/8/20)
(a) The
following vehicles are exempt from parking restrictions pursuant to
this Chapter:
(1) A vehicle owned or operated by a public or private utility, when
used in the course of business.
(2) A vehicle owned or operated by a governmental agency, when used in
the course of official government business.
(3) A vehicle for which an authorized emergency vehicle permit has been
issued by the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, when
used in the course of business.
(4) A vehicle parked or standing while actively delivering materials
or freight.
(5) A vehicle displaying an authorized exemption permit issued by the
City of Santa Monica.
(6) A vehicle parked for the purpose of attending or participating in
an event taking place at a school within the Santa Monica Malibu Unified
School District, provided that the vehicle is parked within two blocks
of the school, the school has requested and received approval from
the City at least fourteen days before the event date, and the school
distributes notices to all addresses within a two-block radius of
the school. Exempt parking pursuant to this subsection (a)(6) is available
for no more than five events per school year for each school.
(b) All
vehicles are exempt from parking restrictions pursuant to this Chapter
on the following holidays: January 1st, July 4th, Thanksgiving Day,
and December 25th.
(Prior code § 3235; added
by Ord. No. 1156CCS, adopted 4/22/80; amended by Ord. No. 2403CCS § 4,
adopted 7/24/12)
(a) The
Director of Planning and Community Development and the Director of
Finance are authorized to adopt administrative regulations that are
consistent with the purposes of this Chapter.
(b) The
Police Department shall have the authority to enforce the administrative
regulations established pursuant to this Chapter.
(Prior code § 3236; added
by Ord. No. 1156CCS, adopted 4/22/80; amended by Ord. No. 2403CCS § 4,
adopted 7/24/12)
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any
curb in a preferential parking zone in violation of any posted or
noticed prohibition or restriction, unless the person has a valid
and current preferential parking permit for that vehicle, or is otherwise
exempt to the extent authorized by law.
(Prior code § 3237; added
by Ord. No. 1156CCS, adopted 4/22/80; amended by Ord. No. 1680CCS § 4,
adopted 3/30/93; Ord.
No. 2084CCS § 5, adopted 6/24/03; Ord. No. 2403CCS § 4,
adopted 7/24/12)
(a) No
person shall sell, rent, or lease, or cause to be sold, rented, or
leased for any value or consideration any preferential parking permit.
Upon the conviction of a violation of this subsection, all permits
issued to, or for the benefit of, the dwelling unit for which the
sold, rented, or leased permit was authorized shall be void.
(b) No
person shall buy or otherwise acquire for value or use any preferential
parking permit, except as provided for in this Chapter.
(c) Any
person violating this Section shall be guilty of an infraction, which
shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars,
or a misdemeanor, which shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding
one thousand dollars per violation, or by imprisonment in the County
Jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
(Added by Ord. No. 2084CCS §
6, adopted 6/24/03; amended by Ord. No. 2403CCS § 4, adopted 7/24/12)