REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Robert Handy, Chief of Police
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Adopt Resolution No. 2018-70 establishing monetary fines and penalties for violation of the oversized parking regulations of section 10.44.060 of the City of Huntington Beach Municipal Code adopted by Ordinance No. 4155
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Statement of Issue:
On October 15, 2018, the City of Huntington Beach approved amendments to Ordinance No. 4155 Oversized Vehicles. The Police Department requests established fines and penalties for violation(s) of Ordinance No. 4155.
Financial Impact:
Minimal cost for new information pamphlets and updated schedule of penalties for parking violations, to be absorbed in the Police Department’s current FY 2018/19 budget.
Recommended Action:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2018-70, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Adopting an Amended Uniform Bail Schedule for Parking Violations” approving and establishing a monetary penalty in the amount of $82 for the first violation, $164 for the second violation in one year, and $246 for the third and each subsequent violations within one year of the first violation of the oversized vehicle parking restrictions of section 10.44.060 of the City of Huntington Beach Municipal Code adopted by Ordinance No. 4155 on October 15, 2018.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
The City of Huntington Beach has established several ordinances to enforce oversized vehicle parking in our City. Ordinance No. 4155 will take effect on November 14, 2018, restricting the parking of Recreational Vehicles and unattached trailers, regardless of size. Exemptions will be made to qualifying citizens with valid Oversized Vehicle Parking Permits. The ordinance will also establish as oversized any vehicle over 22 feet long or 84 inches wide. (Similar restrictions apply to trailers).
Legislation passed on July 1, 2018, (AB503) requires that individuals meeting indigent qualifications, may have an opportunity for payment plans on parking citations. Payment plans are eligible to those with parking citations not exceeding $300.
Surrounding cities, including Garden Grove, have begun to establish a tiered fee system. Garden Grove recently approved a tiered fee system of $108 for the first violation, $208 for the second violation within one year, and $508 for the third and each subsequent violation within one year of the first violation.
The Police Department requests an established fine and penalties for violation(s) to mitigate the public safety concerns associated with the illegal oversized vehicle parking.
Environmental Status:
N/A
Strategic Plan Goal:
Enhance and maintain public safety
Attachment(s):
1. Ordinance No. 4155 - adopted October 15, 2018
2. Resolution No. 2018-70, “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Adopting an Amended Uniform Bail Schedule for Parking Violations”