REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Robert Handy, Chief of Police
Subject:
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Adopt Ordinance No. 4192, which establishes Municipal Code Section 10.40.265 prohibiting misuse of disabled person placards or license plates
Approved for introduction November 18, 2019, Vote: 7-0
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Statement of Issue:
As more California residents obtain temporary or permanent disabled placards/license plates, there is an increased potential for their misuse and abuse. While conducting enforcement, Parking Control Officers (PCO's) often see indicators of misuse or abuse and people taking advantage of loopholes in the State law, which prohibits proper enforcement. Because of these abuses, disabled spaces are not fully available to legitimately disabled persons with valid disabled placards/plates.
To help curtail the issue with these violations, a local authority may enact an ordinance that allows for the enforcement of invalid, fraudulent, altered, unauthorized, and/or counterfeit disabled placard/plates.
The proposed ordinance and resolution will ensure enforcement is applicable to the parking or standing of a vehicle on streets or highways, or in a parking stall or space in a privately or publicly owned or operated off-street parking facility, within our jurisdiction.
Financial Impact:
There is no cost associated with this proposed action. Any increase to revenue is unknown at this time.
Recommended Action:
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Adopt Ordinance No. 4192, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach adding Section 10.40.265 to Chapter 10.60 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Relating to Disabled Parking Placards and License Plates."
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the proposed Ordinance and/or Resolution and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
Under current law, the City is missing some ability to hold violators accountable, deter criminal a...
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