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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2025-2540 - Chapter 11.32 Amendment - Stopping and Parking Prohibitions ORDINANCE NO. 2025- 2540 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 11.32 "STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING" OF THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO STOPPING AND PARKING PROHIBITIONS. WHEREAS, California recently passed Assembly Bill 413 ("AB 413"), referred to as the "daylighting" law,"which amended section 22500 of the California Vehicle Code to prohibit parking twenty (20) feet in advance (upstream) of a crosswalk or fifteen (15) feet in advance when the location has a curb extension; and WHEREAS, "daylighting" is the concept of removing parked vehicles or other obstructions at approaches to crosswalks to improve line of sight for drivers and pedestrians attempting to cross the street; and WHEREAS, the parking restrictions of AB 413 apply to both "marked" (striped) and "unmarked" crosswalks and, while AB 413 does not require the restricted areas to be red curbed or signed for"No Parking"to conduct enforcement or issue citations, staff recommends prioritizing installation of signage or curb markings in areas with high pedestrian activity, such as business districts, as well as locations frequented by vulnerable user groups such as schools, parks, and senior centers; and WHEREAS, local agencies are responsible for ensuring compliance through education and enforcement and, as of January 1, 2025, citations may be issued for vehicles parked in violation of AB 413; and WHEREAS, Chapter 11.32 of the National City Municipal Code (in addition to the California Vehicle Code) regulates parking, standing, and stopping in the City of National City ("City"), including where stopping and parking are prohibited; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to Chapter 11.32 of the National City Municipal Code would modify the stopping or parking regulations to align with and be consistent with state law as established by AB 413. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: That the City Council hereby amends Chapter 11.32 of the National City Municipal Code, entitled "Stopping, Standing and Parking," by amending section 11.32.140 to read as follows: 11.32.140 Stopping or parking prohibited. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any of the following places: 1. Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant; 2. Within fifteen feet of the driveway entrance to a fire station; 3. Within twenty feet of the vehicle approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk or within fifteen feet of any crosswalk where a curb extension is present. The Director of Public Works or designee shall appropriately sign or mark the following places and when so signed or marked no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any of such places: 1. Within a designated no parking zone as indicated by signs or red curb markings; 2. At any place where the City Engineer determines that it is necessary to restrict or prohibit parking to enhance safety on the basis of an engineering study; 3. Except where a different distance is prescribed by City Council resolution, within fifty feet of any intersection marked with a sign that prohibits any vehicle whose height with or without a load exceeds six feet; 4. At any location where parking is restricted or prohibited between hours designated by resolution of the City Council. Section 2: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30)days from the date of its passage, and before the expiration of fifteen(15)days after its passage, it or a summary of it, shall be published once, with the names of the members of the City Council voting for and against the same in the Star News, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of San Diego, California. Section 3: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall publish it in accordance with the law. INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of National City, California, held on the 1st day of April, 2025. PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of Ap 'I, 2025. R Morrison, Mayor ATTEST: au,424.07_4_,;.)- She ey ape I, MMC, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Barry J. S u , City Attorney Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on April 15, 2025 by the following vote, to-wit: Ayes: Molina, Rodriguez, Yamane, Bush, Morrison Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstain: None. AUTHENTICATED BY: Ron Morrison Mayor of the City of National City, California NA Nl�{ Shelley Chapel a! City Clerk of the • City of National City, California OF at* By: ` City rk I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was not finally adopted until seven calendar days had elapsed between the day of its introduction and the day of its final passage, to wit, on April 1, 2025 and on April 15, 2025. I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT said Ordinance was read in full prior to its final passage or that the reading of said Ordinance in full was dispensed with by a vote of not less than a majority of the members elected to the Council and that there was available for the consideration of each member of the Council and the public prior to the day of its passage a written or printed copy of said Ordinance. I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of ORDINANCE NO. 2025-2540 of the City Council of the City of National City, passed and adopted by the Council of said City on April 15, 2025. Shelley Chapel City Clerk of the City of National City, California By: ^ City C