City Council Meeting 6-23-09 Santa Monica, California

RESOLUTION NUMBER ____ (CCS)

(City Council Series)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL

OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SETTING CIVIL PENALTIES

FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS AND FOR THE LATE PAYMENT

OF PENALTIES

WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica is a municipal corporation; and

WHEREAS, the California Vehicle Code authorizes the City to establish a schedule of parking penalties for parking violations and for the late payment of such penalties; and

WHEREAS, California law provides that such penalties are civil in nature and are subject to administrative enforcement; and

WHEREAS, California law provides that the amount of such civil penalties may be set by resolution,

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The penalties specified in the attached Schedule of Civil Penalties for Parking Violations and for Late Payments are hereby established.

SECTION 2. The penalties listed on the attached Schedule for a Santa Monica Municipal Code or California Vehicle Code section shall apply to all unlisted subsections, prohibiting the same violations.

SECTION 3. The violation of any federal, state, or local standing or parking regulation for which no provision is made in the attached Schedule shall have a civil penalty of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and a delinquency penalty of Fifty Dollars ($50.00).

SECTION 4. Resolution Number 9869 (CCS) is hereby repealed.

SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_________________________

MARSHA JONES MOUTRIE

City Attorney

ATTACHMENT: SCHEDULE OF CIVIL PENALTIES

ATTACHMENT

SCHEDULE OF CIVIL PENALTIES FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS

AND FOR LATE PAYMENTS

Santa Monica Municipal Code Violations

Code Section	Description	Penalty Amount	Late Payment Penalty Amount
3.04.020	Permit Required/3am – 6am & Sunset to Sunshine	$50	$50
3.04.030	Beach Parking Lot Permits	$50	$50
3.04.050	Fail to Pay Beach Lot Fees	$50	$50
3.04.100	Parked Out of Space Over Lines	$50	$50
3.08.110A	Preferential Parking	$61	$61
3.12.1000	Vehicle Parked on Street for Sale	$50	$50
3.12.1010	Unattended Vehicle – Keys in Ignition	$50	$50
3.12.1050	Parked on Front Lawn	$50	$50
3.12.270	Disobey Posted Signs	$61	$61
3.12.380	Parking on Drive Apron/Parkway/Sidewalk	$50	$50
3.12.730	Green Zone – 15 Minutes	$50	$50
3.12.740	Yellow Load Zone 7AM – 6PM Mon-Sat	$50	$50
3.12.760	White Pass Zone – Max of 3 Minutes	$50	$50
3.12.780	Parking on Sand	$50	$50
3.12.790 (a)	18” From Curb/Parallel Parking	$50	$50
3.12.790 (b)	Head In Parking	$50	$50
3.12.820	Block Passage of Vehicle In Alley	$50	$50
3.12.830	Red Zone/Blocking Driveway/Garage	$61	$61
3.12.840	Overtime Parking/Street Cleaning	$61	$61
3.12.850	30 Minute Parking Between 3-5 AM	$50	$50
3.12.860	Oversize – Residential 2-6 AM	$50	$50
3.12.870	Commercial Vehicle in Residential Area	$50	$50
3.12.880	Parking – Industrial/Commercial Area at Night	$50	$50
3.12.890	Vehicle Parked for Advertising	$50	$50
3.12.900	Oversize – Must Display Permits	$50	$50
3.12.910	Wash Car – Street/Alley	$50	$50
3.12.920	Storing/Servicing/Rebuilding – Public Way	$50	$50
3.12.930	Parking on Private Property w/o Permission	$50	$50
3.12.950	Parking on Private Unpaved Lot	$50	$50
3.12.990	Vehicle Left Standing Over 72 Hours	$50	$50
3.16.120	Operating a Parking Meter	$50	$50
3.16.240	O/T Meter Parking – Past Time Limits	$50	$50
3.16.250	Meter Time Limits is Over	$50	$50
3.16.260	Parking Beyond Meter Space	$50	$50

California Vehicle Code Violations

Code Section	Description	Penalty Amount	Late Payment Penalty Amount
5200	Failure to Display Both Plates	$35	$35
5204	No Current License Plate Tab	$35	$35
21113 A	Illegally Parked on State Property	$50	$50
21211 B	Parked in Bike Lane	$50	$50
22500.1	Parked in Fire Lane	$50	$50
22500 a	Parked in Any Intersection	$50	$50
22500 b	Parked in Any Crosswalk	$50	$50
22500 c	Parked in Any Safety Zone	$50	$50
22500 d	Parked Within 15 feet of Fire Station	$50	$50
22500 e	Parked in Front of Private/Public Driveway	$50	$50
22500 f	Parked on Sidewalk (except electric carts)	$50	$50
22500 g	Parked near Excavation Causing Hazard	$50	$50
22500 h	Double Parking	$50	$50
22500 i	Parked in Bus Zone	$301	$30
22500 j	Parked in Any Tunnel	$50	$50
22500 k	Parked on Any Bridge	$50	$50
22500 l	Stopping/Blocking Disabled Access Ramp	$301	$30
22502	Curb Parking	$50	$50
22502 a	Parked Within 18 “ of Curb	$50	$50
22507.8 a	Parked in Handicapped Space w/o ID	$396	$30
22507.8 b	Blocking Disabled Parking	$396	$30
22507.8 c	Parked in Handicapped Access Area	$396	$30
22509	Parked on Hill w/o Securing Vehicle	$50	$50
22514	Parked within 15 Feet of Fire Hydrant	$50	$50
22515 a	Vehicle w/o Driver, Engine Running	$50	$50
22515 b	Setting Brake/Lock Wheels on Highway	$50	$50
22516	Vehicle Locked w/o Means to Escape	$50	$50
22520	Parked on Freeway – Non-Emergency	$50	$50
22520.5 a	Vending on or Near Freeways	$50	$50
22521	Parked Less than 7.5 Feet from RR Track	$50	$50
22522	Parked Less than 3 Feet from Sidewalk Ramp	$50	$50
22523 a,b	Abandon Vehicle on Highway	$124	$30

Unlisted Provisions of the Law

Description	Penalty Amount	Late Payment Penalty Amount
Violation of Any Other Law Regulating the Parking or Standing of Vehicles	$50	$50