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(a) Residential parking permits shall be issued by the city in accordance with requirements set forth in this chapter. Each such permit shall be designed to state or reflect thereon the identification of the particular residential permit parking area (i.e., College Terrace) as well as the license number of the motor vehicle for which it is issued. The city may also issue virtual permits in combination with or instead of physical permits. No more than one residential parking permit shall be issued to each motor vehicle owned or leased for which application is made.
(b) The city shall issue residential parking permits with a term of one year from September 1 to August 31 regardless of when during the year a resident purchases the parking permit, to motor vehicles which comply with the requirements setforth in this chapter. Purchase of permits will be available starting thirty days prior to the beginning of thenext RPPP year. A grace period will be recognized from September 1 to September 30 for residents with a permit from the previous year. Vehicles displaying a permit from the previous year will not be cited during the grace period.
(c) Residents applying for a permit will be required to provide proof of vehicle ownership and residency. A vehicle registration form as well as one of the following shall be required at the time of registration showing College Terrace residency:
• Driver’s license – indicating College TerraceAddress
• Rental agreement – with name of resident
• Current (i.e., not more than sixty days old) utility bill with street address noted
(d) One residential parking permit may be issued for each vehicle owned, leased or any person who can demonstrate that they are currently a resident of the area for which the permit is to be issued.
(e) A residential parking permit may be issued for any vehicle owned, leased or any person who is employed by or a representative of a neighborhood-serving establishment located within the particular residential permit parking area. Each employee or representative of a neighborhood-serving establishment will be allowed to obtain one permit for each vehicle they own or lease subject to the following criteria which shall be used to establish the eligibility of a neighborhood-serving establishment and the maximum number of permits to be issued:
(1) An establishment for which there is no off-street parking and no financially feasible way of creating adequate off-street parking on the site of the establishment;
(2) In areas where it appears that the number of permits sold per block would exceed the number of legal on-street parking spaces per block the initial sale would be limited to two or possibly one permit per neighborhood-serving establishment;
(3) Distribution of permits shall be through a designated representative of the establishment who will be responsible for allocation of the permits to employees.
(f) Renewal of residential parking permits shall be subject to the same conditions imposed on new permits.
(g) The residential parking permit shall be displayed as directed by the city. The city may issue a residential parking permit in any form, including as a virtual permit.
(h) The Director of the Office of Transportation is authorized to issue such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, governing the issuance and display of residential parking permits.
(i) Any person to whom a residential parking permit has been issued pursuant to this section shall be deemed a parking permit holder.
(Ord. 5531 § 7 (part), 2021: Ord. 5060 § 3, 2009)
(a) The city shall issue guest parking permits in accordance with this section. A guest parking permit shall be of limited duration, but shall otherwise grant to the holder thereof all the rights and privileges of a regular residential parking permit. Guest parking permit shall be of two types:
(1) One-day guest parking permits; and
(2) Annual guest parking permits.
(b) A one-day guest parking permit shall clearly display the date upon which it becomes effective, and shall designate the particular residential permit parking area for which it applies (i.e., College Terrace). A one- day guest parking permit shall, during the date indicated upon the face of said permit, exempt the applicable vehicle from parking time restrictions established pursuant to this chapter. The city may also issue virtual permits in combination with or instead of physical permits.
(c) An annual guest parking permit shall, for the period between September 1 and August 31 of the following year exempt the applicable vehicle from parking time restrictions established pursuant to this chapter.
(d) Guest parking permits shall be displayed as directed by the city. The city may issue guest parking permits in any form, including as a virtual permit.
(e) The Director of the Office of Transportation is authorized to establish rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, concerning the issuance and display of guest parking permits to permit holders.
(f) An eligible applicant for a guest parking permit shall be any person having obtained a residential parking permit pursuant to criteria set forth in this chapter, but no more than two annual guest parking permits per address shall be issued during a single RPPP year.
(g) The total number of one-day guest permits issued will be limited to twenty permits in a three-month calendar quarter.
(h) The use of guest permits is restricted to visitors to the permit parking area. Holders of residential parking permits are prohibited from displaying guest permits in the permit parking area.
(Ord. 5531 § 7 (part), 2021: Ord. 5060 § 3, 2009)
(a) The initial purchase of a residential parking permit for a vehicle owned or leased of a resident and registered at a qualifying residence in addition to vehicles owned, leased of an owner or employee of a qualifying neighborhood serving center shall be assessed the corresponding fees set forth in the city Municipal Fee Schedule.
(b) Renewal of residential parking permits shall be subject to the fees set forth in the city Municipal Fee Schedule.
(c) Replacement of stolen, lost, or damaged residential parking permits shall be subject to the feesset forth in the city Municipal Fee Schedule.
(d) Lost or stolen guest permits will be subjected to a higher replacement fee as set forth in the City Municipal Fee Schedule.
(e) The fee for each guest parking permit (one-day and annual) will be as set forth in the city Municipal Fee Schedule.
(f) Residential parking permit fees will be pro-rated for half year increments. Thus permits applied for between September 1 and the last day of February pay full price. Permits applied for between March 1 and August 31 pay half price.
(g) One-day guest permits pay full price.
(h) No partial or full refund will be administered for any resident or guest permit.
(Ord. 5531 § 7 (part), 2021: Ord. 5060 § 3, 2009)
(a) Upon the adoption by the City Council of theresolution designating a residential permit parking area, City staff shall cause appropriate signs to be erected in the area, indicating prominently thereon the time limitation, period of the day for its application, and conditions under which permit parking shall be exempt therefrom.
(b) Vehicles not displaying a valid residential parking permit may park up to two hours. After the two hour period, vehicles will be prohibited from re-parking within the same block. These limits will be enforced every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday between eight a.m. and five p.m., except holidays. Vehicles not displaying a valid permit during these periods and exceeding the two hour maximum parking allowance may be cited pursuant to section 10.44.010(c) of this Code. All vehicles may utilize on-street parking in College Terrace outside of this specified enforcement period.
(c) For the first ninety days following the effective date of this ordinance, the Director of Planning and Development Services shall provide monthly updates to the neighborhood and residents of the permit parking area, outlining the parking conditions in the neighborhood as compared to parking conditions prior to implementation. The Director shall also, not later than three months after implementation of the program, provide an informational report to the City Council summarizing such information and, if deemed necessary, outlining changes to the residential permit parking regulations. If the Director determines that parking problems are not substantially addressed by the program, the Director may, after consultation and input from the neighborhood, implement such changes to the time limitations described in subsection (b). These may include, but are not limited to:
(1) No re-parking after two hours anywhere within the neighborhood area;
(2) No re-parking after two hours within a specific subarea of the neighborhood.
If recommended by the Director, the revisions to theRPPP shall be installed not later than thirty days afterpresentation and notice to the neighborhood. If, during the thirty day period, a minimum of twenty-five percent of the program participants provide written requests for Council review of the changes, implementation shall be delayed until the Council reviews the changes at thesoonest available date.
(c) Ambulances, fire department vehicles, police vehicles or public utilities vehicles which have an official seal or logo identifying them as such shall be exempt from the time restrictions established in this subsection.
(d) Motor vehicles identified as used by disabled persons meeting the requirements of Section 22511.5 of the California Vehicle Code shall be exempt from time posted time limitations.
(Ord. 5494 § 3, 2020: Ord. 5060 § 3, 2009)
In addition to all other remedies, the City may temporarily revoke (for a period of time not to exceed ten working days) the residential parking permit of any person found to be in violation of this chapter by providing written notice of the temporary revocation to the permittee. Such written notice shall include a statement outlining the grounds for revoking the permit as well as the date, time, and place set for a hearing before the Hearing Officer or his or her representative to determine if the revocation shall be in effect until the expiration of the permit. Written notice of the date, time and place of such hearing shall be served upon the permittee five days prior to the date set for such hearing.
At the hearing before the Hearing Officer or his orher representative, the permittee shall have the rightto be represented by an attorney, and/or to present evidence and a written or oral argument, or both.
No decision shall be invalidated because of the admission into the record and the use of any proof of any fact in dispute of any evidence not admissible under the common law or statutory rules of evidence.
Within five working days after close of hearing, the Hearing Officer or his or her representative shall enter his or her decision based upon the record presented and notify the permittee in writing of such decision. The decision of the Hearing Officer shall befinal. Failure, when so requested, to surrender a residential parking permit so revoked shall constitute a violation of this chapter. Any such violation is a misdemeanor. There will be no refunds for revoked permits.
(Ord. 5060 § 3, 2009)
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