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12.84.010 Citation
The ordinance codified in this Chapter may be cited as the "San Bernardino Off- street Public Parking Improvement and Finance, Procedural Ordinance" (sometimes referred to as "Off-street Parking Ordinance").
(Ord. 3589, 7-06-76)
12.84.020 Findings and general statement
   A.   The Mayor and Common Council hereby find that in order to provide an orderly procedure for the acquisition, construction, improvement, completion, repair, management, reconstruction, administration, maintenance, operation and disposal of public off-street parking places, issuance and payment of bonds to pay the cost thereof, the making of contributions therefor, and the making of covenants and agreements with the bond holders for the security and payment of such bonds, it is necessary for the City to exercise the powers it has by virtue of being a home rule City and to provide such a procedure. As used in this Chapter, "parking places" includes public parking lots, garages, buildings and other improvements for the parking of motor vehicles. The procedure provided for in this Chapter is to be an alternative to any others provided by, under or pursuant to the Charter of the City or the general laws of the state.
   B.   In addition to matters specified elsewhere in this Chapter, the City is authorized to perform the acts authorized by the procedural alternatives, including without limitation, the following:
      1.   Acquire, by condemnation, purchase, gift, lease or any other means, property necessary or convenient for use as parking places, including any property necessary or convenient for the opening, widening, straightening, or extending of streets or alleys necessary or convenient for ingress to or egress from any parking place;
      2.   Improve any property by the construction thereon of garages, buildings, or other improvements necessary or convenient for parking purposes;
      3.   Improve parking places and any property necessary or convenient for ingress to or egress from parking places;
      4.   Administer, maintain, operate, and repair parking places or provide therefor;
      5.   Collect fees or charges to pay all or any part of the cost of improving, repairing, maintaining, and operating parking places and of acquiring and improving additional parking places;
      6.   Levy taxes to pay all or any part of the cost of improving, repairing, maintaining, and operating parking places and of acquiring and improving additional parking places;
      7.   Employ engineers, attorneys and other persons necessary or convenient for the doing of any act authorized by this Chapter;
      8.   Do all acts and things necessary or convenient for the accomplishment of the purposes of this Chapter.
(Ord. 3589, 7-06-76)
12.84.030 Chapter not exclusive
This Chapter is not exclusive. The Mayor and Common Council shall have the power to provide other procedures or to follow parking place or district procedures now or hereafter provided by general law; provided, however, that whenever the City is acting pursuant to this Chapter, the provisions of this Chapter shall be controlling to the extent that they are in conflict with any of the provisions of said laws.
(Ord. 3589, 7-06-76)
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