To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: ANDREW WINJE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PARKING RESTRICTIONS NEAR CROSSWALKS NEEDED TO COMPLY WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 413, THE "DAYLIGHTING BILL" TO ENSURE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NO. 3280-24, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE 3, SECTIONS 3-7.1201, 3-7.1203, 3-7.1204, 3-7.1205, 3-7.1206, 3-7.1207, 3-7.1208 AND 3-7.1209 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PARKING ZONES AND DELETING IN ITS ENTIRETY SECTION 3-7.1210 REGARDING TAXICAB STANDS. FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION ON THE POSSIBLE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DRIVEWAY PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Assembly Bill (AB) 413 is a state law that went into effect on January 1, 2024. Also known as the "daylighting bill," AB 413 amended California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 22500 to prohibit the stopping, standing, or parking of any vehicle within 20 feet of any marked or unmarked crosswalk. The distance is reduced to 15 feet where a curb extension (bulbout) is present. Staff is recommending a change to the Redondo Beach Municipal Code (RBMC) to make it consistent with AB 413 and to clean up obsolete language to reflect best practices with respect to parking restrictions identified by marked curbs and/or signage. Adoption of the Ordinance would allow staff to better implement parking regulations associated with AB 413, and improve enforcement of the City's overall parking regulations.
This item also provides the City Council an opportunity to discuss the possibility of establishing a driveway parking permit program in the City, which was a previous Council referral. A driveway parking permit program would allow residents, who meet a narrow set of criteria, to acquire permits and park their vehicle in front of their own driveway. It should be no...
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