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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 2015-3358 ORDINANCE NO. 3358 ORDII�'ANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDII�'G TITLE 10. VEHICLES AI�'D TRAFFIC. BY ADDII�'G CHAPTER ]0.�2.495 PARK.ING OF RECREATIOI�'AL VEHICLES PROHIBITED ON CITY STREETS EXCEPT BY PERMIT, TO THE CHULA VISTA MiJNICIPAL CODE �i'HEREAS, the pazking or storing of motorhomes, boats. travel trailers, and other recreational vehicles. H�bether motorized or towed, on city streets can negatively affect traffic safet}• and quality of life for those ��ho li��e and work in Chula Vista; and WHEREAS, traffic safetv impacts of recreational ��ehicles pazked or stored on city streets include impaired ��isibility of pedestrians for drivers. impaired access to drivew�avs and cross traffic on narrow residential streets. and impaired si�ht distance for drivers and pedestrians if the recreational vehicle is parked close to an intersection or on a curve; and WHEREAS, quality-of-life impacts of recreational vehides parked or stored on city streets include illegal discharge of w=astewater onto streets or the storm water system, trash or litter b�� the recreational vehide, reduced on-street parking for regulaz-sized vehicles for residents and business customers, blocked vie«-s of landscaping or other natural environmental features, and a sense of reduced security for neazby residents or business oNmers and patrons if tbe interior of a recreational vehicle parked or stored on a city street is hidden from view; and WHEREAS, alloti�ing recreational vehides to pazk on city streets while beins loaded or unloaded, or to park on a temporary basis with a permit. balances the needs of recreational vehicle owners in the cit}� with other users of public streets; and R'HEREAS. Califomia Vehicle Code section 22507 authorizes local authorities. bv resolution or by ordinance; to restrict the pazking of certain ��ehicles on certain streets during all or certain hours of the day, includine designatine certain streets upon ti�hich preferential pazking privileges are given to residents adjacent to streets for their use and enjoyment, under which residents are issued permits that exempt them from the pazking restriction; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Califomia Vehicle Code section 22507, such a parking restriction shali not apply until signs or makings gi��ing adequate notice thereof are placed; and VdHEREAS, pursuant to California Vehide Code section 22507. a resolution or ordinance adopted pursuant to this section may contain provisions that aze reasonable and oecessary to ensure the effectiveness of the parking restriction; and WHEREAS, prohibiting the pazking or storine of recreational vehides on city streets promotes the health. safery and general welfaze of the communitv by preserving the residential chazacter of neighborhoods, preservine the commercial character of business azeas, preventine the illegal dischazee of wastewater from recreational vehicles into storm water systems, preventine the illegal disposal of trash on streets or easements, and preventine traffic safety problems associated with recreational vehicles pazking or being stored on city streets, such as impaired visibilin� for drivers and pedestrians or impaired access to dm�eways. Ordinance No. 3358 Pa�e No. Z NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Ciry of Chula Vista does ordain as follows: Section I. Chapter 10.52.495 PARKING OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES PROHIBITED ON CITY STREETS EXCEPT BY PERMIT A. No person shall pazk any recreational vehicle, whether motorized or not, whether attached to a motorized vehide or not, at any time upon any highway, street, al]ey, public way or public place, except as otherwise allowed, in the city of Chula Vista except: 1. When the registered ow�ner or lessor of a recreational vehide is in possession of a valid City permit; 2. While in the process of actively loading or unloading; 3. When such vehicle or trailer is disabled in such a manner and to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily parking such vehicle or trailer. B. For the purposes of this section, "recreational vehicle° shall include, but is not limited to, the following: 1. Camp trailers (Califomia Vehicle Code Section 242); 2. Fifth-wheel travei trailers (California Vehicle Code Section 324); 3. House cars (Califomia Vehicle Code Section 362); 4. Trailer coaches (California Vehicle Code Secrion 635); 5. Mobilehomes (California Vehide Code Section 396); 6. Boats and/or trailers, including jet skis and/or jet ski trailers; 7. Dune buggies and off-road or all-terrain vehicles and/or trailers; 8. Trailers used for the transportation of equipment, vehicles or animals; 9. Recreational vehicles (California Health & Safety Code Section 18010); ]0. Folding camper trailers; 11. Any other motorized or towed vehicle designed, maintained or used primarily for recreational purposes. Ordinance No. 33�8 Paee I�'o. 3 C. The Ciri Manager has authority to adopt procedural rules and reeulations goveming the permit process and to issue a pazking permit for the pazkine of a recreational vehicle on a public street or public place to am� Chula Vista resident. for the residenrs use or for the use of a resident's euest; if(1) a written application is made to the Cin� Manager including the address of the resident; and (2) the appropriate fees as described below are paid. 1. A permit �rill be issued upon payment of a fee and will be available for purchase at City facilities designated by the City Manager, or may be available through the Cih�`s v��ebsite, if determined feasible by the City Manager. The permit fee shall be as set forth in the Master Fee Schedule of the Cit}� adopted by resolution of the City Council. The Cit�� Manaeer shall from time to time recommend such fees to the Council that reflect an amount to equal but not to eaceed the reasonable costs of administration of the proeram and sign installation and maintenance. 2. The permit shall state the address of the resident and the permit shall be valid onh� ��ithin the same block of the resident's address, or upon a street adjacent to the resident's address. on either side of the street. 3. The permit shall be displa��ed on the recreational vehicle in a manner determined bv the Cin� A4anaeer. 4. The duration of the permit shall not exceed 24 hours. �. I�'o more than 3 consecuti��e permits may be issued to any one address for any 72- hour period. 6. I�'o more than 72 permits may be issued relating to any one address in any one calendar ��ear. 7. Proof of residencv or tenancy and proof of recreational vehicie ow�ership or recreational vehicle use or control shall be demonstrated in a manner determined by the Ciry Manager. 8. The permitted recreational vehicle shall be subject to all applicable parkine restrictions in the Chula Vista Municipal Code and the California Vehicle Code. D. A violation of any provision of this Section is an infraction and punishable with a court citation and a minimum �100 fine, pursuant to Section 1.20.O10.B of the Chula Vista Municipal Code. E. As an altemative to Subsection D, at the sole discretion of the City Manaeer. a violation of any pro��ision of this Section may be punishable ��ith an administrati��e citation pursuant to Section 1.41.100 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code. Ordinance No. 3358 Page No. 4 Section II. Severability If any portion of this Ordinance, or its application to a�y person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid; unenforceable or unconstitutional, by a court of competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed severable, and such invalidity, unenforceability or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or enforceability oi'the remaining portions of the Ordinance, or its application to any other person or circumstance. The City Council of the City of Chula Vista hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, sentence; clause or phrase of this Ordinance; irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, sentences, clauses or phrases of the Ordinance be declared invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional. Section III. Construction The City Council of the City of Chula Vista intends this Ordinance to supplement, not to duplicate or contradict, applicable state and federal law and this Ordinance shall be construed in light of that intent. Section IV. Effective Date This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the thirtieth day after its final passage. Section V. Publication The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published or posted according to law. Presented by Approved as to form by _ � . �� Richar A.iI-lopkin Glen R. oogin' Director of Publi orks ity At rney Ordinance No. 33�8 Paae I�'o. � PASSED. APPROVED. and ADOPTED b�� the Cit�� Council of the Citv of Chula Vista Califomia� this I�th da}� of December 201�, by the following ��ote: AYES: Councilmembers: Aeuilar. Bensoussan. McCann. and Salas NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSEI�'T: Councilmembers: Miesen ' / /�� Man� Salas. Mavor ATTEST: ��. � Donna R. Norris. CMC. Citv Clerk STATE OF CALIFORi1'IA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Donna R. Noms, City Clerk of Chula Vista, Califomia, do hereby certifi� that the foregoino Ordinance No. 33�8 had its first reading at a reeulaz meeting held on the 8th da�� of December 201� and its second readine and adoption at a reeulaz meetine of said Cin� Council held on the 15th day of December 2015; and ��as dulv published in summarv form in accordance with the requirements of state law and the City Charter. ��,�A�r 12en Z9, 2o�s ��, ,-� Dated Donna R. Norris. CMC. Cit�� Clerk