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Item No 13
Meeting Date 10/24/2006
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
ITEM TITLE: ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING CALIFORNIA
VEHICLE CODE SECTIONS 21107.6 AND 21107.8 ON THE
PRIVATELY OWNED ROADS AND PARKING FACILITIES AT
THE OTAY RANCH TOWN CENTRE:
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REVIEWED BY: City Manager JI (4/5ths Vote: Yes_ No ~ )
Representatives from General Growth, Inc. have requested that the Police Department
enforce the California Vehicle Code at the Otay Ranch Town Centre at 2015 Birch
Road. This ordinance would permit the Police Department to conduct Vehicle Code
enforcement on the Otay Ranch Town Centre property.
RECOMMENDATION:
That Council adopts the ordinance implementing enforcement of California Vehicle
Code Sections 21107.6 and 21107.8 on the privately owned parking facilities at the
Otay Ranch Town Centre.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATIONS: Not Applicable
DISCUSSION
The Police Department has been working with representatives from General Growth,
Inc., the property management company for the Otay Ranch Town Centre (ORTC), on
several issues related to public safety at ORTC. Since all of the roads and parking lots
within the boundaries of ORTC are classified as private property, General Growth, Inc.
has requested that the Police Department enforce California Vehicle Code regulations
on their property. California Vehicle Code sections 21107.6 and 21107.8 give the City
the authority to enforce vehicle code violations on private property that is open to the
public for commercial purposes. Both Vehicle Code sections require adoption of an
ordinance by the City Council, along with a public hearing, in order to be in compliance.
Without this ordinance, the Police Department would not be able to make any Vehicle
Code citations upon the Otay Ranch Town Centre property.
DECISION MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the property holdings of the City Council and has found no property
holdings within 500 feet of the boundaries of the property which is the subject of this
action.
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FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of this ordinance will result in an unknown number of additional calls for
service. This potentially could impact the Departments ability to respond to other calls in
the area. Any staffing adjustments to offset the increased calls for service will be
reflected in future Patrol Staffing Study results.
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ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA IMPLEMENTING CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE
SECTIONS 21107.6 AND 21107.8 ON THE PRIVATELY
OWNED ROADS AND PARKING FACILITIES AT THE OTAY
RANCH TOWN CENTRE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista has conducted a
public hearing pursuant to the provisions of California Vehicle Code sections
21107.6 and 21107.8 to consider the request for the imposition and enforcement
of state law traffic and parking enforcement provisions at the Otay Ranch Town
Centre, located at 2015 Birch Road, in the City of Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, after the public hearing, the City Council finds and declares
that the Otay Ranch Town Centre includes privately owned and maintained roads
and off-street parking facility within the City of Chula Vista that are generally held
open for use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel and parking to serve
the commercial establishments in the Otay Ranch Town Centre; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council to apply the provisions of
Vehicle Code sections 21107.6 and 21107.8 to allow for enforcement of
California Vehicle Code provisions on Otay Ranch Town Centre property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: That the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, pursuant to
the authorization contained in Sections 21107.6 and 21107.8 of the California
Vehicle Code, does hereby find and declare that all of the provisions of the
California Vehicle Code including, but not limited to parking and stopping
regulations, speed and movement of vehicles, shall apply to the privately owned
and maintained roads and off-street parking facilities located at the Otay Ranch
Town Centre, 2015 Birch Road, in the City of Chula Vista, in the City of Chula
Vista.
SECTION II: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on the
thirty-first day from and after its adoption.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
Richard P. Emerson
Chief of Police
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