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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8565 - Amending Fees & Reestablishing Parking Permit Feesis RESOLUTION NO. 8565 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING FEES AND RE- ESTABLISHING A PARKING PERMIT SYSTEM FOR THE USE OF PARKING SPACES IN CITY PARKING LOTS AND IN CERTAIN OFF - STREET PARKING METER ZONES, PROVIDING FOR REDUCED PARKING PERMIT FEES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 8496 WHEREAS, Section 12.44.120 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code provides that in off - street parking meter zones established by resolution, a vehicle may be parked and remain parked in a parking space without the deposit of coin if such vehicle has displayed a current valid parking permit issued by the City pursuant to the authorization of the City Council established by resolution; and WHEREAS, a parking permit system and fee schedule was established by Resolution No. 8496 for the use of parking spaces in certain off - street parking meter zones and in City parking lots. Said parking permit fees are as follows: Nontransferable Annual Permits $25.00 Transferable Annual Permits $36.00 WHEREAS, the City Council has deemed it appropriate to provide reduced parking permit fees for senior citizens; and WHEREAS, the Council wishes to re- establish the parking permit system and fee schedule as previously established, including reduced fees for senior citizens, and to rescind Resolution No. 8496; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that: 1. There is hereby established a parking permit system consisting of the following types of permits: • (a) A nontransferable annual parking permit for a fee of Twenty -Five Dollars ($25.00) when affixed to the front windshield of a vehicle within a 7 -inch square in the lower corner farthest removed from the driver's position, shall authorize the parking of said vehicle at any meter in -1- • • off - street parking meter zones 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16 without the deposit of coins in the parking meter adjacent to such parking space. Such permit shall also authorize the use of the City parking lot at the Corona del Mar State and City Beach Park and the Balboa Parking Lot without the payment of an additional parking fee when such lots are open for parking and space is available therein. It shall not, however, establish any priority for parking space. (b) A transferable annual parking permit for a fee of Thirty -Six Dollars ($36.00) which, when displayed in a manner as to be visible from outside the vehicle, shall entitle a person to park such vehicle at any meter in off - street parking meter zones 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16 without the deposit of coins in the parking meter adjacent to such parking space. Such permit shall also authorize the use of the City parking lot at the Corona del Mar State and City Beach Park and the Balboa Parking Lot without the payment of an additional parking fee when such lots are open for parking and space is available therein. Such permit must be continuously displayed in a manner as to be visible from outside the vehicle during the entire time the vehicle is parked in any such parking space or parking lot. It shall not establish any priority for parking space. 2. The parking permits established pursuant to this resolution shall not be usable for the parking of buses. For purposes of this resolution, the term "bus" shall mean any motor vehicle, other than a motor truck or truck tractor, designed for carrying more than nine (9) persons, including the driver, and used or maintained for the transportation of passengers. 3. The permits hereinbefore established shall be appropriately designed and dated to indicate the appropriate year during which the permit is valid. 4. The adoption of this resolution shall not be construed to impair the validity of any existing parking permit and all such permits shall continue to be effective for the term for which issued. -2- 5. Persons sixty -five (65) years of age or older may purchase one nontransferable annual parking permit at a reduced rate established at fifty percent (50 %) of the fee as set forth in this resolution, subject to satisfactory evidence of the following: (a) Proof of age (b) That a vehicle is registered to and driven by the person seeking the permit. 6. Resolution No. 8496 is hereby rescinded. ADOPTED this IIt:b day of August , 1975. ATTEST: CYt)(, Clerk IFIED AS iH F .- 61YY CLERK OF THE CITY OF E JPORT COACH AUG 14 1975 --------------------------------------------- • DDO /bc 7/29/75