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HomeMy WebLinkAbout87-169 - Parking Permit System & Off-Street ParkingRESOLUTION NO. 87 -169 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH RE- ESTABLISHING A PARKING PERMIT SYSTEM FOR USE IN CERTAIN CITY PARKING LOTS AND OFF - STREET PARKING METER ZONES, AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 87 -149. WHEREAS, Section 12.44.120 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code provides that in off- street parking meter zones previously established by Resolution, a vehicle may be parked, and remain parked in a parking space, without the deposit of coins, if such vehicle has displayed a current, valid Parking Permit issued by the City of Newport Beach pursuant to authorization of the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach operates parking lots where a vehicle may be parked, and remain parked without the payment of fees, if such vehicle has displayed a current, valid Parking Permit issued by the City of Newport Beach pursuant to authorization of the City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach as follows: 1. There is hereby established a parking permit system consisting of a non - transferable, annual Parking Permit for a fee of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars, which, 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 such vehicle in designated spaces in off - street Parking Meter Zones No. 11, No. 12, No. 14, No. 15, No. 16, No. 20, No. 21, No. 22, No. 23 and No. 24, without requiring the deposit of coins in the parking meter located adjacent to said parking space. The permit shall be valid only in spaces designated by having the adjacent parking meter post painted blue. Such Parking Permit shall also authorize vehicles displaying said Parking Permit to use the City parking lot located at the Corona del Mar State and City Beach Parks, and the Balboa Municipal Parking Lot, without requiring the payment of an • additional parking fee, provided said lots are open for parking and space is available therein. Such parking permit shall not be valid in the Balboa Municipal Parking Lot between the hours of 3:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. It shall not, however, establish any -1- priority for parking spaces. 2. The Parking Permits established pursuant to this Resolution shall not be used for the parking of buses. For purposes of definition within 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 Parking Permits hereinbefore established shall be appropriately designed and dated to. indicate the appropriate year during which said Parking Permit shall be valid. 4. The adoption of this Resolution shall not be construed to impair the validity of any existing Parking Permit, and all said Parking Permits shall continue to be effective for the term issued therefor. 5. Persons 65 years of age, or older, may purchase a total of one annual Parking Permit at a reduced rate, which shall be fifty percent (50 %) of the regular fee which is set forth in this Resolution, subject to the satisfactory evidence of the following: (a) Proof of age; and (b) That the vehicle for which a Parking Permit is requested be registered to and driven by the person requesting said Parking Permit. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Resolution No. 87 -149 be and hereby is rescinded. ADOPTED this 23rd day ATTEST: I� Ci y Clerk -2-