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HomeMy WebLinkAbout82-158 - Transferable Annual Parking PermitsRESOLUTION NO. 82 -158 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY is OF NEWPORT BEACH DISCONTINUING THE ISSUANCE OF TRANSFERABLE ANNUAL PARKING PERMITS, REENACT- ING THE PROVISIONS OF RESOLUTION NO. 10020 NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AND RESCINDING, RESOLUTION NO. 10020 WHEREAS, Section 12.044.120 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 authorization of the City Council established by resolution; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 10020 of the City Council established a non- transferable and transferable annual parking permit system and fee in certain off - street parking meter zones and in City parking lots; and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it appropriate to eliminate the transferable annual parking permit provisions of said resolution and to further restrict permits for vehicles in excess of 20 ft.; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to maintain in effect the non - transferable annual parking permit system and fee, as well as maintaining the reduced fee for senior citizens, thereby reaffirming the provisions of Resolution No. 10020 with the exception of the transferable annual permit provisions, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that: 0 1. There is hereby established a parking permit system consisting of the following types of permits: • a. A non - transferable annual parking permit for a fee of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) 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 as 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. It shall not, however, establish any priority for parking space. b. Pursuant to Section 12.44.120 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code, the City Council determines that a system of transferable annual parking permits is not appropriate and is hereby terminated. 2. The parking permits established pursuant to this resolution shall not be usable for vehicles in excess of 20 (twenty) feet in length or for vehicles without windshields. 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. 5. Persons sixty -five (65) years of age or older may purchase one non - transferable 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 f of lowi ng: a. Proof of age; b. That a vehicle is registered to and driven by the person seeking the permit. • Resolution No. 10020 is hereby rescinded. ADOPTED this 13th day of December 1982. ATTEST: City Clerk RSP /Permits