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
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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
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