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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION a!_ CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2019 TITLE: ORDINANCE FIRST READING: ADOPT AND ADD SECTIONS 36-19, 36-20, 36-21, 36-22, 36-23, 36-149, 36-150, 36-151, 36-152, AND 36-153 TO THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO THE PARKING OF OVERSIZED AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES (STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,4) CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2od Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO /s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Place ordinance on first reading for consideration of adoption. DISCUSSION The California State Legislature, through California Vehicle Code Sections 22507 and 22507.5, has delegated to local governments the authority to regulate vehicular parking within their jurisdictions. In accordance with this authority, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana adopted Article IV (Parking Regulations) of Chapter 36 (Traffic) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code ("Code") to regulate the parking of vehicles in the City of Santa Ana. Pursuant to Section 36-145 of the Code, no person shall park and/or leave standing on any street, or portion thereof, in any residential district located within the City any commercial vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more for a period of time longer than two (2) hours. These restrictions do not apply to any commercial vehicle, which is making pickups or deliveries, or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure upon the residential street for which a building permit has previously been obtained. Some large, oversized and recreational vehicles (collectively, "Oversized Vehicles") may exceed 22 feet in length or 7 feet in height but not meet the definition of vehicles restricted by SAMC Section 36-145. The proliferation of Oversized Vehicles parked on public streets raises public safety concerns, including the obstruction of access to rights -of -way, reduced site distance, reduced visibility at intersections, all of which have a detrimental effect on the public health, safety, welfare and quality of life in the City of Santa Ana. Restricting the parking of Oversized Vehicles will mitigate the public safety concerns associated with the parking of these vehicles; will increase the availability of parking for City residents and visitors; and, will preserve the character of neighborhoods to benefit the health, safety and welfare of City residents. 50A-1