HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-3011 - Amending Section 36-400 of Chapter 36 of Santa Ana Municipal Code Regarding the Location of Parking MetersORDINANCE NO. NS-3011
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 36-
400 OF CHAPTER 36 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL
CODE REGARDING THE LOCATION OF PARKING
METERS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines,
and declares as follows:
A. Currently, Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 36-400 requires all parking
meters to be placed upon the curb alongside of and next to parking spaces;
B. Class IV (protected) bikeways have a raised median separating the parking
space and the bikeway from the sidewalk; and
C. The use of protected bikeways requires modification of Santa Ana Municipal
Code Section 36-400 to allow parking meters to be placed on the sidewalk
adjacent to parking spaces.
Section 2. Section 36-400 of Article VIII entitled "Parking Meters" of Chapter 36
of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (new language
is underlined and deleted language is stricken):
Sec. 36-400. - Location on sidewalk; space markings.
All parking meters shall be placed upon the sidewalk alongside of adjacent parking
spaces or next to parking spaces. Such parking spaces shall be of sufficient size to
accommodate an automobile and shall indicate parallel or diagonal parking by painted
lines on the pavement.
Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby
declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its
adoption.
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Section 5. The Clerk of Council shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published as required by law.
ADOPTED this 16th day of November, 2021.
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Vicente Sarmiento
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM
SONIA R. CARVALHO
City Attorney
By:y fi"'� R
Laura A. Rossini
Chief Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers: Bacerra Hernandez, Lopez, Mendoza,
Phan Penaloza, Sarmiento (7)
NOES: Councilmembers: None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Daisy Gomez, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Ordinance No. NS-3011 to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on November 16, 2021.
Date: az
Daisy Gomez
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
Ordinance No. NS-3011
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