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Home My WebLink AboutORD 02-25 ESTABLISHING PARKING METER ZONES, OPERATIONS, FEES AND PROCEDURESORDINANCE NO. 02-25 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE ESTABLISHING PARKING METER ZONES; OPERATIONS; FEES; AND PROCEDURES. WHEREAS, pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22508, local authorities may establish parking meter zones and the rate of fees for those zones by ordinance; and WHEREAS, a local authority may accept but shall not require payment of parking meter fees by a mobile device; and WHEREAS, the City seeks to manage parking demand, encourage parking turnover in the Old Towne"commercial core," generally described as the eight square blocks around Plaza Square Park; WHEREAS, the City desires to encourage long-term parking demand to utilize certain designated parking facilities outside of the"commercial core"; and WHEREAS, the City desires to exercise curb management authority by modifying, adding, and enforcing parking time limits and loading zones in Old Towne Orange; and WHEREAS, the City desires to create a paid parking program for the Old Towne commercial core; and WHEREAS,the City desires to define and establish on and off-street paid parking zones, establish on and off-street parking meter fees, and establish mechanics of the paid parking program. NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I: The recitals stated above are true and correct, incorporated herein, and form the basis for the adoption of this Ordinance. SECTION II: A new Chapter 10.40 of the Orange Municipal Code is hereby added to read as follows: 10.40.010 Parking Meter. Parking meter" means any device for recording paid parking time,whether single-space,multi- space, or pay station, which may accept payment via coins,mobile device, or other means. 10.40.020 Parking Meter Space. Parking meter space" means an area designated by markings on streets or in parking lots for parking vehicles in metered zones. 10.40.030 Parking Meter Zones Established; Hours of Operation; Fees. The following parking meter zones are hereby established: A. "Orange Plaza Commercial Core"parking meter zone. 1. The following streets, portions of streets, and off-street parking lots are included in the Orange Plaza Commercial Core parking meter zone. a) City Parking Lot 1 —South of Chapman Ave,between Orange St and Grand St. b) City Parking Lot 1 A— South of Chapman Ave,between Orange St and Grand St. c) City Parking Lot 2—West of Orange St,between Chapman Ave and Almond Ave. d) City Parking Lot 3 —West of Orange St,between Maple Ave and Chapman Ave. e) City Parking Lot 4—Southwest corner of Maple Ave and Orange St. f) City Parking Lot 5—Southeast corner of Maple Ave and Olive St. g) City Parking Lot 6—East of Olive St,between Maple Ave and Chapman Ave. h) City Parking Lot 7—East of Olive St,between Chapman Ave and Almond Ave. i) City Parking Lot 8 —West of Olive St,between Chapman Ave and Almond Ave. j) City Parking Lot 9—Northwest corner of Olive St and Almond Ave. k) Both sides of Maple Ave, between Lemon St and Grand St (residential frontage exempt). 1) Both sides of Chapman Ave,between Lemon St and Grand St. m)North side of Almond Ave, between Senior Center driveway and Grand St residential frontage exempt). n) South side of Almond Ave, between Lemon St and Orange St (residential frontage exempt). o) Both sides of Lemon St,between Maple Ave and Almond Ave (residential frontage exempt). p) Both sides of Olive Ave, between Maple Ave and Almond Ave(residential frontage exempt). q) Both sides of Glassell Ave,between Maple Avenue and Almond Ave. r) Both sides of Orange St,between Maple Ave and Almond Ave. s) Both sides of Grand St, between Maple Ave and Almond Ave (residential frontage exempt). 2. Hours of Operation: 9:00am to 6:00 pm 3. Maximum Parking fee: a) $1.50 per hour for on-street parking b) $1.25 per hour for off-street parking 2 B. "Plaza Square Park"parking meter zone 1. The following streets, portions of streets, and off-street parking lots are included in the Plaza Square Park parking meter zone: a) The circular roadway around the perimeter of Plaza Square Park 2. Hours of Operation a) On-street parking spaces—9:00am to 6:00 pm 3. Maximum Parking fee a) On-street parking spaces $2.00 per hour 10.40.040 Adjustment of Parking Meter Fees. The Public Works Director may adjust parking meter fees within the maximum limits established by the City Council,with notice published at least 30 days prior to implementation. 10.40.050 Use of Parking Spaces in Parking Meter Zones. Parking spaces in metered zones are exclusively for vehicle parking, as defined by this title. 10.40.060 Exemptions. Vehicles displaying valid disabled placards or plates, emergency vehicles, and others as defined in the California Vehicle Code are exempt from meter fees. 10.40.070 Payment Requirements. Payment must be made by mobile payment or other approved methods. "Pay by plate" users must provide correct vehicle information. 10.40.080 No Re-Parking Restriction in Timed Metered Parking Zones. No person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle upon the street in any one block for a period of time in excess of any restriction or limitation on such stopping or standing or parking posted on said block. Compliance requires that vehicles be removed from the block in which parked at the end of the allotted time so designated. 10.40.090 No-Fee Parking Permits. The Public Works Director or designee is authorized to issue temporary or periodic no- fee parking permits for City vehicles, patrons of the Orange Senior Center and Visitors of the 3 Orange Public Library, and for residents and employees of the mixed-use buildings along the 100 Blocks of Glassell when determined necessary. Permits may not exempt time limit compliance. 10.40.100 Reduced Parking Fees. The Public Works Director or designee may issue permits, including those by electronic means, for pre-paid parking meter fees. For such permits, the fees may be discounted and the number limited as determined by the Public Works Director or designee. 10.40.110 Special Event Parking. The Public Works Director or designee may temporarily suspend meter operations or take meters out of service for public benefit during special events. 10.40.120 Time of Parking in Parking Meter Zones. A. The maximum legal parking time for each parking meter space shall be as determined from time to time by resolution and shall be indicated by signs in the parking lot in, or block on, which the time limits apply. B. The maximum legal parking time shall not be in excess of any maximum legal parking time which may be prescribed and determined and posted as provided elsewhere in this title. C. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or construed to permit parking during times or hours prohibited elsewhere in this title. 10.40.130 Fraudulent Payment Prohibited. No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any slug, device, or substitute for lawful money of the United States or any other unauthorized payment device, or to otherwise fraudulently attempt to obtain time on a parking meter or otherwise avoid making the required payment. 10.40.140 Tampering. No person not authorized by the Public Works Director shall remove, open, tamper with or willfully impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed pursuant to this chapter. 10.40.150 Violation of this Chapter. A. Violations of this chapter shall be subject to civil parking penalties pursuant to the schedule of parking penalties established by the city council. B. Any person violating this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of up to $1,000.00 or by imprisonment up to 6 months or both fine and imprisonment. 4 SECTION III: If any section, subdivision,paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one(or more) section, subdivision,paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase had been declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION IV: The City Clerk is hereby directed to certify the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same to be published as required by law. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty(30) days from and after the date of its final passage. ADOPTED this 25th day of February, 2025. 1Taniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange ATTEST: Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange APPROVED AS TO FORM gSkt,,— Kirsten Shea, Senior Assistant City Attorney, City of Orange 5 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF ORANGE I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California,do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council held on the 28th day of January, 2025, and thereafter at the regular meeting of said City Council duly held on the 25th day of February, 2025 was duly passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Tavoularis, Gutierrez, Gyllenhammer, Slater NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bilodeau, Dumitru RECUSED: COUNCILMEMBERS: Barrios Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange 6