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ORDINANCE NO. 291
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, PURSUANT
TO SECTION 36937 OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT
CODE BY ADDING SECTION 10.04.462 TEMPORARY NO
PARKING TO TITLE 10 OF THE GRAND TERRACE
MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE IMMEDIATE PRESERVATION
OF THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH AND SAFETY
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Terrace ("City") has adopted a General Plan, including
Land Use and Public Health and Safety Elements; and
WHEREAS, the public health, safety and welfare is fully articulated in the City's General
Plan; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 36937 provides for the adoption of an urgency
ordinance for certain expressed purposes and by a vote of four-fifths (4/5) majority of the voting
City Council members.
WHEREAS,this urgency ordinance is based on the following facts:
1. The City of Grand Terrace has the authority, under its police power, to enact
regulations for the public peace,morals, and welfare of the City; and
2. Due to the City's geography, roadways within the City periodically carry storm
water at substantial volumes and velocity of water, which has the potential to
impact private properties when such storm water strikes obstructions such as
parked vehicles; and
3. Due to predictions of a significant El Nino event this winter season which makes
it imperative to establish the City's authority to establish no parking restrictions
on City roadways.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AND ADOPT BY AT LEAST A FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE THIS
URGENCY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
36937 AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Title 10 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code is amended by adding a Section
10.04.462 to read as follows:
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"Section 10.04.462—Temporary No Parking
A. City council's designation of authority to designate a temporary no parking area.
When, in the determination of the City Manager or his or her designee, parking upon any
street or highway within its jurisdiction, or any portion thereof, would create a threat to or
detrimental impact upon the public health and safety, the City Manager is authorized to
designate a temporary no parking safety zone upon the street or highway, or portion thereof,
where the threat exists. Parking shall be prohibited within the designated no parking safety
zone, effective immediately upon such determination by the City Manager, or designee, and
the posting of signs providing notice thereof.
B. Sign posting and enforcement authority.
Upon the designation of a no parking safety zone, The city manager shall post temporary no
parking signs in a manner provide adequate notice of the no parking restriction and the city
police department is empowered to enforce these restrictions pursuant to Sections 22500 and
22507 of the California Vehicle Code.
C. Sign construction.
The temporary no parking signs shall be of distinctive color,bearing the words "temporary no
parking zone," and shall be placed not less than 100 feet apart within the affected area, and
shall be not less than twenty-four inches above the ground. \}
D. Violation deemed infraction.
Violations of this chapter shall constitute an infraction punishable by a fine of not less than
fifty dollars dollars.
E. Violation—Towing of vehicles.
Vehicles in violation of this chapter may be towed at the owner's expense."
SECTION 2. URGENCY CLAUSE. The City Council finds and declares that this
ordinance is required for the immediate protection of the public health, safety and welfare as
previously stated in this ordinance, and that this ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its adoption and will continue in full force and effect in accordance with Government Code
36937.
SECTION 3. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION. This Ordinance has been
reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the CEQA
guidelines, and the City's environmental procedures, and has been found to be exempt pursuant
to Section 15061 (b)(3) (General Rule) of the CEQA Guidelines, in that the City Council hereby
finds that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the passage of this }
Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. >,
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SECTION 4. INCONSISTENCIES. Any provision of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code
' or appendices thereto that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of
such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to the extent necessary to
effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY. If any provision or clause of this ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be unconstitutional or otherwise
invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
clauses or applications of this ordinance which can be implemented without the invalid
provision, clause or application; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to
be severable.
SECTION 6. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. The City Clerk shall certify to
the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it to be published in a newspaper of general circulation
within the City of Grand Terrace, pursuant to all legal requirements. This ordinance shall
become effective immediately from and after its passage.
ATTEST:
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City`C'lerk
Approved as to form:
Richard L. Adams, II
City Attorney
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I, Pat Jacquez-Nares, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, do hereby certify that the ,
foregoing Ordinance was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the 1
City of Grand Terrace held on the 121h day of January, 2016, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Hussey, Wilson, Mitchell, Mayor Pro Tern Robles,
Mayor McNaboe
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Pat Ja
City Clerk
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