O 545
ORDINANCE NO. 545
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION
10.16.010.B IN CHAPTER 10.16 OF TITLE 10 AND SECTION
16.56.030 IN CHAPTER 16.56 OF TITLE 16 TO PROHIBIT
PARKING IN FRONT (STREET) YARDS
WHEREAS, Chapters 10.16 and 16.56 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code have been
established to regulate parking of vehicles on City Streets, municipal lots and other
public or private property; and
WHEREAS, on March 25, 2003 the City Council considered regulation of front (street)
yard parking in other Central Coast cities and determined that such regulations help
prevent abuse and adverse impacts caused when landscaped areas are converted; and
WHEREAS, parking in front (street) yards, except on paved driveway approaches, is
detrimental to public street aesthetics and circulation, contributes to possible soil
contamination from automobile fluid leaks and diminishes the landscaped character of
street yards.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Section 10.16.010.8 is hereby amended in
its entirety to read:
10.16.010 Parkina for certain Durposes Drohibited.
8. Subsection A of this section shall not prohibit persons from parking vehicles on
private residential property belonging to the owner of the vehicle nor on the
public street immediately adjacent to the private residential property, in
accordance with the Drovision of MuniciDal Code Section 16.56.030.
SECTION 2: Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Section 16.56.030 is hereby amended in
its entirety to read as follows:
16.56.030. Location.
All off-street parking facilities shall be located to the side or rear of buildings if feasible
and be accessible and useable for the associated use or activity. Parking required shall
be located on site, but not within any reauired front (street) yard nor UDon any unDaved
surface exceDt on lawfully established driveways and without obstructina a Dublic
sidewalk. except as otherwise provided for in Section 16.56.050 of this chapter.
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SECTION 3: If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unlawful, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance or any
part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section,
subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of
the fact that anyone or more section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrases be declared unlawful.
SECTION 4: Within fifteen (15) days after passage of this Ordinance, it shall be
published once, together with the names of the Council Members voting thereon, in a
newspaper of general circulation within the City.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of its
adoption.
On motion of Council Member Runels, seconded by Council Member lubin, and on the
following roll call vote, to-wit:
AYES: Council Members Runels, Lubin, Costello, Dickens and Mayor Ferrara
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
the foregoing Ordinance was adopted this 23rd day of September, 2003.
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TONY .
ATTEST:
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, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESI
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
~"GMANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ATTORNEY
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OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
I, KELLY WETMORE, Director of Administrative Services/Deputy City Clerk of
the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, do
hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that the attached is a true, full, and
correct copy of Ordinance No. 545 which was introduced at a regular meeting of
the City Council on August 26, 2003; was passed and adopted ata regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande on the 23rd day of
September, 2003; and was duly published in accordance with State law (G.C..
40806).
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 25th
day of September, 2003
itL01JL-
ORE, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESI
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
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