Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: James C. Porter, Director of Public Works
Subject: Ordinance for Parking Restrictions
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adoption of an ordinance authorizing the creation of a "No Oversized Vehicles Parking" Ordinance to restrict the parking of vehicles over six (6) feet in height in designated locations in San Mateo County, previously introduced on June 19, 2018 and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety.
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BACKGROUND:
Your Board has adopted similar ordinances designating parking restrictions.
Section 22507 et al. of the California Vehicle Code allows local authorities, by ordinance or resolution, to prohibit or restrict the stopping, parking, or standing of vehicles, including, but not limited to, vehicles that are six feet or more in height, on certain streets or highways, or portions thereof, during all or certain hours of the day.
The Department of Public Works (Department) received a request from the Mid-Coast Community Council for "No Parking" zones on two segments of Airport Street, in the unincorporated area of Half Moon Bay, as a result of an increase in on-street parking on Airport Street within the past several years.
DISCUSSION:
The Department has been working collaboratively with the Mid-Coast Community Council, Half Moon Bay Airport staff, and the neighboring community to determine the impact of oversized vehicles and vehicles parked along Airport Street in the unincorporated area of Half Moon Bay. The resolution that your Board is considering today will restrict vehicle parking on the west side of Airport Street.
During the evaluation process, the Department discovered that additional restrictions to prohibit the parking of commercial trailers, motor homes, and other large vehicles were necessary to maximize the number of vehicle spaces available for on-street parking for residents of Pillar Ridge Mobile Home Park and...
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