Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER ORDINANCE NO. 18-1815 AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF ARTICLE III OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD SECTIONS 3255 THROUGH 3255.6 (PARKING OF OVERSIZED VEHICLES) TO PART 6 (PARKING REGULATIONS) OF CHAPTER 2 (TRAFFIC REGULATIONS) OF ARTICLE III (PUBLIC SAFETY) OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE, TO ESTABLISH PARKING RESTRICTIONS FOR OVERSIZED VEHICLES (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On August 21, 2018, the City Council reviewed recommendations made by staff to regulate Oversized Vehicle (OV) parking. At that meeting, the City Council directed staff to proceed in developing an ordinance that would allow for OV parking in the City of Carson.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
WAIVE further reading and INTRODUCE Ordinance No. 18-1815 "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA ADDING SECTION 3255 THROUGH 3255.6 TO PART 6 OF CHAPTER 2 OF ARTICLE III TO THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE ALLOWING FOR OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING PERMITS."
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
In the past several months, neighboring cities such as Long Beach and Torrance have recently adopted Oversized Vehicle (OV) registration ordinances which have resulted in a sudden increase in parking of such vehicles in the City of Carson. These large vehicles can present a variety of public safety and public health problems, from impaired sight lines for road users, narcotics usage to illegal dumping of garbage and hazardous waste matter on City sidewalks and streets.
As a result in the increase of OV's, City staff has inventoried at least 377 OV's that park in the City, with 115-125 usually parked in the City at any time of the day or night. During the last 5 months, the City has red-tagged 17 OV's because they were either abandoned or had expired tags. Similarly, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) has encoun...
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