Called by Committee Chair

SPECIAL MEETING - TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

ROOM 1010, CITY HALL - 1:15 PM

200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER MIKE BONIN, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KORETZ COUNCILMEMBER JOSE HUIZAR COUNCILMEMBER NURY MARTINEZ COUNCILMEMBER DAVID E. RYU

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ITEM NO. (22)17-0460

City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to amending LAMC Sections80.00 and 87.53 to amend the definition of parkway and prohibit the stopping,standing or parking of a vehicle in the parkway. Fiscal Impact Statement Submitted: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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REPORT NO.

REPORT RE:

DRAFT ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 80.00(h) AND 80.53 OF THE LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF

PARKWAY AND PROHIBIT THE STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING OF AVEHICLE IN THE PARKWAY

The Honorable City Council of the City of Los Angeles

Room 395, City Hall 200 North Spring Street Los Angeles, California 90012

Council File No. 11-1676

Honorable Members:

Pursuant to your request, this Office has prepared and now transmits for your consideration the enclosed draft ordinance, approved as to form and legality. The draft ordinance amends Section 80.00(h) of Chapter VIII of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to amend the definition of “parkway," and amends Section 87.53 of Chapter VIII of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle within any parkway

Rule 38 Referral

A copy of the draft ordinance was sent, pursuant to Council Rule 38, to the Department of Transportation with a request that all comments, if any, be presented directly to the City Council when this matter is considered.

City Hall East 200 N. Main Street Room 8oo Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 978-8100 Fax (213) 978-8312

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The Honorable City Council of the City of Los Angeles

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have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Deputy City Attorney Michael Nagle at (213) 978-8130. He or another member of this Office will be present when you consider this matter to answer questions you may have.

Very truly yours,

MICHAE ER, City Attorney

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DAVID MICHAELSON Chief Assistant City Attorney

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MAGENERAL COUNSEL DIVISION\ORDINANCES AND REPORTS \REPORTS FINALVLAMC 80.00 and 80.53 ■ Parkway.docx

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ORDINANCE NO.

An ordinance amending Sections 80.00(h) and 80.53 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to amend the definition of Parkway and prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle in the Parkway.

THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1 Subsection (h) of Section 80.00 of Chapter VIII of the Los Angeles Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:

Parkway” shall mean the area of the public right-of-way not intended for vehicular use between the sidewalk and the curb (or where no curb exists between the sidewalk and the public street), which the City has reserved for landscaping and utilities.

(h)

Sec. 2. Section 80.53 of Chapter VIII of the Los Angeles Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:

SEC. 80.53. STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING IN PARKWAY PROHIBITED.

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within the area of the Parkway as defined in Section 80.00(h) of this Code.

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Sec. 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and have it published in accordance with Council policy, either in a daily newspaper circulated in the City of Los Angeles or by posting for ten days in three public places in the City of Los Angeles: one copy on the bulletin board located at the Main Street entrance to the Los Angeles City Hall; one copy on the bulletin board located at the Main Street entrance to the Los Angeles City Hail East; and one copy on the bulletin board located at the Temple Street entrance to the Los Angeles County Hall of Records.

I hereby certify that this ordinance was passed by the Council of the City of Los Angeles, at its meeting of_______________________ .

HOLLY L. WOLCOTT, City Clerk

ByDeputy

Approved

Mayor

Approved as to Form and Legality

MICHAEL N. FEUER, City Attorney

ByMICHAEL D. NAGLE Deputy City Attorney

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