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ORDINANCE NO. 5384
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DELETING
SECTION 1.01.391 OF CHAPTER 1.01 OF TITLE 1,
ADDING SECTIONS 14.32.510, 14.32.520 AND
14.32.530 AND AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF
CHAPTER 14.32, OF TITLE 14, OF THE ANAHEIM
MUNICIPAL CODE IMPLEMENTING CIVIL PENALTIES
FOR PARKING AND STANDING VIOLATIONS
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Sections 40200 et seq,
were amended in 1992 changing the method of collecting penalties
for violation of state statutes and city ordinances governing the
parking and standing of vehicles; and
WHEREAS, said amendments provide that cities must
collect all parking fines and that violation of any regulation,
whether under the Vehicle Code or local ordinance governing
parking or standing of vehicles is subject to a civil penalty and
is no longer a criminal offense; and
WHEREAS, the North Orange County Judicial District has
advised the City of Anaheim that effective July 1, 1993, the
Court will no longer accept parking citations from any issuing
agency, including the California Highway Patrol, the Orange
County Sheriff and Marshall; and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim will be responsible for
processing all parking and standing violations that occur within
the City of Anaheim and establishing administrative procedures
implementing this process by January 1, 1994.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 1.01.391 of Chapter 1.01 of Title 1 of the
Anaheim Municipal Code "CODE ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE CODE SECTIONS
22500.1 AND 22514" be, and the same is hereby deleted from the
Anaheim Municipal Code.
SECTION 2.
That Section 14.32.320 of Chapter 14.32 of Title 14 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"14.32.320 CITATIONS FOR VIOLATION OF
TITLE
All police officers, police cadets, traffic
control officers, Stadium and Convention Center
security guards, City code enforcement officers or
parking checkers employed by firms hired by the City of
Anaheim to enforce parking regulations of the City of
Anaheim are authorized to give citations to any and all
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persons violating any of the provisions of this Anaheim
Municipal Code title and any such citation shall be
deemed to be a civil complaint charging violations of
this title and requiring payment of the penalty set
forth therein. Violations of this Section shall be
processed as civil penalties in accordance with
California Vehicle Code Sections 40200 et seq., or any
successor provision thereto."
SECTION 3.
That subsection 14.32.450.070 of Section 14.32.450 of
Chapter 14.32 of Title 14 of the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and
the same is hereby, amended to read as follows:
11.070 In addition to police officers, police cadets,
traffic control officers and any other persons
authorized by State law, persons employed by the City
of Anaheim as security guards, who may be so
designated, are hereby authorized and directed to issue
citations to any and all persons violating any of the
provisions of this section and such citation shall be
deemed to be a civil complaint charging violations of
this title and requiring payment of the penalty set
forth therein. The method of giving notice of citation
for unattended vehicles shall be as specified in
Section 40202 of the California Vehicle Code or any
successor provision thereto. Violations of this
Section shall be processed as civil penalties in
accordance with California Vehicle Code Sections 40200
et seq., or any successor provision thereto."
SECTION 4.
That Section 14.32.500 of Chapter 14.32 of Title 24 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
"14.32.500 PARKING RESTRICTED TO FACILITATE STREET
SWEEPING
Notwithstanding any other limitation on, or
regulation concerning parking contained in this title
to the contrary, it is unlawful to park or leave parked
any vehicle on any street or portion thereof during the
hours and on the day or days of the month indicated on
signs containing the words "No Parking," which signs
have been placed in appropriate locations designating
said parking restrictions pursuant to the provisions of
this section.
"The Maintenance Director is hereby authorized to
determine the locations of and to place and maintain,
or caused to be placed and maintained, signs
designating the hours during which, and day or days of
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the month on which, parking is prohibited in order to
permit City equipment to sweep.
"All persons employed by the City of Anaheim as
police officers, police cadets, traffic control
officers and parking checkers, or by an entity or
individual pursuant to a written contract with the City
of Anaheim to enforce parking regulations, are
authorized to give citations to any and all persons
violating any of the provisions of this section and
such parking citations shall be deemed to be a civil
complaint charging violations of this section and
requiring payment of the penalty set forth therein.
Violations of this section shall be processed as civil
penalties in accordance with California Vehicle Code
Sections 40200 et seq., or any successor provision
thereto."
SECTION 5. ENFORCEMENT OF CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE
PARKING AND STANDING PROVISIONS.
That Section 14.32.510 of Chapter 14.32 of Title 14 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby added to
read as follows:
1114.32.510 ENFORCEMENT OF CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE
PARKING AND STANDING PROVISIONS.
"In addition to any other persons authorized by
State law, and, except as otherwise provided in Section
14.32.520 and 14.32.530 of the Anaheim Municipal Code,
only those persons employed by the City of Anaheim as
police officers, police cadets and traffic control
officers are hereby authorized and directed to issue
citations to any and all persons violating any of the
provisions of the California Vehicle Code relating to
parking and standing of vehicles in the City of
Anaheim, and any such citation shall be deemed to be a
civil complaint charging violations of this title and
requiring payment of the penalty set forth therein.
The method of giving notice of citation for parking and
standing violations of the California Vehicle Code
shall be as specified in Section 40202 of the
California Vehicle Code or any successor provision
thereto. Violations of this Section shall be processed
as civil penalties in accordance with California
Vehicle Code Sections 40200 et seq., or any successor
provision thereto."
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SECTION 6. ENFORCEMENT OF CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE
SECTIONS 22500.1, AND 22514
That Section 14.32.520 is hereby added to Chapter 14.32
of Title 14 of the Anaheim Municipal Code to read as follows:
"14.32.520 ENFORCEMENT OF CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE
SECTIONS 22500.1 AND 22514 RE
FIRE ZONES AND FIRE HYDRANTS
"In addition to any other persons authorized by
State law, all City of Anaheim police officers, police
cadets, traffic control officers, the Fire Marshall of
the City of Anaheim, his authorized deputies, all fire
captains employed by the City of Anaheim, and all
persons employed by the City of Anaheim as City code
enforcement officers and Stadium and Convention Center
security guards, are authorized to give citations to
any and all persons violating the provisions of
Sections 22500.1, and 22514 of the California Vehicle
Code, or any successor provisions thereto, and any such
citation shall be deemed to be a civil complaint
charging violations of this Section and requiring
payment of the penalty set forth therein. Violations
of this section shall be processed as civil penalties
in accordance with California Vehicle Code Sections
40200 et seq., or any successor provision thereto."
SECTION 7. ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 22507.8(a,b) OF
THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE
RELATING TO HANDICAPPED
PARKING
That Section 14.32.530 is hereby added to Chapter 14.32
of Title 14 of the Anaheim Municipal Code to read as follows:
"14.32.530 ENFORCEMENT OF 22507.8 (a,b) OF THE
CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE RELATING TO
HANDICAPPED PARKING
"In addition to any other persons authorized by
State law, all police officers, police cadets, traffic
control officers, Stadium and Convention Center
security guards, and parking checkers employed by firms
hired by the City of Anaheim to enforce parking
regulations are authorized to give citations to any and
all persons violating California Vehicle Code Section
Code Section 22507.8(a,b) relating to handicapped
parking and any such citation shall be deemed to be a
civil complaint charging violations of said Section
22507.8(a,b) and requiring payment of the penalty set
forth therein. Violations of this Section shall be
processed as civil penalties in accordance with
California Vehicle Code Sections 40200 et seq., or any
successor provision thereto."
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SECTION 8.
That Section 14.32.550 of Chapter 14.32 of Title 14 of
the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby, amended to
read as follows:
"14.32.550 PARKING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS TO
ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL CODE,
CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE AND
OTHER CODES AND STATUTES
RELATING TO PARKING AND
STANDING OF VEHICLES
"Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code
to the contrary, and in accordance with California
Vehicle Code Sections 40200 et seq., or any successor
provision thereto, civil penalties for violation of
parking and standing of vehicles provisions of the
Anaheim Municipal Code, the California Vehicle Code and
other statutes or codes of the State or Federal
Government relating to parking and standing of
vehicles, including surcharges imposed by law, and
penalties for unpaid parking penalty assessments shall
be established by Resolution of the City Council.
"Any surcharges imposed by law shall be added to
the penalties established by or in accordance with this
Section.
"Additional penalties shall be added for all
parking and standing penalty assessments due and unpaid
within the time periods provided on the notice of
parking violation, in accordance with California
Vehicle Code Sections 40200, et seq., or any successor
provision thereto.
"Unpaid parking penalties shall be collected in
accordance with Vehicle Code Section 40220, or any
successor provision thereto."
SECTION 9. SEVERABILITY
The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby declares
that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this
ordinance of the Code, hereby adopted, be declared for any reason
to be invalid, it is the intent of the Council that it would have
passed all other portions of this ordinance independent of the
elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared
invalid.
SECTION 10. SAVINGS CLAUSE
Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal
of any other ordinance of this City shall in any manner affect
the prosecution for violations of ordinances, which violations
were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be
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construed as a waiver of any license or penalty or the penal
provisions applicable to any violation thereof. The provisions
of this ordinance, insofar as they are substantially the same as
ordinance provisions previously adopted by the City relating to
the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and
continuations, and not as new enactments.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim this 20th day, of July ,
1993.
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MAYOR OF THt CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST•
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 5384
was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Anaheim, held on the 13th day of July, 1993,
and that the same was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 20th day of
July, 1993, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Feldhaus, Pickier, Simpson, Daly
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Hunter
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said Ordinance No. 5384 on the 21st day
of July, 1993.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Anaheim this 21st
day of July, 1993.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original of
Ordinance No. 5384 and was published once in the Anaheim Bulletin on the 30th day of July, 1993.
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM