HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1972ORDINANCE NO. 1972
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME AMENDING CHAPTERS
13.36.030, 13.36.040, AND 13.40.010 OF THE BURLINGAME MUNICIPAL CODE TO
EXTEND THE PARKING TIME LIMIT FROM ONE HOUR TO TWO HOURS AND
INCREASE THE PARKING METER RATE ON BROADWAY FROM EL CAMINO
REAL TO CALIFORNIA DRIVE
The CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF BURLINGAME ordains as follows:
Section 1. Factual Background and Findings.
WHEREAS, at its November 21, 2019 meeting, the Broadway Business
Improvement District (BID) unanimously supported increasing the parking time limit from
one hour to two hours on Broadway, adding an additional 24 -minute meter at the 1400
block, and increasing meter rates from $0.50 per hour to $1.00 per hour; and
WHEREAS, staff has reviewed and supports the above proposal; and
WHEREAS, at its December 12, 2019 TSPC meeting, the Traffic, Safety, and
Parking Commission (TSPC) did not support the proposal, and instead sought a more
comprehensive approach to address parking along Broadway; and
WHEREAS, while the TSPC did not support the proposal as presented, they
indicated support for a more comprehensive plan and studies to be done prior to
implementing the two-hour time limit change; and
WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the recommendations made by the TSPC and will
implement them separately as feasible; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends revising Chapters 13.40.010 Parking Meter Zones,
Chapters 13.36.030 (One -Hour Parking), and 13.36.040 (Two -Hour Parking) of the
Burlingame Municipal Code to increase the parking duration and parking meter rates along
Broadway; and
WHEREAS, while reviewing the Burlingame Municipal Code, staff discovered that
the parking restriction along Burlingame Avenue from EI Camino Real to California Drive
was shown as one hour, and staff recommends that the City Council update the Code to
include this section of Burlingame Avenue as a two-hour restriction, consistent with the
plans developed as part of the Burlingame Avenue improvement project.
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME,
HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
DIVISION 1:
Section 2. The City Council amends Chapter 13.36.030 One Hour Parking of the
Burlingame Municipal Code to remove the following:
"(a) Broadway from EI Camino Real to California Drive"
"(b) Burlingame Avenue from California Drive to EI Camino Real"
Section 3. The City Council amends Chapter 13.36.040 Two Hour Parking of the
Burlingame Municipal Code with the following edits:
Add "Broadway from EI Camino Real to California Drive"
Revise "Burlingame Avenue, from Myrtle to Carolan Avenue; south side
from Occidental to EI Camino Real" to also include El Camino Real to
California Drive
Section 4. The City Council amends Chapter 13.40.010 Parking Meter Zones of the
Burlingame Municipal Code to remove the following:
"(2) 1 Hour Parking Limit
On the following street: Broadway: 50 cents for one hour'
"All other areas: 5 cents for each 30 minutes"
Section 5. The City Council amends Chapter 13.40.010 Parking Meter Zones of the
Burlingame Municipal Code to add the following under (3) 2 -Hour Parking
Limit, $2.00 for two hours:
"Broadway from EI Camino Real to California Drive"
DIVISION 2:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason
held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance. The Council declares that it would have adopted the Ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
DIVISION 3:
This Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance
with California Government Code Section 36933, published, and circulated in the City of
Burlingame, and shall be in full force and effect thirty,(V) days after its final
I, Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, certify that the
foregoing ordinance was introduced at a public hearing at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 6th day of January, 2020, and adopted thereafter on the 21 St day of
January, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT
Councilmembers: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ
Councilmembers: NONE
Councilmembers: NONE