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RESOLUTION NO. 158-2020
A RESOLUTION REDUCTING THE DISTANCE A PERSON MAY STOP, PARK, OR LEAVE
STANDING A VEHICLE IN RELATION TO A FIRE HYDRANT PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA
VEHICLE CODE SECTION 22514(b)
The City Council of the City of Burlingame, California does resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22514 states that no person shall stop, park, or
leave standing any vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, with limited exceptions; and
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22514(b) authorizes the local authority to
reduce that distance through the adoption of an ordinance or resolution; and
WHEREAS, the above said 15 feet clearance on either side of a fire hydrant results in a total
of 30 feet of clearance and significantly impacts curbside on -street parking; and
WHEREAS, the City must balance the need for emergency access to a fire hydrant with
curbside on -street parking demand; and
WHEREAS, the Burlingame Municipal Code authorizes the City Engineer to maintain all no
stopping zones, no parking areas, and restricted parking areas; and
WHEREAS, the City Council appointed the Traffic, Safety and Parking Commission to review
traffic requests, including parking related matters; and
WHEREAS, at their regularly scheduled meeting on December 10, 2020, the Traffic, Safety
and Parking Commission considered whether the City should reduce the distance a car may stop,
park, or leave standing a vehicle in relation to a fire hydrant pursuant to California Vehicle Code
Section 22514(b); and
WHEREAS, the Commission made the recommendation that the City should have the option
to reduce the distance requirement; and
WHEREAS, the Central County Fire Department has reviewed and supports the
recommended modification.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED BY THE
COUNCIL, AS FOLLOWS:
The City Council authorizes reducing the parking restriction distance at a fire hydrant per California
Vehicle Code 22514(b), to be done on a case -by -case basis in consultation and input from the
Central County Fire Department.
Docu Signed by:
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Emily Beach, Mayor
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I, MEAGHAN HASSEL-SHEARER, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, certify that the
foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 21 sc day
of December 2020, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, O'BRIEN KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councilmembers: NONE
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Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk
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