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CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH
C9FO0.NP City Council Staff Report
October 13, 2015
Agenda Item No. 3
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Dave A. Webb, Public Works Director - 949-644-3311,
dwebb@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Antony Brine, City Traffic Engineer
PHONE: 949-644-3329
TITLE: Ordinance Restricting Trucks on Ridge Park Road
ABSTRACT:
At the City Council meeting on September 22, 2015, staff introduced an Ordinance
prohibiting commercial vehicles over eight thousand (8,000) pounds on Ridge Park
Road between Newport Coast Drive and Vista Ridge Road. Staff is now bringing the
Ordinance to the City Council for final approval.
RECOMMENDATION:
Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2015-28, An Ordinance of the City
Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Extending Section 12.32.022 of the
Newport Beach Municipal Code Prohibiting Commercial Vehicles over Eight Thousand
(8,000) Pounds on Ridge Park Road between Newport Coast Drive and Vista Ridge
Road.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
The current adopted budget includes sufficient funding for the purchase and installation
of signs. It will be expensed to the Traffic Signage, Striping and Marking CIP account in
the Public Works Department, Account No. 01001927-980000-15T03.
DISCUSSION:
On August 9, 2005, Ordinance 2005-15 was approved by the City Council which added
Section 12.32.022 of the Municipal Code establishing prohibition of commercial vehicles
over eight thousand (8,000) pounds on Ridge Park Road.
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October 13, 2015
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Municipal Code Section 12.32.022 C. stated that "This section shall remain in effect until
September 1, 2008 and is repealed as of that date unless a later enacted ordinance
deletes or extends that date."
Staff recommends final approval of the Ordinance introduced at the City Council
meeting of September 22, 2015 to establish a vehicular weight limit of eight thousand
(8,000) pounds on Ridge Park Road between Newport Coast Drive and Vista Ridge
Road.
With approval of the Ordinance, staff will proceed with the installation of the truck weight
limit signs. It is anticipated that the signs will be installed by the end of October.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not
result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment)
and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA
Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no
potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of
the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A— Location Map
Attachment B — Ordinance
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ATTACHMENT B
ORDINANCE NO. 2015-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING
SECTION 12.32.022 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES OVER EIGHT THOUSAND (8,000) POUNDS
ON RIDGE PARK ROAD BETWEEN NEWPORT COAST
DRIVE AND VISTA RIDGE ROAD
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2005-15 was adopted on August 9, 2005 adding
Section 12.32.022 to the Newport Beach Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, as adopted by the City Council, Municipal Code Section 12.32.022
prohibited commercial vehicles over eight thousand (8,000) pounds on Ridge Park
Road between Newport Coast Drive and Vista Ridge Road; and
WHEREAS, Municipal Code Section 12.32.022 provided that 'This section shall
remain in effect until September 1, 2008 and is repealed as of that date unless a later
enacted ordinance deletes or extends that date'; and
WHEREAS, Newport Coast residents have now requested that the eight
thousand (8,000) pound vehicle weight restriction be extended; and
WHEREAS, The City Council now desires to extend the prohibition on
commercial vehicles over eight thousand (8,000) pounds on Ridge Park Road between
Newport Coast Drive and Vista Ridge Road;
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ordains as
follows:
Section 1: Section 12.32.022 of Newport Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read:
A. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall operate any
commercial vehicle exceeding eight thousand (8,000) pounds gross weight at any time
upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in subsection (B) of this section.
The City Traffic Engineer shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on those streets
affected by this section.
B. The following streets are the streets designated by the City Council upon
which commercial vehicles exceeding eight thousand (8,000) pounds weight may not be
operated:
1. Ridge Park Road, from Newport Coast Drive to Vista Ridge Road.
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Section 2: The recitals provided in this ordinance are true and correct and are
incorporated into the substantive portion of this ordinance.
Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section,
subsection, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4: The City Council finds the approval of this ordinance is not subject
to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2)
(the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change
in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section
15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment.
Section 5: Except as expressly modified in this ordinance, all other Sections,
Subsections, terms, clauses and phrases set forth in the Newport Beach Municipal
Code shall remain unchanged and shall be in full force and effect.
Section 6: The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage
of this ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the ordinance, or a summary thereof, to be
published once in the official newspaper of the City, and it shall be effective thirty (30)
days after its adoption.
This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Newport Beach held on the day of 2015, and adopted on the
day of , 2015, by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEMBERS
NOES, COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS
MAYOR
EDWARD D. SELICH
ATTEST:
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LEILANI I. BROWN, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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AARON C. HARP, CITY ATTORNEY
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