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Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare amendment to the Long Beach Municipal Code prohibiting the parking of oversized vehicles, defined as vehicles which exceed 20 feet in length, 85 inches in height, or 80 inches in width, on Pacific Coast Highway between the San Gabriel River and the west City limit and on Santa Fe Avenue between Pacific Coast Highway and Anaheim Street. (Districts 1,3,4,6,7)
DISCUSSION
On April 20, 2004, the City Council directed the City Manager to initiate necessary processes within the appropriate departments to support an ordinance prohibiting the parking of oversized vehicles on Pacific Coast Highway citywide. Because Pacific Coast Highway is a state facility, a letter was sent to Caltrans requesting authorization for said prohibition. In a letter dated August 16, 2004, Caltrans responded stating that conceptually they had no objections to the proposed oversized vehicle parking restriction so long as the City agrees to install and maintain the signs under an encroachment permit. Further, they recommended that the City provide advance notice directly to the ports and to trucking associations.
In response to specific invitations, in October and November, staff attended two meetings of the Westside Project Area Committee (West PAC) to discuss this issue, as well as one meeting of the Magnolia Industrial Group (MIG). MIG voted to support the position of the West PAC. West PAC requested staff to attend a follow-up meeting to allow West PAC an opportunity to canvass the properties on Pacific Coast Highway as well as Santa Fe Avenue. Their findings were that all of the businesses were supportive of a complete ban on oversized vehicle parking because the trucks create safety issues at intersections, they block the business fronts during the day, and they tend to leave trash and debris when parked overnight. The West PAC voted in support of a complete parking prohibition on Pacific Coast Highway, and requested that the prohib...
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