ORDINANCE NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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Ordinance Amending Sections 7.28.010, 7.28.020, Chapter 7.32, and Section 7.32.010; Adding Chapter 7.30 and Section 7.30.010; and Repealing Sections 7.28.060 through 7.28.090, Sections 7.28.120 through 7.28.150, Sections 7.28.240 through 7.28.270, and Sections 7.32.020 through 7.32.2030 Related to Limited Parking in the Unincorporated Area of San Mateo County

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The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, ordains as follow:

Section 1.

Section 7.28.010 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 7.28.010 MISCELLANEOUS PARKING REGULATIONS

The Board of Supervisors shall designate such stopping, standing or parking restrictions or prohibitions as may be necessary, and shall designate said restrictions or prohibitions on such streets, portions of streets or County-owned property by appropriate signs or markings giving effect to such parking, stopping or standing restrictions or prohibitions. When authorized signs and/or curb markings are in place giving notice of such prohibition or limitation, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of such signs and/or curb markings. Whenever the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle has been prohibited, restricted or limited as to time by an ordinance or resolution, the continued standing or parking of such vehicle after a citation therefore has been issued constitutes a separate and additional violation of the provisions for which the citation was issued when such standing or parking continues for an additional period longer than the maximum permissible period of parking in such space or location after issuance of such citation, or if no such period of time is designated, when such stopping, standing or parking after a citation therefor continues for an additional period longer than one hour.

Section 2.

Section 7.28.020 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 7.28.020 SIGNS AND MARKINGS

The Director of Public Works is authorized to place signs and/or curb markings to indicate parking regulations. Curb markings shall have the following meanings:

a)

Red means no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.

b)

Yellow means no stopping, standing or parking at any time between for any purpose other than the loading of passengers or materials.

c)

White means no stopping, standing or parking at any time for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox.

d)

Green means no stopping, standing or parking for longer than the period of time authorized by Resolution of this Board. To facilitate use and maintenance of green zones, the Director of Public Works may cause the curb to be stenciled with the allowed period of time and/or erect signs indicating the allowed period of time.

e)

Blue means no stopping, standing or parking by other than a vehicle displaying a Disabled Parking license plate or current Disabled Parking placard issued by a State Department of Motor Vehicles.

Section 3.

Chapter 7.32, “No Parking Zones” of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read: “No Parking During Specified Hours Zones.”

Section 4.

Section 7.32.010 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 7.32.010 NO PARKING DURING SPECIFIED HOURS

No person shall stop, park or leave standing any motor vehicle, whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in cases of emergency, or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer in any area declared by Resolution of the Board of Supervisors as a No Parking During Specified Hours Zone during the prohibited hours and where appropriate signs or markings are installed and maintained as provided in Chapter 7.28.

Section 5.

Chapter 7.30 “No Parking Zones” of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code is hereby added to Title 7.

Section 6.

Section 7.30.010 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code is hereby added to Chapter 7.30 and shall read as follows:

Section 7.30.010 NO PARKING ZONES

No person shall stop, park or leave standing any motor vehicle, whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in cases of emergency, or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer in any area declared by Resolution of the Board of Supervisors as a No Parking Zone and where appropriate signs or markings are installed and maintained as provided in Chapter 7.28.

Section 7.

Sections 7.28.060 through 7.28.090, Sections 7.28.120 through 7.28.150, Sections 7.28.240 through 7.28.270, and Sections 7.32.020 through 7.32.2030 are hereby repealed.

Section 8.

This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days from the passage date thereof.

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