Long Beach Municipal Code Ch. 10.30 Beach Area Parking Lots

A. The beach area parking lots of the City shall be those parking lots owned by the City that are described and named as follows:

1. Ocean Beach parking lots. The Ocean Beach parking lots shall be those parking lots that lie south of Ocean Boulevard, which lots are individually named and described as follows:

a. Junipero Avenue parking lot. The Junipero Avenue parking lot is the parking lot located on the beach southerly of the intersection of Junipero Avenue and Ocean Boulevard.

b. Belmont Pier-Plaza parking lot. The Belmont Pier-Plaza parking lot is the parking lot located on the beach southerly of Allin Street between Belmont Pier on the west and the southerly projection of Termino Avenue on the east.

c. Granada Avenue parking lot. The Granada Avenue parking lot is the parking lot located on the beach southerly of Ocean Boulevard between the intersection of Ocean Boulevard and Bennett Avenue on the west and the intersection of Granada Avenue and Ocean Boulevard on the east.

d. La Verne Avenue parking lot. The La Verne Avenue parking lot is the parking lot located on the beach southerly of the intersection of Ocean Boulevard and La Verne Avenue.

e. Fifty-Fourth Place parking lot. The Fifty-Fourth Place parking lot is the parking lot located on the beach southerly of Ocean Boulevard between the southerly projection of Bay Shore Avenue on the west and the southerly projection of Fifty-Fourth Place on the east.

f. Seventy-Second Place parking lot. The Seventy-Second Place parking lot is the parking lot located on the beach southerly of the easterly projection of Ocean Boulevard between Seventy-First Place on the west and the Alamitos Bay entrance channel on the east.

g. Alamitos Avenue parking lot. The Alamitos Avenue parking lot is the parking lot located on the beach southerly of Ocean Boulevard and easterly of the southerly prolongation of Alamitos Avenue.

h. Claremont Launch Ramp parking lot. The Claremont Launch Ramp parking lot is located southerly of Ocean Boulevard at Claremont Avenue.

i. Davies Launch Ramp parking lot. The Davies Launch Ramp parking lot is located at 6201 East Second Street.

j. Shoreline Park parking lot. The Shoreline Park parking lot is the parking lot located easterly of the Queens Way Bridge and adjacent to Shoreline Park and Pierpoint Landing.

k. South Shore Launch Ramp and lot. The South Shore Launch Ramp and lot is the parking lot located on Queens Way Drive, westerly of the Queens Way Bridge.

2. Catalina Landing South parking lot. The Catalina Landing South parking lot is located west of Queens Way Bridge and east of the Catalina Landing Basin.

3. Alamitos Bay Beach parking lots. The Alamitos Bay Beach parking lots shall be those defined, described and named as follows:

a. Bay Shore playground parking lot. The Bay Shore playground parking lot is the parking lot located northerly of Ocean Boulevard between Fifty-Fourth Place on the west and Fifty-Fifth Place on the east.

b. Marine Park parking lot. The Marine Park parking lot is the parking lot located adjacent to Marine Park, which lot lies southeasterly of the northeasterly projection of Ravenna Drive and lies northerly and northeasterly of Appian Way.

4. Colorado Lagoon Beach parking lots. The Colorado Lagoon Beach parking lots shall be those defined, described and named as follows:

a. Colorado Lagoon South parking lot. The Colorado Lagoon South parking lot is the parking lot that lies northeasterly of Appian Way between the intersection of Appian Way and Park Avenue on the west and the intersection of Appian Way and Colorado Boulevard on the east, between the Appian Way and the Colorado Lagoon.

b. Colorado Lagoon North parking lot. The Colorado Lagoon North parking lot is the parking lot that lies between Recreation Park 9-hole Golf Course and the Colorado Lagoon, southerly of Sixth Street.

5. Shoreline Marina parking lots. The Shoreline Marina parking lots shall be defined, described and named as follows:

a. Marina Green parking lot. The Marina Green parking lot is the parking lot located southerly of Shoreline Drive and adjacent to and easterly of Shoreline Village Drive and north of the Shoreline Marina.

b. Shoreline Marina parking lot. The Shoreline Marina parking lot is the parking lot located southerly of Shoreline Drive adjacent to and easterly of Shoreline Village Drive immediately north of the Shoreline Marina and is commonly referred to as the boat owners' lot from gangways R through GG.

c. West Mole parking lot. The West Mole parking lot is the parking facility located on the west mole of the Shoreline Marina.

6. Alamitos Bay Marina parking lots. Alamitos Bay Marina parking lots are those located at marina Basins 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and Naples Landing as defined in Section 16.08.130 of the Long Beach Municipal Code.

B. "Parking meter" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 10.28.010 of the Long Beach Municipal Code.

C. "Slot meter" means any device with numbered apertures to receive money corresponding to the similar numbered parking space.

(ORD-10-0004 § 1, 2010; Ord. C-7969 §§ 1, 2, 2005; Ord. C-7682 §§ 1, 2, 2000; Ord. C-7043 § 1, 1992: Ord. C-5956 § 1, 1983; Ord. C-5712 § 2 (part), 1981: prior code § 7310)

A. No person shall park, stand, or stop any vehicle in any parking space in a beach area parking lot during a period for which a parking time limit is applicable to such space without paying the posted parking fee.

B. Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to a vehicle displaying a currently-valid veteran's license plate, as defined in Section 10.28.010 of this Code.

(ORD-07-0003 § 2, 2007: Ord. C-5712 § 2 (part), 1981: prior code § 7310.1)

The City Manager shall determine the amount of and the most efficient manner of collecting parking fees for use of the beach area parking lots and, upon approval thereof by the City Council, shall place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained signs giving notice thereof.

(Ord. C-5712 § 2 (part), 1981: prior code § 7310.2)

No parking fee shall be collected for lot use prior to eight o'clock (8:00) a.m. or subsequent to eight o'clock (8:00) p.m. For all beach area parking lots, with the exception of the Shoreline Park parking lot and the Marina Green parking lot. No parking fee shall be collected for lot use prior to eight o'clock (8:00) a.m. or subsequent to twelve midnight (12:00) a.m. for the Shoreline Park parking lot and Marina Green parking lot. This Section is applicable except as provided in Section 10.30.090.

(ORD-10-0004, § 2, 2010; Ord. C-5712 § 2 (part), 1981: prior code § 7310.3)

In no case shall the time limit during which a parking fee is payable for lot use on any day be in excess of a single sixteen (16) hour period.

(ORD-10-0004, § 3, 2010; Ord. C-6948 § 1, 1991: Ord. C-5712 § 2 (part), 1981: prior code § 7310.4)

No person shall park, stand, or stop any vehicle in any beach area parking lot except within parking spaces designated by lines or marks on the curbs or pavement.

(Ord. C-5712 § 2 (part), 1981: prior code § 7310.5)

A. Except as provided in Section 10.30.090, no person shall leave any vehicle parked or standing and no registered owner of such vehicle shall permit or allow such vehicle to remain parked or standing in any beach area parking lot for a period longer than seventy-two (72) hours from the time such vehicle is posted; provided, however, such posting shall not authorize the parking or standing of vehicles in any beach area parking lot in violation of applicable parking limits specified by other provisions of this Chapter.

B. Whenever any Police Officer or Marine Bureau employee designated in Section 16.08.340, determines by tire marking or otherwise that any vehicle has been standing in one (1) position for a period in excess of the time limit designated by signs giving notice thereof, he shall securely attach a notice in a conspicuous place upon such vehicle setting forth in such notice a reference to this Section, the location of the vehicle at the time, the date of such notice, and the approximate hour of posting.

C. For the purpose of this Section, a vehicle shall be deemed to have been left standing when such vehicle shall not have been removed completely out of the parking lot under its own power.

D. Any vehicle parked for a period longer than seventy-two (72) hours from the time of posting as hereinabove set forth, may be removed from the beach parking lot by any Police Officer or by a designated Marine Bureau employee in accordance with procedures set forth in the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. C-5712 § 2 (part), 1981: prior code § 7310.6)

A. No person shall park any vehicle in the following parking lots between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) p.m. and one (1) hour before sunrise of the following day:

1. La Verne Avenue lot;

2. Fifty-Fourth Place lot;

3. Bayshore playground lot;

4. Basin 7 parking lot (Naples Landing);

5. Marina Green lot;

6. Shoreline Marina lot (R—GG boat owners);

7. West Mole lot (A—P boat owners);

8. Basins 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 parking lots;

9. Alamitos Bay Marina parking lot, Basin 8;

10. Boathouse Lane lot;

11. Alamitos Avenue lot.

B. No person shall park any vehicle in the following parking lots between the hours of twelve o'clock (12:00) midnight and one (1) hour before sunrise of the following day:

1. Belmont Pier lot;

2. Granada Avenue.

C. No person shall park any vehicle in the following parking lots between one (1) hour after sunset and one (1) hour before sunrise of the following day:

1. Seventy-Second Place lot;

2. Marine Park lot;

3. Colorado Lagoon South lot;

4. Junipero Avenue lot.

D. No person shall park any vehicle in the following parking lots between one (1) hour after sunset and eight o'clock (8:00) a.m. of the following day:

1. Granada Avenue launch ramp and lot;

2. Claremont Avenue launch ramp and lot;

3. Marine Stadium launch ramp;

4. Colorado Lagoon North lot.

E. Parking and launching of vessels is permitted twenty-four (24) hours a day or at any time at the Davies launch ramp and lot.

F. The City Manager shall place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained signs giving notice of the hours of closing of all beach area parking lots.

G. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 10.30.080, overnight parking is permitted in any parking lot mentioned in such section with a permit issued by the Director of Parks, Recreation and Marine, or his designee, at a fee to be established by City Council resolution.

(Ord. C-7969 § 3, 2005; Ord. C-7832 § 1, 2002: Ord. C-7682 § 3, 2000: Ord. C-7211 § 1, 1994: Ord. C-7118 § 1, 1993: Ord. C-7043 § 2 (part), 1992: Ord. C-6001 § 1, 1983: Ord. C-5712 § 2 (part), 1981: prior code § 7310.7)

No person shall park any bus, camper, house car, trailer coach or any other vehicle adapted for human habitation or occupancy in any beach area parking lot between the hours of midnight (12:00 a.m.) and 5:00 a.m. without a permit issued by the Manager of the Marine Bureau pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the City Manager and approved by the City Council. The City Manager shall place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained signs giving notice of the parking restrictions provided for in this Section.

(Ord. C-5712 § 2 (part), 1981: prior code § 7310.8)

No person shall camp or lodge within any beach area parking lot.

(Ord. C-5712 § 2 (part), 1981: prior code § 7310.9)

Unless directed by an authorized City employee, no person shall park, stand, or stop any bus or other vehicle of excessive length within any beach area parking lot in such a manner as to occupy more than two (2) parking spaces or as to constitute an obstruction of the traffic lanes within the lot. For the purpose of this Section, the definition of a "bus" shall be that set forth in California California Vehicle Code § 233.

(Ord. C-5712 § 2 (part), 1981: prior code § 7310.10)

A. No person shall park, stand or store any unattached boat trailer in the Shoreline Marina parking lot or the Alamitos Bay Marina parking lot without a permit issued by the Manager of the Marine Bureau pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the City Manager and approved by the City Council.

B. No person shall park, stand or stop any motor vehicle and trailer in any beach area parking lot unless the trailer is uncoupled from the motor vehicle and placed in a separate parking space.

C. For those lots in which parking meters or slot meters have been installed, no person shall park, stand or stop any motor vehicle and trailer occupying two (2) metered spaces without depositing in each parking meter or slot meter aperture the appropriate coin or coins indicated on the parking meter or slot meter.

(Ord. C-7969 § 4, 2005; Ord. C-7043 § 2 (part), 1992: Ord. C-5712 § 2 (part), 1981: prior code § 7310.11)

No person shall operate any vehicle within a beach area parking lot or any access road thereto in excess of fifteen (15) miles per hour. The City Manager shall place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained signs giving notice of the speed limit restriction.

(Ord. C-5956 § 35, 1983)

The City Manager may adopt, amend, modify or repeal regulations concerning parking of vehicles in the Shoreline Marina parking lots pursuant to permits and shall place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained signs giving notice of the parking restrictions in said parking lots.

(Ord. C-7969 § 5, 2005: Ord. C-5956 § 36, 1983)

A. Except when a parking space is not available, no person shall repeatedly drive a motor vehicle within the beach area parking lots past a traffic control point established pursuant to this Section three (3) times within any fifteen (15) minute period. Each successive trip past the traffic control point shall constitute a separate violation of this Section, and no additional notice shall be required prior to issuance of a second or subsequent citation.

B. Any peace officer or Marine Bureau employee designated in Section 16.08.340 may establish one (1) or more traffic control points within the beach area parking lots to enforce the provisions of this Section.

C. "Repeatedly drive" is defined to mean the driving of a motor vehicle three (3) or more times within a fifteen (15) minute period past a traffic control point as established pursuant to this Section, when signs are posted at the entrance to the beach parking lot which state the provisions of this Section.

D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:

1. Any authorized vehicle as defined in California California Vehicle Code § 165;

2. Any publicly owned vehicle of any City, County, district, State or federal agency;

3. Any vehicle licensed for public transportation or vehicles which are normally used for business purposes and are engaged in such business use.

E. It shall be an infraction for any person to violate this Section, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to the payment of penalties as provided in California California Vehicle Code § 42001, and as that section may be amended.

(Ord. C-7043 § 6, 1992)