Long Beach Municipal Code Ch. 10.69 Parking Restricted to Senior Citizens

This Chapter is enacted pursuant to authority granted by Section 22519 of the California Vehicle Code to allow full use and access to community centers by senior citizens who participate in programs there aimed at them and to reduce the use of parking spaces at community centers by individuals who are not using the community centers.

(Ord. C-6872 § 1 (part), 1991)

The parking spaces in off-street parking facilities owned or operated by the City and designated in Section 10.69.030, when indicated by signs, are authorized for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a permit issued by the City through its Department of Parks and Recreation to residents over the age of fifty-five (55) years. The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to place signs to designate these reserved parking spaces.

(Ord. C-6872 § 1 (part), 1991)

For the purposes of Section 10.69.020, the following parking spaces are designated for exclusive use by citizens over the age of fifty-five (55) years:

1. Twenty-six (26) spaces in the southwest portion of the off-street parking lot at Houghton Park, closest to the Community Center.

(Ord. C-6872 § 1 (part), 1991)

No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in any parking space designated in Section 10.69.030 when indicated by signs unless expressly authorized by Section 10.69.020.

(Ord. C-6872 § 1 (part), 1991)

A. The Department of Parks and Recreation shall issue senior citizen parking permits, and shall keep a record of each permit issued, at the facility to which the permit applies, which includes the license number of the vehicle for which the permit is issued. No more than one (1) permit shall be issued for each vehicle for which application is made.

B. Senior citizen parking permits may be issued only for passenger vehicles, pickup trucks, and vans, and only on application of a person over the age of fifty-five (55) years who is the registered owner or has exclusive use of the vehicle for which application is made. The Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation shall require proof of age and vehicle registration or use and such proof shall be satisfactory to him, in his sole opinion.

C. Each senior citizen parking permit shall be issued on a calendar year basis, and shall expire at midnight on December 31st next following its issuance.

D. Each application for a senior citizen parking permit shall be accompanied by such fee therefor as may be established from time to time by resolution of the City Council. The fee for permits issued for less than twelve (12) months may be reduced in proportion to the time already elapsed in the calendar year for which the permit is issued.

(Ord. C-6872 § 1 (part), 1991)

Senior citizen parking permits shall be displayed in the lower left corner of the rear window or on the driver side of the rear bumper.

(Ord. C-6872 § 1 (part), 1991)

A. The Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to revoke a senior citizen parking permit that violates any provision of this Chapter and, on written notification thereof, the permit holder shall surrender the permit to the Director or prove its destruction or disfigurement to the Director's satisfaction.

B. Any person whose senior citizen parking permit has been revoked shall not be issued a new permit until expiration of a period of one (1) year following the date of revocation and until such person makes a new application and pays the required fee.

(Ord. C-6872 § 1 (part), 1991)