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ORDINANCE NO. 4646
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AUTHORIZING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ON PRIVATE ROADS
AND PARKING FACILITIES WITHIN THE STANFORD
SHOPPING CENTER AND THE STANFORD WEST APARTMENTS
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as
follows:
SECTION 1. The Council hereby finds as follows:
(a) Council approval of the Stanford West Apartments as
a component of the Sand Hill Corridor proj ects reviewed in an
environmental impact report certified by the Council on June 30,
1997, assumed that enforcement of traffic and parking laws on the
six internal roads serving the Stanford West Apartments project
would be provided by the City of Palo Alto. California Vehicle
Code section 21107.5 authorizes a city to adopt an ordinance or
resolution, following public hearing, finding and declaring that
certain privately owned and maintained roads are so connected
with public streets or highways that the public cannot determine
that the private roads are not public streets or highways, and
upon adoption of such an ordinance or resolution the provisions
of the California Vehicle Code become applicable to and
enforceable on those private roads. The Council hereby intends
to utilize that authorization and thereby authorize (but not
mandate) police officers of the City of Palo Alto to enforce any
and all California Vehicle Code regulations, including but not
limited to traffic and parking regulations , within the private
roads serving the Stanford West Apartments.
(b) The public safety and welfare would be served as
well by city enforcement of California Vehicle Code regulations
on the private circulation roads and parking facilities wi thin
the Stanford Shopping Center. California Vehicle Code section
21107.6 authorizes a city to adopt an ordinance or resolution,
following public hearing, finding and declaring that certain
privately owned and maintained roads are generally held open to
the public for purposes of vehicular travel to serve commercial
establishments, and upon adoption of such an ordinance or
resolution the provisions of the California Vehicle Code become
applicable to and enforceable on those private roads. The Council
hereby intends to utilize that authorization and thereby
authorize (but not mandate) police officers of the City of Palo
Alto to enforce any and all California Vehicle Code regulations,
incl uding but not limited to traffic and parking regulations,
wi thin the private roads serving the Stanford Shopping Center.
California Vehicle Code section 21107.8 authorizes a city to
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adopt an ordinance or resolution, following public hearing,
finding and declaring that certain privately owned and maintained
offstreet parking facilities are generally held open to the
public for purposes of vehicular parking, and upon adoption of
such an ordinance or resolution the provisions of the California
Vehicle Code sections 22350 [speeding], 23103 [reckless driving]
23109 [speed contests] and Division 16.5 (commencing with Section
38000) [off-highway vehicles] become applicable to and
enforceable on those private offstreet parking facilities. The
Council hereby intends to utilize that authorization and thereby
authorize (but not mandate) police officers of the City of Palo
Alto to enforce California Vehicle Code sections 22350, 23103,
23109, and Division 16.5 within the private offstreet parking
facilities serving the Stanford Shopping Center.
SECTION 2. The Council hereby finds and declares that,
following ten days prior notice to the owner thereof and
conclusion of a public hearing thereon, the following streets
providing internal circulation to the Stanford West Apartments
depicted on the attached map are privately owned and maintained
and so connect with public streets and highways that the public
cannot determine that the roads are not public highways:
a. Clark Way
b. Charles Marx Way
c. Durand Way
d. Mosher Way
e. Swain Way
f. Varian Way
Pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 21107.5, the Council
hereby authorizes (but does not mandate) police officers of the
City of Palo Alto to enforce any and all California Vehicle Code
regulations, including but not limited to traffic and parking
regulations, wi thin these specified private roads serving the
Stanford West Apartments.
SECTION 3. The Council hereby finds and declares that,
following ten days prior notice to the owner thereof and
conclusion of a public hearing thereon, the following streets
providing internal circulation to the Stanford Shopping Center
and depicted on the map attached hereto are privately owned and
maintained and are generally held open to the public for purposes
of vehicular travel to serve commercial establishments within the
Stanford Shopping Center:
a. London Plane Way
b. Orchard Lane
c. Pear Lane
d. Pistache Place
e. Plum Lane
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f. Shopping Center Way
g. Sweet Olive Way
h. Vineyard Lane
Pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 21107.6, the Council
hereby authorizes (but does not mandate) police officers of the
City of Palo Alto to enforce any and all California Vehicle Code
regulations, including but not limited to traffic and parking
regulations, wi thin these specified private roads serving the
Stanford Shopping Center.
SECTION 4. The Council hereby finds and declares that,
following ten days prior notice to the owner thereof and
conclusion of a public hearing thereon, the private offstreet
parking facilities within the Stanford Shopping Center are
privately owned and maintained and are generally held open for
use of the public for purposes of vehicular parking. Pursuant to
California Vehicle Code section 21107.8, the Council hereby
authorizes (but does not mandate) police officers of the City of
Palo Alto to enforce California Vehicle Code sections 22350,
23103, 23109, and Division 16.5 within the private offstreet
parking facilities serving the Stanford Shopping Center.
SECTION 5. This ordinance does not constitute a project
having potential effects upon the environment and therefore does
not require environmental review under the California
Environmental Quality Act.
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SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be effective on the
thirty-first day after the date of its adoption.
INTRODUCED: June 12, 2000
PASSED: June 26, 2000
AYES: BEECHAM, BURCH, EAKINS, KLEINBERG, KNISS, LYTLE, OJAKIAN
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT: FAZZINO
NOT PARTICIPATING: MOSSAR
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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APPROVED:
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THIS DOCUMENT IS CERTIFIED TO BE AN
ORDINANCE DULY PASSED BY THE COUNCIL
OF THE CIlY OF PALO ALTO AND
THH1,:Al'-TEr1 POST~:aE COUNCIL
CHI.\M8ERf; ON _ ~c!)O (WITHIN 15
DAYS or; ITS PASSAGE)
"I certify (01' dec!aro) under penalty
01 perjury ti11l1 the foregoing is true
and correct." lik~'~c~oJ.D (jjjo_~";,,. 'Jf!y:u~~
Signature
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