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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 5649127_20250226_ts24 1 Ordinance No.5649 Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Creating New Chapter 10.66 (Pedestrian Only Streets and Community Streets) in Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) The Council of the City of Palo Alto ORDAINS as follows: SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as follows: A.In conjunction with this ordinance, the City is amending its Comprehensive Plan to create two new street types called “Pedestrian Only Streets” and “Community Streets.” A portion of Ramona Street will be a Pedestrian Only Street, and a portion of California Avenue will be a Community Street. B.The City Council desires to delegate the regulation of such streets to the City Manager. In addition, the City Council desires to regulate the speed of bicycles and similar vehicles under existing PAMC section 10.64.220 (Speed limits on shared-use paths) and prohibit bicycles and similar vehicles on Pedestrian Only Streets. SECTION 2. New Chapter 10.66 (Pedestrian Only Streets and Community Streets) is hereby added to Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) to read as follows: Chapter 10.66 Pedestrian Only Streets and Community Streets 10.66.010 Definitions For the purpose of this Chapter, “Pedestrian Only Streets” and “Community Streets” shall have the same meaning as found in the City’s Comprehensive Plan, as may be amended. 10.66.020 City Manager Authority to Create and Enforce Regulations The City Manager or designee may promulgate regulations to control vehicle access and usage of any street designated as a Pedestrian Only Street and Community Street. Such regulations shall be consistent with applicable laws and the allowable uses of these streets as defined in the Comprehensive Plan. Regulations shall be publicly available by posting them on the City’s website. Any person who violates such regulations shall be liable for a violation of this Section. 10.66.030 Speed limits on Community Streets (a)No person shall ride or operate any bicycle, skateboard, or any other transportation vehicle or device in excess of eight miles per hour upon on any designated path for such vehicles on a Community Street when pedestrians are present. (b) No person shall operate any bicycle, skateboard, or any other transportation vehicle or device at a speed greater than is reasonable for safe operation, nor in any manner which may endanger the safety of others. Docusign Envelope ID: 45E62148-C734-4C2D-99BF-2651E4A8148E 127_20250226_ts24 2 10.66.040 No Bicycles or Skateboards on Pedestrian Only Streets No person shall ride or operate any bicycle, skateboard, or any other transportation vehicle or device on any street designated as a Pedestrian Only Street. SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining po rtions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this O rdinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 4. Environmental Review In conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the environmental impacts of this project were evaluated in an Environmental Impact Report Addendum entitled “City of Palo Alto Car Free Ramona Street and California Avenue Addendum to the Comprehensive Plan EIR” dated February 2025. This addendum supplements the analysis in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the 2030 Comprehensive Plan (SCH #2014052101), which the Council considered and adopted, together with the related Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP) on November 13, 2017. In accordance with City Council Resolution 9721 and 9722. The addendum did not disclose any new significant impacts that were not previous evaluated and mitigated in the Comp plan EIR, for which a statement of overriding considerations was previously adopted. // // // // // // // Docusign Envelope ID: 45E62148-C734-4C2D-99BF-2651E4A8148E 127_20250226_ts24 3 SECTION 5. Effective Date This Ordinance shall be effective 31 days after adoption. INTRODUCED: MARCH 10, 2025 PASSED: MARCH 24, 2025 AYES: BURT, LAUING, LU, LYTHCOTT-HAIMS, RECKDAHL, STONE NOES: ABSENT: VEENKER ABSTENTIONS: NOT PARTICIPATING: ATTEST: ____________________________ ____________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: ____________________________ ____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager ____________________________ Director of Transportation ____________________________ Director of Planning & Development Services Docusign Envelope ID: 45E62148-C734-4C2D-99BF-2651E4A8148E Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: 45E62148-C734-4C2D-99BF-2651E4A8148E Status: Completed Subject: ORD 5649 - Creating New Chapter 10.66 (Pedestrian Only Streets and Community Streets) Source Envelope: Document Pages: 3 Signatures: 6 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Christine Prior AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Christine.Prior@CityofPaloAlto.org IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Record Tracking Status: Original 4/3/2025 8:39:34 AM Holder: Christine Prior Christine.Prior@CityofPaloAlto.org Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: Docusign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Tim Shimizu Tim.Shimizu@CityofPaloAlto.org Assist. 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