CC RES 2021-040 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-40
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
THE CITY'S BAIL SCHEDULE TO REFLECT CHANGES TO
THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND TO UPDATE FINE AMOUNTS
FOR SPECIFIC VIOLATIONS.
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes ("City") is a general law City
located in the County of Los Angeles, State of California; and
1 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, fines are
levied as an incident of a voluntary act of an individual or business and not the result
of property ownership; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is responsible for enforcement
of its Municipal Code in its entirety; and
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WHEREAS, Since the City's Bail Schedule was last amended, the City Council
has taken actions that have either created land use regulations, licensing regulations,
and certain prohibitions on activities within the City, and violations of these adopted
regulations are a public nuisance and may be prosecuted using administrative means
by Code Enforcement or Law Enforcement. Inclusion of fines in the City Bail Schedule
related to potential nuisance activities will allow Code Enforcement and/or Law
Enforcement to abate violations through the use of Administrative Fines.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are
incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2: The administrative penalty amounts set forth and attached hereto
as "Exhibit A" are hereby established for violations of the Rancho Palos Verdes
Municipal Code.
Section 3: Any penalty amount imposed pursuant to Chapters 1.08 and 1.16
of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code and this Resolution shall be deemed
delinquent if it is not paid in accordance with the terms and provisions of Chapters
1 .08 and 1.16. Any person who fails to pay the City the amount of any penalty
imposed pursuant to the provisions of Sections 1.08.010 and 1.16.110 of the Rancho
Palos Verdes Municipal Code and this resolution on or before the date that the fine
amount is due shall be liable for the payment of an addition delinquency penalty.
The delinquency penalty is equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount of the
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penalty remaining unpaid to the City if a portion of the penalty amount was timely
paid. Interest shall accrue on all delinquent penalty amounts, exclusive of the
delinquency penalties, at the rate of one half of one percent (0.5%) per month,, pro
rata, of the total delinquent penalty amount, from the date the penalty becomes
delinquent until the date that all delinquent penalty amounts are paid to the City.
Section 4: In addition to any administrative penalties specified for violations
of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, there shall be a separate penalty
collected in connection with the permit application to legalize any construction, use,
or activity that has occurred without required City permits or approvals. Such penalty
shall be equal to triple the amount of the applicable permit fee specified in the City's
Master Fee Schedule.
Section 5: That the adoption of this resolution does not constitute a "project"
within the meaning of Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Guidelines, as the parking restrictions do not have the potential for resulting
in either a direct physical change to the environment, or a reasonable foreseeable
indirect physical change in the environment. Therefore, this resolution is not subject
to CEQA.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on this day August Au ust 17 2021.
Eric Alegria, Mayo
Attest:
eresa .oka, City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby
certify that the above Resolution No. 2021-40 was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on August 17,
2021.
Teresa1äRaoka, City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-40
ATTACHMENT "A"
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDMENT TO
GENERAL BAIL SCHEDULE TO ADD PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTERS 9.08, 9.16, 10.20, 12.16,
AND 12.20 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE
The Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code Section 1.08 provides that any violation of the
Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code ("Code") may be prosecuted as a misdemeanor,
as an infraction or as a civil administrative action. Pursuant to California Government
Code Section 36900(b), every violation of the.Code determined to be a misdemeanor is
punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars, or by
imprisonment for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. Further, every violation of the Code determined to be an infraction is
punishable by: (1) a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100) for a first violation;
(2) a fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200) for a second violation of the same
Code provision within one year; (3) a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500) for
each additional violation of the same Code provision within one year. The City officer who
issues the citation shall indicate the Code section or provision that was violated. For
repeated offenses of the same Code section or provision within one calendar year, the
officer will indicate the repeated offense by adding the number of repeated offenses in
parentheses after the Code Section number.
Note: Unless otherwise provided by City Council, bail for any violation of the Code for
which no provision is made in this schedule shall be in the amount of One Hundred
($100.00) Dollars for a first violation; Two Hundred ($200.00) for a second violation of the
same code provision within a twelve-month period; and Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars
for each additional violation of the same code provision within a twelve-month period.
MISDEMEANORS
Code Section Description of Code Section Violations
12.20.040 Special event permit required.
9.08.010 Discharge prohibited.
9.16.020 Photography and Film - Permit Required
INFRACTIONS
Code Description of Code Bail - Bail - Bail -
Section Section Violations First Second Third
111
Offense Offense Offense
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12.16.160 Possession and $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
consumption of alcohol
prohibited.
12.16.170 Commercial Services and $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
industrial Activities
Prohibited in Parks,
Preserve, and
Recreational Areas.
PARKING VIOLATIONS
Code Section Description of Code Section Fine
Violations
10.20.070 Description of permits—Display. $110
Destruction of residential parking
10.20.090 permit due to transfer of vehicle or $110
change of address.
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Exhibit A
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