CC RES 2024-068 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-68 •
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,
ESTABLISHING FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 12.16.020
(MOTOR VEHICLES, MOTORIZED BICYCLES, AND
ELECTRIC BICYCLES IN PARKS, PRESERVES, AND
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES REGULATED) AND
UPDATING THE BAIL SCHEDULE ACCORDINGLY
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is a general law City located in the
County of Los Angeles, State of California.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code (RPVMC),
fines are levied as an incident of a voluntary act of an individual or business and not the
result of property ownership.
WHEREAS, the City is responsible for enforcement of the RPVMC in its entirety.
WHEREAS, Section 12.16.020 of the RPVMC regulates the operation of electric
and motorized bicycles in parks, the preserve, and city recreational facilities.
WHEREAS, added Section 12.16.180 of the RPVMC regulates the operation of
electric and motorized bicycles on city streets and sidewalks.
WHEREAS, violations of Sections 12.16.020 and 12.16.180 of the RPVMC may
be prosecuted as an infraction or administrative citation.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to include fines in the City Bail Schedule
specifically related the operation of electric and motorized bicycles, to allow the issuance
of higher administrative fines pursuant to Chapter 1.16 of the RPVMC.
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Section 2: Any resolution or ordinance in conflict herewith is superseded and
repealed as of the effective date of this resolution.
Section 3: The administrative penalty amounts set forth and attached hereto as
"Exhibit A" are hereby established for violations of Section 12.16.020 of the RPVMC and
added to the City's Fine Schedule.
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Section 4: If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion of this Resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision will not affect the validity of 111
the remaining portions of this Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would
have adopted this Resolution and each and every section, subsection, subdivision,
sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be
declared unconstitutional.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 6th day of November, 2024.
Mayor
Attest:
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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. 2024-68, was duly and regularly passed and adopted by
the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on November 6, 2024
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C ly Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-68
EXHIBIT "A"
RP'VMC Section Description Fine
12.16.020 Operation of motor Warning and education for
vehicles, and electric and the first violation;
motorized bicycles in $500 for the second
parks, the preserve, and violation
recreational facilities
$750 for the third or
subsequent violation
12.16.180 Operation of electric and Warning and education for
motorized bicycles on city the first violation;
streets and sidewalks111 $500 for the second
violation
$750 for the third or
subsequent violation
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Resolution No 2024-68
Exhibit A
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