Title
Staff Report for Adoption of a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Amend Section 7.1.305(d) of the City of San Leandro Administrative Code, Pertaining to Hours of Use at the San Leandro Shoreline Recreational Area
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution to amend Section 7.1.305 (d) of the Administrative Code, pertaining to hours of use at the San Leandro Shoreline Recreational Area.
BACKGROUND
The Police Department and Public Works Department are experiencing on-going issues related to overnight parking in the parking lots surrounding the San Leandro Marina. In a recent field check conducted jointly by the Police, Engineering & Transportation, and Public Works Departments, staff noted that some of the existing signage did not include current code citations, which creates challenges for effective enforcement.
There are several different parking-related signs currently posted in the Shoreline Recreational Area as follows:
• No Overnight Parking of RVs (SLMC 3-10-925 (c))
• Vehicles Prohibited [no citation provided]
• No Overnight Parking of RVs (SLMC 1-3-1120)
• City of San Leandro Shoreline Recreational Area, Open sunrise to 10:00 PM daily (SLAC 222-305 (d))
Analysis
The existing Municipal Code section that prohibits overnight parking is specific to RVs only. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution to amend the hours of use at the Shoreline to unify enforcement regulations.
The current Administrative Code section with the language noted in the last bullet above has changed. The current section is 7.1.305(d), with the full text as follows:
“The San Leandro Shoreline Recreation Area shall be open to the public daily from one-half hour before sunrise to 10:00 p.m. and the park shall be closed to all persons and no person shall be permitted to remain at the park (except as permitted in paragraph (e) below) between 10:00 p.m. in the evening and one-half hour before sunrise in the morning of the following day.”
Subsection (e) provides that the restriction noted in subsection (d) does not apply to Marina berths, patrons of restaurants, customers of the golf course, members of the yacht clubs, etc.
Staff recommends the following amendments to section 7.1.305(d):
“The San Leandro Shoreline Recreation Area shall be open to the public daily from one-half hour before sunrise 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and the park shall be closed to all persons and no person shall be permitted to remain at the park (except as permitted in paragraph (e) below) between 10:00 p.m. in the evening and one-half hour before sunrise 5:00 a.m. in the morning of the following day.”
Although the proposed revision does not constitute a significant change to the regulations, it will make enforcement more effective. Providing specificity in the hours will make it easier for staff to enforce use regulations that do not depend upon interpretation of or reference to the time of sunrise. Over the years staff has observed that there are many who utilize the Shoreline Recreation Area early in the day, especially for exercise and fishing. Staff believes that stipulating 5:00 a.m. will adequately accommodate the early morning users.
Police recommend that signs be installed as follows:
• No Overnight Parking of RVs (SLMC 3-10-925 (c)) [existing signage]
• San Leandro Shoreline Recreation Area, Daily Park Hours 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM (SLAC 7.1.305(d)) [new signs to be installed]
Fiscal Impacts
If the resolution is approved, new signage will be made and installed. The cost for manufacturing the new signs can be accommodated within the existing Shoreline budget. No fiscal impacts are anticipated.
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PREPARED BY: Debbie Pollart, Director, Public Works Department