HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-07-23; City Council; ; Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-471 Restricting Overnight Parking on Babilonia StreetCA Review CKM
Meeting Date: July 23, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Staff Contact: Faviola Medina, City Clerk Services Director
faviola.medina@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-5989
Subject: Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-471 Restricting Overnight Parking on
Babilonia Street
District: 3
Recommended Action
Adoption of Ordinance No. C-471 amending Title 10, Chapter 10.40 of the Carlsbad Municipal
Code by adding Section 10.40.303 to restrict parking along the west and east curb lines of
Babilonia Street, from the south property line of 7151 Babilonia Street to the north property
line of 7233 Babilonia Street between the hours of 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Executive Summary
The 7200 block of Babilonia Street has an unobstructed view over an open lot looking
southwest over the Batiquitos Lagoon and the ocean. The street also has only five
streetlights, and the view has been attracting large groups to gather in nighttime hours,
with the popularity fueled by social media.
Police personnel have spoken with the residents who live along this stretch of roadway.
Although residents reported that the department’s efforts have improved the situation,
they have asked the city for a longer-term solution.
Staff presented the proposed parking restrictions to the Traffic Safety and Mobility
Commission on June 3, 2024. The commission voted 6-0 to support staff’s
recommendation to restrict overnight parking at this location.
The City Council is being asked to adopt Ordinance No. CS-471 amending Title 10, Chapter
10.40 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code by adding Section 10.40.303 to restrict parking along
the west and east curb lines of Babilonia Street, from the south property line of 7151
Babilonia Street to the north property line of 7233 Babilonia Street between the hours of
11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Explanation & Analysis
Ordinance No. CS-471 was introduced and first read at the City Council meeting held on July 16,
2024. On a motion by Mayor Pro Tem Bhat-Patel, seconded by Council Member Acosta, the City
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Council voted 4/0/1, with Council Member Luna absent, to introduce Ordinance No. CS-471
amending Title 10, Chapter 10.40 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code by adding Section 10.40.303 to
restrict parking along the west and east curb lines of Babilonia Street, from the south property
line of 7151 Babilonia Street to the north property line of 7233 Babilonia Street between the
hours of 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
The second reading allows the City Council to adopt the ordinance. The ordinance shall be
effective thirty days after its adoption.
The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the
ordinance or a summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least
once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its
adoption.
Fiscal Analysis
The preliminary cost estimate for producing and installing signs with the new restrictions
along the curb lines of Babilonia Street between residences 7151 and 7233 is $2,400.
There are sufficient funds in the Police Department’s Fiscal Year 2024-2025 operating
budget to cover the cost of these signs.
Next Steps
The City Clerk’s Office will have the ordinance, or a summary of the ordinance, published in a
newspaper of general circulation within 15 days following the adoption of the ordinance. The
ordinance will be effective 30 days following its adoption.
Environmental Evaluation
This action does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a
project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under California
Public Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct
physical change or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
Exhibit
1. Ordinance No. CS-471
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ORDINANCE NO. CS-471
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 10.40 OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 10.40.303 TO RESTRICT PARKING
ALONG THE WEST AND EAST CURB LINES OF BABILONIA STREET, FROM THE
SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF 7151 BABILONIA STREET TO THE NORTH
PROPERTY LINE OF 7233 BABILONIA STREET BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 11
P.M. TO 5 A.M.
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad has received numerous reports of undesired and illegal behavior
on Babilonia Street, including underage drinking, loud music, noise, littering, reckless driving, and drug
use, resulting in over 1000 calls for service since January 2022; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad has received a petition signed by residents of Babilonia Street
requesting nighttime parking restrictions on a portion of Babilonia Street; and
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Police Department met with the owners of the properties located along
this portion of Babilonia Street and the owners expressed support for the overnight parking
restrictions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad has determined that it is in the interest of
public safety that an overnight parking restriction be implemented on both the west and east sides of
Babilonia Street from the south property line of 7151 Babilonia Street to the north property line of
7233 Babilonia Street between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.; and
WHEREAS, the City Planner has determined that pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
21065, the proposed action does not qualify as a "project" within the meaning of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in
the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and
therefore does not require environmental review.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows that:
1.The above recitations are true and correct.
2.That Title 10, Chapter 10.40 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the addition
of Section 10.40.303 to read as follows:
10.40.303 Parking restricted on a portion of Babilonia Street.
Parking of vehicles is prohibited between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on both the
west and east sides of Babilonia Street from the south property line of 7151 Babilonia
Street to the north property line of 7233 Babilonia Street.
Exhibit 1
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EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the City
Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary
of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 16th
day of :!.!!Jy, 2024, and thereafter.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 23rd day of :!.!!!Y, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
BLACKBURN, BHAT-PATEL, ACOSTA, BURKHOLDER, LUNA.
NONE.
NONE.
NONE.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
CINDIE K. McMAHON, City Attorney
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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