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Administrative Update to Bicycle Regulations in Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC Chapter 7.04)
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Meeting Date: March 16, 2017
Contact Person/Dept: Eric Bruins/Public Works Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5616
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: (Email) Bicycle & Pedestrian (03/13/17);
Department Approval: Charles Herbertson, Public Works Director/City Engineer (03/13/17)
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RECOMMENDATION
That the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance amending Title 7, Traffic Code, of the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC), Chapter 7.04 - Bicycles - repealing and reserving ?7.04.200 et. seq. in order to eliminate conflicts and redundancies with the California Vehicle Code.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In the State of California, the California Vehicle Code preempts local traffic regulation, unless authority is provided explicitly by statute:
CVC ?21(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided, the provisions of this code are applicable and uniform throughout the state and in all counties and municipalities therein, and a local authority shall not enact or enforce any ordinance or resolution on the matters covered by this code, including ordinances or resolutions that establish regulations or procedures for, or assess a fine, penalty, assessment, or fee for a violation of, matters covered by this code, unless expressly authorized by this code.
Many cities, including Culver City, have outdated municipal codes related to bicycles dating from the 1950s and 60s that predate the applicable CVC sections, many of which were written in the 1970s. As a result, these municipal codes either are redundant or conflict with state law. The 2010 Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan identified the need to update the...
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