Ordinance 3318
CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. 3318
New Series
AMENDING ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS VIII AND XII
AUTHORIZING PUBLIC WORKS TO ENFORCE PARKING
PROVISIONS AND ENSURING CONSISTENCY WITH CALIFORNIA
VEHICLE CODE
WHEREAS, in November, 2021, the City Council approved a reorganization of the
City of Alameda’s (City) parking program, to move parking enforcement from the Alameda
Police Department to the Public Works Department; and
WHEREAS, in the reorganized parking program, the Public Works Department
intends to rely on and coordinate with the Police Department when vehicle towing is
necessary; and
WHEREAS, in the reorganized parking program, the Police Department will
continue to run the Abandoned Vehicle Units, which tows vehicles; and
WHEREAS, an amendment to the Alameda Municipal Code is necessary in order
to allow non-Police Department employees to enforce parking violations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Alameda that:
Section 1. Findings. In enacting this Section, the City Council finds as follows:
1. Parking enforcement plays a critical role in managing parking as part of the
transportation system, but unlike moving violations (e.g. speeding, illegal U-turns,
etc.), parking enforcement does not need to be done by sworn personnel.
2. Many municipalities, including Monterey, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara,
Santa Cruz, San Jose, Santa Rosa and others, choose to administer parking enforcement
in departments that are responsible for transportation or parking, instead of law
enforcement.
3. At its November 16, 2021, meeting, the City Council approved a reorganization of the
City’s parking program so that the Public Works Department will enforce parking
violations.
4. The Public Works Department is already currently responsible for maintaining the
City’s parking meters, collecting parking meter revenues, and maintaining the City’s
parking lots and the Civic Center Parking Structure.
5. After assuming responsibility for parking enforcement, the Public Works Department
parking technicians’ responsibilities would be limited to issuing parking tickets to vehicles
violating restrictions for parking meters, red zones (no parking), blue zones (parking for