BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 27, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Jim Frazier, Chair
AB 1015
(Bloom) - As Amended April 23, 2015
SUBJECT: Parking: car share vehicles
SUMMARY: Authorizes a city or county, by ordinance or
resolution, to designate certain streets or portions of streets
for the non-exclusive parking privilege of cars participating in
a car share vehicle program or ridesharing program.
EXISTING LAW: Makes it an infraction to violate any provision
of the Vehicle Code or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to
the Vehicle Code. As a rule, local governments may only
regulate the movement or parking of vehicles if specifically
authorized by state law. Under current law, local governments
may, by ordinance or resolution, do the following:
1)Prohibit or restrict the stopping, standing, or parking of
vehicles on a local road or on a state highway in their
jurisdiction with the approval of the Department of
Transportation.
2)Prohibit or restrict the stopping, standing, or parking of
vehicles that are six feet or more in height within 100 feet
of any intersection, street, or highway during all or certain
hours of the day.
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3)Designate certain streets for the exclusive parking privileges
of residents and merchants adjacent to the streets for their
use or the use of their guests and issue parking permits that
exempt them from the restriction or prohibition of the
ordinance or resolution.
4)Authorize preferential parking permits for members of
organizations, professions, or other designated groups,
including but not limited to, school personnel, to park on
specified streets if the local authority determines that the
use of the permits will not adversely affect parking
conditions for residents and merchants in the area.
5)Designate certain streets or portions of streets for the
exclusive parking privilege of cars participating in a car
share vehicle program or ridesharing program.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
COMMENTS: Car2Go, the sponsor of this bill, is a car sharing
company that uses a point-to-point model, which allows for
one-way car share rentals. Users can pick up the car in one
location and drop it off in another, ending their rental when
they park. Under this model of car sharing, the provider will
develop an agreement with a local jurisdiction to allow users to
park in on-street parking spaces within their service territory.
In some instances, providers may also seek approval for some
dedicated parking spaces within a jurisdiction, but the system
largely relies on the concept of "free floating" car share usage
with user flexibility to park in any on-street parking space
approved by the local jurisdiction.
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Under existing law, cities and counties are authorized to
designate on-street parking spots exclusively for the use of car
share vehicles, but it does not explicitly authorize local
governments to grant car share vehicles non-exclusive parking
privileges. AB 1015 allows cities and counties to grant
non-exclusive parking privileges to car share vehicles. This
would enable cities flexibility to allow vehicles from Car2Go
and other point-to-point car sharing services to park wherever
the city deems appropriate rather than having to designate
specific spots for these vehicles. For example, a city could
allow Car2Go vehicles to have permits similar to those issued to
residents to park for unlimited periods of time in a specific
neighborhood. This model of car sharing did not exist when the
Legislature initially allowed cities and counties to designate
specific parking spots for car share vehicles. This update to
the car share parking statute makes sense to accommodate changes
in the industry.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
Car2Go (Sponsor)
Opposition
None on file
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Analysis Prepared by:Anya Lawler / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093