(City of Newport Beach) Item #W25b Coastal Commission January 8, 2014 Hearing

Balboa Pier – Beach Parking Lot Aerial View

Eleven (11) Automated Payment Machines Sandy Beach

Proposed Automated Parking Pay Stations and Signage

Balboa Pier – Beach Parking Lot

Payment Kiosk in Current Use YearParking Rates Autos 0.50/20 min $7 daily maximum Autos 0.50/20 min $8 daily maximum 2010-presentAutos 1.50/hour $15 daily maximum $25 for Memorial Day, July 4 th, & Labor Day The threshold criteria in the 1993 Executive Director memo* states: “A substantial increase means any fee increase of 25% or more in any given year or 50% or more on a cumulative basis over any 3 consecutive year period.” The fee schedule adopted by the City on April 27, 2010 required a CDP, as the increase from $8 in 2009 to $15 in 2010 was an 87% increase in a given year. There were no fee changes for over five years between , just one increase between 2009 and * Memo Titled: “Coastal Development Permit Required When Imposing or Increasing Fees or Modifying the Hours of Operation of Public Beaches or Public Beach Parking Lots, Piers or Boat Launching Ramps” by the Commission’s Executive Director to Planning Directors of Coastal Cities and Counties (Exhibit #5) in staff report.

Conclusion