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Carpinteria outlines AB 413 ‘daylighting’ implementation: warnings in February, citations begin March
Summary
City staff described steps to implement California’s AB 413 daylighting law: education and warnings in February, citations starting March 1, red-curb painting on arterial roads, removal of certain downtown stalls and a public outreach campaign.
City staff told the Carpinteria City Council Monday that the city is preparing to implement California’s AB 413 — the “daylighting” law that increases no-parking areas near crosswalks — and outlined an enforcement timetable and outreach plan.
Community Development Director Nick Bobroff briefed the council on the law, which took effect Jan. 1 and makes it unlawful to park within 20 feet of the approach to a marked or unmarked crosswalk and within 15 feet of a crosswalk where a curb extension is present. Bobroff said the law’s purpose is to improve pedestrian visibility at crosswalks.
Bobroff said the Traffic Safety Committee recommended removing T-marked stalls downtown that fall within the 20-foot approach area, increasing red-curb painting along arterial roads such as Carpinteria Avenue and Via Real where needed, and conducting a public education campaign. He said code compliance will begin enforcement in February with warnings and will issue citations beginning March 1. “We will start ticketing regardless of whether the intersections are painted red,” Bobroff said, adding the curb paint is not required for a violation to exist.
He said the city’s initial outreach will include social media and a short public-education campaign; the public works department will survey arterial roads to identify required red-curb locations.
Several residents raised parking-related concerns during public comment. Rogelio Delgado asked whether law enforcement would issue warnings as described, because he said he had seen parking enforcement issuing tickets in recent months. Bobroff and staff replied that the city intends to issue warnings in February and citations starting in March and that the new statute is enforceable regardless of curb paint.
Councilmembers asked staff to produce a short educational video showing the 20-foot and 15-foot zones to help inform residents. Staff also flagged that the change may reduce some on-street spaces and that the city will coordinate public outreach as it paints curbs and removes certain marked stalls.
