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Salinas commission recommends $45 fine for 'daylighting' violations under AB 413, asks council to consider transit exemption
Summary
The commission recommended the City Council approve adding a $45 parking fine for stopping or parking within 15–20 feet of crosswalks as required by California’s AB 413, after staff explained the law and residents and Monterey Salinas Transit urged outreach and a possible transit exemption.
The Salinas Traffic and Transportation Commission on Dec. 11 recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to add a $45 parking citation for ‘‘daylighting’’ violations under California Assembly Bill 413, a law aimed at keeping intersections and crosswalk approaches clear.
Staff described AB 413 as state law signed in October 2023 that took effect Jan. 1, 2024, and explained the city extended a warning period during 2024. "It went into effect, on 01/01/2024," staff said, and recommended the $45 fine because it is similar to comparable citations already in the city’s parking schedule.
Why it matters: the change would formally authorize citations — not only warnings — when vehicles stop, stand or park within 20 feet on the approach side of a marked or unmarked crosswalk or within 15 feet where a curb extension exists. That can remove a small number of parking spaces near intersections, including some locations used for transit stops.
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