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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF REPORT 6.5
TO: Mayor and Town Council May 20, 2025
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 27-2025, authorizing town staff to mark the curb in front
of parallel parking spaces with red paint where parking is banned under
AB 413 Daylighting Law in downtown Danville
BACKGROUND
California recently passed Assembly Bill (AB) 413 (enacted as CA Vehicle Code section
22500 (n)(1)(A)), or the “daylighting” law, which prohibits parking within 20 feet of the
vehicle approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk or within 15 feet of any
crosswalk where a curb extension is present. California Vehicle Code Section 275 defines
a crosswalk as either: (a) That portion of a roadway included within the prolongation or
connection of the boundary lines of sidewalks at intersections where the intersecting
roadways meet at approximately right angles, except the prolongation of such lines from
an alley across a street; or (b) Any portion of a roadway distinctly indicated for pedestrian
crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
Daylighting enhances traffic safety by clearing parked cars and obstructions near
crosswalks, improving drivers' visibility of pedestrians. AB 413, effective January 1, 2024,
allowed only warnings for violations until citations began on January 1, 2025. In
downtown Danville, many previously available parking spaces at both marked and
unmarked crosswalks became no-parking zones due to the new law.
DISCUSSION
In downtown Danville, many areas already have engineering treatments like bulb-outs
or red-painted curbs defining no-parking zones in alignment with AB 413. Staff
identified 17 curb sections at 12 downtown locations (Attachment B) lacking such
treatments, needing red paint or signs to indicate the new no-parking rules under AB 413:
1. Railroad Avenue and Love Lane (1)
2. Hartz Avenue and Railroad Avenue (1)
3. Rose Street and East Linda Mesa Avenue (3)
4. Railroad Avenue and West Linda Mesa Avenue (1)
5. Mid-segment on Railroad Avenue, between West Linda Mesa Avenue and West
Prospect Avenue (1)
AB 413 Red Curb Downtown Danville 2 May 20, 2025
6. Railroad Avenue and West Prospect Avenue (2)
7. Railroad Avenue and Church Street (1)
8. Hartz Avenue and Church Street (2)
9. Hartz Avenue and School Street (1)
10. Front Street and East Prospect Avenue (1)
11. Front Street in front of the Village Theatre (1)
12. Front Street in front of the Community Center (2)
PUBLIC CONTACT
Posting of the meeting agenda serves as notice to the general public.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 27-2025, authorizing town staff to mark the curb in front of parallel
parking spaces with red paint where parking is banned under AB 413 Daylighting Law
in downtown Danville.
Prepared by:
Allan A. Shields
Transportation Manager
Reviewed by:
Diane J. Friedmann
Development Services Director
Attachments: A - Resolution No. 27-2025
B – Recommended Red Curb Paint Location Map
RESOLUTION NO. 27-2025
AUTHORIZING TOWN STAFF TO MARK THE CURB IN FRONT OF PARALLEL
PARKING SPACES WITH RED PAINT WHERE PARKING IS BANNED UNDER
AB 413 DAYLIGHTING LAW IN DOWNTOWN DANVILLE
WHEREAS, California Assembly Bill (AB) 413, enacted as CA Vehicle Code Section
22500(n)(1)(A), the “daylighting” law, prohibits parking within 20 feet of the vehicle
approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk, or within 15 feet where a curb
extension is present; and,
WHEREAS, daylighting enhances public safety by clearing parked cars and obstructions
near crosswalks, improving drivers’ visibility of pedestrians; and,
WHEREAS, in downtown Danville, many previously available parking spaces at both
marked and unmarked crosswalks became no parking zones due to the new law; and,
WHEREAS, staff identified 17 curb sections at 12 downtown locations needing red paint
or signs to indicate the new no-parking rules under AB 413; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, by the Danville Town Council that pursuant to Section 22500 of the
California Vehicle Code, parking restrictions shall be implemented by applying red curb
markings to 17 curb sections at the following 12 locations in downtown Danville to
comply with AB 413 Daylighting Law:
1.Railroad Avenue and Love Lane (1)
2.Hartz Avenue and Railroad Avenue (1)
3.Rose Street and East Linda Mesa Avenue (3)
4.Railroad Avenue and West Linda Mesa Avenue (1)
5.Mid-segment on Railroad Avenue, between West Linda Mesa Avenue and West
Prospect Avenue (1)
6.Railroad Avenue and West Prospect Avenue (2)
7.Railroad Avenue and Church Street (1)
8.Hartz Avenue and Church Street (2)
9.Hartz Avenue and School Street (1)
10.Front Street and East Prospect Avenue (1)
11.Front Street in front of the Village Theatre (1)
12.Front Street in front of the Community Center (2)
Docusign Envelope ID: D49AAC5E-3CE9-4CCA-8352-6992BD89B91D
ATTACHMENT A
PAGE 2 OF RESOLUTION NO. 27-2025
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on May 20, 2025, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
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MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
_________________________________ _____________________________
CITY ATTORNEY CITY CLERK
Docusign Envelope ID: D49AAC5E-3CE9-4CCA-8352-6992BD89B91D
AB 413
1.Railroad Avenue and Love Lane
2.Hartz Avenue and Railroad Avenue
3.Rose Street and East Linda Mesa Avenue
4.Railroad Avenue and West Linda Mesa Avenue
5.Mid-segment on Railroad Avenue, between West
Linda Mesa Avenue and West Prospect Avenue
6. Railroad Avenue and West Prospect Avenue
7. Railroad Avenue and Church Street
8. Hartz Avenue and Church Street
9. Hartz Avenue and School Street
10. Front Street and East Prospect Avenue
11. Front Street in front of the Village Theater
12. Front Street in front of the Community Center
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ATTACHMENT B