www.montereycountynow.com MAY 7-13, 2026 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 49 classifieds Legal Notices creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CAROLINE C. KENNEY. AN AMENDED PETITION FOR PROBATE HAS BEEN FILED BY: OWEN K. GARDNER in the Superior Court of California, County of Monterey. THE AMENDED PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: OWEN K. GARDNER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on May 27, 2026 at 9:05am in Dept 13. The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of Monterey, 1200 Aguajito Rd, Monterey, CA 93940. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition ORDINANCE NO. 5446 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF MONTEREY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, TO ADD SECTION 12.28.013 TO THE MONTEREY COUNTY CODE TO PROHIBIT OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING AT ALL TIMES WITH TOW AWAY AUTHORIZATION ON RAILROAD AVENUE AND ALLISON ROAD County Counsel Summary This is an ordinance for the protection of the public peace, health, and safety of Monterey County residents and visitors to prohibit oversized vehicle parking at all times along Railroad Avenue and Allison Road. This ordinance is necessary due to individuals parking oversized vehicles on Railroad Avenue and Allison Road in an unsafe manner creating obstruction of the travel lanes, and a danger to pedestrians and vehicles. This ordinance adds Section 12.28.013 to the Monterey County Code to prohibit oversized vehicle parking at all times with tow away authorization along Railroad Avenue on both sides from the centerline of Salinas Road easterly to its end, and Allison Road on both sides between Railroad Avenue and San Juan Road. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey ordains as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS. A. Pursuant to Article XI, section 7 of the California Constitution, the County of Monterey (“County”) may adopt and enforce ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws to protect and promote the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens. B. California Vehicle Code section 22507 authorizes the County to enact regulations by ordinance to prohibit or restrict the stopping, parking, or standing of vehicles on certain streets and highways, or portions thereof, during all or certain hours of the day. The parking of oversized vehicles can create public safety concerns. Oversized vehicles can obstruct access to rights-of-way, reduce sight distance, and reduce visibility at intersections and crosswalks. These obstructions can create increased hazardous traffic conditions and risks of collision, and endanger motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other members of the public. C. California Vehicle Code section 22650(b) provides that removal of a vehicle as provided in Vehicle Code section 22651 is only reasonable if necessary to achieve a community caretaking need such as ensuring the safe flow of traffic or protecting property from theft or vandalism. D. California Vehicle Code section 22651 provides that a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, or a regularly employed and salaried employee who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations of a county in which a vehicle is located may remove a vehicle located within the territorial limits in which the officer or employee may act, under enumerated circumstances. Specifically, here, subsection (k) provides: “If a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a highway for 72 or more consecutive hours in violation of a local ordinance authorizing removal.” E. In response to community concerns, on September 16, 2025, Supervisorial District 2 prepared Board Referral No. 2025.11 (“Referral”) seeking to identify solutions to respond to the public peace, health and safety emergency concerns at Railroad Avenue in the Pajaro Community within the unincorporated area of North Monterey County. F. Said Referral was made due to increased levels of parking of oversized vehicles resulting in traffic congestion, parking issues, blocked residential access and blocked emergency vehicle access at Railroad Avenue. The purpose of said Referral was for the Board of Supervisors to consider adoption of an ordinance to prohibit oversized vehicle parking on the entirety of Railroad Avenue in the unincorporated area of the County of Monterey and to establish a tow-away zone, authorizing removal of vehicles that violate this no-parking restriction to address the issue of individuals living in oversized vehicles along Railroad Avenue without appropriate services. These individuals park a variety of oversized vehicles, including motor homes, campers and trailers, to sleep and live in. The uncontrolled use of Railroad Avenue for these purposes has resulted in serious disruptions for residents and businesses as well as health and safety issues, including crime, blocking of travel lanes and dumping of trash and refuse. G. On November 4, 2025, Public Works, Facilities and Parks (“PWFP”) staff provided the Board of Supervisors a preliminary analysis report in response to said Referral. The Board added Allison Road to the prohibition due to similar health and safety issues as described above for Railroad Avenue, coupled with food safety concerns for Allison Road due to its proximity to agricultural fields. In addition, the Board directed the exploration of a Safe Parking Program for North Monterey County. H. Given all of the above, it is necessary and appropriate for the protection of the public peace, health, and safety of Monterey County residents and visitors to prohibit parking of oversized vehicles along Railroad Avenue at all times with tow away authorization on both sides from the centerline of Salinas Road easterly to its end, and along Allison Road on both sides between Railroad Avenue and San Juan Road. I. The adoption of the ordinance is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to sections 15301(c) and 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines because the action will involve negligible changes to the existing County regulations that govern the existing County highways and streets, and the action is for the protection of the environment. SECTION 2. Section 12.28.013 of the Monterey County Code is hereby added to read as follows: 12.28.013 – Prohibited at all times with tow-away authorization (oversized vehicles). For the purposes of this Section, “Oversized Vehicle” shall mean a motor vehicle under California Vehicle Code section 670, as may be amended from time to time, which also meets one or more of the following criteria: exceeds seven (7) feet in height; or exceeds seven and a half (7 1/2’) feet in width; or exceeds twenty-two (22’) feet in length; or having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more. Removal of vehicles in violation of this prohibition shall be processed consistent with California Vehicle Code section 22651, et seq. as may be amended from time to time. No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any Oversized Vehicle, whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or official traffic control device, in any of the following places at any time, and the Director of Transportation of the County of Monterey is directed to place and maintain appropriate signs or curb markings giving notice of this regulation and post signs providing for the removal of vehicles in violation of this prohibition at such places: Allison Road, on both sides between Railroad Avenue and San Juan Road. Railroad Avenue, on both sides from the centerline of Salinas Road easterly to its end, no person shall stop, park, or leave standing, any oversized vehicle, whether attended or unattended, except as provided in Section 12.28.010 of the Monterey County Code, as may be amended from time to time, when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or official traffic control device. SECTION 3. OTHER ACTIONS. County staff are authorized and directed to take such other and further actions as may be necessary or appropriate to implement the intent and purposes of this ordinance including the posting of appropriate signage in and around the described locations. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Board of Supervisors hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid. SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM. This ordinance shall become effective on the thirty-first day following its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of April 2026, by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Church, Lopez and Daniels NOES: Supervisor Askew ABSENT: Supervisor Alejo ___/s/__________ Chair, Wendy Root Askew, Monterey County Board of Supervisors ATTEST: Valerie Ralph, Clerk of the Board AVISO PUBLICO El Departamento de Obras Públicas, Instalaciones y Parques del Condado de Monterey aceptará paquetes de cualificaciones selladas para SERVICIOS DE DISEÑO ARQUITECTÓNICO Y DE INGENIERÍA BAJO DEMANDA PARA DIVERSOS PROYECTOS UBICADOS EN EL CONDADO DE MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA UBICADOS EN EL CONDADO DE MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA LOS PAQUETES DE CUALIFICACIONES SELLADOS DEBEN SER RECIBIDOS A LAS 3:00 P.M. PST, jueves, 4 de junio de 2026 en el: Departamento de Obras Públicas, Instalaciones y Parques del Condado de Monterey a/c Patty Small, Management Analyst II 1441 Schilling Place, South 2nd Floor Salinas, CA 93901-4527 (REFERENCIA RFQ #10983) El paquete de solicitud de cualificaciones está disponible poniéndose en contacto con Patty Small, Management Analyst II SmallP@countyofmonterey.gov o (831) 784-5929 o en nuestro centro de solicitud en línea: https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/government/departments-a-h/ administrative-office/contracts-purchasing/solicitation-center El Condado se reserva el derecho de rechazar todas y cada una de las cotizaciones, de renunciar a irregularidades e informalidades y de otorgar una compensación que se considere en el mejor interés del Condado. No se aceptarán matasellos ni copias. Los paquetes de cualificaciones recibidos fuera del plazo podrán ser rechazados y devueltos sin abrir. PUBLIC NOTICE The County of Monterey Department of Public Works, Facilities and Parks will accept sealed qualifications packages for ON‑CALL ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS located in the County of Monterey, California SEALED QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 3:00 PM PST, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2026 at the: County of Monterey Department of Public Works, Facilities and Parks c/o Patty Small, Management Analyst II 1441 Schilling Place, South 2nd Floor Salinas, CA 93901‑4527 (REFERENCE RFQ #10983) A Request for Qualifications Package is available by contacting Patty Small, Management Analyst II SmallP@countyofmonterey.gov or (831) 784‑5929 or at our online solicitation center: https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/government/departments-a-h/ administrative-office/contracts-purchasing/solicitation-center The County reserves the right to reject any and all quotations, to waive irregularities and informalities and make an award deemed in the best interest of the County. Postmarks and facsimiles are not acceptable. Qualifications packages received after the deadline may be rejected and returned unopened.
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