Chapter 2 — TRAFFIC — Agoura Hills Municipal Code

Cross reference— Traffic safety fund, § 2502; local transit funds, § 2503; gas tax street improvement fund, § 2504; motor vehicles in parks, § 4908.

- Adoption of traffic code.

Title 15, Vehicles and Traffic, Division 1, Traffic Code of the Los Angeles County Code, as amended and in effect on April 1, 1983, is hereby adopted as the traffic ordinance of the City of Agoura Hills.

- Oversize vehicles; parking within residential zone.

(a)

No person shall park or leave standing upon any public street or highway within a residential zone, as shown on the official zoning map of the city as amended, any oversize vehicle at any time between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. For the purposes of this section, the term oversize vehicle shall mean any vehicle or combination of vehicles which exceeds any one (1) of the following criteria: twenty two (22) feet in length, one hundred eight (108) inches in width, or eighty-four (84) inches in height, exclusive of projecting lights or devices allowed by Sections 35109, 35110 or 35112 of the Vehicle Code as may be amended.

(b)

This section shall not apply to any person who is actually engaged in the loading or unloading of any noncommercial oversize vehicle or is actually engaged in making emergency repairs thereon. Further, this section shall not apply to any commercial oversize vehicle making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on a public street or highway within a residential zone or delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure upon a public street or highway within a residential zone for which a building permit has previously been obtained.

(c)

Violation of this section is hereby deemed to be an infraction and is punishable according to the provisions of section 1200(b) of this Code. Furthermore, pursuant to Section 22651 of the Vehicle Code, any oversized vehicle parked or left standing on a public street or highway in a residential zone in violation of this section may be removed from the street or highway upon which such vehicle is parked or left standing.

(Ord. No. 33, 10-19-83; Ord. No. 90, 10-2-85; Ord. No. 91, 10-16-85; Ord. No. 13-400, § 2, 2-27-2013)

- Commercial vehicles; overnight parking.

(a)

No person shall park or leave standing upon any public street of highway any commercial vehicle having an unladen vehicle weight of eleven thousand (11,000) pounds or more at any time between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Commercial vehicle shall not mean or include a pick-up truck which is less than twenty- two (22) feet in length and eighty-four (84) inches in height.

(b)

This section shall not apply to any person who is actually engaged in making emergency repairs on a commercial vehicle subject to the provisions of this section.

(c)

Violation of this section is hereby deemed to be an infraction and is punishable according to the provisions of subsection 1200(b) of this Code. Furthermore, pursuant to Section 22651 of the Vehicle Code, any commercial vehicle having a unladen weight of eleven thousand (11,000) pounds or more parked or left standing on a public street or highway in violation of this section may be removed from the street or highway upon which such vehicle is parked or left standing.

(Ord. No. 33, 10-19-83; Ord. No. 91, 10-16-85; Ord. No. 13-400, § 3, 2-27-2013)

- Oversize vehicles; parking pass within residential zones.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3201 of the Agoura Hills Municipal Code, an oversize vehicle, as defined in section 3201, may be parked in a residential zone if a one-day parking pass is issued pursuant to this section. The purpose of the oversize vehicle parking pass is to give owners of oversize vehicles an opportunity to park adjacent to their residences for loading and unloading and to allow out-of-town visitors

to park in front of the residence which they are visiting for a limited time period during the hours otherwise prohibited by section 3201. The provisions of this section shall not supersede any covenants, conditions and restrictions or other private agreements. The terms of such oversize vehicle parking passes shall be as follows:

(a)

Issuance of pass. Oversize vehicle parking passes shall be issued by the city manager or his designated representative and the Los Angeles County sheriff's department. Any bona fide resident may obtain an oversize vehicle parking pass to park such vehicle in front of his or her residence. Any out-of-town visitor of a residence may obtain an oversize vehicle parking pass authorizing the visitor to park such vehicle in front of such residence. For purposes of this section, "out-of-town visitor" shall mean any person who permanently resides in a city other than Agoura Hills.

(b)

Application. To obtain an oversize vehicle parking pass, each applicant shall furnish his or her name and address, the license number of the oversize vehicle and the location at which the applicant desires to park the vehicle.

(c)

Description of pass; display. The oversize vehicle parking pass shall be issued in card form and shall include the identifying license number, the date of issuance, and the day the parking pass is valid. Such pass shall be placed in the interior of the vehicle in such a manner as to be clearly visible to traffic enforcement officers.

(d)

Duration and renewal. The oversize vehicle parking pass shall be valid for a one-day period. Upon expiration of a parking pass issued under this section, the applicant may apply for and be granted a new oversize vehicle parking pass if the applicant still qualifies under the conditions set forth herein. In no event shall more than two (2) parking passes be issued to an applicant within a thirty-day period.

(e)

Fee. The city council shall, by resolution, establish a fee for issuance of a parking pass.

(Ord. No. 104, 5-13-86)

- Amendments to county traffic code.[3]

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3200, Title 15, Division 1, Chapter 15.08, Traffic Code of the Los Angeles County Code is hereby amended by adding Sections 15.08.070, 15.08.135, 15.08.175, and 15.08.176 to read: