Alhambra Municipal Code Ch. 12.08 Enforcement

(A) Procedure for payment of penalty. For the purpose of regulating the use of lots, streets and traffic thereon and as a deterrent to the abuse of parking privileges provided in this code, a fine shall be charged for overtime or illegal parking in any parking lot, which fine shall be in the amount set by resolution of the City Council. Any overtime parking violation on any municipal parking lot which continues for a longer period of time than one hour shall be deemed to be a continuing violation and each complete one hour period plus any remaining fraction of any hour shall be deemed to be a separate violation.

(B) Notice of violation. City employees charged with the duty of enforcement of the provisions of this code relating to time limitations in parking lots shall, when any vehicle is unlawfully parked overtime, as prohibited in this code, issue a written notice thereof pursuant to § 11.38.070 of this code. Such notice of violation shall be served pursuant to § 11.38.080 of this code.

(C) Failure to pay. Should any such fine not be paid and deposited as provided herein, then the person committing such violation shall be subject to the penalties provided in this code and in the Vehicle Code and other laws of the state of California applicable to traffic violations within the city, and necessary civil administrative proceedings shall be instituted in the city's Finance Department by the city employee charged with the enforcement of parking regulations as provided in Cal. Veh. Code §§ 40200 et seq.

('86 Code, § 12.08.010) (Ord. 3206, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 3349, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 3859, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4236, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 12.08.035

It shall be the primary duty of the Chief of Police, and of such of his subordinates as may from time to time be assigned to such duty, to patrol and enforce all laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the operation of parking lots. Such personnel are hereby given the power and authority of special police officers for the purpose of enforcing such rules and for prosecuting violations thereof.

('86 Code, § 12.08.020) (Ord. 3206, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 3859, passed - - )

It shall be unlawful and a violation of the pro-visions of this title for any person:

(A) To cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of or operated by such person to be parked overtime, or beyond the period of legal parking time established for any parking meter zone as herein described, or to deposit in any parking meter any coin for the purpose of parking beyond the maximum legal parking time for the particular parking meter zone.

(B) To park any vehicle across any line or marking of a parking space or in such a position that the vehicle shall not be entirely within the area designated by such lines or markings.

(C) To park any vehicle in a public parking lot by backing into a parking space.

('86 Code, § 12.08.030) (Ord. 3206, passed - - ) Penalty, see 12.08.035

Whenever in this title any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, the violation of any such provision shall be subject to civil penalties, the enforcement of which shall be governed by the civil administrative procedures set forth in Chapter 11.38 of this code.

('86 Code, § 12.08.035) (Ord. 3735, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 4236, passed - - )

Nothing in this title shall be construed as prohibiting the city from providing for bus stops, for taxicab stands and other matters of similar nature, including the loading and unloading of trucks, vans, or other commercial vehicles, and the loading and unloading of passengers.

('86 Code, § 12.08.040) (Ord. 3206, passed - - )