Arcata Municipal Code Art. 11 Stopping, Standing or Parking Restricted or Prohibited on Certain Streets

When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle within a business district between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for a period of time longer than one (1) hour.

When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle on any of the streets enumerated by resolution of the City Council for a period of time longer than one (1) hour at any time between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays.

When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in any off-street lots enumerated by resolution of the City Council for a period of time longer then eight (8) hours at any time between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays.

(a) When signs are erected giving notice thereof no person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any street enumerated by resolution of the City Council between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day.

(b) During the hours of Farmers’ Markets there shall be no parking upon any street enumerated by resolution of the City Council. Vehicles parking in violation of such restrictions shall be subject to removal. The City Manager shall appropriately sign or mark such parking restrictions.

When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets enumerated by resolution of the City Council.

When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall operate, stop, stand, or park any vehicle in any manner contrary to the directions or provisions of such signs within the following locations:

(a) Arcata City Hall parking lot at 7th and F Streets

(b) Arcata Community Center parking lots at 14th and D Streets, and 13th and D Streets

(c) Arcata Community Pool parking lot at 1150 16th Street

(d) Transit Center parking lot at 925 E Street

No person shall interfere with or obstruct in any way any police officer or other officer or employee of the City of his enforcement of the provisions of the Municipal Code. The removal, obliteration, or concealment of any chalk mark or other distinguishing mark used by any police officer or other employee or officer of the City in connection with the enforcement of the parking regulations of this Code shall, if done for the purpose of evading the provisions of this Code, constitute such interference or obstruction.

Parking permits may be issued for any streets or any off-street parking lots enumerated by resolution of the City Council, which will grant the holder of said permits an exemption from all parking time limitations set forth in this Article.

The Arcata Police Department is authorized to receive the payment of parking fines. In the event the Police Department is not successful in accomplishing payment, the citation shall be turned over to the California Department of Motor Vehicles or other state licensing authority and a Department of Motor Vehicles registration hold will be requested. (Ord. 1166, eff. 8/31/1990; Ord. 1529, eff. 3/20/2020)

The City Council shall, from time to time by resolution, establish the fines for parking violations of the Municipal Code.