Azusa Municipal Code § 74-439 Prohibited for certain purposes

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State Law reference— Stopping, standing and parking, Vehicle Code § 22500 et seq.

(a) This article prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall not apply when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with directions of a police officer or official traffic control device or to any vehicle which is disabled in such a manner and to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle on the roadway or on any offstreet parking facility which the city owns or operates.

(b) The sections of this article imposing a time limit on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the state Vehicle Code or this article prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.

(c) Where any vehicle is parked or left standing when such parking is prohibited by this article or by any resolution adopted pursuant thereto and when signs are posted giving notice of removal pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22652, any officer mentioned in Vehicle Code § 22651 may remove the vehicle in the manner and subject to the requirements of the Vehicle Code.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.010)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any parkway.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.020)

(a) No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of 72 hours.

(b) If a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street in excess of a consecutive period of 72 hours, any member of the police department authorized by the chief of police may remove the vehicle from the street in the manner and subject to Vehicle Code § 22852.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.030)

No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of:

(1) Displaying such vehicle for sale.

(2) Washing, servicing, repairing or otherwise working on such vehicle except repairs necessitated by an emergency.

(3) Selling therefrom or therein any article, service or thing, provided that any peddler or canvasser licensed under any city ordinance or this Code may take orders or deliver any commodity from a vehicle on that part of any street immediately adjacent to the premises of any purchaser.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.040)

It shall be unlawful for any person to lodge or sleep, on or about any automobile, truck, trailer, camper, recreational vehicle or similar vehicle in or on any public street, public park areas, right-of-way, or public or private parking lot or other public property within the city's jurisdictional boundaries.

(Ord. No. 10-O8, § 1, 12-6-10)

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any merchandise, beverage or food from any food or merchandise cart on any public property, public street, parkway, sidewalk, alley, public right-of-way or on any private property in the city. This subsection (a) shall not, however, prohibit sales or offers to sell merchandise, beverages or food from a food or merchandise cart on private property when a temporary use permit or precise plan of design for such food or merchandise cart has been obtained from the community development department as provided for in chapter 86 of this Code. For purposes of this subsection (a), food or merchandise cart shall mean any cart, trailer, booth, wagon, cart, box or container with or without one or more wheels which is not a vehicle as defined in the California Vehicle Code.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any merchandise, beverage or food from any food vending vehicle for a period of time which is longer than 30 continuous minutes during any continuous two-hour period, if such vehicle is either (i) parked, stopped or standing upon any public street, parkway, sidewalk, alley or public right-of-way, within any commercial or industrial zone in the city, or (ii) parked, stopped or standing upon any public street, parkway, sidewalk, alley or right-of-way is zoned or used for commercial or industrial purposes. For purposes of this subsection (b), food vending vehicle means any vehicle, as that term is defined in the California Vehicle Code, which is equipped or primarily used for retail sales of merchandise, beverages or food.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.045; Ord. No. 96-02, § 1, 3-18-96)

Except as otherwise provided in this article, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be so stopped and parked with the righthand wheels of such vehicle parallel with and within 18 inches of the righthand curb. Where no curbs or barriers bound any roadway, parallel parking is required unless otherwise indicated. This section shall not apply to a commercial vehicle when loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.050)

Except as otherwise provided in this article where no curbs or barriers bound any highway, no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the main traveled portion of the highway when it is practicable to stop, park or leave standing such vehicle off such park or portion of such highway, but no vehicle shall be stopped, parked or left standing other than on the righthand side of the highway, headed in the direction of traffic and parallel to the edge of the roadway.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.060)

(a) The city engineer is authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parked spaces adjacent to curbings where authorized parking is permitted.

(b) When such parking space markings are placed in the highway, subject to other and more restrictive limitations, no vehicle shall be stopped, left standing or parked other than within a single space, unless the size and shape of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.070)

(a) The city engineer is authorized to place signs and markings indicating no parking upon that side of any street or portion thereof adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous condition.

(b) When official signs or markings are installed indicating no parking upon the side of a street or portion thereof adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.080)

No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a highway when upon any grade exceeding three percent within any residential district without blocking the wheels of the vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.090)

(a) The city engineer shall appropriately sign or mark the following places, and when so signed or marked no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any such places:

(1) At any place within 20 feet of an intersection or marked pedestrian crosswalk, except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop and except that this subsection shall apply on one-way streets only to that side of the intersection or crosswalk from which traffic approaches.

(2) Within 30 feet of the approach to any traffic control device, except only the traffic control device at the intersection of First Street and Azusa Avenue at which intersection no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within 100 feet on Azusa Avenue of the approach to traffic control device therein installed at this intersection.

(3) At any place where the city engineer determines that it is necessary in order to eliminate an unusual traffic hazard.

(b) This section shall cease to be operative six months after receipt by the city council of written notice of withdrawal of approval of the department of public works.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.100)

(a) Whenever the chief of police determines that an emergency traffic congestion is likely to result from the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings or functions or for other reasons, the chief of police shall have the power and authority to order temporary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the operation, parking or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys as the chief of police shall direct during the time such temporary signs are in place. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency, and the chief of police shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter.

(b) When such signs authorized by this section are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall operate, park or stand any vehicle contrary to such signs.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.110)

(a) The city engineer is authorized to determine and to mark, by signs or curb markings, loading zones and passenger loading zones in front of the entrance to any place of business or in front of any hall or place used for the purpose of public assembly.

(b) No more than one-third of the total curb length in any block shall be reserved for loading zone purposes.

(c) Whenever curb markings are used, loading zones shall be indicated by a yellow paint line stenciled with black letters stating "loading only" upon the top of all curbs in such zones.

(d) Whenever curb markings are used, passenger loading zones shall be indicated by a white line stenciled with black letters stating "passenger loading only" upon the top of all curbs in such zones.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.120)

(a) The city engineer is authorized, subject to this article, to place and when required in this article shall place signs or the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing restrictions, and the curb markings shall have the meanings set forth as follows:

(1) Red means no stopping, standing or parking at any time, except as permitted by the Vehicle Code and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus stop.

(2) Yellow means no stopping, standing or parking at any time between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sunday for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials, provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes or the loading or unloading of materials more than 20 minutes. The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries.

(3) White means no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers which shall not exceed three minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sunday and except when such zone is in front of:

a. A hotel, the restrictions shall apply at all times.

b. An auditorium or theater, the restrictions shall apply at all times except when the auditorium or theater is closed.

(4) Green means standing or parking for any period less than one hour at any time between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sunday.

(b) When the city engineer, as authorized under this section, has caused signs or curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible sign or curb marking in violation of this article.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.130)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of materials in any alley. Such parking shall not exceed 20 minutes, and no driver of such vehicle shall leave less than ten feet of unobstructed passage.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.140)

(a) The city council is authorized to establish by resolution the location of taxistands, and the city engineer is authorized to appropriately mark or erect signs designating all such taxistands so established.

(b) Such taxistands shall be indicated by signs or white line stenciled with the words "for taxicabs only," upon the tops of all curbs and places specified for taxicabs only.

(c) No driver of any taxicab shall park or stand the taxicab upon any highway in the city for any period of time longer than is necessary to discharge or receive passengers then occupying or then waiting for such taxicab, provided that a taxicab may be parked in a taxicab stand established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(d) When official signs or markings designating such taxistands are in place, no person other than the driver of a taxicab shall park or stand any vehicle in any taxistand.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.150)

(a) As used in this section, "bus" means any motorbus, motorcoach, trackless trolley coach or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.

(b) The city engineer is authorized to establish bus zones for the loading and unloading of buses or common carriers of passengers and to determine the location thereof, subject to the directives and limitations set forth in this section.

(c) No bus zone shall exceed 30 feet in length, except that when satisfactory evidence has been presented to the city engineer showing the necessity therefor, the city engineer may extend bus zones not to exceed a total length of 50 feet.

(d) Bus zones shall normally be established on the far side of an intersection.

(e) Such bus zones shall be indicated by signs or a red line stenciled with white letters stating "no standing" together with the words "bus zone" upon the top of all curbs within such zone.

(f) No bus shall stand in any bus zone longer than necessary to load or unload passengers, except that at a terminus such time shall not exceed 15 minutes.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.160)

(a) The chief of police is authorized to prohibit parking at any time or during certain hours or to limit parking during certain hours on any streets in the city and on any offstreet parking facility which the city owns or operates.

(b) When authorized signs are in place giving notice of this section, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of such sign.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.170)

(a) The council by resolution shall authorize upon what streets angle parking shall be permitted. The city engineer shall indicate such places by painting lines on the surface of the roadway to indicate the proper angle for parking, provided that such lines shall not be placed upon nor shall angle parking be permitted upon any street where such parking would diminish the width of the roadway available for travel to less than 20 feet.

(b) When such signs or markings are in place indicating angle parking, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle to the edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.190)

(a) The operator of a vehicle shall not park such vehicle for a longer time than one hour on the following streets between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day except Sunday:

Azusa Avenue, between Santa Fe and Fifth Streets.

Foothill Boulevard, between Angeleno Avenue and Dalton Avenue.

San Gabriel Avenue, between Santa Fe and Fifth Streets.

(b) No person shall park any vehicle at any time upon these portions of Foothill Boulevard, Azusa Avenue or San Gabriel Avenue between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. of any day.

(c) This section shall apply only when proper signs are erected and in place.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.200)

When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall park any vehicle on any of the following named streets for a period of time longer than two hours at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day except Sunday:

Foothill Boulevard, between Alameda Avenue and Dalton Avenue.

Foothill Boulevard, between San Gabriel Avenue and Angeleno Avenue.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.210)

Except as otherwise expressly provided, parallel parking shall be permitted adjacent to and within 18 inches of the lefthand curb of one-way streets. Every vehicle stopped or parked in the left side of a one-way street shall be so stopped and parked that the lefthand wheels of such vehicle are parallel with and within 18 inches of the lefthand curb of the street. Section 74-444 shall apply to such parking.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.220)

When authorized signs or proper curb markings are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall park any vehicle at any time on any of the following named streets or portions thereof:

Foothill Boulevard, both sides, between Dalton Avenue and Pasadena Avenue.

Pasadena Avenue, both sides, between the Little Dalton Wash and First Street.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.230)

The chief of police may cause the removal, from a stall or space on the public street or in an offstreet parking facility owned or operated by the city which is designated for physically handicapped persons to the nearest public garage, of any vehicle which does not display one of the distinguishing placards or license plates issued pursuant to Vehicle Code § 9105 or 22511.5, if there is posted immediately adjacent to and visible from such stall or space or if there is posted in a conspicuous place at each entrance to the offstreet parking facility a sign, not less than 17 inches by 22 inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height, which clearly and conspicuously states the following:

Unauthorized vehicles not displaying distinguishing placards or license plates issued for physically handicapped persons and parked in spaces reserved for the physically handicapped will be towed away at owner's expense. Towed vehicles may be reclaimed at ___________ or by telephoning _____.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.242)

Pursuant to Vehicle Code § 21107.8, the city council does find and declare that there are within the city a substantial number of privately owned and maintained offstreet parking facilities that are generally held open for use by the public for vehicle parking. The protection of the public peace and safety requires that Vehicle Code §§ 22350, 23103 and 23109 apply to such privately owned and maintained offstreet parking facilities when the owner or operator of privately owned and maintained offstreet parking facilities has filed with the traffic engineer the following:

(1) A description of the offstreet parking facility sufficient to identify it.

(2) A written request that this section and section 74-462 become applicable to the described offstreet parking facility.

(3) A certification executed under penalty of perjury that there has been erected in a conspicuous place at each entrance to such offstreet parking facility a notice of not less than 17 inches by 22 inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height to the effect that such offstreet parking facility is subject to public traffic regulations and control.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.243; Ord. No. 01-08, § 1, 10-15-01)

(a) Pursuant to Sections 21107.8 Vehicle Code and 74-460 of this Code, nothing in this chapter shall prohibit or restrict enforcement of Section 22507.8 of the Vehicle Code on publicly or privately owned and maintained offstreet parking facilities when such parking stall or space is designated for disabled or veteran parking purposes pursuant to Section 22511.7 or 22511.8 of the Vehicle Code if immediately adjacent to and visible from such stall or space there is posted a sign consisting of a profile view of a wheelchair with an occupant in white on a blue background, unless a vehicle displays either one of the distinguishing license plates or a placard issued pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22511.5 or to disabled veterans as specified in Vehicle Code § 9105.

(b) All required or designated disabled parking stalls and spaces shall be maintained in accordance with provisions of the State Building Standards Code. Said maintenance shall include the replacement or repair of any damaged, defaced, faded, or missing signs, pavement stenciling, and required stall or space striping.

(c) It shall be unlawful to allow vegetation, or any non-vehicle obstructions, materials, containers, equipment, or other objects, or temporary structures in, on, above, or around a required or designated parking stall or space in such a manner as to obstruct, prevent access to, or otherwise diminish the availability of required or designated parking spaces or stalls for the disabled.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.244; Ord. No. 01-08, § 1, 10-15-01)

Pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22511.8, any person in lawful possession of a privately owned and maintained offstreet parking facility, after notifying the police department, may cause the removal of any vehicle from a stall or space designated for physically handicapped persons in such facility to the nearest public garage if vehicle does not display one of the distinguishing placards or license plates issued pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22511.5 or 9105, and if there is posted a sign immediately adjacent to and visible from such stall or space, not less than 17 inches by 22 inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height, which clearly and conspicuously states the following:

Unauthorized vehicles not displaying distinguishing placards or license plates issued for physically handicapped persons will be towed away at owner's expense. Towed vehicles may be reclaimed at ___________ or by telephoning _____.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.245)

(a) The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Posted property means any private property enclosed on at least three sides by a hedge, fence, wall, curbing or other continuous obstruction, at least four inches in height and easily visible, or by a building and along the boundaries of which parcel of land there is posted a sign meeting the following specifications:

(1) The sign shall not be less than three square feet in area and constructed in a sturdy substantial manner of wood, metal or equally substantial material;

(2) The sign shall have upon it the words "private property—parking restricted—Section 74-463 Azusa Municipal Code—Police Department 334-2943," and such words shall appear in plainly legible letters no less than three inches high; and

(3) There shall be at least one such sign for every 200 feet of boundary of such parcel of land and one such sign alongside any vehicular entrance thereto or exit therefrom.

Private property means any property other than public streets, public alleys, public easements, public rights-of-way, public parks or real property owned by the city for governmental purposes or in its governmental capacity.

(b) No person shall park, stand or drive any vehicle upon any private property without the express or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession of such property.

(c) When signs authorized by this section are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall park, stand or drive any vehicle contrary to such signs on posted property.

(d) This section does not prohibit any act either expressly authorized or expressly prohibited by either Penal Code § 602 or Vehicle Code § 21113 or by any other state law.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.250)

No person shall park or store a vehicle upon which is displayed a sign or writing advertising such vehicle for sale on the property of another, unless such person has the written consent of the owner of such property. However, a person duly licensed by the city to conduct a vehicle sales business at a specific location is exempt from this section while conducting the business at the location indicated on the business license.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.260)

(a) Each parcel or lot used for apartments, condominiums, hospitals or institutional, commercial or industrial purposes shall provide and maintain thereon vehicular access for emergency fire vehicles. Such accessway shall be unobstructed and not less than 25 feet in width and 13 feet, six inches minimum height, vertical clearance. Variance from this subsection may be approved by the fire department only upon a determination that safety and access has been provided which is substantially similar to that available were the required accessways provided.

(b) Accessways for emergency fire vehicles shall be posted as follows:

(1) A metal sign, 16 inches by 16 inches in size, shall be mounted atop a six-foot metal post. The sign shall bear the following legend:

"FIRE ACCESSWAY NO PARKING SECTION 74-465 AZUSA MUNICIPAL CODE"

(2) All of the curb faces flanking the accessway shall be painted red with the words "Fire Accessway" printed thereon in three-inch, white letters, every 20 linear feet.

(3) Where there is no curbing adjacent to the accessway, the 25-foot access shall be marked by a painted chrome-yellow line, two inches wide on each side of the accessway.

(4) The surface of every accessway shall bear the words "No Parking—Fire Accessway" in chrome-yellow paint printed in letters at least 12 inches high with a two-inch stroke. The wording shall be spaced to cover the entire width of the accessway, and each wording group shall not be located further than 75 linear feet apart.

(c) Deviations from the posting requirements in subsection (b) of this section may be permitted by the fire department or other competent authority authorized by the city council only upon a showing that:

(1) Special circumstances make compliance impractical; and

(2) An alternative method of posting will provide substantially similar notice to the public.

(d) Subsections (b)(1), (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this section shall apply to all fire accessways.

(e) Parking or the maintenance of any obstruction within any portion of a posted fire accessway is prohibited. Any vehicle parked in violation of this section shall be subject to being towed away and impounded.

(f) Any violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $50.00.

(g) The registered owner of any vehicle parked in violation of this section shall be responsible for all expenses incurred in connection with the towing and impounding of such vehicle.

(h) The chief of police has the duty to enforce this section. In addition, pursuant to Penal Code § 836.5, the fire chief, together with his designated fire prevention officers, is authorized to enforce this section. Pursuant to Penal Code § 836.5, the fire chief and his designated fire prevention officers are authorized to arrest persons in violation of this section.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.270)

(a) No person shall park, store or leave standing any commercial vehicle, truck tractor or truck tractor with or without an attached trailer, semitrailer or pipe or pole dolly designed to be operated in combination with a truck tractor with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of more than six thousand (6,000) pounds on any public highway, street or alley in the City in excess of sixty (60) minutes, unless:

(1) The vehicle is making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, services or merchandise to or from any building or structure immediately adjacent to the property on which such building or structure is situated.

(2) The vehicle is being used in conjunction with the making of alterations, repairs or construction upon any private or public property for which a building permit has previously been obtained.

(3) The vehicle is an ambulance, paramedic or public safety vehicle involved in responding to an emergency.

(4) The vehicle is being repaired under emergency conditions for less than 8 hours. For purposes of this section emergency repairs shall mean sudden and unexpected repairs occurring during transport of the vehicle.

(5) The vehicle belongs to federal, state or local authorities while conducting official government business.

(b) Regardless of weight, no person shall park or leave standing any detached trailer, travel trailer, camping trailer, boat, boat trailer, semitrailer or pipe or pole dolly upon any public highway, street or alley.

(c) No person shall park, store or leave standing any oversized vehicle upon any public highway, street or alley for more than sixty (60) minutes between 6:00 a.m. of any day and 2:00 a.m. of the following day or for more than thirty (30) minutes between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day, unless:

(1) The oversized vehicle is making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, services or merchandise to or from any building or structure immediately adjacent to the property on which such building or structure is situated.

(2) The oversized vehicle is being used in conjunction with the making of alterations, repairs or construction upon any private or public property for which a building permit has previously been obtained.

(3) The oversized vehicle is an ambulance, paramedic or public safety vehicle involved in responding to an emergency.

(4) The oversized vehicle is being repaired under emergency conditions for less than 8 hours. For purposes of this section emergency repairs shall mean sudden and unexpected repairs occurring during transport of the vehicle.

(5) The oversized vehicle belongs to federal, state or local authorities while conducting official government business.

(d) Notwithstanding the parking and standing prohibitions contained in subsection (c), an oversized vehicle that is a recreational vehicle or vehicle with an attached camping, travel or boat trailer that belongs to a resident, or a guest of the household in which such resident resides, may be parked or left standing for seventy-two (72) hours provided the following conditions are met:

(1) The recreational vehicle or vehicle with an attached camping, travel or boat trailer is parked on the street immediately adjacent to the property upon which the resident or guest resides.

(2) The recreational vehicle or vehicle with an attached camping, travel or boat trailer is not be used for overnight camping, lodging, residing in, or any use for accommodation purposes.

(3) The recreational vehicle or vehicle with an attached camping, travel or boat trailer shall not visibly block or obscure any existing safety or traffic control device and shall otherwise meet all other parking requirements for the street upon which it is parked.

(4) The Police Chief, or designee, determines that the parking of the recreational vehicle or vehicle with an attached camping, travel or boat trailer would not create a public safety hazard and is issued a temporary overnight parking permit by the Chief, or designee. Such a determination may be made based on factors, including, without limitation, the size of the recreational vehicle or vehicle with an attached camping, travel or boat trailer, the configuration of the street or the location of any nearby trees, improvements or structures.

(5) Parking of the recreational vehicle or vehicle with an attached camping, travel or boat trailer shall be in compliance with other applicable laws and parking regulations otherwise imposed on the street, including but not limited to parking restrictions containing time limitations and parking restrictions imposed for the purpose of facilitating street sweeping.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.280; Ord. No. 2016-O2, Exh. A, 5-16-16; Ord. No. 2019-01, § 2, 9-16-19)

No person shall park or leave standing any automobile or other vehicle within the limits of any city park, city library, city hall, the grounds of any municipal building or any municipal parking lot where such parking has been restricted or prohibited by resolution of the city council and where appropriate signs have been posted. Any automobile or vehicle parked or left standing in violation of such an authorized restriction or prohibition shall be subject to being towed away in areas which have been designated by permanent or temporary signs as "tow-away zones," subject to restrictions set forth in Vehicle Code § 22651 et seq.

(Code 1971, § 11.28.285)

(a) Prohibition. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in the front yard area of any residentially used lot or parcel of land, except in a paved driveway.

(b) Vehicle. As used in this section, vehicle shall mean a vehicle as defined in California Vehicle Code § 670.

(c) Front yard area. As used in this section, front yard area shall mean any area that is not a paved driveway, that is between the front elevation of the residential building and the front property line of the lot or parcel, and that extends the entire width of the lot or parcel.

(d) Paved driveway. As used in this section, paved driveway shall mean a paved strip of land which meets all applicable zoning and building regulations of the city, which provides access from the street to a garage, carport or parking space, and which has a single access point. The paved driveway may have two access points only if the driveway is semi-circular in nature. This section shall not be construed to permit the paving of all or any portion of front yard areas without first complying with all applicable zoning and building codes and regulations of the city. In no event shall the paved driveway exceed 35 percent of the front yard area.

(e) Parking space. As used in this section, parking space shall mean a paved area within the front yard area which meets all applicable zoning and building regulations of the city, and which is of sufficient size to be used for the express purpose of parking a vehicle.

(f) [Location of wheels.] All wheels of vehicles shall be parked on the paved surface.

(Ord. No. 07-09, § 1, 7-2-07)