Chapter 14.36 — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES OR IN

CERTAIN PLACES

Sections: 14.36.010 Application of regulations. 14.36.020 Traffic Engineer to maintain no stopping zones and no parking areas. 14.36.030 No parking areas. 14.36.040 Use of streets for storage of vehicles prohibited. 14.36.050 Seventy-two hour limit. 14.36.060 Repairing or greasing vehicles on public streets. 14.36.070 Washing or polishing vehicles. 14.36.080 Parking adjacent to schools. 14.36.090 Parking on grades. 14.36.100 Parking under overpass. 14.36.110 Emergency parking signs. 14.36.120 Display of warning devices when commercial vehicle disabled.

A. The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device.

B. The provisions of this chapter 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 Vehicle Code or the ordinances of this City prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times. (Ord. 3262-NS § 9, 1952)

areas.

A. The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to maintain, by appropriate signs or by paint upon the curb surface, all no stopping zones, no parking areas, and restricted parking areas, as defined and described in this division.

B. When said curb markings or signs are in place it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop, stand or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign in violation of any of the provisions of this division. (Ord. 3262-NS § 9.1, 1952)

It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop, stand, park, or leave standing such vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or other authorized officer, or traffic sign or signal:

A. Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings;

B. On either side of any street between the projected property lines of any public walk, public steps, street, or thoroughfare terminating at such street, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

C. In any area where the City Traffic Engineer determines that the parking or stopping of a vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

D. In any area established by resolution of the Council as a no parking area, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

E. Upon, along or across any railway track in such manner as to hinder, delay, or obstruct the movement of any car traveling upon such track;

F. In any area where the parking or stopping of any vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property;

G. On any street or highway where the use of such street or highway or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or highway or the installation of underground utilities or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size, and the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement; provided that signs giving notice of such no parking are erected or placed at least twenty- four hours prior to the effective time of such no parking.

H. Each person shall be guilty of a separate and distinct offense for each and every hour of unauthorized parking as defined by this section, after the issuance of the first citation, and may be cited accordingly. (Ord. 6686-NS § 2 (part), 2002; Ord. 3634-NS § 1 (part), 1958; Ord. 3366-NS § 1, 1954; Ord. 3270-NS § 1 (part), 1952; Ord. 3262-NS § 9.2, 1952)

It is unlawful for any person to park, keep or store any motor vehicle which has been damaged, wrecked or is in a state of disrepair upon any public street in the City in connection with or as a part of the business operation of any automobile repair garage, body repair shop, auto wrecking establishment or similar business activity. (Ord. 3954-NS § 1, 1963; Ord. 3262-NS § 9.3, 1952)

It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing, or cause to be parked or left standing any vehicle upon any public street in the City for seventy-two or more consecutive hours. (Ord. 4006-NS § 1 (part), 1964; Ord. 3954-NS § 2, 1963)

It is unlawful for any person to construct or cause to be constructed, repair or cause to be repaired, to grease or cause to be greased any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in the City; provided, however, that temporary repairs in case of an emergency may be made upon a public street in the City. (Ord. 3262-NS § 9.5, 1952)

It is unlawful for any person to wash or cause to be washed, to polish or cause to be polished any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in the City when a charge is made for such service. (Ord. 3262-NS § 9.6, 1952)

A. The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in their opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.

B. When official signs are erected indicating no parking upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park said vehicle in any such designated place. (Ord. 3262-NS § 9.7, 1952)

It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stand or park said vehicle upon any street, the grade of which exceeds three percent, without setting the brakes thereon and blocking the wheels of said vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means. (Ord. 3262-NS § 9.8, 1952)

A. Vehicles may be parked in the center of University Avenue under the overpass on University Avenue between Fifth Street and State Highway No. 60 (East Shore Highway).

B. The City Traffic Engineer shall cause painted or marked lines to be placed on the pavement in said area for the purpose of allotting spaces in which to park vehicles, and it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park said vehicle in said area unless said vehicle is entirely within one allotted space, and is parked in the manner and in the position indicated by the markings. (Ord. 3262-NS § 9.9, 1952)

A. Whenever the City Traffic Engineer or the Chief of Police shall determine 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 City Traffic Engineer shall have authority to order temporary signs to be erected or posted on the affected streets, indicating that the operation, parking and standing of vehicles is prohibited or restricted on such streets and that vehicles in violation are subject to removal during the time such emergency signs are in place.

B. Temporary no parking signs may be issued and used in accordance with rules and regulations therefor as adopted by the City Council. It is unlawful for any person to use such signs except in compliance with such rules and regulations.

C. When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, it is unlawful for any person to operate, park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs, except when the driver of said vehicle is so authorized by any police officer.

D. Any vehicle found to be in violation of the provisions of this section may be removed or caused to be removed by any regularly employed and salaried employee of the Police Department of the City, designated by the Chief of Police. (Ord. 5379-NS § 1, 1981; Ord. 3875-NS § 1, 1962; Ord. 3381-NS § 1, 1954; Ord. 3262-NS § 9.10, 1952)

When any motor truck having an unladen weight of four thousand pounds or more, any truck tractor irrespective of weight, or any trailer or semitrailer, is, at any time mentioned in 618 of the Vehicle Code, disabled upon the roadway, or within ten feet thereof, of any highway outside of any business or residence district, upon which highway there is insufficient street lighting to reveal a vehicle at a distance of two hundred feet, a warning signal of the character indicated in Section 590 of the Vehicle Code shall be immediately placed at a distance of approximately one hundred feet in advance of and one hundred feet to the rear of such disabled vehicle. The continuous flashing of at least four approved Class A-Type I turn signal lamps, at least two toward the front and at least two toward the rear of the vehicle shall be considered to meet the requirements of this section until the devices mentioned above and in said Section 590 of the Vehicle Code can be placed in the required locations. The warning signals herein mentioned should be displayed continuously during the times mentioned in said Section 618 while such vehicle remains disabled upon the roadway or within ten feet thereof. (Ord. 3658-NS § 1 (part), 1958)

A. The City Manager or the City Manager’s designee is authorized to place and maintain distinctive traffic markings in compliance with Section 22511.7 of California Vehicle Code to designate parking spaces for the exclusive use of physically handicapped persons whose vehicles display either one of the distinguishing license plates issued to disabled persons pursuant to Section 22511.5 or to disabled veterans as specified in Section 9105 or bear a properly mounted distinguishing placard as specified under these same sections. Any such spaces shall be designated by appropriate blue markings on the curb or edge of pavement and may also be indicated by signs or other suitable means.

B. In determining the location of such designated parking spaces, the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee shall consider the interests of all members of the public. (Ord. 4963-NS § 1, 1976)