Bishop Municipal Code Ch. 10.28 Stopping, Standing and Parking

A. The provisions of this title prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times 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 title 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 ordinances of this city prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.010; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

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

(Code 1985, § 10.28.020; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

No person shall stop, park or leave standing any motor vehicle, whether attended or unattended, in any alley in the city except for the purpose of loading or unloading freight. This section shall not apply to city-designated parking spaces located in alleys.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.030; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 528, § 1, 2-8-2010)

A. The public works director is authorized to maintain, by appropriate signs or by paint upon the curb surface, all no stopping zones, no parking areas, timed parking zones, and permit parking areas and restricted parking areas, as defined and described in this title.

B. When the curb markings or signs are in place, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign in violation of any of the provisions of this title.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.040; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 555, § 1.1, 8-28-2017)

No operator of any vehicle shall 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. In any area where the public works director 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;

C. 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;

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

E. On any street or highway where the use of such street or highway or a portion thereof is necessary as determined by the public works director 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 24 hours prior to the effective time of such no parking;

F. At any place within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection (in the central traffic district) or in any business district when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop;

G. Within 20 feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign or official electric flashing device;

H. Within an intersection except adjacent to curbs as may be provided for and permitted by this chapter;

I. Within any marked crosswalk;

J. In front of any public or private driveway, except that a bus engaged as a common carrier, school bus or taxicab may stop to unload or load passengers when authorized or permitted by this chapter;

K. On a sidewalk, except electric carts when used by a disabled person with a disability necessitating such use;

L. In front of that portion of a curb which has been constructed to provide wheelchair accessibility to the sidewalk and which is designated for wheelchair access;

M. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant except as follows:

1. If the vehicle is attended by a licensed driver who is on the front seat of the vehicle and who can move the vehicle immediately, if necessary;

2. If the vehicle is owned by and operated by a fire department and is clearly marked as a fire department vehicle;

N. In a stall or space designated for disabled persons or disabled veterans pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22511.7 or 22511.8, unless the vehicle displays either a distinguishing license plate or placard issued pursuant to the state Vehicle Code § 22511.5. This section applies to all designated disabled parking spaces or stalls found in any off-street parking facility owned or operated by the state, local authority, or any privately owned or operated off-street parking facility;

O. In a position such as to block, obstruct or otherwise bar access to those spaces or stalls designated as parking for the disabled as defined by Vehicle Code §§ 22511.7 and 22511.8.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.050; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 555, § 1.2, 8-28-2017)

No operator of any vehicle shall park the vehicle upon any street in the city for the principal purpose of advertising or displaying it for sale, unless authorized by permit issued by the city.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.060; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 555, § 1.3, 8-28-2017)

No person shall construct or cause to be constructed, repair or cause to be repaired, or grease or cause to be greased any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in the city. Temporary emergency repairs may be made upon a public street.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.070; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

No person shall wash or cause to be washed, or 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 without a permit issued by the city.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.080; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 555, § 1.4, 8-28-2017)

A. The public works director is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in the director's opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.

B. When official signs are erected prohibiting parking upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.090; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

The public works director is authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed 20 feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed 30 feet.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.100; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 555, § 1.5, 8-28-2017)

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall stand or park any vehicle, wagon or pushcart from which goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables or foodstuffs are sold, displayed, solicited or offered for sale or bartered or exchanged, or any lunch wagon or eating car or vehicle, on any portion of any street within the city except that such vehicles, wagons or pushcarts may stand or park only at the request of a bona fide purchaser for a period of time not to exceed ten minutes at any one place. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to persons delivering such articles upon order of, or by agreement with, a customer from a store or other fixed place of business or distribution. Any person wishing to stand or park for longer than the designated ten minutes must first obtain a permit issued by the city.

B. When any permit is granted under the provisions of this section and a particular location to park or stand is specified therein, no person shall park or stand any vehicle, wagon or pushcart on any location other than as designated in such permit. In the event that the holder of any such permit is convicted in any court of competent jurisdiction for violating any of the provisions of this section, such permit shall be forthwith revoked by the city upon the filing of the record of such conviction with such officer and no permit shall thereafter be issued to such person until six months have elapsed from the date of such revocation.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.110; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 490, § 1, 1999; Ord. No. 555, § 1.6, 8-28-2017)

A. When the chief of police or the public works director 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, they 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 they 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 public works director shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter.

B. When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall operate, park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.120; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

Law enforcement is granted full authority to take necessary actions to enforce this chapter and its corresponding resolutions.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.130; Ord. No. 558, § 1, 2-26-2018)

Timed parking zones and permit parking zones shall be established by resolution of the city council. The director of public works shall place or cause to be placed signs and markings to indicated timed parking zones and permit parking zones.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.150; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 555, § 1.9, 8-28-2017; Ord. No. 558, § 2, 2-26-2018)

A. Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within 18 inches of the left-hand curb facing in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way street unless signs are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.

B. In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are in place permitting such standing or parking.

C. The public works director is authorized to determine when standing or parking shall be prohibited upon the left side of any one-way street or when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two or more separate roadways and shall erect signs giving notice thereof.

D. The requirement of parallel parking imposed by this section shall not apply in the event any commercial vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading freight or goods, in which case such vehicle may be backed up to the curb, provided that such vehicle does not extend beyond the centerline of the street and does not block traffic thereby.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.170; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

A. On any of the streets or portions of streets established by resolution of the council as diagonal parking zones, when signs or pavement markings are in place indicating such diagonal parking, it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park the vehicle except:

1. At the angle to the curb indicated by signs or pavement markings allotting space to parked vehicles and entirely within the limits of the allotted space;

2. With the front wheel nearest the curb within six inches of the curb.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply when such vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading passengers, freight or goods, in which event the provisions applicable in section 10.28.170 shall be complied with.

C. Diagonal parking shall be established as follows:

1. Rose Street. Angle parking is established for the east and west sides of Rose Street between East Willow Street and East Pine Street.

2. Church Street. Angle parking is established for north and south sides between Main Street and Warren Street.

3. Academy Street. Angle parking is established for north and south sides between Main Street and Warren Street.

D. The department of public works is authorized and instructed to designate and mark such parking areas by appropriate signs and colors.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.180; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 555, § 1.10, 8-28-2017)

A. The public works director is authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbs where authorized parking is permitted.

B. When such parking space markings are placed on 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 or shape of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.

C. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every vehicle stopped, parked or left standing upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be stopped, parked or left standing with the right wheels of such vehicle parallel with and within 18 inches of the right curb, except motorcycles shall be parked with at least one wheel or fender touching the right curb. Where no curbs or barriers bound any roadway, right parallel parking is required unless otherwise indicated.

D. This section does not apply to vehicles of a public utility when such vehicles are being used in connection with the operation, maintenance or repair of facilities of the public utility or are being used in connection with providing public utility service.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.200; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 484, § 2, 1998; Ord. No. 555, § 1.12, 8-28-2017)

A. The public works director shall designate established no stopping zones by placing and maintaining appropriate signs indicating that stopping of vehicles is prohibited and indicating the hours and days when stopping is prohibited.

B. During the hours and on the days designated on the signs, it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop the vehicle on any of the streets or parts of streets established by resolution of the council as no stopping zones.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.210; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle upon any street, highway, or public parking lot for 72 or more consecutive hours without a permit issued by the city. A person that does not re-park any such vehicle outside a distance of 500 feet from the place initially parked with 72 hours shall be in violation of this section.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.220; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 555, § 1.13, 8-28-2017; Ord. No. 580, § 2, 8-22-2022)

Any peace officer, as defined in Penal Code § 830 or any regularly employed and salaried employee, who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations, may remove a vehicle under those conditions and circumstances listed under Vehicle Code § 22651.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.221; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

Loading zones shall be established by resolution of the city council. The director of public works shall place or cause to be placed signs and markings to indicated loading zones.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.250; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 555, § 1.15, 8-28-2017)

The public works director is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this title, to place, and when required herein shall place, curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and the curb markings shall have the meanings set forth in Vehicle Code § 21458.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.260; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 555, § 1.16, 8-28-2017)

A. Permission herein granted to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor.

B. The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries, also the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.

C. Permission herein granted to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers shall include the loading or unloading of personal baggage but shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than three minutes.

D. Within the total time limits above specified, the provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading and unloading, but without permitting abuse of the privileges hereby granted.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.270; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or material for such time as is permitted in section 10.28.230.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.280; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any passenger loading zone for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers for such time as is specified in section 10.28.230.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.290; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of persons or materials in any alley.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.300; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

A. Persons charged with parking longer than the time of legal parking in any location may within 21 calendar days after issuance of a citation for such violation, deposit payment payable to the city, through the processing center designated by the city police department, as penalty for and in full satisfaction of such violation, in the amount established by resolution of the city council, unless otherwise specified by existing law.

B. Should payment of penalty not be made in the specified amount within the 21-calendar day period, a late payment penalty in the amount established by resolution of the city council shall be imposed unless otherwise specified by existing law.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.320; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 542, § 2, 11-26-2012)

Police officers and parking control officers shall attach to any vehicle parked in violation of this chapter, a parking violation notice to the owner or operator thereof, that such vehicle has been parked in violation of the provisions of this chapter. Such parking violation notice shall instruct the owner to pay the charge for such overtime parking as set forth in section 10.28.290 or, in the alternative, to contest the parking violation notice as set forth in section 10.28.300.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.330; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

The notice required by section 10.28.280 to be given to owners or operators of vehicles which have parked in violation of this chapter shall contain substantially the following information:

A. That the penalty for violating overtime parking is the amount set by resolution by the city council, unless otherwise specified by existing law, and that payment of such penalty shall be made within 21 calendar days;

B. That failure to pay the penalty within the 21-day calendar period, or to contest the parking violation notice within the 21-day calendar period shall result in imposition of a late payment penalty in the amount set by resolution by the city council, unless otherwise specified by existing law;

C. That the penalty may be paid by placing the check or money order in an envelope and mailing it to the processing center designated by the city police department, or by making such payment by such means as is acceptable to such processing center;

D. That the late payment penalty may be paid by placing the check or money order in an envelope and mailing it to the processing center designated by the city police department, or by making such payment by such means as is acceptable to such processing center;

E. That an additional citation may be issued for each additional hour of overtime parking, regardless of the time originally permitted;

F. That failure to pay the penalty or contest the parking violation notice within the 21-calendar day period shall constitute a waiver of any right to contest the notice of parking violation and the imposition of the late payment penalty;

G. That failure to pay any penalty or late payment penalty or to contest the parking violation will result in a notice being forwarded to the department of motor vehicles which may prevent the owner's renewal of the owner's vehicle registration;

H. That the procedure on parking violations and the administrative review process, shall be in accordance with Vehicle Code § 40200 et seq.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.340; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993; Ord. No. 542, § 3, 11-26-2012)

When a parking violation notice is issued and an owner or operator of the vehicle contests the parking violation notice, the procedure and format as listed in Vehicle Code §§ 40205 through 40230 will apply.

(Code 1985, § 10.28.350; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)