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Title IV — PUBLIC SAFETY›Chapter 1 — TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

Bradbury Municipal Code Art. VIII Stopping, Standing or Parking

Bradbury Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Bradbury

Cite as: Bradbury Municipal Code Article VIII · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. 4.01.1000. - Stopping, standing or parking on city streets during certain hours.

(a) No person shall park any motor vehicle or leave standing any motor vehicle for a period exceeding two hours between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day except Sunday on Braewood Drive.

(b) No person shall park any motor vehicle or leave standing any motor vehicle between the hours of 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. on those certain public streets as set forth below:

(1) Mount Olive Drive.

(2) Mount Olive Lane.

(3) Lemon Avenue—South side.

(4) Fairlee Avenue.

(5) Gardi Street—West of Mount Olive Drive for entire duration.

(6) Braewood Drive.

(7) Spring Point Road.

(8) Oak Shade Road.

(c) Upon application to the City Manager, or designee, on a form created for such purpose, any resident may be granted authority to park on the streets or portions of streets described in subsections (a) or (b) adjacent to their property for the duration provided in this subsection to allow out-of-town visitors to park in front of the residence which they are visiting for a limited time period during the hours otherwise prohibited by subsections (a) or (b).

(1) Parking passes shall be issued by the City Manager or designee.

(2) To obtain a parking pass, each applicant shall furnish their name and address, the license number of the vehicle, the date of issuance and the day the parking pass is valid. Such pass shall be placed in the interior of the vehicle in such a manner as to be clearly visible to traffic enforcement officers.

(3) The vehicle parking pass shall be issued and shall include the identifying license number of the vehicle and the location at which the applicant desires to park the vehicle.

(4) The parking pass shall be valid for a maximum of five days. Prior to expiration of a vehicle parking pass issued under this section, the applicant may apply for and be granted a new vehicle parking pass for three days if the applicant still qualifies under the conditions set forth herein. In no event shall more than two vehicle parking passes be issued to an applicant within a 30-day period.

(5) The City Council shall, by resolution, establish a fee for issuance of a vehicle parking pass.

(Prior Code, § 3202; Ord. No. 338, § 1(3202), 10-21-2014; Ord. No. 354, § 1, 3-20-2018; Ord. No. 371, § 1, 4-21-2020)

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Sec. 4.01.1005. - Removal of parked vehicles.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person in charge of any vehicle to stop, park, place or leave standing said vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon any street, vehicle parking lot, alley or public place, for 72 or more consecutive hours. Any regularly employed and salaried officer of the Chief of Police, or any Community Services Officer who is engaged in enforcing provisions of the Bradbury Municipal Code may remove or cause to be removed such vehicle from the place where found to an authorized garage, storage or impounding area as designated by the Chief of Police, or as otherwise authorized or provided in the Cal. Vehicle Code.

(b) It is unlawful for any person in charge of any vehicle to stop or park or leave standing the vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon any street, vehicle parking lot, alley or other public place when the street, parking lot, alley or other public place or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the highway, or for the installation of underground utilities, and signs giving notice that such a vehicle may be removed are erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the removal by local authorities pursuant to this section.

(Ord. No. 360, § 1, 11-20-2018)

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Sec. 4.01.1010. - No parking areas.

(a) No person at any time shall park any motor vehicle or stop any motor vehicle except as may be necessary to comply with an order or command of any enforcement officer on any streets or portions of streets hereinafter set forth:

(1) Bradbury Hills Lane, both sides, for the entire length thereof.

(2) Bradbury Hills Road, both sides, for the entire length thereof.

(3) Bradbury Road, east side only, for the entire length thereof.

(4) Lemon Avenue, north side only, for the entire length thereof.

(5) Mount Olive Drive northerly of Woodlyn Lane to the City limits.

(6) Royal Oaks Drive North, both sides, for the entire length thereof.

(7) Winston Avenue, both sides, for the entire length thereof.

(8) Woodlyn Lane, within gated area, both sides, for the entire length thereof.

(9) Woodlyn Lane, outside gated area, both sides, for entire length thereof.

(b) Upon application to the City Manager on a form created for such purpose, any resident or homeowner's association may be granted authority to park on the streets or portions of streets described in subsection (a) for a limited period of time as required due to a special event.

(Prior Code, § 3204; Ord. No. 338, § 1(3204), 10-21-2014; Ord. No. 354, § 2, 3-20-2018)

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Sec. 4.01.1020. - Moving a vehicle from one place to another on a road.

Whenever any Deputy Sheriff finds a vehicle standing upon a road in violation of Section 4.01.1000, such Deputy Sheriff may move such vehicle or require the driver or another person in charge of such vehicle to move the same to the nearest available position off the paved or improved or main traveled portion of such road.

(Prior Code, § 3205)

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Sec. 4.01.1030. - Display of warning device when vehicle disabled.

When any vehicle is disabled on the paved or improved portion of any road, a warning signal consisting of flares, red lanterns, warning lights or reflectors of a type approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles shall be immediately placed at a distance of approximately 100 feet to the rear of such disabled vehicle. Said warning signals shall be displayed continuously during the time from a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible any person or vehicle on the road at a distance of 500 feet while such vehicle remains disabled upon the paved or improved portion of a road.

(Prior Code, § 3206)

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Sec. 4.01.1040. - The stopping, standing or parking of utility vehicles.

The foregoing restrictions in this article prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles shall not apply to the driver or owner of any service vehicle owned or operated by or for or operated under contract with a utility or public utility, whether privately, municipally or publicly owned, used in the construction, operation, removal or repair of utility or public utility property or facilities, when such vehicle is stopped, standing or parked at the site of work involving the construction, operation, removal or repair of such utility or public utility or facilities upon, in, over, under or adjacent to a road, or of a vehicle, whether privately, municipally, or publicly owned, engaged in authorized work on the road; provided that warning devices are displayed as hereinafter specified:

(1) During daylight such warning shall consist of:

a. A warning flag or barricade striping on the front and rear of such vehicle; or

b. A warning flag, sign, or barrier on the roadway not more than 100 feet or less than 50 feet in advance of the vehicle and not more than 100 feet or less than 50 feet to the rear thereof.

(2) During the period from a half-hour after sunset to the half-hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible any person or vehicle on the road at a distance of 500 feet, such warning devices shall consist of:

a. One or more lights or fuses on the vehicle giving warning to approaching traffic from each direction; or

b. A warning light, flare, fuse or reflector on the roadway not more than 50 feet in advance of the vehicle and not more than 50 feet to the rear thereof.

(Prior Code, § 3207)

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Sec. 4.01.1050. - The parking of oversize vehicles on public streets.

(a) Except as provided in Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no person shall park or leave standing upon any public street or highway within the City any oversize vehicle at any time. For the purposes of this section, the term "oversize vehicle" means any vehicle or combination of vehicles which exceeds 20 feet in length, or 80 inches in width, or 82 inches in height, or is in violation of Vehicle Code § 35100 et seq., as may be amended.

(b) Notwithstanding the provision of Subsection (a) of this section, this section shall not apply to any person who is actually engaged in the loading or unloading of any noncommercial oversize vehicle or is actually engaged in making emergency repairs thereon. Further, this section shall not apply to any commercial oversize vehicle making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on a public street or highway within the City or delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure upon a public street or highway within the City for which a building permit has previously been obtained.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a) of this section, an oversize vehicle may be parked in a residential zone if a three-day parking pass is issued pursuant to this subsection. The purpose of the oversize vehicle parking pass is to give owners of oversize vehicles an opportunity to park adjacent to their residences for loading and unloading and to allow out-of-town visitors to park in front of the residence which they are visiting for a limited time period during the hours otherwise prohibited by Subsection (a) of this section. The provisions of this subsection shall not supersede any covenants, conditions and restrictions or other private agreements. The terms of such oversize parking passes shall be as follows:

(1) Oversize vehicle parking passes shall be issued by the City Manager or the designee thereof, or the County Sheriff's Department. Any bona fide resident may obtain an oversize vehicle parking pass to park such vehicle in front of their residence. Any out-of-town visitor of a residence may obtain an oversize vehicle parking pass authoring the visitor to park such vehicle in front of such residence. For purposes of this section, the term "out-of-town visitor" means any person who permanently resides in a city other than the City of Bradbury.

(2) To obtain an oversize vehicle parking pass, each applicant shall furnish their name and address, the license number of the oversize vehicle, the date of issuance and the day the parking pass is valid. Such pass shall be placed in the interior of the vehicle in such a manner as to be clearly visible to traffic enforcement officers.

(3) The oversize vehicle parking pass shall be issued in card form and shall include the identifying license number of the oversize vehicle and the location at which the applicant desires to park the vehicle.

(4) The oversize vehicle parking pass shall be valid for a maximum of three days. Upon expiration of an oversize vehicle parking pass issued under this section, the applicant may apply for and be granted a new oversize vehicle parking pass if the applicant still qualifies under the conditions set forth herein. In no event shall more than two oversize vehicle parking passes be issued to an applicant within a 30-day period.

(5) The City Council shall, by resolution, establish a fee for issuance of an oversize vehicle parking pass.

(d) Violation of this section is hereby deemed to be a misdemeanor and is punishable according to the provisions of Section 1.03.010. Furthermore, pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22651, any oversize vehicle parked or left standing on a public street or highway in the City in violation of this section may be removed from the street or highway upon which such vehicle is parked or left standing.

(Prior Code, § 3209)

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Sec. 4.01.1060. - Parking of mobile billboard advertising displays.

(a) Pursuant to the authority set forth in Vehicle Code § 21100, it is unlawful for any person to park, stand, or otherwise allow to remain upon any City street, any mobile billboard advertising display. The term "mobile billboard advertising display" shall have that meaning as set forth in Vehicle Code § 395.5, and includes any advertising display that is attached to a wheeled, mobile, non-motorized vehicle that carries, pulls, or transports a sign or billboard, and is for the primary purpose of advertising.

(b) Pursuant to the authority set forth in Vehicle Code § 22651, a mobile billboard advertising display may be removed by any police officer when left parked or standing in violation of this section, if the registered owner of the vehicle was previously issued a warning citation for violation of this section, advising the registered owner that he or she may be subject to penalties upon a subsequent violation of this section, that may include removal of the vehicle.

(c) Every registered owner of a mobile billboard advertising display that is removed pursuant to this section shall be subject to all provisions of the California Vehicle Code related to vehicle impound, storage, release, and disposition, including payment of all applicable fees.

(Ord. No. 376, § 1, 5-18-2021)

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Secs. 4.01.1070—4.01.1090. - Reserved.

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