Calabasas Municipal Code Ch. 10.12 Commercial and Oversize Vehicle Parking

The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known as the "Commercial and Oversize Vehicle Parking Ordinance of Calabasas."

(Ord. 95-88 § 1, 1995)

The following definitions are applicable to provisions of this chapter:

"City" means the City of Calabasas.

"Commercial vehicle" means a vehicle of a type required to be registered under the Vehicle Code used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit or designated, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.

"Dwelling unit" means a house, apartment, condominium, mobilehome or other type of residence, in conformance with other provisions of this Code and related zoning maps, having an address assigned consistent with the house numbering maps maintained by the city. Apartments having numbers or letters assigned in addition to the street address shall be deemed as a dwelling unit.

"High profile vehicle" means any vehicle which is six feet or more in height including any load thereon.

"Manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating" means the weight in pounds of the chassis of a truck or truck tractor with lubricants, radiator full of water, full fuel tank or tanks plus weights of the cab or driver's compartment, body, special chassis and body equipment and payload as authorized by the chassis manufacturer.

"Oversize commercial vehicle" means any commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's gross weight rating of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more.

"Parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.

"Residential district" means any residential zone as defined by the city's Zoning Code and designated as such on the city's official zoning map as may be amended.

(Ord. 95-88 § 2, 1995)

No person shall park or leave standing upon any public street or highway designated below, any high profile vehicle within one hundred (100) feet of an intersection at any time.

A. Designated Streets and Highways. The city may designate any streets or highways within the city's limits.

(Ord. 95-88 § 3, 1995)

No person shall park or leave standing upon any public streets or highways in any residential district described below, any commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more, at any time.

A. Designated Residential Districts. Any residential zone as defined by the city's Zoning Code and designated as such on the city's official zoning map as may be amended.

B. Exceptions.

1. Public Utility Vehicles. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle owned by a public utility or a licensed contractor while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility.

2. Authorized City Owned or Operated Vehicles. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any authorized city owned or operated vehicle while such vehicle is being used for official city business.

3. Merchandise Deliveries. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any commercial vehicle making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted streets or highways.

4. Construction. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any commercial vehicle delivering materials to be used in the actual bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure located on the restricted streets or highways for which a building permit has previously been obtained.

(Ord. 95-88 § 4, 1995)

Appropriate signs or markings giving adequate notice of the restrictions provided for in this chapter shall be placed upon the affected streets and highways.

(Ord. 95-88 § 5, 1995)

A. Infraction. Violation of the provisions of this chapter is an infraction and is punishable according to the provisions of the city's Enforcement Code.

B. Removal. Any vehicle parked or left standing on a designated public street or highway in violation of this chapter may be removed from the street or highway upon which such vehicle is parked or left standing.

(Ord. 95-88 § 6, 1995)