Carpinteria Municipal Code Ch. 10.28 Stopping, Standing or Parking Restricted at Certain Places for Certain…

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For statutory provisions on local parking regulations, see Vehicle Code § 22506 et seq.; for provisions on stopping, standing and parking generally, see Vehicle Code § 22500 et seq.

A. The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times specified in this chapter, 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.

C. It is the intent of this chapter to also prohibit the storage of vehicles upon any public street, alley, or upon any publicly owned, maintained, or operated property. No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street, alley or public property, for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours. Any vehicle found not moved after a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours may be towed.

(Ord. 611 § 1, 2006; prior code § 3200)

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 chapter.

B. When such 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 chapter.

(Prior code § 3202)

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. 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 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 (24) hours prior to the effective time of such no-parking;

H. At any place within twenty (20) feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the midblock end of a safety zone, when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

I. At any place within twenty (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;

J. Within twenty (20) feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign or official electric flashing device.

(Prior code § 3203)

No operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, park or leave standing such vehicle on any public or private street within six (6) feet of either side of any private driveway or alley at the point of ingress and egress of said driveway or alley with said street when such restricted area is marked with red paint upon the curb surface as authorized by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 386 § 1, 1985)

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 his 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.

(Prior code § 3208)

A. The city traffic engineer is authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty (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 thirty (30) feet.

B. When the official signs or markings prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized in this section, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign or marking.

(Prior code § 3209)

No operator of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street in this city for the principle purpose of advertising or displaying it for sale, unless authorized by resolution of the council.

(Prior code § 3205)

No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a highway when upon any grade exceeding three percent (3%) (within any business or residence district) without blocking the wheels of such vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means.

(Prior code § 3210)

No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street, alley or public property for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours. The vehicle shall be considered to have remained parked, unless during any seventy-two (72) hour period, such vehicle has been moved to a new location at least one-tenth of one mile from the position it previously occupied.

(Ord. 611 § 2, 2006: prior code § 3204)

A. No person shall park any motor vehicle, trailer or any combination of one or more such vehicles and trailers on any street or residential district, including multiple residential districts for a period greater than one hour at any time of the day or night.

1. If the aggregate gross weight, including loads of such vehicle, trailer, or any combination of one or more such vehicles and trailers, exceeds eight thousand (8,000) pounds for all such vehicles and trailers parked adjacent to each other; or

2. If when parked such vehicle, trailer or any combination of one or more such vehicles and trailers parked adjacent to each other, exceeds thirty (30) feet in length; or

3. If when parked such vehicle, trailer or any combination of one or more of such vehicles and trailers parked adjacent to each other do not provide for adequate clearance for through traffic on the streets in both directions, so that the traffic when passing the parked vehicles, trailers or any combination of such parked vehicles is required to swerve across the centerline of the street.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle or trailer parked for emergency repairs or to any commercial vehicle or trailer while loading or unloading property during the period of time that is reasonably necessary to complete such work.

(Prior code § 3214)

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

(Prior code § 3201)

No person shall wash or cause to be washed, polish or cause to be polished any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in this city when a charge is made for such service.

(Prior code § 3207)

No person shall construct or cause to be constructed, repair or cause to be repaired, grease or cause to be greased, dismantle or cause to be dismantled any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in this city. Temporary emergency repairs may be made upon a public street. It shall be prima facie evidence that the vehicle dismantled or in the process of being repaired or greased has been placed in such condition by the person who is the registered owner thereof.

(Prior code § 3206)

Every motor truck having an unladen weight of four thousand pounds or more, and every truck tractor irrespective of weight when operated upon any street or highway during darkness shall be equipped with and carry at least two flares or two red lanterns or two warning lights or reflectors, which reflectors shall be of a type approved by the Department of California Highway Patrol. When any vehicle mentioned above or any trailer or semitrailer is disabled upon streets or highways outside of any business or residence district within this city and upon which street or highway there is insufficient street lighting to reveal a vehicle at a distance of two hundred feet during darkness, a warning signal of the character indicated above 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 by the driver thereof. 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 conserved to meet the requirements of this section until the devices mentioned above can be placed in the required locations. The warning signals mentioned in this section shall be displayed continuously during darkness while such vehicle remains disabled upon such street or highway.

(Prior code § 3213)

A. Whenever the city traffic engineer 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 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 city traffic engineer 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 city traffic engineer 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.

(Prior code § 3212)

Pursuant to the provisions of Vehicle Code Section 22507.5, the parking or standing on any street or portions thereof, in any residential district in the city, of any commercial vehicle having a manufacturers gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or more, is prohibited at any time, except for emergency parking of disabled vehicles; provided, further, that 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 such streets, nor to any commercial vehicle delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any such building or structure for which a building permit has previously been obtained, nor to utility vehicles performing work operations, or other commercial vehicles exempted by law from parking restrictions.

(Ord. 259 § 1, 1978: prior code § 3229)

No vehicle shall remain parked within one hundred yards of a dwelling in the city with its motor or any air compressor or refrigerator running thereon for more than five minutes between the hours of nine p.m. and seven a.m.

(Ord. 259 § 2, 1978: prior code § 3229.1)