Ceres Municipal Code Ch. 21 Miscellaneous Provisions

No person shall remove, erase, deface, obliterate, or render unusable for the purpose of enforcement of this title any chalk mark, marker or other device placed on a vehicle by the City for the purpose of measuring the passage of time or the movement of a vehicle stopped, standing or parked on any street, or in any public parking facility by any means other than to leave the parking space and drive along the street.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)

It is unlawful for any person to remove, erase, deface, obliterate, or render unusable for the purpose of enforcement of this title any sign, marking, or device placed by the city for the purpose of indicating prohibitions or restrictions on stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any street, alley, or public parking facility.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)

The City Engineer may restrict parking on any portion of the street, alley, or public parking facility for the purpose of street sweeping by posting signs providing notice thereof.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)

Moving vehicles shall:

A. Not be parked on the street past 10:00 p.m.;

B. Not block driveways;

C. Not create a traffic hazard, community inconvenience, or nuisance;

D. Be placed so as to minimize the sight visibility issues at intersections and adjacent driveways; and

E. Shall maintain 15-foot clearance on each side of a fire hydrant.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)

The City Council may, by resolution, restrict the parking of vehicles with the purpose of advertising or displaying it for sale upon any street or any portion of any street in the City upon a finding that parking would be hazardous to the health and safety of the public. The City Council shall provide notice of its intent to adopt such a resolution by publishing once in a newspaper of general circulation at least five days prior to adoption.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)

No person who deals in the business of selling, trading, shipping, repossessing or repairing vehicles shall park or leave standing any vehicle held for sale, trade, repossession, repair, or shipment on any street, alley, or public parking facility.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)

No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle, except a commercial motor vehicle, shall allow it to stand unattended on any highway, public street, or on a parking facility open to the public use, without first stopping the engine and removing the ignition key from the vehicle. The registered owner of a vehicle found in violation of this section shall be held prima facie responsible for any such vehicle. Violation of this section shall not mitigate the offense of theft of such motor vehicle.

(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)