Chino Hills Municipal Code Ch. 10.08 Stopping, Standing and Parking Generally

A. The Director of Public Works is authorized by the City Council to determine the location of no stopping zones and no parking areas and shall place and maintain appropriate signs or markings indicating such no stopping zones and no parking areas and stating the hours during which the provisions of this chapter and the Vehicle Code are applicable.

B. No stopping zones and no parking areas shall be indicated by red paint upon the top of all curbs in such zones and/or areas and/or by signing.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle whether or not attended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or official traffic control device, in any of the following places:

A. Parking on Divisional Island. Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings;

B. Blocking a Walkway. 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. Traffic Hazards. In any area where the Director of Public Works determines that the parking or stopping of a vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property or would cause unusual delay to traffic, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

D. Prohibited Parking—Red Curb/Sign. In any area established by the Director of Public Works as a no-parking area, where such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

E. In Construction Areas. On any street or highway where the use of such street or highway or a portion of it 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 of it is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic or where the use of the street or highway or any portion of it 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;

F. Within Twenty (20) Feet of Crosswalks. At any place within twenty (20) feet of a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection in any area or 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 Sixty (60) Feet of Traffic Controlled Intersection. Within sixty (60) feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign, or official electric flashing device or controlled intersection.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

(Ord. No. 425, § 3, 11-12-2025)

No person shall park any vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than sufficient roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic and no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle within an alley in such a position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of:

A. Displaying such vehicle for sale;

B. Repairing such vehicle except for repairs necessitated by an emergency.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

The Director of Public Works is authorized by the City Council to place signs or marking indicating no parking upon either or both sides of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his or her opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

The Director of Public Works is authorized by the City Council to erect signs upon the left-hand side of any one-way street to prohibit the standing or parking of vehicles.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

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 erected to permit such standing or parking. The Director of Public Works is authorized by the City Council to determine when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any such one-way roadway and to erect signs giving notice of such permission.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

No person driving, or in control of, or in charge of, a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand on any highway unattended when upon any grade exceeding five percent within any business or residential district without blocking the wheels of the vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 370, § 7, adopted July 13, 2021, repealed § 10.08.100 which pertained to unlawful parking for peddlers and vendors and derived from Ord. 48, § 1 (part), adopted 1993.

Whenever the Director of Public Works determines that an emergency traffic congestion is likely to result from the holding of public or private processions or assemblages, he or she is authorized by the local authority to place temporary signs indicating that the operation, parking, or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys. Such signs shall remain in place during the existence of such an emergency and the Director of Public Works shall remove the signs thereafter.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

The Director of Public Works is authorized by the City Council to determine the location of loading zones and passenger loading zones and shall place and maintain appropriate signs or markings indicating such loading zones and starting hours during which the provisions of this chapter and the Vehicle Code are applicable. No person shall park or stand a vehicle in violation of the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

Loading zones shall be indicated by yellow paint upon the top of all such curbs in such zones. Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers, which shall not consume more than three minutes, or the loading or unloading of freight, which shall not take more than twenty (20) minutes.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by white paint upon the top of all curbs in such zones. White shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mail box, which shall not exceed three minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sunday and holidays and except as follows:

A. When such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mailbox, the restrictions shall apply at all times;

B. When such zone is in front of a theater, the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

The Director of Public Works is authorized by the City Council, on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, to prohibit, regulate, or limit stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles and shall place and maintain official traffic control devices indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions of this chapter and the Vehicle Code are applicable.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

No person shall park or leave standing any commercial vehicle, as such is defined in the California Vehicle Code, having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more on any street, or portion of such street, located in a residential district within the city during the hours of 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

A. No person shall park or leave standing any trailer or semitrailer upon any public street, highway, alley, parkway, or property dedicated to public use, or any portion of such street, highway, alley, parkway, or public property, unless the trailer or semitrailer is at all times while so parked or standing attached to a vehicle capable of moving such trailer or semitrailer.

B. This section shall not apply to trailers or semitrailers in the process of being loaded or unloaded while actively involved in such activity or trailers or semitrailers parked and left standing in connection with, and in aid to, the performance of a service to, or on, a property in the block in which such vehicle is parked while actively involved in such activity.

C. Subsection A above shall not apply to any trailer which is parked in compliance with either Section 10.12.030 or Sections 10.12.040 and 10.12.050.

D. Violation of this section is an infraction.

(Ord. 75 § 1, 1995: Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

A. No person shall park, or cause to be parked, any vehicle upon any privately-owned property in the city without the consent of the owner, tenant, or other person entitled to possession of such property.

B. No owner of any vehicle shall allow such vehicle to be parked upon any privately-owned property in the city without the consent of the owner, tenant, or other person entitled to possession of such property.

C. For the purposes of this section there shall be a presumption of lack of consent when all of the following conditions exist:

1. The vehicle is not owned by or leased to the owner, tenant, or other person entitled to possession of the property;

2. The vehicle is a motor truck, trailer, or combination of such truck or trailer.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

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

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle in either:

(a) A parking stall or space designated for disabled person and disabled veterans pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22511.7 or 22511.8, unless the vehicle displays either a distinguishing license plate or a placard issued pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22511.5; or

(b) Any loading or unloading zone or the access aisle immediately adjacent to such a stall or space, regardless of whether the vehicle displays a distinguishing plate or placard.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

(Ord. No. 425, § 4, 11-12-2025)

A. No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or official traffic control device, along the edge of any highway, at any curb, or in any location in a publicly or privately owned or operated off-street parking facility designated as a fire lane by the fire department or fire district with jurisdiction over the area in /which the place is located.

B. The designation shall be indicated:

1. By a sign posted immediately adjacent to, and visible from, the designated place clearly stating in letters not less than one inch in height that the place is a fire lane;

2. By outlining or painting the place in red and, in contrasting color, marking the place with the words FIRE LANE, which are clearly visible from a vehicle; or

3. By a red curb or red paint on the edge of the roadway upon which is clearly marked the words FIRE LANE.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant except as follows:

A. If the vehicle is attended by a licensed driver who is seated in the front seat and who can immediately move such vehicle in case of necessity;

B. If City Council adopts an ordinance or resolution reducing that distance and the distance is less than ten (10) feet total length when measured along the curb or edge of the street, the distance shall be indicated by signs or markings;

C. If the vehicle is owned or operated by a fire department and is clearly marked as a fire department vehicle.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

A. Vehicles shall not be parked in a manner which obstructs the entrance to roads, trails, or other accessways which have been closed and obstructed in the manner prescribed by this section.

B. The required width of a fire apparatus access road shall not be obstructed in any manner, including parking of vehicles. Minimum required widths and clearances established under this section shall be maintained at all times.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

A. Obstruction. Posts, fences, vehicles, growth, trash, storage, and other materials or things shall not be placed or kept near fire hydrants, fire department inlet connections or fire-protection system control valves in a manner that would prevent such equipment or fire hydrants from being immediately discernible. The fire department shall not be deterred or hindered from gaining immediate access to fire protection equipment or hydrants.

1. A three foot clear space shall be maintained around the circumference of fire hydrants except as otherwise required or approved by the Fire Chief.

B. Identification. Fire-protection equipment and fire hydrants shall be clearly identified in a manner approved by the Fire Chief to prevent obstruction by parking and other obstructions.

C. Fire Hydrant Markers. When required by the Fire Chief, hydrant locations shall be identified by the installation of reflective markers.

D. Protection of Fire Hydrants. When exposed to vehicular damage, fire hydrants shall be suitably protected.

(Ord. 48 § 1 (part), 1993)

A. No person who owns or has possession, custody, or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours.

B. Violation of this section is an infraction and any vehicle parked in violation of this section will be subject to removal and storage at the registered owner's expense.

C. A vehicle displaying a valid permit issued by the Public Works Department, shall be exempt from this section during the time allowed on the permit.

(Ord. 72 § 1, 1995)

A. No person shall park any vehicle on any street during the times and on the days posted for street cleaning. Notice of the times and days for street cleaning shall be posted in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 22507.6. Violation of this section is an infraction.

B. A vehicle displaying a valid permit issued by the Public Works Department, shall be exempt from this section during the time allowed on the permit.

(Ord. 73 § 1, 1995)