Chino Hills Municipal Code Ch. 10.16 Permit Parking

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

"Permit" means a permit issued by the City Community Development Department to residents within a permit parking zone, exempting any vehicle upon which the sticker is placed from the posted parking restrictions in the permit parking zone.

"Permit parking zone" means a street, or streets or portions of a street or streets within the city, which, upon designation by the City Council by resolution as a permit parking zone, shall be subject to the parking restriction set forth in this chapter.

"Temporary permit" means a permit issued by the City Community Development Department to residents within a permit parking zone, exempting any vehicle displaying such temporary permit from the posted parking restrictions in the permit parking zone during the period stated on the temporary permit.

"Vehicle" shall be defined as that term is defined in the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 105 § 2 (part), 1998)

Pursuant to the authority set forth in the California Vehicle Code, the City Council does establish within the city certain permit parking zones. The stopping, standing or parking of vehicles within such zones shall be illegal during the times posted unless a permit, as defined in this chapter, is posted on the driver's side of the rear window of the vehicle or other location approved by the City Community Development Director. The specific streets and/or portions of streets within the city subject to such restrictions shall be designated by City Council resolution and such restrictions shall not become effective on such streets and/or portions of streets unless and until signs and/or markings are posted indicating the times during which parking shall be limited to persons displaying permits.

(Ord. 105 § 2 (part), 1998)

The Community Development Director shall cause appropriate signs or markings to be installed on streets or portions of streets designated by resolution by the City Council as being within permit parking zones. The signs or markings shall be of such size, shape and color as to be readily legible from a distance of one hundred (100) feet and shall set forth that parking is prohibited by any vehicle not displaying a permit and shall further set forth the hours during which such parking is prohibited, as established by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. 105 § 2 (part), 1998)

A. The city shall issue permits to residents and/or merchants within a permit parking zone for a fee to be set by City Council resolution. Each resident shall be entitled to one permit per vehicle owned by the resident, upon proof of ownership in the form of a current vehicle registration.

B. Temporary permits, which shall not be valid for more than five days, may be issued within the permit parking zone. Each address within the permit parking zone shall only be entitled to obtain five temporary permits per calendar year.

C. Upon payment of a fee established by resolution of the City Council, a permit that has been lost or stolen may be replaced with a new permit. The lost or stolen permit shall be considered void. Use of any such voided permit is prohibited.

(Ord. 105 § 2 (part), 1998)

Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, the following restrictions shall apply to permit parking:

A. A permit shall not guarantee or serve to the holder of such permit an on-street parking space in a designated permit parking zone.

B. All street sweeping parking regulations shall be observed, regardless of whether a permit is placed on any vehicle.

C. No vehicle shall be left parked on any street in excess of seventy-two (72) hours.

(Ord. 105 § 2 (part), 1998)

The following vehicles shall be exempt from the parking restrictions imposed by this section:

A. A motor vehicle owned by or operated under contract to a utility, whether privately or publicly owned, while being used in the construction, operation, removal or repair of utility property or facilities or while otherwise engaged in authorized work in the permit parking zone;

B. A motor vehicle identified as owned by or operated under contract to a governmental agency and being used in the course of official government business;

C. A commercial vehicle or trailer while loading or unloading property, or when such vehicle is parked in connection with or in aid of the performance of a service to or on real property in the permit parking zone in which such commercial vehicle is parked;

D. Any authorized emergency vehicle as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 165.

(Ord. 105 § 2 (part), 1998)

(Ord. No. 397, § 7, 7-11-2023)

Any and all fees described in this chapter may be revised as necessary by City Council resolution.

(Ord. 105 § 2 (part), 1998)

A. Streets and/or portions of streets may be designated as being within a permit parking zone by City Council resolution as follows:

1. Upon the recommendation of staff to City Council; or

2. Upon receipt and verification of a petition signed by persons occupying dwelling units and/or businesses comprising not less than seventy-five (75) percent of the developed houses or businesses on the street or portion of street proposed for designation.

B. In either case, a public hearing shall be held before the City Council prior to consideration by the City Council of a resolution designating the proposed street or portion of street as a permit parking zone. The City Community Development Director shall undertake such surveys or studies as are deemed necessary to aid in the determination of whether a street or portion of a street should be included in a permit parking zone.

C. In addition to any studies or surveys conducted by the city, factors to be considered by the City Council in determining whether or not to adopt a resolution including the proposed street or portion of street within a permit parking zone shall include, but not be limited to:

1. The extent to which the residents/businesses desire and need permit parking and their willingness to bear the administrative cost in connection with such permit parking;

2. The extent to which legal on-street parking spaces are not available for the use of residents/businesses and their guests because they are occupied by non-residents;

3. Whether other regulatory measures would better solve any existing parking problems.

D. The decision of the City Council after the public hearing shall be final.

E. Reservoir Place and Tact Court shall be exempt from the requirement of a public hearing prior to the consideration by the City Council of any resolution to include those streets within a permit parking zone, as numerous public hearings on the issue has already been held before the city's Public Works Commission.

(Ord. 105 § 2 (part), 1998)

The Chief of Police for the city shall enforce this chapter upon the installation of signs and/or markings as described in this chapter. Any violation of Section 10.16.020 of this chapter is an infraction, and the fine for such violation shall be in an amount set by City Council resolution.

(Ord. 105 § 2 (part), 1998)