Chula Vista Municipal Code Ch. 10.52 Stopping, Standing and Parking
Chula Vista Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Chula Vista
Cite as: Chula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 10.52 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sections:
| 10.52.010 | Stopping, standing or parking – Applicability of provisions. |
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| 10.52.020 | Stopping, standing or parking – Scope of provisions. |
| 10.52.030 | Special stops required – Schedule II – Through streets and stop intersections. |
| 10.52.040 | Stopping, standing or parking – Within or on parkways – Prohibited. |
| 10.52.050 | No stopping zones and no parking areas – Authorized. |
| 10.52.060 | No stopping zones and no parking areas – Driver obedience required. |
| 10.52.070 | No parking areas – Designated. |
| 10.52.080 | No parking areas – Near fire hydrants or fire stations. |
| 10.52.090 | Commercial vehicles – Parking in residential districts prohibited when. |
| 10.52.100 | Storage of vehicles or camper bodies on streets prohibited – Time limit. |
| 10.52.110 | Parking for advertising or demonstration purposes prohibited when. |
| 10.52.120 | Repairing or greasing of vehicles prohibited where. |
| 10.52.130 | Washing or polishing of vehicles prohibited when. |
| 10.52.140 | No parking areas – Property adjacent to schools – Authorized when. |
| 10.52.150 | No parking areas – Property adjacent to schools – Driver obedience required. |
| 10.52.160 | No parking areas – Alleys – Exceptions permitted when. |
| 10.52.170 | No parking areas – Narrow streets – Authorized when. |
| 10.52.180 | No parking areas – Narrow streets – Driver obedience required. |
| 10.52.190 | Parking on grades – Wheels to be blocked when. |
| 10.52.200 | Peddlers and vendors – Parking permitted when – Time limit. |
| 10.52.210 | Repealed. |
| 10.52.220 | Emergency parking – Authorized when – Procedure. |
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| 10.52.230 | Emergency parking – Driver obedience required. |
| 10.52.240 | Repealed. |
| 10.52.250 | Standing or parking – Applicability of provisions. |
| 10.52.260 | Parking – Scope of provisions. |
| 10.52.270 | Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets – Driver obedience required. |
| 10.52.280 | Repealed. |
| 10.52.290 | Parking – Prohibited during certain hours on certain streets – Driver obedience required. |
| 10.52.300 | Repealed. |
| 10.52.310 | Stopping, standing or parking – Prohibited during certain hours on certain streets – Driver obedience required. |
| 10.52.320 | Repealed. |
| 10.52.330 | Parking – Time limited on certain streets – Driver obedience required. |
| 10.52.340 | Repealed. |
| 10.52.350 | Parallel parking – Permitted on one-way streets – Generally. |
| 10.52.360 | Parallel parking – Prohibited on one-way roadways when. |
| 10.52.370 | Repealed. |
| 10.52.380 | Parallel parking – Exception for certain commercial vehicles. |
| 10.52.390 | Diagonal parking – Required when – Procedure. |
| 10.52.400 | Repealed. |
| 10.52.410 | Diagonal parking – Applicability of provisions – Exceptions. |
| 10.52.420 | Motorcycles – Parallel parking permitted when. |
| 10.52.430 | Motorcycles – Diagonal parking permitted when. |
| 10.52.440 | Motorcycles – Applicability of provisions – Exceptions. |
| 10.52.450 | Parking – Prohibited during certain hours of certain days on certain streets for the purpose of street sweeping – Driver obedience required. |
| 10.52.460 | Repealed. |
| 10.52.465 | Parking vehicles listed for sale on public streets. |
| 10.52.470 | Parking – Scope of restrictions. |
| 10.52.480 | Municipal parking lots – Designated – Manner of parking required – Schedule XV. |
| 10.52.482 | Overnight parking prohibited in City-owned parking lots. |
| 10.52.485 | Municipal parking lots – Sleeping or camping prohibited. |
| 10.52.490 | Prohibitions regarding parking of overheight vehicles – Schedule IX. |
| 10.52.495 ***** For statutor |
Parking of recreational vehicles prohibited on City streets except by permit. y provisions regarding the proper location for the erection of stop signs, see Veh. Code § 21355; |
***** For statutory provisions regarding the proper location for the erection of stop signs, see Veh. Code § 21355; local authorities authorized to prohibit or restrict the parking or standing of vehicles on certain streets during all or a portion of the day, see Veh. Code § 22507; prohibition of all-night parking, see Veh. Code § 22507.5; impounding of cars left parked for 72 consecutive hours or more, see Veh. Code § 22652.
CROSS REFERENCES: Loading Zones, see Ch. 10.60 CVMC. Abandoned Vehicles, see Ch. 10.80 CVMC. Off-Street Parking and Loading, see Ch. 19.62 CVMC. Bicycles, see Ch. 10.72 CVMC.
10.52.010 Stopping, standing or parking – Applicability of provisions.¶
The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified, 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. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.1(A)).
10.52.020 Stopping, standing or parking – Scope of provisions.¶
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 regulations prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.1(B)).
10.52.030 Special stops required – Schedule II – Through streets and stop intersections.¶
In accordance with CVMC 10.32.010 and 10.32.020, pursuant to regulations and when appropriate traffic control devices have been erected giving notice of special stops, drivers of vehicles shall stop at every intersection before entering any of the streets or portions of streets, or one or more entrances to the intersections listed in Schedule II of the register maintained by the City Engineer. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Res. 17646, 1994; Res. 17418, 1994; Res. 17335, 1993; Res. 17334, 1993; Res. 17212, 1993; Res. 16586, 1992; Res. 16192, 1991; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.22.1).
10.52.040 Stopping, standing or parking – Within or on parkways – Prohibited.¶
No person shall stop, stand, park or place a vehicle, boat, trailer, camper or any other property within any parkway. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2176 § 1, 1986; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.2).
10.52.050 No stopping zones and no parking areas – Authorized.¶
The City Engineer is authorized to maintain, by appropriate parking control devices, 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. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.3(A)).
10.52.060 No stopping zones and no parking areas – Driver obedience required.¶
When curb markings or parking control devices are in place, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or parking control device in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.3(B)).
10.52.070 No parking areas – Designated.¶
A. 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 directions of a police officer or other authorized officer, traffic sign or signal:
In any area established by regulation as a no parking area, where such area is indicated by official parking control devices or red paint on the curb;
On a sidewalk;
Within an intersection;
Within a crosswalk;
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such standing, stopping or parking would obstruct traffic;
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of the street;
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;
Upon, along or across any railroad track in such manner as to hinder, delay or obstruct the movement of any car traveling upon such track;
Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs and markings;
In front of a public or private driveway or within eight feet of the end of the curb radius leading thereto;
Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
Within 20 feet of the end of the curb radii at an intersection;
Within 30 feet of the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of the roadway;
Within three feet of or in front of that portion of a curb which has been cut down, lowered, or constructed to provide wheelchair accessibility to the sidewalk;
Within any of those places delineated by Section 22500 of the Vehicle Code.
B. No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or more than 18 inches away from a curb.
C. For the purpose of minimizing traffic hazards and traffic congestion, the City Engineer is authorized to establish no parking or stopping zones. The length of these zones is not to exceed 200 feet.
D. Any vehicle parked in violation of any of the foregoing sections may be towed or otherwise removed at the owner’s expense if a sign is posted giving notice of the removal. The City Engineer is authorized to post signs giving notice of removal, where necessary.
E. Enforcement Policy. When in the judgment of the traffic officer it is reasonable and practical to do so, the owner, driver, or other responsible party shall be requested to move the car prior to being towed, but not prior to being ticketed. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 2627 § 1, 1995; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.4).
10.52.080 No parking areas – Near fire hydrants or fire stations.¶
It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle within 15 feet of any fire hydrant or entrance to a fire station within the City, except as otherwise indicated by a parking control device. (Ord. 2670, 1996; prior code § 14.11).
10.52.090 Commercial vehicles – Parking in residential districts prohibited when.¶
A. No person shall park any commercial vehicle as defined in subsection (B) of this section having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more in any residential district (which includes parking on private property), except:
While actually loading or unloading property; or
While such vehicle is parked in the actual performance of a service to property in the block in which such vehicle is parked.
- B. For the purposes of this section, certain terms shall be defined as follows:
“Commercial vehicle” shall mean single vehicles whose primary use is for commercial purposes and having more than two axles or combination of vehicles having more than two axles; a single vehicle or combination of vehicles 20 feet or more in length; or a single vehicle or combination of vehicles six feet, eight inches or more in width, and shall include, but shall not be limited to, dump trucks, moving vans, tractors, pole, or pipe dollies.
“Residential district” shall mean any block in which over 50 percent of the ground level buildings fronting on said block are residential dwellings. Said dwellings may be single-unit structures or multiunit structures. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 2190 § 1, 1987; Ord. 2176 § 2, 1986; Ord. 2024 § 1, 1983; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.5).
10.52.100 Storage of vehicles or camper bodies on streets prohibited – Time limit.¶
A. No camper body which has been detached from a motor vehicle shall be left standing on a City street at any time.
B. 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 72 hours.
C. Vehicles or camper bodies parked in violation of this section may be removed and impounded as authorized by CVMC 10.80.120 and Vehicle Code Section 22651. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 2033 § 1, 1983; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.6).
10.52.110 Parking for advertising or demonstration purposes prohibited when.¶
No vehicle displaying advertising matter for the primary purpose of commercial advertising, as prohibited by CVMC 5.08.030 through 5.08.060, shall park upon any residential street or public parking area in this City. This prohibition shall not apply to a vehicle being offered for sale. (Ord. 3138 § 2, 2009; Ord. 2946 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2255 § 1, 1988; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.7).
10.52.120 Repairing or greasing of vehicles prohibited where.¶
No person shall build or cause to be built, rebuild or cause to be rebuilt, grease or cause to be greased, or perform any maintenance including changing of oil or flushing radiators on any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street or public parking area in the City. Except for temporary emergency repairs, no person shall repair or cause to be repaired any vehicle upon a public street. (Ord. 3138 § 2, 2009; Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 1744 § 1, 1977; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.8).
10.52.130 Washing or polishing of vehicles prohibited when.¶
No person shall wash or cause to be washed, or polish or cause to be polished, any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street or public parking area in the City when a charge is made for such service. (Ord. 3138 § 2, 2009; Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.9).
10.52.140 No parking areas – Property adjacent to schools – Authorized when.¶
The City Engineer is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property, when such parking would interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.10(A)).
10.52.150 No parking areas – Property adjacent to schools – Driver obedience required.¶
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. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.10(B)).
10.52.160 No parking areas – Alleys – Exceptions permitted when.¶
No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in any alley within the City except for the purpose of expeditiously loading or unloading passengers or materials, or when a service is being performed to or on property abutting such alley, which requires the immediate and necessary presence of a vehicle during the time such service is actually being performed. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.12).
10.52.170 No parking areas – Narrow streets – Authorized when.¶
The City Engineer is authorized to place parking control devices or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed 25 feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed 30 feet. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.13(A)).
10.52.180 No parking areas – Narrow streets – Driver obedience required.¶
When official parking control devices or markings prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets, as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such parking control device or marking. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.13(B)).
10.52.190 Parking on grades – Wheels to be blocked when.¶
No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a highway when upon any grade exceeding three percent without blocking the wheels of said vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means which prevents the vehicle from rolling. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.14).
10.52.200 Peddlers and vendors – Parking permitted when – Time limit.¶
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall stand or park any vehicle, wagon or pushcart from which goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables, meats, seafood, or foodstuffs are sold, displayed, solicited or offered for sale or bartered or exchanged, or any lunch wagon or eating car or vehicle, on any portion of any street within the City, except that such vehicles, wagons or pushcarts may stand or park only at the request of a bona fide purchaser for a period of time not to exceed 10 minutes at any one place. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons delivering such articles upon order of, or by agreement with, a customer from a store or other fixed place of business or distribution, or a mobile food facility as defined in CVMC 19.58.440. (Ord. 3432 § 4, 2018; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.15(A)).
10.52.210 Peddlers and vendors – Parking and standing prohibited.¶
10.52.220 Emergency parking – Authorized when – Procedure.¶
Whenever the City Engineer determines that an emergency is likely to result from traffic congestion caused by the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings, or functions, or for other reasons, the City Engineer shall 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 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 the City Engineer shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.16(A)).
10.52.230 Emergency parking – Driver obedience required.¶
When parking control devices 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 the parking control device. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.16(B)).
10.52.240 Commercial vehicles – Display of warning devices required when.¶
10.52.250 Standing or parking – Applicability of provisions.¶
The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified or as indicated on official parking control devices, 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 other official traffic control device. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.1).
10.52.260 Parking – Scope of provisions.¶
The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.2).
10.52.270 Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets – Driver obedience required.¶
Except upon Sundays and holidays specified in CVMC 10.08.110, it is unlawful to park a vehicle at any time upon any street upon which a parking control device prohibiting such parking has been installed by the City Engineer by regulation adopted pursuant to CVMC 10.04.030. The City Engineer shall maintain within a register a Schedule III which lists the streets or portions thereof upon which the prohibitions of this section are in effect. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.3).
10.52.280 Parking – Prohibited at all times on certain streets – Schedule III.¶
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996.
10.52.290 Parking – Prohibited during certain hours on certain streets – Driver obedience required.¶
Except upon Sundays and holidays specified in CVMC 10.08.110, it is unlawful to park a vehicle between the hours specified of any day upon any street upon which a parking control device prohibiting or regulating such parking has been installed by the City Engineer by regulation adopted pursuant to CVMC 10.04.030. The City Engineer shall maintain within a register a Schedule IV which lists the streets or portions thereof upon which the restrictions and prohibitions within this section are in effect. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.4).
10.52.300 Parking – Prohibited during certain hours on certain streets – Schedule IV.¶
10.52.310 Stopping, standing or parking – Prohibited during certain hours on certain…¶
Except upon Sundays and holidays specified in CVMC 10.08.110, it is unlawful to stop, stand or park a vehicle between the hours specified of any day upon any of the streets or portions of a street upon which a parking control device regulating such parking has been installed by the City Engineer by regulation adopted pursuant to CVMC 10.04.030. The City Engineer shall maintain within a register a Schedule V which lists the streets or portions thereof upon which the restrictions and prohibitions of this section are in effect. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.5).
10.52.320 Stopping, standing, or parking – Prohibited during certain hours on certain streets – Schedule V.¶
10.52.330 Parking – Time limited on certain streets – Driver obedience required.¶
Except upon Sundays and holidays specified in CVMC 10.08.110, it is unlawful to park a vehicle for longer than the time specified upon a parking control device regulating such parking on any street upon which such a parking control device regulating such parking has been installed by the City Engineer by regulation adopted pursuant to CVMC 10.04.030, except in accordance with the directions of the parking control device. The City Engineer shall maintain within a register a Schedule VI which lists the streets or portions thereof upon which the restrictions and prohibitions of this section are in effect. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.6).
10.52.340 Parking – Time limited on certain streets – Schedule VI.¶
10.52.350 Parallel parking – Permitted on one-way streets – Generally.¶
Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within 18 inches of the lefthand curb facing in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way street, unless parking control devices are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.7(A)).
10.52.360 Parallel parking – Prohibited on one-way roadways when.¶
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 side of such one-way roadway unless signs are in place permitting such standing or parking. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.7(B)).
10.52.370 Parallel parking – On one-way streets and roadways – Determination authority.¶
10.52.380 Parallel parking – Exception for certain commercial vehicles.¶
The requirement of parallel parking imposed by CVMC 10.52.350 through 10.52.380 shall not apply to any commercial vehicle actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading freight or goods, in which case such vehicle may be backed up to the curb; provided, that such vehicle does not extend beyond the center line of the street and does not block traffic thereby. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.7(D)).
10.52.390 Diagonal parking – Required when – Procedure.¶
It is unlawful at any time to park a vehicle upon any street or portion thereof designated as a diagonal parking zone, upon which a parking control device regulating such parking has been installed by the City Engineer by regulation adopted pursuant to CVMC 10.04.030, except as follows: The vehicle shall be parked at an angle to the curb specified by the parking control device, and entirely within the limits of the allotted space, with the front wheel nearest the curb not more than six inches from the curb. The City Engineer shall maintain within a register a Schedule VIII which lists the streets or portions thereof upon which the restrictions and prohibitions of this section are in effect. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.8(A)).
10.52.400 Diagonal parking – Permitted where – Schedule VIII.¶
10.52.410 Diagonal parking – Applicability of provisions – Exceptions.¶
The provisions of CVMC 10.52.390 shall not apply to a vehicle actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading passengers, freight or goods, in which event the provisions applicable in CVMC 10.52.350 through 10.52.380 shall be complied with. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.8(B)).
10.52.420 Motorcycles – Parallel parking permitted when.¶
It is unlawful for the operator of any motorcycle to park said motorcycle parallel to the curb as defined in this chapter in any space designated by pavement markings or indicated by meters, unless said motorcycle is parked entirely within the limits of the allotted space and at least one wheel or fender is touching the right-hand curb. Where no curb or barriers bound any roadway, right-hand parallel parking is required unless otherwise indicated; provided further, that no more than one vehicle of any type may be parked within any allotted parking space. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1595 § 1, 1974; Ord. 1201 § 1; prior code § 19.11.9(1)).
10.52.430 Motorcycles – Diagonal parking permitted when.¶
It is unlawful for the operator of any motorcycle to park said motorcycle except at the angle to the curb indicated by parking control devices or pavement markings allotting space to parked vehicles, and entirely within the limits of said allotted space, with the front or rear wheel of said vehicle within 18 inches of the curb; provided further, that no more than one vehicle of any type may be parked within such allotted space. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 1595 § 1, 1974; Ord. 1201 § 1; prior code § 19.11.9(2)).
10.52.440 Motorcycles – Applicability of provisions – Exceptions.¶
The provisions of CVMC 10.52.420 and 10.52.430 shall not apply to a vehicle actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading passengers, freight or goods, in which event the provisions applicable in CVMC 10.52.350 through 10.52.380 shall be complied with. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 1595 § 1, 1974; Ord. 1201 § 1; prior code § 19.11.9(3)).
10.52.450 Parking – Prohibited during certain hours of certain days on certain streets…¶
It is unlawful to park a vehicle on any street during the times specified for street cleaning upon which a parking control device regulating and prohibiting such parking has been installed on each block of that street in its entirety by the City Engineer, restricting parking between certain hours on certain days of the week by regulation adopted pursuant to CVMC 10.04.030. The City Engineer shall maintain within a register a Schedule XIV which lists the streets upon which the restrictions and prohibitions concerning street sweeping regulations are in effect. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 2261 § 2, 1988).
10.52.460 Parking – Prohibited during certain hours of certain days on certain streets…¶
10.52.465 Parking vehicles listed for sale on public streets.¶
It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle that visibly contains a “for sale” sign on it that offers the vehicle for sale where there are signs posted forbidding this activity. (Ord. 3176 § 1, 2010).
10.52.470 Parking – Scope of restrictions.¶
No section of this chapter shall be construed as permitting any parking in violation of any other provisions of this title. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2261 § 1, 1988; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.17.15).
10.52.480 Municipal parking lots – Designated – Manner of parking required – Schedule XV.¶
Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22519, the following areas are designated as off-street public parking lots owned or operated by the City. It is unlawful for any vehicle to park in a municipal parking lot except in accordance with the angle to the curb indicated by signs or pavement markings allotting space to parked vehicles and entirely within the limits of said allotted space, with the front wheel nearest the curb and within six inches of said curb or other stop, and in accordance with the time limits indicated on signs erected in the area by the City Engineer pursuant to regulation adopted under CVMC 10.04.030. The City Engineer shall maintain within a register a Schedule XV listing the restrictions applicable to these locations.
| Designated Parking Lot |
Location |
|---|---|
| No. 1 | Near southwest corner of Landis and E Streets |
| No. 2 | Northeast corner of Landis and Davidson Streets |
| No. 3 | 200 block of Landis (North of F Street) |
| No. 4 | 340 F Street (Near southwest corner of E Street) |
| No. 5 | Near southeast corner of Third and Madrona |
| No. 8 | 281 – 287 Church Avenue (between Church and Del Mar Streets) |
| No. 10 | Northwest corner of Church and Davidson Streets |
| NPSC | Norman Park Senior Center (between F and Center Streets) |
| City Hall Employee Lots |
West of Fourth Street, south of Davidson, east of Fig Street. North of F Street west of Fire Station No. 1. |
| City Hall Visitor Lot |
North side of F Street, between Building 200 and Fire Station No. 1. |
| Chula Vista Community Park Lot |
South of Chula Vista Community Park and west of Eastlake Parkway |
| City Employee Lot |
West of Maxwell Road and north of Main Street at the John Lippit Public Works Center |
| Ken Lee Lot | West of Fourth Avenue and south of F Street |
| Police Department Parking Structure |
East of Fourth Avenue and south of F Street |
The City Engineer has the ability, once signage is posted, to designate specific parking spots in the above lots as visitor parking, car share parking, electric vehicle parking, disabled person and/or employee parking. The City Council hereby delegates to the City Engineer the ability to change the parking spot designations within the above lots, including but not limited to establishing metered parking, without having to seek Council approval beforehand. The designations of any specific parking spot or parking area will not be enforceable until signage is posted. Parking that is in violation of the posted signs is illegal and will be ticketed pursuant to CVMC 10.62.010 through 10.62.030. (Ord. 3582 § 2, 2024; Ord. 3267 § 1, 2013; Ord. 3138 § 2, 2009; Ord. 2983 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 2488 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2436 § 1, 1991).
10.52.482 Overnight parking prohibited in City-owned parking lots.¶
It is illegal for any automobile, motorcycle or other self-driven vehicle to be parked overnight at any City-owned parking lot, including but not limited to municipal lots and parking lots adjacent to City parks, where so stated by signage, except where permitted by the City Engineer. Parking tickets will be issued pursuant to CVMC 10.62.010 through 10.62.030. (Ord. 3267 § 1.A, 2013).
10.52.485 Municipal parking lots – Sleeping or camping prohibited.¶
A. No person shall sleep or camp in a vehicle on the grounds of any City-owned, leased, or operated parking lot listed in CVMC 10.52.480. Signs expressing this parking restriction and the City’s right to remove or impound an offending vehicle shall be posted at each entrance of a parking lot by the City Engineer.
B. For purposes of this section, “to camp” shall be defined as establishing or maintaining a temporary, including overnight, place for sleeping, which includes, but is not limited to, the use, or storage for use, of sleeping bags, bedding materials, blankets, sheets, or other nonclothing items utilized or available for use to maintain warmth and comfort for sleep in a vehicle.
C. Vehicles in violation of this section may be removed and impounded as authorized by CVMC 10.80.120 and California Vehicle Code Section 22651. (Ord. 2923 § 1, 2003).
10.52.490 Prohibitions regarding parking of overheight vehicles – Schedule IX.¶
A. It is unlawful to park an overheight vehicle, as defined in subsection (D) of this section, upon any street or portion thereof upon which a parking control device regulating the parking of overheight vehicles has been installed by the City Engineer pursuant to regulation adopted under CVMC 10.04.030 and subsection (B) of this section. The City Engineer shall maintain within a register a Schedule IX which lists the streets or portions thereof upon which the restrictions and prohibitions of this section are in effect.
B. Pursuant to California Vehicle Code Sections 22507 and 21360, the City Engineer may establish by regulation those locations where parking of overheight vehicles is to be restricted based upon the sight obstruction posed by an overheight vehicle to vehicles entering the roadway from an intersection. Parking restrictions shall be limited to a maximum distance of 100 feet from the point of curb return of the intersection along the roadway.
C. As used in this CVMC 10.52.490, the term “intersection” shall include, in addition to the meaning prescribed by the California Vehicle Code Section 365, an intersection with a roadway of a major use driveway from a multifamily residential facility or shopping or business center, or any similar use which generates a traffic flow at least equal to that encountered at the intersection of a minor street with the affected roadway.
D. As used in subsection (A) of this section, the term “overheight vehicle” means any vehicle with a height of six feet or more at any point, including the load, cab or body, when measured from the roadway.
E. The City Engineer may prescribe procedures for full cost recovery of the installation of parking control devices at intersections from private property. (Ord. 2670, 1996).
10.52.495 Parking of recreational vehicles prohibited on City streets except by permit.¶
A. No person shall park any recreational vehicle, whether motorized or not, whether attached to a motorized vehicle or not, at any time upon any highway, street, alley, public way or public place, except as otherwise allowed, in the City of Chula Vista except:
When the registered owner or lessor of a recreational vehicle is in possession of a valid City permit;
While in the process of actively loading or unloading;
When such vehicle or trailer is disabled in such a manner and to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily parking such vehicle or trailer.
B. For the purposes of this section, “recreational vehicle” shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
Camp trailers (California Vehicle Code Section 242);
Fifth-wheel travel trailers (California Vehicle Code Section 324);
House cars (California Vehicle Code Section 362);
Trailer coaches (California Vehicle Code Section 635);
Mobilehomes (California Vehicle Code Section 396);
Boats and/or trailers, including jet skis and/or jet ski trailers;
Dune buggies and off-road or all-terrain vehicles and/or trailers;
Trailers used for the transportation of equipment, vehicles or animals;
Recreational vehicles (California Health and Safety Code Section 18010);
Folding camper trailers;
Any other motorized or towed vehicle designed, maintained or used primarily for recreational purposes.
C. The City Manager has authority to adopt procedural rules and regulations governing the permit process and to issue a parking permit for the parking of a recreational vehicle on a public street or public place to any Chula Vista resident, for the resident’s use or for the use of a resident’s guest, if (1) a written application is made to the City Manager including the address of the resident; and (2) the appropriate fees as described below are paid.
A permit will be issued upon payment of a fee and will be available for purchase at City facilities designated by the City Manager, or may be available through the City’s website, if determined feasible by the City Manager. The permit fee shall be as set forth in the Master Fee Schedule of the City adopted by resolution of the City Council. The City Manager shall from time to time recommend such fees to the Council that reflect an amount to equal but not to exceed the reasonable costs of administration of the program and sign installation and maintenance.
The permit shall state the address of the resident and the permit shall be valid only within the same block of the resident’s address, or upon a street adjacent to the resident’s address, on either side of the street.
The permit shall be displayed on the recreational vehicle in a manner determined by the City Manager.
The duration of the permit shall not exceed 24 hours.
No more than three consecutive permits may be issued to any one address for any 72-hour period.
No more than 72 permits may be issued relating to any one address in any one calendar year.
Proof of residency or tenancy and proof of recreational vehicle ownership or recreational vehicle use or control shall be demonstrated in a manner determined by the City Manager.
The permitted recreational vehicle shall be subject to all applicable parking restrictions in the Chula Vista Municipal Code and the California Vehicle Code.
D. A violation of any provision of this section is an infraction and punishable with a court citation and a minimum $100.00 fine, pursuant to CVMC 1.20.010(B).
E. As an alternative to subsection (D) of this section, at the sole discretion of the City Manager, a violation of any provision of this section may be punishable with an administrative citation pursuant to CVMC 1.41.100. (Ord. 3358 § 1, 2015).
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