Citrus Heights Municipal Code Div. 1 Generally

The director is authorized, subject to this chapter, to place and maintain and, when required, shall place the following curb markings or signs to indicate parking, standing or stopping regulations, and the curb markings or signs shall have the meanings as set forth:

(1) Red curb marking means no stopping, standing or parking at any time of any day except as permitted by the Vehicle Code.

(2) Yellow curb marking means no stopping, standing or parking between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except holidays and Sundays for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials, provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than one minute, nor the unloading of materials more than 20 minutes, and such loading or unloading shall be actively carried on during all of that time.

(3) White curb marking means no stopping, standing or parking at any time of any day for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers and baggage, and the loading or unloading shall not exceed five minutes.

(4) Green curb marking means no stopping, standing or parking for a period of time longer than 12 or 24 minutes, as designated by signs, at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except holidays and Sundays.

(5) Blue curb marking means parking limited exclusively to public-agency-owned vehicles specifically used for transportation of physically handicapped persons and for vehicles of physically handicapped persons, which vehicle bears an appropriate identification identifying the vehicle as that of a physically handicapped person.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.010), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

The sections of this chapter imposing regulations on stopping or parking shall not relieve any person from the compliance with other or more restrictive sections of the Vehicle Code or the ordinances of this city regulating the standing or parking of vehicles at specified places or at specified times.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.020), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) The director is authorized to prohibit stopping, standing or parking on any highway or may prohibit stopping, standing or parking during certain hours of the day on any highway.

(b) When signs authorized by this section are in place, giving notice of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.030), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) The director is authorized to place signs and markings indicating no parking upon any two-way roadway, when the width of the roadway does not exceed 30 feet.

(b) The director is authorized to sign or mark the following places, and, when so signed or marked, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any of the following places:

(1) At any place within 20 feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite a midblock end of a safety zone.

(2) At any place within 20 feet of any crosswalk.

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

(4) At any place where traffic and engineering studies have been made and the director determines that it is necessary in order to eliminate dangerous traffic hazards or to provide for the orderly movement of traffic.

(c) When signs authorized by this section are in place, giving notice of the provisions of this section, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.040), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) Whenever the director shall determine that, in a special situation, traffic congestion is likely to result on any highway or alley from holding public or private assemblages, gatherings or functions; street construction, maintenance or repair work; or for any other reason, the director is authorized 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. The signs shall remain in place only during the existence of the special situation, and the director shall cause the signs to be removed promptly thereafter.

(b) When signs authorized by this section are in place, giving notice of the provisions of this section, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.050), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) No person shall park any vehicle in any alley in the city except while actively engaged in loading or unloading passengers, freight or merchandise.

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

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.060), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of displaying such vehicle for sale.

(b) No person who owns or has custody or control of any vehicle shall park or store such vehicle upon any highway or alley for more than a consecutive period of 72 hours or move and repark such vehicle on any highway within 300 feet of the original parking site, unless such vehicle is maintained in an operable condition and driven within such 72 consecutive hours.

(c) If the highway includes two or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon each roadway, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle upon the lefthand side of such one-way roadway.

(d) It is unlawful for any person to have, erect, place, stand or park, wholly or partly within the right-of-way of any road or highway, any vehicle, motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, wagon, pushcart, stand, structure, or building for the purpose of selling such or of selling, vending, displaying for sale, or offering for sale, therefrom or therein, any goods, wares, merchandise, fruit, vegetables, produce, or any other article or thing of value. Any such vehicle, motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, wagon, pushcart, stand, structure, or building so had, erected, placed, stood or parked for any such purpose is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and the removal thereof forthwith from within the right-of-way of any such road or highway by the director is hereby authorized.

(e) This chapter does not prohibit a seller from taking orders or delivering any commodity from any vehicle from that city road or highway immediately adjacent to the premises of the purchaser.

(f) No person shall park any motor truck, excepting any truck commonly known as and referred to as a "pickup truck," trailer other than a camping trailer or boat trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor or commercial vehicle for more than one hour on any highway in a residential district or move and repark such vehicle on any highway in a residential district within 300 feet of the original parking site within any 24-hour period except while loading or unloading property or in connection with and in the aid of the performance of a service to or on a property adjacent to the block in which such vehicle is parked and only for such time in addition to one hour that is reasonably necessary to complete such loading, unloading or service.

(g) No person shall park any motor home, trailer coach, travel trailer, truck camper, camping trailer or boat trailer for more than 72 hours on any highway in a residential district or move and repark such vehicle on any highway in a residential district within 300 feet of the original parking site within any 72-hour period.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.070), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997; Ord. No. 98-10, § 1, 10-14-1998)

Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked parallel to and within 18 inches of the lefthand curb, facing in the direction of the traffic movement upon any one-way street, unless signs are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.080), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) The director is authorized to establish bus zones, opposite red curb space, for the loading and unloading of buses and common carriers of passengers and to determine the location and length thereof.

(b) The director is authorized to establish loading zones.

(c) The director is authorized to establish taxistands.

(d) No person shall park and leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, in any loading zone for a period of time longer than is permitted for such loading zone except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in a taxistand except the operator of the taxi.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.090), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) The director is authorized to restrict or prohibit parking in excess of 12 minutes, 24 minutes, one hour or two hours, between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day on any highway.

(b) When signs have been posted to give notice of such restriction or prohibition, no person shall park any vehicle and leave the vehicle parked, whether attended or unattended, for a period of time longer than set out on the signs.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.100), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

Every person violating section 94-269 is guilty of a separate and further violation for each period of time that the vehicle is left so parked, equal to the maximum legal parking time for the particular time zone or parking space as designated in section 94-269 or by an ordinance adopted setting the maximum legal time.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.110), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) For the purpose of this section, a curb parking space shall be an area open for lawful parking alongside or adjacent to a curb, which area is not of sufficient length to permit two or more vehicles to freely move for parking therein at the same time.

(b) Any person seeking to park his or her vehicle in a curb space, whose vehicle arrives at the parking space prior to any vehicle other than his or hers, and who proceeds beyond the space a distance not to exceed ten feet, measured at the rear bumper, for the purpose of backing his or her vehicle therein, shall have the right-of-way over any person driving or attempting to drive any other vehicle directly into such curb parking space, or who, in any manner, obstructs such curb parking space; and the driver of such other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to the driver who first arrived at the parking space.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.120), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

A person may park a vehicle adjacent to the curb within an intersection if the director marks the roadway with appropriate signs, markers or buttons as described in section 94-370.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.130), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

At no time shall any person park a vehicle on a highway at an angle to the roadway except to comply with the directions of a traffic officer.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.140), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

If any person parks a vehicle contrary to sections 94-263—94-267, 94-270 and 94-272, the vehicle is determined to be an obstruction to the normal flow of traffic as defined in Vehicle Code § 22651(b) and may be removed from the highway as provided in Vehicle Code §§ 22650—22856.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.150), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

Every person who parks a motor vehicle upon any highway shall first lock the ignition, remove the key therefrom and take such key with him or her unless a licensed operator remains in such motor vehicle, in which case such licensed operator, before leaving the vehicle, shall first lock the ignition, remove the key therefrom, and take the key with him or her.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.160), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) Whenever the director determines that parking or standing of vehicles on city property is prohibited, limited or restricted, the director shall have the power and authority to order signs to be erected or posted indicating that the parking of vehicles is thus prohibited, limited or restricted.

(b) When signs authorized by this section are in place, giving notice thereof, no person shall park or stand a vehicle contrary to the directions of the signs, and any vehicle parked in violation of the signs may be towed to the public storage garage, at the expense of the owner of the vehicle as provided in Vehicle Code §§ 22650—22856.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.170), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) Notwithstanding any other section in this Code, whenever the director determines that parking or standing of vehicles in city parking areas under his or her jurisdiction is prohibited, limited or restricted, the director shall have the power and authority to order signs to be erected or posted indicating that the parking of vehicles is thus prohibited, limited or restricted.

(b) When signs authorized by this section are in place, giving notice thereof, no person shall park or stand a vehicle contrary to the directions of the signs, and any vehicle parked in violation of the signs may be towed to the public storage garage, at the expense of the owner of the vehicle as provided in Vehicle Code §§ 22650—22856, and/or the director, the department of general services or a peace officer may issue a citation for illegal parking. The director or a peace officer shall record on the citation the location where the offense was committed, the nature of the violation, the state vehicle license number of the vehicle, the make and year of the vehicle and the time and date of such violation. The director or a peace officer shall then issue in writing a citation for illegal parking in the same form and subject to the same procedure provided for by the laws of the state applicable to the traffic violations within the city.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.175), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

(a) It is unlawful for any person to drive upon or across, to leave standing or to cause to be left standing, or to park any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon privately owned property within the city without the implied or express consent of the owner or person in lawful possession of the property.

(b) If a property owner has posted the property in compliance with California Vehicle Code § 22658, citations may be issued for violations of this section. This section does not prohibit any act expressly authorized by state law, including the towing of vehicles by property owners.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.24.180), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997; Ord. No. 2009-01, § 2-12-2009)

A bus engaged as a common carrier may stop to load or unload passengers in front of a driveway. At no time shall the bus so stop for a period longer than is necessary to load or unload passengers.

(Ord. No. 97-01, § 2(10.32.030), 1-2-1997; Ord. No. 97-13, § 2, 3-26-1997; Ord. No. 97-17, § 2, 9-24-1997)

Commercial vehicles (semi-trucks, trailers, STAA trucks, and similar) are prohibited from parking on all public streets within the city limits. Temporary loading and unloading of commercial vehicles is allowed.

Commercial vehicles means a motor vehicle used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit or designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, as set forth in Vehicle Code section 260, and Citrus Heights Municipal Code section 94-172.

No person shall park any commercial vehicle for more than one hour on any public street or move and repark such vehicle on any public street within 300 feet of the original parking site within any 24-hour period except while loading or unloading property or in connection with and in the aid of the performance of a service to or on a property adjacent to the block in which such vehicle is parked and only for such time in addition to one hour that is reasonably necessary to complete such loading, unloading or service.

(Ord. No. 2023-001, § 2, 3-9-2023)