Clovis Municipal Code Art. 11 Stopping, Standing, and Parking Restricted or Prohibited on Certain Streets

Green curb markings shall mean no standing or parking for a period of time longer than twenty-four (24) minutes at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m on any day except Sundays and holidays.

When authorized signs, parking meters, or curb markings have been determined by the City Engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking, sign, or parking meter in violation thereof.

(§ 1, Ord. 390, eff. December 1, 1965, as amended by Ord. 94-6, eff. March 24, 1994)

When authorized signs, parking meters, or curb markings have been determined by the City Engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, for a period of time longer than forty (40) minutes.

(§ 1, Ord. 390, eff. December 1, 1965, as amended by Ord. 94-6, eff. March 24, 1994)

When authorized signs, parking meters, or curb markings have been determined by the City Engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, for a period of time longer than one hour.

(§ 1, Ord. 390, eff. December 1, 1965, as amended by Ord. 94-6, eff. March 24, 1994)

When authorized signs, parking meters, or curb markings have been determined by the City Engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, for a period of time long than two (2) hours.

(§ 1, Ord. 390, eff. December 1, 1965, as amended by Ord. 94-6, eff. March 24, 1994)

When authorized signs, parking meters, or curb markings have been determined by the City Engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, for a period of time longer than three (3) hours.

(Ord. 04-38, eff. October 7, 2004)

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

(b) In the event a highway includes two (2) 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 in place permitting such standing or parking.

(c) The City Engineer is hereby authorized to determine when standing or parking shall be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any one-way street or when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two (2) or more separate roadways and shall erect signs giving notice thereof.

(d) The requirement of parallel parking imposed by this section shall not apply in the event any commercial vehicle is 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 such vehicle does not extend beyond the center line of the street and does not block traffic thereby.

(§ 1, Ord. 390, eff. December 1, 1965, as amended by Ord. 94-6, eff. March 24, 1994)

On any of the streets established by resolution of the Council or as determined by the City Engineer as angle parking zones, when signs or pavement markings are in place indicating such angle parking, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park such vehicle except:

(a) At the angle to the curb indicated by signs or pavement markings allotting space to parked vehicles and entirely within the limits of such allotted space; and

(b) With the front wheel nearest the curb within six inches (6”) of such curb.

The provisions of this section shall not apply when such vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading passengers, freight or goods, in which event the provisions applicable in Section 4.5.1140 of this article shall be complied with.

(§ 1, Ord. 390, eff. December 1, 1965; as amended by § 1, Ord. 01-18, eff. July 18, 2001)

The City Engineer is hereby authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbing where authorized parking is permitted.

When such parking space markings are placed on the highway, subject to other and more restrictive limitations, no vehicle shall be stopped, left standing, or parked other than within a single space unless the size or shape of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.

(§ 1, Ord. 390, eff. December 1, 1965, as amended by Ord. 94-6, eff. March 24, 1994)

The City Engineer shall designate established no stopping zones by placing and maintaining appropriate signs indicating that stopping of vehicles is prohibited and indicating the hours and day when stopping is prohibited.

During the hours and on the days designated on the signs, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop such vehicle on any of the streets or parts of streets established by resolution of the Council as no stopping zones.

(§ 1, Ord. 390, eff. December 1, 1965, as amended by Ord. 94-6, eff. March 24, 1994)

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle on any street for a period of time longer than thirty (30) minutes between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day; provided, however, this section shall not apply to a vehicle of any regularly licensed physician when actually engaged in making professional calls.

(§ 1, Ord. 390, eff. December 1, 1965)

When parking for specific and scheduled events or occurrences is determined by the City Traffic Engineer to adversely affect a residential neighborhood, the City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to initiate limited parking or permit parking in the affected neighborhood.

When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle during the effective periods shown on the signs without displaying in plain view a permit, decal, sticker, or other approved instrument authorizing such stopping, standing, or parking.

(§ 1, Ord. 94-25, eff. October 6, 1994)