Colfax Municipal Code Ch. 10.16 Stopping, Standing and Parking

The city council finds establishing parking regulations, violations, offense and administration, appeal process, parking violation bail schedule and establishing fines for such violations a necessity for the health, safety and welfare of the community.

(Ord. 469 § 1, 2000)

The city establishes regulations, violations, methods of administration and appeals pursuant to California Government Codes.

(Ord. 469 § 2, 2000)

The city establishes the Placer County sheriff's department under contract to serve as local law enforcement to the city. The Placer County sheriff's office assigns a supervising deputy(s) and designates that person(s) to the city.

(Ord. 469 § 3 (part), 2000: prior code § 4-5.201)

The city may designate areas for diagonal, parallel, right angle, limited or prohibited parking. The director of public works shall erect signs and mark those portions of the streets and curbs designated for such parking.

(Ord. 469 § 3 (part), 2000: prior code § 4-5.202)

When curb markings or signs are in place, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign in violation of the provisions of this chapter. Vehicles shall be parked so that no part of the vehicle extends over or across any mark or line designating the parking space.

(Ord. 469 § 3 (part), 2000: prior code § 4-5.203)

The following areas of the city shall be limited to twenty (20) consecutive minutes of parking time per vehicle between the hours of eight a.m. and six p.m. on every day of the week except Sundays and holidays:

A. One diagonal parking place directly in front of 33 Depot Street;

B. One diagonal parking place directly in front of 46 North Main Street.

(Ord. 469 § 3 (part), 2000: prior code § 4-5.204)

The following areas of the city shall be limited to two consecutive hours of parking time per vehicle between the hours of eight a.m. and six p.m. on every day of the week, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays:

A. The west side of Main Street between Church Street and Depot Street;

B. The north and south sides of Grass Valley Street from Main Street to the first designated alleyway;

C. The south side of Depot Street between Main Street and the first designated alleyway; and

D. Both sides of Auburn Avenue between Central Street and Oak Street.

(Ord. 469 § 3 (part), 2000: prior code § 4-5.205)

The following areas of the city shall be designated as no parking areas:

A. Foresthill Street between Oak Street and Central Street, except to load or unload;

B. South Auburn Street and Placer Hills Road beginning at the Canyon Way over crossing sign which reads S. Auburn Street and Placer Hills Road and extending along both sides of S. Auburn Street northward four hundred fifty (450) feet.

C. The City Engineer, with prior approval of the City Council, is hereby authorized to place signs or markings indicating restricted or no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty (20) feet, or upon one (1) side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed thirty (30) feet. When official signs or markings restricting or prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized in this section, no persons shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign or marking.

(Ord. 469 § 3 (part), 2000: prior code § 4-5.206)

(Ord. No. 550, § 1(Exh. A), 9-14-2022)

A. Person(s) who own or have the possession, custody or control of any commercial or recreation vehicle may not park such vehicle(s) on any street or alley in the city in excess of seventy-two (72) consecutive hours.

B. Commercial or recreation vehicle(s) for the purpose of this chapter are those vehicles recognized and subject to registration as recreation or commercial vehicles under the California Vehicle Code. They are described herein as commercial vehicles with three or more axles, commercial vehicles over twenty-five (25) feet in length, any motor home or truck and trailer combination to include boat trailers (with or without vessel), any box style or flatbed trailer used for commercial purposes, any truck or trailer commonly rented by private parties for the purposes of moving items. Such vehicles are subject to towing for violation of this section.

(Ord. 469 § 3 (part), 2000: prior code § 4-5.207)

In the event any motor or recreation vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street or alley in violation of the provisions of this chapter, such motor or recreation vehicle may be removed from the street or alley and stored subject to the requirements of the Vehicle Code of the state.

(Ord. 469 § 3 (part), 2000: prior code § 4-5.209)

Whenever the provisions of this chapter delegate authority to the director of public works to regulate parking upon a state highway in any way which by state law requires the prior approval of the Department of Public Works of the state, the director of public works shall not exercise such authority with respect to any state highway without prior approval in writing by the Department of Public Works of the state when and to the extent required by the Vehicle Code of the state.

(Ord. 469 § 3 (part), 2000: prior code § 4-5.210)

Any provision of this chapter which regulates parking or delegates the regulation of parking upon state highways in any way for which the approval of the Department of Public Works of the state is required by state law shall cease to be operative six months after the receipt by the council of a written notice of the withdrawal of such approval by the Department of Public Works of the state.

(Ord. 469 § 3 (part), 2000: prior code § 4-5.211)

A. The city adopts Placer County Code Sections 16.865 through 16.690 establishing administration, process, procedure and enforcement of parking violation citations by reference.

B. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code Section 402.007, for a period of twenty-one (21) days from the issuance of a notice of parking violation or ten (10) days from the mailing of a notice of delinquent parking violation, a person shall submit parking violation citation fees to the parking administrator as designated by Placer County. The hearing officer shall determine guilty or not guilty.

(Ord. 469 § 3 (part), 2000: prior code § 4-5.212)

Pursuant to the Vehicle Code Section 402.30, within twenty (20) days after the mailing of the final decision by the Placer County parking administrator hearing officer, the person may seek review by filing an appeal with the Placer County municipal court. All citations fines must be paid prior to filing an appeal.

(Ord. 469 § 3 (part), 2000: prior code § 4-5.213)

Any violation of this chapter and any violation of the Vehicle Code sections set forth in the bail schedule of Placer County adopted by reference shall be an infraction and shall be punishable by fine(s) set forth in Chapter 10.36 of this title. Fine(s) may be revised and amended by resolution of the city council from time to time as necessary and consistent with the adopted Placer County fines.

(Ord. 469 § 3 (part), 2000: prior code § 4-5.214)