Del Mar Municipal Code Ch. 14.20 Parking Meters

It is the purpose of this Chapter to establish procedures and regulations applicable to parking meters.

(Ord. No. 508; Ord. No. 1004, § 2, 1-8-2024)

A. To authorize the establishment of a zone in which parking meters are to be installed, the City Council shall adopt an ordinance specifying:

1. The streets, highways, or public or private property whereby the City of Del Mar having jurisdiction by its police powers, ownership interest or by contract to third parties may be marked with white lines or by other visual features such as signs, curb markings, or similar features, included in the zone;

2. Whether white lines designating parking spaces to be established;

3. The hours of operations of the meter; and

4. The rate of fee.

B. The Road Commissioner shall establish the parking meter zone and cause to be installed meters, signs and markings in accordance with the authorizing ordinance.

(Ord. No. 1004, § 2, 1-8-2024)

A. The Road Commissioner shall insure that money deposited into meters is collected as to the Finance Director.

B. The Road Commissioner shall insure that meter, signs and markings are maintained in good condition.

(Ord. No. 1004, § 2, 1-8-2024)

A. Parking Space Regulated by a Parking Meter.

1. It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in a parking space that is regulated by a parking meter requiring a parking meter fee to be paid to allow the vehicle to remain in that area, unless:

a. The parking meter regulation is not in effect at the time; or

b. The fee has been paid and the parking meter is displaying a sign or signal indicating the entitlement to use the parking spaces is legal and unexpired.

2. The registered owner of a vehicle is in violation of the law if such vehicle is in a parking space that is being regulated by a parking meter requiring a parking meter fee to be paid to allow the vehicle to remain in that area, unless:

a. The parking meter regulation is not in effect at the time, or

b. The fee has been paid and the parking meter is displaying a sign or signal indicating the entitlement to use the parking space is legal and unexpired.

B. Parking Space Regulated by Parking Machine.

1. It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in a parking space that is regulated by a parking machine which dispenses a ticket/receipt upon the payment of a parking fee to allow the vehicle to remain in that area, unless:

a. The parking machine regulation is not in effect at the time; or

b. A valid, unexpired ticket/receipt is displayed in the vehicle, viewable to the public.

2. The registered owner of a vehicle is in violation of the law if such vehicle is in a parking space that is being regulated by a parking machine which dispenses a ticket/receipt upon the payment of a parking fee to allow the vehicle to remain in that area; unless:

a. The parking machine regulation is not in effect at the time; or

b. A valid, unexpired ticket/receipt is displayed in the vehicle, viewable to the public.

3. Unless authorized by the City in writing, it is unlawful for any person to transfer or exchange with some other person a parking machine ticket/receipt issued by the City.

(Ord. No. 646; Ord. No. 1004, § 2, 1-8-2024)

It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to open, for any person to deface, injure, tamper with, or willfully break, destroy, impair the usefulness of, or tamper with any parking meter installed pursuant to this Chapter. Such prohibited tampering shall include, but is not limited to, depositing or causing to be deposited any slug, device or metallic object as a substitute for a coin of the United States. A violation of this Section shall be a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 1004, § 2, 1-8-2024)

The parking or standing of any vehicle in a parking space, at which space the parking meter displays the sign or signal indicating illegal parking, shall constitute a prima facie presumption that the vehicle has been parked or allowed to stand in such space in violation of the City's Traffic Code.

(Ord. No. 1004, § 2, 1-8-2024)

The Road Commissioner shall establish an enforced program whereby the enforcing authority will record the number of the meter at which vehicle is overparked, take the State vehicle license of such vehicle, and issue in writing a citation for illegal parking in the same for and subject to the same procedure provided for by the laws of the State of California, applicable to traffic violations within this City; except when the vehicle is an official City vehicle parked while the operator is performing official duties in the vicinity.

(Ord. No. 1004, § 2, 1-8-2024)