Del Rey Oaks Municipal Code Ch. 10.22 Stopping, Standing and Parking

The following definitions are adopted for the purpose of this chapter:

Camper means a structure having no wheels or foundation used as temporary housing and which may contain cooking facilities and which is designed for transport by the pickup truck.

Commercial vehicle means any of the following: 1) Any vehicle as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 260 having a gross vehicular weight of 10,000 pounds or more; 2) Any unattached commercially licensed tractor or truck capable of hauling a trailer or semitrailer resulting in a combined weight of 10,000 pounds or more; and 3) Any unattached commercially licensed trailer or semitrailer over 80 inches in width or 20 feet in length. "Commercial vehicle" shall not include a vehicle owned by a public entity or utility.

Prohibited vehicles means any commercial vehicle, truck tractor, semi-trailer, independent trailer, walk-in van, box van, walk-in truck, trucks with sideboards exceeding the height of the cab, tow truck, any flatbed pickup, any vehicle designed to provide food or equipment sales or transport any vehicle affixed with power attachments or tools, any vehicle which exceeds a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 11,500 pounds, any school bus or passenger carrying vehicle which exceeds 16 persons in capacity or 22 feet in length, and any vehicle exceeding nine and one-half feet in height.

Recreational vehicle means any travel trailer or other vehicular portable structure designed to be used as a temporary occupancy for travel or recreation use, including, but not limited to, any motor home, and truck slide-in camper. Passenger vans which have been converted for use as a recreational vehicle and do not exceed nine feet in height are exempt from this section.

Trailer shall be as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 630, including trailers for vehicles, boats or personal watercrafts.

(Ord. No. 287, § 3, 11-15-2016)

No person shall park any camper, and boat trailer, recreational vehicle or prohibited vehicle at any time upon any street, alley, right-of-way or publicly owned lot in the city except as follows:

A. Permitted by "construction related activity" or any landscape business in the vicinity between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily. For the purpose of this section, the term "construction related activity" includes any active loading and unloading of construction material for the purpose of construction work or landscape maintenance, in accordance with valid development permit (e.g., use permit, encroachment permit, building permit). For landscape businesses or independent contractors to be exempt, a copy of a valid City Business License must be attached to the trailer.

B. Trucks with sideboards extending above the cab will be permitted to park not longer than 24 hours.

C. If the registered owner of a recreational vehicle is a resident of a residence on the public street where the trailer, boat or recreational vehicle is parked for the purpose of loading, unloading, cleaning, or other activity preparatory or incident to travel.

D. One vehicle not exceeding a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of five tons which is owned and operated by a water, gas, electric or telephone public utility and used for emergency service to prevent injury or hazard to the general public may be parked in a residential district. One light-duty class A tow truck with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 to 19,500 pounds, and used for emergency service to prevent injury or hazard to the general public may be parked in a residential district. Such tow trucks must be registered with a city, county, or state agency to provide emergency towing services.

E. A trailer and/or prohibited vehicle within a residential zone shall be limited to a maximum of 48 hours in a seven-day period for the purpose of actively loading and unloading by the property owner or occupant of a dwelling or apartment.

After three parking violations, the trailer, recreational vehicle, or prohibited vehicle is subject to being towed at the owner's expense.

(Ord. No. 287, § 3, 11-15-2016)