Exeter Municipal Code Ch. 10.28 Parking of Trucks Sections

It is unlawful to park or cause to be parked any commercial vehicle with an unladen weight of five thousand pounds or more on any street or alley in the city for any continuous period exceeding two hours, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, under Section 10.28.020 - Exceptions.

Definition: A commercial vehicle is described by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) per California Vehicle Code (CVC § 260) A commercial vehicle, is a vehicle required to be registered which is used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit or designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.

Truck Tractor (CVC § 655). A truck tractor is a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the vehicle weight and load drawn. As used in this section, "load" does not include items carried on the truck tractor in conjunction with the vehicle operation if the load carrying space for these items does not exceed thirty-four square feet. Truck tractors must always be registered as commercial vehicles, even if they have living quarters. The living quarters are secondary or incidental to the primary function of the vehicle, which is still drawing other vehicles.

Bus (CVC § 233). A bus is a commercial vehicle when it is used to transport persons for hire, compensation, or profit or when bus transportation is supplied by a profit-making entity and customer pays for the bus service as part of the overall consideration for the primary service.

Pickup (CVC § 471). A pickup is a motor truck with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of less than eleven thousand five hundred pounds, an unladen weight of less than eight thousand one pounds, and equipped with an open box-type bed less than nine feet in length. California Code of Regulations, Title 13 § 150.04 further defines pickup trucks. A pickup shall not be considered a commercial vehicle under this Section 10.28.010.

(Ord. 326 §1, 1975; Ord. No. 696, §1, 4-27-2021)

A. The provisions set forth in Section 10.28.010 shall not apply to parking of vehicles at or along the curb or side of any street or alley which curb or side is in or adjacent to any area of the city which is zoned C-2 central commercial zone, C-3 commercial service zone, C-H highway commercial zone, M-1 light manufacturing zone, M-l-X exclusive light manufacturing zone, or M-2 heavy manufacturing zone, according to the provisions of Title 17 as in effect from time to time.

B. There is excepted from the provisions set forth in Section 10.28.010 any vehicle which is being used for the loading or unloading of goods or cargo being received from or delivered to property in the block in which such vehicle is parked during such time as may be reasonably necessary to complete such loading or unloading.

C. There is excepted from the provisions set forth in Section 10.28.010 any vehicle which is parked in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a service to or on a property in the block in which such vehicle is parked, during such time as may be reasonably necessary to complete such service.

(Ord. 326 §1 (A, B, C), 1975; Ord. No. 696, §1, 4-27-2021)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of an infraction and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

(Ord. 326 §2, 1975; Ord. 391 §1, 1978; Ord. No. 696, §1, 4-27-2021)