Fairfield Municipal Code § 11.8 Parking or stopping on public premises, streets or highways in violation of…

(a) No motor vehicle shall be parked or stopped on streets or highways in violation of posted signs or curb markings which restrict or prohibit the parking or stopping of such vehicle.

(b) No motor vehicle shall be parked on streets or highways for a period in excess of the time permitted by the posted signs or curb markings.

(c) No person shall park or leave standing a motor vehicle in or upon any off-street property of the City in violation of posted signs or curb markings unless such person first shall have obtained permission for such use as evidenced by a writing, a sign or other physical evidence of invitation or permission.

(d) A vehicle parked in violation of paragraphs (a)-(c) may be towed as indicated on posted signs.

(Ord. 69-21, § 1; Ord. 73-3, § 1; Ord. 2002-08, § 2; Ord. 2005-19, § 1)

No person shall park or leave standing on any public right of way any vehicle loaded with flammables or explosives, except for loading or unloading.

(Ord. No. 69-21, § 1)

No person shall park any commercial vehicle having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or more in any residence district for longer than two hours.

This section shall not apply to the parking of a commercial vehicle in a residence district where such vehicle is making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted streets or highways or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building or structure upon the restricted streets or highways for which a building permit has previously been obtained.

(Ord. No. 76-10, § 1)

(a) The traffic engineer may cause streets, highways, and city owned or operated off-street parking facilities to be marked with lines or other markings designating parking spaces.

(b) Where streets, highways, or city owned or operated parking facilities have been marked with lines or other markings designating parking spaces, no person shall park or leave standing any vehicle except within the marked parking spaces. Parking in a non-marked parking space may result in citing and/or towing of the vehicle as indicated on signs posted in the parking facility.

(c) Where the parking spaces described in paragraph (b), above, have also been marked with colored lines that are painted or marked perpendicular to the lines or other markings that designate the parking space, such colored lines or markings indicate the maximum length a vehicle can be in order to park in that space. No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle in that parking space if the length of the vehicle exceeds the colored line designating the maximum length of the parking space. Parking a vehicle that extends beyond the colored line may result in towing of the vehicle as indicated on signs posted in the parking facility.

(d) The traffic engineer may cause streets, highways and city owned or operated off-street parking facilities to be designated with parking stalls or spaces for disabled persons. Vehicles parked in these spaces without a valid special identification license plate issued pursuant to § 5007 of the California Vehicle Code or a distinguishing placard issued pursuant to § 22511.55 or 22511.59 of the California Vehicle Code may be cited and/or towed as indicated on posted signs.

(e) This subsection became effective as of July 1, 2003, when the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) decals were available.

The traffic engineer may designate stalls or spaces in an off-street parking facility owned or operated by the City for the exclusive purpose of fueling and parking a vehicle that displays a valid ZEV decal issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to Section 22511 of the California Vehicle Code. The ZEV decal shall be posted on the driver’s side rear window or bumper of the vehicle or, if the vehicle does not have a rear window or bumper, on the driver’s side of the windshield.

Stalls or spaces shall be designated by the traffic engineer by posting a sign in compliance with Section 22511 of the California Vehicle Code. Any vehicle parked in these spaces without a valid ZEV decal may be cited and/or towed as indicated on posted signs.

(Ord. 2002-08, § 3; Ord. No. 79-38, § 1; Ord. No. 2005-19, § 2; Ord. 2005-19, § 2)

The size of the signs required by California Vehicle Code § 22658(a) shall be a minimum of 17" x 22" and shall not exceed 18" by 24". The minimum letter size shall be 1".

(Ord. No. 83-5, § 1; Ord. No. 86-7, § 1)

No person shall park any truck, tractor, trailer, or commercial vehicle whose manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating is five tons or more, or whose weight carrying capacity is one ton or more, on any street which by resolution the city council has designated this section applicable, except when such vehicle is making pickups or deliveries of goods from or to any building located on the restricted street.

(Ord. No. 84-33, § 1)

No person shall park any vehicle whose height (including any load thereon) is eight (8) feet, or greater, on any street which by resolution of the city council has designated this section applicable.

(Ord. No. 86-32, § 1)

(a) No person shall park in any City owned off-street parking facility at any time without payment of the established fees. Parking fees shall not go into effect until proper signage is posted.

(b) No fee shall be charged to nor collected from any officer or employee of the City for the parking of a city-owned vehicle in City owned off-street parking facilities at such times when such officer or employee is engaged in public business of the City. In addition, the City Manager (or designee) may authorize specified officers and employees of the City to park their private vehicles in designated City owned off-street parking facilities during such times when the officers and employees are engaged in official public duties.

(c) Any motor vehicle parked in City owned off-street parking facilities at any time without payment of established fees may be cited or towed at owner’s expense in accordance with posted signs.

(Ord. No. 2015-12, § 1)

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this chapter, a portion of the “Prune Yard” parking lot, located at 1001 Webster Street, Fairfield, CA 94533, is hereby established as a City employee’s parking lot and reserved for the exclusive use of City employees and other authorized City vehicles.

(b) Appropriate signs shall be posted in a conspicuous place at each entrance and exit to the City employees’ parking lot, which shall provide notice to the general public that the lot is reserved for the exclusive use of City employees and other authorized City vehicles.

(c) Once signs have been posted as provided in subsection (b) above, it shall be unlawful for any person other than a City employee or operator of an authorized City vehicle to park or leave unattended any vehicle in the City employees’ parking lot. It shall further be unlawful for any person not authorized to use the City employees’ parking lot to enter, congregate, stand, or remain in the City employees’ parking lot.

(d) A violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction for the first three offenses occurring within a 12-month period from the first offense. Any violation beyond the third offense within the same 12-month period shall be charged as a misdemeanor, unless reduced to an infraction at the discretion of the city attorney or district attorney.

(Ord. No. 2020-09, § 1)