Firebaugh Municipal Code § 7-3 Parking Regulations; Loading Zones

[Ord. #158, S1; Ord. #06-02, S3]

It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any paved or curbed street within the city where such parking is prohibited and posted. The city council may designate no parking zones and times by resolution upon recommendation of the chief of police.

[Ord. #158, S3; Ord. #97-2, S1]

The city council shall designate by resolution parking zones within the city. These zones shall be of the following types:

a. "No Parking" and shall be designated by painting the curb area red. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be parked in any of these zones at any time.

b. "Thirty Minute Parking Zone" and shall be designated by painting the curb area green and inserting the time limitation in said zone. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be parked in any of these zones for more than 30 minutes at any given time.

c. "Loading Zone" and shall be designated by painting the curb area yellow. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be parked in any of these zones for any purpose other than loading or unloading the vehicle.

d. "Disabled Persons Parking Zone" and shall be designated by painting the curb area blue. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be parked in any of these zones without displaying an appropriate disabled person placard or special disabled person identification license plates issued pursuant to appropriate provisions of the State Vehicle Code.

[Ord. #158, S3; Ord. #06-07, S4]

It shall be the duty of the chief of police of the city to recommend to the city council the designation of particular areas in the city to be zoned for parking as set forth in subsections 7-3.1 and 7-3.2. The chief of police shall make periodic surveys of the parking conditions of the city and when he deems it advisable, recommend needed changes to the council.

Compliance with the Vehicle Code of the State of California in posting signs and painting curb areas in these zones shall be deemed full compliance with this section. Upon the passage of a resolution pursuant to this section designating an area as a no parking or as a particular type of parking area, and upon the posting or painting of the curb area in that zone, the zone shall be deemed for all purposes to have been established in accordance with this section.

[Ord. #305, S1; Ord. #06-02, S5]

No vehicle shall be left parked or standing upon any highway or street within the city for more than 72 consecutive hours and which is in a condition declared to be a public nuisance by subsection 3-3.2, Chapter 3 of this code.

[Ord. #305, S3; Ord. #06-02, S6]

The curb space shown on the legend as bus loading zone shall be indicated by a sign erected or red paint painted on such curb by the public works director, and said curb space is designated as curb space under the provisions of Vehicle Code § 22500 and § 21458 alongside which no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle.

[Ord. #305, S4; Ord. #68, S5; Ord. #06-02, S7]

Angle parking shall be permitted upon the portions of the roadways as established by the city council, provided that all persons so parking shall park between the white lines painted upon the roadway to indicate the permitted angle of parking. The city public works director is directed to paint the white lines upon the roadways.

a. It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle on any of the street or parts of streets designated for angle parking without the right front wheel of the vehicle being within six inches of the curb and the angle at which such vehicle shall be parked shall be at an angle between 25 and 35° (except when actually engaged in loading or unloading of passengers or freight, in which event the vehicle may be parked parallel to the curb while the vehicle is so engaged in loading either freight or passengers.)

[Ord. #06-06, S1]

a. It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle on the landscaped area or on any unimproved area between any street or public way and the main structure on a property in a residential area.

b. In this section the following words are defined as follows:

LANDSCAPED AREA

Shall mean an area improved with the addition of lawns, turf, trees, plants, decorative gravel or stone, or other natural or decorative features.

RESIDENTIAL AREA

Shall mean property within any R-1, R-2, R-3 District as defined in the Zoning Ordinance Chapter 25 of this code or the Mixed Use Commercial (MUC) Zone, and any property within a planned development where the predominant use is residential.

TEMPORARY

Shall mean for a reasonable but limited period of time, generally not more than 30 minutes preceding the beginning or following the completion of any of the activities specified in paragraph c of this subsection.

UNIMPROVED AREA

Shall mean any portion of real property that is not improved by landscaping or a driveway. A driveway is a driveway or parking area that is paved with concrete, asphalt, gravel, chip seal or similar material.

VEHICLE

Shall mean a motor vehicle that is registered or is subject to registration with the California Department of Motor Vehicles, or a similar authority of another State. Vehicles shall not include devices or mechanics that are human powered.

c. It shall not be a violation of this subsection to temporarily park a vehicle on the landscaped area or unimproved portion of a residential lot for the purpose of:

1. Loading and unloading equipment, furniture or furnishings which area, have been or will be used in the residential structure. (For example, a moving van may be temporarily parked on the lawn during moving into or out of a home).

2. Loading or unloading of passengers.

3. Washing or waxing the vehicle of the occupant of the residence.

[Ord. #305, S5; Ord. #06-02, S8]

No person shall stop, park or let stand any vehicle in any of the alleys in a manner which restricts or blocks the access of other vehicles, except for commercial vehicles while making service calls or deliveries. No person shall stop, park or let stand any vehicle upon the portions of the streets or highways within the city marked as no parking areas. The city council shall designate no parking areas by resolution.

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Editor's Note: Former subsection 7-3.7.5, Stopping, Parking, or Letting Stand Vehicles in School Loading and Unloading Zones, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance No. 92-4, was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. 06-02.

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Editor's Note: Former subsection 7-3.8, Streets Designated No Parking 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance No. 305, was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. 06-02.

[Ord. #305, S7; Ord. #06-02, S11]

The director of public works is authorized and directed to mark white lines upon the roadway to designate parking spaces, in accordance with adopted city council resolutions. No vehicle shall park upon such streets or highways except within the designated parking spaces.

[Ord. #305, S8]

No person shall park for more than two hours in a two hour zone. The public works director is authorized and directed to erect signs showing the areas that are two parking zones.

[Ord. #305, S9]

All persons entitled to an exemption from the provisions of this parking chapter under Vehicle Code §§ 22511 and 22511.5, or under any applicable State law which may hereafter be enacted, shall be accorded the exemptions.

[Ord. #89, S1; Ord. #06-02, S12]

All vehicles shall be parked in compliance with Section 22502 of the Vehicle Code, except for those areas designated by the city council for angle parking under section 7-3.6.

[Ord. #305, S10, Ord. #06-02, S13]

No regulation of parking upon any State highway shall take effect until this chapter is submitted to the California Department of Transportation in the manner required by law.

[Ord. #305, S11]

Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter by stopping, parking or letting stand any vehicle in any manner contrary to the regulations set forth hereinabove, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to the penalty established in Chapter 1, section 1-5.

[Ord. #80-7, S1; Ord. #06-02, S14]

No person shall stop, park or let stand any vehicle between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. upon any of the following streets or parts of streets, which border a city park:

a. "Q" Street: on the east side of "Q" Street between 15th Street South to limits of city property (south end of ball park).

b. 15th Street: From the river levee to "Q" Street on the south side.

c. From the east side of Dunkle Park to the San Joaquin River from 13th Street to Cardella East Street.