Folsom Municipal Code Art. I In General

Pursuant to provisions of the California Vehicle Code, the city desires to regulate and enforce the parking of motor vehicles on public roadways and on publicly owned or operated parking facilities. Such regulation and enforcement is necessary to ensure the proper flow of traffic on public streets and to ensure the proper use of parking privileges on publicly owned or operated parking facilities.

(Ord. 794 § 1 (part), 1994)

Sections 22500 et al. of Chapter 9 of the California Vehicle Code authorize local public agencies to regulate the parking of vehicles on public roadways and on publicly owned or operated parking facilities. Specifically:

Section 22507 allows local authorities to regulate parking on public roadways;

Section 22519 allows local authorities to regulate parking within publicly owned or operated parking facilities;

Section 22503 allows local authorities to permit angle parking on public streets;

Section 22508 allows local authorities to establish parking meter zones and collect fees on public roadways. Sections 40200 through 40230 of Division 17 of the California Vehicle Code makes the city, or its designate, responsible for the processing of parking citations, collection of fines and the appeals process should someone contest a parking citation.

(Ord. 794 § 1 (part), 1994)

Within the content of this chapter, the following words shall have meanings as defined:

“Person”

means the driver, owner or other person in control of any vehicle.

“Processing agency”

means the party responsible for the processing of the notices of parking violations and notices of delinquent parking violations.

“Public parking facility”

means any facility designed and intended for the parking of motor vehicles which is owned by the city or which is privately owned but operated by the city, and which is held open for common public use.

“Recreational vehicle”

means any vehicle, whether self-propelled or drawn by another motor vehicle, which is originally designed or permanently altered, and equipped for human habitation, and is designed for travel on public thoroughfares at the maximum allowable speed limit. The term “recreational vehicle” includes, but is not limited to, motorhomes, mini-motorhomes, travel trailers, 5th-wheel trailers, campers and tent-trailers.

“Utility trailer”

means any vehicle that is not self-propelled and was originally designed or altered to be drawn by another motor vehicle, which is not designed for human habitation, but rather for the hauling of rubbish, boats, motorcycles, and like equipment.

“Vehicle”

means any device used for the transportation of persons or property as defined in Section 670 of the California Vehicle Code, and which is subject to registration requirements under Division 3 of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 794 § 1 (part), 1994)