Article IV — STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING

Cross reference— Parking of advertising vehicles, § 3-183; parking vehicles for purpose of sale, §§ 30-1186, 30-1187; parking of commercial vehicles and equipment, § 30-1211 et seq.

The city traffic engineer shall appropriately sign or mark the following places, and when so signed or marked no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any of these places:

(1)

At any place within 25 feet of an intersection in any business district, except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop.

(2)

Within 25 feet of the approach of any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign or official electric flashing device.

(3)

At any place where the city traffic engineer determines that it is necessary in order to eliminate unusual traffic hazard.

(4)

Within any parkway.

(5)

In any alley for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of persons or materials.

(Code 1968, § 16-22)

The city traffic engineer shall have the authority to appropriately sign or mark the street area near any street intersection prohibiting vehicle parking when in his opinion such designation will eliminate or reduce the possibility of traffic accidents. When so signed or marked, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any such designated places.

(Code 1968, § 16-22.1)

(a)

Whenever, in the opinion of the city traffic engineer, the parking of vehicles on a public street in any area constitutes a traffic hazard during certain times or hours, the city traffic engineer may designate the parking as a hazard during such times or hours and order signs to be erected in such area or along the curbing adjacent thereto prohibiting parking in such area during such times or hours, and parking thereafter in such area during such times or hours is hereby prohibited, except where a parking permit is used in a permit parking zone in compliance with division 2 of this article.

(b)

When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle on any of the public streets enumerated in the files of the city clerk for a period of time longer than one hour at any time between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays.

(c)

When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle on a public street within a business district between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for a period of time longer than one hour.

(d)

No person shall park any commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's unladen weight rating of 9,000 pounds or more upon any public street in the city between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. on any day.

(e)

When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle in violation of the parking limitations set forth on such signs.

(Code 1968, § 16-23; Ord. No. 1086, § 36, 8-17-93; Ord. No. 1322, § 1, 6-20-00)

(a)

The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this chapter, to place, and when required in this chapter may place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations; and such curb markings shall have the meanings set forth in this section and as set forth in Vehicle Code § 21458:

(1)

Red shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the state Vehicle Code, except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.

(2)

Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials, provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes or the loading or unloading of materials more than 20 minutes.

(3)

White shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, which shall not exceed three minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays and except as follows:

a.

When such zone is in front of a hotel the restrictions shall apply at all times.

b.

When such zone is in front of a theater the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed.

(4)

Green shall mean no standing or parking for longer than 20 minutes at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays.

(b)

When the city traffic engineer as authorized under this chapter has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the provisions of this article.

(Code 1968, § 16-24; Ord. No. 1086, § 37, 8-17-93)

(a)

Whenever this chapter or any ordinance of the city designates and describes any street or portion thereof upon which angle parking shall be permitted, the city traffic engineer shall mark or sign such street indicating the angle at which vehicles shall be parked.

(b)

When signs or markings are in place indicating angle parking as provided in this section, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings.

(c)

Angle parking shall be permitted upon those streets and parts of streets described in this section.

(Code 1968, § 16-25)

(a)

The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed 20 feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed 30 feet.

(b)

When official signs or markings prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized in this section, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign or marking.

(Code 1968, § 16-26)

(a)

The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon either or both sides of any public street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation. When official signs are erected indicating no parking upon a public street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place contrary to the provisions of such signs.

(b)

The city council may designate any public street adjacent to any school property as a permit parking zone pursuant to division 2 of this article.

(Code 1968, § 16-27)

(a)

No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the sole purpose of displaying such vehicle for sale.

(b)

No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the sole purpose of washing, greasing, detailing or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.

(c)

No person shall park or leave a vehicle standing upon a highway (as defined by California Vehicle Code § 360) for 72 or more consecutive hours.

(d)

No person shall park or leave a vehicle standing where the use of a highway, or portion thereof, has been deemed necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the highway, or for the installation of underground utilities.

(e)

No person shall park a vehicle where the use of the highway, or any portion thereof, is authorized by local authorities for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic or for the movement of equipment, articles, or structures of unusual size, and the parking of any vehicle would prohibit or interfere with that use or movement.

(f)

No person shall park in violation of any other FCC section where the city has prohibited parking and shall be authorized to remove the vehicles, notwithstanding any other state or local law, pursuant to section 17-148(a)(4).

(g)

No person shall park a vehicle on a portion of highway located within the boundaries of a common interest development, as defined in subsection (c) of Section 1351 of the Civil Code, where signs, as required by California Vehicle Code § 22658(a) have been posted and a resolution or ordinance has been adopted authorizing the city's enforcement of the city's parking ordinances within the boundaries of the common interest development at the request of the private owner or homeowner association.

(h)

No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the sole purpose of peddling or vending, subject to the following:

(1)

Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall stand or park any automotive or commercial vehicle, animal drawn vehicle or other motorized conveyance from which goods, wares, merchandise, and non-potentially hazardous, prepared or packaged foods are sold, displayed, offered for sale or bartered or exchanged, on any portion of any street within the city, except at the request of a bona fide purchaser, for a period of time not to exceed ten minutes at any one place. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to persons delivering such articles upon order of or by agreement with a customer from a store or other fixed place of business or distribution.

(2)

No person shall park or stand on any street any automotive or commercial vehicle, animal drawn vehicle or other motorized conveyance from which non- potentially hazardous, prepared or packaged foods or other articles are sold or offered for sale without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the community development director or its designee, which shall designate the specific location in which such automotive or commercial vehicle, animal drawn vehicle or other motorized conveyance shall stand.

(3)

No person shall park or stand any vehicle or wagon used or intended to be used in the transportation of property for hire on any street while awaiting patronage for such vehicle or wagon without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the council, which shall designate the specific location where such vehicle may stand.

(4)

Whenever any permit is granted under the provisions of this subsection and a particular location to park or stand is specified therein, no person shall park or stand on any location other than as designated in such permit. If the holder of any such permit is convicted in any court of competent jurisdiction for violating any of the provisions of this section, such permit shall be forthwith revoked by the council, upon the filing of the record of such conviction with the council; and no permit shall thereafter be issued to such person until six months have elapsed from the date of such revocation.

(i)

No person shall park or leave standing a vehicle upon any privately owned property, private parking lot or private driveway without the consent of the owner, lessee, tenant, any other person entitled to possession of such premises, or in violation of any posted signs by such authorized persons and a resolution or ordinance has been adopted authorizing the city's enforcement of the city's parking ordinances at the request of the private owner or business entity for those private properties other than off-street parking facilities. The city shall be authorized to tow such vehicles under section 17-148(a)(4).

(j)

No person shall park or leave standing a vehicle upon any public parking lot or public driveway in violation of any posted signs by the city. The city shall be authorized to tow such vehicles under section 17-148 (a)(4).

(k)

Any vehicle in violation of this ordinance will be subject to cite, removal and storage at the owner's expense in accordance with section 17-148.

(l)

Any person violating this section shall also be subject to a civil penalty as follows:

(1)

A fine not exceeding $50.00 for a first violation.

(2)

A fine not exceeding $100.00 for a second violation within one year.

(3)

A fine not exceeding $250.00 for each additional violation within one year.

(Ord. No. 1613, § 6, 1-27-10)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1613, § 6, adopted January 27, 2010, repealed the former § 17-144, and enacted a new § 17-147 as set out herein. The former § 17-147 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from the code of 1968, § 16-28; Ord. No. 1326, adopted July 18, 2000 and Ord. No. 1332, adopted September 19, 2000.

Cross reference— Peddlers, § 15-676 et seq.

(a)

Whenever the city traffic engineer shall determine that an emergency traffic congestion is likely to result from the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings or functions, or for other reasons, the city traffic engineer shall have power and authority to order temporary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the operation, parking or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys as the city traffic engineer shall direct during the time such temporary signs are in place. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency, and the city traffic engineer shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter.

(b)

When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall operate, park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.

(Code 1968, § 16-29)

(a)

The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to erect or post signs indicating that the parking or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys and at such times that the city council designates by resolution to be no parking/no stopping/tow away zones pursuant to Vehicle Code § 22651(n). The signs authorized by this section shall provide for the removal of vehicles parked or standing on streets and alleys designated as no parking/no stopping/tow away zones.

(b)

When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place giving notice thereof no person shall park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.

(c)

Any peace officer or regularly employed and salaried employee of the city, who is engaged in directing traffic; or enforcing the city's parking laws and regulations may remove a vehicle that is parked or standing in a no parking/no stopping/tow away zone as established by this section. Vehicles removed pursuant to this section shall be stored and/or disposed of in accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Division II of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. No. 1266, § 1, 9-15-98)

(a)

Commercial vehicles (as defined by California Vehicle Code § 260) exceeding a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight (commonly referred to as GVW) rating of 10,000 pounds shall be prohibited from stopping, standing, or parking on any public street or highway, or any portion thereof.

(b)

Trailers (as defined by California Vehicle Code § 630) designed and/or used for commercial purposes shall be prohibited from stopping, standing, or parking on any public street or highway or any portion, thereof.

(c)

Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the prohibition against stopping, standing, or parking of commercial vehicles or trailers designed and/or used for commercial purposes shall not be effective with respect to any commercial vehicle or trailer designed and/or used for commercial purposes if any of the following are applicable:

(1)

For such time as is reasonably necessary to deliver or collect goods from or provide a service to a property in the block in which the commercial vehicle and trailer designed and/or used for commercial purposes is parked;

(2)

For the purpose of delivering material to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure in the block in which the commercial vehicle or trailer designed and/or used for commercial purposes is parked and for which a building permit has previously been obtained;

(3)

At locations and for the time period authorized by city council and posted by the public services director;

(4)

Owned and used by a public utility for the construction, installation or repair of any of its facilities or equipment; or

(5)

Designed for "on-call" status that are owned and used by a public utility for construction, installation or repair of any of its facilities or equipment.

(d)

Any person violating this section shall be subject to a civil penalty as follows:

(1)

A fine not exceeding $100.00 for a first violation;

(2)

A fine not exceeding $200.00 for a second violation within one year;

(3)

A fine not exceeding $500.00 for each additional violation within one year.

(Ord. No. 1613, § 3, 1-27-10)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1613, § 3, adopted January 27, 2010, repealed the former § 17-147, and enacted a new § 17-147 as set out herein. The former § 17-147 pertained to commercial vehicle parking prohibited on public streets and rights-of-way and derived from Ord. No. 1431, adopted October 7, 2003.

(a)

Pursuant to California Vehicle Code §§ 22651 and 22651.05, any peace officer, designated employee or trained volunteer, who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations within the city is authorized to remove the vehicles under the following circumstances:

(1)

When a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a highway for 72 or more consecutive hours in violation of section 17-144(c). (California Vehicle Code §§ 22651(k), 22651.05(a)(1).)

(2)

When a vehicle is illegally parked or left standing in violation of section 17-144(d). (California Vehicle Code §§ 22651(l), 22651.05(a)(2).) Vehicles removed pursuant to this subsection (a)(2) may be removed only when signs are placed or erected at least 24 hours prior to the removal.

(3)

When a vehicle is illegally parked or left standing in violation of section 17-144(e). (California Vehicle Code §§ 22651(m), 22651.05(a)(3).) Vehicles removed pursuant to this subsection (a)(3) may be removed only when signs are placed or erected at least 24 hours prior to the removal.

(4)

When a vehicle is illegally parked or left standing in violation of section 17-144(f). (California Vehicle Code §§ 22651(n), 22651.05(a)(4).) Vehicles removed pursuant to this subsection (a)(4) may be removed immediately if signs are posted or erected which give notice of the removal.

(5)

When a vehicle is illegally parked or left standing in violation of section 17-144(g). (California Vehicle Code §§ 22651(q), 22651.05(a)(5).) Vehicles removed pursuant to this subsection (a)(5) may be removed only when signs, as required by California Vehicle Code § 22658(a) have been posted on that portion of the highway providing notice to drivers of the removal. A private property owner may tow a vehicle as permitted under California Vehicle Code § 22658; while, a peace officer, a regular employed and salaried employee, who is engaged in traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations of the city, is authorized to tow a vehicle at the owner's expense under California Vehicle Code § 22651(q) only when such a vehicle has been parked for more than 24 hours if such a resolution or ordinance has been adopted by the city.

(6)

When a vehicle is illegally parked or left standing in violation of section 17-144(i). (California Vehicle Code §§ 22651(n), 22651.05(a)(4).) Vehicles removed pursuant to this subsection (a)(6) may be removed immediately if signs are posted or erected which give notice of the removal.

(7)

When a vehicle is illegally parked or left standing in violation of section 17-144(j). (California Vehicle Code §§ 22651(n), 22651.05(a)(4).) Vehicles removed pursuant to this subsection (a)(7) may be removed immediately if signs are posted or erected which give notice of the removal.

(b)

The authority to tow vehicles provided under section 17-148 does not apply, amend or limit the towing authority to remove abandoned vehicles as provided under California Vehicle Code § 22669 or the authority for the abatement and removal of a vehicle as provided under California Vehicle Code § 22660.

(Ord. No. 1613, § 7, 1-27-10)

A mobile food facility, as defined Code section 15-927 that has been permitted under Chapter 15, Article XIX of this Code shall be governed by the parking restrictions set forth in its individual permit.

(Ord. No. 1678, § 2, 8-13-13)

Secs. 17-150—17-155. - Reserved.