Fowler Municipal Code Art. 2 Parking

(a) Placement—Authority. The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized to place and, when required by the provisions of this article, shall place, the following curb markings or signage to indicate parking or standing regulations, and such curb markings shall have the following meanings:

(1) Red shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking at any time, except as permitted by the provisions of the California Vehicle Code.

(2) Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day, except Sundays and City-observed holidays, for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided, however, the loading or unloading of passengers and personal baggage shall not consume more than three (3) minutes, and the loading or unloading of materials shall comply with the provisions of Section 4-4.202 of this Code.

(3) White shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers and personal baggage which shall not exceed three (3) minutes, and such restriction shall apply between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day, except Sundays and holidays, and except when such zone is indicated by signage or paint as reserved for official vehicles.

Green shall mean no standing or parking for longer than thirty (30) [minutes], unless signs are posted otherwise, at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day, except Sundays and holidays. The City Manager or designee shall keep an official list of all time limited parking zones.

(Ord. 454 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 2022-05, § 1, 8-16-22)

(a) The permission granted by the provisions of this article to stop or stand a vehicle for the purposes of loading or unloading materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than thirty (30) minutes or so long as is necessary to accommodate the loading and unloading of materials.

(b) Loading zones shall be indicated by signage at least 150-feet apart or yellow paint upon the top and face of curbs and "LOADING ZONE" stenciled in black letters.

(c) Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by signage at least 150-feet apart or yellow paint upon the top and face of curbs and "PASSENGER LOADING ZONE" stenciled in black letters.

(Ord. 10-11 § 1; Ord. No. 2022-05, § 1, 8-16-22)

Any regularly employed and salaried officer of the Police Department may remove or cause to be removed:

(a) Any vehicle which has been parked or left standing upon a street or alley for seventy-two (72) or more consecutive hours;

(b) Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or alley where such parking or standing is prohibited by an ordinance or resolution of the City and signs are posted giving notice of such removal; and

(c) Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or alley where the use of such street or alley, or a portion thereof, is necessary for the cleaning, repair, or construction of the street or alley or for the installation of underground utilities, or where the use of the street or alley, or any portion thereof, is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic, or where the use of the street or alley, or any portion thereof, is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles, or structures of unusual size and the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement; provided, however, signs giving notice that such vehicle may be removed shall be erected or placed at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such removal.

(d) Any vehicle defined in 4-4.701 pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22651, subdivision (n), if left for forty-eight (48) hours or more in areas where signs are posted notifying of such removal.

(Ord. 10-5 § 6; Ord. 2004-14 § 1, 12-2-04)

(Ord. No. 2025-01, § 2, 2-3-2025)

(a) No person who owns or has the possession, custody, or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours.

(b) In the event a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street in excess of a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours, any member of the Police Department authorized by the Chief of Police may remove such vehicle from the street in the manner and subject to the requirements of the Vehicle Code of the State.

(c) For purposes of this section and Section 4-4.203(a), if a person moves a vehicle from the restricted parking area within seventy-two (72) hours and returns to the restricted area within a period of fifteen (15) minutes, the person shall be considered to have parked continuously and a new seventy-two- (72) hour time period shall not start.

(Ord. 10-5 § 7; Ord. 2004-14 § 2, 12-2-04)

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any alley for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of persons or materials.

(Ord. 10-11 § 1)

It is unlawful for any person to park any truck or other vehicle along either the north or south curb of Merced Street at any point from Fifth Street to its intersection with Seventh Street if, in so parking such truck or other vehicle, the outermost portion of such truck or other vehicle shall project a distance of more than eighteen (18) feet from the curb along which such truck or other vehicle is parked to its outermost projection, such distance to be measured vertically from the curb to such outermost projection.

(Ord. 395 § 1)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2022-05, § 1, adopted Aug. 16, 2022, repealed § 4-4.207, which pertained to parking on Sixth Street and derived from Ord. 434 § 1.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2022-05, § 1, adopted Aug. 16, 2022, repealed § 4-4.208, which pertained to parking on Eighth Street and derived from Ord. 455 § 1.

(a) Weight and Width Limits—Limited Parking. It is unlawful for any person to park any truck or other vehicle exceeding a weight of 6,000 pounds, or exceeding a width of eighty-four (84) inches regardless of weight, along either of the curbs of Adams Avenue or along either of the curbs of Fowler Avenue for a period longer than thirty (30) consecutive minutes.

(Ord. 10-2 § 1; Ord. 82-5 § 2, 12-2-82)

(Ord. No. 2025-01, § 2, 2-3-2025)

(a) Weight and Width Limits—Prohibited Parking. It is unlawful for any person to park any truck or other vehicle exceeding a weight of 6,000 pounds, or exceeding a width of eighty-four (84) inches regardless of weight, for a period longer than two (2) consecutive hours as follows:

(i) Along the curbs of Vineyard Place.

(ii) Along the south curb of San Antonio Drive between Vineyard Place and Golden State Boulevard.

(iii) Along the north curb of San Antonio Drive between Vineyard Place and a point approximately 960 feet west of Golden State Boulevard.

(Ord. 2002-03 § 1, 7-4-02)

(Ord. No. 2025-01, § 2, 2-3-2025)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2022-05, § 1, adopted Aug. 16, 2022, repealed § 4-4.211, which pertained to parking on Manning Avenue and derived from Ord. 2002-06 § 1, 10-3-02.

(a) Weight and Width Limits—Prohibited Parking. It is unlawful for any person to park any commercial vehicle exceeding a weight of 6,000 pounds, or exceeding a width of eighty-four (84) inches regardless of weight, as follows:

(1) Along either of the curbs (north and south side) of any City street;

(2) In violation of any zoning ordinance.

For the purposes of this section, a "commercial vehicle" shall be as defined in Vehicle Code Section 260 and means a motor vehicle of a type required to be registered and used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.

(b) Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following:

(1) Where parking is expressly permitted by City ordinance or resolution;

(2) When a vehicle is parked for a period of fifteen (15) minutes or less along either of the curbs of any designated truck route and parking is not otherwise prohibited. In no event shall a trailer be disconnected from a truck while so parked;

(3) Where the vehicle is being used temporarily for the purposes of, and while actually engaged in, the loading or unloading of passengers or materials, and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefore, and in no event for more than twelve (12) hours.

(Ord. 2004-06 § 2, 10-21-04)

(Ord. No. 2025-01, § 2, 2-3-2025)

(a) No person shall park a vehicle on an off-street parking lot for the purpose of displaying such vehicle for sale, unless the property is entitled by the City for such purpose and the person is duly licensed to transact such business at that location.

(b) Violations and Penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to the penalty provisions in Chapter 2 of Title 1 and Chapter 8 of Title 1 of the Fowler Municipal Code. Each separate date, or any portion thereof, during which any violation of this article occurs or continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as provided in this section.

(Ord. No. 2011-05, § 1, 10-18-11; Ord. No. 2022-05, § 1, 8-16-22)

(a) Except as provided otherwise no vehicle shall stand or park in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of traffic and with the wheels of the vehicle within eighteen (18) inches of the curb line or edge of the roadway, except on any street or portions of a street where signs or pavement markings are in place indicating diagonal parking.

(Ord. No. 2022-05, § 1, 8-16-22)

The City Manager or designee shall install signs and markings on City-owned or operated parking facilities designating the method, location, and position in which vehicles shall park. No person shall park any vehicle inconsistent with such signs and markings.

(Ord. No. 2022-05, § 1, 8-16-22)

The City Manager or designee is authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbs where parking is permitted. When such parking space markings are placed on the street, subject to other and more restrictive limitations, no vehicle shall be stop, stand, or park other than within a single space unless the size or shape of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.

(Ord. No. 2022-05, § 1, 8-16-22)

The City Manager or designee is authorized to install and maintain Official Vehicle Zones. No vehicle shall stop, stand or park in any Official Vehicle Zone unless such vehicle is owned by the City of Fowler or displays a permit issued by the City Manager or designee. Official vehicle zones shall be indicated by signage at least 150-feet apart or white paint upon the top and face of curbs and "OFFICIAL VEHICLE ZONE" stenciled in black letters.

(Ord. No. 2022-05, § 1, 8-16-22)

The City Manager may establish "No Stopping Tow-Away" zones with stopping prohibited at all times or limited to specific hours, days, or either. Signs shall indicate the specific days and hours, if any, that stopping of vehicles is prohibited. When designated, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop in any such zone. Any authorized City employee may cite or remove a vehicle from a "No Stopping Tow-Away" consistent with the California Vehicle Code. "No Stopping Tow-Away" zones shall be indicated by signage at least 150-feet apart.

(Ord. No. 2022-05, § 1, 8-16-22)

Unless stated otherwise, violations of this Article shall be subject to a parking citation pursuant to the California Vehicle Code at the violation amount as set by Council Resolution. Such parking citations may be issued by any peace officer or a Code Enforcement Officer, as defined by Chapter 7 of Title 1 of the Fowler Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. 2022-05, § 1, 8-16-22)