Fullerton Municipal Code Ch. 8.44 Stopping, Standing and Parking

(A) Exceptions. The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with direction of a police officer, parking control officer or official control device.

(B) Time limits. The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the Cal. Vehicle Code, or this chapter prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of a vehicle in a specific place or at specific times.

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959; Ord. 1897, passed - -1973)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any parkway.

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959)

No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of:

(A) Displaying such vehicle for sale; or

(B) Washing, servicing, repairing or otherwise working on such vehicle except repairs necessitated by an emergency.

(Ord. 2827, passed - -1992)

(A) Engineer to install. The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to install and maintain parking space adjacent to curbing where authorized parking is permitted.

(B) Vehicles to comply. When such parking space markings are placed in the roadway, subject to other and more restrictive limitations, no vehicle shall be stopped, left standing or parked other than within a single space unless the size or shape of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.

(Ord. 966, passed - -1959)

When official signs or curb markings are authorized by the Traffic Engineer and installed at the following places, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any of said places:

(A) At any place not to exceed 40 feet from an intersection except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop; or

(B) At any place where the City Traffic Engineer determines that it is necessary in order to eliminate an unusual traffic hazard.

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959; Ord. 2728, passed - -1990)

The Council, by resolution, shall determine upon what portions of streets parking time shall be limited, and the length of time and period of time during which parking limitations shall apply. Signs shall be erected and maintained by the Traffic Engineer in each block designating the parking time limitations so prescribed.

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959)

All loading or unloading of material is prohibited on either side of Harbor Boulevard, between Truslow and Whiting Avenues, except such fixtures or material that cannot be moved intact into or from any place of business abutting said portion of Harbor Boulevard, except through an entrance thereon, in which case such loading or unloading may take place in accordance with a permit issued in accordance with Chapter 16.07 with such conditions as to the hours thereof as may be deemed least disruptive of traffic.

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959; Ord. 1875, passed - -1973; Ord. 2728, passed - -1990)

Except as otherwise provided in this section, and except as may be provided by lawfully posted notice, no person shall park any vehicle on any street or highway, or any city-controlled parking facility, in the city between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. of any day.

(A) Exemptions. Any vehicle may be so parked under the following conditions:

(1) Is parked adjacent to the curb on a segment of street appropriately posted indicating that early morning parking is permitted by means of the select street exemption process;

(2) Contains, in plain view from the outside and on the left side of the windshield of such vehicle, a temporary exemption permit issued by the City Police Department;

(3) Contains, in plain view and affixed to the left side of the rear bumper of such vehicle, a hardship exemption permit issued by the City Police Department;

(4) Is occupied by a person on an emergency call who, upon the demand of a police officer, explains the circumstances of such call;

(5) Is parked adjacent to a blue curb on a public street or a blue parking stall in a city-operated parking facility established for disabled parking, and the vehicle clearly displays a disabled person parking placard or disabled person vehicular license issued by the state;

(6) Contains, in plain view from the outside of such vehicle, on the left side of the windshield, or on a window on the left side, or at the rear of such vehicle, a notice stating that such vehicle is on an emergency call;

(7) Is an ambulance or a law enforcement or Fire Department vehicle;

(8) Is clearly marked by signs on its left side or on its rear portion or on its rear bumper showing that it is a vehicle of a physician or surgeon on an emergency call;

(9) A service vehicle used in responding to repair damaged electrical, plumbing, lighting or communication facilities; or

(10) Any vehicle used in responding to or engaged in a life-saving call.

(B) Fees. Fees for select street exemptions and hardship exemption permits shall be established by Council by separate resolution.

(C) Procedures for processing requests for exception from overnight parking prohibition. Procedures shall be established by City Council adopted policy statement.

(D) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

CITY-CONTROLLED PARKING. Any parking structure, surface lot or similar area used for this purpose that is located on city-owned property, the Downtown Parking District, a city park or other locations subject to the city-exclusive jurisdiction.

PARK. When used with respect to a vehicle, the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.

STREET or HIGHWAY. A way or place, other than an alley, publicly maintained and open to the public to use for the movement of vehicles.

VEHICLE. A device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a highway; excepting a device moved exclusively by human power, or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

(E) Select street exemptions. Certain areas may be exempted from the provisions of this section by resolution of the City Council. Such resolutions may be adopted or amended from time-to-time by the City Council on its own motion, or upon application by petition signed by the majority of the owners of the dwelling units in the area exempted or proposed to be exempted, and with the advice of the Transportation and Circulation Commission. Exemptions may be granted for an area having an off-street parking deficiency under law pertaining to established minimum parking requirements for various residential zones as it exists at the time any exemption is considered and/or granted by the Commission or the City Council; or in compliance with policies and procedures approved by the City Council regarding parking. Contiguous non-deficient areas may be included in excepted areas in order to create logical boundaries with regard to law enforcement, signing and street sweeping. The smallest area which may be exempted is one city block, either one or both sides. An exemption issued pursuant to this division (E) shall be valid only for relief from this section and shall not be construed to allow the violation of other provisions of this chapter or the Cal. Vehicle Code.

(F) Temporary exemption. Short-term parking deficiencies such as, but not limited to, emergencies, out-of-town visitors or short-term construction (driveways, home repair and the like). The Police Department shall have the option of granting temporary exemption permits at its sole discretion. Said permit shall be available in specific calendar-day increments not to exceed 30 days.

(G) Hardship exemption.

(1) An interim parking deficiency due to changing family/residents needs as additional drivers come of age. This permit is provided only to those residents who currently utilize all available off-street parking and have an interim parking deficiency due to a hardship as defined herein.

(2) The applicability of the requested hardship exemption shall be determined and approved at the sole discretion of the Police Department. Said permit shall be available in one-year increments from date of issuance.

(H) Procedures for processing requests for exemption from early morning parking prohibition.

(1) Select street exemption.

(a) Property owner(s) requesting a select street exemption for an entire street (block to block), as defined in § 8.44.080 , shall contact the Public Works Department to establish limits of the area to be requested for exception and to a obtain petition form. The signed petition is returned to the Public Works Department for verification of signatures against County Assessor’s records. The petition must represent a majority of the combined properties on both sides of the street(s) requested for exception, and may be signed by the owner or authorized representative of the owner. In the case that only one side of the street is requested for exemption, a majority of the property owners on that side of the street must be in support of the request, as well as the combined majority of property owners from both sides of the street. In addition, the petitioner must submit the applicable (non-refundable) fee to the Public Works Department prior to the request being processed and placed on the agenda for Transportation and Circulation Commission consideration (T&CC) as established by Council Resolution.

(b) The request for exemption will be placed on the agenda of the T&CC for a public hearing and for receiving possible protests. Notice of the hearing will be mailed to the property owners as recorded with the County Assessor’s office and, where applicable, to the residents of all affected properties on both sides of the street(s). This process will give notice of the proposal to owners who may not have been contacted during circulation of the original petition.

(c) The City Traffic Engineer will provide a report to the T&CC with all necessary information regarding the request for an exemption. Chapter 15.17 of this code, or any successor provisions thereto, shall be used in determining the minimum parking requirements for single-family and multi-family residential zones.

(d) The T&CC will then review the request and the staff report to determine if the area is deficient in off-street parking. For the purpose of this review, the area may be found deficient in parking if the available off-street parking is less than the current minimum requirement for the same type of land use per this code.

(e) It shall be assumed that all garages in the petition area are being used for the parking of vehicles. Those properties with garages being utilized for anything other than its intended use will not be considered deficient under any circumstances.

(f) If the T&CC finds that the area is deficient in off-street parking and recommends that an exception be granted, a resolution will be prepared for adoption by the City Council. If the Commission votes to deny the request, the decision is final unless appealed to the City Council by the applicant. If appealed, the appeal must be in writing and received by the Public Works Department within ten business days from the date of the T&CC hearing. The appeal must include payment, as established by the fee resolution, which is non-refundable without regard to a final decision by the City Council.

(g) The repeal of a previously approved select street exemption requires the same procedure and process as outlined above.

(2) Hardship exemption.

(a) The owner of a single-family residence may apply for an individual hardship exemption, as defined in § 8.44.080 of this code. Issuance of said exemption is not contingent upon establishment of an off-street parking deficiency, as defined in Chapter 15.17 of this code. For the purpose of this division (H)(2), a HARDSHIP is considered to be a short-term need based on a family’s need for an additional parking space as the children reach driving age and there are insufficient spaces on-site for the added vehicles. An application for, and denial of, a select street exemption does not preclude any individual property owner from that street from applying for a hardship exemption.

(b) The Police Department shall accept, review, approve and issue or deny a property owner’s request for a hardship exemption permit.

(c) The hardship exemption application requires that the property owner complete the appropriate application, submit the applicable (non-refundable) processing and filing fee as established by Council, and submit to an on-site inspection of the property by the Police Department. At that time the Police Department will verify that all garage, carport, driveway and apron parking is being fully utilized for its intended purpose as vehicle parking for personal vehicles. All reasonable attempts to increase available parking on-site; i.e., widening driveways and/or re-setting fence lines to provide additional parking adjacent to alleys, shall have been considered and deemed unavailable prior to further consideration of a hardship permit. Recreational vehicles, commercial business vehicles, miscellaneous equipment and/or building materials and the like, shall not be stored on-site in these locations, in what could otherwise be used for vehicular storage.

(d) Permits are provided only to those residents who currently utilize all available off-street parking and have a short-term parking deficiency as determined by the Police Department in accordance with these guidelines.

(e) The fees for the initial review, permit issuance and each annual renewal shall be established by Council resolution and are not refundable.

(f) Upon approval by the Police Department that said property is in compliance with the conditions for a permit, the property owner shall pay, in addition to the processing/filing fee, the applicable permit fee as required.

(g) A maximum of one hardship exemption permit may be obtained per residence for a vehicle licensed and registered to that address, and is not transferable. A permit will not be issued to a residence that does not have legal and available street parking immediately adjacent to the front, or side yard for a corner lot, of the hardship residence. The Police Department will enter all permits in a database readily accessible to affected Police Department personnel, and shall include as a minimum the identity of the applicant, contact information, street address, permit number and vehicle license plate number for control, enforcement and audit purposes. Said permit shall be available in one-year increments. Sport utility vehicles or pickups with commercial plates, but acquired for personal use only, may be included in determining the on-site deficiency if applicable. In the event a resident has a “company vehicle” that is required to be driven home, the operator must provide documentation of sufficient detail that confirms this use in order to be eligible for a permit.

(h) Each permit may normally be renewed annually for four consecutive years. Changing family dynamics may require additional renewals, in which case additional year(s) may be petitioned for and approved by the Police Department.

(i) The permit shall be posted clearly on the left rear bumper of the permitted vehicle. In the event a permitted vehicle is sold, or the permit is damaged, the Police Department will provide a replacement permit upon proof of sale or damage. Costs for replacement permits are established by separate fee resolution.

(j) Specific hours shall be set aside within the Police Department’s Traffic Division to receive requests and issue or renew permits. These hours will be posted at the Police Department and included on the application guide.

(k) Police Department personnel will conduct cursory observations, as time permits, during patrol to determine if there are any indications of noncompliance.

(l) Noncompliance with any of the above-mentioned conditions shall subject the applicant to immediate revocation of the hardship exemption permit. In the event a permit is revoked, there will be a 12-month waiting period from the date of revocation before a resident may apply for a new hardship exemption permit. Any re-issuance thereafter shall be subject to all original fees and inspections. The same said revocation of any re-issuance does not constitute a break in the normal four-year consecutive year criteria.

(m) If a request for a hardship permit is denied, this decision may be appealed to the Police Department’s appointed Hearing Officer. The applicant shall submit a written appeal within ten business days of the initial determination. The written submittal must state the basis for the appeal and provide appropriate photographs, drawings or sketches that clearly support this appeal. The Hearing Officer’s decision shall be final. The fee for this appeal shall be established by separate Council resolution.

(3) Temporary exemptions.

(a) Temporary exemption permits, as defined in § 8.44.080 , shall be issued by the Police Department.

(b) The Police Department shall have the option of granting a temporary exemption permit, at its discretion, for short-term parking deficiencies such as, but not limited to, overnight visitors or short-term construction; i.e., driveways, home construction and the like. Said permission shall be granted in specific calendar-day increments and generally limited not to exceed two weeks. The Police Department may extend this period for unusual and non-reoccurring events that conform to the intent of the ordinance.

(c) Grantee shall display a notice of the temporary exemption in plain view from the outside of such vehicle on the left side of the windshield, on a window on the left side, or at the rear of such vehicle, as directed by the Police Department.

(d) The Police Department will enter all exemptions in a database readily accessible to affected Police Department personnel, and shall include as a minimum the identity of the grantee and street address for audit purposes.

(I) Severability. If the exception provisions of the section are declared illegal by a court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this section. It is the intent of the City Council that such remainder continue in full force and effect in spite of such declaration.

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959; Ord. 1656, passed - -1970; Ord. 2257, passed - -1979; Ord. 2771, passed - -1991; Ord. 3031, passed - -2003; Ord. 3076, passed - -2006)

(A) Prohibited. No person shall park a vehicle or device, which is subject to the provisions of Cal. Vehicle Code § 25100, on any street or highway, or in any city-controlled parking facility in the city between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. of any day, except as may be provided by lawfully posted notice.

(B) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

PARK. The standing of a vehicle or device, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, the loading or unloading of merchandise, material or passengers.

STREET or HIGHWAY. A way or place, other than an alley, publicly maintained and open to the public to use for the movement of vehicles, as defined in Cal. Vehicle Code § 591.

VEHICLE. A device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a highway, as defined in Cal. Vehicle Code § 670, and includes any device containing one or more wheels, rollers, cogs or tracks thereby capable of moving or being moved upon a highway.

(Ord. 2077, passed - -1976; Ord. 3076, passed - -2006)

No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a highway when upon any grade exceeding 3% within any business or residential district without blocking the wheels of said vehicle by turning them against the curb or other means.

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959)

(A) Engineer. The City Traffic Engineer, with the approval of the Transportation and Circulation Commission, is authorized to determine and to mark by signs or curb markings loading zones and passenger loading zones as follows: in Business Districts or in front of a school, public assembly hall or place used for the purpose of public assembly.

(B) Curb length. In no event shall more than one-half of the total curb length in any block be reserved for loading zone purposes.

(C) Loading only. Whenever curb marking is used, loading zones shall be indicated by yellow paint stenciled with black letters, “Loading Only,” upon the top of all curbs within such zones.

(D) Passenger loading. Whenever curb marking is used, passenger loading zone shall be indicated by white paint stenciled with black letters, “Passenger Loading Only,” upon the top of all curbs in said zone.

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959; Ord. 2771, passed - -1991; Ord. 2787, passed - -1991)

The owner and operator of a privately owned and maintained off-street parking facility may submit a written request to the City Transportation and Circulation Commission requesting that the enforcement of handicapped parking be initiated on the property.

(Ord. 2373, passed - -1981)

Upon receipt of such a request, the Transportation and Circulation Commission shall hold a public hearing on the issue at one of its regularly scheduled meetings, after having provided the owner and operator of the privately owned and maintained off-street parking facility involved with at least ten days’ written notice of such hearings.

(Ord. 2373, passed - -1981)

If the request for a resolution is approved by the Transportation and Circulation Commission, it will then be sent to the City Council for its consideration and shall be scheduled for a public hearing at a regularly scheduled Council meeting.

(Ord. 2373, passed - -1981)

(A) The owner or operator must post in a conspicuous place at each entrance to such off-street parking facility a notice not less than 17 by 22 inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height, to the effect that such off-street parking facility is subject to public traffic regulations and control.

(B) The Chief of Police shall delegate a representative to inspect the parking facility for proper placement of the signs prior to any enforcement of the handicapped parking sections.

(Ord. 2373, passed - -1981)

When such resolution is adopted by the City Council, Cal. Vehicle Code § 22507.8 shall apply to such privately owned and maintained off-street parking facilities, and enforcement will be initiated by the Police Department.

(Ord. 2373, passed - -1981)

Whenever curbs are painted pursuant to parking regulations imposed or authorized by this chapter or as authorized by the Cal. Vehicle Code, including Cal. Vehicle Code § 21458, and the colors thereof are clearly visible, no person shall:

(A) Stop, stand or park a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, at a red curb, except that a bus may stop at a red curb marked or signposted as a bus loading zone;

(B) Stop, stand or park a vehicle at a yellow curb except to load or unload passengers or personal property for such time as is necessary therefor but not longer than three minutes for the loading or unloading of passengers or 20 minutes for the loading or unloading of personal property, provided that stopping, standing or parking at a yellow curb is not prohibited at any time after 6:00 p.m. or before 6:00 a.m. of any day nor at any time on any Sunday or holiday;

(C) Stop, stand or park any vehicle at a white curb except to load or unload passengers for not to exceed three minutes. The prohibition shall not apply to any white curb in front of an auditorium, theater or place of public assembly when such place is closed, nor shall such prohibition apply at any time after 6:00 p.m. and before 6:00 a.m. of any day, or at any time on any Sunday or holiday, unless such white curb is in front of a hotel or a U.S. mailbox, at which places the prohibition shall apply at all times, or unless such white curb is in front of an auditorium, theater or place of public assembly, in which case said prohibition shall apply to any such place at all times while it is open to, or occupied by, the public; or

(D) Stop, stand or park a vehicle at a green curb for longer than 15 minutes. The prohibition shall not apply at any time before 6:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. of any day or at any time on any Sunday or holiday; or

(E) Stop, stand or park a vehicle at a blue curb unless said vehicle displays one of the distinguishing license plates or a placard issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to paint and maintain in a clearly visible condition all curbs in the city as authorized by Cal. Vehicle Code § 21458 to indicate the parking regulations contained in this section, at curbs in front of all hotels, U.S. mailboxes, auditoriums, theaters and such other places as may be designated by the Cal. Vehicle Code or by this chapter or by any ordinance or resolution of the Council.

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959; Ord. 1875, passed - -1973; Ord. 2281, passed - -1979; Ord. 2771, passed - -1991)

The Chief of Police or City Traffic Engineer are authorized to erect or place or cause to be erected or placed temporary “No Parking” or “No Stop or Stand” signs on streets or portions thereof or to protect the public when it is determined that unusual conditions are likely to result from the holding of public or private assemblies, gatherings or formations, from the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size, or from street repairs, or construction, repair, maintenance or alteration of buildings and improvements in the immediate vicinity, from the use of such street for authorized purposes other than the normal flow of traffic, or for any other valid reason for temporary direction.

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959; Ord. 2728, passed - -1990)

When official signs prohibiting parking are in place, no person shall park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of materials in any alley. Such parking shall not exceed 20 minutes.

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959)

The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to establish bus zones for the loading and unloading of buses or common carriers of passengers and to determine the location thereof subject to the directives and limitations set forth herein.

(A) No bus zone shall exceed 80 feet in length except that, when satisfactory evidence has been presented to the City Traffic Engineer showing the necessity therefor, the City Traffic Engineer may extend bus zones not to exceed a total length of 130 feet.

(B) Bus zones shall normally be established on the far side of an intersection.

(C) Such bus zones shall be indicated by signs or a red paint stenciled with white letters “No Stop or Stand,” together with the words “Bus Zone” upon the top of all curbs within such zone.

(D) No bus shall stand in any bus zone longer than necessary to load or unload passengers, except at a terminus.

(E) No person shall stop or stand any vehicle except a bus in any bus zone.

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959)

(A) Whenever curbs are not painted, pursuant to § 8.44.120 of this chapter, to give notice of parking regulations, the City Director of Public Works is authorized to place poles and signs thereon along curbs, streets and alleys in such a manner as to give notice of the regulation of stopping, standing or parking of vehicles imposed by the Cal. Vehicle Code, or by this chapter, or by any ordinance or resolution of the Council.

(B) When such signs are in place, no persons shall:

(1) Stop, stand or park a vehicle at any place where any such sign gives notice that the stopping or standing of vehicles is prohibited;

(2) Park, or leave standing, a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading merchandise or passengers for not to exceed three minutes in the case of passengers and 20 minutes in the case of merchandise at any place where any such sign gives notice that parking is prohibited; or

(3) Park, or leave standing, a vehicle, at any place where any such sign gives notice that parking is limited, for any time longer than stated on such sign, except during such hours and days that such sign indicates that such limitation is not applicable.

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959; Ord. 1875, passed - -1973)

Whenever the City Council shall determine that the orderly efficient conduct of the city’s business requires that parking or standing of vehicles on city property be prohibited, limited or restricted, the City Traffic Engineer shall have the power and authority to order signs to be erected or posted indicating that the parking of vehicles is thus prohibited, limited or restricted.

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959)

(A) Time limit. No person shall park or leave standing upon any highway, street or alley in the city any vehicle for 72 or more consecutive hours.

(B) Removal.

(1) Any regularly employed and salaried officer of the City Police Department and, when designated by the Chief of Police, any regularly employed and salaried employee who is engaged in the direction of traffic or enforcement of parking regulations, may remove from any highway, except a freeway, and may remove from any street or alley, in the city, any vehicle parked or left standing thereon for 72 or more consecutive hours.

(2) Such removal shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Cal. Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 966, passed - -1959; Ord. 1610, passed - -1969)

(A) Markings. The City Traffic Engineer is 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, or the width of the roadway does not exceed 30 feet.

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

(Ord. 996, passed - -1959)

The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to establish taxi zones for the loading and unloading of taxis and to determine the location thereof subject to the directives and limitations set forth herein.

(A) No taxi zone shall exceed 44 feet in length, except that when satisfactory evidence has been presented to the City Traffic Engineer showing the necessity therefor, the City Traffic Engineer may extend taxi zones not to exceed a total length of 66 feet.

(B) Taxi zones shall now only be established on the same side of the street and adjacent to transportation depots, public buildings, auditoriums, hospitals, hotels and motels, public amusement centers, park and other recreational centers or similar establishments or enterprises involving large assemblies of people or automobiles or interchange with other modes of transportation.

(C) Such taxi zones shall be indicated by signs or a white paint stenciled with black letters “No Stop or Stand” together with the words “Taxi Zone” upon the top of all curbs within the zone.

(D) No taxi shall stand in any taxi zone unattended by the driver except as necessary to assist in the loading or unloading of passengers.

(E) No person shall stop or stand any vehicle except a taxi in any taxi zone.

(Ord. 1199, passed - -1961)

(A) No person shall park and leave standing any large commercial vehicle on any public street for more than three hours, except while such vehicle is mechanically disabled, or is loading or unloading property, or when such vehicle is parking in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a service to or on a property in the block in which such vehicle is parked or left standing or except as provided in division (D) below.

(B) For the purpose of this section, LARGE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE shall mean:

(1) Any truck tractor, as defined by Cal. Vehicle Code § 655 with or without attached trailer;

(2) Any trailer, as defined by Cal. Vehicle Code § 630 not attached to a motor vehicle, except recreational vehicles, as defined in Cal. Health and Safety Code § 18010; or

(3) Commercial vehicle, as defined by Cal. Vehicle Code § 260 having a manufacturer’s gross weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more as determined by Cal. Vehicle Code § 26455.

(C) A first conviction for violation of this section is punishable by a minimum fine of $25. A second conviction for violation of this section in any consecutive 12-month period is punishable by a minimum fine of $50.

(D) Certain areas may be excepted from the provisions of this section by resolution of the City Council. This resolution may be amended from time-to-time by the City Council on its own motion or upon application by the owners of industrial units in the area excepted or proposed to be excepted and with the advice of the Traffic and Parking Place Commission. Exceptions may be granted for industrial streets having an off-street parking deficiency under existing law or a de facto deficiency. The smallest area that may be excepted is one city block, either one or both sides. An exception issued pursuant to this division (D) shall be valid only for relief from this section and shall not be construed to allow the violation of other provisions of this chapter or the Cal. Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 2202, passed - -1978; Ord. 2318, passed - -1980; Ord. 2787, passed - -1991)

(A) Any other limitation on, or regulation concerning parking contained in this title to the contrary notwithstanding, it is unlawful to park, or leave parked, any vehicle on any street or portion thereof, during the hours and on the day or days of the month indicated on signs containing the words “No Parking,” which signs have been placed in appropriate locations designating the parking restrictions pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(B) The Director of Maintenance and Operations, upon review and approval of the Transportation and Circulation Commission and/or the City Council, is authorized to determine the locations of and to place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, signs designating the hours during which, and day or days of the month on which, parking is prohibited in order to permit city equipment to sweep.

(Ord. 2510, passed - -1984; Ord. 2843, passed - -1993)

(A) Parking by permit only.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to stand or park any vehicle on any street or portion thereof so restricted by resolution of the City Council to permit parking only during all or certain portions of the day, provided signs giving notice of said restriction have been posted, unless a parking permit issued by the city is displayed on the vehicle as provided for in this section.

(2) This restriction shall not apply to any authorized emergency vehicle, city or government vehicle, public utility vehicle or service vehicle when used for official business or performing a private service on said permitted street, or to any vehicle used for the collection or delivery of U.S. mail.

(B) Issuance of permits. The City Treasurer, or such other person as authorized by the City Council, shall, upon application and payment of the designated fee established by resolution of the City Council, issue a parking permit for any non-commercial passenger vehicle or pick-up truck owned and registered to any resident of a single-family property adjacent to any street restricted to permit parking. The applicant shall be issued parking permits in accordance with Council approved residential permit parking procedures and guidelines for selected streets. Commercial, recreational, inoperative or unregistered vehicles are prohibited from acquiring and/or utilizing residential parking permit(s).

(C) Application for permit.

(1) To obtain a residential parking permit, the applicant shall furnish their full name, home address, day and evening phone numbers and proof of residence.

(2) Parking permits may be issued online or through the city’s Utility Services Division for first year applicants and/or renewals as permitted.

(D) Display of permits.

(1) Parking permits shall be a “hanger” type placard supplied by the city and hung from the rear view mirror at all times when the guest’s vehicle is parked on a street within the permit parking area.

(2) In the event there is no rear view mirror, the hanger shall be placed within view behind front windshield on the driver’s side of the vehicle.

(E) Duration of permits. All parking permits issued by the city pursuant to this section shall be valid for the one year period from January 1 through December 31 of each year. Permits for the following year shall be issued in December of each year.

(F) Violations.

(1) Parking a vehicle in violation of this section shall be an infraction. All persons designated by the Chief of Police are authorized and empowered to remove or cause to be removed all vehicles parked on a street contrary to the provisions of this section, and to tow and store the vehicles. The owner or operator of any such vehicle shall be liable for reasonable towing and storage charges.

(2) It shall be a violation of this section for any person falsely to represent himself or herself as eligible for a resident parking permit or to furnish false information in an application therefor; to do so is sufficient grounds for revocation of all permits issued to the associated address.

(3) It shall be a violation of this section for any person holding a resident parking permit issued pursuant to this section to allow the use of or display of such permit on a vehicle other than that for which the permit was issued. Any person who so uses or displays a resident parking permit on a vehicle other than that for which it was issued is likewise guilty of a violation of the section. In such a situation, the permit shall be considered invalid and the owner of said vehicle subject to a citation.

(4) (a) It shall be a violation of this section for any person to copy, produce or otherwise bring into existence a facsimile or counterfeit resident parking permit or guest parking permit. Any person who knowingly uses or displays a facsimile or counterfeit parking permit, with intent to evade prohibitions or limitations on parking in a designated permit parking area is likewise guilty of a violation of this section and an infraction. In such a situation, the city shall revoke the resident’s privilege to obtain parking permit(s) in the future.

(b) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to authorize vehicle parking contrary to § 8.44.080 of this code pertaining to early morning parking or at any other location or at any time otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law.

(Ord. 2539, passed - -1985; Ord. 3143, passed - -2010; Ord. 3173, passed - -2011)