Goleta Municipal Code Art. VI Large Vehicle and Trailer Parking Restrictions

For the purposes of this article the following words or phrases shall be defined as follows:

"Commercial areas"

mean those areas of the City identified in the Goleta Municipal Code as commercial or industrial zoning districts.

"Commuter vehicles"

mean buses and vans which serve as a means of mass transportation. A commuter vehicle shall be considered to serve as a means of mass transportation if the vehicle provides transportation for more than 10 persons and is either:

Maintained and used primarily for the work-related transportation of adults; or

Maintained and used for the school-related transportation of students, including the transportation of youth or team sports; or

Maintained and used for the transportation of transient visitors to the City.

"Large vehicle"

means any vehicle, as that word is defined in Section 670 of the California Vehicle Code, or a combination of connected vehicles and/or trailers, as defined in this section, that exceeds 25 feet in length or 80 inches in width or 82 inches in height, exclusive of such projecting lights or devices as are expressly allowed under the California Vehicle Code. Large vehicle shall not mean or include pickup trucks or sport utility vehicles, which are less than 25 feet in length and 82 inches in height.

"Residential areas"

mean those areas of the City identified in the Goleta Municipal Code as residential zoning districts.

"Street"

means any public street, road, or highway, as those words are defined in Sections 360, 527, and 590 of the California Vehicle Code.

"Trailer"

means any trailer, semitrailer, camp trailer (including tent trailers), unmounted camper, trailer coach, or fifth-wheel travel trailer as defined in Sections 242, 243, 324, 550, 630, 635, and 636 of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 12-01 § 2; Ord. 23-01 § 1)

Except as provided in Sections 10.01.300, 10.01.310 and 10.01.320 of this Code, no person may park or leave standing any large vehicle upon any street within a residential area or a commercial area of the City between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. These restrictions shall not apply on City recognized holidays.

(Ord. 12-01 § 2; Ord. 23-01 § 1)

The prohibitions in Section 10.01.290 shall not apply to:

A. Any person who has been issued and is in possession of a current valid oversized vehicle parking permit pursuant to Section 10.01.310;

B. Any person while actually engaged in the current cleaning, preparing for departing or storage, loading or unloading of a large vehicle;

C. Any person while actually engaged in using a large vehicle between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. in providing services to a residential or commercial building including, but not limited to, cleaning services, repair services, construction services, and pool care or maintenance services;

D. Any properly authorized and licensed person towing vehicles in the course of providing automobile towing or maintenance services;

E. Any person while actually engaged in making temporary or emergency repairs to a large vehicle which preclude removal to a permitted parking area;

F. Any person parking a large vehicle properly displaying a valid handicapped parking permit;

G. Any public agency emergency response vehicle;

H. Any person parking a commuter vehicle.

(Ord. 12-01 § 2)

An oversized vehicle parking permit shall be considered valid subject to the requirements and limitations set forth in this section.

A. Purpose. The purpose of authorizing the issuance of oversized vehicle parking permits is to allow owners of large vehicles additional time to park their large vehicles on a public street adjacent to their residences or businesses for the purpose of loading or unloading such large vehicles and to allow an out-of-town visitor to park on a street adjacent to the residence that the out-of-town visitor is visiting for a limited time period.

B. Application. The applicant shall file with the City a completed City application form providing all information requested. The application must include the following information:

1. The license plate number of the large vehicle or trailer;

2. The Goleta address of the business or residence where the large vehicle or trailer will be parked or left;

3. Contact information, including permanent address and phone number of resident or business owner where the large vehicle or trailer will be parked or left;

4. The applicant’s contact information, including permanent address and phone number;

5. The dates for which the permit is sought to be valid.

The applicant and owner of the business or residence at which the large vehicle will be parked shall attest to the accuracy of the information contained in the permit under penalty of perjury.

C. Issuance. Oversized vehicle parking permits shall be issued on a form approved by the City. The permit shall be issued and valid only for the specified parking use indicated on the permit. The permit must include the following:

1. The license plate number of the large vehicle or trailer;

2. The applicant’s name;

3. The address or location adjacent to where the large vehicle is approved to park;

4. The date the permit was issued;

5. The date the permit expires; and

6. The dates the permit is valid.

D. Display. All permits shall be placed in the lower driver’s side of the windshield of the large vehicle in a manner that is clearly visible from the exterior. If the large vehicle does not have a windshield, the permit must be properly affixed to the outside of the large vehicle or trailer on the left side of the front of the vehicle. Failure to properly display the permit shall constitute a violation of this section.

E. Permitted Parking Location. A vehicle with a current and valid oversized vehicle parking permit shall park on the public street adjacent to the address noted on the issued permit and may not park adjacent to any address not indicated on the issued permit.

F. Overnight Accommodations. A valid oversized vehicle parking permit shall not at any time permit the applicant to use the subject vehicle or trailer for overnight accommodation or sleeping purposes.

G. Duration—Expiration. An applicant may apply for an oversized vehicle parking permit, shall be valid for two specified periods not to exceed three consecutive calendar weekdays each and shall expire at 11:59 p.m. on the expiration date indicated on the permit. After expiration, the oversized vehicle parking permit shall be invalid. A resident may receive a maximum of 12 permits per calendar year.

H. Destruction of Property. Upon demonstration to the satisfaction of the Police Chief that a primary residence has become uninhabitable due to an act outside the control of the resident, an oversized vehicle parking permit may be issued which would allow a recreational vehicle to be parked on a public street for a period not longer than six months or until the residence becomes habitable, whichever is shorter.

(Ord. 12-01 § 2; Ord. 23-01 § 1)

Enforcement actions may be taken as follows:

A. Parking Violations. Any person who violates any provision of this article is guilty of an infraction and shall be subject to citation, pursuant to Section 40202 of the California Vehicle Code, and fees as established by a schedule of fees adopted by resolution of the City Council. If a large vehicle is left illegally parked or standing on a City street for 72 consecutive hours in violation of this article, the large vehicle is subject to removal pursuant to Section 22651, subsection (k) of the California Vehicle Code.

B. Hearings. Any person who is issued notice of a parking violation pursuant to this article may request review of that notice under Section 40215 et seq., of the California Vehicle Code.

C. Forged, Altered, or Counterfeit Permits. Any person who forges, alters, or counterfeits an oversized vehicle parking permit, or displays a forged, altered, or counterfeit oversized vehicle parking permit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 12-01 § 2; Ord. 23-01 § 1)

Signs giving reasonable notice of the prohibitions contained in this article shall be posted at all entrances to the City as required by California Vehicle Code Section 22507.

(Ord. 12-01 § 2; Ord. 23-01 § 1)