Grand Terrace Municipal Code Art. V Stopping, Standing and Parking

A. The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times specified in this chapter, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device.

B. 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 Vehicle Code or an ordinance of this city prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking or vehicles in specified places or at specified times.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0112)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any median strip between roadways or within any traffic island or other area designed to separate or guide the movement of traffic.

(Ord. 1 § 1 (part), 1978: county code § 52.0113)

Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within eighteen inches of the left-hand curb facing in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way street unless signs or curb markings as described in Section 10.04.390 are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0114(a))

In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon or adjacent to the left-hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are in place permitting such standing or parking.

(Ord. 1 § 1 (part), 1978: county code § 52.0114(b))

A. Whenever the council determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that standing or parking of vehicles shall be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any one-way street or when standing or parking may be permitted upon or adjacent to the left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two or more separate roadways, the council shall direct the engineer to place signs, pavement markings or curb markings as described in Section 10.04.390 on such street or highway giving notice thereof.

B. Whenever the council, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which parking was either prohibited or permitted as provided in this section no longer exist, it shall direct the engineer to remove such signs, pavement markings and curb markings from such portion of street or highway.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0114(c))

A. The engineer is authorized to place signs and/or curb markings as described in Sections 10.04.390 and 10.04.400, indicating no parking or stopping upon any roadway with a designated bike lane. Designated bike lane defined per Section 10.04.030.

B. When the engineer finds that the conditions requiring stopping or parking be prohibited as authorized in subsection A of this section no longer exist, he shall remove such signs and such curb markings from such portion of such street or highway.

(Ord. 177 § 1, 1997)

A. The engineer is authorized, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, to place signs or curb markings as described in Sections 10.04.390 and 10.04.400, indicating no parking upon any highway when the width of the roadway and shoulders of such highway does not exceed twenty feet or upon one side of a highway when the width of the roadway and shoulders of such highway does not exceed thirty feet.

B. Whenever the engineer finds that, due to widening, the conditions as set forth in subsection A of this section no longer exist, he shall remove such signs and curb markings from such portion of such highway.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0115)

A. The engineer is authorized, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, to place signs or curb markings described in Sections 10.04.390 and 10.04.400 indicating no parking upon either side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.

B. Whenever the engineer, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which parking was prohibited as provided in subsection A of this section no longer exist, he shall remove such signs and curb markings.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0116)

A. The engineer is authorized to prohibit stopping, standing or parking and to place signs or curb markings as described in Sections 10.04.390 and 10.04.400 at any of the following places when such prohibition, as indicated by a traffic engineering investigation, will alleviate dangerous, hazardous traffic conditions, facilitate the full use of the roadway, or serve the convenience of the public:

1. At any place within one hundred feet of the intersection of two or more highways;

2. At any place within twenty-five feet of a railroad grade crossing;

3. Adjacent to either side of a crosswalk or driveway entrance for a distance not to exceed twenty feet from either side of such crosswalk or driveway;

4. Adjacent to any fire hydrant when it has been determined that stopping, standing or parking of any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, would present some special hazard or would prevent ready access to the fire hydrant;

5. At any place in connection with a street or highway vehicular parking layout or plan.

B. When the engineer, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which stopping, standing or parking was prohibited as authorized in subsection A of this section no longer exist, he shall remove such signs and such curb markings from such portion of such street or highway.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0117)

A. Whenever the council determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that it is necessary to prohibit stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on certain highways or portion thereof at all or certain hours of the day in order to facilitate the movement of traffic or to eliminate hazardous conditions, the Council shall direct the engineer to place appropriate signs or curb markings as designated in Sections 10.04.390 and 10.04.400 on such highways or portions thereof.

B. Whenever the Council, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which it was necessary to prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles at all or certain hours of the day as provided in Subsection A of this Section no longer exist, the council shall direct the engineer to remove such signs and curb markings from such highways or portion thereof.

C. Whenever the engineer determines that traffic congestion or traffic hazard of an emergency nature is likely to result from the operation, stopping, standing or parking of vehicles during the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings or functions, or during the construction, alteration, repair or improvement of any highway, or for any other reason, he may place or cause to be placed temporary signs prohibiting the operation, standing or parking of vehicles during the existence of such emergency.

(Ord. 1 § 1 (part), 1978: county code § 52.0118)

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

B. In the event a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street in excess of a consecutive period of seventy-two hours, the chief of police or any member of the California Highway Patrol may remove the vehicle from the street in the manner and subject to the requirements of the Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0119)

No person shall park a vehicle upon any highway or right-of-way for the principal purpose of:

A. Displaying such vehicle for sale for a period longer than 24 hours in the same parking space or displaying more than one vehicle for sale on a single street at the same time;

B. Washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency;

C. Using such vehicle to support a sign;

D. Vending, except adjacent to the premises of the purchaser when taking orders or delivering any commodity.

(Ord. No. 318, § 3, 4-10-2018; Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0120)

A. Whenever the council determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that loading zones, passenger loading zones or bus loading zones are necessary on any highway or portion thereof, the council shall by resolution direct the engineer to place signs or curb markings as provided in Section 10.04.390 on such highway or portion thereof.

B. Whenever the council, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which loading zones, passenger loading zones and bus loading zones were established along such highway or portion thereof as provided in subsection A of this section no longer exist, the council shall direct the engineer to remove such signs or such curb markings designating such zones.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0121(a))

Loading zones shall be indicated by appropriate signs indicating such zone or by a yellow line stenciled with black letters "Loading Only" upon the top or side of all curbs within such zones.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0121(b))

Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by appropriate signs or by a white line stenciled with black letters "Passenger Loading Only" upon the top or side of all curbs within such zones.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0121(c))

Bus loading zones shall be indicated by appropriate signs or by a red line stenciled with white letters "No Standing" together with the words "Bus Zone" on the top or side of all curbs within such zones.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0121(d))

No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except a bus in a bus loading zone.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0121(e))

The engineer is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this chapter, to place, and where required in this chapter shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and the curb markings shall have the meaning set forth in this section:

A. Red. Red means no stopping, standing or parking except as permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked as a bus zone.

B. Yellow. Yellow means no stopping, standing or parking 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 nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty minutes.

C. White. White means no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, which shall not exceed three minutes.

D. Green. Green means no standing or parking for longer than twenty minutes.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0121(f))

When there are no curbs, the engineer shall indicate the parking or standing regulations by installing, in lieu of curb markings, appropriate signs giving notice of such regulations.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0121(g))

A. Commercial Vehicles—Time Limit. Permission granted in this chapter to stop or stand a vehicle for 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 twenty minutes.

B. Deliveries. The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries, the delivery or pickup of express or parcel post packages and United States mail.

C. Passenger Baggage. Permission granted in this chapter for the loading or unloading of passengers shall include the loading or unloading of personal baggage but shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than three minutes.

D. Enforcement. Within the total time limits specified in this section, the provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges granted by this section.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0121(h))

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

(Ord. 1 § 1 (part), 1978: county code § 52.0121(i))

A. The engineer is authorized, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, to place signs or curb markings described in Section 10.04.390 indicating bus loading zone upon either side of any street adjacent to any school property when such loading zone would facilitate the orderly movement of traffic.

B. Whenever the engineer, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which a bus loading zone was established as provided in subsection A of this section no longer exist, he shall remove such signs and such curb markings.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0121(j))

A. Whenever the council determines upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that the width of a highway or portion thereof, and traffic conditions are such that the parking of vehicles at an angle to the curb or edge of the highway will not be unduly hazardous to the flow of traffic, and that there is need for additional parking space which angle parking will provide, the council shall direct the engineer to, and the engineer shall indicate at what angle traffic conditions make it desirable that vehicles should be parked by placing parallel white lines upon the surface of such highway or portion thereof. On such portions of such highways a person shall not stop, stand or park any vehicle except between, at the angle indicated by, and parallel to both adjacent white lines, with the nearest front wheel not more than one foot from the curb or bumper, which may be placed in lieu of curbs or the edge of the highway. The engineer may prohibit the stopping, standing or parking in connection with any angle parking layout or plan as provided in Section 10.04.300(A)(5).

B. Whenever the council, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions, because of which angle parking has been permitted upon a highway or portion thereof as provided in subsection A of this section no longer exist, the council shall direct the engineer to obliterate such angle parking lines and other markings from such highways or portions thereof. Thereafter on such portion of the highway, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, other than according to the Vehicle Code or as provided in this chapter.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0122(a))

A. Whenever parallel parking is required on any highway or portion thereof as provided in the Vehicle Code, the council authorizes the engineer to place white lines consistent with the provisions of the Vehicle Code parallel to and/or at right angles to the curb or edge of the highway when a traffic engineering investigation indicates that such white lines would facilitate the parking of vehicles or alleviate a hazardous condition. When such white lines have been placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle outside of the rectangular space indicated by such lines and the curb or the edge of the highway. The engineer may prohibit stopping, standing or parking in connection with any parallel parking plan or layout as provided in Section 10.04.300(A)(5).

B. Whenever the engineer, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions, because of which parallel white lines were placed as provided in subsection A of this section no longer exist, the engineer shall obliterate such white lines from such highway or portion thereof.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 52.0122(b))

A. For the purpose of this section, "limited parallel parking space" means an area open for lawful parking along the side of, and adjacent to, a curb or edge of a highway, which area is not of sufficient length to permit two or more vehicles to park therein at the same time.

B. Any person seeking to park his vehicle in a limited parallel parking space, whose vehicle arrives at the parking space prior to any other vehicle, and who proceeds beyond such space with his entire vehicle a distance not to exceed ten feet for the purpose of backing his vehicle therein, shall have the right-of-way over any person driving or attempting to drive any other vehicle directly into such limited parallel parking space and the driver of such other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to the driver who first arrived at the limited parallel parking space.

(Ord. 1 § 1 (part), 1978: county code § 52.0122(c))

A. City Council's Designation of Authority to Designate a Temporary No Parking Area. When, in the determination of the City Manager or his or her designee, parking upon any street or highway within its jurisdiction, or any portion thereof, would create a threat to or detrimental impact upon the public health and safety, the City Manager is authorized to designate a temporary no parking safety zone upon the street or highway, or portion thereof, where the threat exists. Parking shall be prohibited within the designated no parking safety zone, effective immediately upon such determination by the City Manager, or designee, and the posting of signs providing notice thereof.

B. Sign Posting and Enforcement Authority. Upon the designation of a no parking safety zone, the City Manager shall post temporary no parking signs in a manner provide adequate notice of the no parking restriction and the City Police Department is empowered to enforce these restrictions pursuant to Sections 22500 and 22507 of the California Vehicle Code.

C. Sign Construction. The temporary no parking signs shall be of distinctive color, bearing the words "temporary no parking zone," and shall be placed not less than 100 feet apart within the affected area, and shall be not less than 24 inches above the ground.

D. Violation Deemed Infraction. Violations of this Chapter shall constitute an infraction punishable by a fine of not less than $50.00.

E. Violation—Towing of Vehicles. Vehicles in violation of this Chapter may be towed at the owner's expense.

(Ord. No. 292, § 1, 1-26-2016; Ord. No. 291, § 1, 1-12-2016)