Gridley Municipal Code Ch. 10.60 Parking Regulations

A. No person, corporation, partnership or firm who owns or has possession, custody or control of any motor vehicle, vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, mobile home, boat or other personal property shall park such motor vehicle, vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, mobile home, boat, or other personal property upon any street of the city for more than seventy-two consecutive hours in any one place. Under no circumstances shall any motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, mobile home, boat or other personal property be left on any city street, when supported by any other device, other than rubber tires, such as semi-trailer landing legs, skids, landing pads or props, unless the landing pad resting on the pavement consists of a material with strength and size sufficient to bear the load of the trailer and not damage the asphalt or road surface.

B. Violation of this section shall be enforced by the towing away of any vehicle left for more than seventy-two hours or of any vehicle not supported by rubber tires when parked on a city street.

(Ord. 536, 1988).

When authorized signs, parking meters, or curb markings are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop or park the vehicle between the hours of nine a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for longer than two consecutive hours.

[Central traffic district] It is unlawful for any person to park or leave any motor vehicle, wagon, truck or animal of any kind for longer than two consecutive hours within the central traffic district.

(Ord. 530(part), 1988).

When authorized signs, parking meters, or curb markings are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop or park the vehicle between the hours of nine a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for longer than one hour.

(Ord. 530 (part), 1988) .

[Alleys] It is unlawful for any person to park or leave any vehicle in any alley of the city for more than thirty minutes.

(Ord. 530(part), 1988).

Certain locations may be declared by resolution of City Council as subject to time limitations on parking, pursuant to California Vehicle Code. When authorized signs, parking meters, or curb markings are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop or park the vehicle at any time, unless specific times are designated by signs, for longer than the time indicated. A current list of those specific locations designated as limitedtime parking areas shall be maintained by the City Clerk's office and by the Gridley Police Department.

(Ord. 643, 1995; Ord. 561 (part), 1990, Ord. 530(part), 1988).

A. No operator of any vehicle shall stop, park, or leave such vehicle at any time in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or other authorized officer, or traffic sign or signal:

1. Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings;

2. On either side of any street between the projected property lines of any public walk, public steps, street, or thoroughfare terminating at such street, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

3. In any area where the city traffic engineer determines that the parking or stopping of a vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

4. In any area established by resolution of the council as a no parking area, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

5. Upon, along or across any railway track in such manner as to hinder, delay, or obstruct the movement of any car traveling upon such track;

6. In any area where the parking or stopping of any vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property;

7. On any street or highway where the use of such street or highway or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair, or construction of the street or highway or the installation of underground utilities; where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is authorized, for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic; where the use of the street or highway 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, that signs giving notice of such no parking are erected or placed at least twenty-four hours prior to the effective time of such no parking;

8. At any place within 20 feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the mid-block end of a safety zone, when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

9. At any place within 20 feet of a crosswalk or curb return at an intersection when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface, except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop;

10. Within 20 feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign, or official electric flashing device.

B. The city traffic engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation;

C. No operator of any motor vehicle shall stop, park or leave such vehicle at any time in any of those places which the City Council may, from time to time, establish by resolution pursuant to the provisions of Vehicle Code Sections 22507 and 22507.5. A current list of all locations so specified as prohibited parking areas shall be maintained by the City Clerk's office and the Gridley Police Department.

D. City Council may, from time to time, establish restricted parking zones by resolution, pursuant to the provisions of Vehicle Code Sections 22507 and 22507.5. Curb areas delineating restricted parking (no parking at the times indicated by signs) shall be marked with signs indicating the times during which no parking is permitted. A current list of all locations specified as restricted parking zones shall be maintained by the City Clerk's office and the Gridley Police Department.

E. Any provision of this section which regulates traffic or delegates the regulation of traffic upon state highways in any way, or which approval of the State Department of Public Works is required by state law, shall cease to be operative six months after receipt by the city council of written notice of withdrawal of approval of the State Department of Public Works. Whenever this section delegates authority to the director of public works by the city council to regulate traffic upon a state highway in any way which by state law requires the prior approval of the State Department of Public Works, the director of public works shall not exercise such authority with respect to any state Department of Public Works when and to the extent required by the Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 643, 1995; Ord. 551, 1989: Ord. 530(part), 1988).

A. The city traffic engineer shall designate established no stopping zones by placing and maintaining appropriate signs indicating that stopping of vehicles is prohibited and indicating the hours and day when stopping is prohibited.

B. During the hours and on the days designated on the signs, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop the vehicle on any of the street or parts of streets established by an ordinance of the council as no stopping zones.

C. The provisions of this title prohibiting the stopping or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times specified, 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.

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

(Ord. 561 (Part) 1990, Ord. 530(part), 1988).

The city traffic engineer is authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbings where authorized parking is permitted.

(Ord. 530 (part), 1988).

A. On any of the streets or portions of streets established by resolution of the council as diagonal parking zones, and marked for diagonal parking, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park said vehicle except:

1. At the angle to the curb indicated by signs or pavement markings allotting space to parked vehicles and entirely within the limits of the allotted space.

2. With the front wheel nearest the curb within six inches of the curb.

B. A current list of all locations established as diagonal parking zones shall be maintained by the City Clerk's office and the Gridley Police Department.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply when such vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading passengers, freight or goods.

(Ord. 643, 1995; Ord. 530(part), 1988).

A. The city traffic engineer is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this title, to place, and when required in this title shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking regulations, and the curb markings shall have the meanings as set forth:

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

2. Yellow shall mean no stopping or parking at any time, unless specific times are designated by signs, for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided, that the loading or unloading of passengers or materials shall not consume more than twenty minutes.

3. White shall mean no stopping or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mail box, which shall not exceed three minutes and such restrictions shall apply at all times unless specific times are designated by signs.

4. Green shall mean limited time parking as indicated on the curb or on adjacent signs, and such restrictions shall apply at all times unless specific times are designated by signs.

5. Blue shall mean parking limited exclusively to the vehicles of physically handicapped persons as specified in Chapter 10.52 hereof.

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

C. The director of public works is authorized to maintain, by appropriate signs or by paint upon the curb surface, all no stopping zones, no parking areas, and restricted parking areas, as defined and described in this title.

(Ord. 530(part), 1988).

No operator of any vehicle shall park the vehicle upon any street in this city for the principal purpose of advertising or displaying it for sale, unless authorized by the City Council.

(Ord. 530 (part), 1988).

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 twenty feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed thirty feet.

(Ord. 530(part), 1988).

No person shall wash or cause to be washed, polish or cause to be polished, any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in this city, when a charge is made for such service.

(Ord. 530 (part), 1988).

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall park any vehicle, wagon or pushcart from which goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables or food stuffs are sold, displayed, solicited or offered for sale or bartered or exchanged, or any lunch wagon or eating car or vehicle, on any portion of any street within this city except that such vehicles, wagons, or pushcarts may park only 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.

B. No person shall park on any street any lunch wagon, eating cart or vehicle, or pushcart from which tamales, peanuts, popcorn, candy, ice cream or other articles of food are sold or offered for sale without first obtaining a permit to do so from the chief of police who shall designate the specific location where such cart may be parked.

C. No person shall park 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 permit to do so from the chief of police who shall designate the specific location where such vehicle may be parked.

D. Whenever any permit is granted under the provisions of this section and a particular location to park is specified therein, no person shall park any vehicle, wagon, or pushcart at any location other than as designated in such permit. In the event that 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 chief of police upon the filing of the record of such conviction with such officer and no permit shall thereafter be issued to such person until six months have elapsed from the date of such revocation.

(Ord. 530 (part), 1988).

A. Whenever the chief of police determines 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 chief of police shall have power and authority to order temporary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the operation or parking of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys as the chief of police 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 chief of police 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 or park any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.

(Ord. 530 (part), 1988) .

No person, firm, corporation, or partnership shall park or leave any item or items of personal property, not licensed under the Vehicle Code of the state, on any city street, alley or public right-of-way.

(Ord. 530(part), 1988).

No person, firm, corporation or partnership shall park any of the prohibited motor vehicles, vehicles, boats, trailers, or other objects of personal property set forth in this chapter on a public right-of-way between a line eighteen inches behind the curb and the property line.

(Ord. 530(part), 1988).

A. No person, corporation, partnership, or firm which owns or has possession, custody or control of any commercial vehicle that is in excess of ninety-four inches in width shall park said vehicle on any street or alley in the city.

B. The following are exceptions to the above prohibition: The vehicle is being actively loaded or unloaded of materials; provided that the loading and unloading of materials shall not consume more than twenty minutes.

C. Violation of this section shall constitute an infraction.

(Ord. 753, 2005; Ord. 643, 1995; Ord. 530 (part), 1988).

No person, corporation, partnership, or firm shall construct, or cause to be constructed, repair or cause to be repaired, do routine maintenance or cause to have routine maintenance performed, dismantle or cause to be dismantled, any motor or vehicles of any kind whatsoever, or any part thereof, upon any public street or alley of the city. The only exception to this rule is as follows: Temporary emergency repairs which become necessary may be made upon a public street, provided the vehicle does not remain on the public city street for more than two consecutive hours.

(Ord. 530(part), 1988).

At least once every seventy-two hours, motor vehicles or other licensed vehicles must be moved a minimum of twenty-five feet from the foremost extension or twenty-five feet from the rearmost extension of the vehicle to permit the street sweeper access to the area previously occupied by such motor vehicle or other licensed vehicle. Such motor vehicle or other licensed vehicle shall not be parked again in the vacated space for a period of at least twenty-four hours.

(Ord. 530 (part), 1988).

Violation of this chapter shall be deemed an infraction and the chief of police of the city may remove any motor vehicle, other vehicle, or semi-trailer from the city street, alley or public right-of-way which is in violation of this chapter, in the manner and subject to the requirements of Section 22651 and 22652 of the Vehicle Code of the state.

(Ord. 530(part), 1988).