Hesperia Municipal Code Ch. 10.08 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 herein 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.

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 of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.

(Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 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. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 52.0113)

A. Parking on One-way Street. Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within eighteen (18) 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 10.08.100(F) are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.

B. Parking on Highways Comprised of Two or More Separate Roadways. 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.

C. Prohibition of Parking on One-way Street. Whenever the city 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 city council shall by resolution direct the city engineer to place signs, pavement markings or curb markings as described in Section 10.08.100(F) on such street or highway giving notice thereof.

1. Removal of Prohibition. Whenever the city 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 subsection (C) of this section no longer exist, it shall by resolution direct the city engineer to remove such signs, pavement markings and curb markings from such portion of street or highway.

(Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 52.0114)

The city engineer is authorized, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, to place signs or curb markings as described in Section 10.08.100, indicating no parking upon any highway when the width of the roadway and shoulders of such highway do not exceed twenty (20) feet or upon one side of a highway when the width of the roadway and shoulders of such highway do not exceed thirty (30) feet.

A. Removal of Signs. Whenever the city engineer finds that, due to widening, the conditions as set forth in Section 10.08.040 no longer exist, he shall remove such signs and curb markings from such portion of such highway.

(Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 52.0115)

A. Prohibited. The city engineer is authorized, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation to place signs or curb markings described in Section 10.08.100 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. Removal of Prohibiting Sign. Whenever the city engineer, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which parking was prohibited as provided in Section 10.08.050 no longer exist, he shall remove such signs and curb markings.

(Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 52.0116)

A. The city engineer is authorized to prohibit stopping, standing or parking and to place signs or curb markings as described in Section 10.08.100, 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 on hundred (100) feet of the intersection of two or more highways;

2. At any place within twenty-five (25) feet of a railroad grade crossing;

3. Adjacent to either side of a crosswalk or driveway entrance for a distance not to exceed twenty (20) 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;

6. On either side of a highway in those areas where any highway has been cleared of snow by snowplows, and the width of the highway is restricted by reason of snow conditions.

B. When the city 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. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 52.0117)

A. Basis for Regulation. Whenever the city 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 city council shall by resolution direct the city engineer to place appropriate signs or curb markings as designated in Section 10.08.100 on such highways or portions thereof.

B. Basis for Lifting Parking Regulations. Whenever the city 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 city council shall by resolution direct the city engineer to remove such signs and curb markings from such highways or portion thereof.

C. Temporary No Parking. Whenever the city 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, stopping, standing or parking of vehicles during the existence of such emergency.

(Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 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 (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, the police or any member of the Highway Patrol of the state of California may remove said vehicle from the street in the manner and subject to the requirements of the vehicle code.

(Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 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;

B. Washing, greasing, 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. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 52.0120)

A. Establishment of Loading Zones. Whenever the city 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 city council shall by resolution direct the city engineer to place signs or curb markings as provided in subsection (F) of this section on such highway or portion thereof.

1. Removal of Signs. Whenever the city 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 city council shall by resolution direct the city engineer to remove such signs or such curb markings designating such zones.

B. Marking of Loading Zones. 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.

C. Marking of Passenger Loading Zones. 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.

D. Marking of Bus Loading Zones. 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.

E. Use of Bus Loading Zone Restricted. No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except a bus in a bus loading zone.

F. Curb Markings to Indicate No Stopping and Parking Regulations. The city engineer is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this chapter, to place, and where required herein shall place the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and said curb markings shall have the meaning herein set forth.

1. Red. Red shall mean no stopping, standing or parking 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. Yellow shall mean 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 (20) minutes.

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

4. Green. Green shall mean no standing or parking for longer than twenty (20) minutes.

G. Markings in Lieu of Curb Markings. When there are no curbs, the road commissioner shall indicate the parking or standing regulations by installing in lieu of curb markings, appropriate signs giving notice of such regulations.

H. Effect of Permission to Load or Unload.

1. Applies Only to Commercial Vehicles and Time Limit. Permission herein granted 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 (20) minutes.

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

3. Passenger. Permission herein granted to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading 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.

4. Abuse of Privilege. Within the total time limits above specified, 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 hereby granted.

I. Standing in Alleys. 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.

J. Bus Loading Zone Adjacent to School. The city engineer is authorized, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, to place signs or curb markings described in subsection (F) of this section 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.

1. Removal. Whenever the city 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 (J) of this section no longer exist, he shall remove such signs and such curb markings.

(Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 52.0121)

A. Permitted. Whenever the city 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 city council shall by resolution direct the city engineer to, and the city 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 city engineer may prohibit stopping, standing, or parking in connection with any angle parking layout or plan as provided in Section 10.08.060(A)(5).

B. Prohibited. Whenever the city 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 city council shall by resolution direct the city engineer to obliterate such angle parking lines and other markings from such highways or portions thereof. Thereafter on such portion or 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. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 52.0122(a))

A. Placement. Whenever parallel parking is required on any highway or portion thereof as provided in the vehicle code, the city council authorizes the city 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 city engineer may prohibit stopping, standing or parking in connection with any parallel parking plan or layout as provided in Section 10.08.060(A)(5).

B. Prohibited. Whenever the city 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 city engineer shall obliterate such white lines from such highway or portion thereof.

(Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 52.0122(b))

A. Whenever the city council determines that it is necessary to prohibit stopping, standing or parking of commercial vehicles having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds on certain residential district streets or portions thereof at all or certain hours of the day, the city council shall, by resolution, direct the city engineer to place appropriate signs specifying applicable prohibitions on such streets or portions thereof.

B. Whenever the city council finds that conditions because of which it was necessary to prohibit stopping, standing or parking of commercial vehicles having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds at all or certain hours of the day as provided in this section no longer exist, the city council shall, by resolution, direct the city engineer to remove such signs from such streets or portions thereof.

(Ord. 250 (part), 1997; SBCC § 52.0128)