Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Hillsborough Municipal Code Ch. 10.76 Enforcement—violations
Hillsborough Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Hillsborough
Cite as: Hillsborough Municipal Code Chapter 10.76 · Text as of 2026-10-04
10.76.010 - Violations.¶
Except as otherwise set forth under federal, state or local law, any violation of any provision of this title shall be a misdemeanor punishable as set forth in Chapter 1.08 of this code, except that any violation of any provision relating to parking or standing of a vehicle under state or local law shall be an infraction and not a misdemeanor and shall instead be subject to the penalties set forth in the applicable bail schedule established by the superior and municipal courts of San Mateo County or as set forth in Section 10.76.030.
(Ord. 611 § 34 (part), 2000: Ord. 551 § 1, 1996: prior code § 50.28.16(d))
10.76.020 - Obstruction, interference with police.¶
No person shall interfere with or obstruct in any way any police officer or other officer or employee of this town in the enforcement of the provisions of this title. The removal, obliteration or concealment of any chalk mark or other distinguishing mark used by any police officer or other employee or officer of this town in connection with the enforcement of the parking regulations of this title shall, if done for the purpose of evading the provisions of this title, constitute such interference or obstruction.
(Ord. 611 § 35, 2000; prior code § 50.28.16(f))
10.76.030 - Violation—Parking and standing penalties.¶
Except as may otherwise be punishable by the laws of California or the town, any person, firm or corporation, whether as a principal, agent, employee or otherwise, violating or causing the violation of any of the following provisions of the San Mateo County Ordinances (CO), the Uniform Fire Code (UFC), and the Hillsborough Municipal Code (HMC) shall be subject to the penalties as provided below:
| Code Section | Description | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| HMC 1032050 | No parking zone | 10.00 |
| HMC 1032230 | No overnight parking | 15.00 |
| HMC 1032240 | Commercial vehicles | 10.00 |
| CO B12157 | Restricted parking | 15.00 |
| UFC 10.206 | Fire hydrant/ private property | 55.00 |
| UFC 10.207G | Fire lane/ |
55.00 |
| HMC 504210 | Bus license sticker aff to vehicle | 15.00 |
| HMC 1020050 | Obedience required | 15.00 |
| HMC 1032050A | Div islands aut/ |
15.00 |
| HMC 1032050B | Either side st/ |
15.00 |
| HMC 1032050C | Parking unsafe/ signed/ red curb | 15.00 |
| HMC 1032050D | Area no pkg ind/ signed/ |
15.00 |
| HMC 1032050E | When pkg cont traffic hazard | 15.00 |
| HMC 1032050F | Under rep/ |
15.00 |
| HMC 1032050G | 20 feet crosswalk of red curb | 15.00 |
| HMC 1032050H | 20 feet fire hyd/ |
15.00 |
| HMC 1032050I | Red zone | 15.00 |
| HMC 1032060 | Pkg adv purposes | 15.00 |
| HMC 1032070 | Rep/ |
15.00 |
| HMC 1032080 | Wash/ |
15.00 |
| HMC 1032110 | Pkg on 8% grade/ must block wheels | 15.00 |
| HMC 1032120 | Vendor peddling from veh | 15.00 |
| HMC 1032130 | Emergency temp/ |
25.00 |
| HMC 1032230 | All night/ |
15.00 |
| HMC 1032240 | Comm veh pkg st more 5 hrs | 15.00 |
| HMC 1032250 | Town prop/ |
10.00 |
| HMC 103260 | Priv pkg/ |
15.00 |
| HMC 1032280 | No pkg zones/ |
25.00 |
| HMC 1032290A | Curb/ |
15.00 |
| HMC 1032290B | Yellow/ |
15.00 |
| HMC 1032290C | White/ |
15.00 |
| HMC 1040020 | Overnight pkg in load zone | 15.00 |
| HMC 1040060 | Bicycle pkg only/ when desig | 10.00 |
| HMC 1044030 | Unlaw barries or signs | 15.00 |
| HMC 1056030 | Store or pk comm veh priv prop | 15.00 |
| HMC 17.48.010 | Pks storage/ |
15.00 |
| HMC 1072010 | Roller skates/ |
15.00 |
| HMC 1052010 | Temporary no pkg | 15.00 |
| All other parking and standing violations | 25.00 |
All of the above fines shall be increased by forty-two dollars if not paid within twenty-one days after issuance of the citation.
(Ord. 611 § 36, 2000; Ord. 551 § 4, 1996)
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