Humboldt County Municipal Code Ch. 1 Regulation of Parking

COURTHOUSE AND INTERIOR PARKING IN THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY Sections: Provisions. General Assignment of Parking Spaces in Courthouse Basement. Particular Assignment of Parking Spaces in Courthouse Basement. Allocation of Parking Spaces by Officers and Department Heads. Use of Parking Spaces by Private Automobiles; Identification. Nonpriority Use of Parking Spaces by County-Owned Vehicles. Exclusive Assignment of Parking Spaces for Law Enforcement Vehicles. Parking Spaces Assigned as Loading Zones. Suspension of Assigned Parking in Courthouse Basement. Penalty; Courthouse Basement. Removal of Vehicles. Notice.

261-1. Provisions. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to parking in the basement of the Humboldt County Courthouse. (Ord. 1677, § 1, 2/26/1985) 261-2. General Assignment of Parking Spaces in Courthouse Basement. (a) The County Administrative Officer or his/her designee shall assign the parking spaces in the basement of the Humboldt County Courthouse, exclusive of those located in the law enforcement parking area on the easterly side thereof, by allocating such spaces for the following uses: (1) For the particular officer or department with the officer or department to be named by the Board of Supervisors. (2) For County-owned vehicles bearing exempt license plates. (3) Law enforcement vehicles. (4) Public utility vehicles. (5) Service vehicles of vendors with approval of the County Administrative Officer. (Ord. 2364, § 2, 06/20/ 2006) Such assignment of parking spaces may be amended or modified at any time by the County Administrative Officer. (Ord. 1677, § 1, 2/26/1985; Ord. 2364, § 2, 6/20/2006) (Ord. 2364, § 2, 6/20/2006) 261-3. Particular Assignment of Parking Spaces in Courthouse Basement. The assignment and allocation of specific parking spaces shall be accomplished by the County Administrative Officer by causing to be placed and maintained at each of said parking spaces a numeric designation of such parking space. A master list of parking assignments shall be maintained by the County Administrative Officer. (Ord. 1677, § 1, 2/26/1985; Ord. 2364, § 2, 6/20/2006) 261-4. Allocation of Parking Spaces by Officers and Department Heads. The officer to whom or head of a department to which a parking space has been assigned hereunder shall have the right and duty to determine what individual may use the parking space. (Ord. 1677, § 1, 2/26/1985)

261-5. Use of Parking Spaces by Private Automobiles; Identification. Any private automobile which an individual is entitled to park in a parking space which has been assigned and allocated to an officer or department shall contain, while parking in such space, some form of identification which shows such entitlement. The form of identification which is used shall be one which has been approved by the County Administrative Officer, and it shall be placed on the right rear corner of the vehicle. (Ord. 1677, § 1, 2/26/ 1985) 261-6. Nonpriority Use of Parking Spaces by County-Owned Vehicles. Parking spaces which are assigned and allocated hereunder for County-owned vehicles bearing exempt license plates may be used on a first-come, first-serve basis for the parking of such vehicles. (Ord. 1677, § 1, 2/26/1985) 261-7. Exclusive Assignment of Parking Spaces for Law Enforcement Vehicles. Parking in the law enforcement vehicle parking area in the easterly side of the basement of the Courthouse and the parking areas in and around the Humboldt County Correctional Facility shall be administered at the direction of the sheriff. If, in the judgment of the sheriff, it is necessary to protect vehicles used as evidence for court proceedings, he/she may designate one or more of the spaces assigned to his/her department for such storage. (Ord. 1677, § 1, 2/26/1985; Ord. 2126, § 1, 8/13/1996) 261-8. Parking Spaces Assigned as Loading Zones. Parking spaces which are assigned and allocated hereunder as loading zones may be used only during actual loading and unloading of vehicles in connection with County business. (Ord. 1677, § 1, 2/26/1985) 261-9. Suspension of Assigned Parking in Courthouse Basement. During a declared emergency, the assignment and allocation of any or all of the parking spaces may be temporarily suspended by the written order of the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors or the County Administrative Officer. The use of any parking space, the assignment of which has been suspended, as provided in this section, shall be under the control and direction of the Director of Emergency Services or the Sheriff. (Ord. 1677, § 1, 2/26/1985; Ord. 2364, § 2, 6/20/2006)

261-10. Penalty; Courthouse Basement. (a) Except as allowed by §§ 261-6, 261-7 or 261-8 of this chapter, it shall be unlawful and an infraction for any person to: (1) Park a vehicle in the basement of the Humboldt County Courthouse unless such person is the officer to whom or head of department of which a parking space has been assigned and allocated hereunder or is a person given the right to park by the officer or head of the department under § 261-4 hereof, and unless such parking is in the parking space which has been assigned and allocated to the particular officer or department; (2) Park a vehicle in the basement of the Humboldt County Courthouse in a parking space which is mentioned in § 261-6 hereof unless such parking is authorized by said section or is authorized by § 261-9 hereof; (3) Park a vehicle in the areas under the control of the Sheriff in violation of § 261-7 hereof. (Ord. 2364, § 2, 6/20/2006) (b) It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to park a vehicle in violation of § 261-9 hereof when the parking is contrary to the direction of the Director of Emergency Services or the Sheriff and is in a parking space the assignment and allocation of which has been temporarily suspended as provided in § 261-9, or in violation of the identification provisions contained in § 261-5 hereof. (Ord. 2364, § 2, 6/20/2006) (c) Every person convicted of an infraction pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of § 261-10 shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine of not exceeding Five Dollars ($5.00; for a second conviction within a period of one (1) year by a fine not exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00); and for a third or subsequent conviction within a period of one (1) year by a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). (Ord. 1677, § 1, 2/26/1985) (d) Every person convicted of a misdemeanor pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of § 261-10 shall be punishable upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not exceeding five (5) days; for a second conviction within a period of one (1) year by a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not exceeding ten (10) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and for a third or any subsequent conviction within a period of one (1) year by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 1677, § 1, 2/26/1985) 261-11. Removal of Vehicles. Any vehicle parked in violation of the provisions of this chapter may be removed at the direction of the Sheriff or County Administrative Officer or his/her designee, pursuant to the authority provided by § 22651 of the Vehicle Code. Removal of vehicles pursuant to this chapter shall be in accordance with the procedures prescribed in §§ 22850-22855 of the California Vehicle Code. (Ord. 1677, § 1, 2/26/1985; Ord. 2364, § 2, 6/20/2006)

261-12. Notice. The County Administrative Officer shall authorize placement of appropriate signs in the basement of the Humboldt County Courthouse giving notice of the parking restrictions imposed by this chapter. (Ord. 1677, § 1, 2/ 26/1985; Ord. 2364, § 2, 6/20/2006) § 261.5-1. § 261.5-2. § 261.5-3. § 261.5-5. § 261.5-6. § 261.5-7. § 261.5-8. § 261.5-9. § 261.5-10. § 261.5-11. § 261.5-12. § 261.5-13. § 261.5-14.