Inglewood Municipal Code § 3-64 Municipal Parking Lots. Regulations

(1) The City of Inglewood may regulate the use of parking lots and structures owned or operated by the City, including, but not limited to, the installation and/or use of parking meters, designation of parking spaces, use of parking attendants to collect parking fees, and signs specifying any limitations on the time duration or the days of the week when vehicles may be parked and any other conditions on the use of a City parking lot. Such regulation shall be conducted under the authority of the Public Works Director of the City of Inglewood.

(2) A City parking lot or structure may be closed or partially closed to vehicular access whenever it is utilized for a limited period of time for a special event conducted or sponsored by the City or by community organizations and the like, if such closure is authorized by the Public Works Director or designee. The Public Works Director shall cause notices to be posted in conspicuous locations at least twenty-four hours in advance, notifying drivers that a parking lot or structure will be closed for a special event and that unauthorized vehicles may be cited and/or towed at the owner's expense.

(3) The City Council may establish, by resolution, fees for parking in any non-metered parking space located in municipal parking lots and structures. Such fees may be specified in a Master Fee Schedule. Fees for parking in any metered parking space shall be set by ordinance in accordance with the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 02-24 9-17-02; Ord. 15-08 1-13-15; Ord. 19-01 11-27-18)

It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle or otherwise occupy or use a City parking lot per Section 3-64 of this Chapter in violation of any of the following provisions:

(1) Parking time limitations, use limitations and the like as specified on posted signs and any applicable provision of the California Vehicle Code.

(2) Any vehicle that is prohibited by weight or by type of vehicle from parking overnight on any public street, as specified per any Section of this Chapter, shall be prohibited from parking overnight in a City parking lot, unless authorization has been granted by the Director of Public Works or designee to allow such vehicle to park in the City lot on a temporary basis for a specified purpose.

(3) Storage of motorized vehicles (if parked more than seventy-two hours or if exceeding the posted time limitation) or the storage for any length of time of trailers, boats, equipment, building materials or other merchandise in a City parking lot is prohibited, unless authorization has been granted by the Public Works Director or designee to store such in the City lot on a temporary basis for a specified purpose.

(4) Use of a City parking lot as a campground or otherwise occupied by any automobile, recreational vehicle, truck, truck with camper shell, or trailer while said vehicle is utilized as a daytime and/or nighttime place of residence is prohibited.

(5) City owned and operated public parking lots shall be available solely for the temporary parking of vehicles by members of the public while patronizing or employed at local businesses or while visiting or otherwise staying at local residences. Use of such lots by person(s) loitering or engaging in any games, gambling, vending of merchandise or services, consumption of alcoholic drink, or other activities not directly associated with and necessary for the parking of vehicles, is prohibited. Littering, depositing trash or waste materials, abandoning any vehicle or equipment in a City parking lot, or purposely defacing or damaging any park of a City parking lot is prohibited.

(Ord. 02-24 9-17-02)