Larkspur Municipal Code Ch. 10.48 Stopping, Standing and Parking – Generally

Sections: 10.48.010 Application of Regulations. 10.48.020 Parking on Private Property Prohibited. 10.48.030 Parking on City Property. 10.48.040 Standing in Parkways Prohibited. 10.48.050 Use of Streets for Storage of Vehicles Prohibited. 10.48.060 Parking Vehicle for Sale or Vehicle Under Repair. 10.48.065 Washing or Polishing Vehicles. 10.48.070 Parking within Stall Lines. 10.48.080 Parking Parallel with Curb. 10.48.090 Signs or Markings Indicating Angle Parking.

10.48.110 Parking Prohibited or Restricted on Narrow Streets. 10.48.120 No Stopping Zones and No Parking Zones – Signs and Markings. 10.48.130 No Parking Areas. 10.48.140 Food Wagons – Parking Limitations. 10.48.150 Food Wagons – Location Permit. 10.48.160 For Hire Vehicles Used to Transport Property – Permit Required. 10.48.170 Compliance to Location Permit. 10.48.180 Emergency Parking Signs.

Prior ordinance history: Ords. 331 §§ 120 – 128, 130 – 138 and 370 § 1.

A. The provisions of this title 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 device.

B. The provisions of this title 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 the ordinances of this City prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

No person shall park a vehicle in a private driveway or on private property without the direct or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession of such driveway or property. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

A. Whenever the City Traffic Engineer shall determine that the orderly, efficient conduct of the City’s business requires that parking or standing of vehicles on city property be prohibited, limited or restricted, the City Traffic Engineer shall have the power and authority to order signs to be erected or posted indicating that the parking of vehicles is thus prohibited, limited or restricted.

B. When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place, giving notice thereof, no person shall park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions or provisions of such signs. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any parkway. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

A. No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle 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, any member of the Police Department authorized by the Police Chief may remove said vehicle from the street in the manner and subject to the requirements of the Vehicle Code. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 623 § 1, 1980; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of:

A. Displaying such vehicle for sale;

B. Greasing or repairing such vehicle except repairs necessitated by an emergency. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

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. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

Whenever parallel parking is designated upon the surface of any paved street by lines at right angles to the curb with cross bar, or bars parallel with the curb, the space between such right angle lines shall designate and represent an individual parking space or stall, and any person stopping, standing or parking a vehicle upon the area of any street so marked, shall stop, stand or park such vehicle with the two (2) right-hand wheels thereof not more than eighteen (18) inches from the regularly established curb line and in the center of such designated parking space or stall. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

A. 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 are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.

B. In the event a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are in place permitting such standing or parking.

C. The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to determine when standing or parking is prohibited upon the left- hand side of any one-way street, or when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two (2) or more separate roadways and shall erect signs giving notice thereof.

D. The requirements of parallel parking do not apply in the event any commercial vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading freight or goods, in which case that vehicle may be backed up to the curb; provided, that such vehicle does not extend beyond the centerline of the street and does not block traffic thereby. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

A. Whenever any ordinance or resolution of this City designates and describes any street or portion thereof upon which angle parking shall be permitted, the City Traffic Engineer shall mark or sign such street indicating the angle at which vehicles shall be parked.

B. When signs or markings are in place indicating angle parking as herein provided, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings and within the space between such markings. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

A. The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to erect signs or markings on the street or red curbing indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in their opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.

B. When official signs or markings on the street and red curb are erected, indicating no parking upon that side of the street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place. (Ord. 1062 § 14, 2022; Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

A. The Public Works Director is authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty (20) 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 (30) feet.

B. On roadways less than twenty (20) feet in width, where at least twelve (12) feet of paved and unobstructed access can be maintained, parking may be permitted on one side of the street only where specified by signs and/ or parking zones clearly marked as deemed appropriate by the Public Works Director.

C. When official signs or markings prohibiting or restricting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of such sign or marking. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 834 § 1, 1992; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

The City Traffic Engineer is hereby 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. When curb markings or signs are in place, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign in violation of any of the provisions of this title. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

No operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, park or leave standing such vehicle 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:

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

B. 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;

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

D. 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, or would impede or prevent ingress or egress to property, public or private, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

E. At any place within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection (in the central traffic district) or in any business district 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;

F. Within twenty (20) feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign, or official electric flashing device. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

Except as otherwise provided in this section no person shall stand or park any vehicle, wagon or pushcart from which goods, services, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables or foodstuffs 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 stand or park only at the request of a bona fide purchaser for a period of time not to exceed twenty (20) minutes at any one place. The provisions of Larkspur Municipal Code Sections 10.48.140 through 10.48.170 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. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

No person shall park or stand on any street any lunch wagon, eating cart or vehicle, or pushcart from which tamales, peanuts, popcorn, ice cream, other articles of food or services are sold or offered for sale without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the City Traffic Engineer which shall designate the specific location in which such cart or vehicle shall stand. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

No person shall park or stand 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 written permit to do so from the City Traffic Engineer which shall designate the specific location where such vehicle may stand. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

Whenever any permit is granted under the provisions of Larkspur Municipal Code Sections 10.48.140 through 10.48.160, and a particular location to park or stand is specified therein, no person shall park or stand any vehicle, wagon or pushcart on 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 Larkspur

Municipal Code Sections 10.48.140 through 10.48.160, such permit shall be forthwith revoked by the City Traffic Engineer upon the filing of the record of such conviction with such officer and no permit shall thereafter be issued to such person until six (6) months have elapsed from the date of such revocation. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

A. Whenever the City Traffic Engineer shall determine 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 City Traffic Engineer shall have power and authority to order temporary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the operation, parking or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys as the City Traffic Engineer 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 City Traffic Engineer 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, park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 526 § 1 (part), 1975)

Any private parking facility which is open to the public, and is named by Larkspur City resolution, pursuant to the provisions of Vehicle Code (VC) Section 21107.8, and has conspicuously displayed a sign at least seventeen (17) inches by twenty-two (22) inches with one-inch lettering stating “This Parking Facility is subject to Public Traffic Regulation,” is subject to enforcement of the following:

A. VC Section 22350 , Speeding;

B. VC Section 22507.8 , Prohibited Parking in Space for Disabled Person;

C. VC Section 23103 , Reckless Driving;

D. VC Section 23109 , Speed Contest. (Ord. 1030 § 2(8), 2018; Ord. 657 § 1, 1981)