Long Beach Municipal Code Ch. 10.28 Parking Meters

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State Law reference— Provisions authorizing local authorities to establish parking meter zones, Veh. C. § 22508.

Note— Prior history: Prior code §§ 3420—3420.12; Ords. C-5309, C-5357, C-5530, C-6283, C-7920, ORD-06-0015 and ORD-06-0031.

As used in this Chapter:

"Alternate form of payment" means any lawful form of payment, including but not limited to, tokens, prepaid cards, debit cards, credit cards that a parking meter is equipped to accept as payment for occupying a parking space.

"Metered parking space" means a parking space within a parking meter zone or metered parking area or lot.

"Multi-space parking meter," also known as a pay station or pay and display machine, means a device which records paid parking time, or accepts payment and dispenses a proof of payment ticket for more than one (1) parking space. If not located immediately adjacent to the parking space it regulates, a multi-space parking meter will be marked or labeled to identify the spaces it regulates.

"Parking meter" means any device which, upon the deposit of payment, registers the time that a vehicle is parked in a metered parking space, or which generates proof of payment for parking in a metered parking space for a specified time period or for a specific number of minutes. "Parking meter" includes a multi-space parking meter.

"Proof of payment ticket" means a paper slip or ticket dispensed from a multi-space parking meter for the sole purpose of being displayed as proof of payment for the occupancy of a metered parking space. For the purposes of this Chapter, "proof of payment ticket" does not include a credit card receipt or debit card receipt.

"Single-space parking meter" means a device located adjacent to a metered parking space, which device records paid parking time or accepts payment for parking time for one (1) parking space.

"Veteran's license plate" means a currently valid vehicle license plate issued by the State of California to a person who is one (1) of the following: Medal of Honor recipient, Legion of Valor recipient, Pearl Harbor survivor, Purple Heart recipient or former prisoners of war. The term includes a license plate issued by another State indicating a similar status.

(ORD-07-0003 § 1 (part), 2007)

A. Council may authorize the City Traffic Engineer to establish metered parking spaces within parking meter zones and parking areas or lots, each of which spaces shall be of sufficient size to permit the parking or standing of one (1) vehicle.

B. The City Traffic Engineer shall post signs, or place lines or marks on the curb, street or other area about or alongside of each parking meter to designate the parking space for which the meter is to be used.

C. To regulate parking and collect parking revenues, the City Traffic Engineer is further authorized to place a parking meter, as defined in this Chapter, which registers the time that a vehicle is parked in a metered parking space or which generates proof of payment for parking in a metered parking space for a specified time period or for a specific number of minutes.

D. Nothing in this Section is intended to limit the authority of the City Traffic Engineer to establish green restricted-time parking zones or yellow loading zones.

(ORD-07-0003 § 1 (part), 2007)

A. A parking meter may accept United States currency in the form of coins or paper currency, or accept alternate forms of payment including, but not limited to, prepaid cards, debit cards or credit cards. If not located immediately adjacent to the parking space it regulates, it will be marked or labeled to identify the space for which it accepts payment. Parking meters will operate in one (1) of two (2) ways:

1. Measure, in minutes, the period of time during which the vehicle may park in a parking meter space without violating the provisions of this Chapter or any ordinance regulating parking upon the street or other area on which the parking meter is established. Such a parking meter shall be constructed so that it will, upon the expiration of the period of time, commencing with the deposit and acceptance of payment, and ending with the expiration of the period of time that the parking or standing of a vehicle in the space is permitted, display a flag sign, alphanumeric display or other signal which will indicate that the permitted time for the parking of the vehicle, has expired.

2. Dispense a Proof of Payment Ticket. Such proof of payment ticket must be attached to the driver's side front window with the expiration time and date readily visible from outside the vehicle in order to be valid.

(ORD-07-0003 § 1 (part), 2007)

Except as required elsewhere in this Code or by State law, any vehicle parked or standing in any metered parking space shall be parked or stand within the lines marked on the street or other area for such parking space as provided hereinafter, with the front end of the car facing the direction of traffic in the adjacent driving lane. No person shall park or stand any vehicle across any such line or mark or park the vehicle in such way that it will not be within the area so designated by the signs, lines or markings.

(ORD-07-0003 § 1 (part), 2007)

A. No person shall park, stand, or stop any vehicle in any metered parking space during a period for which a parking time limit is applicable to the space without making payment for the use of such space as posted. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable on holidays as defined in Section 10.02.040 of this Code or during those hours when a parking time limitation is not imposed, nor shall it apply to a vehicle displaying a valid veteran's license plate.

B. For the purposes of this Chapter, payment is evidenced in one (1) of two (2) ways either: (1) the parking meter which regulates the metered parking space displays one (1) or more minutes of paid time; or (2) a proof of payment ticket is attached to the vehicle as specified in Subsection 10.28.090.C with the expiration time and date readily visible from outside the vehicle on the street side.

C. Where a single-space parking meter is installed, if the parking meter is inoperable for any reason, the time limits posted shall be enforced during the hours of operation for parking meters, as posted.

D. Where a multi-space parking meter is installed, if that multi-space parking meter is inoperable for any reason, the person seeking to purchase a proof of payment ticket must purchase proof of payment from the next closest multi-space parking meter. If there is no other operational multi-space meter within one (1) block in any direction without crossing a street, or no other operational multi-space meter within the same parking lot, the time limits posted shall be enforced during the hours of operation for parking meters, as posted.

(ORD-18-0014 § 2, 2018; ORD-07-0003 § 1 (part), 2007)

A. No person shall park a vehicle in any parking space without paying for parking, except during such time immediately after the original occupancy as is necessary as to deposit payment into a parking meter and if purchasing a proof of payment ticket at a multi-space parking meter, to return to the vehicle to display such ticket.

B. No person shall stop or park any vehicle in any parking meter space beyond the time permitted by this Chapter for the parking of vehicles in the block or other area in which the parking meter space is situated; provided, however, this Section shall not apply within the hours during which free parking is permitted in this Chapter nor shall it apply to a vehicle displaying a valid veteran's license plate.

C. Unless stated otherwise on the parking meter and the proof of parking ticket, nothing in this Section is intended to prevent a person who has purchased a proof of parking ticket from parking in more than one (1) location within the same parking meter zone, so long as the paid time, as evidenced on the proof of parking ticket, has not been exceeded.

(ORD-07-0003 § 1 (part), 2007)

When a person has purchased a proof of payment ticket and has affixed that ticket to a vehicle, it is thereafter unlawful for any other person to remove that ticket, to be in possession of that ticket, or to display that ticket on another vehicle.

(ORD-07-0003 § 1 (part), 2007)

No person shall, by depositing additional payment in a parking meter, extend the time for stopping, parking or standing any vehicle beyond the time permitted by this Chapter for parking vehicles within a metered parking space when the vehicle has occupied that space for a consecutive number of minutes equal to or in excess of the legal time parking limit.

(ORD-07-0003 § 1 (part), 2007)

A. No person shall deposit in any parking meter any defaced or bent coin, or any slug, device or substitute for the required coin or coins or paper currency of the United States or acceptable alternate form of payment.

B. No person shall direct or insert any card, object, substance or device in, upon, or at a parking meter as a means to avoid, or in lieu of, making lawful payment for parking as required by this Chapter.

C. No person shall deface, injure, tamper with, open or wilfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter by any means.

(ORD-07-0003 § 1 (part), 2007)

A. Single-Space Meters. The parking or standing of any vehicle in a parking space, at which space the parking meter displays a sign, flag, alphanumeric display or signal indicating illegal or expired parking, during hours in which parking meters are operational, shall constitute a prima facie presumption that the vehicle has been parked or allowed to stand in such space for a period longer than permitted by this Chapter.

B. Multi-Space Meters. The parking or standing of any motor vehicle in a metered parking space regulated by a multi-space parking meter which vehicle does not display a proof of parking ticket attached vehicle as set forth in Subsection C of this Section, shall constitute a prima facie presumption that the vehicle has been parked or allowed to stand in such a space for a period longer than permitted by this Chapter.

C. Proof of payment shall be displayed as follows, with the expiration time and date readily visible from outside the vehicle:

1. For vehicles without side windows, attached to the dashboard of the vehicle adjacent to the vehicle identification number ("VIN");

2. For motorcycles, attached to the headlight and readily visible from the adjacent driving lane;

3. For all other vehicles, attached to the inside of the front side window of the vehicle on the side closest to the adjacent driving lane.

D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a vehicle displaying a currently valid veteran's license plate.

(ORD-07-0003 § 1 (part), 2007)

The payment required to be made by depositing money or an alternate form of payment into a parking meter as provided in this Chapter are declared to be necessary to compensate the City for the expense incurred in furnishing facilities, equipment, supervision and regulation required by such parking, and is found to be a reasonable fee for the privilege, voluntarily exercised by owners, operators, managers or drivers of vehicles, of parking the vehicles within the parking spaces, in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter.

(ORD-07-0003 § 1 (part), 2007)

All payments made to or deposited in any parking meter shall be collected regularly by a person designated by the City Manager.

(ORD-07-0003 § 1 (part), 2007)

As a demonstration program, multi-space parking meters shall be installed on Bay Street west of Pine Avenue and on Pine Avenue north of Bay Street for a three (3) month trial period, to expire July 30, 2006. After that date, parking meters in all parking meter zones may be either single-space meters or multi-space meters, as designated by the City Traffic Engineer.

(ORD-07-0003 § 1 (part), 2007)

A. The areas or streets described below are hereby established as parking meter zones:

B. The rates of parking meters fees for the parking meter zones described in this Section shall be set, from time to time, by resolution of the City Council, which rates may vary, at the discretion of the City Council, from zone to zone.

(ORD-18-0029 § 1, 2018 ORD-15-0030 § 1, 2015 ORD-10-0018 § 1, 2010; ORD-06-0031 § 1, 2006)