Martinez Municipal Code Ch. 10.60 Commercial Vehicles

No person shall operate or drive a commercial vehicle having a rated capacity of ½ ton or more in or across any private driveway approach or the driveway itself without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, if a sign or markings are in place indicating that the use of such driveway is prohibited.

(Prior code § 3207.2; Ord. 1105 C.S. § 5, 1987)

No person shall stop, stand, or park a commercial vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating of five tons or more on any street in a residential district, except when the commercial vehicle is making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted street, or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building or structure upon the restricted street for which a building permit has previously been obtained.

(Ord. 1105 C.S. § 5, 1987)

No person shall stop, stand, or park, or permit to be stopped, left standing, or parked, any commercially registered bus, semi-truck, trailer, tractor, or motor truck with a rated carrying capacity in excess of three tons on any street between the hours of 3:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M.; except in service commercial zones, parking may be allowed overnight in the street by permit only on weekends (Friday and Saturday overnights). Permit Fee shall be established by a City Council resolution.

(Ord. 1105 C.S. § 5, 1987; Ord. 1177 C.S., 1992; Ord. 1238 C.S., 1997)

A. The community Development Director shall be responsible for the issuance of overnight parking permits to addresses in the service commercial zones. A permit shall be issued by the Director only upon receipt of a valid application.

B. The Director may not issue more that two annual permits to any one address.

C. The Director shall either grant or deny an overnight parking permit within ten working days from the receipt of a valid application. If the application involves parking in front of or near residentially zoned property, or property owned by someone other than the applicant, the Director shall contact such person(s) and may impose conditions on the permit to mitigate any adverse impacts. If the Director denies a permit, the written reasons for the denial shall be provided to the applicant, in person or by mail, within the time period specified herein.

D. The permit shall be clearly displayed on the vehicle for which it has been issued as instructed.

E. The Director shall maintain a record of the number of parking permits issued to each address, the names of permit holders, the license numbers of vehicles for which a permit has been issued, documents checked to establish address and vehicle ownership, and any other information as required.

F. The Director may revoke the parking permit(s) for any address known to the Director to no longer be eligible for a permit(s) for failure to meet permit conditions, or for causing adverse impact to adjacent property owners or residents. The Director shall give written notice to the permit holder of said revocation and the reasons therefor. The owner shall not display the revoked or expired permit from the individual vehicle.

(Ord. No. 1177 C.S., 1992)

A. No person shall park a "heavy-duty" commercial vehicle for more than three hours on private property visible from public right-of-way, in any land use district zoned other than commercial and industrial, except:

1. While loading or unloading materials and goods and the time required to complete the work exceeds the three-hour period; or

2. When the vehicle is parked in connection with and in aid of providing a service to or on a property in the block in which the vehicle is parked and time in addition to the three-hour period is necessary to complete such service; or

3. When the vehicle is parked in connection with and is owned or leased by an approved business in a non-residential zoning district, or when the vehicle is loading or unloading goods in connection with such a business and is parked adjacent to a loading dock or loading area for a period of time not to exceed forty-eight hours.

B. For the purpose of this section "heavy-duty" commercial vehicle means a single vehicle or combination of vehicles having more than two axles, a single vehicle or combination of vehicles twenty feet or more in length on a single vehicle or combination of vehicles having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more. It includes, but is not limited to a dump truck, moving van, tractor, pole or pipe dolly.

(Ord. 1105 C.S. § 5, 1987)

Every motor truck having unladen weight of 4,000 pounds or more, and every truck tractor irrespective of weight when operated upon any street or highway during darkness shall be equipped with and carry at least two flares or two red lanterns or two warning lights or reflectors, which reflectors shall be of a type approved by the Department of California Highway Patrol. When any vehicle above-mentioned or any trailer or semitrailer is disabled upon streets or highways outside of any business or residence district within this City and upon which street or highway there is insufficient street lighting to reveal a vehicle at a distance of 200 feet during darkness, a warning signal of the character indicated herein shall be immediately placed at a distance of approximately 100 feet in advance of, and 100 feet to the rear of, such disabled vehicle by the driver thereof. The continuous flashing of at least four approved Class A-type 1 turn signal lamps, at least two toward the front and at least two toward the rear of the vehicle, shall be considered to meet the requirements of this section until the devices mentioned herein can be placed in the required locations. The warning signals herein mentioned shall be displayed continuously during darkness while such vehicle remains disabled upon such street or highway.

(Prior code § 3209.13; Ord. 1105 C.S. § 5, 1987)