McFarland Municipal Code Ch. 10.08 Stopping, Standing and Parking

No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for seventy-two or more consecutive hours.

(Ord. 206 §2, 1987)

Any legally employed and salaried officer of the police department may remove a vehicle from a street or alley within the city under the following circumstances:

A. When the vehicle is parked or left standing on a street or alley for seventy-two or more consecutive hours in violation of this chapter.

B. When a vehicle is illegally parked on a street or alley in violation of any provision of this chapter forbidding standing or parking, and the use of such street, or portion thereof, is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or alley, or for the installation of underground utilities, and signs giving notice that such vehicle may be removed are erected or placed by authorities of the city at least twenty-four hours prior to the removal.

C. When the use of the street or alley, or any portion thereof, is authorized by authorities of the city for the purpose other than the normal flow of traffic for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size and parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement, and signs giving notice that such vehicle may be removed are erected twenty-four hours prior to the removal.

D. When any vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street or alley when the city council has, by provisions of this chapter or by resolution, prohibited such parking or standing, and signs giving notice that such vehicle may be removed are erected or placed by authorities of the city at least twenty-four hours prior to the removal.

(Ord. 206 §3, 1987)

In the event any vehicle is removed from a street or alley pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of Article 2, Chapter 10, Division 11 of the Vehicle Code of the state, commencing with Section 22850 thereof, shall govern with respect to storage, liens and notices.

(Ord. 206 §4, 1987)

A. The city council shall by resolution designate those streets upon which parking shall be prohibited at all times or during certain hours or upon which parking shall be limited to a limited period of time and the chief of police shall designate such streets or portions of streets by appropriate signs.

B. When authorized signs are in place giving notice of such prohibition or limitation, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in violation of such sign.

(Ord. 206 §5, 1987)

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to stop, stand or park any vehicle on the private property of another without the consent of the owner or lessee of the property.

(Ord. 206 §6, 1987)

A. No person shall park any heavy-duty commercial vehicle for a period of more than three hours on any street in or adjacent to any residential district except:

1. While loading or unloading property and time in addition to such three-hour period is necessary to complete such work; or

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

3. While a construction or maintenance vehicle is parked in connection with, or in aid of, work upon a street or utilities of a street.

B. For the purposes of this section, Section 10.10.190 and Article III of Chapter 10.10, the term "residential district" shall be deemed to include any property zoned R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, M-P and M-S.

C. For the purposes of this section, the term "heavy-duty commercial vehicle" shall mean a single vehicle or combination of vehicles having more than two axles, a single vehicle or combination of vehicles twenty or more feet in length, or a single vehicle or a combination of vehicles six feet eight inches or more in width, and shall include, but shall not be limited to, dump trucks, moving vans, tractors, pole or pipe dollies, or trailers. However, nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to include house trailers or motor homes within the definition of heavy-duty commercial vehicle.

(Ord. 206 §7, 1987)

(Ord. No. 294-2005, § 1, 2-10-05; Ord. No. 311-2006, § 1, 6-8-06; Ord. No. 0009-2021, §§ 2, 3, 12-22-21)

Whenever the city manager shall determine that the orderly or efficient conduct of the city's business requires that parking or standing or vehicles on city property other than dedicated streets or public parking lots be prohibited, limited or restricted, the city manager is, and shall be, authorized to order signs to be erected or posted indicating that the standing or parking of vehicles is thus prohibited, limited or restricted, either as to location, duration of time, or class of person, or otherwise. 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. 206 §8, 1987)

(Ord. No. 002-2010, § 1, 2-11-10)

No person shall construct or cause to be constructed, repair or cause to be repaired, grease or cause to be greased, dismantle or cause to be dismantled any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in this city. Temporary emergency repairs may be made upon a public street.

(Ord. 206 §9, 1987)

The city council may, by resolution, prohibit the parking of vehicles on one side of a street in any block where the width of the street in the block does not exceed twenty-seven feet, provided that appropriate signs are placed and maintained to give notice thereof; and provided further, that this section shall not require the placing or maintaining of any signs with respect to the prohibition of stopping, standing parking in any alley within the city.

(Ord. 206 §10, 1987)

A. It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop 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 traffic signal or sign:

1. In an intersection;

2. In a crosswalk;

3. Within thirty feet of an intersecting roadway, except buses or taxis at a designated bus or taxi stop;

4. In an alley, or at any entrance or exit thereof; provided, however, that the vehicles are authorized to stop or stand in any alley for the purpose of loading or unloading persons or materials, which authority to stop or stand shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event exceed a total time of twenty minutes;

5. In front of a theater during a performance, except when loading or unloading passengers;

6. In front of a mortuary during funeral services, except when loading or unloading passengers;

7. In front of a church when a religious ceremony, wedding or a funeral is in session, except when loading or unloading passengers.

B. The chief of police shall determine the space in front of a theater, mortuary or church that shall not be used for parking and appropriate signs shall maintained at each terminus of such space during the periods of time of a performance at a theater, a funeral at a mortuary, and a service at a church.

(Ord. 206 §11, 1987)

No person shall park a vehicle upon any street in front of or within one hundred feet of any business establishment in the city between the hours of four a.m. and six a.m. of any day. This section shall not apply to parking in front of or near a doctor's office while utilizing the services of the doctor or his facilities, or for funerals, weddings, church meetings or similar purposes.

(Ord. 206 §12, 1987)

The director of public works of the city is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this title to place, and when required herein shall place, the following curb markings, as defined in this section, as follows:

A. Red shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the California Vehicle Code, and except that a bus or taxi may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus or taxi zone.

B. Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time between six a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sunday for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials, provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes, nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty minutes.

C. White shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, which shall not exceed three minutes, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent box. Such restrictions shall apply between eight a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sunday, and except as follows: When such zone is in front of a hotel or mail box, the restrictions shall apply at all times.

D. Green shall mean no standing or parking for longer than twenty minutes, at any time between eight a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sunday.

E. Blue shall mean the parking space is for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a distinguishing license plate or placard issued pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22511.5 or to disabled veterans, as specified in California Vehicle Code Section 9105. In addition to blue paint, the space may also be indicated by signs or other suitable means if deemed necessary to do so by either the chief of police or the director of public works.

(Ord. 206 §13, 1987)

When the director of public works, as authorized under this chapter, has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb markings in violation of the provisions of Section 10.08.120.

(Ord. 206 §14, 1987)

A. In order to provide parking for physically handicapped persons, the city manager, or his authorized representative, is authorized to designate spaces in city-owned public parking lots for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a distinguishing license plate or a placard issued pursuant to Section 22511.5 of the California Vehicle Code or to disabled veterans, as specified in Section 9105 of the California Vehicle Code.

B. Such designation shall be made by posting immediately adjacent to, and visible from, each space a sign consisting of a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant in white on a blue background.

C. It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle which does not display the distinguishing license plate or placard specified in this section in any space designated for physically handicapped persons in a city-owned public parking lot.

D. The chief of police, or his authorized representative, may cause the removal from any space in a city-owned parking lot which has been designated for physically handicapped persons to the nearest garage of any vehicle not displaying one of the distinguishing placards or license plates specified in this section; provided, there is posted immediately and adjacent thereto, and visible from, such space, or in a conspicuous place at each entrance to such parking lot, a sign, not less than seventeen inches by twenty-two inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height, which clearly and conspicuously states the following:

Unauthorized vehicles not displaying distinguishing placards or license plates issued for physically handicapped persons will be towed away at owner's expense and/or issued citations. Towed vehicles may be reclaimed by telephoning the McFarland Police Department at 792-2121.

(Ord. 206 §15, 1987)

(Ord. No. 002-2010, § 1, 2-11-10)

A. Designation of "blue curb" parking stalls in privately financed off-street parking facilities shall be made by posting immediately adjacent thereto, and visible therefrom, a sign consisting of the international symbol of access. In addition, a sign not less than seventeen inches by twenty-two inches in size shall be posted with lettering not less than one inch in height, which clearly states:

Unauthorized vehicles not displaying distinguishing placards or license plates issued for physically handicapped persons will be towed away at owner's expense and/or issued citations. Towed vehicles may be reclaimed at 401 W. Kern Avenue or by telephoning 792-2121.

B. Signs shall be posted at the entrance to all off- street parking facilities to the effect that the facility is subject to public traffic regulations and control. All signs shall be posted at a height of eighty inches from the ground. The person in lawful possession of the parking facility may cause the removal of a vehicle parked in violation of this section from the stall to the nearest public garage only after notifying the chief of police or his designated representative.

(Ord. 206 §16, 1987)

In addition to all other penalties for violations of the regulations described in this chapter 10.28, the city council may establish civil penalties for such violations and may do so by resolution.

(Ord. No. 324-2007, § 1, 11-11-07)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 324-2007, § 1, adopted November 11, 2007, set out provisions intended for use as § 10.28.120. For purposes of classification, and at the editor's discretion, these provisions have been included as § 10.08.160.