Monterey Municipal Code Art. 6 Stopping, Standing and Parking

a.The provisions of this Chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times specified in this Chapter, 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 control device.

b.The provisions of this Chapter 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 State Vehicle Code or any ordinances of this City prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.

The 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 Chapter.

When such 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 Chapter.

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 red paint upon the curb surface.

c.In any area where the Traffic Engineer determines that the parking or stopping of a vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface.

d.In any area established by 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.

e.Upon, along, or across any railway track in such manner as to hinder, delay or obstruct the movement of any car traveling upon such track.

f.In any area where the parking or stopping of any vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property.

g.On any street or highway where the use of such street or highway or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or highway of the installation of underground utilities or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size, and the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement; provided, that signs giving notice of such no parking are erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the effective time of such no parking.

h.At any place within 20 feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the mid-block end of a safety zone, when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface.

i.At any place within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection 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.

j.Within 20 feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign or official electric flashing device.

k.In any area where the Chief of Police determines that such area is necessary for the use of any City, County or State police department, sheriff’s department or highway patrol, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface. (Ord. 3424 § 8, 2009)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any parkway.

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

b.When official signs are erected prohibiting parking upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.

a.The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed 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 30 feet.

b.When official signs or markings prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized in this Section, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign or marking.

No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a highway when upon any grade exceeding 3% (within any business or residence district) without blocking the wheels of such vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means.

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 72 hours.

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

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.

a.Whenever the 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 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 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 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.

Every motor truck having an 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 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 in this Section 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 I 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 above 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. Any trailer, semitrailer, dolly, fifth wheel or special mobile equipment not attached or connected to an operating tractor shall be considered a disabled vehicle for the purpose of this Section.

Green curb markings shall mean no standing or parking for a period of time longer than 24 minutes at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day except Sundays and holidays. Where notice by means of signing or other authorized method is given, the 24 minute limitation shall apply on Sundays and holidays as well.

When authorized signs, parking meters, or curb markings have been determined by the Traffic Engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking, sign, parking meter, or other authorized device in violation of this Section.

Green curb markings with additional signs or wording indicating 12 minutes shall mean no standing or parking for a period of time longer than 12 minutes at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day except Sundays and holidays.

When authorized signs, parking meters or curb markings have been determined by the Traffic Engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking, sign or parking meter in violation thereof. (Ord. 3424 § 8, 2009)

The Traffic Engineer shall designate established no stopping zones by placing and maintaining appropriate signs indicating that stopping of vehicles is prohibited and indicating the hours and days when stopping is prohibited.

During the hours and on the days designated on the signs, no operator of any vehicle shall stop such vehicle on any of the streets or parts of streets established by resolution of the City Council as no stopping zones.

a.Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within 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, but no vehicle may park on the left side of a one-way street more than 18 inches from the left-hand curb.

b.In the event a highway includes two 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 placing permitting such standing or parking.

c.The Traffic Engineer is authorized to determine when standing or parking shall be 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 or more separate roadways, and shall erect signs giving notice thereof.

d.The requirement of parallel parking imposed by this Section shall not apply in the event any commercial vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading freight or goods, in which case such vehicle may be backed up to the curb; provided, that such vehicles does not extend beyond the center line of the street and does not block traffic thereby.

The Traffic Engineer is authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbings where authorized parking is permitted.

When such parking space markings are placed on the highway, subject to other and more restrictive limitations, no vehicle shall be stopped, left standing or parked other than within a single space, unless the size of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.