Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chapter 20 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Monterey Municipal Code Art. 9 Municipal Parking Lots
Monterey Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Monterey
Cite as: Monterey Municipal Code Article 9 · Text as of 2026-10-05
Sec. 20-108. Vehicles to be parked in designated stalls.¶
No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in a municipal parking lot except within designated stalls.
Sec. 20-109. Weight and size limitations on vehicles.¶
No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicles exceeding a gross maximum weight limit of three tons or exceeding either 30 feet in length or ten feet in width in any parking lot owned or operated by the City; except, that vehicles exceeding the limits herein may stop, stand or park in portions of the Public Parking Lot No. 1 as follows:
a.That portion of Public Parking Lot No. 1 lying to the east of the Washington Street entrance may be used for the parking of vehicles which are in excess of such limits between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Such area shall be designated and signed by the City as “Truck Parking -- 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.”
b.Vehicles in excess of three tons and not exceeding 30 feet in length and ten feet in width may park in areas designated “Permit Parking” when a valid unexpired permit parking sticker for that area is displayed in the lower right-hand corner of the rear window of such vehicle.
c.Trailers designed and used solely for the transportation of boats on the highways and attached to either a passenger vehicle or a truck not exceeding a maximum weight limit of one and one-half tons may be parked in any portion of Public Parking Lot No. 1; provided, that it is parked in such a manner as to be completely within the designated parking places.
Sec. 20-110. Speed limit in parking lots.¶
No person shall drive a vehicle upon a municipal parking lot of the City at a speed in excess of five miles per hour.
Sec. 20-111. Restrictions on vehicles entering or leaving parking lots.¶
When signs are erected to give notice thereof, the driver of any vehicle emerging from any municipal parking lot in the City shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk, or any public street. The Traffic Engineer shall erect and maintain stop signs at the exits from all municipal parking lots. Every such sign shall conform with, and shall be placed as provided in, the State Vehicle Code.
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall use the entrance of Public Parking Lot. No. 1 from the Plaza de Muelle as an exit for any vehicle. The Traffic Engineer shall erect signs at the parking lot side of such entrance reading “Do Not Enter.” (Ord. 3424 § 8, 2009)
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