Napa County Municipal Code Ch. 10.12 County Parking Lots

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1445, § 1, amended former Ch. 10.12, §§ 10.12.010—10.12.090, in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Ch. 10.12 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 1179, § 3, 2001; Ord. No. 1293, §§ 1, 4, 5, 2007; Ord. No. 1301, §§ 1, 2, 2008; Ord. No. 1311, §§ 1, 3, 008.

Pursuant to Section 22519 of the California Vehicle Code, the Napa County Board of Supervisors enacts this chapter to regulate the use of all off-street parking facilities owned or operated by Napa County, including the Fifth Street Parking Garage located at 1100 Fifth Street, Napa, California. This chapter shall be known as the "County parking facilities ordinance."

(Ord. No. 1445, § 1, 7-30-2019)

A. No person shall stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle within any county-owned or operated parking lot in violation of parking regulations and time limits posted at any county parking lot.

B. No person shall stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle within any county-owned or operated parking lot between the hours of eleven p.m. and five a.m., unless the person has been authorized by the Director of Public Works or the director's designee and is parking in a stall designated with numbers, the words "PERMIT," "RESERVED," "POOL," the position of the public agency officer, or as long as the vehicle displays county placards or decals visible through the windshield of the vehicle. This section does not apply to person parking a county-owned vehicle or to a county employee's personal vehicle if the employee is required by virtue of their position to perform job duties after eleven p.m.

C. No person shall stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle within any county-owned or operated parking lot outside designated parking stall markings, in whole or in part. No person shall stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle within any county-owned or operated parking lot in a manner that occupies more than one designated parking stall.

D. No person shall stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle within any county-owned or operated parking lot in any area designated a "no parking zone." A "no parking zone" is the paved area in front of any red-painted curbing or any other area designated by signage, including signs stating "No Parking" or "No Parking Anytime."

E. No person shall stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle within any county-owned or operated parking lot in a stall designated for disabled persons without displaying a license plate or placard issued to disabled persons by the California Department of Motor Vehicles or a foreign jurisdiction.

F. No person shall stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle within any county-owned or operated parking lot for the purpose of overhaul, maintenance or repair of such vehicle, except for emergency repairs requiring less than two hours to complete.

G. No person shall stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle within any county-owned or operated parking lot for the purpose of displaying the vehicle for sale.

(Ord. No. 1445, § 1, 7-30-2019; Ord. No. 1508, § 1, 6-24-2025)

A. If a parking stall located in the Fifth Street Garage located at 1100 Fifth Street, Napa, marked as provided in 10.12.020(A) and has been further marked by the Director of Public Works or the director's designee with the letter "P," only those vehicles displaying, in a manner visible through the windshield, a parking voucher issued to the driver by a Fifth Street Garage private participant shall be entitled to park in such stall. Parking by all other persons in such stall shall be prohibited.

B. No person shall stop, stand, or park a motor vehicle within the county-owned parking lots serving the Napa County Sheriff's Department and Napa County Animal Shelter unless the operator of the vehicle or a passenger is a member of the public with lawful or official business at these facilities and then only for the time necessary to transact such business.

(Ord. No. 1445, § 1, 7-30-2019)

A. If the Director of Public Works or the director's designee determines sufficient parking for county employees and official county business will be available during a special event or meeting hosted by the county, or a special event in the city of Napa, the director or designee is authorized to make temporary amendments to time restrictions and permit requirements during the special events or meetings. These temporary restrictions do not apply to those parking spaces in the Fifth Street Garage located at 1100 Fifth Street, Napa, that are expressly reserved for private participants by agreement.

B. The Director of Public Works or the director's designee may establish any additional regulations or issue any additional permits necessary to ensure access to parking for county business, to further the purpose of existing county agreements, and to protect the county's infrastructure during a special event or meeting within any public parking facility owned or operated by the county. Regulations may include restrictions on hours of operation, parking time limits, permit requirements, and other restrictions as needed for the duration of a special event or meeting. Any regulations approved by the director of public works or the director's designee pursuant to this authority shall be in writing and filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors. Any additional restrictions not expressly provided within Chapter 10.12 shall be enforceable by the Director of Public Works or the director's designee by towing the vehicle at the owner's expense.

C. The Director of Public Works or the director's designee shall establish appropriate temporary signage to alert motorists of any temporary restrictions and shall not enforce the temporary restrictions until such signage is in place.

D. Restrictions shall be enforced consistent with the signage, permit requirements, and enforcement mechanisms as authorized under this Chapter.

(Ord. No. 1445, § 1, 7-30-2019)

A. Except as otherwise posted and as authorized by the Director of Public Works or the director's designee, it shall be unlawful to park in a designated electric vehicle charging station parking stall unless the vehicle is an electric vehicle that is actively charging its battery.

B. An electric vehicle shall be a "motor vehicle" as defined in California Vehicle Code section 415, which either (i) displays the State of California Air Board ZEV (zero emission vehicle) sticker; or (ii) has the capability to charge a battery from an off-vehicle electric energy source that cannot be connected or coupled to the vehicle in any manner while the vehicle is being driven.

C. An electric vehicle is "charging" when it is electrically connected to the charging station equipment and its battery has not reached full capacity.

(Ord. No. 1445, § 1, 7-30-2019; Ord. No. 1508, § 2, 6-24-2025)

Except for those persons expressly authorized by the county to do so, no person shall stop, stand or park a motor vehicle at any time in County-owned or operated loading docks, including but not limited to those located on the east side of Coombs Street between Third and Fourth Streets in the city of Napa, California, on the west side of Main Street between Third and Fourth Streets in the city of Napa, California, or on Elm Street behind 2261 Elm Street in the city of Napa, California.

(Ord. No. 1445, § 1, 7-30-2019; Ord. No. 1508, § 3, 6-24-2025)

A. No person shall camp, occupy camp facilities or use camp paraphernalia in any county parking lot.

B. No person shall use any area of a county parking lot for storage of any kind, including the parking of detached trailers, fifth wheels, and other equipment, or for any use other than parking a motor vehicle, unless authorized by the Director of Public Works or the director's designee or the director of the agency or division the county parking lot serves.

C. No person shall roller skate, skateboard, or ride any non-motorized unicycle, bicycle, tricycle, or scooter, or any similar devices in any county parking lot. This prohibition shall not apply to the use of wheelchairs or similar devices by disabled persons.

(Ord. No. 1445, § 1, 7-30-2019)

A. The following county officers or employees shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter:

1. Director of Public Works;

2. Deputy Director of Public Works;

3. Public Works Superintendent;

4. Facilities Superintendent;

5. Building Maintenance Worker;

6. Maintenance Worker II;

7. Airport Manager (for violations on Napa County Airport property only);

8. Airport Assistant Manager (for violations on Napa County Airport property only);

9. Airport Operations Worker (for violations on Napa County Airport property only);

10. Chief Probation Officer (for violations at Napa County Juvenile Hall property, only);

11. Deputy Probation Officers (for violations at Napa County Juvenile Hall property, only);

12. Director of Corrections (for violations at Napa County Department of Corrections property, only);

13. Director of Housing and Community Services (for violations at Homeless Centers only);

14. Housing and Homeless Project Managers (for violations at Homeless Centers, only);

15. County sheriff

16. Deputy sheriffs; and

17. County building security guards.

B. Enforcement may include issuance of administrative penalty citations under Chapter 1.28 of this code for violations of Section 10.12.070 and notices of parking violations under Chapter 10.32 and California Vehicle Code Section 40200, et seq., for violations of all other provisions of this chapter. The persons listed above shall also have the authority to take all such steps as are required by law to notify the California Department of Motor Vehicles of those persons who fail to pay the civil penalties for violations of the county parking code, unless such functions have been delegated by resolution of the board of supervisors to a public or private processing center with which the board has executed a contract pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 40200.5.

C. The Director of Public Works and such persons as they may designate shall have the authority to tow any vehicle on county property that is in violation of Sections 10.12.020, 10.12.030, 10.12.040, 10.12.050 and 10.12.060. If a vehicle in violation of any of these sections has not been removed within twenty-four hours after notice of the violation has been given, the county may utilize the local law enforcement agency to remove vehicles from such county property as authorized by California Vehicle Code section 22651(n).

D. The Director of Public Works and such persons as they may designate shall have the authority to remove property located on county-owned or operated parking lots which is in violation of Sections 10.12.020 through 10.12.070 after providing twenty-four-hour notice of intention to remove such property. Any property removed this way shall be held by Public Works for a period no less than thirty days and may be claimed at the offices of the Department of Public Works at 1195 Third Street, Suite 110.

E. Notwithstanding anything to contrary in subsection (C) of this section, the Director of Public Works and such persons as they may designate shall have the authority to impound any shopping carts left in county-owned or operated parking lots to the extent and in the manner permitted by Section 22435.7 of the California Business and Professions Code.

F. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, obstruct, or obscure a mark or designation on or around a vehicle parked in a county-owned or operated parking lot with the intent to interfere with an officer or employee ensuring that a vehicle has not been parked in violation of posted time restrictions.

(Ord. No. 1445, § 1, 7-30-2019; Ord. No. 1508, § 4, 6-24-2025)

A. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall not be a criminal violation but shall instead be subject to an administrative penalty pursuant to Chapter 1.28 of this code if a violation of Section 10.12.070, or a civil penalty as prescribed by California Vehicle Code Section 40200, et seq. and Chapter 10.32 of this code if a violation of any other provision of this chapter.

B. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.28.050(B), every non-consecutive violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a separate and distinct offense, even if such non-consecutive violations occur during the same day.

(Ord. No. 1445, § 1, 7-30-2019)