National City Municipal Code Ch. 11.32 Stopping, Standing and Parking

Whenever any ordinance or resolution of this city designates and describes any street or portion of any intersection at which vehicles are required to stop at one or more entrances thereto, or any railroad grade crossing at which vehicles are required to stop, the Director of Public Works or designee shall erect and maintain stop signs as follows:

A stop sign shall be erected on each and every street intersecting such through street or portion thereof so designated and at those entrances of other intersections where a stop is required and at any railroad grade crossing so designated. Every such sign shall conform with and shall be placed as provided in the CA-MUTCD.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

When stop signs are erected as provided in this chapter at the entrance to any intersection or at any railway grade crossing, every driver of a vehicle shall stop as required by the CVC.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway, private property or building, shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into a sidewalk area extending across any alley way.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. The provisions of this title prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified, 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 title 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 CVC or the ordinances of this city, prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specific places or at specified times.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

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

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. 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 seventy-two consecutive hours.

B. It is unlawful for any person to re-park a vehicle under their control or in their custody within the same block face after the expiration of seventy-two consecutive hours.

C. In the event a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street for more than seventy-two consecutive hours, any member of the police department authorized by the Chief of Police may remove such vehicle from the street in the manner and subject to the requirements of Sections 22852 and 22853 or other applicable sections of the CVC.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

In the event a vehicle is parked or left standing during restricted hours upon a street where parking has been prohibited by resolution of the city council, and signs giving notice thereof are thereon erected, any member of the police department authorized by the Chief of Police may remove such vehicle from the street in the manner provided by and subject to the requirements of the CVC.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. Except for emergency repairs, no person shall grease or repair a vehicle upon any public street or public property.

B. It is unlawful for any person who deals in, or whose business involves the sale, lease, rental or charter of vehicles to store, park or stand any such vehicle upon any public street, except while such vehicle is under lease, rental or charter by a customer.

C. It is unlawful for any person whose business involves the repair or servicing of vehicles or vehicle components to store, stand or park any vehicle on any public street or public property after that person has accepted custody of that vehicle from the customer.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within eighteen 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.

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 place permitting such standing or parking.

C. The City 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; the Director of Public Works or designee shall erect signs giving notice thereof.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

The City Engineer prohibits the backing of a vehicle to the curb for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or materials in a head-in angled parking stall.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

The Director of Public Works is authorized to place or cause to be placed pavement markings and signs designating angle parking zones, as determined by the City Engineer.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

The Director of Public Works is authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to delineate parking spaces adjacent to curbs or in angle parking zones where authorized parking is permitted, as determined by the City Engineer. When such parking space markings are placed on a roadway, subject to other and more restrictive limitations, no vehicle shall be stopped, left standing or parked other than within a single space as delineated by said markings.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. The Director of Public Works is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation, as determined by the City traffic Engineer.

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

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. The Director of Public Works is authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed thirty feet.

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

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

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

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any of the following places:

1. Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant;

2. Within fifteen feet of the driveway entrance to a fire station;

3. Within twenty feet of the vehicle approach side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk or within fifteen feet of any crosswalk where a curb extension is present.

The Director of Public Works or designee shall appropriately sign or mark the following places and when so signed or marked no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any of such places:

1. Within a designated no parking zone as indicated by signs or red curb markings;

2. At any place where the City Engineer determines that it is necessary to restrict or prohibit parking to enhance safety on the basis of an engineering study;

3. Except where a different distance is prescribed by City Council resolution, within fifty feet of any intersection marked with a sign that prohibits any vehicle whose height with or without a load exceeds six feet;

4. At any location where parking is restricted or prohibited between hours designated by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023; Ord. No. 2025-2540, 4-15-2025)

A. It is unlawful to park or stop a vehicle upon which merchandise is displayed or offered for sale or lease, upon any street, except upon the request of a purchaser and then only for the actual time necessary to consummate a sale, not to exceed a total of ten minutes at that location or at any immediately succeeding location that is within three hundred feet of the former location where the vendor completed the immediate last transaction.

B. The pick-up or delivery of merchandise is not regulated or made unlawful by this section.

C. The parking of a vehicle upon which merchandise is transported but is not being displayed or offered for sale is not made unlawful by this section, provided the vehicle is otherwise lawfully parked.

D. As used in this section, "merchandise" is as defined in Section 10.22.010C.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. Whenever the City Engineer determines 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 City 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 City Engineer directs during the time such temporary signs are in place. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency and the City 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.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. For the purpose of this section, a "limited curb parking space" means an area open for lawful parking alongside of and adjacent to a curb, which area is not of sufficient length to permit two or more vehicles to freely move for parking therein at the same time.

B. Any person seeking to park their vehicle in a limited curb parking space whose vehicle arrives at said parking space prior to any other vehicle, and who proceeds beyond said space a distance not to exceed ten feet for the purpose of backing his vehicle therein, shall have the right-of-way over any person driving or attempting to drive any other vehicle directly into such limited curb parking space or who in any manner obstructs such limited curb parking space and the driver of such other vehicle shall immediately yield the right-of-way to the driver who first arrived at said parking space.

C. The Director of Public Works shall cause to be painted on the curb adjacent to each "limited curb parking space" lines demarcating the limits of said "limited curb parking space."

D. It is unlawful for any vehicle to be parked in front of, over or across any such line demarcating the boundary of a "limited curb parking space."

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. The City Engineer is authorized to designate loading zones and passenger loading zones, to be marked by the Director of Public Works or designee as follows:

1. Within a business district;

2. Elsewhere in front of the entrance to any place of business or in front of any hall or place used for the purpose of public assembly;

3. Adjacent to an official United States Postal Service mailbox.

4. Loading zones and passenger loading zones shall require written approval of adjacent businesses.

5. If requested by a business, the applicant will pay a one-time fee as determined by the City Engineer for recoverable costs related to installation and maintenance.

B. In no event shall more than one-half of the total curb length on any block be reserved for loading zone purposes.

C. Loading zones shall be indicated by marking curbs with yellow paint.

D. Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by marking curbs with white paint.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. The Director of Public Works is authorized, when designated by the City Engineer and subject to the provisions and limitations of this title to place, and when required herein shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations. Said curb markings shall have the meaning as herein set forth:

1. Red means no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the CVC, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.

2. Yellow means no stopping, standing or parking at any time between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays, unless otherwise indicated on posted signage, 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.

3. White means no stopping, standing or parking at any time for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, which shall not exceed three minutes.

4. Green means no stopping, standing or parking for longer than fifteen or thirty minutes, as marked or signed, at any time between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays, unless otherwise indicated on postage signage.

5. Blue means parking reserved exclusively for disabled persons. Vehicles must display either a distinguishing license plate or placard issued pursuant to CVC Section 22511.5.B. When the Director of Public Works, as authorized under this title, has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the provisions of this section, and it is unlawful for any person not duly authorized, to paint or cause said curbs to be painted.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. Permission herein granted to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading of materials applies only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than twenty minutes.

B. The loading or unloading of materials applies only to commercial deliveries, and the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.

C. Permission herein granted to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers includes the loading or unloading of personal baggage but shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than three minutes.

D. Within the total time limits above specified the provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges hereby granted.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or material for such time as is permitted in Section 11.32.200.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any passenger loading zone for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers for such time as is specified in Section 11.32.200.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. The City Engineer is authorized to designate specially marked and posted on-street parking spaces for disabled persons pursuant to CVC 21101, et seq. at the following facilities:

1. Government Buildings serving the public such as administration buildings, public employment offices, public libraries, police stations, etc.

2. Hospitals and convalescent homes with more than seventy-five bed capacity.

3. Medical facilities and doctors' offices staffed by a maximum of five practitioners. Zones shall be located to serve a maximum number of facilities on one block.

4. Community service facilities such as senior citizens service centers, etc.

5. Accredited vocational training and educational facilities where no off-street parking is provided for disabled persons.

6. Employment offices for major enterprises employing more than two hundred persons.

7. Public recreational facilities including municipal swimming pools, recreation halls, museums, etc.

8. Public theaters, auditoriums, meeting halls, arenas, stadiums with more than three hundred seating capacity.

9. Other places of assembly such as schools and churches.

10. Commercial and/or office building(s) with an aggregate of more than fifty thousand square feet of usable floor space. Zone shall be located to serve a maximum number of facilities on one block.

11. Hotels catering to daily guests, maintaining a ground floor lobby and a switchboard that is operated twenty-four hours per day.

12. A hotel or apartment house catering to weekly or monthly guests and containing more than thirty separate living units.

B. General requirements.

1. Each disabled persons parking space shall be indicated by blue paint and a sign (white on blue) showing the international symbol of accessibility (a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant).

2. Where installed under the above criteria the total number of disabled persons curb parking spaces will be limited to four percent of the total number of on-street parking spaces available in the area and shall be distributed uniformly within the area.

3. Disabled persons parking will not be installed at locations with a full-time parking prohibition. When a disabled persons parking zone is installed where a part-time parking prohibition is in effect, the disabled persons parking zone will have the same time restrictions as the part-time parking prohibition.

4. The cost of installing disabled persons parking, not initiated by public request, will be assumed by the City on public streets and public off-street parking facilities.

5. In establishing on-street parking facilities for the disabled there shall be a reasonable determination made that the need is of an on-going nature. The intent is to prevent the proliferation of special parking stalls that may be installed for a short-term purpose but later are seldom used. Unjustified installation of such parking stalls unnecessarily increases the City's maintenance and operations costs, reduce available on-street parking for the general public, and detract from the overall effectiveness of the disabled persons parking program.

6. Applicant pays a one-time fee as determined by the City Engineer for recoverable costs related to installation and maintenance.

C. Special Hardship Cases.

1. It is not the intention of the City to provide personal reserved parking on the public right-of-way, especially in residential areas. However, exceptions may be made, in special hardship cases, provided all of the following conditions exists:

a. Applicant (or guardian) must be in possession of valid license plates for "disabled persons" or "disabled veterans."

b. The proposed disabled parking space must be in front of the applicant's (or guardian's) place of residence.

c. Subject residence must not have useable off-street parking available or off-street space available that may be converted into disabled parking.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of persons or materials in any alley, and shall not exceed such time as specified in Section 11.32.200.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. The City Engineer is authorized to establish bus zones opposite curb space for the loading and unloading of buses or common carriers of passengers and to determine the location thereof subject to the directives and limitations set forth herein.

B. "Bus," as used in this section, means any motor bus, motor coach, trackless trolley coach, or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.

C. No bus zone shall exceed eighty feet in length, except that when satisfactory evidence has been presented to the City Engineer showing the necessity therefor, the City Engineer may extend bus zones not to exceed a total length of one hundred twenty-five feet.

D. Bus zones shall normally be established on the far side of an intersection.

E. The Director of Public Works shall cause all curbs within a designated bus zone to be painted red and appropriately signed as a bus zone or bus stop.

F. No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle other than a bus, and only if licensed to operate said bus, within a bus zone.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. Subject to the approval of the city council, the Chief of Police is authorized to establish taxicab stands opposite curb space for the standing of taxicabs duly licensed by the city, and to determine the location and number thereof.

B. The Director of Public Works shall cause such curb to be painted white and appropriately signed as a taxi stand.

C. No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except a taxicab, duly licensed by the city of National City, in a taxicab stand.

D. It is unlawful for the owner, driver, or operator of any taxicab to allow the taxicab to remain stopped or otherwise standing except in a regularly established stand; provided, however, taxicabs may stop in any available parking space when actually loading or unloading passengers; provided, further, taxicabs may stop, park, or stand in a place where parking is otherwise permitted between the hours of two a.m. and nine a.m.

E. In the event a vehicle is parked or left standing within a taxicab zone where parking has been prohibited by resolution or ordinance of the city council and signs giving notice thereof are thereon erected, any member of the police department authorized by the Chief of Police may remove such vehicle in the manner provided by and subject to the requirements of the CVC.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

When signs are erected giving notice thereof no person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any street hereinafter designated by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

It is unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park any vehicle on any street in the city at any location where temporary signs have been installed by the Director of Public Works or designee prohibiting parking for purposes of maintaining or redirecting vehicular traffic during construction or street or utility service repair, provided at least twenty-four hours prior notice of such restriction has been given in accordance with CVC Section 22651(l) or (m). Any installed sign may also authorize removal of a vehicle parked in violation of such parking restriction and such vehicle may thereafter be towed after a parking citation has been issued.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

Signs provided in this article shall be authorized by resolution of the city council, and shall be erected by the Director of Public Works or designee on the street or streets set forth in such resolution.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

The Director of Public Works or designee shall establish permits for valet parking. Such permits shall be granted after receiving the recommendation of the Chief of Police. If the Director of Public Works deems necessary, the valet parking permit request shall be reviewed by the Traffic Safety Committee.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

"Valet parking" means a parking service conducted by the operator of private premises, through their own employees, in which customers' cars are taken from public loading zones and parked by the proprietor's employees.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

The Director of Public Works or designee shall establish any parking spaces, as it may deem necessary, to be reserved for the use of the proprietor of a private business for the conduct of a valet parking service. If the Director of Public Works deems necessary, the designation of spaces for valet parking shall be reviewed by the Traffic Safety Committee.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. No person shall park any heavy-duty commercial vehicle more than three hours on a street in any residential district, except:

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

2. When 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 the time to complete the evolution in addition to such three-hour period is reasonably necessary to complete such service; or

3. Such vehicle is parked immediately in front or alongside of premises actively devoted to industry or commerce and lying contiguous to the street.

B. Except as provided in subsection A of this section, no person shall park any heavy-duty commercial vehicle on any street east of and including National City Boulevard between the hours of two a.m. and six a.m. daily.

C. For the purpose of this section, "heavy-duty commercial vehicle" means a single vehicle or combination of vehicles having more than two axles or weighing more than ten thousand pounds GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating), a single vehicle or combination of vehicles twenty feet or more in length, or a single vehicle or combination of vehicles six feet, eight inches or more in width, including dump trucks, moving vans, tractors, pole or pipe dollies, trailers and detached trailers or detached flatbed trailers. It shall not include a recreational vehicle.

D. For purposes of this section as authorized by CVC Section 22507.5, a "residential district" means any street or streets where the contiguous property on that block is zoned for residential use pursuant to Chapter 18.14 of this code, including single-family detached dwellings, multifamily dwellings, apartment houses, or combination. It shall not include that area south of Division Street, west of National City Boulevard, north of 8th Street and east of Interstate 5.

E. Heavy-duty commercial vehicles parked in violation of subsection B of this section shall not be subject to citation until a minimum of twenty-four hours has elapsed following attachment of a notice to the vehicle directing its removal. The notice directing removal shall set forth the contents of this section and shall recite that the vehicle is in violation. After a particular vehicle has been tagged with a notice of removal and twenty-four hours has elapsed, parking citations may be issued thereafter for that vehicle for any further violations of this section without the necessity for further notice.

F. After a parking citation has been issued, any heavy-duty commercial vehicle parked in violation of this section may also be towed from any street upon which signage authorizing removal is posted, in addition to being subject to tow when parked for more than seventy-two consecutive hours pursuant to Section 11.32.060 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. No person shall park any unattended heavy-duty detached trailer more than three hours on any street designated by city council resolution in a commercial or industrial district where signs are posted, except:

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

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

B. For the purpose of this section, an "unattached heavy-duty detached trailer" means a single trailer or combination of trailers having two axles or more or weighing more than ten thousand pounds GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating), any single trailer or combination of trailers twenty feet or more in length, or any single trailer or combination of trailers six feet, eight inches or more in width, including dump truck trailers, dollies, moving van trailers, pole or pipe dollies, house or travel trailers, or flat bed or enclosed trailers, none of which is attached to a truck, tractor or similar vehicle capable of towing, pulling or otherwise moving the trailer.

C. For purposes of this section, a "commercial or industrial district" means any block, street or streets where the contiguous property on that block is zoned for a commercial or industrial occupancy pursuant to Chapters 18.16 or 18.18 of this code.

D. After a parking citation has been issued, any unattended heavy-duty detached trailer parked in violation of this section may be towed from any street upon which signage authorizing removal is posted, in addition to being subject to tow when parked for more than seventy-two consecutive hours pursuant to Section 11.32.060 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. The city council finds that the increase in the number of recreational vehicles parked on city streets, highways, alleys, public ways or public places, or public rights-of-way has a detrimental effect on the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents and negatively affects the quality of life in the city. The purpose and intent of the city council is to establish a process to allow a city resident to park the recreational vehicle on a city street for a limited period of time.

B. No person shall park or leave standing any recreational vehicle, whether motorized or not, whether attached to motorized vehicle or not, at any time upon any highway, street, alley, public way, or public place, except as otherwise allowed, in the city of National City except:

1. While a person is actively loading or unloading a recreational vehicle for a period not to exceed two hours; or

2. When the registered owner or lessor of a recreational vehicle is in possession of a permit issued pursuant to subsection 11.32.366.C.

C. For the purpose of this section, "recreational vehicle" is any vehicle which exceeds twenty feet in length, seven feet in width or eight feet in height that shall include, but is not limited to the following:

1. Camp trailers (CVC Section 242);

2. Fifth-wheel travel trailers (CVC Section 324);

3. House cars (CVC Section 362);

4. Trailer coaches (CVC Section 635);

5. Mobile homes (CVC Section 396);

6. Boats and/or trailers, including jet skis and/or jet ski trailers;

7. Dune buggies and off-road or all-terrain vehicles and/or trailers;

8. Attached or unattached trailers used for the transportation of equipment, vehicles, or animals;

9. Recreational vehicles (California Health & Safety Code Section 18010);

10. Folding camper trailers;

11. Any other motorized or towed vehicle designed, maintained or used primarily for recreational purposes.

12. Exclusions include pick-up trucks without campers and passenger vans that exceed the recreational vehicle height definition.

D. Temporary Parking Permit Process.

1. The Director of Community Development, or designee, has the authority to adopt rules and regulations governing the permit process, and to issue permits for the parking of a recreational vehicle on a street if:

a. A written application is made to the Director of Community Development on a form established by the Director of Community Development, or designee;

b. The fees described in subsection 11.32.366.F are paid; and

c. The Director of Community Development, or designee, determines that the parking of the recreational vehicle will not create a safety hazard.

2. The permit shall be issued to a city resident or city property owner.

3. The permit shall include the name and address of the city resident or the city property owner, the license plate number of the recreational vehicle, the date of issuance, and the date(s) that the permit is valid.

4. The permit shall be valid only within the same block of the resident's or property owners' address, or upon a street adjacent to the resident's address, on either side of the street.

5. The permit shall be valid for no longer than twenty-four hours.

6. A city resident or city property owner may obtain no more than three permits at one time for a period of no longer than seventy-two consecutive hours.

7. A city resident or city property owner may not obtain more than six permits in any calendar month. A city resident or city property owner may not obtain more than seventy-two permits in any calendar year.

8. There shall be three days between the expiration of a permit, or if a city resident or city property owner obtained two or three permits at one time the expiration of the second or third permit, and the issuance of another permit to the same city resident or city property owner.

9. The city resident or city property owner shall display the permit in the recreational vehicle in such a manner that it is clearly visible to city enforcement officers.

10. The permitted recreational vehicle shall be subject to all applicable parking restrictions of the National City Municipal Code and the CVC.

11. A city resident or city property owner in possession of a permit must comply with all state and local laws, including posted parking restrictions.

12. The fee for obtaining a permit shall be established by resolution of the city council. The fee shall be included in the city's fee schedule.

E. Any person violating this section is punishable as prescribed in Section 1.20.010.

F. As an alternative to subsection E., a violation of any provision of this section may be punishable with an administrative citation or other civil or administrative remedy pursuant to Title 1 of the National City Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

It is unlawful to park any motor vehicle in a public park in the city other than on a public street or in an area designated by signs as a public parking area.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

It is unlawful to park or leave standing any motor vehicle on land owned or in possession of the city or the Community Development Commission - Housing Authority of the City, other than in an area designated for public parking. Where signs are posted giving notice of removal, any vehicle parked or left standing in violation of this section may be removed by the police department.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

No vehicle shall be parked or obstruction maintained within a fire lane as defined in the Uniform Fire Code as adopted by this code. No owner or person in lawful possession or control of a fire lane shall allow the parking of a vehicle or maintenance of an obstruction to a fire lane as described herein.

Any vehicle or obstruction which violates this section may be removed by city employees or a designated representative of the city. Vehicles shall only be removed as provided in the CVC.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

No person, other than the person for whom the parking space is reserved, shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within a reserved parking space located on any off-street parking facility owned or operated by the city. Any vehicle parked in violation of this section is subject to removal by the police department. All reserved parking spaces shall be appropriately marked by a permanent sign and/or pavement markings installed by the Director of Public Works or designee.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. No person shall park any vehicle on that portion of any street on the days, and between the hours, designated by the city council for the purpose of street cleaning. Each portion of each street so designated shall be posted with signs giving notice of the days, and the hours, of the parking prohibition effective on that portion of the street. This prohibition shall not apply to a vehicle which, after the street-sweeper has passed, is then parked on a restricted portion of the street during the posted hours.

B. Upon establishment of permit parking zones, the City Engineer or designee is hereby directed to add street sweeping parking restrictions throughout the permit parking zone. Any vehicle parked in violation of this section may also be towed after a parking citation has been issued, provided a sign has been posted authorizing the removal of vehicles parked in violation of such parking restriction.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)

A. The registered owner, lessee or renter of a vehicle cited for violation of the provisions of Chapter 7.18 or 11.32 of this code or the CVC shall pay the fine as indicated within twenty-one days from the date the citation was issued.

B. The failure of the registered owner, lessee or renter of the cited vehicle to pay the parking fine within twenty-one days of the issuance of the citation shall result in the penalty being increased to double the amount of the original penalty amount, i.e., penalty x 2.

C. Parking penalty fines are set to amounts consistent with the then current recommendations of the San Diego County parking penalty committee, on file in the office of the city clerk, in accordance with CVC Section 40203.5(a).

D. In accordance with CVC Section 4760, the city shall file an itemization of unpaid parking penalties, including administrative fees and the amount of costs of the city for costs of service, with the Department of Motor Vehicles for collection with the registration of the vehicle.

(Ord. No. 2023-2520, 4-18-2023)