Oceanside Municipal Code Art. X Stopping, Standing and General Parking Regulations

(a) The provisions of this ordinance 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 ordinance 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 Vehicle Code or the ordinances of this city prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

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

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

The public works director is hereby authorized to install and 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 ordinance.

When said 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 ordinance.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

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 directions of a police officer or other authorized officer, or traffic sign or signal:

(a) Within any center median 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 by red paint upon the curb surface.

(c) In any area where the city 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 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 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 twenty-four (24) hours prior to the effective time of such no parking.

(h) At any place within twenty (20) feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the midblock 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 twenty (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 twenty (20) feet of the approach to any traffic signal, stop sign, or official traffic-control device.

(k) Within any alley within the fire limits of the City of Oceanside as established by city ordinance.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

(a) The director of public works is authorized to place and maintain signs or markings prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on streets for the purpose of street sweeping.

(b) When said markings or signs are in place, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle upon any street in violation of the restrictions contained on said signs or markings.

(c) Section 10.3.1(b) shall not apply to the parking or standing of commercial vehicles in a residential district with respect to any commercial vehicle making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares or merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted street or highway, or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the repair, alteration, remodeling or reconstruction of any building or structure for which a building permit has previously been obtained.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

(a) No person shall store or cause to be stored any vehicle upon any street.

(b) A vehicle shall be considered stored when it has been left standing upon a street without having been moved more than one-tenth (1/10) of a mile within a seventy-two (72) consecutive hour period.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

No operator of any vehicle shall park said vehicle upon any street in this city for the principal purpose of advertising or displaying it for sale, unless authorized by resolution of the council.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

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, store or cause to be stored, any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in this city, except in an emergency; neither shall any person dump, deposit, or dispose of engine wastes such as oil, grease, or other engine fluids upon any street or roadway.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

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. No person shall stand or park any commercial truck upon any street for the purpose of washing or polishing such vehicle, regardless of whether a charge is to be made for such service.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

(a) The city 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 their opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous condition.

(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.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

(a) The city 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 thirty (30) 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 street in violation of any such sign or marking.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a street or highway when upon any grade exceeding three (3) percent without blocking the wheels of said vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall stand or park any vehicle, wagon or pushcart from which goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables or foodstuffs are sold, displayed, solicited or offered for sale or bartered or exchanged, or any lunch wagon or eating cart or vehicle, on any portion of any street within this city except that such vehicles, wagons or pushcarts may stand or park only at the request of a bona fide purchaser for a period of time not to exceed ten (10) minutes at any one (1) place. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to persons delivering such articles upon order or, by agreement with a customer from a store or other fixed place of business or distribution.

(b) No person shall park or stand on any street, except in a legally available parking space having due regard for the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the street or highway, any lunch wagon, eating cart or vehicle, or pushcart from which articles of food are sold or offered for sale.

(c) No person shall stand or park any vehicle, wagon or pushcart from which goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables or foodstuffs are sold, displayed, solicited, offered for sale, bartered or exchanged on any portion of any public parking lot, regardless of whether a parking fee has been paid or a permit displayed to park in the subject parking lot.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

(a) Whenever the city 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 city 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 city 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 city 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. Any vehicle so stopped or parked shall be subject to the two-way provisions of this Code.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

No person shall park, stand, or stop any vehicle in any designated bicycle lane for one-way bike travel identified by special signs, lane striping, and other pavement markings, except for emergency purposes.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

(a) It shall be unlawful to park, or leave parked, standing, or unattended any commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more on any street, road, or alley in a residential district, Redevelopment project area, or Harbor District:

(1) for more than three (3) hours at any one (1) time; or

(2) between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

(b) This section shall not be effective with respect to any commercial vehicle making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted streets or highways or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure upon the restricted streets or highways for which a building permit has previously been obtained.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

(a) For the purposes of section 10.14, certain terms shall be defined as follows:

(1) Commercial vehicle shall mean a vehicle of the type required to be registered as a commercial vehicle under the California Vehicle Code and designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, or used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit.

(2) Any vanpool vehicle is not a "commercial vehicle."

(3) Residential district shall mean either of the following areas:

a. Any zone designated as R-1 (Single Family Residential Zone), R-2 (Two-Family Residential Zone), R-3 (Medium Density Residential Zone), PRD (Planned Community Development Zone), or RT (Residential Tourist Zone); or

b. Any block in which over fifty (50) percent of the ground level buildings fronting on said block are dwellings. Said dwellings may be single-unit structures or multi-unit structures. In the event that fifty (50) percent of one (1) side of a block is comprised of dwellings, then that side of a block is considered a "residential district"; or

(4) Redevelopment project area shall mean the following area:

a. Any streets as shown on Exhibit A to the ordinance from which this section is derived, which is kept on file in the city clerk's office.

(5) Harbor District shall mean the following area:

a. Any street as shown on miscellaneous Map No. 448 as shown on Exhibit B to the ordinance from which this section is derived, which is kept on file in the city clerk's office.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

(a) This section shall prohibit the parking or standing or certain vehicles on that portion of Moreno Street between Vista Way and Kelly Street.

(b) No commercial vehicle which has a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight (GVW) of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more shall be parked or standing on that portion of Moreno Street described in subsection (a) except:

(1) While loading or unloading property to any building or structure, or

(2) When such vehicle is parked in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a service to or on a residential property in the block in which such vehicle is parked.

(c) The prohibition of this section shall not apply to emergency or other public or utility vehicles.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

Any regularly employed and salaried officer of the police department, or any code enforcement or parking enforcement officer of the City of Oceanside is hereby authorized to remove a vehicle from a street or highway to the nearest garage or other place of safety, or to a garage designated and maintained by the City of Oceanside under the circumstances hereinafter enumerated:

(a) Vehicle standing seventy-two (72) hours. When any vehicle has been parked or left standing upon a street or highway for seventy-two (72) consecutive hours or more without having been moved one-tenth of a mile during that period.

(b) Bus loading zone restrictions. Any vehicle which is parked in a bus loading zone as established by ordinance or resolution of the city council of the City of Oceanside and which bus loading zone is appropriately signed, giving notice that such vehicle will be removed under authority of this section.

(c) Violation of temporary no parking. When any vehicle has been parked or left standing on a street or highway twenty-four (24) hours or more in violation of temporary "No-Parking" signs which have been posted on said street or highway pursuant to this article.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

Any officers removing a vehicle as provided herein shall comply with the procedures set forth in Sections 22651 and 22652 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

(a) Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped within eighteen (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.

(b) In the event a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one (1) 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) No person shall park a vehicle on any one-way street with the vehicle facing in a direction other than in the permitted direction of travel.

(d) The city 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 (2) or more separate roadways and shall erect signs giving notice thereof.

(e) 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 vehicle does not extend beyond the centerline of the street and does not block traffic thereby.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

On any of the streets or portions of streets established by resolution of the council as diagonal parking zones, when signs or pavement markings are in place indicating such diagonal parking, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park said vehicle except:

(a) At the angle to the curb indicated by signs or pavement marking allotting space to parked vehicles and entirely within the limits of said allotted space;

(b) When the diagonal space markings are oriented with the direction of travel to be "head-in," or driving forward into the space for the direction of travel, the vehicle shall park with the front wheel nearest the curb within six (6) inches of said curb. No backing into the space. No portion of the vehicle shall extend into the roadway so as to obstruct vehicular or bicycle traffic flow.

(c) When the diagonal space markings are oriented with the direction of travel to be "backed-in," or entered by backing a vehicle into the marked space, the vehicle shall be parked with the rear wheel nearest the curb within six (6) inches of said curb. No parking "head in" into the space. No portion of the vehicle shall extend into the roadway so as to obstruct vehicular or bicycle traffic flow.

The provisions of this section shall not apply when such vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading passengers, freight or goods, in which event the provisions applicable in section 11.2 of this ordinance shall be complied with.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

The city 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 or shape of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

The city 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, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop said vehicle on any of the streets or parts of streets established by resolution of the council as no-stopping zones.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on any street, when posted, between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day, provided that this section shall not apply to a vehicle of any regularly licensed physician when actually engaged in making professional calls.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

All time-limited parking zones as provided by section[s] 10.22 through 10.26 shall be established and designated by the public works director. For the purposes of section[s] 10.22 through 10.26, Harbor District shall mean the following area: Any street or parking lot as shown on Exhibit "A," "Harbor District," attached to the ordinance from which this section is derived.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021; Ord. No. 22-OR0804-1, § 1, 12-7-2022)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 22-OR0804-1, § 1, adopted Dec. 7, 2022, repealed OTC § 10.21, which pertained to time-limited zones to be established by city council and derived from Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), adopted May 5, 2021.

When authorized signs or curb markings have been determined by the city traffic engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park said vehicle between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, for a period of time longer than fifteen (15) minutes. In the Harbor District, the foregoing exception for Sundays and holidays shall not apply.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021; Ord. No. 22-OR0804-1, § 1, 12-7-2022)

When authorized signs or curb markings have been determined by the city traffic engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park said vehicle between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, for a period of time longer than thirty (30) minutes. In the Harbor District, the foregoing exception for Sundays and holidays shall not apply.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021; Ord. No. 22-OR0804-1, § 1, 12-7-2022)

When authorized signs or curb markings have been determined by the city traffic engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park said vehicle between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, for a period of time longer than one (1) hour. In the Harbor District, the foregoing exception for Sundays and holidays shall not apply.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021; Ord. No. 22-OR0804-1, § 1, 12-7-2022)

When authorized signs or curb markings have been determined by the city traffic engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park said vehicle between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, for a period of time longer than two (2) hours. In the Harbor District, the foregoing exception for Sundays and holidays shall not apply.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021; Ord. No. 22-OR0804-1, § 1, 12-7-2022)

In any area designated as a four-hour parking zone by authorized signs or curb markings, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle for a period of time longer than four (4) hours between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily, including Sundays and holidays.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

No person shall cause, allow or permit any vehicle to be parked overtime or beyond the lawful period of time provided by this article.

A vehicle may not re-park within five hundred (500) feet of the parking space, or in the same parking lot or structure, sooner than a timeout period (equal to double the posted time limit) following the time at which a vehicle was initially parked.

This section shall not apply to vehicles displaying a permit pursuant to section 10.30 or 13.24 of the Oceanside Traffic Code.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

No person shall park or leave standing an oversize vehicle or non-motorized vehicle or unattached trailer upon any street between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Combination vehicle shall mean a vehicle that is towing or pushing one (1) or more vehicles, such as an oversized vehicle, as defined in this section, tractor-trailers, doubles, triples, straight truck with trailer.

Oversized vehicle shall mean any vehicle that exceeds twenty-five (25) feet in length, or eighty-four (84) inches in width, or eighty-four (84) inches in height. Any extension(s) caused by mirrors or accessories attached to the side(s) of such vehicle shall not be considered part of the measured width area. Any extensions caused by luggage racks, bike racks or any other accessories attached to the front, back or top of such vehicle shall be considered part of the measured length and height area.

Unattached trailer/non-motorized vehicle shall mean any trailer, travel trailer, tow dolly, semi-trailer, boat trailer, utility trailer, or any other vehicle without means of self-propulsion.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021; Ord. No. 26-OR0037-1, § 1, 2-4-2026)

(a) Oversized commercial vehicles actively engaged in making pick-ups and drop-offs of deliveries of goods, orders, wares, materials or merchandise from or to any building, property or structure.

(b) Any vehicle involved in an emergency or any vehicle being repaired under emergency conditions.

(c) Any vehicle belonging to federal, state, or local authorities.

(d) Any vehicle with a valid permit assigned to that vehicle as provided in this chapter.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021; Ord. No. 26-OR0037-1, § 2, 2-4-2026)

In the interest of allowing certain exceptions, the city will offer the following opportunities:

(1) A resident may receive a temporary permit for the overnight parking of an oversized vehicle, unattached trailer/non-motorized vehicle, or combination vehicle on the street overnight provided:

a. The size of vehicle, location, or condition does not otherwise pose a public hazard.

b. The proposed parking is necessary due to special circumstances. For purposes of this provision, "special circumstances" includes without limitation:

1. The vehicle belongs to a resident or house guest temporarily residing in the city. A permit assigned based on this circumstance shall not be valid longer than twenty-four (24) hours. A maximum of six (6) permits may be assigned each month.

2. The vehicle is newly purchased, and a permanent parking place is being arranged. A permit assigned based on this circumstance shall not be valid longer than twenty-four (24) hours. A maximum of six (6) permits may be assigned each month.

3. The vehicle belongs to a new resident and a permanent parking place is being arranged. A permit assigned based on this circumstance shall not be valid longer than twenty-four (24) hours. A maximum of six (6) permits may be assigned each month.

4. The vehicle is used on a daily basis for work and on-premises parking is not reasonably possible. No more than one (1) permit will be assigned per residence based on this circumstance. A permit assigned based on this circumstance shall not be valid longer than one (1) year.

5. The proposed parking is necessary for loading or unloading. A permit assigned based on this circumstance shall not be valid longer than twenty-four (24) hours. A maximum of six (6) permits may be assigned each month.

6. The vehicle (not including combination vehicles) is used on a daily basis and qualifies as an oversized vehicle based on height only, subject to the following conditions and requirements:

a. The height of the vehicle shall not exceed nine and one-half (9.5) feet.

b. The vehicle must be registered to a city resident at a city residential address. Justification and supporting documentation must be provided to demonstrate that the vehicle cannot be stored at the residence. No more than one (1) permit will be assigned per residence based on this circumstance.

c. A permit assigned based on this circumstance shall not be valid longer than one (1) year.

(2) The permit shall be issued through the financial services department in a format prescribed by that office, and in accordance with the administrative guidelines. Permits will only be assigned after the fee is collected, in an amount established by city council resolution. Vehicle owners and operators are required to obey all other applicable parking laws and regulations, including section 10.4 of this Code. No permit shall be valid in any city parking lot or at any metered space.

(3) Permit suspension, revocation. A permit may be revoked if substantial evidence demonstrates that the permit holder has violated this ordinance or any statute regulating the parking of vehicles.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021; Ord. No. 26-OR0037-1, § 3, 2-4-2026)

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place for storage or to park for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours a trailer, detached camper, boat, boat trailer or other non-motorized vehicles on an approved driveway of a residential building or in violation of any other provision of the Oceanside Zoning Ordinance as may be amended from time-to-time. All trailers, motorhomes, detached campers, boats, boat trailers or other non-motorized vehicles parked or stored outside of the boundaries of a duly licensed trailer park shall be completely disconnected from any and all utilities, and no living quarters shall be maintained or business practiced in any such stored vehicle or detached camper, provided, however, that the building official or designee may authorize the parking and use of not more than two (2) trailers on a major construction site when such vehicles are used for field offices or temporary quarters for watchmen. Parking under the provisions of this exception shall be limited to not more than twelve (12) consecutive months on any one (1) site unless an extension of such time limit is specifically authorized by the building official or designee.

Exemption: This section shall not apply to any defined planning neighborhood or subdivision wherein an exemption has been granted pursuant to Oceanside Zoning Ordinance Section 1050EE.

(b) No vehicle parking on public property shall be connected to any utility at any time in accordance with the uniform electrical code and any related city or state code.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22507, a "Preferential Parking Permit Program" ("program") is established. Preferential permit parking shall be made available to residents within a permit parking area that is impacted by correctible parking intrusions. The term permit parking area shall be used to generally describe single streets or a group of streets subject to the program. This program shall not be applicable in the Coastal Zone, as defined in Article 3 of the Oceanside Zoning Ordinance.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

No person shall park any vehicle on any street designated as a permit parking area unless that vehicle has been assigned a valid preferential parking permit pursuant to the requirements of section 10.30 of this Code.

Exceptions: The provisions of section 10.30 shall not apply to any of the following:

(a) Any vehicle owned by any local, state or federal governmental entity displaying currently valid license plates issued pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 4155;

(b) Any commercial vehicle actively engaged in picking up or delivering goods, orders, materials or merchandize to or from any property;

(c) Any vehicle owned or operated by a utility when engaged in the course of business providing service to an address within a permit parking area.

(d) Any oversized vehicle or non-motorized vehicle assigned a temporary permit for the overnight parking pursuant to section 10.28 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

The city traffic engineer, in conjunction with the neighborhood requesting the program, shall determine the permit parking area. The city traffic engineer may conduct a traffic study to identify the parking intrusion and parking characteristics impacting the permit parking area. The city traffic engineer may cause to be circulated a petition and fact sheet to each household within proposed permit parking area, to determine whether or not that household is in support of creating a permit parking area.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

Upon receipt of a valid petition indicating sixty-seven (67) percent support from the households within the permit area, the city traffic engineer shall forward that petition along with his or her recommendation to the city council for consideration of the program.

(a) The city council, by resolution, may approve a permit parking program within the permit area.

(b) The program, if approved by the city council, shall include all residences located in the permit area, and may include parking restrictions up to twenty-four (24) hours of a day or some lesser portion of each day.

(c) Upon approval of the program, all residents within a permit parking area will be given a thirty-day (30) period to obtain their permits before regulatory signing is installed or displayed.

(d) All residents within an approved permit parking area will be subject, without exception, to all other related parking regulations.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)

Upon approval of a preferential parking permit program by the city council, the financial services director shall administer the program subject to the administrative guidelines on file with the Financial Services Department ("Guidelines") and the following standards and criteria:

(a) Any resident of an area included within a permit parking area may obtain a preferential parking permit for that area by submitting to the financial services department the prescribed fee and a completed preferential parking permit application.

(b) Eligible applicants will be assigned preferential parking permits and guest permits according to the Guidelines. Preferential permits and guest permits will only be assigned after the fee is collected, in an amount established by city council resolution.

(c) Residency may be demonstrated by:

(1) Proof of current voter registration at an address within the permit parking area;

(2) Proof of registration of the motor vehicle for which the permit is assigned showing the registered owner's address at the eligible residence;

(3) A currently valid lease or other rental agreement; or

(4) A currently valid utility bill showing service and mailing to the resident applying for the permit at the qualifying address.

(d) Parking permits assigned pursuant to this section shall be valid from January 1 through December 31 of each year. The cost of the permits shall not be prorated.

(e) The preferential parking permit will be non-transferable. Prior to issuing any preferential parking permit, the financial services director shall collect an administrative fee, in an amount established by city council resolution. A vehicle that has been assigned a permit shall display the vehicle's license plate pursuant to the applicable provisions of the California Vehicle Code, and if applicable any required proof of permit according to the Guidelines.

(f) No more than twenty (20) temporary guest permits per year may be issued at no cost to each household within the permit parking area. The guest permits are valid for a maximum of five (5) days from the date of issuance. Guest permits may be assigned according to the Guidelines.

(g) No preferential parking permit shall be issued to any vehicle which may not legally be parked on a city street or any vehicle which is not registered to an address located within the permit area. This registration requirement does not apply to the issuance of temporary guest permits.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021)