Oceanside Municipal Code Art. XIII Paid, Off-Street, and Beach Area Parking Areas

Whenever any term is defined in this article it shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it herein.

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

The definition of any term used in this chapter not otherwise herein defined shall be the same as such term is defined and described in the Vehicle Code of the State of California and amendments thereto.

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

(a) The city council of the City of Oceanside, on the recommendation of the public works director shall by resolution from time to time, establish parking meter areas, including City-owned or leased land or parking lots as parking conditions require, consistent with achieving the eighty-five (85) percent target occupancy rate, based upon parking occupancy data.

(b) It is the intent of the city council to establish a target occupancy rate of eighty-five (85) percent for public parking spaces within the City of Oceanside. Occupancy rate refers to the percentage of public parking spaces that are occupied by vehicles. The establishment of the target occupancy rate of eighty-five (85) percent is based on well-accepted planning studies as well as the example of other municipalities. The city council finds that the establishment of the target occupancy rate of eighty-five (85) percent is an effective strategy for managing on-street parking and congestion.

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

(a) All parking meter areas heretofore established shall be and remain in effect, unless revised or adjusted in accordance with section 13.5. The hourly rate may vary, within the established range, by the time of day, length of stay, or other factors. Parking meter areas within the Coastal Zone, as defined in Article 3 of the Oceanside Zoning Ordinance, remain subject to the Coastal Development Permit process for adjusting rates. The public works director shall set the hours of operation and hourly rates within each parking meter area, consistent with achieving the eighty-five (85) percent target occupancy rate, based upon parking occupancy data.

(b) When parking meter areas are hereafter established or when it is determined by the city council that there is a need for reconsideration and revision of the existing parking meter areas, the public works director or designee shall conduct a study of the area involved.

(c) The study shall be directed toward an analysis of the parking demand to determine if and when parking occupancy exceeds the eighty-five (85) percent target. The public works director shall recommend areas in which new parking meter areas shall be established and recommend changes in existing parking meter areas. The public works director's recommendation shall also be based upon the following considerations:

(1) Character of the neighborhood;

(2) Density of metering;

(3) Amount and type of on- and off-street parking;

(4) Such other information as the city council may require or the public works director may deem appropriate.

(d) The regulation of vehicles by parking meter and the use of any approved method of payment in such meters or parking payment devices shall become effective upon the installation of such devices and appropriate signage.

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

All vehicles parking in a parking meter area shall park parallel to the street edge, or within the designated space indicated by painted lines or markings on the pavement.

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

(a) Whenever any vehicle shall be parked in any space that requires payment within a parking meter area, as indicated on posted signage and/or a parking meter, during the established payment hours, the owner, operator, manager or driver of said vehicle shall upon entering said space, immediately initiate a paid parking session through a designated and city-approved payment method.

(b) It shall be unlawful to deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter, any slug, device or metallic substitute for any coin of the United States, or for any person to deface, injure, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter.

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

No person shall cause, allow or permit any vehicle to remain parked in any space that requires payment within a parking meter area unless a paid parking session has been initiated or other method of payment are approved indicating that meter fees have been paid is displayed by the adjacent parking meter. This section shall not apply to (a) vehicles displaying a permit assigned pursuant to section 13.24 of the Oceanside Traffic Code; or (b) vehicles displaying a special license plate as defined by the California Department of Motor Vehicles in accordance with California Vehicle Code section 22511.3, including Congressional Medal of Honor, Gold Star Family, Legion of Valor, Pearl Harbor Survivor, Ex-Prisoner of War and Purple Heart.

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

(a) The city council, by resolution, may establish and designate parking lots located in the City of Oceanside, including the setting of time limits and fees.

(b) The fees for parking in city parking lots, as set by resolution of the city council, shall be paid at each parking lot in the method and amount as provided for each parking lot.

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

(a) With respect to any public parking lot designated pursuant to section 13.14, it shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle to be parked in any such lot without either processing a currently valid parking permit authorizing such parking or providing payment of the fee required for such parking.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to transfer, exchange, or deliver to another person any receipt evidencing payment of any fee required for parking in any parking lot subject to subsection (a) or for a person to use said transaction receipt as proof of payment.

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

It shall be unlawful to back a vehicle into a parking space in any publicly owned parking lot in which backing in a vehicle is prohibited by resolution.

(Ord. No. 21-OR0309-1, § 1(Exh. A), 5-5-2021; Res. No. 24-R0861-1, 1-24-2024)

Editor's note— See Res. No. 24-R0861-1, adopted Jan. 24, 2024, for a list of prohibitions.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle to be parked in any city owned public parking lot during the hours in which it is closed.

(b) Any city police officer or other officer or employee having parking enforcement authority is authorized to close any parking lot during the hours in which parking is prohibited therein. All expenses for the removal and storage of any such vehicle shall be charged against the owner of said vehicle, and said vehicle shall not be released until said charges have been fully paid.

(c) Signs shall be erected to give adequate notice of the regulations stated in this section.

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

(a) Parking spaces shall be indicated by painted lines or markings on the pavement. Vehicles must be parked only within marked spaces within delineation parking lots.

(b) All vehicles shall park in a single parking space and it shall be unlawful to park a vehicle across such lines or markings of that space or to allow any awning or "pop-out" of any motorhome, section of any travel trailer, or any portion of any motor vehicle to extend into or encroach over any painted line or curb or onto any portion of any other space.

(c) Parking spaces are intended for the exclusive use of motor vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any parking space not occupied by a motor vehicle to be blocked from motor vehicle use or otherwise occupied in whole or in part by any items of personal property. Any such unlawfully placed items are subject to removal and disposal in a manner consistent with law.

(d) No person shall reserve, block or secure or attempt to reserve, block or secure an unoccupied parking space in a city or small craft harbor district public parking lot so as to prevent, inhibit or impair the space from being used for the immediate parking of a motor vehicle.

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

An additional overtime parking citation shall be attached to such vehicle for each additional hour or portion thereof during which such vehicle is parked after the metered time has expired or such vehicle is otherwise parked in violation of the provisions of Articles 10, 11, and 13.

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

The city council may by resolution establish a schedule of parking penalties for the parking violations, late payment penalties, administrative fees, and other related parking charges for parking violations consistent with state law.

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

Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22507, a "resident permit parking program" (program) is established in the "beach parking meter area." Permit parking shall be made available to residents in the beach parking meter area to alleviate a lack of existing off-street parking which would be aggravated by the installation of parking meters and the implementation of a four-hour parking zone. The public works director shall administer the program subject to the following standards and criteria:

(a) Permits will be assigned only to residents with an address on a street included in the beach parking meter area or The South Strand (between Tyson and Wisconsin Streets) where the resident of the dwelling unit can demonstrate that adequate on-site, off-street parking for vehicles owned by the resident is not available.

(b) Residents of the beach parking meter area may purchase one (1) resident parking permit per vehicle owned where the resident can demonstrate that adequate on-site, off-street parking for vehicles owned by the resident is not available. No more than two (2) guest permits may be issued for each eligible dwelling unit. Guest permits may be issued according to the administrative guidelines on file with the Financial Services Department ("Guidelines").

(c) Residency may be demonstrated by:

(1) Proof of current voter registration at an address within the program boundaries;

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

(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) The resident parking permit will be nontransferable. An administration fee established by city council resolution shall be collected before assigning each resident permit. 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.

(e) Each residence eligible to participate in the program may purchase up to two (2) guest parking permits. An administration fee in an amount established by city council resolution shall be collected before issuance of each guest permit. Lost or stolen permits will be reissued at a cost of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), or such other amount as the city council may establish by resolution. A vehicle that has been assigned a guest 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) Parking permits assigned pursuant to this section and according to the guidelines shall be valid under the following terms and conditions, and those within the guidelines.

(1) Permits assigned to residents with an address on a street included in the beach parking meter area shall be valid for one (1) calendar year.

(2) Residents must apply for a new permit upon expiration.

(g) Vehicles with valid permits shall be allowed to park up to a seventy-two-hour maximum on streets within the program boundaries without being subject to parking control by meter or time limited zone. Vehicle owners and operators are required to obey all other applicable parking laws and regulations. No permit shall be valid in any city parking lot or at any metered space outside of the program area.

(h) This program shall not relieve any property owner from any obligation imposed by any zoning ordinance or land use regulations to provide on-site, off-street parking spaces as a requirement of development.

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

It

shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle to be parked in a specified permit parking only zone without the vehicle having a valid permit purchased pursuant to section 13.24.

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

(a) This section shall prohibit the parking of certain vehicles on that portion of Pacific Street between Wisconsin Avenue and Surfrider Way.

(b) No vehicle which is over seven (7) feet in height, as measured from the street and including any item affixed to the top of the vehicle, shall be parked on that portion of Pacific Street described in subsection (a) except:

(1) While loading or unloading property; or

(2) While 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; or

(3) Emergency or other public or utility vehicles.

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