Article 18

Vehicle Removal—Administrative Fee

• (a) An administrative fee on the registered owner of a vehicle lawfully removed, impounded, stored or released by the Ojai Police Department is hereby established to reimburse the City for costs incurred by the Ojai Police Department relating to the removal, impound storage, or release of a vehicle pursuant to Section 14602.6, 22651 (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r) (s), (t), 22655.5 or 22850.5 of the Vehicle Code. The owner of the vehicle shall pay this fee to the City Manager's designee prior to the release of the vehicle.

• (b) The Chief of Police shall propose the fee authorized by this section which fee then shall be set by City Council Resolution. The fee shall not exceed an amount necessary to cover the actual costs incurred by the Police Department in the removal, impoundment, storage or release of the vehicle.

• (c) The City Manager or designee is authorized to adopt any other rules, regulations and procedures necessary to collect, adjust, refund and administer any fees imposed by this section.

• (§ 1, Ord. 805, eff. May 28, 2009)

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City of Ojai, CA

PUBLIC SAFETY

§ 3-2.1901

§ 3-2.1904

Article 19

Stopping, Standing, and Parking of Tour Buses

"Tour bus" means any bus or other commercial vehicle operated for hire to transport sightseers or tourists wherever licensed, exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons and used primarily for transport of passengers for compensation. It does not include school buses or buses transporting passengers over regular, scheduled routes within Ojai where the routes are specifically designated by the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) or approved by the City or Gold Coast Transit District.

(§ 3, Ord. 932, eff. July 12, 2022)

It is unlawful for tour buses to park, stop or stand (except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or official traffic-control device) anywhere in the City other than designated tour bus parking areas as determined by the Public Works Department. The following exceptions apply:

• (a) Emergencies;

• (b) Tour buses may park, stop, or stand in a residential district no longer than 15 minutes solely for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers, then must travel to a designated tour bus parking area;

• (c) Tour buses may park within the off-street parking areas of lawfully permitted hotels and motels as defined in Section 10-2.3203 where passengers stay overnight;

• (d) Designated tour bus parking areas where tour buses shall be allowed to stop, stand, or park in designated parking areas established by the Public Works Department on either a permanent or temporary basis.

• (§ 3, Ord. 932, eff. July 12, 2022)

The tour bus owner, representative of the owner, or person operating the bus may be required to pay a fee for parking in a designated tour bus parking stall. Said fee is to be established by the City Manager or designee.

(§ 3, Ord. 932, eff. July 12, 2022)

Copies of the ordinance codified in this article shall be sent to the California Public Utilities Commission and each tour bus company known by the City to operate within the City. The first time a tour bus is found operating in violation of the this, the driver shall be given a warning consisting of a copy of the ordinance codified in this article, and a written request that the ordinance and amendments be delivered to the management of the company operating the bus. Further violations may result in a citation issued to the tour bus company and the driver if they have been issued a previous warning. Additionally, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter may be subject to the penalty provisions of Chapter 2, Title 1 of this Code. The remedies specified in this chapter shall be cumulative and the City may resort to any other

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City of Ojai, CA § 3-2.1904

OJAI CODE

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remedy available at law or in equity and resort to any one remedy shall not cause an election precluding the use of any other remedy with respect to a violation. (§ 3, Ord. 932, eff. July 12, 2022)

The Director of Public Works is directed to place appropriate signs, which will give reasonable notice of the tour bus parking areas and parking restrictions. (§ 3, Ord. 932, eff. July 12, 2022)

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City of Ojai, CA

PUBLIC SAFETY

§ 3-3.01

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