Paradise Municipal Code Ch. 10.04 Stopping, Standing and Parking

A. The town manager is authorized upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation to prohibit stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on certain highways or portions thereof at all or certain hours of the day and to place signs or curb markings, as described in Section 10.04.060, at any of the following places for the purpose of alleviating dangerous or hazardous traffic conditions, facilitating the full use of the roadway, facilitating the movement of traffic or serving the convenience of the public:

1. At any place within one hundred feet of the intersection of two or more highways;

2. At any place within twenty-five feet of a railroad grade crossing;

3. Adjacent to either side of a crosswalk or driveway entrance for a distance not to exceed fifty feet from either side of such crosswalk or driveway;

4. Adjacent to any fire hydrant when it has been determined that stopping, standing or parking of any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, would present some special hazard or would prevent ready access to the fire hydrant;

5. At any place in connection with a street or highway vehicular parking layout or plan;

6. On either or both of the sides of a highway in those areas where any highway has been cleared of snow by snowplows, and the width of the highway is restricted by reason of snow conditions;

7. On either or both of the sides of a highway when the width of the roadway and shoulders of such highway do not exceed twenty feet or upon one side of a highway when the width of the roadway and shoulders of such highway do not exceed thirty feet;

8. On either or both of the sides of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.

B. Whenever the town manager finds upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that the conditions because of which the stopping, standing or parking was prohibited as authorized in subsection A of this section no longer exist, he shall remove such signs and such curb markings from such portion of such street or highway.

(Ord. 75 § 1(M)(part), 1982; Ord. 16 § 1(J)(part), 1980: County Code § 14-41)

Whenever the town council determines upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that loading zones, passenger loading zones or bus loading zones are necessary on any highway or portion thereof, the council shall by resolution direct the town manager to place signs or curb markings as provided in Section 10.04.060 on such highway or portion thereof.

B. Whenever the council, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which loading zones, passenger loading zones and bus loading zones were established along such highway or portion thereof as provided in subsection A of this section no longer exist, the council shall by resolution direct the town manager to remove such signs or such curb markings designating such zones.

(Ord. 75 § 1(M)(part), 1982; Ord. 16 §§ 1(J)(part), 2(A)(part), 1980: County Code § 14-42)

A. Permission granted in this chapter to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading freight shall apply 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 freight shall apply only to commercial deliveries, the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.

C. Permission granted in this chapter to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers shall include 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 specified in this section, 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 granted by this chapter. (Ord. 16 §1(J)(part), 1980: county code §14-43)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or freight in any alley. (Ord. 16 §1(J) (part), 1980: county code §14-44)

A. The town manager is authorized upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation to place signs or curb markings described in Section 10.04.060 indicating a bus loading zone upon either side of any street adjacent to any school property when such loading zone would facilitate the orderly movement of traffic.

B. Whenever the town manager, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which a bus loading zone was established as provided in subsection A of this section no longer exist, he shall remove such signs and curb markings. (Ord. 75 §1(M) (part), 1982; Ord. 16 §1(J)(part), 1980: county code §14-45)

A. The town manager is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this chapter, to place, and when required in this chapter shall place, the following curb markings to indicate stopping, standing or parking regulations, and the curb markings shall have the meaning set forth in this subsection:

1. Red means no stopping, standing or parking, whether the vehicle is attended or unattended, except as permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signposted as a bus loading zone.

2. Yellow indicates stopping only for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or freight; provided, that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes nor the loading or unloading of freight more than twenty minutes.

3. White means no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading of unloading of passengers; provided, that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox.

4. Green means no stopping, standing or parking for longer than twenty minutes.

5. Blue means that the parking space so marked is for the exclusive use of physically handicapped persons or disabled veterans whose vehicles display distinguishing license plates or a special placard issued to disabled persons by the State Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Vehicle Code.

B. When there are no curbs, the town manager shall indicate the stopping, standing or parking regulations by installing, in lieu of curb markings, appropriate signs giving notice of such application.

C. When the authorized personnel of the town have caused or authorized curb markings or signs to be placed indicating restricted parking, it is unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign in violation of the provisions of the ordinances of the town. (Ord. 75 §1(M)(part), 1982; Ord. 54 §§2, 3, 1982; Ord. 16 §1(J)(part), 1980: county code §14-46)

A. Whenever the town council determines that it is necessary to restrict parking on property owned or leased by the town to vehicles owned and operated by a public agency and employees of the town, it shall, by resolution, prohibit the parking of vehicles on such property except for vehicles owned or operated by a public agency or employees of the town and shall direct the town manager to cause a sign to be displayed in plain view on such property prohibiting the parking of such vehicles and giving notice that such vehicles may be removed.

B. Any police officer or any other person authorized by the California Vehicle Code Section 22651, may remove a vehicle other than a vehicle owned or operated by a public agency or employee of the town which is parked on property owned or leased by the town on which a sign is posted prohibiting such parking and giving notice that such vehicles may be removed. (Ord. 75 §1(B, M)(part), 1982; Ord. 16 §§1(J)(part), 2(A)(part), 1980: county code §14-46.5)

A. Any parking space designated for parking by handicapped persons shall prohibit parking by any other than vehicles displaying distinguishing license plates or placards issued to disabled persons twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week including holidays but shall be subject to any temporary parking prohibitions imposed by the town.

B. The town manager shall designate parking stalls or spaces in all publicly owned, leased or controlled off-street parking facilities for the exclusive use by physically handicapped persons. The parking stalls shall be designated by posting immediately adjacent to them, and visible from same, a sign consisting of a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant in white on a blue background.

C. Any privately owned and operated parking facility or roadway within, or upon which, the town has agreed to enforce the provisions of the Vehicle Code may, with the consent of the town manager, designate parking stalls, spaces and/or blue curb areas for the exclusive use by physically handicapped persons. Such designation shall be made by posting immediately adjacent to, and visible from, each stall or space, a sign consisting of a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant in white on a blue background. It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in a space so designated except a vehicle displaying a distinguishing placard or license plate issued to handicapped persons pursuant to the Vehicle Code.

D. There shall be posted immediately adjacent to and visible from each parking space designated for handicapped parking a sign stating the following: "Unauthorized vehicles not displaying distinguishing license plates or placards issued for physically handicapped persons will be issued citations."

(Ord. 54 §4, 1982: Ord. 16 §1(J)(part), 1980: county code §14-47)

Whenever any ordinance or resolution of the town designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a through street, or 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 town engineer 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 and at those entrances to other intersections or railroad grade crossings where a stop is required; provided, however, stop signs shall not be erected or maintained at any entrance to an intersection when such entrance is controlled by an official traffic-control signal. Every such sign shall conform with, and shall be placed as provided, in the Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 155 §1(part), 1986)

When stop signs are erected, as provided in this chapter, at the entrance to any intersection, every driver of a vehicle shall stop at every such sign, before entering the intersection, except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal.

(Ord. 155 §1(part), 1986)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction with fines pursuant to Government Code § 36900. Any additional violation of this chapter within one year of the first violation may be prosecuted by the town attorney as a misdemeanor with a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars and/or six months in the county jail; and provided, however, the town attorney shall have the discretion to reduce the misdemeanor to an infraction. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue constitutes a separate offense and is punishable as such.

(Ord. No. 401, § 8, 8-26-2003)