Redding Municipal Code Ch. 11.28 Paid Parking Devices

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2651, § 36, adopted July 19, 2022, changed the title of Chapter 11.28 from "Parking Meters" to "Paid Parking Devices".

Wherever, in this chapter, a phrase or term that has been defined in Section 11.24.010 appears, it shall have the same meaning as that set forth in Section 11.24.010.

(Prior code § 18-54)

(Ord. No. 2651, § 37, 7-19-2022)

The city council may, as traffic conditions require, designate by resolution paid parking zones upon such streets or portions of streets of the city as are selected for the location of paid parking zones. The city council may modify or eliminate paid parking zones. The areas, streets and portions of streets designated as paid parking zones shall be depicted on the traffic control map adopted pursuant to Section 11.04.020 and on file in the office of the city clerk.

(Ord. 1271 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 18-55)

(Ord. No. 2651, § 38, 7-19-2022)

The city engineer is directed and authorized to mark off individual parking spaces in the parking zones designated in Section 11.28.020 and in such other zones as may hereafter be established. Such parking spaces shall be designated and described by lines painted or durably marked on the curbing or surface of the street, by signage or by paid parking device.

(Prior code § 18-56)

(Ord. No. 2651, § 39, 7-19-2022)

The city engineer, or his/her designee, shall cause paid parking devices to be installed and shall cause paid parking spaces to be designated within paid parking zones, as hereinafter provided. The city engineer, or his/her designee, shall be responsible for the regulation, control, operation, maintenance and use of such paid parking devices. Each device shall provide indication to the operator of the vehicle that a legal parking period has begun upon the deposit of the appropriate city-authorized form of payment for the period of time designated by signage. When a lawful time limit, it will indicate by a proper visible signal that the lawful parking period has expired and in such cases the right of the vehicle to occupy the space ceases and the operator, owner, possessor or manager thereof is guilty of an infraction and subject to fine, immobilization, or impoundment.

(Ord. 1446 § 1, 1979)

(Ord. No. 2651, § 40, 7-19-2022)

Whenever any vehicle shall be parked in any space that requires payment within a paid parking zone, as indicated on posted signage and/or paid parking device, 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 designed and city-approved payment method.

(Prior code § 18-58)

(Ord. No. 2651, § 41, 7-19-2022)

Rates, as they relate to paid parking devices and their hours, may be established from time-to-time by a resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 1871 § 2, 1988)

(Ord. No. 2651, § 42, 7-19-2022)

The city engineer may issue parking permits for city-owned or city-operated parking facilities and streets on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis. The city council may set forth, by resolution, the amount of parking permits issued and shall designate the specific parking facilities and streets to which parking permits are to apply. Parking permit holders are to follow each parking facility's regulations.

(Ord. 1871 § 3, 1988)

(Ord. No. 2651, § 43, 7-19-2022)

A. The purpose of this section is to provide additional parking resources to employees working in the city's downtown areas. Pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 22507(b), by resolution of the city council, an employee parking permit program may be utilized to designate employee parking permit zones that will improve parking availability for customers if the use of the permits will not adversely impact parking conditions for residents and merchants in the area.

B. The city manager, or his/her designee, may issue downtown employee parking permits with a term not to exceed one year subject to the requirements set forth herein and any administrative rules or regulations which may be implemented to enforce this chapter.

C. Employee parking permits can be obtained through the city clerk. Persons obtaining permits must verify place of employment.

D. A vehicle which displays a valid downtown employee parking permit shall be permitted to stand or be parked in an employee permit parking zone for which the permit has been issued during the hours and times indicated on posted signage.

E. Employee parking zones will be indicated by authorized posted signage and through the city's traffic control map adopted pursuant to Section 11.04.020, and on file with the city clerk.

F. This section shall not be construed as providing any guarantee to a parking space nor shall it be construed as creating a property interest in any such permit.

(Ord. No. 2651, § 44, 7-19-2022)

It is unlawful and a violation of the provisions of the chapter for any person to do the following:

A. To cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle operated by him to be parked overtime, or beyond the period of legal parking time established for any paid parking zone as described in this chapter, or to make payment for the purpose of parking beyond the maximum legal parking time for the particular paid parking zone, except as provided in Sections 11.28.090 and 11.28.100.

B. To permit any vehicle to remain or to be placed in any parking space when the vehicle occupying the parking space has already been parking beyond the period prescribed for the parking space, except as provided in Sections 11.28.090.

C. To park any vehicle across any line or marking of a parking meter space or in such position that the vehicle is not entirely within the area designated by such lines or markings.

D. No personal shall tamper with or open any paid parking device, deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking payment device any slug, button, or any other device or substance as substitutes for legal tender of the United States, counterfeit or alter any parking receipt or tamper with a paid parking device to show payment during a time for which no payment was made.

E. No person shall cause, allow, or permit any vehicle to remain parked in any parking space that requires payment within a paid parking zone unless a paid parking session has been initiated or other approved method of payment made indicating that paid parking fees have been paid is displayed by the paid parking device.

(Prior code § 18-60(a))

(Ord. No. 2651, § 45, 7-19-2022)

Any person within the paid parking zone may park his or her vehicle in violation of the provisions of subsections A and B of Section 11.28.080; provided, that such person has complied in every respect with the following regulations:

A. The temporary use is one of the following:

1. Any person carrying on any building construction, alteration, repair or addition.

2. Any person engaged in courthouse or jail related law enforcement transport activity.

3. Any person engaged by, or on behalf of, a public utility while conducting work on the utility.

B. The vehicle is being used at the time in performing the type of activity mentioned in this section in the immediate vicinity of the paid parking space occupied by the vehicle;

C. An application shall be filed with the city engineer. The application form is to be provided by the city or accessible through the city's website and shall include the name of the applicant, business address of the applicant, the nature of the business carried on by the applicant, and a statement explaining the applicant's need to reserve parking spaces. The permit may be issued on an annual, semi-annual or quarterly basis at a rate to be determined by resolution of the city council.

D. The applicant must request the reservation of "no-parking" signage at least seven calendar days in advance of use. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of the temporary use, and the city shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter.

E. Temporary signs must be posted at least seventy-two hours prior the time of commencement of the authorized temporary use.

F. When signs authorized by this section are in place, no person shall operate, park, or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs. Any such vehicle shall be subject to immobilization or impoundment.

(Prior code § 18-60(b))

(Ord. No. 2497, § 1, 5-7-2013; Ord. No. 2651, § 46, 7-19-2022)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2651, §§ 47—49, adopted July 19, 2022, repealed Sections 11.28.095—11.28.110, which pertained to Hood—Courthouse or jail related law enforcement transport activities, utility and loss, and derived from Prior Code § 18-60(c), (d); and Ord. No. 2497, § 2, adopted May 7, 2013.

A. The city engineer may revoke or suspend any temporary parking permit or allowance of a temporary no parking zone for any of the following reasons:

1. When the circumstance or need under which the permit was granted no longer exists.

2. When the permittee ceases to carry any business license that may be required by the city as provided elsewhere in this code, or fails to pay the current business license fee due thereunder.

3. When the temporary no-parking signage is used to for a purpose other than the business purposes permitted by this chapter.

4. When the temporary no-parking signage is not removed immediately upon completion of the work for which this chapter permits.

5. When any person other than the permittee or his or its regular employees or agents is allowed to use the temporary no-parking signage.

6. In the event of a violation of Section 11.28.130.

B. In the event any temporary no-parking permit or allowance for a temporary no parking zone issued pursuant to this chapter is revoked or suspended for a violation of this chapter, the permittee shall immediately deliver the temporary no-parking signage to the office of the city engineer upon receipt of notice of revocation or suspension by mail. The permittee may, in writing and no later than ten calendar days after the date of mailing of the notice of revocation or suspension, request a hearing into the reason for the revocation or suspension by the city engineer. The hearing shall be at such time and place as the city engineer, or his/her designee, may designate. Unless the city engineer, or his/her designee, after hearing, waives the revocation or modifies the time limit of any suspension, it shall remain in effect. No permittee shall be issued a new permit under the terms of this chapter within one hundred eighty calendar days of a revocation. The decision of the city engineer shall be final and there shall be no right of appeal except as may be permitted by the California Code of Civil Procedure.

(Prior code § 18-60(e))

(Ord. No. 2497, § 5, 5-7-2013; Ord. No. 2651, § 50, 7-19-2022)

It is unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this chapter for:

A. Any person other than the permittee, his regular employees or agents to use any temporary no-parking signage issued pursuant to this chapter.

B. Any person other than the permittee, his employees or agents or a member of the police department to remove any temporary no-parking signage.

C. Any person to use any contrivance, appliance, device or thing to cover the temporary no-parking signage.

D. Any person, in any way, to tamper with, deface, mark on or injure any temporary no-parking signage issued under the provisions of this chapter.

(Prior code § 18-60(f))

(Ord. No. 2651, § 51, 7-19-2022)

A. If the city engineer, or his/her designee, determines that parking closure is necessary, then upon compliance by the applicant with the terms and conditions of the special event permit and any permit issued by the California Department of Transportation, the city engineer, or his/her designee, in cooperation with the chief of police, or his/her designee, may temporarily prevent vehicular parking on all streets impacted by the permitted special event for such length of time as is deemed necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are to use that portion of the street(s) during the special event.

B. If the city engineer, or his/her designee, determines that parking closure is necessary, then at least five business days prior to the special event, the city engineer, or his/her designee, shall provide notice of the closure to owners and/or tenants of property located on the street that is to be closed. The city engineer, or his/her designee, shall determine the appropriate form of notice required to be given under this section. The city engineer, or his/her designee, may require that the organizer of the special event provide the notice required to be given under this section. Notwithstanding the preceding, failure to provide the notice set forth herein shall not be cause to delay or cancel any special event otherwise permitted pursuant to the Municipal Code.

(Prior code § 18-60(g))

(Ord. No. 2497, § 6, 5-7-2013;Ord. No. 2651, § 52, 7-19-2022)

The city manager and chief of police are hereby authorized to designate regularly employed and salaried employees of the city for parking enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 1271 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 18-62)

(Ord. No. 2651, § 53, 7-19-2022)