Ridgecrest Municipal Code § 15-368 Parking on grades

(a) The traffic engineer shall determine the location of no stopping zones and no parking areas and shall place and maintain appropriate signs or markings indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions of this article and the vehicle code are applicable.

(b) No stopping zones and no parking areas shall be indicated by red paint upon the top of all curbs or by signs in said zones and areas.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.1301; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or official traffic control device, in any of the following places:

(1) Within any median island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings.

(2) On either side of any street between the projected property lines of any public walk, street or thoroughfare terminating at such street, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface.

(3) 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 or would cause unusual delay to traffic, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface.

(4) In any area established by resolution of the city council as a no parking area, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface.

(5) Within any parkway.

(6) 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 the installation of underground utilities or where the use 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 areas are erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the effective time of such no parking provisions.

(7) At any place within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint or signs upon the curb surface except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop.

(8) Within 20 feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign, or official electric flashing device.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.1303; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

State Law reference— Parking prohibited in specific places, Vehicle Code § 22500.

No person shall park any vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.1303; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, and no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley in such position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.1301; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of:

(1) Displaying such vehicle for sale.

(2) Washing, polishing, greasing or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.1305; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

The traffic engineer shall place signs or markings indicating no parking upon either or both sides of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.1306; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

The traffic engineer shall place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed 20 feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed 32 feet.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.1307; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

The traffic engineer shall erect signs upon the left-hand side of any one-way street to prohibit the standing or parking of vehicles.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.1308; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one 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 erected to permit such standing or parking. The traffic engineer shall determine when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any such one-way roadway and to erect signs giving notice thereof.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.1309; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

No person driving, or in control of, or in charge of, a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand on any highway unattended when upon any grade exceeding three percent within any business or residence district without blocking the wheels of the vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.1310; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall stand or park any vehicle, wagon or pushcart from which goods, wares, merchandise or food are sold, displayed, solicited or offered for sale or bartered or exchanged, or any lunch wagon or eating car or vehicle, on any portion of any street within the 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 minutes at any one place. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons delivering such articles upon order of 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, any lunch wagon, eating cart or vehicle, or pushcart from which articles of food are sold or offered for sale without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the traffic engineer which shall designate the specific location in which such cart shall stand.

(c) No person shall park or stand any vehicle or wagon used or intended to be used in the transportation of property for sale on any street while awaiting patronage for such vehicle or wagon without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the traffic engineer which shall designate the specific location where such vehicle may stand.

(d) Whenever any permit is granted under the provisions of this section and a particular location to park or stand is specified therein, no person shall park or stand any vehicle, wagon or pushcart on any location other than as designated in such permit. In the event that the holder of any such permit is convicted in any court jurisdiction for violating any of the provisions of this section, such permit shall be forthwith revoked by the traffic engineer upon the filing of the record of such conviction with such officer and no permit shall thereafter be issued to such person until six months have elapsed from the date of such revocation.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.1313; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

Whenever the traffic engineer determines that an emergency traffic congestion is likely to result from the holding of public or private processions or assemblages, he, as authorized by the local authority, shall place temporary signs indicating that the operation, parking or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency and the traffic engineer shall remove such signs thereafter.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.1312; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

No person shall park or stand a vehicle on any street at the same location for more than ten consecutive days.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.1313; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2)

(a) No person shall stand or park any vehicle upon a city-owned parking lot between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. except with the written permission of the city manager, director of public works, or chief of police or their designee.

(b) No person shall stand or park any vehicle exceeding 10,001 pounds gross vehicle weight upon a city-owned parking lot except with the written permission of the city manager, director of public works, or chief of police or their designee.

(c) The director of public works shall post signs at city parking lots that state the requirements of this section. The city manager, public works director or chief of police shall permit the use of city parking lots as provided herein only when such use will not damage the city parking lot or present a hazard to persons or vehicles.

(Code 1980, § 4-1.1313; Ord. No. 19-17, § 3)