Riverside Municipal Code Ch. 10.60 Parking Facilities

A. Designation. A municipal parking facility is a lot, garage or parcel of land owned, purchased or leased by the City, or in which the City has the possessory right or interest, and which is designated as a municipal parking lot or garage for the off-street parking of vehicles.

B. Hours of operation. The City Council may by resolution authorize and regulate the hours of operation of municipal parking facilities or portions of said facilities and prohibit parking on said facilities beyond the hours of operation; such hours of operation shall be conspicuously posted at each such facility including any prohibition on parking at such facility beyond the hours of operation.

C. Rates or charges. The City Council may by resolution authorize and establish the fees or charges for parking in or on municipal parking facilities or portions thereof including but not limited to, the provision of monthly or annual parking permits and establishing parking for limited periods of time whether with or without charge; such fees or charges, and limits on the period of time for parking whether with or without charge, and the limited periods of time for parking, if any, shall be conspicuously posted at each such facility or portions thereof.

D. Special events, meetings, or elections. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, whenever the City Manager determines a need exists due to special events, meetings, or elections, the City Manager may permit parking on any municipal parking facility or portion thereof without imposition of the parking time limits or the fees established for said parking facility for a period of time not to exceed 48 hours for each such occasion during any one week; such time limits and/or fees for special events, meetings, or elections parking shall be conspicuously displayed.

(Ord. 7658, § 3, 3-12-2024; Ord. 7182 § 15, 2012; Ord. 7164 § 1, 2012; Ord. 6235 § 1, 1995: Ord. 4922 § 1, 1981; Ord. 4909 § 1 (part), 1981)

A. No person shall cause, allow, or permit any vehicle operated or controlled by him or registered in his name to be upon any municipal parking facility or portion thereof for which a fee is charged during such hours designated by signs posted in the parking facility without paying the fee required and without causing a sticker, ticket, or other evidence furnished by the City or its authorized representative, to be installed upon said vehicle where designated by the City. It is unlawful to remove any unexpired sticker or ticket or any other such evidence of payment for the privilege of parking upon a municipal parking facility.

B. No person shall cause, allow or permit any vehicle operated or controlled by him or registered in his name to be parked for any period of time upon any municipal parking facility or portion thereof where parking is permitted without charge for limited periods of time beyond the time specified for such parking whether the place of parking in said facility is the same or changed and whether the time of parking is continuous or interrupted during the hours of operation thereof.

(Ord. 4909 § 1 (part), 1981)

Signs shall be erected or placed in a conspicuous location on each municipal parking facility or portion thereof designating the hours of operation; the hours during which parking is prohibited; the period of time for which parking is permitted; whether parking is allowed for permit parking only; and if attendant operated, the fee, if any to be charged for parking therein or thereon.

(Ord. 7182 § 15, 2012; Ord. 6235 § 2, 1995: Ord. 4909 § 1 (part), 1981)

On any municipal parking facility or portion thereof at which there is an attendant, it is unlawful for the operator or owner of any motor vehicle to:

A. Park or leave any vehicle unattended without first receiving and accepting a claim check or ticket from the attendant or automatic ticket dispenser;

B. Remove any vehicle without first surrendering the claim check and identifying himself, or herself, to an attendant, and paying the amount due for parking. If credit or free parking time is claimed, the validation ticket shall be surrendered to the attendant;

C. Allow any vehicle which was parked on the facility before the opening time, without express consent of the operator, to remain on the facility for more than 30 minutes after the opening time, without calling for and accepting a claim check from an attendant;

D. Allow any vehicle to remain parked for more than 15 minutes after the posted closing time without having paid the amount due for parking during the time the facility was attendant-operated, or remove any vehicle which remained parked without paying the amount due for parking.

(Ord. 4909 § 1 (part), 1981)

The City Traffic Engineer shall designate parking stalls or spaces in each municipal parking facility and upon other City-owned or operated parking facilities for the exclusive use by disabled persons. No person shall cause, allow or permit any vehicle operated or controlled by him or registered in his name to park or stand in any parking stall or space marked for disabled persons parking unless said vehicle bears a special license or displays a special placard issued under the provisions of Sections 22511.55 and 22511.59 of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 7362 § 3, 2017; Ord. 6649 § 3, 2003: Ord. 4909 § 1 (part), 1981)

In any municipal parking facility or City-owned or controlled parking facility, it is unlawful to park or leave standing any vehicle in any driveway, aisle, walk, or area other than in a designated parking space. Subject to more restrictive provisions of the California Vehicle Code, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated parking space so that any part of such vehicle occupies more than one such space or protrudes beyond the markings designating such space. No person shall park a vehicle in any such designated parking space contrary to any signs posted by the City Traffic Engineer concerning the manner of parking.

(Ord. 7127 § 1, 2011; Ord. 4909 § 1 (part), 1981)

In any municipal parking facility or City-owned or controlled parking facility, it is unlawful to drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of the posted limit or contrary to the signed traffic pattern.

(Ord. 4909 § 1 (part), 1981)

It is unlawful to leave any child under the age of 12 years in a parked vehicle or permit any such child to go or to be upon any parking facility, unless attended by an adult person.

(Ord. 4909 § 1 (part), 1981)

It is unlawful to leave any animal in a parked vehicle or permit any animal to be upon any parking facility under the following circumstances:

A. The weather is or is likely to expose the animal to pain and suffering; or

B. The animal is able to escape the vehicle; or

C. The animal is able to make any physical contact with any person situated outside the vehicle.

It shall be within the discretion of the Humane Society Officer or other authorized law enforcement agent of the City to determine whether the safety of the animal and the public is compromised by the placement of the animal in the vehicle. The investigating or issuing officer may take into consideration the following factors: temperature outside and inside vehicle, existence of food or water available to the animal, leash or other confinement devices secured on the animal, position of windows on vehicle, conversations with potential citee. Any animal permitted or found upon a parking facility in violation of this section may be removed and impounded by the City's law enforcement officers or agents.

(Ord. 6048 § 1, 1993; Ord. 4909 § 1 (part), 1981)

No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle on any parking lot within the City owned or leased by the County except with the permission of, and upon and subject to such conditions and regulations as may be imposed by the Board of Supervisors of the County when signs are posted giving notice of such condition or regulation.

(Ord. 4909 § 1 (part), 1981)

The provisions of this chapter shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of this title and the Vehicle Code prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.

(Ord. 4909 § 1 (part), 1981)

It is unlawful for any person to ride upon any bicycle, scooter, roller skate or skates, skateboard or other similar contrivance in any municipal parking facility.

(Ord. 5641 § 2, 1988)