Chapter 11.98

LARGE VEHICLE PARKING

Sections:

11.98.020 No large vehicle parking zones. 11.98.025 Authority to remove large vehicles.

11.98.030 Determination of designated zone.

11.98.040 Posting of zone.

11.98.050 Request for reconsideration.

11.98.060 Large vehicle parking prohibited.

As used in this chapter, the following words or phrases are defined as follows:

• A. "Affected zone" means any property which is abutting the zone to be designated or under consideration for designation as a "no large vehicle parking zone."

• B. "Director" means the director of the department of streets and traffic of the City of San José.

• C. "Large vehicle" includes every vehicle, including any load thereon, which exceeds six feet in height, or which exceeds seven feet in width.

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• D. "No large vehicle parking zone" is defined as a street, or portion thereof, where no large vehicles may be parked and which is posted by signs or other markings which give notice that large vehicle parking is prohibited.

• E. "Park" is defined as set forth in Section 11.04.090 of the San José Municipal Code.

• F. "Street" is defined as set forth in Section 13.28.010.I. of the San José Municipal Code.

• G. "Vehicle" is defined as set forth in Section 670 of the California Vehicle Code, as amended.

• (Ords. 22736, 23734.)

The director may, in the director's sole discretion, designate a street, or portions thereof, as a "no large vehicle parking zone" whenever the director determines that parking of large vehicles upon such street, or portions thereof, creates a safety hazard for pedestrians or vehicles. (Ord. 22736.)

Pursuant to authority under the California Vehicle Code Section 22561 (n), as may be amended, vehicles parked in violation of Section 11.98.020 may be removed from designated no large vehicle parking zone(s) identified in a resolution of the City Council. (Ord. 31051.)

tor shall send a notice of determination by mail to the owners of real property in the affected zone.

• C. The director may consider the following factors in making the determination:

  1. Safety problems occurring within the affected zone.

  2. Pedestrian and vehicular visibility from intersecting streets or driveways.

  3. Width of the street(s) in the affected zone.

  4. Number of vehicles parked on the street in the affected zone at the time of the study.

  5. Other relevant data including, but not limited to, volume and speed of traffic, and the size of vehicles parked in the affected zone.

• D. Any determination made pursuant to this chapter, and any zone either designated or not designated, pursuant to this chapter, is a plan or design of, or improvement to, public property which may be approved by the director.

• (Ords. 22736, 23734.)

• A. If a zone is designated as a "no large vehicle parking zone," it shall be posted by signs or other markings which give notice that large vehicle parking is prohibited and may be subject to removal.

• B. No such signs or markings shall be placed until fifteen days have elapsed from the date of the mailing of the director's notice of determination as required in Section 11.98.030.B.

• (Ords. 22736, 31051.)

• A. Upon a citizen's request or pursuant to information received or obtained by staff in the department of streets and traffic, the director may initiate a traffic study to determine if any street or portion thereof should be designated as a "no large vehicle parking zone."

• B. After the director makes a determination as to whether a zone shall or shall not be designated as a "no large vehicle parking zone," the direc-

• A. The determination that a zone shall or shall not be designated as a "no large vehicle parking zone" is subject to reconsideration upon presentation of information to the director which was not considered at the time of the determination.

• B. Any person may file a request for reconsideration.

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• C. Such request for reconsideration shall be submitted to the director on a form provided by the director and shall set forth the specific grounds for the request. The request for reconsideration may be filed at any time after a notice of determination has been made.

• D. The director shall consider the request for reconsideration within a reasonable time after it is filed.

• E. A copy of the director's decision on the request for reconsideration shall be mailed to the requestor within fifteen days after the director makes the decision on the request. If the reconsidered decision changes the director's prior determination, a notice of the reconsidered decision shall be mailed to those parties notified pursuant to Section 11.98.030.B.

• F. The decision of the director on the request for reconsideration shall be final unless a party in the affected zone petitions the city council to review the director's decision. Such petition shall be submitted to the council within ten days after the director places a notice in the mail notifying the requestor of the decision on the request for reconsideration.

• G. The city council may, in its sole discretion, decide whether a street or portions thereof should be designated as a "no large vehicle parking zone."

• (Ord. 22736.)

No person shall park a large vehicle in any zone posted as a "no large vehicle parking zone." (Ord. 22736.)