Title 11 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Part 4 — PARKING PROHIBITIONS
San Jose Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-29 · San Jose
11.48.300 - Prohibition.¶
A.
Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, no person shall park a vehicle on any street or any portion of any street within a permit area on the days and during the times determined by the director unless such vehicle has a properly displayed and valid parking permit issued pursuant to this chapter.
B.
The director may, in lieu of collecting a fine for a citation issued for a residential permit violation, charge an administrative fee to process cancellation of a citation in any case where the individual who received the citation can show proof that he or she had been issued a valid residential permit at the time the citation was received. The amount of the administrative fee shall be set forth in the schedule of fees established by resolution of the City Council.
(Ords. 25003, 28905.)
11.48.310 - Posting.¶
A.
The director shall cause appropriate signs to be erected and maintained on all streets and portions of streets within each permit parking area.
B.
The signs that the director causes to be erected pursuant to this section shall provide clear notice of the days and times of the parking prohibition applicable to the street upon which the sign is erected.
C.
The parking prohibition set forth in Section 11.48.300 of this chapter shall not be effective and enforceable on any street or on any portion of street within a permit parking area unless the signs required by this section have been erected.
(Ord. 25003.)
11.48.320 - Display of permits.¶
A.
Parking permits shall be displayed in a manner determined by the director.
B.
The director shall notify each permittee in writing of the proper manner in which to display a parking permit.
C.
The proper display on a vehicle of a valid parking permit issued pursuant to this chapter grants only the privilege of parking the vehicle in the permit parking area for which the permit was issued.
D.
Each vehicle displaying a parking permit shall be parked in a manner that conforms to all other parking and vehicle regulations and laws established by this Code and by the California Vehicle Code.
E.
A valid parking permit issued under this chapter shall not guarantee or reserve to the holder an on-street parking space on any street or portion of street within the permit parking area for which the permit was issued.
(Ord. 25003.)
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