Santa Paula Municipal Code Ch. 72 Stopping, Standing and Parking

Section

General Provisions

Limited Parking

Loading and Unloading

Cross-reference:

Regulations for motor vehicles in drive-in restaurants, see § 122.04

Statutory reference:

Stopping, standing and parking, see Cal. Veh. Code §§ 22500 et seq.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

(A) The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times specified in this chapter except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device.

(B) The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the California Vehicle Code or the ordinances of this city prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.

('81 Code, § 10.28.010)

(A) The City Engineer is authorized to maintain, by appropriate signs or by paint upon the curb surface, all no stopping zones, no parking areas, and restricted parking areas, as defined and described in this chapter.

(B) When such curb markings or signs are in place no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.

('81 Code, § 10.28.020) Penalty, see § 70.99

No operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, park, or leave standing such vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or other authorized officer, or traffic sign or signal:

(A) Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings;

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

(C) In any area where the City Engineer determines that the parking or stopping of a vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

(D) In any area established by resolution of the Council as a no parking area, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

(E) Upon, along or across any railway track in such manner as to hinder, delay, or obstruct the movement of any car traveling upon such track;

(F) If any area where the parking or stopping of any vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property;

(G) 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 under-ground 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 are erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the effective time of such no parking.

(H) In any area established by resolution of the Council as a permit parking district, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs.

('81 Code, § 10.28.030) (Am. Ord. 1254, passed 10-6-14) Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) It is prohibited for any person possessing, owning, controlling, or having custody of any vehicle to park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of 72 hours.

(B) A person violates this section if, once a vehicle was parked or left standing upon a street or alley for the allowable parking time, it is not moved at least one-quarter mile from its initial parking place for a minimum of four hours before being again parked on the same street or alley.

('81 Code, § 10.28.040) (Ord. 1166, passed 9-18-06) Penalty, see § 70.99

No operator of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street in this city for the principal purpose of advertising or displaying it for sale, unless authorized by the City Council.

('81 Code, § 10.28.050) Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) The City Engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.

(B) When official signs are erected prohibiting parking upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.

('81 Code, § 10.28.060) Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) The City Engineer, when authorized by appropriate resolution, is authorized to 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 30 feet.

(B) When official signs or markings prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized in this chapter, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign or marking.

('81 Code, § 10.28.070) Penalty, see § 70.99

No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a highway when upon any grade exceeding 3%, within any business or residence district, without blocking the wheels of such vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means.

('81 Code, § 10.28.080) Penalty, see § 70.99

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any parkway.

('81 Code, § 10.28.100) Penalty, see § 70.99

No person shall construct or cause to be constructed, repair or cause to be repaired, grease or cause to be greased any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in this city. Temporary emergency repairs may be made upon a public street.

('81 Code, § 10.28.110) Penalty, see § 70.99

No person shall wash or cause to be washed, polish or cause to be polished any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in this city, when a charge is made for such service.

('81 Code, § 10.28.120) Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) Whenever the City Engineer determines that an emergency traffic congestion is likely to result from the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings, or functions, or for other reasons, the City Engineer shall have power and authority to order temporary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the operation, parking or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys as the City Engineer shall direct during the time such temporary signs are in place. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency and the City Engineer shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter.

(B) When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall operate, park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.

(C) Whenever the City Engineer establishes an emergency no parking zone, or a temporary no parking zone, signs shall also be erected or posted in advance, giving 24 hours notice that the vehicle parked therein may be removed or caused to be removed by the Police Department. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency or temporary no parking zone, and the City Engineer shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter.

('81 Code, § 10.28.130) (Ord. 919, passed - -89) Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within 18 inches of the left-hand curb facing in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way street unless signs are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.

(B) The City Engineer is authorized to deter-mine when standing or parking shall be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any one-way street or when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any one-way roadway.

(C) The requirement of parallel parking imposed by this section shall not apply in the event any commercial vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading freight or goods, in which case such vehicle may be backed up to the curb; provided, that such vehicle does not extend beyond the centerline of the street and does not block traffic thereby.

('81 Code, § 10.28.180)

(A) The City Engineer is authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbings where authorized parking is permitted.

(B) When such parking space markings are placed on the street, subject to other and more restrictive limitations, no vehicle shall be stopped, left standing or parked other than within a single space unless the size or shape of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.

('81 Code, § 10.28.190) Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) The City Engineer shall designate estab-lished no stopping zones by placing and maintaining appropriate signs indicating that stopping of vehicles is prohibited and indicating the hours and days when stopping is prohibited.

(B) During the hours and on the days designated on the signs, it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop such vehicle on any of the streets or parts of streets established by resolution of the Council as no stopping zones.

('81 Code, § 10.28.200) Penalty, see § 70.99

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on any street of the central traffic district for a period of time longer than 30 minutes between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays; provided, that this section shall not apply to a vehicle of any regularly licensed physician when actually engaged in making professional calls.

('81 Code, § 10.28.210) Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) It is unlawful to park any vehicle of a rated size of more than three-fourths of one ton, special construction equipment, implement of husbandry or any trailer not connected to a vehicle on any street or highway in any residential area for a period exceeding five hours or more than the time reasonably necessary to carry out such work or service as reasonably requires the presence of such a vehicle in the residential area, whichever is longer.

(B) Except as otherwise provided, recreational vehicles, farm labor buses and authorized emergency vehicles may be parked for a time period up to 24 consecutive hours. On streets less than 36 feet wide which are beyond 25 feet from the curb return of any street intersection, such vehicles may be parked for a time period not longer than five consecutive hours.

(C) A person violates this section if, once a vehicle was parked or left standing upon a street or alley for the allowable parking time, it is not moved at least one-quarter mile from its initial parking place for a minimum of four hours before being again parked on the same street or alley.

('81 Code, § 10.28.220) (Ord. 1166, passed 9-18-06) Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) The marking of fire lanes on private property, which shall be restricted to right-of-way and emergency access, shall be approved by the Chief of the Fire Department and the City Engineer.

(B) Parking of motor vehicles or otherwise obstructing fire lanes shall be prohibited at all times.

(C) Fire lanes shall be 15 feet or more in width when required by the Fire Chief to provide access for emergency equipment.

(D) Fire lanes shall be located in the manner approved by the Fire Chief.

('81 Code, § 10.28.230) (Ord. 691, passed - -78) Penalty, see § 70.99

The City Council may, by resolution, at its discretion or upon receipt of a petition signed by residents or merchants living or working in at least fifty-one percent of the developed frontage of the area proposed for designation, designate a certain area or areas to be a permit parking district.

(Ord. 1254, passed 10-6-14)

LIMITED PARKING

Whenever any resolution of the city designates and describes a limited time parking area, the City Engineer shall maintain appropriate signs or curb markings for the limited time parking areas using the specified time as defined and described in this subchapter, or at other specific times as defined by the City Council.

('81 Code, § 10.28.140)

(A) Green curb marking shall mean no standing or parking for a period of time longer the 20 minutes at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day except Sunday(s) and holidays, unless otherwise marked.

(B) When authorized signs or curb markings have been determined by the City Engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign in violation thereof.

('81 Code, § 10.28.150) Penalty, see § 70.99

When authorized signs or curb markings have been determined by the City Engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sunday(s) and holidays for a period of time longer than one hour.

('81 Code, § 10.28.160) Penalty, see § 70.99

When authorized signs or curb markings have been determined by the City Engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sunday(s) and holidays for a period of time longer than two hours.

('81 Code, § 10.28.170) Penalty, see § 70.99

LOADING AND UNLOADING

(A) The City Engineer is authorized to deter-mine and to mark loading zones and passenger loading zones as follows:

(1) At any place in the central traffic district or any business district;

(2) Elsewhere in front of the entrance to any place of business or in front of any hall or place used for the purpose of public assembly.

(B) In no event shall more than one-half of the total curb length in any block be reserved for loading zone purposes.

(C) Loading zones shall be indicated by yellow paint upon the top of all curbs within such zones.

(D) Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by white paint upon the top of all curbs in such zones.

('81 Code, § 10.28.240)

(A) The City Engineer is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this title, to place, and when require in this title shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and such curb markings shall have the meanings as set forth in this section.

(1) Red. Red means no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the California Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a coach or bus zone.

(2) Yellow. Yellow means no stopping, standing or parking at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided, that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than 20 minutes.

(3) White. White means no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed three minutes and such restrictions shall apply between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays and except as follows:

(a) When such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mailbox the restrictions shall apply at all times.

(b) When such zone is in front of a theater the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed.

(4) Green. Green indicates time limit parking specified in §§ 72.30 through 72.32.

(5) Blue. Blue indicates parking limited exclusively to the vehicles of disabled persons and disabled veterans.

(B) When the City Engineer as authorized under this chapter has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the provisions of this section.

('81 Code, § 10.28.250) Penalty, see § 70.99

Statutory reference:

Curb markings, see Cal. Veh. Code § 21458

(A) Permission granted in this chapter to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than 20 minutes.

(B) The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries, also the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.

(C) Permission granted in this chapter to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers shall include the loading or unloading of personal baggage but shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than three minutes.

(D) Within the total time limits specified above in this section, the provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges granted by this chapter.

('81 Code, § 10.28.260)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or material for such time as is permitted in § 72.47.

('81 Code, § 10.28.270) Penalty, see § 70.99

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any passenger loading zone for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers for such time as is specified in § 72.47.

('81 Code, § 10.28.280) Penalty, see § 70.99

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of persons or materials in any alley.

('81 Code, § 10.28.290) Penalty, see § 70.99

The City Engineer is authorized to establish bus zones opposite curb space for the loading and unloading of buses or common carriers of passengers and to determine the location thereof.

('81 Code, § 10.28.300) Penalty, see § 70.99