Chapter 9

Article 9-25

Saratoga Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · Saratoga

PARKING REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL HIGHWAYS

Sections:

9-25.010 Storage of vehicles on streets.
9-25.020 Parking for display or repair
9-25.030
9-25.040
9-25.050
prohibited.
Parking of certain oversize vehicles
on residential streets.
Application of other laws.
Enforcement of Article.

9-25.010 Storage of vehicles on streets.

(a) No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park or leave standing or cause to be parked or left standing, such vehicle upon any public street or highway in the City for a period of seventy-two or more consecutive hours.

(b) In the event that any vehicle is parked or left standing on any public street or highway in the City for a period of seventy-two or more consecutive hours, any person having authority to enforce this Article may remove such vehicle from the street or highway in the manner and subject to the requirements set forth in the Vehicle Code.

(c) If a vehicle is removed from the public street or highway pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section, the enforcement officer performing the removal shall give the notices required in the Vehicle Code. The keeper of the garage to which the vehicle is taken shall have a lien thereon dependent upon possession for towing and storage charges, subject to the requirements and conditions of the Vehicle Code.

9-25.020 Parking for display or repair prohibited.

No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park or leave standing or cause to be parked or left standing such vehicle upon any public street or highway or any other public property in the City for the principal purpose of servicing, repairing, assembling, disassembling, modifying or otherwise working on such vehicle except repairs necessitated by an emergency. (Amended by Ord. 71-149 § 1, 1995)

vehicle, boat or trailer, shall park or leave standing such vehicle upon any street in a residential district or abutting any property or area within a residential district for a period of seventy-two consecutive hours or more. A vehicle shall be considered to have been parked or left standing for seventy-two or more consecutive hours if it has remained inoperable or has not been moved and remained at least one mile from its original parked location for at least twenty-four hours during the seventytwo-hour period.

(b) Unattached boats and trailers shall not park or stand upon any public street.

(c) For the purposes of this section:

(1) Trailer means a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, designed for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes, for carrying property on its own structure, and for being drawn by a motor vehicle.

(2) Commercial vehicle shall have the meaning set forth in section 9-10.040;

(3) Recreational vehicle means any vehicle used for recreation and designed for human habitation for recreational, emergency, or other occupancy, and not including passenger vehicles.

(Ord. No. 394, § 1(Att. A), 12-7-2022)

9-25.040 Application of other laws.

The provisions of this Article are in addition to other parking regulations which are or may be imposed by the laws of the State and the provisions of this Code and shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the Vehicle Code or this Code.

9-25.050 Enforcement of Article.

It shall be the duty of all policemen and Community Service Officers appointed for such purpose and all deputies of the County Sheriff performing police services in the City to enforce the regulations set forth in this Article.

9-25.030 Parking of certain oversize vehicles on residential streets.

(a) No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any commercial vehicle recreational

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(Saratoga Supp. No. 58, 3-26)

9-30.010