Solana Beach Municipal Code Art. II Parking Vehicles on Private Property

No person shall park a vehicle on private property without the consent or permission of the owner or person in lawful possession of such property. (Ord. 37 § 1, 1987; 1987 Code § 7.48.020)

The owner or person in lawful possession of any private property may, subsequent to notifying by telephone or, if impractical, by the most expeditious means available, the police chief, cause the removal of a vehicle parked on such property to the nearest public garage, if there is displayed, in plain view at all city approved entrances to the property, or if none exists at least one sign per street frontage, a sign prohibiting public parking and indicating that vehicles will be removed at the owner’s expense, and containing the telephone number of the local office of the sheriff of the county. (Ord. 37 § 1, 1987; 1987 Code § 7.48.030)

The sign prohibiting public parking shall be 18 inches by 24 inches in size and shall clearly state the following

Public Parking is Prohibited Unauthorized Vehicles Will be Towed Away at Owner’s Expense Sheriff’s Department (Phone number) CVC22658

(Ord. 37 § 1, 1987; 1987 Code § 7.48.040)

A. The person causing removal of such vehicle shall, if the person knows or is able to ascertain from the registration records of the Department of Motor Vehicles the name and address of the registered legal owner thereof, immediately give, or cause to be given, notice in writing to the registered and legal owner of the fact of such removal, the grounds for the removal, and indicate the place to which the vehicle has been removed.

B. In the event the vehicle is stored in a public garage, a copy of the notice shall be given to the proprietor of the garage.

C. The notice provided for in this chapter shall include the amount of mileage at the time of removal, if applicable.

D. If the person does not know and is not able to ascertain the name of the owner, or for any other reason is unable to give the notice to the owner as provided in this chapter, the person causing removal of a vehicle shall comply with the requirements of Section 22853 of the California Vehicle Code relating to notice in the same manner as applicable to an officer removing a vehicle from private property. (Ord. 37 § 1, 1987; 1987 Code § 7.48.050)