South Lake Tahoe Municipal Code Art. VII Municipal Off-Street Parking Facility Regulations

This article is adopted for the purpose of regulating municipal off-street parking facilities, defined as city-owned and operated parking lots, facilities, and garages. No person shall park any vehicle in any parking space on any municipal off-street parking facility except as permitted by this article.

(Ord. 961 § 1; Ord. 1098 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1198 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-90)

When parking on a municipal off-street parking facility is regulated and controlled by a parking revenue control system, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle parked on such municipal off-street parking facility to fail, neglect, or refuse to pay the parking charges established for such municipal off-street parking facility.

(Ord. 961 § 1; Ord. 1098 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1198 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-91)

Parking spaces on municipal off-street parking facilities shall be designated by lines or other appropriate markings. When parking spaces are so designated, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop, stand, or park said vehicle other than in a regularly designated parking space, across any such line or marking, or in such position that said vehicle shall not be entirely within the area so designated as a parking space except upon the direction of a parking lot attendant. No vehicle shall be parked, stopped or shall stand either wholly or partially in any driveway of any municipal off-street parking facility or in any manner which shall obstruct or interfere with the free movement of vehicles in such driveway or in any manner so as to obstruct or otherwise prevent or interfere with ingress to or egress from any regularly designated parking space except on the direction of a parking lot attendant.

No vehicle shall be backed into any diagonal or angle parking space or placed into any diagonal or angle parking space so that the vehicle is facing the opposite direction of the general traffic pattern for the street or parking lot or is facing the travel portion of the street, alley, or lot providing access to the parking space.

(Ord. 961 § 1; Ord. 1098 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1198 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-92)

Electric vehicle charging stations within the parking garage facility are subject to SLTCC § 4.25.435.

(Ord. 1194 § 2)

A. No Parking Zones. No person shall park in an area of any municipal off-street parking facility where a prohibition on parking is so designated by ordinance or resolution of city council upon posting of signage indicating such prohibition.

B. Loading Zones. No person shall park in a parking space for more than 30 minutes within any municipal off-street parking facility designated as a loading zone by ordinance or resolution of the city council upon posting of signage indicating such time restriction.

C. Permit Parking. No person without a permit shall park in a parking space within any municipal off-street parking facility designated for permit parking only by ordinance or resolution of the city council upon posting of signage indicating such restriction.

D. Overnight Parking. No person shall park overnight in any municipal off-street parking facility where a prohibition on overnight parking is so designated by ordinance or resolution of city council upon posting of signage indicating such prohibition.

(Ord. 1198 § 1)

No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicles exceeding a gross maximum weight limit of three tons or exceeding either 22 feet in length or eight feet in width in any parking garage owned or operated by the city.

(Ord. 961 § 1; Ord. 1098 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1198 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-93)

It shall be unlawful for any person to enter any municipal off-street parking facility over any area or driveway or the portion of any curb which is not marked with the word "Entrance" or otherwise indicated by arrows, signs, or words to be a driveway or place for entering of such facility.

It shall be unlawful for any person to move any vehicle from any such facility into any public way or area except over an area marked with the word "Exit" or otherwise indicated by arrows, signs, or words to be a driveway or place for leaving of such parking lot, facility or garage.

(Ord. 961 § 1; Ord. 1098 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1198 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-94)

It shall be unlawful for any person to move any vehicle on a municipal off-street parking facility at any speed exceeding 10 miles per hour.

(Ord. 961 § 1; Ord. 1098 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1198 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-95)

No person shall ride or propel any bicycle, snowboard, skis, skateboard, roller skates, scooter, wagon or other similar nonmotorized vehicle in any municipal off-street parking facility. Persons riding or propelling baby carriages, strollers or other similar vehicles for transportation of young persons, wheelchairs or other similar vehicles for transportation of persons with disabilities, or shopping carts or other similar vehicles used to transport goods or equipment shall be exempt from this regulation while riding or propelling such vehicles to and from their motor vehicles within said facility.

(Ord. 961 § 1; Ord. 1098 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1198 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-96)

Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be guilty of an infraction and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00 or a greater amount set by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 961 § 1; Ord. 1098 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1198 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-97)

Any officer of the police department or parking control officer may issue a citation to the owner or driver of any vehicle at a municipal off-street parking facility in violation of any of the provisions of this article in the same manner and in accordance with the same procedure and with the same effect as citations are issued for traffic or parking violations pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(Ord. 961 § 1; Ord. 1098 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1198 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-98)

When appropriate signs or markings are in place giving notice, any officer of the police department or parking control officer is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed any vehicle that is stopped, standing or parked on any municipal off-street parking facility in violation of this article. The procedure for removal or impounding of vehicles shall be as provided in Sections 22850 through 22856 of the California Vehicle Code, as may be amended.

(Ord. 961 § 1; Ord. 1098 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 1198 § 1; Code 1997 § 16-99)