Truckee Municipal Code Ch. 10.14 Stopping, Standing or Parking Restrictions

The traffic engineer is authorized on the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, to prohibit, regulate or limit stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles and shall place and maintain official traffic-control devices indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions of this Chapter and the Vehicle Code are applicable.

Any time limit parking zone, indicated by a posted sign, shall mean no parking or standing for a time period longer than time posted. This is in effect 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on any day.

(URGENCY ORD 94-060 4-07-94)

When signs are erected in conformity to Section 22507.6 of the Vehicle Code, it is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle upon any street or highway located within the Town on the days and during the hours designated on such signs in order that the Department of Public Works may more efficiently sweep the streets.

It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in a private driveway or on private property without the direct or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession of such driveway or property.

Whenever the Town Manager determines that the orderly, efficient conduct of the Town's business requires that parking or standing of vehicles on Town property be prohibited, limited or restricted, the Town Manager shall have the power and authority to order signs be erected or posted indicating that the parking of vehicles is thus prohibited, limited or restricted.

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

Any motor vehicle parked on Town property in violation of this section may be towed away and stored by a police officer, person or private towing service designated by the chief of police under the direction of a police officer. Before this provision shall apply, however, the area must be conspicuously posted giving notice that any vehicle parked in violation thereof shall be subject to removal and storage at the expense of the owner of the vehicle. The owner of any vehicle so removed and stored may reclaim it, but said owner shall first pay the cost that is incurred in removing and storing such vehicle.

It is unlawful for any person to advertise vehicles for sale on public property.

(ORD 93-23 09-02-93)

The traffic engineer is authorized to install and maintain parking space marking to indicate parking spaces for on-street and off-street parking.

It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle on or across any line or marking or park a vehicle in such a position that the vehicle is not entirely within the space designated by such lines or markings. The Traffic Engineer is authorized to paint, place or install appropriate lines, markings, or buttons to designate parking spaces, and each vehicle parked shall be parked within the lines or markings so established.

It is unlawful for any operator of a vehicle to permit such vehicle to remain parked in a parking space after receipt of a violation citation for exceeding the parking time limit. Violation of this section will incur only after the passage of the succeeding time limit of the parking space as recorded by the preceding violation citation. Each successive maximum period of time during which the maximum legal parking time has been extended shall constitute a separate violation and be subject to issuance of a citation.

(ORD 93-30 10-21-93)

A person shall not park or leave standing a vehicle in a stall or space designated pursuant to Section CVC 22511 unless the vehicle is connected for electric charging purposes.

(ORD 2015-12 10-27-2015)