Vallejo Municipal Code Ch. 8.12 Enforcement of Traffic Regulations

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Editor's note— Section 2 of Ord. No. 1669 N.C.(2d), adopted October 23, 2012, amended Chapter 8.12 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former Chapter 8.12 pertained to the same subject matter, consisted of §§ 8.12.010—8.12.040, and derived from Ord. 32 N.C.(2d), 1971; Ord. 157 N.C.(2d), 1973; Ord. 306 N.C.(2d), 1975; and Ord. 476 N.C.(2d), 1979.

A. It shall be the duty of the officers of the police department, or such officers as are assigned by the chief of police, to enforce all street traffic laws of this city and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this city.

B. Civilian employees of the city of Vallejo or special contractors designated by the chief of police shall enforce those provisions of this title and the California Vehicle Code relating to the standing or parking of vehicles that legally may be enforced by persons other than peace officers.

(Ord. No. 1669 N.C.(2d), § 2, 10-23-2012; Ord. No. 1734 N.C.(2d), § 1, 6-28-2016)

A. The provisions of this title pertaining to time limited parking in time limited parking areas and in parking meter zones shall not apply to any disabled person or disabled veteran's vehicle when displaying special license plates issued pursuant to CA Vehicle Code section 5007 or a distinguishing placard displayed in plain view on the vehicle dashboard that has been issued pursuant to CA Vehicle Code section 22511.5.

B. The provisions pertaining to time limit parking in time limited parking areas and in parking meter zones shall not apply to vehicles operated by city officers and officials and bearing city of Vallejo official parking permits when such vehicles are parked in zones other than red zones.

C. The foregoing exemption shall not, however, protect the operator of any vehicle from the consequences of his willful disregard of the safety of others.

(Ord. No. 1669 N.C.(2d), § 2, 10-23-2012; Ord. No. 1788 N.C. (2d), § 1, 5-8-2018)

A. A police officer is empowered to remove or cause to be removed:

1. Any vehicle that has been parked or left standing upon a street for seventy-two or more consecutive hours;

2. Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street between the hours of seven a.m. and seven p.m., when such parking or standing is prohibited by ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council and signs are in place giving notice thereof;

3. Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street in the downtown restricted parking district as defined in Section 8.24.010.L. between the hours of two a.m. and six a.m. in violation of Section 8.24.010.L. and signs are in place giving notice thereof;

4. Any unattended vehicle under the conditions and in the manner prescribed by Chapter 10 (§§ 22650 to 22856, inclusive), Division 11 of the Vehicle Code of the state.

B. Before any lien attaches for towing and storage costs as a result of a vehicle being towed under authority of subsection A. of this section, or of the Vehicle Code, the owner or person in charge of such vehicle shall have the right to a hearing to discuss the factual basis of the tow. The chief of police shall designate certain of his officers to serve as towed vehicle hearing officers, who shall be available on a twenty-four-hour basis. Such hearing officers shall be of a rank greater than the rank of the officer or police employee who ordered the tow to be made. Such hearing officers shall consider all relevant evidence brought forward by the person requesting the hearing. If the hearing officer determines that the vehicle was towed wrongfully or unlawfully, he shall order the person having custody of the vehicle to release it forthwith to the owner or other person requesting the hearing. If the vehicle was towed because of a wrong or unlawful order by a city employee, the city shall recompense the person towing and storing the vehicle for his reasonable costs. The hearing established in this section must be requested within five days of the tow, unless good cause is established for delay. Nothing in this section shall require the city to pay the entire storage cost, if a vehicle was wrongfully or unlawfully towed, when the owner of the vehicle or other person unreasonably delays in requesting a hearing as established in this section. The person towing and storing such vehicles shall give notice of the provisions of this section to all persons seeking to reclaim their vehicles.

(Ord. No. 1669 N.C.(2d), § 2, 10-23-2012; Ord. No. 1788 N.C.(2d), § 2, 5-8-2018; Ord. No. 1808 N.C.(2d), § 1, 10-10-2018)

No person shall place, paint, maintain or display any signs, words, lines, solid colors or other marking on the curb, gutter, sidewalk or street which purport to be or are imitations of or resemble official markings of the city, or which attempt to prohibit, induce or regulate parking or direct the movement of traffic, or which hide from view any official curb markings of the city.

(Ord. No. 1669 N.C.(2d), § 2, 10-23-2012)

Any person violating any of the provisions of the municipal code restricting the parking or standing of vehicles shall be assessed a civil penalty. The amounts of such penalties shall be specified on the city's parking fine schedule and may be established by ordinance, resolution or any other means approved by law.

(Ord. No. 1669 N.C.(2d), § 2, 10-23-2012)

If any person fails to make timely payment of a parking penalty as provided for by law and in the notice of citation, a separate late payment penalty shall be assessed against that person.

(Ord. No. 1669 N.C.(2d), § 2, 10-23-2012)

If no specific provision is made upon the schedule of penalties for the particular penalty which applies to a violation of federal, state or local law, the penalty shall be thirty dollars and the penalty for late payment shall be thirty dollars.

(Ord. No. 1669 N.C.(2d), § 2, 10-23-2012)

Each person who is assessed a penalty shall be assessed a separate civil penalty for each and every commission of any parking violation and shall be liable accordingly.

(Ord. No. 1669 N.C.(2d), § 2, 10-23-2012)

Any surcharges or assessments to parking penalties which are mandated by state law shall be added to the civil penalty imposed for the violation. Additionally, when a hold on a vehicle registration renewal is imposed by the state department of motor vehicles, the civil penalty shall be increased by the amount of the fee the state charges for the hold on registration.

(Ord. No. 1669 N.C.(2d), § 2, 10-23-2012)

If the city incurs special collection costs in conjunction with the assignment of a parking penalty for collection, that cost shall be added to the penalty and the violator shall be liable to the city for both the civil penalties and the collection costs.

(Ord. No. 1669 N.C.(2d), § 2, 10-23-2012)