Ventura Municipal Code § 16.217.150 Notice

4 Editor’s note(s): Section 5 of Ord. No. 2001-02 stated that this chapter will take effect 180 days following the final passage and adoption of the ordinance on January 30, 2001.

This chapter is adopted pursuant to the city’s police powers and California Vehicle Code Section 22507, and any successor statute or regulation, in order to regulate parking of oversized vehicles within the city’s jurisdiction. The regulations enacted by this chapter are intended to protect public health and safety by, among other things, ensuring that vehicles parked or stopped in and along city streets, or other public rights-of-way, do not hinder, obstruct, or otherwise endanger drivers engaged in the ordinary flow of traffic. (Ord. No. 2001-02, § 2, 1-30-01)

Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from the context, the following definitions will govern the construction of the words and phrases used in this chapter:

“Business district” means those commercial or industrial areas of the city as defined by the California Vehicle Code or by local zoning ordinance.

“Out of town visitor” means any natural person who does not reside in the city and who is temporarily visiting a resident of the city.

“Oversized vehicle” means any vehicle which exceeds 25 feet in length; or exceeds 80 inches in width; or exceeds 82 inches in height, exclusive of such projecting lights or devices as are expressly allowed pursuant to the California Vehicle Code as it now exists or hereafter may be amended.

1. Oversized vehicle does not include pickup trucks, which are less than 25 feet in length and 82 inches in height.

“Residential areas” means those residential areas of the city as defined by the California Vehicle Code or by local zoning ordinance.

“Residential district” means a zone or subzone established pursuant to the provisions of Title 24 which has a letter “R” in the zone or subzone designation or classification.

“Trailer” means a trailer, semitrailer, camp trailer, unmounted camper, or trailer coach as defined in the California Vehicle Code. (Ord. No. 2001-02, § 2, 1-30-01)

A. The prohibitions in this chapter will apply at all times, or at those times specified, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device.

B. The time limitations on standing or parking in this chapter will not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the California Vehicle Code or this code prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times. (Ord. No. 2001-02, § 2, 1-30-01)

Every person who is issued a notice of parking violation pursuant to this chapter may request review of that notice under California Vehicle Code Section 40215 et seq. (Ord. No. 2001-02, § 2, 1-30-01)

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any oversized vehicle on any street between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., holidays excepted.

B. No oversized vehicle parked on any city street may operate any generator or run any power cord from the oversized vehicle to any building without first obtaining a permit to do so pursuant to this chapter.

C. Exceptions. This section does not apply:

1. To any person loading or unloading an oversized vehicle;

2. To any person making temporary or emergency repairs to an oversized vehicle not to exceed 24 consecutive hours;

3. To any person picking up or delivering goods, wares, and merchandise, including, without limitation, building materials, from or to a property or building located in a residential area;

4. To any person holding a valid oversized vehicle parking permit issued pursuant to this chapter;

5. To any person holding a valid oversized vehicle handicap permit issued pursuant to this chapter;

6. To any person making or performing repairs, authorized by the owner of the property at which such repairs are being made, subject to any federal, state or local licensing requirements for such repairs, for no longer than five days in any seven-day period (on a rolling basis); or

7. To any public emergency vehicle. (Ord. No. 2024-002, § 2, 1-23-24)

A. Daytime Parking Prohibited. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any trailer that is attached to a vehicle capable of moving the trailer in a lawful manner upon the street on any street in a residential or business area between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Fridays, inclusive, holidays excepted.

B. Unhitched Trailers Prohibited. It is unlawful for a person to park or leave a trailer standing on any city street or alley unless it is attached to a vehicle capable of moving the trailer in a lawful manner upon the street.

C. Exceptions. The provisions of this section do not apply to:

1. Trailers owned by a public utility or a licensed contractor while actually in use during the construction, installation, or repair of any public utility;

2. Trailers actually in use for the pickup or delivery of goods, wares, or merchandise; for delivering materials for repairing, altering, remodeling, or constructing any building; or for delivery of commercial services such as, without limitation, swimming pool cleaning or gardening;

3. Persons loading or unloading a trailer or when making temporary or emergency repairs to a trailer. (Ord. No. 2001-02, § 2, 1-30-01)

A. Purpose. The purpose of authorizing the issuance of oversized vehicle parking permits is to give owners of oversized vehicles an opportunity, for a limited time, to park the oversized vehicles on a highway adjacent to their residence for the purpose of loading or unloading such oversized vehicles, and to allow an out of town visitor to park on a highway adjacent to the residence which the out of town visitor is visiting for a limited time period, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter. The purpose of authorizing the issuance of oversized vehicle handicap permits is to allow a handicapped person, whether or not such person has a handicapped license plate, to park a designated oversized vehicle on a highway in the city.

B. Persons holding a valid permit issued pursuant to this chapter may park an oversized vehicle on a street in a residential area.

C. The police chief, or designee, is authorized to issue oversized vehicle parking permits and oversized vehicle handicap permits pursuant to this chapter. (Ord. No. 2001-02, § 2, 1-30-01)

Every person desiring an oversized vehicle parking or handicap permit will file an application with the police chief, or designee, containing the following:

A. The name, address and phone number of the registered owner and applicant of designated oversized vehicle;

B. The license number, make and model of designated oversized vehicle;

C. The dates for which the permit is requested;

D. The dates and duration of any and all oversized vehicle permits issued to the applicant within the immediately preceding 90-day period;

E. Additional information the police chief, or designee, may reasonably require;

F. The applicant must sign an application under penalty of perjury. (Ord. No. 2001-02, § 2, 1-30-01)

Applicants for permits issued pursuant to this chapter will pay to the city a fee equal to the sum of money sufficient to reimburse the city for all expenses incurred by it in connection with processing permit applications. The amount of such fees will be established periodically by city council resolution. (Ord. No. 2001-02, § 2, 1-30-01)

A. The police chief will issue a permit if:

1. The application was complete in accordance with this chapter;

2. There are no grounds for denying the permit; and

3. The applicant accepts the permit in writing.

B. Use of any permit issued pursuant to this chapter will conform to the general permit conditions of this chapter. (Ord. No. 2001-02, § 2, 1-30-01)

A. Oversized Vehicle Parking Permit. An oversized vehicle parking permit will be valid for a period not to exceed five consecutive calendar days. Upon expiration of an oversized vehicle parking permit issued under this section, the applicant may apply for and be granted additional oversized vehicle parking permits if the applicant still qualifies under the conditions set forth herein. In no event will oversized vehicle parking permits be issued to an applicant for a total period in excess of 10 days within any consecutive 90-day period.

B. Oversized Vehicle Handicap Permits. Oversized vehicle handicap permits will be valid for a period of two years, and may be renewed, if the applicant continues to meet the qualifications therefor. (Ord. No. 2001-02, § 2, 1-30-01)

A permit must be denied if the police chief finds that:

A. The applicant is not a bona fide city resident;

B. The proposed location is not on a street adjacent to the applicant’s residence;

C. The out of town visitor is not the applicant’s guest;

D. Information submitted by the applicant is materially false; or

E. If the application is for an oversized vehicle handicap permit:

1. The applicant is not entitled to receive a handicap placard or license plate under the California Vehicle Code; or

2. The oversized vehicle is not the applicant’s primary mode of transportation. (Ord. No. 2001-02, § 2, 1-30-01)

Permits issued pursuant to this chapter will be in a form prescribed by the police chief and will include the license plate number of the oversized vehicle to which it relates, and the date of issuance and the day of expiration. (Ord. No. 2001-02, § 2, 1-30-01)

All permits will be placed at the lower driver’s side of the windshield of the oversized vehicle to which it relates so that it is clearly visible from the exterior of the oversized vehicle. (Ord. No. 2001-02, § 2, 1-30-01)

Signs giving reasonable notice of the prohibitions contained in this section will be erected within the city as required by the California Vehicle Code. (Ord. No. 2001-02, § 2, 1-30-01)