Chapter 10.16 — PARKING REGULATIONS

No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or official traffic control device, in any of the following places:

• A. At any curb along any street in the City where the same has been painted red.

• B. Where signs have been erected giving notice of no parking or no standing. (Prior code § 16.20)

• A. No person shall stop, park or leave standing any commercial vehicle, whether attended or unattended, having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 6,000 pounds or more on any City street between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. of any day except for vehicles which display a valid parking permit. For purposes of this section, a "commercial vehicle" means a vehicle of a type used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit, or designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. No such restriction shall apply until signs or markings giving adequate notice thereof have been placed.

• B. A peace officer or any regularly employed and salaried employee who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations may issue a citation and/or may remove or cause to be removed any commercial vehicle in violation of this section. In removing and storing vehicles pursuant to this section, the peace officer or employee shall comply with California Vehicle Code Sections 22850 through 22854.5 as now or hereafter amended. Vehicles parked in violation of this section may be stored at the owner's expense and/or cited.

• C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle owned by a public utility while in use in the construction, installation or repair of the facilities of a public utility, nor shall this section apply to any emergency vehicle or the vehicle of any licensed physician or ordained minister when actually engaged in making professional calls.

• D. The Chief of Police may issue a permit for overnight parking if he finds that special conditions exist that warrant parking during these hours. The Chief of Police shall keep and maintain an accurate record of all permits issued pursuant to the provisions of this section and shall have the authority to deny a permit if he or she finds that any person is misusing or abusing the privileges or exceptions granted pursuant to this section.

• E. The City Council may adopt, by resolution, exceptions to this section. The Chief of Police shall prepare a procedure for the issuance of overnight parking permit applications. Those procedures, and any revisions thereto, shall be effective upon approval of a resolution of the City Council.

• F. Violations of this section shall be in accordance with Vernon City Code Chapter 1.08. (Prior code § 16.20-1)

§ 10.16.030. Prohibiting the parking or standing of any semi-trailer upon or along any public street—Exception.

• A. It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any semi-trailer upon or along any public street in the City of Vernon, unless the same is at such time being used in conjunction with a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle equipped with inflated pneumatic tires.

• B. A semi-trailer is defined as a vehicle designed for carrying persons or property and having one or more axles, and one or more wheels, used in conjunction with a motor vehicle, and so constructed that some part of its weight, and that of its load, rests upon, or is carried by, another vehicle.

• C. A peace officer or any regularly employed and salaried employee who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations shall remove said semi-trailers from the public streets if said semi-trailers violate this section.

• D. The Chief of Police and Director of Public Works are hereby instructed to cooperate in the securing and placing of signs to comply with Section22651(n) of the Vehicle Code of the State of California.

(Prior code § 16.21)

No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or official traffic control device, for a period of time longer than specified, in any of the following places:

• A. At any curb painted yellow for not longer than 30 minutes for the purpose of loading or unloading materials.

• B. At any curb painted white for not more than five minutes while in the process of loading or unloading passengers.

• C. At any curb painted green for a period of time not longer than that specified by the time limitation stenciled on the curb.

• D. At any location where official signs have been erected giving notice of loading and unloading only, the maximum time permitted for such loading and unloading shall be 30 minutes.

• E. At any location where official signs have been erected giving notice of any specified time limitations.

(Prior code § 16.22)

• A. No person, except as provided for below, shall park a vehicle on City owned parking areas and facilities within the City and described as follows:

  1. City Hall grounds and parking areas at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue.

  2. The parking facilities on grounds bounded by 50th Street, Downey Road, Fruitland Avenue and the West Roadway.

  3. The City owned parking area at 2265 East 38th Street.

  4. The parking areas of City owned housing and pump house at 3550 East Vernon Avenue.

  5. The City owned parking at 2800 South Soto Street (Los Angeles County Fire Administrative Offices).

  6. The City owned parking at 4530 Bandini Boulevard.

  7. The City owned parking at 3375 Fruitland Avenue (Los Angeles County Fire Station No. 13).

• B. The following persons are excepted from the provisions of this section:

  1. Officers and employees of the City.

  2. Vendors while engaging in business for the benefit of employees or officers of the City.

  3. Persons having specific business with the City while engaged in such business.

  4. Residents of City housing and their guests.

• C. Members of the Police Department are hereby authorized to remove a vehicle from the above described public property, which is in violation of this section, to the nearest garage or other place of safety, or to a garage designated or maintained by the Police Department. The police officer removing and storing such vehicle shall comply with the procedure set forth in Division 11, Chapter 10, Article 2, of the California Vehicle Code.

• D. Every violation of this section is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. (Prior code § 16.23)

• A. Furlong Place is a private residential street owned by the City of Vernon. No person, except as provided for below, shall park a vehicle on Furlong Place:

  1. A parking space on Furlong Place shall be assigned to each residence on Furlong Place. Only vehicles displaying a valid parking permit for the assigned space are authorized to park in that space.

  2. Guest parking spaces have been reserved for the use of the guests of the residents of Furlong Place. Only vehicles displaying a valid guest-parking permit are authorized to park in a guest parking space for a period not to exceed 24 hours.

• B. A peace officer or any regularly employed and salaried employee who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations may issue a citation in accordance with Vernon City Code Chapter 1.08 and with penalties set by resolution pursuant to Section 10.16.110 and is hereby authorized to remove any vehicle from Furlong Place, which is in violation of this section, to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a garage designated or maintained by the Police Department. The police officer or employee removing and storing such vehicle shall comply with the procedure set forth in Division 11, Chapter 10, Article 2, of the California Vehicle Code.

• C. Every violation of this section is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and a misdemeanor, punishable as set forth in this Code.

• D. Pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 21107.7, the California Vehicle Code shall be applied to Furlong Place in the City of Vernon.

• (Prior code § 16.23-1; Ord. 1308, 9/16/2025)

• A. It is unlawful for any person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle, including a passenger vehicle, recreational vehicle, boat or trailer, to park or leave such vehicle upon any street, alley, or City-owned parking area or facility (as defined in Section 10.16.060) for a period of 72 consecutive hours or more. For the purposes of this section and Section 10.16.080, a vehicle shall be considered to have been parked or left standing for 72 or more consecutive hours if it has remained inoperable or has not been moved at least one mile during the 72-hour period. An inoperable vehicle is a vehicle that cannot be moved under its own power or a vehicle which cannot operate legally and safely on the highways of the State. Pushing or moving a vehicle a short distance or attempting to rub away the tire marking will not be considered compliance with this section. In automobiles in which the odometer can be read without the key being in the ignition, the mileage reflected on the odometer of the vehicle shall be presumed to be an accurate indication of the distance that the vehicle has or has not been moved. Obstruction of the odometer of the vehicle will result-in a presumption that the vehicle has not been moved. Each violation of this subsection is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and may be prosecuted as an infraction.

• B. It is unlawful for any person to use, occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any vehicle, including a passenger vehicle, recreational vehicle, motor home, mobile home, camp car, boat or trailer for human habitation, either overnight or day by day, on or in any public or private property anywhere in the City. For purposes of this section, "human habitation" means the use of a vehicle for a dwelling place for living or sleeping and does not include temporary use of a vehicle for alleviation of sickness or physical inability to operate the vehicle.

• C. It is unlawful for any person to connect any recreational vehicle, motor home, or any other vehicle which is equipped for sleeping or cooking or both, to any public utility, such as water, electricity, gas or sewer services.

• D. Each violation of subsection B or C is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and a misdemeanor, punishable as set forth in this Code.

• (Prior code § 16.24)

In addition to any penalty or prosecution permitted by Section 10.16.070 for violation of a provision of that section, any member of the Police Department may remove a vehicle from a street, alley, or City-owned parking area or facility under the following circumstances, in the manner and subject to the requirements of the California Vehicle Code:

• A. If the vehicle has been parked or stored (as defined in Section 10.16.070(A)) on a street, alley, or City-owned parking area or facility for more than 72 consecutive hours.

• B. If the vehicle is being used for human habitation, as described in Section 10.16.070(B).

• C. If a vehicle is illegally parked in violation of an ordinance of this City forbidding standing or parking and the use of the street, highway or alley or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street, highway or alley or for the installation of underground utilities, and signs giving notice that vehicles may be removed are erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the removal.

• D. If the use of the street, highway or alley or any portion thereof is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic; or for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size; and the parking of a vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement, and signs giving notice that vehicles may be removed are erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the removal.

• E. If any vehicle is parked or left standing in violation of any resolution or ordinance passed by the City prohibiting such parking and the resolution or ordinance shall have authorized the removal and signs have been erected or posted at least 24 hours prior to the removal.

• F. If a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street in such a position as to obstruct the normal movement of traffic or in such a condition as to create a hazard to other traffic upon the street.

• G. If a vehicle is illegally parked so as to block the entrance to a driveway.

• H. If a vehicle is illegally parked so as to prevent access by firefighting equipment to a fire hydrant.

• I. If any vehicle is illegally parked in any parking restricted zone designated by the City to be a tow away zone; provided, however, such zone shall be designated by signs placed at least 24 hours prior to the removal.

• J. If any nonmotorized vehicle, trailer, or camper is unhooked or unattached from a motorized vehicle for any period of time, unless emergency repairs are being made.

Whenever an officer removes a vehicle pursuant to the authority granted in this section and who knows or is able to ascertain from the vehicle registration or the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles, the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle, such officer shall immediately give or cause to be given notice to the owner of the fact of such removal, the reasons therefor and the place to which such vehicle has been removed. In the event that any such vehicle is stored in a public garage, a copy of such notice shall be given to the proprietor of such garage.

(Prior code § 16.25)

The City Council does hereby establish angle parking along the north side of 30th Street easterly of Santa Fe Avenue between Santa Fe Avenue to the Public Alley as more specifically indicated on the map attached to Ordinance No. 888, which map is incorporated herein by this reference and on file with the City Clerk.

(Prior code § 16.26)

The procedure for enforcing parking regulations set forth in Article III, Procedure in Parking Violations, of Chapter 1 of Division 17 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California is hereby adopted as the procedure for enforcing the parking regulations of this chapter. (Prior code § 16.27)

In accordance with Section 40203.5 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California, the City Council shall by resolution adopt a schedule or parking penalties for parking violations, late payment penalties, administrative fees, and other related charges for parking violations. The Chief of Police is directed to recommend such a schedule and, to the extent possible, shall standardize such parking penalties with other issuing agencies in the County of Los Angeles. Such parking penalties shall be collected as civil penalties pursuant to the procedure adopted by this chapter.

(Prior code § 16.28)