Victorville Municipal Code Ch. 12.60 City Parking Lots

This chapter shall be known as the "City Public Parking Lot Ordinance."

(Ord. 17 § 2 (part), 1963: prior code § 3500)

This chapter is adopted to achieve, among others, the following purposes, and the provisions hereof are to be interpreted in order to accomplish such purposes:

(1) To establish public parking lots within the city;

(2) To provide for the administration and supervision of such public parking lots;

(3) To regulate such public parking lots to provide parking for limited or unlimited periods of time, as appropriate;

(4) To provide penalties for violation of the regulations established pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 17 § 2 (part), 1963: prior code § 3501)

The city shall acquire property from time to time upon resolution of the city council for the purpose of establishing public parking lots, by lease on forms approved by the city council, by purchase, or as otherwise provided by law, and shall establish public parking lots thereon.

(Ord. 17 § 2 (part), 1963: prior code § 3502)

A parking committee of three or more members is created for the purpose of advising the city council as to the parking needs within the city, and with respect to matters pertaining to parking and matters arising under this chapter. The members of such committee shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council and shall serve at the pleasure of the city council.

(Ord. 17 § 2 (part), 1963: prior code § 3503)

The city council shall from time to time adopt resolutions to accomplish the following:

(1) To acquire by lease, purchase or otherwise, parcels of property for use as public parking lots;

(2) To regulate the manner and length of time that vehicles may remain on public parking lots;

(3) To provide maintenance for such lots;

(4) To provide for the employment of a parking enforcement officer or officers whose duties shall be to enforce the parking regulations on public parking lots, and such other duties as may be prescribed by such resolutions;

(5) To administer funds derived from fines for violation of regulations applicable to public parking lots.

(Ord. 17 § 2 (part), 1963: prior code § 3504)

Whenever the council, by resolution, has restricted and limited the time and/or purpose of parking on any public parking lot of the city, and official signs or markings indicating such limitations have been erected or installed, it is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to park said vehicle on any such lot for a time longer or for a purpose other than is indicated on said sign or marking.

(Ord. 58 § 1, 1968: prior code § 3504.1)

Whenever the city council determines that on any public parking lot of the city it is desirable that vehicles should be parked by placing thereon parallel white lines upon the surface of such parking lots or portions thereof, it is unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park any vehicle except between, at the angle indicated by, and parallel to, both adjacent white lines.

(Ord. 103, 1965: prior code § 3504.2)

The administration of public parking lots pursuant to this chapter shall be vested in the city manager. The city manager is authorized and required to provide, erect and install the appropriate signs giving notice of parking limitations prescribed by the city council with respect to such lots.

(Ord. 17 § 2 (part), 1963: prior code § 3505)