Walnut Creek Municipal Code Art. 10 Stopping, Standing and Parking for Certain Purposes or in Certain Places

a. The City Transportation Engineer is authorized to direct the establishment of all no stopping zones, no parking areas and restricted parking areas, as defined and described in this article.

b. No prohibition or restriction relating to stopping, standing or parking imposed under this article shall be effective unless appropriate signs or markings required by the Vehicle Code are in place.

c. It shall be unlawful for any operator of a vehicle to disobey the provisions of this article when appropriate signs or markings are in place.

(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)

a. The provisions of this article prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times, or at those times specified in this article, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device.

b. The provisions of this article or other regulations imposing a time limit on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the Vehicle Code or the regulations of the City prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.

(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any parkway.

(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)

No operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, park or leave standing such vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or other authorized officer, or traffic sign or signal:

a. Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings;

b. In any area where the City Transportation Engineer determines that the parking or stopping of a vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

c. In any area established by ordinance or resolution of the Council or order of the City Transportation Engineer as a no parking area;

d. At any place within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection in any business district except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop;

e. Within twenty feet of the approach to any traffic signal, stop sign or official electric flashing device;

f. On any street or highway where the use of such street or highway, or a portion thereof, is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or highway or the installation of underground utilities or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof, is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic, or where the use of the street or highway, or any portion thereof, is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size or movement; provided, however, that signs giving notice of such parking are erected or placed at least twenty-four hours prior to the effective time of such no parking restrictions.

(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)

No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two hours.

(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)

Repealed by §1, Ord. 1762, eff. 3/21/91.

No person shall construct, or cause to be constructed, repair or cause to be repaired, or grease or cause to be greased, any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in the City. Temporary emergency repairs, however, may be made upon a public street.

(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)

No person shall wash, or cause to be washed, or polish or cause to be polished, any vehicle or part thereof upon any public street within the central traffic district, or in front of any business establishment within the City, or on any street within the City where a charge is made for such service.

(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)

The City Transportation Engineer is authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty-eight feet, or upon one side of a street when the width of the roadway does not exceed thirty-six feet, or upon any other roadway where, in the opinion of the City Transportation Engineer, no parking is required for the proper control of traffic.

(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)

No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a highway upon any grade exceeding three percent within any business or residential district without blocking the wheels of such vehicle by turning them against the curb, or by other means.

(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)

a. Whenever the City Transportation Engineer or the Chief of Police determines that an emergency traffic congestion is likely to result from the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings or functions, or for other reasons, the City Transportation Engineer or the Chief of Police shall have power and authority to order temporary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the operation, parking or standing of vehicles is prohibited on streets and alleys as the City Transportation Engineer or the Chief of Police shall direct during the time such temporary signs are in place. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency and the City Transportation Engineer or the Chief of Police shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter.

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

(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)

It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to leave the ignition key of such vehicle in any unconcealed place within such vehicle while parking on any public street or in any public or private parking lot.

(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)

Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, the Chief of Code Enforcement, with concurrence of the City Transportation Engineer, may grant permission to organizations and individuals to park vehicles, materials or equipment in public parking places for special occasions. Applications for such special permission shall be made on the forms required by the Chief of Code Enforcement.

(§ 1, Ord. 1338, eff. February 2, 1978)