Article I — General Provisions

A.

The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times specified in this chapter, 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 chapter 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 ordinances of the city prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.

(Prior code § 3420.100)

A.

Whenever the city council determines that the orderly and efficient conduct of the city's business requires that parking or standing of vehicles on real property being a part of or serving municipal buildings or facilities shall be prohibited, limited or restricted, then the city council shall have the power and authority to order signs to be erected or posted indicating that the parking of vehicles on such real property is prohibited, limited or restricted.

B.

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

C.

When parking space markings are placed and established on real property serving municipal buildings or facilities, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle other than within a single parking space and within the lines designating the parking space. When "Park Head In" signs are placed on the parking lots or parking structures, no person shall park a vehicle in a parking space except headed in to the front of the parking space.

(Prior code § 3420.190)

No person shall park a vehicle in a private driveway or on private property without the direct or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession of the driveway or property.

(Prior code § 3420.191)

A.

Parking lots or facilities owned or leased by the city and to be used for the parking of motor vehicles by the general public shall be subject to regulations by signs or parking meters as determined by the council by formal resolution. The council may establish charges for the use of the parking spaces or may install parking meters and when authorized signs, markings or parking meters are in place no person shall park or use the parking space contrary to the signs, markings or parking meters. The parking fees established shall be paid by the person parking the motor vehicle in a parking lot or facility and failure to pay the fees shall constitute a violation of this title.

B.

When parking space markings are placed and established on parking lots or parking structures, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle other than within a single parking space and within the lines designating the parking space. When "Park Head In" signs are placed on the parking lots or parking structures, no person shall park a vehicle in a parking space except headed in to the front of the parking space.

(Prior code § 3420.180)

A.

The city traffic engineer is authorized to maintain, by appropriate signs or by paint upon the curb surface, all no stopping zones, no parking areas, and restricted parking areas, as defined and described in this title.

B.

The city traffic engineer shall post or mark established no stopping zones by placing and maintaining appropriate signs indicating that stopping of vehicles is prohibited and indicating the hours and days when stopping is prohibited.

C.

During the hours and on the days designated on the signs, it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop the vehicle on any of the streets or parts of streets established by resolution of the council as no stopping zones.

D.

The city traffic engineer is authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbings where authorized parking is permitted.

E.

When the parking space markings are placed on the street, subject to other and more restrictive limitations, no vehicle shall be stopped, left standing or parked other than within a single space unless the size or shape of the vehicle makes compliance impossible.

(Prior code §§ 3420.102, 3420.136, 3420.137)

A.

Whenever the chief of police or city traffic engineer 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 chief of police or city traffic engineer 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 such streets and alleys as the chief of police or city traffic engineer directs during the time the temporary signs are in place. The signs shall remain in place only during the existence of the emergency and the chief of police or city traffic engineer shall cause the 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 the signs.

(Prior code § 3420.112)

A.

On any of the streets or portions of streets established by resolution of the council as diagonal parking zones, when signs or pavement markings are in place indicating the diagonal parking, it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park the vehicle except:

At the angle to the curb indicated by signs or pavement markings allotting space to parked vehicles and entirely within the limits of the allotted space;

With the front wheel nearest the curb within six inches of the curb.

B.

The provisions of this section shall not apply when the vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading passengers, freight or goods, in which event the provisions applicable to subsection D of Section 10.16.080 shall be complied with.

(Prior code § 3420.135)

A.

Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within eighteen inches of the left- hand curb facing in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way street unless signs are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.

B.

In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are in place permitted such standing or parking.

C.

The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine when standing or parking shall be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any one-way street or when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two or more separate roadways and shall erect signs giving notice thereof.

D.

The requirement of parallel parking imposed by this section shall not apply in the event any commercial vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading freight or goods, in which case the vehicle may be backed up to the curb; provided, that the vehicle does not extend beyond the centerline of the street and does not block traffic thereby.

(Prior code § 3420.134)

A.

Pursuant to Section 21107.8 of the Vehicle Code, the city council finds and declares that there are within the city a number of privately owned and maintained off-street parking facilities (hereafter "facilities") that are generally held open for use by the public for vehicular parking. The protection of the public peace and safety requires that the provisions of Section 22507.8 of the Vehicle Code shall be made applicable to such facilities.

B.

The facilities to which this section applies are as described in Exhibit A, attached to the ordinance codified in this section and incorporated in this section by reference.

Exhibit A

WHITTWOOD CENTER, Los Angeles County Assessor's Map No. 86 recorded in Assessor's Map Book 1, Pages 50 and 51. WHITTIER QUAD, Shown on the 1979-80 Assessor's roll as Parcels 8164-1-34, 44; 8164-3-4, 5; 8164-4-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 31.

C.

When the provisions of subsections A and B of this section become applicable to any privately owned and maintained off-street parking facility, located on any of the real property described in Exhibit A [available for review in the offices of the city], referred to in subsection B of this section, it is unlawful for any person to park, stop, stand or leave standing any motor vehicle in a stall or space designated for disabled persons and disabled veterans if, immediately adjacent to and visible from the stall or space, there is posted a sign, complying with the signing requirements of California Vehicle Code Section 22507.8, unless the motor vehicle displays either distinguishing license plate or a placard issued pursuant to California Vehicle Code Sections 5007, 22511.55 and 22511.59.

(Ord. 2869 § 34, 2006; prior code §§ 3420.113, 3420.114)

(Ord. No. 3120, § 24, 7-28-20)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 3120, § 24, adopted July 28, 2020, amended the title of § 10.16.090 to read as herein set out. Former § 10.16.090 pertained to handicapped parking in private off-street parking facilities.