§ 4-5 — Windsor Zoning Code | GoCodebook Library

4-5-311 Parking Wholly in Designated Space. ¶

No person shall park any vehicle, or cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name or operated or controlled by him/her to be parked in such a position that it will not be entirely within a parking space, where such is designated by distinctive colored pavement or by lines or markings painted upon the curb or street adjacent thereto, or within a public off-street parking facility. (Ord. No. 2008-239 § 1 (part))

4-5-312 Parking in Alleys. ¶

No person shall cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name or operated or controlled by him/her to be parked in any alley for any purpose other than loading or unloading freight from adjacent property. (Ord. No. 2008-239 § 1 (part))

4-5-313 Time Limited Parking. ¶

No person shall cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name or operated or controlled by him/her to be parked in parking space for a time exceeding the limit established by resolution. (Ord. No. 2008-239 § 1 (part))

4-5-314 Parking Penalty Provisions. ¶

a. Intent. It is the intent of the Windsor Town Council to exercise its full authority granted by California Vehicle Code Section 40203.5(a), to establish a schedule of parking penalties for
- parking violations which may include late fees, collection fees and other related charges in addition to all state mandated fees. A violation of any provision of this chapter shall have a civil penalty under the provisions of this title and shall be required to pay the established penalty provided on the schedule of parking penalties for parking laws and regulations. Any surcharges or assessments to parking penalties that are mandated by State law shall be added to the civil penalty imposed for the violation.
b. Procedure for Establishment. Subject to any limitations imposed by State law, the Council shall, by resolution, establish parking penalties, late payment penalties, administrative fees, and collection fees. The Town Manager is authorized to amend the schedule of parking penalties to incorporate any changes to Statemandated surcharges, fees or fines related to the provisions of the California Vehicle Code for violations that can be issued on a notice of parking violation.

(Ord. No. 2024-393, § 2, 11-6-2024)

4-5-315 Parking for Electric Vehicle Charging. ¶

a. Designation of Parking Spaces. The Town Engineer or their designee is authorized in accordance with the purposes of this chapter to designate areas of both on-street and offstreet public parking facilities for the exclusive parking of electric vehicles that are connected to electric vehicle charging stations for the purpose of transfer of electricity to the battery or other energy storage device of an electric vehicle.
b. Signs or Markings. Upon designation of a parking space or spaces for the exclusive use of electric vehicles pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the Public Works Department shall place signs or markings stating that the charging stalls or spaces are restricted and to

4-13

(Supp. No. 52)

TOWN OF WINDSOR CODE

4-5-400

be used only for electric vehicles and that vehicles left standing in violation of the restriction may be removed. The parking restriction shall not be enforced on the designated parking spaces until the sign or markings have been placed. Signs and/or markings shall be in compliance with the requirements set forth in Section 22511 of the California Vehicle Code.

c. Only electric vehicles permitted to charge in stalls designated by the use of markings and/or posting as electric vehicle charging stations for charging events during designated hours.
d. It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to allow a vehicle to park or stand in a designated electric vehicle charging station for longer than the posted time limit.
e. It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to allow a vehicle to park or stand in a designated electric vehicle charging station unless the vehicle is actively conducting a charging event.
f. The Police Department is authorized to cite and/or remove or cause the removal of vehicles parked in violation of this section in accordance with California Vehicle Code Section 22511.
(Ord. No. 2024-393, § 3, 11-6-2024)

Windsor in violation of this Section may be removed and impounded by the Police Department, provided that (a) such vehicle has been issued a notice of parking violation for violation of this Article within the past thirty (30) days, (b) such previous notice of parking violation was accompanied by a warning that an additional violation may result in the removal and impoundment of the vehicle, (c) the previous notice of parking violation was issued at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the removal of the vehicle, and (d) any other conditions to the removal of the vehicle set forth in Section 22651.9 of the California Vehicle Code have been satisfied. (Ord. 2002-159 § 2 (part))

4-5-405 Definitions. ¶

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:

Display for sale shall mean to place a vehicle upon the public streets for the purpose of offering the vehicle for sale or for soliciting offers to purchase the vehicle.

Owner shall mean any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association whose name appears on the registration document as the registered owner for the automobile on file with the State Department of Motor Vehicles.

Article 4.

Prohibiting Parking of Vehicles Advertised "For Sale" on Designated Streets Within Town

4-5-400 Parking of Vehicles Advertised "For Sale" on Designated Streets Within Town Prohibited. ¶

It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle on an on-street parking place for the purpose of displaying same for sale unless the vehicle is parked within four hundred (400) feet of the residence of the registered owner of the vehicle. Pursuant to Section 22651.9 of the California Vehicle Code, any vehicle parked on the streets designated in Section 4-5-410 within the Town of

Park or parking shall mean the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.

Police Department shall mean the Chief of Police or the designee thereof.

Residence of Owner shall mean the residence of the registered owner of the vehicle as shown on the vehicle registration papers issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles or on file with Department of Motor Vehicles.

Town shall mean the Town of Windsor.

4-14

(Supp. No. 52)

MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAFFIC AND PARKING

4-5-511

Vehicle shall mean any device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a street or highway excepting a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks or any object placed thereon. (Ord. 2002-159 § (part))

4-5-410 Designated Streets to Which the Prohibition of Section 4-5-400 Applies. ¶

The streets within the Town of Windsor that this chapter shall apply to are:

a. Arata Lane;
b. Hembree Lane;
c. Old Redwood Highway;
d. Brooks Road South;
e. Windsor Road;

related to loading or unloading. (Ord. No. 96-77 § 1 (part))

4-5-505 Prohibiting Human Habitation of Certain Vehicles While Parked on Public Street. ¶

No vehicle, trailer, boat, boat trailer, mobile home or motor home, including a camp car or mounted camper, shall be used for human habitation while parked on any public street or alley. (Ord. No. 96-77 § 1 (part))

4-5-510 No person who owns or has possession, custody, or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any public street or alley for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours. (Ord. No.

96-77 § 1 (part))

(Ord. No. 2009-252, § 1, 5-6-2009)

f. Windsor River Road;
g. Foothill Drive;
h. Shiloh Road; and
i. Conde Lane. (Ord. No. 2002-159 § (part);
Ord. No. 2007-221 § 2)

4-5-415 Violations an Infraction. ¶

A violation of this article shall be punished as an infraction. (Ord. 2002-159 § 1 (part))

Article 5.

Regulating Parking of Certain Vehicles on Streets

4-5-500 Prohibiting Parking of Certain Vehicles Near Intersection. ¶

No person shall park or leave standing a vehicle which is six (6 ) feet or more in height, including any load thereon, within one hundred (100 ) feet of any intersection curb lines or approximate edge lines of pavement, except for temporary parking

4-5-511 Prohibition on Parking of Certain Recreation Vehicles and Vehicles Built or Modified for Domicile of Persons or Animals on a Town Street, Any Portion Thereof or Town Thoroughfare Throughout the Town for More Than a Consecutive Period of Eighteen Hours.
A. Definitions. The definitions below shall apply to this chapter.

"Bus", "Camper", "Camper Trailer", "Trailer", "Trailer Coach", "Trailer Bus", "Fifth-wheel Travel Trailer", "Factory Built Housing", "House Car", and "Mobile-home" shall have a meaning as defined in the California Vehicle Code.

"Motor-home" shall be defined as a non-commercial passenger motor vehicle originally designed, or permanently altered, and equipped for human habitation, or to which a camper has been permanently attached.

4-15

(Supp. No. 52)

4-5-515

TOWN OF WINDSOR CODE

"Recreational Vehicle" and "RV" shall be defined as any vehicle, which is not an automobile or motorcycle, used for recreational activities or domicile, including any type of watercraft or boat.

B. Street parking. No person shall park or stand or permit to remain on any street or highway or limited access highway or public alley, or on any parkway area between curb and sidewalk, any bus, boat, camper, camp trailer, trailer coach, trailer bus, or fifth-wheel travel trailer, factory-built housing, house car, mobile-home, or recreational vehicle or RV for longer than eighteen (18) hours.
C. In the event a vehicle defined in this section is parked or left standing upon a street in violation of this Section, any officer of the Police Department or any regularly employed and salaried civilian employee of the town who is engaged in the direction of traffic or enforcement of parking regulations when designated by Chief of Police, may issue a parking fine in the amount specific in Section 515, or remove said vehicle from the street in the manner and subject to the requirements of the Vehicle Code of the State of California.
D. Commercial Vehicles excluded. This section shall not apply to a "commercial" vehicle otherwise regulated pursuant to Sections 600, as established by a current registration with the California Department of Motor Vehicles under the California Vehicles Section 260.

ing more than twenty (20) feet in length or eight (8) feet in height shall park or leave standing such vehicle to be parked on any public street, thoroughfare, sidewalk or other public way more than five (5) consecutive hours, except:

a. While loading or unloading property, and time in addition to such five (5) hour period as is necessary to complete such work;
b. When such vehicle is parked in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a service to or on a property in the block in which such vehicle is parked, and time in addition to such five (5) hour period is necessary to complete such service.

The Public Works Director is authorized to install and maintain signs in conformance with this section. (Ord. No. 92-20 § 1; Ord. No. 2008-229 § 1)

4-5-605 Definition of Commercial Vehicle. ¶

For purposes of this article, the term "commercial vehicle" means a vehicle used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit or designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. All other terms used herein shall be defined in the manner prescribed by the California Vehicle Code. (Ord. No. 92-20 § 2)