Woodlake Municipal Code Ch. 10.19 Residential Parking

The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public health, safety and welfare by requiring a minimum level of maintenance of private property to protect the livability, appearance and social and economic stability of the city and to protect the public from the health and safety hazards and the impairments of property values that result from the neglect and deterioration of property.

(Ord. No. 598, § 2, 12-14-2015)

"Boat" means a boat of any kind, whether self-propelled or propelled by any other means, including sailing vessels and all other structures adapted to be navigated on water from place to place for recreational purposes or for the transportation of merchandise or persons.

"Motor vehicle" means a passenger vehicle, truck, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter, golf cart, or other similar self-propelled vehicle. "Motor vehicle" does not mean a motorized wheelchair, bicycle, tricycle or quadricycle.

"Non-Motorized vehicle" is any trailer, boat, camper, camper shell, boat trailer, two-axle camp trailer, one-axle trailer, utility trailer, fifth-wheels, semi-trailer, trailer coach, machinery or farm labor equipment, an implement of husbandry, or similar device or vehicle that is not self-propelled, motorized, or capable of movement under its own power.

"Property" means any real property not owned by the city, the federal or state government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.

"Recreational vehicle" means a motor vehicle designed and equipped for human habitation, including but not limited to a motor home, mini-motor home, camper/truck, house trailer, camper (not mounted on a truck).

"Trailers," "semi-trailers," "trailer coach," and "trailer bus," "trailer" as used in this chapter shall mean a trailer, semitrailer, camp trailer (including tent trailers), unmounted camper, trailer bus, or trailer coach, as defined in Sections 242, 243, 550, 630, 635, and 636 of the California Vehicle Code regardless of trailer length or width, or a fifth-wheel travel trailer, as defined in Section 324 of the Vehicle Code, regardless of trailer length or width.

(Ord. No. 598, § 2, 12-14-2015; Ord. No. 625, § 2, 1-13-2020; Ord. No. 634, § 2, 7-26-2021)

A. Notwithstanding any other ordinance of the city, on any improved parcel used for residential purposes, no person shall keep, store or park any trailer, recreational vehicle, boat or motor vehicle on any portion of a front yard or side yard which adjoins either a public street or a public sidewalk, unless the area is paved in accordance with city standards.

B. No owner, tenant, manager or occupant of any improved parcel used for residential purposes shall allow or suffer another person to keep, store or park any trailer, recreational vehicle, boat or motor vehicle on any portion of a front yard or side yard which adjoins either a public street or a public sidewalk, unless the area is paved in accordance with city standards.

(Ord. No. 598, § 2, 12-14-2015)

A. All motor vehicles incapable of movement under their own power, other than in cases of emergency, shall be stored in an entirely enclosed space or carport. An entirely enclosed space shall include an area surrounded by a solid wood fence or masonry wall of not less than six feet in height.

B. No recreational vehicle, boat, boat trailer, or other similar vehicle shall be stored or parked on any lot in any single-family residential district, except as follows:

1. Side and rear yards when screened by a solid six foot to seven foot fence or hedge.

a. No such vehicle shall exceed the height specified for an accessory building.

b. No vehicle shall be parked or stored within five feet of the rear property line unless the height of the vehicle is less than the height of the fence. This does not apply to properties with rear alleys.

c. There shall be a minimum clearance of two feet between recreational vehicles or trailers and the side of the house or the fence when stored in the side yard.

d. A vehicle must be stored on a paved surface or any permanent hard surface, such as asphalt, concrete, pavers, bricks, or other masonry.

2. Front yards.

a. Motor homes, mini-motor homes, and camper/trucks not exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in length (as per the manufacturer's stated length) may be parked or stored upon a driveway subject to the limitations of this subsection.

b. The following shall not be parked or stored upon a driveway: any motor vehicle exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in length or any commercial vehicle unless such vehicle is a passenger vehicle, any nonmotorized vehicle or equipment

c. Any vehicle may be temporarily parked or stored upon a driveway for the purposes of loading or unloading persons or personal property or for the preparation of the vehicle or equipment in connection with the commencement of or return from a planned trip, outing, or vacation. No such parking or storage shall exceed twenty-four (24) hours.

d. Motor homes, mini-motor homes, or camper/trucks may be stored or parked in the front setback (driveway) only if it is physically impossible or impractical to park or store such vehicle in the side or rear yard, pursuant to this section, or in a garage or carport.

e. No such vehicle shall be parked or stored within any part of a front yard or street side yard (on a corner lot) which is not a surfaced parking area.

f. No such vehicle or equipment shall be parked or stored in such a manner that any portion overhangs the property line of that lot.

g. No such vehicle shall be parked or stored in any sidewalk or other area of the street at the entrance of the driveway to the lot, except to the extent that it is necessary to temporarily leave a vehicle standing in such area in order to open or close a door or other enclosure to a garage, carport, or parking area on the lot, or to accomplish other similar necessary actions incidental to the ingress or egress of the vehicle to or from the lot; provided, however, any such temporary standing of a vehicle in any such area of the street shall not be a hazard to pedestrians, motorists, or vehicles on the street and shall not be in violation of any traffic or street parking regulation imposed pursuant to this Code or the Vehicle Code of the State.

h. The front setback area shall be limited to a single motor home, mini-motor home, camper, boat or trailer.

C. All vehicles stored in a residential area shall be in an operable condition.

D. The on-street parking and storage of recreational vehicles shall be subject to the regulations of parking established in the Vehicle Code of the State.

1. No equipment or other nonvehicular property and no nonmotorized vehicle unattached to a motor vehicle shall be parked or stored in any residential street.

(Ord. No. 625, § 2, 1-13-2020)

A. No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any non-motorized vehicle, shall park, stop or leave standing regardless of width or length, when it has been detached upon any residential street, alley, public way or public place in the Cit.

B. Exceptions.

1. Unless such non-motorized vehicle or trailer is at all times attached to a motor vehicle capable of providing the motive power for moving the vehicle or trailer semitrailer upon the highway, street, alley, public right of way or public place.

2. The parking, stopping or standing of a non-motorized vehicle, trailer or semitrailer is in the process of being actively loaded or unloaded.

3. When such vehicle is parked in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a valid commercial service to or on a property in the block on which such vehicle is parked.

(Ord. No. 634, § 2, 7-26-2021)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 634, § 2, adopted July 26, 2021, repealed and readopted § 10.19.050 to read as set out herein. Former Ch. 10.19.050 pertained to enforcement and derived from Ord. No. 598, § 2, adopted Dec. 14, 2015; and Ord. No. 625, § 2, adopted Jan. 13, 2020.

A violation of this chapter is not punishable as an infraction or misdemeanor, a violation of this Chapter is punishable only by an administrative fine. Any person who violates any provisions of any ordinance enacted by the city, as amended from time to time, or any person who owns property upon which a violation exists, irrespective of whether that person caused the violation, shall be subject to an administrative fine or penalty up to the maximum amounts set forth by Woodlake Municipal Code Chapter 1.12.070.

Persons cited for violating this chapter may request an administrative appeal hearing as permitted by Woodlake Municipal Code Chapter 1.12.110.

(Ord. No. 634, § 2, 7-26-2021; Ord. No. 641, § 2, 11-8-2021)