Yolo County Municipal Code Art. 1 Parking

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

(b) The provisions of this article shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the Vehicle Code of the State or the laws of the County prohibiting, limiting, or otherwise regulating the standing, parking, or storage of vehicles in specified places at specified times. (§ II, Ord. 521)

For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this article are defined as follows:

(a) “County road” shall mean and include all or any part of the entire width of the right-of-way of a County road, whether or not such entire area is actually used for road purposes. “County road” shall include streets, roads, and highways.

(b) “Peace officer” shall mean any member of the Highway Patrol of the State or any regularly employed and salaried deputy of the County Sheriff-Coroner’s office.

(c) “Residential district” shall mean that portion of a highway and the property contiguous thereto, other than a business district, as defined by the Vehicle Code of the State, upon one side of which highway, within a distance of one-fourth (1/4) mile, the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by thirteen (13) or more separate dwelling houses or business structures, or upon both sides of which highway, collectively, within a distance of one-fourth (1/4) mile, the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by sixteen (16) or more separate dwelling houses or business structures. A residential district may be longer than one-fourth (1/4) mile if such ratio of separate dwelling houses or business structures to the length of the highway exists.

(d) “Business district” shall mean that portion of a highway and the property contiguous thereto (a)upon one side of which highway, for a distance of 600 feet, fifty (50%) percent or more of the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by buildings in use for business, or (b)upon both sides of which highway, collectively, for a distance of 300 feet, fifty (50%) percent or more of the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by buildings in use for business. A business district may be longer than the distances specified in this subsection if such ratio of buildings in use for business to the length of the highway exists.

(e) Determination of business and residence districts. In determining whether a highway is within a business or residence district, the following limitations shall apply and shall qualify the definitions in subsections (c)and (d)of this section:

(1) No building shall be regarded unless its entrance faces the highway and the front of the building is within seventy-five (75’) feet of the roadway.

(2) Where a highway is physically divided into two (2) or more roadways, only those buildings facing each roadway separately shall be regarded for the purpose of determining whether the roadway is within a district.

(3) All churches, apartments, hotels, multiple dwelling houses, clubs, and public buildings, other than schools, shall be deemed to be business structures.

(4) A highway, or portion of a highway, shall not be deemed to be within a district, regardless of the number of buildings upon the contiguous property, if there is no right of access to the highway by vehicles from the contiguous property.

(f) “Motor truck” shall mean a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. “Motor truck” shall not include a “pick-up” truck of three-quarters (3/4) ton capacity or less.

(g) “Truck tractor” shall mean a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.

(h) “Trailer” shall mean a vehicle designed for carrying persons or property on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon any other vehicle.

(i) “Semitrailer” shall mean a vehicle designed for carrying persons or property, used in conjunction with a motor vehicle, and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon, or is carried by, another vehicle.

(j) “Vehicle” shall mean a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. (§ I, Ord. 521, as amended by §§ 1 and 2, Ord. 869, eff. April 3, 1980)

(a) Limit. No person who owns or has possession, custody, or control of any vehicle shall park or allow such vehicle to be parked upon any County road for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours.

(b) Violations. Any person who knowingly parks or leaves standing a vehicle on a County road in excess of a period of seventy-two (72) consecutive hours, or any person who has control of such vehicle and knowingly authorizes or allows such vehicle to be so parked or left standing, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable as set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Code. (§ III, Ord. 521)

(a) Prohibited. No person shall park a vehicle upon any County road for the principal purpose of:

(1) Displaying such vehicle for sale or selling from such vehicle any article, service, or thing; or

(2) Washing for hire, greasing, or repairing such vehicle.

(b) Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit a seller from taking orders or delivering any commodity from a vehicle on the part of a County road immediately adjacent to the premises of the purchaser; nor shall the provisions of this section prohibit an owner or operator of a vehicle, or a mechanic, from servicing, repairing, or otherwise working upon any vehicle which is temporarily disabled in a manner and to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping such vehicle on such County road.

(c) Violations. Any person who knowingly parks a vehicle for the purposes prohibited by the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable as set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Code. (§ IV, Ord. 521)

(a) Limited. No person shall park any motor truck, truck tractor, trailer, or semitrailer for more than two (2) hours on any County road within a residential or business district, or move and repark such vehicle on any County road in such residential district or business district to within 300 feet of the original parking site within any twenty-four (24) hour period, except while loading or unloading property or in connection with, and in the aid of, the performance of a service to or on a property adjacent to the block in which such truck is parked, and only for such time in addition to two (2) hours which is reasonably necessary to complete such loading, unloading, or service.

(b) Semitrailers and trailers having steel wheels or plates. No person shall park a semitrailer or trailer, any portion of which rests on steel wheels or steel plates, on any County road at any time; provided, however, this section shall not prohibit an owner or operator of a semitrailer or trailer or a mechanic from servicing, repairing, or otherwise working upon such trailer or semitrailer which is temporarily disabled in a manner and to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping such trailer or semitrailer on such County road.

(c) Violations. Any person who knowingly parks a vehicle for the purposes prohibited by the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable as set forth in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Code. (§ V, Ord. 521, as amended by § 3, Ord. 869, eff. April 3, 1980)

A peace officer may remove any vehicle in violation of the provisions of Sections 4-3.101 through 4-3.105 of this article from a County road in a manner prescribed by, and subject to, the provisions of Chapter 10 of Division 11 of the Vehicle Code of the State. (§ VI, Ord. 521)

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any unattended motor vehicle at the localities designated in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b)of this section.

(b) The Board, by resolution, shall designate the streets or roads, or portions thereof, upon which parking shall not be lawful. Parking restrictions shall be placed upon State highways only on a request, made in writing, by the Board to the Department of Public Works of the State. Parking restrictions upon County highways may be so designated at the discretion of the Board.

(c) Any provision of this section which regulates traffic or delegates the regulation of traffic upon State highways in any way for which the approval of the Department of Public Works of the State is required by State law shall cease to be operative six (6) months after receipt by the Board of written notice of withdrawal of approval of said Department of Public Works.

(d) Whenever the provisions of this section delegate authority to a County officer or authorize action by the Board to regulate traffic upon a State highway in any way which by State law requires the prior approval of the Department of Public Works of the State, no such officer shall exercise such authority, nor shall such action by the Board be effective, with respect to any State highway without the prior approval in writing of said Department of Public Works when and to the extent required by Divisions 11 and 15 of the Vehicle Code of the State.

(e) The provisions of this section shall be of no force or effect unless the localities designated by resolution of the Board, as provided in subsection (b)of this section are either plainly signposted or appropriately marked in the manner provided in Section 21351 of the Vehicle Code of the State to give warning of the prohibition of such parking. (§§ 1 through 5, Ord. 361)

(a) Pursuant to Section 22503 of the California Vehicle Code, upon finding that angle parking is a necessary or appropriate method to provide for parking, the Director of the Yolo County Planning and Public Works Department is authorized to establish angle parking on any road within the unincorporated area of the County. In providing angle parking, the Director shall designate and establish the specific locations and number of spaces on the affected County road or State highway. Vehicles placed in areas so designated shall be parked at the angle designated and shall park entirely within the marked spaces. The Director shall ensure that pavement markings designating the angled parking spaces are installed and maintained.

(b) Prior to providing angle parking on any State highway, the Director shall consult with the California Department of Transportation and obtain its written approval or similar consent to the proposal. (§§ 1 and 2, Ord. 531, and § 1, Ord. 539, as amended by § 1, Ord. 623, eff. December 3, 1969, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1390, eff. October 29, 2009)

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any unattended motor vehicle at the localities designated as affected by a labor controversy in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b)of this section, and any vehicle so parked or left standing may be removed pursuant to Division 11 of the Vehicle Code of the State.

(b) After considering a recommendation thereon by the Sheriff-Coroner, the Director of Public Works may designate those portions of roads, streets, or highways as localities affected by a labor controversy if he finds as follows:

(1) A labor controversy exists; and

(2) That controversy affects a designated portion of a County road, street, or highway or a State highway in that parked motor vehicles impede the flow of traffic, block the vision of law enforcement personnel at the locality, diminish the safety of persons present at the locality, or otherwise constitute an invasion of the public health, safety, or general welfare at the locality.

(c) Parking restrictions shall be placed upon State highways only upon a request, made in writing, by the Board to the Department of Transportation of the State.

(d) Any provision of this section which regulates traffic or delegates the regulation of traffic upon State highways in any way for which the approval of the Department of Transportation of the State is required by State law shall cease to be operative six (6) months after the receipt by the County Director of Public Works of written notice of withdrawal of approval by the Department of Transportation of the State.

(e) Whenever the provisions of this section delegate authority to a County officer or authorize action by the Board to regulate traffic upon a State highway which, by State law, requires the prior approval of the Department of Transportation of the State, no such officer shall exercise such authority, nor shall such action by the County Director of Public Works be effective, with respect to any State highway without the prior approval in writing of the Department of Transportation of the State when and to the extent required by Division 11 of the Vehicle Code of the State.

(f) The provisions of this section shall be of no force or effect unless the localities designated by resolution of the Board, as provided in subsection (b)of this section, are either plainly signposted or appropriately marked in the manner provided by Section 21351 of the Vehicle Code of the State to give warning of the prohibition of such parking. Such signs shall give notice of removal. (§ 1, Ord. 872, eff. April 1, 1980)

Section 22507.8 of the Vehicle Code of the State, which provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle in a stall or space designed for physically handicapped persons if, immediately adjacent to and visible from such stall or space, there is posted a sign consisting of a profile view of a wheelchair with an occupant in white on a bIue back-ground, unless the vehicle displays either one of the distinguishing license plates or a placard issued pursuant to Section 22511.5 or Section 9105 of said Vehicle Code, shall be operative on all off-street parking facilities owned or operated by the County, (§ 1, Ord. 927, eff. March 18, 1982)

(a) There are within the County privately-owned and maintained off-street parking facilities which are held open for the use of the general public for the purposes of vehicular parking. The Board, from time to time, by resolution, may make any private off-street parking facilities subject to the provisions of Section 22507.8 of the Vehicle Code of the State; provided, however, no such resolution shall be passed unless the Board first:

(1) Gives public notice and holds a hearing, and

(2) Gives written notice by letter to the owners of the lots to be made subject to this section.

(b) Section 22507.8 of the Vehicle Code of the State, relating to parking in spaces designated for handicapped persons, shall apply to all privately-owned parking facilities located in the County and designated by resolution of the Board as provided in subsection (a)of this section.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any off-street parking facility unless the owner or operator thereof has caused to be posted in a conspicuous place at each entrance to such off-street parking facility a notice not less than seventeen (17”) inches by twenty-two (22”) inches in size, with lettering not less than one inch in height, to the effect that such off-street parking facility is subject to Section 22507.8 of the Vehicle Code of the State. (§ 2, Ord. 927, eff. March 18, 1982)