Chapter 10.68
PRIVATE PARKING LOTS
10.68.010 Parking on private property.
10.68.020 Designation of restricted parking areas.
10.68.030 Designation of no parking areas.
10.68.040 Request for enforcement.
10.68.060 When vehicles may be removed from private property.
10.68.070 Application of other chapters.
10.68.010 Parking on private property.
No person, firm or corporation shall park, stand, store or leave a motor vehicle upon any publicly or privately owned premises or property, parking area or parking lots, without the consent and permission of the owner or lessee of the premises. (Prior code § 13.1(16)).
10.68.020 Designation of restricted parking areas.
To effectuate the prohibition on such premises as above described, a conspicuous sign or signs shall be posted at all entrances to the parking lot or parking area informing the public as to the permitted conditions of parking thereon. A sign as hereinafter described shall be deemed substantial compliance with this section:
PARKING RESTRICTED
EXCEPT FOR (list persons or conditions permitted) ONLY
ALL OTHERS KEEP OUT
UNDER PENALTY OF LAW—MMC 10.68.020
POLICE ENFORCEMENT
The sign or signs shall be at least seventeen inches wide by twenty-two inches high, with red lettering of a size not less than one inch in height upon a white background. The words "police enforcement" and "under penalty of law" on such signs shall be construed, among other things, to mean that the police shall, when requested by the owner or lessee, enforce the provisions of this title against persons parking, standing, storing or leaving vehicles on such premises without the consent of the owner or lessee, and that the police are authorized to enter upon such premises to enforce the provisions of this title. The sign or signs shall state the conditions of parking or the persons authorized by the owner or lessee to use the premises for parking, or both; and persons not included within such authorization or violating the regulations and conditions set out on the signs shall be deemed to be using the premises unlawfully without the authority and consent of the owner or lessee. (Ord. 1283 § 1, 2003: prior code § 13.1(16.1)).
10.68.030 Designation of no parking areas.
Where an owner or lessee of premises desires to prohibit completely parking thereon, he may notify the public to that effect by a conspicuous sign or signs placed on the premises stating in substance:
NO PARKING
POLICE ENFORCEMENT
UNDER PENALTY OF LAW
MMC 10.68.030
The sign shall be not less than seventeen inches in width by twenty-two inches in height, with red lettering not less than one inch high upon a white background. Any person who parks or leaves a vehicle on such posted premises shall be deemed in violation of this section. (Ord. 1283 § 2, 2003: prior code § 13.1(16.2)).
10.68.040 Request for enforcement.
Any owner or lessee requesting police enforcement of this title shall furnish to the police a statement in writing signed by him or his agent, to the effect that a specified vehicle was unlawfully parked, stored or left upon his premises at a certain time or during a period without his consent or permission, and the owner or lessee shall be available to testify to such facts in court at the request of the police. (Prior code § 13.1(16.3)).
10.68.050 Enforcement.
This title may be enforced by the chief of police, any police officer, or any parking enforcement officer in the same manner as provided for the enforcement of traffic or parking ordinances including the issuance of citations or any other procedure authorized by law. (Ord. 1069 § 3, 1988: prior code § 13.1(16.4)).
10.68.060 When vehicles may be removed from private property.
Any person, firm or corporation parking, standing, storing or leaving a motor vehicle for more than one hundred twenty consecutive hours upon any publicly or privately owned premises or property, parking area or parking lots without the consent and permission of the owner or lessee of such premises is a public nuisance and the chief of police or any police officer may upon written complaint by the owner and lessee immediately remove such motor vehicle from the property in accordance with the provisions of Section 22669(a) of the Vehicle Code. (Ord. 995 § 1, 1983: prior code § 13.1(16.5)).
10.68.070 Application of other chapters.
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to public parking areas established under the provisions of the Parking District Law of 1951, Vehicle Parking District Law of 1943 or any other statutes providing for the formation of parking districts and the establishment of off-street parking areas. (Prior code § 13.1(16.6)).