CHAPTER 1
REGULATION OF TRAFFIC AND STREETS
ARTICLE 10. STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES OR IN CERTAIN PLACES
SECTION:
§7140: Application Of Regulations
§7141: Stopping Or Standing In Parkways Prohibited
§7142: Traffic Engineer To Maintain No Stopping Zones And No Parking Areas; Violation Prohibited
§7144: Use Of Streets For Storage Of Vehicles Prohibited
§7145: Parking For Demonstration
§7146: Preparing Or Greasing Vehicles On Public Streets
§7147: Washing Or Polishing Vehicles
§7148: Parking Adjacent To Schools
§7149: Parking Prohibited On Narrow Streets
§7151: Unlawful Parking; Peddlers, Vendors
§7152: Emergency Parking Signs
§7153: Display Of Warning Devices When Commercial Vehicle Disabled
§7154: No Parking Of Vehicles With Gross Weight Of Eleven Thousand Pounds In Residential Districts
§7155: Infraction Penalty For Violating This Article
§7140 APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS1
A. The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified, 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 ordinance 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 this city prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times. (Ord. 553, §1, adopted 1963)
§7141 STOPPING OR STANDING IN PARKWAYS PROHIBITED2
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any parkway. (Ord. 553, §1, adopted 1963)
§7142 TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO MAINTAIN NO STOPPING ZONES AND NO PARKING AREAS; VIOLATION PROHIBITED
The city traffic engineer is hereby 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 chapter. When said curb markings or signs are in place, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 553, §1, adopted 1963)
§7143 NO PARKING AREAS3
No operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, park or leave standing such vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or other authorized officer, or traffic sign or signal:
A. Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings.
B. On either side of any street between the projected property lines of any public work, public steps, street, or thoroughfare terminating at such street, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface.
C. In any area where the city traffic engineer determines that parking or stopping of a vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface.
D. In any area established by resolution of the council as a no parking area, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface.
E. Upon, along, or across any railway track in such manner as to hinder, delay, or obstruct the movement of any car traveling upon such track.
F. In any area where the parking or stopping of any vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property.
G. On any street or highway where the use of such street or highway or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair, or construction of the street or highway or the installation of underground utilities or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size, and the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement; provided that signs giving notice of such no parking are erected or placed at least twenty four (24) hours prior to the effective time of such no parking.
H. At any place within twenty feet (20’) of a point on the curb immediately opposite the mid-block end of a safety zone, when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface.
I. At any place within twenty feet (20’) of a crosswalk at an intersection in the central traffic district or in any business district when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop.
J. Within twenty feet (20’) of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign, official electric flashing device. (Ord. 553, §1, adopted 1963)
§7144 USE OF STREETS FOR STORAGE OF VEHICLES PROHIBITED
No person who owns, or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park or leave standing such vehicle upon any street or highway or alley for seventy two (72) or more consecutive hours. (Ord. 553, §1, adopted 1963; amd. by Ord. 600, §3, adopted 1986)
§7145 PARKING FOR DEMONSTRATION
No operator of any vehicle shall park said vehicle upon any street in this City for the principal purpose of advertising or displaying it for sale, unless authorized by resolution of the Council. (Ord. 553, §1, adopted 1963)
§7146 PREPARING OR GREASING VEHICLES ON PUBLIC STREETS
No person shall construct or cause to be constructed, repair or cause to be repaired, grease or cause to be greased any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in this City. Temporary emergency repairs may be made upon a public street. (Ord. 553, §1, adopted 1963)
§7147 WASHING OR POLISHING VEHICLES
No person shall wash or cause to be washed, polish or cause to be polished any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in this City, when a charge is made for such service. (Ord. 553, §1, adopted 1963)
§7148 PARKING ADJACENT TO SCHOOLS
A. The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.
B. When official signs are erected prohibiting parking upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place. (Ord. 553, §1, adopted 1963)
§7149 PARKING PROHIBITED ON NARROW STREETS
A. The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty feet (20’), or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed thirty feet (30’).
B. When official signs or markings prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign or marking. (Ord. 553, §1, adopted 1963)
§7150 PARKING ON GRADES
No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a highway when upon any grade exceeding three percent (3%) without blocking the wheels of said vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means. (Ord. 553, §1, adopted 1963)
§7151 UNLAWFUL PARKING; PEDDLERS, VENDORS
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section no person shall stand or park any vehicle, wagon or pushcart from which goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables or foodstuffs are sold, displayed, solicited or offered for sale or bartered or exchanged, or any lunch wagon or eating cart or vehicle, on any portion of any street within this City except that such vehicles, wagons or pushcarts may stand or park only at the request of a bona fide purchaser for a period of time not to exceed ten (10) minutes at any one place. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to persons delivering such articles upon order of, or by agreement with a customer from a store or other fixed place of business or distribution.
B. No person shall park or stand on any street any lunch wagon, eating cart or vehicle, or pushcart from which tamales, peanuts, popcorn, candy or other articles of food are sold or offered for sale without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the City Traffic Engineer, which shall designate the specific location in which such car, wagon or vehicle shall stand.
C. No person shall park or stand any vehicle or wagon used or intended to be used in the transportation of property for hire on any street while awaiting patronage for such vehicle or wagon without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the City Traffic Engineer which shall designate the specific location where such vehicle may stand.
D. Whenever any permit is granted under the provisions of this Section and a particular location to park or stand is specified therein, no person shall park or stand any vehicle, wagon, or pushcart on any location other than as designated in such permit. In the event that the holder of any such permit is convicted in any court of competent jurisdiction for violating any of the provisions of this Section, such permit shall forthwith be revoked by the City Traffic Engineer upon the filing of the record of such conviction with such officer and no permit shall thereafter be issued to such person until six (6) months have elapsed from the date of such revocation. (Ord. 553, §1, adopted 1963)
§7152 EMERGENCY PARKING SIGNS
A. Whenever the City Traffic Engineer shall determine 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 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 City Traffic Engineer shall direct during the time such temporary signs are in place. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency and the City Traffic Engineer shall cause such 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 such signs. (Ord. 553, §1, adopted 1963)
§7153 DISPLAY OF WARNING DEVICES WHEN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DISABLED
Every motor truck having an unladen weight of four thousand (4,000) pounds or more, and every truck tractor irrespective of weight when operated upon any street or highway in this City during darkness shall be equipped with, and carry at least two (2) flares or two (2) red lanterns or two (2) warning lights or reflectors, which reflectors shall be of a type approved by the Department of the California Highway Patrol. When any vehicle above mentioned or any trailer or semitrailer is disabled upon streets or highways outside of any business or residence district within this City and upon which street or highway there is insufficient street lighting to reveal a vehicle at a distance of two hundred feet (200’) during darkness, a warning signal of the character indicated above shall be immediately placed at a distance of approximately one hundred feet (100’) in advance of, and one hundred feet (100’) to the rear of, such disabled vehicle by the driver thereof. The continuous flashing of at least four (4) approved Class A Type 1 turn signal lamps, at least two (2) toward the front and at least two (2) toward the rear of the vehicle, shall be considered to meet the requirements of this Section until the devices mentioned above can be placed in the required locations. The warning signals herein mentioned shall be displayed continuously during darkness while such vehicle remains disabled upon such street or highway. (Ord. 553, §1, adopted 1963)
§7154 NO PARKING OF VEHICLES WITH GROSS WEIGHT OF ELEVEN THOUSAND POUNDS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
A. It shall be unlawful and constitute a violation of this Code to park or allow to stand a commercial vehicle having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of eleven thousand (11,000) pounds or more on any street in any R-1, R-2 or R-3 Zoning District in the City. This prohibition shall not apply to any commercial vehicle:
1. Making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted streets;
2. Delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure located on or within the restricted street for which a building permit has been previously obtained, if a building permit is legally required for such repair, alteration, remodeling or construction; or
3. Delivering equipment to be used in grading or construction activity within the street or on property abutting such restricted street for which a building permit has been previously obtained, if a building permit is legally required for such grading or construction activity.
B. It shall be unlawful and constitute a violation of this code to park or allow to stand a commercial vehicle having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of eleven thousand (11,000) pounds or more on any lot, plot or parcel of land in any R-1, R-2, or R-3 zoning district within the city, where parking is prohibited on a public street under subsection A of this section unless the parcel is one acre or more in size or the commercial vehicle is not visible from any public street, and it is not operated between the hours of ten o’clock (10:00) P.M. and seven o’clock (7:00) A.M. (Ord. 638, §1, adopted 1973; Ord. 749, §1, adopted 1980; Ord. 939, §1, adopted 1993)
§7154.5 NO PARKING OF VEHICLES SIX FEET OR MORE IN HEIGHT IN LOCATIONS DESIGNATED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
It shall be unlawful and constitute a violation of this article to park or allow to stand any vehicle that is six feet (6’) or more in height (including any load thereon) on certain streets or portions thereof, during all or certain hours of the day as designated by resolution of the city council. The city traffic engineer shall erect signs providing notice of any such prohibition in accordance with the provisions of section 7160 of this chapter. (Ord. 1044, §1, adopted 2003)
§7155 INFRACTION PENALTY FOR VIOLATING THIS ARTICLE
It shall be unlawful and constitute an infraction for any person to violate any provision of this article. Any such violation shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) for a first offense, one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a second offense committed within one year and one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each additional offense committed within one year, except as to continuing offenses as provided in section 7051 of this chapter. As to continuing offenses the fine for each violation deemed to be a separate violation by section 7051 of this chapter shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). (Ord. 863, §2, adopted 1986)
Veh.C. chapter 9, division II.
See section 7012 of this chapter.
Veh.C. §22500.