Title 14 - TRAFFIC
Chapter 14.46 ON-STREET PARKING OF OVERSIZED VEHICLES AND TRAILERS
Manhattan Beach, California, Code of Ordinances Created: 2023-08-17 15:14:23 [EST] (Supp. No. 39)
Chapter 14.46 ON-STREET PARKING OF OVERSIZED VEHICLES AND TRAILERS Sections:
14.46.010 Definitions.
"Oversized vehicle" as used in this chapter shall mean any vehicle, as defined by Section 670 of the California Vehicle Code, or combination of vehicles, which exceeds twenty-two feet (22′) in length, seven feet (7′) in width or eight feet (8′) in height, exclusive of projecting lights or devices allowed by Sections 35109 and 35110 of the California Vehicle Code. "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.
(§ 1, Ord. 2144, eff. December 2, 2011)
14.46.020 Prohibition of parking of oversized vehicles and trailers.
No person who owns, leases or has possession, custody or control of any oversized vehicle or trailer shall stop, stand, park or leave standing an oversized vehicle and/or trailer at any time upon any public street, alley or highway in a restricted oversized vehicle and trailer parking area as defined in Section 14.46.040.
(§ 1, Ord. 2144, eff. December 2, 2011)
14.46.030 Exceptions.
The prohibition contained in Section 14.46.020 shall not apply to any of the following:
A. Oversized vehicles or trailers stopped, parked or left standing as a result of a mechanical breakdown but only to allow the performance of emergency repairs on the vehicle or to arrange for emergency repairs to be made, provided that all repairs are completed within eight (8) hours of the mechanical breakdown. Emergency repairs shall be limited to repairs necessitated by sudden unforeseen events, such as a flat tire. Emergency repairs shall not include routine or normal maintenance or extensive mechanical repairs.
B. Commercial vehicles making pickups or delivery of goods, wares or merchandise, or while actively providing services, including, but not limited to yard maintenance, pool care and maintenance, repair and construction services. This exception does not supersede the
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regulations set forth in Chapter 7.40 of this Code, entitled Construction Site Temporary Encroachment Permit.
C. Tow trucks and similar vehicles that are in the course of providing services.
D. Public or utility vehicles and trailers that are in the course of providing services as set forth in Section 14.08.080 of the City's Municipal Code.
E. Any public emergency vehicle.
F. Oversized vehicles or trailers belonging to federal, state or local authorities that are temporarily parked within the City while the operator of the vehicle is conducting official business.
G. Any vehicle stopped to avoid immediate conflict with other traffic or to comply with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device. (§ 1, Ord. 2144, eff. December 2, 2011)
14.46.040 Restricted oversized vehicle and trailer parking areas.
A. The Police Chief or his/her designee is authorized to designate areas where the stopping, parking or standing of an oversized vehicle and/or trailer is prohibited as follows: (i) on any street, alley or highway adjacent to any private or public school, City park(s), or community center(s); and/or (ii) on any street, alley or highway where the stopping, parking and/or standing of an Oversized Vehicle and/or Trailer would interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic or otherwise create a situation hazardous to the public health, safety or welfare.
B. The Traffic Engineer or his/her designee is authorized to designate areas where the stopping, parking or standing of an Oversized Vehicle and/or Trailer is prohibited as follows: (i) that portion of a City street within twenty-five feet (25′) of any intersection; and/or (ii) wherever the Traffic Engineer has caused lines or markings painted or otherwise designated upon the parkway, curb, sidewalk, roadway, driveway, parking lot, or street in such a manner as to identify individual parking spaces, if the parking of an oversized vehicle or trailer would cross any such line or marking, or occupy more than the single space designated by said markings.
C. The Police Chief or Traffic Engineer, as applicable, shall place or cause to be placed signs on such streets, alleys or highways giving notice of the parking restriction as set forth in subsection A or B of this section.
D. When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place giving notice thereof, no person who owns, leases or has possession, custody or control of any oversized vehicle or trailer shall stop, stand, park or leave standing an oversized vehicle and/or trailer at any time upon any public street, alley or highway designated by the Chief of Police or Traffic Engineer pursuant to subsections A and B of this section.
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(§ 1, Ord. 2144, eff. December 2, 2011)
14.46.050 Oversized vehicle hook-ups.
No person shall run electrical cords, extension cords, hoses, cables, or other items across, above or on the parkway or sidewalk from any residential or commercial property to an oversized vehicle or trailer parked on a public street. (§ 1, Ord. 2144, eff. December 2, 2011)
14.46.060 Violation of chapter.
A. Any person in violation of any provision in this chapter is guilty of an infraction.
B. Oversized vehicles and trailers stopped, parked or left standing on a public street, alley or highway in violation of this chapter may be removed immediately pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22651.
C. Oversized vehicles and trailers stopped, parked or left standing on a public street, alley or highway in violation of this chapter are subject to a citation. (§ 1, Ord. 2144, eff. December 2, 2011)
14.46.070 Application of chapter.
The time limitations on stopping, standing or parking in this chapter will not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the California Vehicle Code or the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times. (§ 1, Ord. 2144, eff. December 2, 2011)
14.46.080 Rules and regulations.
The Chief of Police is authorized and empowered to adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 2144, eff. December 2, 2011)