Attachment 1
*Indicates regulation locations included in maps in Attachments 2-4
ATTACHMENT 1
Existing City of Mountain View Street Parking Regulations Regulation1 MVCC2 Designate
Locations3
General Application of
Regulation
Currently
in Effect4
R1 No Parking/Stopping Any
Time*
19.99 &
19.99.1 City
Council
Prohibits all parking or
stopping where parking
would interfere with the
movement of traffic,
including bicycle traffic on
bike lanes.
Yes
R2 No Parking Vehicles
Larger than 7 feet wide or
7 feet high or 22 feet
long*
19.79.3 &
19.79.4 City
Council
Restricts the parking of
oversized vehicles,
including boats, large
trucks, and recreational
vehicles (RVs), on narrow
streets and adjacent to
Class II bikeways to
address traffic safety
concerns.
Yes
R3 No Parking Vehicles Over
6 feet High*
19.99.6 City
Council
Restricts parking of tall
vehicles where the line of
sight may be obstructed
by larger vehicles.
Yes
R4 No Parking Any Time
Commercial Vehicles Over
5 Tons on certain streets*
19.79.2 City
Council
Prohibits parking
commercial vehicles over
10,000 pounds in weight
from parking on certain
streets. Historically these
regulations were
implemented where large
heavy-duty commercial
trucks were parking for
extended periods of time
and block parking and
driveway visibility.
Yes
R5 No Parking Any Time
Commercial Vehicles Over
5 Tons in Residential
Areas
19.79.1 N/A Prohibits parking
commercial vehicles over
10,000 pounds in weight
from parking in residential
street.
Yes
1The numbers R1 to R50 are for ease of reference only and are not official designations. 2 MVCC = Mountain View City Code
3Indicates whether the City Council or City Traffic Engineer has the authority to designate locations according to the MVCC. N/A are parking regulations that are not limited to specific locations. 4Indicates whether the regulation is currently in use or enforced in the City.
Attachment 1
*Indicates regulation locations included in maps in Attachments 2-4
Regulation1 MVCC2 Designate
Locations3
General Application of
Regulation
Currently
in Effect4
R6 No Parking/Stopping Any
Time at Certain Places
19.79 City Traffic
Engineer
Prohibits parking/stopping
at the following locations
when properly signed or
marked:
• Within 15 feet of a
crosswalk in a
business district,
approach of a traffic
signal, stop sign, or
official electric
flashing device
• At any place where
the City Traffic
Engineer determines
that it is necessary in
order to eliminate
dangerous traffic
hazards
• Within any divisional
island unless
otherwise posted or
marked
• In any area
established by
resolution of the city
council as a no parking
area
• Upon, along or across
any railway tracks in
such manner as to
hinder, delay, or
obstruct the
movement of any car
traveling upon such
track
• In any area where the
parking or stopping of
any vehicle would
constitute a traffic
hazard or would
endanger life or
property.
Yes
Attachment 1
*Indicates regulation locations included in maps in Attachments 2-4
Regulation1 MVCC2 Designate
Locations3
General Application of
Regulation
Currently
in Effect4
R7 72-hour Parking Limit –
24-hour no return
(citywide)
19.72 N/A Limits all parking to no
more than 72 hours on
public street, highway,
alley, or publicly owned
parking lot in order to
provide turn-over and to
inhibit exclusive use (i.e.,
storage) of the public
right-of-way by any
property owner, resident,
or business.
Yes
R8 No Parking Street
Cleaning Days*
19.92.4 City
Council
Prohibits parking for
regular street sweeping
on designated streets due
to 24/7 high parking use.
Yes
R9 No Parking 2am-6am* 19.71 City
Council
Protects residential areas
and sensitive ecological
habitat areas where these
land uses may be sensitive
to noise created by human
activity during the middle
of the night.
Yes
R10 No Parking 2am-7pm,
Except Saturdays,
Sundays, Holidays*
19.99.2 City
Council
Prohibits parking during
limited times to provide
part-time bicycle facilities
on Middlefield Road and
Bryant Avenue.
Yes
R11 No Parking 7am-6pm,
Except Saturdays,
Sundays, and Holidays*
19.99.5 City
Council
Yes
R12 No Parking 8am-2pm,
School Days*
19.99.4 City
Council
Prohibits parking during
typical high school hours
to prevent overflow of
student parking onto
public streets.
Yes
R13 No Parking 7:30am-9am,
12pm-4pm, School Days*
19.99.4 City
Council
Prohibits parking during
typical school drop-off and
pick-up hours where
passenger loading would
interfere with traffic
operations.
Yes
Attachment 1
*Indicates regulation locations included in maps in Attachments 2-4
Regulation1 MVCC2 Designate
Locations3
General Application of
Regulation
Currently
in Effect4
R14 No Parking Crittenden
School*
19.99.3 City
Council
Prohibits parking on the
north side of Middlefield
Road, immediately
adjacent to Crittenden
School Athletic Parking
between the hours of 2:00
a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Yes
R15 Parking Adjacent to
Schools
19.76 City Traffic
Engineer
Prohibits parking on
streets adjacent to any
school property where the
City Traffic Engineer has
determined that parking
would interfere with
traffic or create a
hazardous condition
No
R16 No Parking 6pm-12am
(Midnight)
19.99.1 0
City
Council
Prohibits parking on
Mercy Street, between
Castro Street and 230 feet
west of Mercy Street to
establish a passenger
loading space for patrons
of the Center of
Performing Arts.
No
R17 No Parking 8pm-6am 19.99.1
1 City
Council
Prohibits parking
overnight to limit on-
street concert parking at
Shoreline Amphitheatre.
Yes
R18 5-Hour Parking, 9am-
6pm, Except Sundays and
Holidays*
19.93 City
Council
Limits the time allowed to
park during peak demand
hours and days to provide
parking turn-over while
allowing parking for a time
consistent with typical
activities of the
surrounding areas.
Yes
R19 5-Hour Parking, 8am-
10pm, Daily*
19.93.1 City
Council
Yes
R20 3-Hour Parking 9am-6pm,
Except Sundays and
Holidays*
19.94 City
Council
Yes
R21 3-Hour Parking 8am-5pm,
Except Saturdays,
Sundays, and Holidays*
19.95.1. a
City
Council
Yes
R22 2-Hour Parking, 9am-
6pm, Except Sundays and
Holidays*
19.95 City
Council
Yes
R23 2-Hour Parking, 8am-
5pm, Except Saturdays,
Sundays, and Holidays*
19.95 &
19.95.1 City
Council
Yes
Attachment 1
*Indicates regulation locations included in maps in Attachments 2-4
Regulation1 MVCC2 Designate
Locations3
General Application of
Regulation
Currently
in Effect4
R24 1-Hour Parking, 8am-
5pm, Except Sundays and
Holidays*
19.96 City
Council
Yes
R25 1-Hour Parking, 9am-
6pm, Except Sundays and
Holidays
No
R26 24-Minute Parking, 9am-
6pm, Except Sundays and
Holidays*
19.97 City
Council
Yes
R27 12-Minute Parking, 9am-
6pm, Except Sundays and
Holidays*
19.98 City
Council
Yes
R28 Residential Parking
Permit Program
19.99. 12
City
Council
Establishes time-limits,
but exempts residential
permit-holders from such
posted time limits
No
R29 Parking Meters 19.100 City
Council
Establishes a pay-for-
parking system to
encourage turn-over in
high-demand parking
areas.
No
R30 Yellow Loading Zones 19.80 &
19.85 &
19.87 City Traffic
Engineer
Designates space for
loading or unloading of
passengers (3 minutes
maximum) or materials
(20 minutes maximum).
Yellow zones are only in
effect 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
except Sundays and
Holidays.
Yes
R31 White Loading Zones 19.80 &
19.85 &
19.88 City Traffic
Engineer
Designates space for
loading or unloading of
passengers (3 minutes
maximum) or depositing
mail in adjacent mailbox
(3 minutes maximum).
Yes
Attachment 1
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Regulation1 MVCC2 Designate
Locations3
General Application of
Regulation
Currently
in Effect4
R32 Red Zones 19.80 City Traffic
Engineer
Restricts parking and
stopping at any time
except as permitted by
the California Vehicle
Code, and except that a
bus may stop in a red zone
marked or signed as a bus
stop zone to improve
visibility near intersections
and driveways. Red zones
may also be used in lieu or
in conjunction with no
parking or stopping signed
restrictions where parking
would interfere with the
movement of traffic,
including bicycle traffic on
bike lanes.
Yes
R33 Green Zones 19.80 City Traffic
Engineer,
Limits the time allowed to
park to encourage very
short turn over, typically
less than 30 minutes.
zones are only in effect 7
a.m. to 6 p.m., except
Sundays and Holidays
No
Attachment 1
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Regulation1 MVCC2 Designate
Locations3
General Application of
Regulation
Currently
in Effect4
R34 Blue Zones Council
Policy
(March
28,
2000)
City Traffic
Engineer
Reserves parking for
vehicles displaying a valid
disabled placard or license
plate issued and properly
displayed pursuant to the
CVC. On-street blue zones
are implemented via a
resident-initiated
application for locations
that meet the required
criteria. Some of the
qualifying criteria include,
but are not limited to:
• Request is in front of
single-family
residential or publicly
used facilities such as
civic buildings, post
office, parks
• Applicant has a
permanent disability
and has a placard or
license plate issued by
the State Department
of Motor Vehicles.
• Blue zones are not
reserved for the
exclusive use of the
applicant or fronting
resident, are not
installed in front of
multi-family
residential buildings
or commercial
buildings, and are
subject to 72-hour
parking limit.
Yes
R35 Bus Zones 19.91 City Traffic
Engineer
Prohibits parking for the
purpose of establishing a
space for buses to load
and unload passengers.
Yes
Attachment 1
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Regulation1 MVCC2 Designate
Locations3
General Application of
Regulation
Currently
in Effect4
R36 Taxi Stands 19.90 City Traffic
Engineer
Prohibits parking for the
purpose of establishing a
space for taxicabs to load
and unload passengers.
Yes
R37 No Parking for Certain
Uses
19.75 N/A Prohibits parking for the
purpose of washing,
servicing, repairing or
otherwise working on
such vehicle except
repairs necessitated by an
emergency
Yes
R38 No Parking on Narrow
Streets
19.81 City
Council
Prohibits parking on
streets less than, or equal
to, 20 feet in width, or one
side of the street when
the street does not exceed
30 feet
No
R39 No Parking/Stopping in
Alley
19.89 N/A Prohibits parking in alleys
for any purpose other
than loading and
unloading not to exceed
20 minutes and a
minimum of one travel
lane to remain
unobstructed.
Yes
R40 No Parking Flood Zones 19.82 City Traffic
Engineer
Prohibits parking where
needed to prevent
flooding of adjacent
property.
No
R41 Parking on One-way
Roadways
19.78 N/A Prohibits parking on the
left-hand side of a two-
lane, one-way roadway
unless otherwise
determined and marked
by the City Traffic
Engineer.
Yes
R42 Parking Within Marked
Stalls
19.68 City Traffic
Engineer
Prohibits parking outside
marked parking stalls
when parking stalls are
marked to designate
spaces.
Yes
Attachment 1
*Indicates regulation locations included in maps in Attachments 2-4
Regulation1 MVCC2 Designate
Locations3
General Application of
Regulation
Currently
in Effect4
R43 No Double-Parking 19.64 N/A Prohibits stopping or
parking a vehicle, whether
attended or unattended,
on the roadway side of
another vehicle already
stopped or parked along
the curb of the roadway
Yes
R44 Parking on Hills 19.73 N/A Requires turning vehicle wheels against the curb
when parked on a street
with three (3) percent
grade or more in a
business or residential
district.
Yes
R45 Parking close to the curb 19.63 N/A Prohibit parking or stopping with the right
wheel more than eighteen
(18) inches of the right
hand curb and establishes
that vehicles must be
parked in the direction of
their lawful traffic
movement direction
Yes
R46 Storage or Parking of
Vehicles in Residential
Areas
19.111.c N/A Prohibits street parking
for habitation purposes
No
R47 Storage or Parking of
Vehicles in Residential
Areas
19.111.
e
N/A Prohibits obstruction of
sidewalks for vehicles
parked on private
property
Yes
R48 No Parking/Stopping on
Parkways or Sidewalks
19.74 N/A Prohibits parking or
stopping on a parkway or
sidewalk.
Yes
R49 No Obstruction of Streets 19.67 N/A Prohibits parking or stopping in a manner that
obstructs the street or
sidewalk.
Yes
R50 No Parking Vehicles That
Discharge Sewage
19.70.1 N/A Prohibits any vehicle
discharging domestic
sewage from parking on
public street
Yes