LARGE -VEHICLE PARKING
REGULATIONS
Ordinance 4315
Attachement No.2
ISSUES AT HAND
The City of Pomona has received complaints regarding the stopping and parking of large vehicles, such as recreational vehicles, on residential and other City streets.
The parking of large vehicles on public streets creates a safety hazard for both motorists and pedestrians as these tend to block lines of sight, impair motorist and pedestrian visibility, and reduce the travel widths along City streets. As the State of California addresses the housing crisis higher density housing will lead to parking conditions worsening.
ISSUES AT HAND
Leads to biohazardous conditions , i.e. human waste being deposited onto streets, ecosystem and sewers.
Illicit activity such as prostitution and narcotics activity. The parking of oversized vehicles degrades the aesthetic appearances of the City’s streetscape.
Reduced parking for residents and business patrons.
HIGHLIGHTS OF ORDINANCE 4315
Defines a large vehicle as: Any vehicle, whether motorized or non-motorized, that exceeds 19 feet in length or 80 inches in width or 72 inches in height. Any extension by any mirror or any accessory attached to such vehicle is deemed part of the vehicle and is included in the measured distance. The ordinance gives nineteen other examples of , regardless of size, what is considered a large vehicle. Some of these include Buses, Fifth-Wheels, R.Vs, Truck Campers, Truck Trailers and a boat not connected to a trailer.
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General Restrictions on Large-Vehicles Parking
Long-term Parking Prohibited. No person shall park, or leave standing on any public street, alley, or right-of-way in the city, any large vehicle for a period longer than four consecutive hours. For purposes of this section, a large vehicle that is moved to a location or parking place that is within 300 feet or the same block (whichever is greater) if its original location or parking place is deemed to be parked at the same location.
Overnight Parking Prohibited. No person shall park, or leave standing on any public street, alley, or right-of-way in the city, any large vehicle for any duration of time between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
No Parking at City Parking Lots/Parks. No person shall park, or leave standing on any city parking lot or city park any large vehicle at any time.
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Exemptions from General Restrictions
The provisions of Section 58-301 do not apply to any of the following:
A large vehicle that is used to make a pickup or delivery of goods, wares, services, or merchandise to or from any building or structure immediately adjacent to the public street, alley, or right-of-way on which the large vehicle is parked.
A large vehicle that serves as an ambulance, paramedic vehicle, or public-safety vehicle. This exception only applies while the vehicle is used to respond to a call for emergency or other public services. A large vehicle that is parked to facilitate emergency repairs. For purposes of this section, emergency repairs mean repairs that are suddenly and unexpectedly needed during transport of the vehicle. This exception only applies for a period of up to eight hours. A large vehicle that belongs to a federal, state, or local authority. This exception only applies while the vehicle is used to conduct official government business. A large vehicle for which a valid permit has been issued under Section 58-303 and which properly displays the permit.
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Large-Vehicle Parking-Exception Permits
The Public Works Director, or the Public Works Director’s designee, shall issue a temporary parking permit to any resident of the city to allow the resident to park a large vehicle that belongs to that resident, or to a guest of the household in which such resident resides, on a public street for up to 48 hours, subject to the a list of conditions noted in the ordinance.
Some of these conditions include:
- Must be a Pomona resident
-Vehicle must be parked immediately adjacent to the property at which the permittee resides.
-Maximum of four permits per calendar month, twelve per calendar year per resident (for each specific vehicle).
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