Chapter 13, ARTICLE III: PARKING REGULATIONS
ARTICLE III: PARKING REGULATIONS
Section
Division 1: Generally
13.11 Authority to remove vehicles left standing more than 72 hours
13.12 Parking between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on certain designated streets; generally
13.12-1 Council may by resolution designate additional streets or withdraw streets from restriction
13.12-2 Vehicular traffic restricted in designated city parks
13.13 Seventy-two hour parking
13.13-1 Seventy-two hour parking limit at marina parking lot
13.14 Parking for repairs
13.15 Parking in alleys generally
13.16 Stopping in specified alleys; authority of Council
13.17 Obstructing driveways and the like
13.18 Parking near intersections
13.19 Angle parking on public streets
13.20 Taxicab stands and spaces for official cars
13.20-1 Authority of City Council to prohibit parking on certain streets
13.20-2 Valet parking zones
13.20-3 Parking for display of vehicles for sale
§ 13.11 AUTHORITY TO REMOVE VEHICLES LEFT STANDING MORE THAN 72 HOURS.
Any regularly employed and salaried office of the Department may remove a vehicle left standing for more than 72 consecutive hours, when the vehicle is in violation of any city ordinance regulating vehicular parking upon any street, alley or public way of whatever kind. (`61 Code, § 13.11) (Ord. 635, passed 6-19-1979; Am. Ord. 934, passed 6-18-2002) § 13.12 PARKING BETWEEN 2 A.M. AND 5 A.M. ON CERTAIN DESIGNATED STREETS; GENERALLY.
Any vehicle or part thereof shall not be parked or left standing between the hours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on any portion of the following named and designated streets:
(A) Main Street from Crittenden Street to the railroad underpass; (B) Walnut Street from Rio Street to Brickyard Creek Bridge; and Chapter 13, ARTICLE III: PARKING REGULATIONS
(C) Washington Street from Hickory Street to Oak Street. (`61 Code, § 13.12) (Ord. 240, passed 3-3-1947; Am. Ord. 401, passed 5-2-1961) § 13.12-1 COUNCIL MAY BY RESOLUTION DESIGNATE ADDITIONAL STREETS OR WITHDRAW STREETS FROM RESTRICTION.
The City Council may by resolution from time to time designate additional streets or parts of streets upon which the parking of vehicles will be restricted between the hours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. or by resolution withdraw streets from the restriction on parking imposed by this section. (`61 Code, § 13.12-1) (Ord. 401, passed 5-2-1961)
§ 13.12-2 VEHICULAR TRAFFIC RESTRICTED IN DESIGNATED CITY PARKS. (A) No vehicle, trailer, or part thereof shall be operated within or shall park at any location wthin the Dog Island Park or Forward Park between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. of the following day. (B) No vehicle, trailer, or part thereof shall be operated within or shall park at any location within the Samuel Ayer Park at any time.
(C) No vehicle, trailer, or part thereof shall park at any location within the boat ramp at River Park except in the designated parking spots at any time.
(`61 Code, § 13.12-2) (Ord. 563, passed 7-1-1975; Am. Ord. 566, passed 8-12-1975; Am. Ord. 611, passed 8-22-1978; Am. Ord. 631, passed 5-1-1979; Am. Ord. 1061, passed 9-7-2021; Am. Ord. 1066, passed 6-21- 2022)
§ 13.13 SEVENTY-TWO HOUR PARKING.
No vehicle or part thereof shall be stopped or left standing upon any street, alley or public way of whatever kind or description for a period of more than 72 consecutive hours. (`61 Code, § 13.13) (Ord. 240, passed 3-3-1947)
§ 13.13-1 SEVENTY-TWO HOUR PARKING LIMIT AT MARINA PARKING LOT.
No vehicle or trailer shall be parked at the marina parking lot for more than 72 consecutive hours. (`61 Code, § 13.13-1) (Ord. 531, passed 2-6-1973)
§ 13.14 PARKING FOR REPAIRS.
No vehicle undergoing repairs or which has been partially dismantled shall be left standing or stopped on any street, alley or public way of whatever kind or description during the hours between sundown and sunup next following.
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(`61 Code, § 13.14) (Ord. 240, passed 3-3-1947)
§ 13.15 PARKING IN ALLEYS GENERALLY.
No vehicle shall be stopped or left standing in any alley in a manner as to obstruct the free and uninterrupted ease of the alley.
(`61 Code, § 13.15) (Ord. 240, passed 3-3-1947)
§ 13.16 STOPPING IN SPECIFIED ALLEYS; AUTHORITY OF COUNCIL.
No vehicle shall be stopped or left standing at any time in any of the hereinafter described alleys, except only when operation of loading or unloading the same is actually in progress and the vehicle is attended at all times during the loading and unloading:
(A) The alley between and parallel to Main and Rio Streets, from Elm Street northerly to hickory Street; (B) The alley between and parallel to Washington and Main Streets, from Sycamore Street northerly to Union Street;
(C) The alley between and parallel to Jefferson and Washington Streets, from Pine Street northerly to Hickory Street;
(D) The alley between and parallel to Madison and Jefferson Streets, from Pine Street northerly to Hickory Street;
(E) When public necessity, convenience and safety require it the City Council may, by resolution, designate any alley in the city as one in which vehicles shall not be stopped or left standing, except only when the operation of loading or unloading the same is actually in progress and the vehicle is attended at all times during the loading and unloading;
(F) Whenever an alley is designated as one on which vehicles shall not be stopped or left standing as herein provided, whether by the specific terms of this section or by resolution of the City Council, it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to procure and cause to be erected at each entrance to any alley, appropriate signs indicating that it is an alley on which vehicles may not be stopped or left standing as provided in this section or resolution.
(`61 Code, § 13.16) (Ord. 254, passed 8-7-1950; Am. Ord. 335, passed 12-2-1957) § 13.17 OBSTRUCTING DRIVEWAYS AND THE LIKE.
No vehicle shall be parked or left standing in a manner as to obstruct the free passage to and from a private driveway or the free and uninterrupted use of any sidewalk or crosswalk. (`61 Code, § 13.17) (Ord. 240, passed 3-3-1947)
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§ 13.18 PARKING NEAR INTERSECTIONS.
No vehicle shall be parked or left standing within five feet of any intersection of streets nor within five feet of any intersection of an alley and a street, computing the distance from the extended property line, except as in this article otherwise specifically provided. (`61 Code, § 13.18) (Ord. 240, passed 3-3-1947)
§ 13.19 ANGLE PARKING ON PUBLIC STREETS.
(A) The city will by ordinance designate parts of the public streets as angle parking. Parking spaces shall be marked accordingly and each vehicle shall be parked within the lines of parking so established with the front bumper not more than 18 inches from the curb at its closest point. Vehicles exceeding 20 feet in overall length shall not park in angle parking spaces. (B) The following are locations where angle parking is permitted:
Elm Street The north side of the 200, 300, 400 and 500 blocks of Elm Street Grant Street The west side of the 1300 block of Grant Street Hickory Street The north side of the 200, 300, 400 and 500 blocks of Hickory Street Jefferson Street West side of the 400 and 500 blocks of Jefferson Street Jefferson Street The northerly 160 feet of the east side of the 700 block of Jefferson Street Jefferson Street The east side of the 800 block of Jefferson Street Madison Street The east side of the 800 block of Madison Street Pine Street The middle island of the 200, 300, 400 and 500 blocks of Pine Street Pine Street The north side of the 800 block of Pine Street beginning at Jackson Street and extending westerly 115 to the alley
Rio Street The west side of the 800 block of Rio Street from Hickory Street to the exit of Lot A River Park Way The south side of River Park Way from Main Street to Riverside Way Riverside Way The east side of Riverside Way from River Park Way to Willow Street Riverside Way The east side of Riverside Way from Willow Street to Ash Street Sycamore Street The south side of the 100 block and the 200 block east of the alley of Sycamore Street
Washington
Street
The east side of the 400 block of Washington Street
Washington
Street
The southerly 250 feet of the west side of the 700 block of Washington Street excluding crosswalk area
Washington
Street
The west side of the 800 block of Washington Street
(`61 Code, § 13.19) (Ord. 429, passed 12-3-1963; Am. Ord. 900, passed 1-5-1999; Am. Ord. 917, passed 8- 21-2001; Am. Ord. 942, passed 7-1-2003; Am. Ord. 943, passed 8-5-2003; Am. Ord. 962, passed 8-16- 2005; Am. Ord. 1034, passed 8-5-2014)
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§ 13.20 TAXICAB STANDS AND SPACES FOR OFFICIAL CARS.
(A) The City Council may, by resolution, from time to time designate parts of the public streets to be used exclusively for the parking of taxicabs operating in the city by consent of the City Council, official vehicles of the city bearing exempt license plates and official vehicles of other governmental jurisdictions bearing exempt license plates.
(B) Resolutions designating parts of the public streets to be used, as herein provided, shall not be effective until and unless appropriate signs designating and describing the area involved are installed. (`61 Code, § 13.20) (Ord. 386, passed 7-19-1960; Am. Ord. 394, passed 10-4-1960) § 13.20-1 AUTHORITY OF CITY COUNCIL TO PROHIBIT PARKING ON CERTAIN STREETS. (A) When necessity, convenience and safety require it, the City Council may by resolution, prohibit parking on any street or portion of any street in the city. The streets or portions of streets shall be signed accordingly.
(B) Any provision of this section which regulates traffic or delegates the regulation of traffic upon state highways in any way for which the approval of the California Department of Transportation is required by state law shall cease to be operative six months after receipt by the City Council of written notice of withdrawal of approval of the California Department of Transportation. (C) Whenever this section delegates authority to a city officer or authorizes action by the City Council to regulate traffic upon a state highway, in any way which by state law requires the prior approval of the California Department of Transportation, no officer shall exercise the authority nor shall the action by the City Council be effective with respect to any state highway without the prior approval in writing of the California Department of Transportation when and to the extent required by the State Vehicle Code. (`61 Code, § 13.20-1) (Ord. 458, passed 12-7-1965)
§ 13.20-2 VALET PARKING ZONES.
(A) The City Council may by resolution, upon written application by the owners and/or lessees of restaurants located within the city, designate portions of public streets as valet parking zones to be used by designated restaurants for valet parking.
(B) The resolution shall specify the name of the restaurant which shall make use of the valet parking, the location and number of valet parking spaces granted for each valet parking zone and shall further specify the time of day during which the spaces may be used as valet parking. (C) The valet parking spaces in each zone shall be designated by the placement of meter posts signs at each space indicating the time of day during which valet parking is permitted and allowing two-hour parking when the spaces are not authorized to be used as valet parking. (D) (1) The valet parking zones may be modified or terminated at any time upon resolution by the City Council and upon giving the applicant restaurant owner or lessee notice of the intent to modify or terminate the valet parking zones.
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(2) The notice shall be given at least 30 days prior to the City Council hearing on the resolution, shall give the time and place at which the resolution shall be heard by the City Council and shall indicate that the owner or lessee will be given a chance to be heard at that time. (`61 Code, § 13.20-2) (Ord. 763, passed 5-6-1986)
§ 13.20-3 PARKING FOR DISPLAY OF VEHICLES FOR SALE.
No person shall park a vehicle upon private property for the purposes of displaying the vehicle for sale without the consent of the owner of the property upon which the vehicle is located. (`61 Code, § 13.20-3) (Ord. 792, passed 2-16-1988)