[1]
Editor's Note: For State law as to parking, standing and
stopping generally, see Veh. C.A., §§22500 to 22521.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 11, § 1; 1958 Code § 20.53]
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 chapter 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 of the State,
or of this Code or other ordinances of the City, prohibiting or limiting
the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified
times.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 11, § 2; 1958 Code § 20.54;
amended 9-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-07]
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any parkway,
except that:
a.
A person may stop, stand, or park a vehicle within the parkway on
the north side of Washington Avenue, from Pierce Street to Gateview
Avenue and from Polk Street to Cerrito Street, as so marked or designated,
in order to leave a clear pedestrian path on the sidewalk on the south
side of Washington Avenue and maintain sufficient roadway width for
emergency vehicle access.
[Ord. #58-016, Art.11, § 3; 1958 Code § 20.55]
No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal
purpose of:
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 11, § 4; Ord. #65-011, § 1;
1958 Code § 20.56]
a.
Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may
be stopped or parked within eighteen (18") inches of the left-hand
curb facing in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way
street, unless signs are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.
b.
In the event a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways
and traffic is restrictive to one (1) direction upon any such roadway,
no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of
such one-way roadway, unless signs are in place permitting such standing
or parking.
c.
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to determine when standing
or parking shall be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any one-way
street or when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand
side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two (2) or more separate
roadways and shall erect signs giving notice thereof.
d.
The requirement of parallel parking shall not apply in the event
any commercial vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading
or unloading freight or goods, in which case, that vehicle may be
backed up to the curb; provided, that such vehicle does not extend
beyond the center line of the street and does not block traffic thereby.
e.
When signs or markings are in place indicating parallel parking as
herein provided, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than
in the space so marked or designated and in such a manner that the
vehicle be within eighteen (18") inches of the curb, adjacent to such
marked or designated parking spaces.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 11, § 5; 1958 Code § 20.57]
a.
Whenever any resolution or ordinance of the City designates and describes
any street, or portion thereof, upon which angle parking shall be
permitted, the City Traffic Engineer shall mark or sign such street
indicating the angle at which vehicles shall be parked.
b.
When signs or markings are in place indicating angle parking as herein
provided, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the
angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or
markings.
[1]
Editor's Note: For State law as to power of local authorities
to permit angle parking, see Veh. C., §22503.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 11, § 6; 1958 Code § 20.58]
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 indicating no parking upon that side
of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park
a vehicle in any such designated place.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 11, § 7; 1958 Code § 20.59]
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 (20') feet, or upon one (1) side of
a street as indicated by such signs or markings, when the width of
the roadway does not exceed thirty (30') feet.
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. #58-016, Art. 11, § 8; 1958 Code § 20.60]
No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended
on a highway when upon any grade exceeding three (3%) percent within
any business or residential district, without blocking the wheels
of such vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means.
[1]
Editor's Note. For State law as to local regulation of parking
on hills, see Veh. C., § 22509.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 11, § 9; 1958 Code § 20.61]
No person shall park a vehicle in a private driveway or on private
property without the direct or implied consent of the owner or person
in lawful possession of such driveway or property.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 11, § 10; 1958 Code § 20.62]
a.
Whenever the Chief of Police shall determine that the orderly, efficient
conduct of the City's business requires that parking or standing of
vehicles on City property be prohibited, limited or restricted, the
Chief of Police shall have the power and authority to order signs
to be erected or posted indicating that the parking of vehicles is
thus prohibited, limited or restricted.
b.
When signs authorized by the provisions of this subsection are in
place, giving notice thereof, no person shall park or stand any vehicle
contrary to the directions or provisions of such signs.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 11, § 11; 1958 Code § 20.63]
In order to prevent flooding of adjacent property, the City
Traffic Engineer shall designate established no-parking zones by placing
and maintaining appropriate signs indicating that parking of vehicles
is prohibited and indicating the hours and days when parking is prohibited.
During the hours and on the days designated on the signs, it
shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park such vehicle
on any of the streets, or parts of streets, established by resolution
of the Council as such no-parking zones.
[Ord. #533, § 20; 1958 Code § 20.64]
No person shall place, put, leave or park any vehicle of any
kind upon any part of any street that is under construction or repair,
in any manner so that it might or does become a hindrance or obstruction
to the proper prosecution of the work.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 11, § 12; 1958 Code § 20.65]
The City Traffic Engineer shall appropriately sign or mark at
any place where the City Traffic Engineer determines that it is necessary
in order to eliminate dangerous traffic hazards, so that stopping,
standing or parking a vehicle shall be prohibited.
[Ord. #2015-02]
a.
As used in this subsection 9-10.14, the term "Waterfront Areas" shall include but not be limited to those public areas west of the freeway which lie between Albany's northern and southern boundaries.
b.
Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may
be stopped or parked in a west-bound direction within eighteen inches
(18") of the curb line along the north side of the Buchanan Street
extension west of the freeway in locations designated as parallel
parking spaces.
c.
Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, angle or perpendicular
stopping or parking is permitted in locations designated as angle
or perpendicular parking spaces adjacent to the Buchanan Street extension
west of the freeway.
d.
Stopping or parking of vehicles within Waterfront Areas shall be
subject to a time limit of two hours.
e.
Stopping or parking of vehicles within Waterfront Areas is prohibited
during the hours between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
f.
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to install appropriate improvements,
markings, striping and signage to designate locations within Waterfront
Areas where parallel, angle or perpendicular parking is permitted
and to post appropriate signage notifying the public of the two-hour
time limit and the prohibition on stopping or parking during the hours
between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 11, § 14; 1958 Code § 20.67]
a.
Whenever the Chief of Police 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 Chief
of Police shall have the 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
Chief of Police 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 Chief of Police shall cause such signs to
be removed promptly thereafter.
b.
When signs authorized by the provisions of this subsection 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. #58-016, Art. 11, § 15; 1958 Code § 20.68]
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 during the time specified
in Section 618 of the Vehicle Code of the State 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 Highway Patrol of the State.
When any vehicle above mentioned or any trailer or semitrailer is
disabled upon any street or highway outside of any business or residence
district within the City and upon which street or highway there is
insufficient street lighting to reveal a vehicle at a distance of
two hundred (200') feet during any time mentioned in Section 618 of
the Vehicle Code of the State, a warning signal of the character indicated
above shall be immediately placed at a distance of approximately one
hundred (100') feet in advance of, and one hundred (100') feet to
the rear of, such disabled vehicle by the driver thereof. The continuous
flashing of at least four (4) approved type 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 subsection until the devices mentioned above can be placed
in the required locations. The warning signals herein mentioned shall
be displayed continuously during the times mentioned in Section 618
of the Vehicle Code of the State while such vehicle remains disabled
upon such street or highway.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 12, § 2; Ord. #70-06, § 1;
Ord. #71-03, § 1; Ord. #78-012; 1958 Code § 20.70;
Ord. #86-06, § 2]
a.
The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions
and limitations of this chapter, to place, and when required herein
shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing
regulations, and such curb markings shall have the meanings as herein
set forth.
1.
Red. Shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time, except
as permitted by the Vehicle Code of the State, and except that a bus
may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.
2.
Yellow. Shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time between
7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays for
any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials;
provided, that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume
more than three (3) minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials
more than twenty (20) minutes.
3.
White. Shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose,
other than the loading or unloading of passengers or for the purpose
of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed
three (3) minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between 7:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays and except
as follows:
4.
Green. Shall mean no standing or parking for longer than twenty (20)
minutes during the time and days that are posted and marked by suitable
signs giving notice of the parking limitations. The time limit may
be shortened to less than twenty (20) minutes at the direction of
the Traffic Engineer so long as the limits are posted and marked by
suitable signs.
5.
Blue. Shall mean disabled persons' parking only; the locations and
time restrictions shall be set forth by resolution of the City Council.
No person shall park or stand any vehicle in a disabled persons' parking
zone (blue curb), unless the vehicle bears a special license or displays
a special placard, issued under the provisions of Section 9105 or
Section 22511.5 of the California Vehicle Code.
b.
When the City Traffic Engineer as authorized under this chapter,
has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand
or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation
of any of the provisions of this subsection.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 13, § 1; 1958 Code § 20.78;
Ord. #04-06, § 1]
When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no
person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle within a business district
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays
and holidays for a period of time longer than ninety (90) minutes.
[Ord. #80-06; 1958 Code § 20.79]
When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no
person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle on any of the streets
enumerated for a period of time longer than the time posted on the
sign. The City Council, by resolution, may designate the time periods
during which and the streets on which there shall be limited parking.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 13, § 3; 1958 Code § 20.80]
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall
park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets designated by resolution
of the City Council as streets where no parking is permitted.
[1]
Editor's Note: For State law as to power of cities to prohibit
parking, see Veh. C.A., § 459.8.
[Ord. #67-013, § 1; Ord. #71-01, § 1;
1958 Code § 20.80A; Ord. #2010-02, § 1]
a.
Parking Prohibitions. Except as provided herein, no person shall park any oversized vehicle as defined in subsection 9-1.1 on any public street or highway within the City. Further, no dolly or trailer not connected to a towing vehicle shall at any time be parked or left standing on any public street or highway within the City.
b.
Exemptions. This subsection shall not apply in the following situations:
1.
Any resident with a permit issued by the City of Albany Police Department
whose oversized recreational vehicle or trailer is parked for a period
not to exceed forty-eight (48) consecutive hours in front of his or
her residence for the purpose of loading or unloading before or after
a trip. The term "trip" does not refer to daily use of the vehicle
but instead refers to an extended overnight use of the vehicle which
requires additional time to prepare the vehicle. The term loading
or unloading means the packing of food, clothing and supplies, and
preparing the vehicle's refrigeration, and unpacking the vehicle after
the trip.
2.
Vehicles actively being used in repairs to public facilities.
3.
Any bona fide guest of a resident who has secured a permit for the
parking of an oversized recreational vehicle from the City. A permit
not to exceed three (3) days will be issued if:
4.
Any person who is actually engaged in making emergency repairs thereon.
5.
Any oversized vehicle making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares
and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on a
public street or delivering materials to be used in the actual and
bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building
or structure upon a street or highway for which a building permit
has previously been obtained.
6.
Any oversized vehicle used for the movement of commercial or residential
property, (i.e., moving trucks or vans), while making pickups or deliveries
of property and/or valuables.
7.
Any oversized vehicle or trailer designed and used for the hauling
of special purpose equipment while such equipment is being operated
in an area immediately adjacent to the location of the parked oversized
vehicle or trailer.
8.
Any person living in Albany before July 1, 2010 who owns an oversized
recreational vehicle before July 1, 2010 is authorized to park his/her
oversized recreational vehicle on the public street or highway on
his/her block of residence. Only one (1) oversized recreational vehicle
per household is excepted under the provisions of this section. This
"Albany Resident" exception will expire on July 1, 2015.
Any Albany resident seeking an exception under the provisions
of this section bears the burden of proof in establishing said residency
and ownership.
9.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles owned
by the City or used by agents of the City, or any public agency while
engaged in the legitimate activity of said agency.
10.
Any commercially manufactured motor vehicle designed and equipped
primarily for the safe and efficient day-to-day transportation needs
of disabled persons.
11.
The Chief of Police may consider authorizing other exemptions on
a case by case basis.
c.
No Exception. The exceptions listed in this subsection shall not
apply to any oversized vehicle, oversized recreational vehicle or
trailer parked within one hundred (100') feet from the street corner
or in such a manner as to obstruct and prevent free use of sidewalks.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 13, § 4; 1958 Code § 20.81]
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to install and maintain
parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbs
where authorized parking is permitted.
[Ord. #85-07; 1958 Code § 20.81A; amended 9-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-07]
The operator of a motor vehicle shall park a vehicle entirely
within the designated or lined pavement markings for diagonal or parallel
parking spaces. The operator of a motor vehicle shall park a vehicle
entirely within the marked or designated pavement marking(s) on Washington
Avenue between Pierce Street and Cerrito Street. Any person who fails
to park within such designated spaces or areas shall be subject to
citation for a violation of this subsection.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 13, § 5; 1958 Code § 20.82]
The Chief of Police is authorized temporarily to suspend the
restrictions contained in this section for the purpose of allowing
construction or repair work to be expedited.
[Ord. #60-012, § 1; 1958 Code § 20.82A]
It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with or obstruct
in any way any Police Officer or other Officer or employee of the
City in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
The removal, obliteration, or concealment of any chalk mark
or other distinguishing mark used by any Police Officer or other employee
or Officer of the City in connection with the enforcement of the parking
regulations of this chapter shall constitute such interference or
obstruction.
[Ord. #58-016, Art. 12, § 9; 1958 Code § 20.77]
When the City Traffic Engineer shall determine that the establishment
of a bicycle parking zone is reasonably necessary or desirable for
the regulation of traffic or to provide facilities for the temporary
parking of bicycles being operated upon the public streets, or to
safeguard life or property, he is hereby authorized to set aside a
space on the street not more than thirty-six (36') feet in length
for the parking of bicycles during such hours of such days as are
found by him to be best suited for the accomplishment of the purposes
set forth in this subsection. When a bicycle parking zone is so established,
the Traffic Engineer shall cause appropriate signs to be posted thereat
during such hours, giving notice that parking of other vehicles is
prohibited. No person shall stop, stand or park any other vehicle
in front of such zone while such signs are in place.
[Ord. #2018-06, § 2]
No person shall park any non-electric vehicle in a parking space
that is designated as an electric vehicle charging space. Further,
no person shall park an electric vehicle in an electric vehicle charging
space when not performing active charging. No person shall park an
electric vehicle in an electric vehicle charging space beyond the
days and hours specified. The City Manager or his/her designee shall
designate the location, days, and hours when electric vehicle parking
is regulated by this section. The amount of the fine for violation
of any of the provisions in this section shall be established in the
Master Fee Schedule. The Police Department may remove and impound
any vehicle that is in violation of any of the provisions in this
section.
