A. 
Whenever the city council determines that it is necessary to prohibit stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on certain highways or portions thereof at all or certain hours of the day in order to facilitate the movement of traffic or to eliminate hazardous conditions, the city council shall by resolution direct the city engineer to place appropriate signs or curb markings as designated in Section 10.24.020 on such highways or portions thereof.
B. 
Whenever the city council determines that the conditions because of which it was necessary to prohibit the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles at all or certain hours of the day as provided in subsection A of this section no longer exist, the city council shall by resolution remove the restriction or prohibition and direct the city engineer to remove the affected signs and curb markings from such highways or portion thereof.
C. 
Whenever the city manager determines that traffic congestion or traffic hazard of an emergency nature is likely to result from the operation, stopping, standing or parking of vehicles during the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings, or functions, or during the constructions, alteration, repair or improvement of any highway, or for any other reason, he or she may place or cause to be placed temporary signs restricting or prohibiting the operation, stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles during the existence of such emergency.
(Ord. 20 § 1, 1971; Ord. 111 § 1, 1975)
The city manager is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this chapter to place, and where required herein shall place, the following curb markings, street lines and signs to indicate parking or standing regulations as follows:
A. 
Curb markings shall have the meaning herein set forth:
1. 
Red. Red curb shall mean no stopping, standing or parking except as permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone;
2. 
Yellow. Yellow curb shall mean no stopping, standing or parking 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 minutes, nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty minutes;
3. 
White. White curb shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers, which shall not exceed three minutes;
4. 
Green. Green curb shall mean no standing or parking for longer than twenty minutes;
5. 
Blue. Blue curb shall mean stalls or spaces designated for the exclusive use of any vehicle which displays either a special identification license plate issued pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 5007, or a distinguishing placard issued pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22511.55 or 22511.59.
B. 
When there are no curbs, the city manager shall indicate the parking or standing regulations by installing, in lieu of curb markings, appropriate signs giving notice of such regulations.
C. 
White lines shall be marked upon streets and highways to designate parking spaces, and when so marked, vehicles shall be required to park wholly within such designated parking spaces.
D. 
In all instances where curb markings, street lines and signs are installed pursuant to this section, it is unlawful to park or let stand a motor vehicle upon a street or highway in contravention thereto.
When such parking space markings are placed, subject to other and more restrictive limitations, no vehicle shall be stopped, left standing, or parked other than within a single space unless the size and shape of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.
It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, in any driveway, aisle, walk or area other than entirely within a designated parking space or in any location or position across any line or marking designating a parking space.
(Ord. 20 § 2, 1971; Ord. 111 § 1, 1975; Ord. 113 § 1, 1975; Ord. 235, 1980; Ord. 496 § 2, 1993; Ord. 521 § 1, 1995)
No vehicle permitted to be parked, or left standing in a residential zone shall be parked, or left standing upon any residential zoned property except within an enclosed building, in an approved and legal carport, or upon an approved and legally designated driveway.
(Ord. 390 § 2, 1988)