For purposes of this article, "vehicle" shall mean any truck, trailer, camper, motor van, house car, passenger automobile or other vehicle licensed to be driven or towed upon a public street or highway.
(Ord. No. 77-9, § 2, 2-22-77; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or other entity to park other than city-owned or operated vehicles on city-owned property posted with signs as herein provided.
(Ord. No. 77-9, § 2, 2-22-77; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
Section 10-215 shall not apply to persons having legitimate city business to conduct at said premises, vehicles belonging to persons attending city council, planning or traffic commission meetings, or departmental seminars, vehicles belonging to city officers and employees, or to any vehicle actively engaged in loading or unloading goods or merchandise, or any vehicle undergoing emergency repairs, or to any wrecker or similar vehicle actively engaged in the repair or construction of improvements on municipal parking facilities.
(Ord. No. 77-9, § 2, 2-22-77; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
Vehicles not falling within the previous section which are parked upon city-owned property on weekends, or during the hours of 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. on weekdays, when no evening meetings as described in section 10-216 above are being held, shall be presumed to be illegally parked.
(Ord. No. 77-9, § 2, 2-22-77; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
Signs designating restricted parking and bearing the legend "parking for city business only," pursuant to this article, shall be posted on such municipal property as otherwise provided by law.
(Ord. No. 77-9, § 2, 2-22-77; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
Violations herein shall be punishable under section 1-33 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code.
(Ord. No. 77-9, § 2, 2-22-77; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
Any regularly employed and salaried police officer, police cadet, or any non-safety city employee empowered to issue citations pursuant to section 1-33.1 of this Code and implementing resolutions of the city council, is authorized to enforce the provisions of this article. Vehicles found parked in violation of this article may be cited or removed in accordance with the provisions of section 10-69.
(Ord. No. 77-9, § 2, 2-22-77; Ord. No. 80-13, § 1, 8-18-80; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)