When authorized signs have been posted pursuant to resolution of the city council and are in place giving notice of restrictions, it is unlawful and an infraction for any person to park any vehicle on any public street or alley so restricted, unless a parking permit therefor has been issued by the city as provided for in this article. This restriction shall not apply to police vehicles or other authorized emergency vehicles and/or city-owned vehicles when used for official business, or to service vehicles, clearly marked as such, while the owner or operator of the vehicle is providing a service to a residence located in that residential permit parking zone.
(Ord. No. 16-02, § 1, 1-19-16; Ord. No. 22-04, § 1, 7-19-22)
Except for emergency permits and as otherwise provided for in section 10-221.2, parking permits may be issued only to residents of those areas where parking has been limited or prohibited pursuant to this article as a residential permit parking zone.
(Ord. No. 16-02, § 1, 1-19-16; Ord. No. 22-04, § 1, 7-19-22; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
(a) 
Residential parking permits.
(1) 
Except as otherwise provided for in this article, a resident of a dwelling unit within an area that has been designated as a residential permit parking zone may be issued one parking permit per eligible driver by filing an application therefore with the public services department pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(2) 
A motor vehicle that has been issued a parking permit for a residential parking zone shall be permitted to stand and/or park in that zone without being limited by the parking restrictions established pursuant to this article.
(3) 
The maximum number of residential parking permits that shall be authorized to any one dwelling unit shall be four.
(b) 
Guest parking permits.
(1) 
Each resident parking permit holder may apply for temporary guest parking permits for use by their guests in the parking zone where the permit holder resides by submitting an application therefore to the public services department.
(2) 
A parking permit holder may receive up to a maximum of 100 guest parking permits per year per dwelling unit, which must be displayed by guests of such permit holder.
(c) 
Residential permit parking policy. The city council, the city manager and/or designee may adopt policies and/or administrative regulations to implement this article, including, but not limited to, the establishment of residential permit parking zones and the criteria for the issuance, denial, revocation, duration and/or number of permits.
(Ord. No. 16-02, § 1, 1-19-16; Ord. No. 22-04, § 1, 7-19-22; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
Words and phrases not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Title 10, Title 1 and Title 13.
Director
means the director of the public works department or their designee.
Eligible driver
means a licensed driver identified as the registered owner of a currently registered vehicle who resides in a dwelling unit within an area that has been designated as a residential permit parking zone.
Permit
means a residential parking permit issued by the director pursuant to the provisions of this article.
Residential permit parking policy or policy
means the residential permit parking policy and/or administrative regulations adopted by the city to implement this article pursuant to section 10-221.2(c).
Residential permit parking zone or zone
means a contiguous area within the city comprised of one or more streets and/or alleys that have been designated for parking by residents of that area only pursuant to this article.
(Ord. No. 22-04, § 1, 7-19-22; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
(a) 
To be issued a residential parking permit, each eligible driver shall provide the following to the public works department:
(1) 
The applicant's full, true name and home address, and proof of residence;
(2) 
The applicant's driver license;
(3) 
A valid and current vehicle registration and license plate number of the vehicle for which a permit is sought;
(4) 
The applicable fee; and
(5) 
Such other information set forth in the policy.
(b) 
Staff shall issue a temporary permit to an eligible driver for a rented or borrowed registered vehicle where the eligible driver residing in a residential permit parking zone, demonstrates their own vehicle is unavailable for that driver's use for a temporary period. Such permits will expire upon the return to use of the originally permitted vehicle or its replacement.
(c) 
Permits will not be issued for commercial vehicles that are registered to business addresses.
(d) 
The denial, suspension and/or revocation of a residential parking permit and/or eligibility therefore by the director pursuant to this article may be appealed to the Planning Commission pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter IX of this Code.
(e) 
Each type of permit applied for and/or renewed pursuant to this article shall be subject to a fee or fees as established by the city council.
(Ord. No. 16-02, § 1, 1-19-16; Ord. No. 22-04, § 1, 7-19-22; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
(a) 
Residential parking permits shall be valid for one year, unless earlier revoked or terminated, provided however that a permit shall automatically terminate when the permit holder ceases to reside in the designated residential permit parking zone.
(b) 
No residential parking permit issued pursuant to this article shall be transferable from the permit holder to any other person, nor from one vehicle to another.
(c) 
Nothing in this article, nor any permit issued pursuant thereto, shall authorize a violation of section 10185.
(d) 
The city council may establish by resolution an expiration date for all outstanding residential and guest parking permits if the city council determines that an unacceptable number of permits are being used by nonresidents of the designated permit-parking zone or that permits are being used in a manner inconsistent with and/or in violation of the purposes of this article.
(Ord. No. 16-02, § 1, 1-19-16; Ord. No. 22-04, § 1, 7-19-22; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
(a) 
Parking a vehicle in violation of this article shall be an infraction.
(b) 
It shall be a violation of this article and an infraction for any person to falsely represent themself as eligible for a residential parking permit or to furnish false information in an application therefor.
(c) 
It shall be a violation of this article and an infraction for any person issued a residential parking permit pursuant to this article to allow the use of such permit for a motor vehicle other than that for which the permit was issued. Any person who so uses a residential parking permit on a motor vehicle other than that for which it was issued is likewise guilty of a violation of this article, and an infraction.
(d) 
It shall be a violation of this article and an infraction for any person to copy, produce, or otherwise bring into existence a facsimile or counterfeit parking permit. Any person who knowingly uses a facsimile or counterfeit parking permit, with intent to evade prohibitions or limitations on parking in a designated permit-parking area, is likewise guilty of a violation of this article, and an infraction.
(e) 
It shall be a violation of this article and an infraction for any person to sell to, transfer to, or exchange a parking permit with any other person except as provided for in this article.
(f) 
In addition to any other penalties under this article, the director may revoke, cancel or suspend a permit and/or eligibility therefore based upon a violation of subsection (b), (c), (d) and/or (e) above.
(Ord. No. 16-02, § 1, 1-19-16; Ord. No. 22-04, § 1, 7-19-22; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
When authorized signs have been posted and are in place giving notice of restrictions as provided in this article, it is unlawful and an infraction for any person to park or leave parked a vehicle within an area designated for parking by permit during the times when such parking is prohibited, other than a vehicle that has been issued a valid permit or exempted pursuant to section 10-221.
(Ord. No. 89-30, § 2, 12-4-89; Ord. No. 22-04, § 1, 7-19-22; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)
Any regularly employed and salaried police officer or 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 sections 10-221.5 through 10-224 by issuing infraction citations.
(Ord. No. 89-30, § 3, 12-4-89; Ord. No. 22-04, § 1, 7-19-22; Ord. No. 2024-09, 7/16/2024)