The City Council may designate "No Parking" Zones on certain streets, or portions thereof in the manner provided herein:
(a) 
Designation by Resolution. Said designation shall be made by resolution of the City Council adopted pursuant to this Section.
(b) 
Establishment of Zones and Curb Painting. Any such resolution may establish such zones on certain streets, or portions thereof, during all or certain hours of the day. Whenever curbs are painted to indicate local parking regulations, the colors used shall be in compliance with Vehicle Code 21458.
(c) 
Removal of Vehicles Unlawfully Parked. It shall be unlawful to park, stop, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, in any "No Parking" Zones so established. Any such vehicle may be removed from the street at the direction of the police authority.
(d) 
More Restrictive Parking Prohibitions Prevail. Whenever such a "No Parking" Zone is established on a portion of a street subject to parking restrictions, the most restrictive parking prohibition shall prevail.
(e) 
"No Parking" Signs. Whenever any such "No Parking" Zone is established, said area(s) shall be identified by signs or markings giving notice thereof.
(f) 
Engineering Study Required. No "No Parking" Zones shall be established without a proper engineering study that indicates there is a technical safety reason for such restriction.
Exception: This requirement shall not apply to "No Parking" Zones established for special events subject to a Temporary Conditional Use Permit.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
The City Council may establish parking restrictions on certain streets, or portions thereof, in the manner provided herein.
(a) 
Designation by Resolution. Said parking restrictions shall be set forth in a resolution of the City Council adopted pursuant to this Section.
(b) 
Establishment of Parking Restrictions. Any such resolution may establish parking restrictions on certain streets, or portions thereof, during all or certain hours of the day.
(c) 
Street Sweeping Provisions. Any such parking restrictions established in order to facilitate the sweeping of streets shall be enforced in accordance with the restrictions set forth in the Vehicle Code.
(d) 
Parking, Stopping, or Leaving Vehicle Prohibited. It shall be unlawful to park, stop, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, on any street so designated, for a period of time longer than that permitted by said resolution.
(e) 
Two or More Parking Restrictions. Whenever two (2) or more parking time limitations are established over the same portion of a street, the more restrictive time limitation shall prevail.
(f) 
Signs Required. Whenever any such parking restrictions are established, the area(s) affected shall be identified by signs or markings giving notice thereof.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
The City Council may designate the location of angle parking on certain streets, or portions thereof, in the manner provided herein.
(a) 
Designation by Resolution. Said designation shall be made by resolution of the City Council adopted pursuant to this Section.
(b) 
Criteria for Designation. Any such resolution may establish angle parking on any specified street, or portion thereof, provided that such angle parking shall not be permitted upon any street where such parking would diminish the width of the roadway available for travel to less than twenty feet (20'), nor upon any street which is a continuation of a County truck line highway or a State highway unless a clear width of forty feet (40') is left for the movement of vehicles when angle parking is permitted, nor shall any vehicle be permitted to park in any manner as to reduce the width of the roadway available to travel to less than twenty feet (20'), nor upon any State highway unless the surfaced roadway between curbs is more than sixty-five feet (65') in width.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
No person shall park any vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such a manner or such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet (10') of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
The Traffic Engineer shall place and maintain parking space markings in those areas where parking restrictions have been established in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. 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.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
Parking spaces may be reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles displaying proper disabled persons' exemption identification as defined in the Vehicle Code. The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to locate and establish such reserved spaces in public parking lots and in curb side parking areas as may be reasonably necessary to meet the needs of the disabled. Whenever any handicapped parking spaces are so designated, said spaces shall be identified by signs or markings giving notice thereof in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
The City Council may designate the location of loading zones on certain streets in the manner provided herein.
(a) 
Designation by Resolution. Said designation shall be made by resolution of the City Council adopted pursuant to this Section.
(b) 
Exemption From Other Parking Restrictions. Whenever such a zone is established on any street subject to any parking prohibition or restriction established pursuant to this Chapter, said parking prohibitions or restrictions shall not apply to said loading zone.
(c) 
Time Limit. It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park or stop such vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided, however, no stop for the loading or unloading of passengers shall be made for more than three (3) minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials for more than twenty (20) minutes in any loading zone so established.
(d) 
Signs Required. Whenever any such loading zone is established, the area(s) affected shall be identified by signs or markings giving notice thereof.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to establish bus zones opposite curb space for the loading and unloading of buses or common carriers of passengers and to determine the location thereof, when such zones are found by him to be necessary and will not cause a safety hazard. Whenever such a zone is established on any street subject to any parking prohibition established pursuant to this Chapter, said parking prohibition shall not apply to buses. Whenever such a zone is established, the area affected shall be identified by signs or markings giving notice thereof. No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except a bus in a bus zone.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
Any parking regulation, restriction or prohibition set forth in this Chapter may be applied to any off-street publicly-owned parking lot or facility.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
It shall be unlawful to park, stop, or leave standing any vehicle upon any City street right-of-way for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours. Any such vehicle may be removed from the street at the direction of the police authority in the manner prescribed in and subject to the requirements of the Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.36.110 herein, no person shall park, stop or leave standing, upon any public street or highway in the City for a period longer than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours any vehicle incapable of being lawfully operated on the public highways.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the regulations of this Section govern parking of recreational vehicles.
(a) 
Purpose. The City's recreational vehicle parking regulations help minimize the problems associated with parking recreational vehicles on public and private streets and property, while still affording owners of such vehicles temporary parking privileges for purposes of loading, unloading and undertaking interior maintenance and washing of such recreational vehicles. Problems associated with recreational vehicle parking include:
(1) 
Driving sight obstructions;
(2) 
Interference with mail delivery;
(3) 
Health and safety concerns associated with camping or habitation in vehicles;
(4) 
Viewshed obstructions and neighborhood aesthetic concerns.
(b) 
Application. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, this Section governs the parking of recreational vehicles in the City. If there is any conflict with any provision in any other part of this Code, the provisions in this Section govern.
(c) 
Definition of Recreational Vehicle.
(1) 
Generally.
(A) 
"Recreational vehicle" or "RV" means a vehicle designed as a structure capable of human habitation; a boat; or a trailer used for the transport of other vehicles that are used for the purpose of recreation. "Trailer" is defined as a vehicle designed for carrying persons or property on its own structure and for being drawn by another motor vehicle.
(B) 
Exception. A van or pickup truck that: (1) has an attached utility camper shell that is not designed for camping or human habitation; and (2) is used primarily for transportation is excluded from this definition.
(2) 
Examples. For the purposes of this Chapter, the following vehicles, among others, are considered recreational vehicles:
(A) 
Camp trailer, per California Vehicle Code Section 242;
(B) 
Fifth-wheel travel trailer, per California Vehicle Code Section 324;
(C) 
House car, per California Vehicle Code Section 362;
(D) 
Trailer coach, per California Vehicle Code Section 635;
(E) 
Mobile home, per California Vehicle Code Section 396;
(F) 
Boat or boat trailer;
(G) 
Trailers used for the transport of equipment, vehicles, or animals that are used for the purpose of recreation;
(H) 
Recreational vehicle, per California Health and Safety Code Section 18010.
(d) 
Restrictions. Parking, storage, and use of recreational vehicles is restricted.
(1) 
Parking and Storage.
(A) 
Generally. The parking or storage of any RV on a public or private street or property is prohibited unless the vehicle is located entirely within a fully enclosed structure that is approved by the City's Design Review Committee.
(B) 
Exceptions. The general rule in subsection (d)(1)(A) above does not apply in the following three situations:
(i) 
HOA Allowance. Subsection (d)(1)(A) above does not apply to a residential property or private street that is part of a common interest development ("CID") to the extent that each homeowners' association with jurisdiction over the CID has an express statement in its CC&Rs that allows recreational vehicles to be parked within the CID.
(ii) 
Short-Term Parking. Short-term parking (two (2) hour maximum) in a public parking lot or in a legal street parking space is permitted when patronizing a business or visiting a park in the City. After two (2) hours have elapsed at any one (1) location or combination of locations within the City, the vehicle must relocate outside City limits for a minimum of forty-eight (48) consecutive hours.
(iii) 
Loading and Unloading; Twice a Week Max. An RV may be parked within the City for a maximum of twenty-four (24) hours on public or private streets and a maximum of forty-eight (48) hours on private lots for loading and unloading purposes. No more than two (2) periods under this paragraph are allowed in any seven (7) day period for the same residence or RV.
(C) 
Regulations.
(i) 
Except as expressly provided in this Chapter, RV parking on public and private streets under this subsection (d) is only allowed abutting the RV owner's property. Nothing in this chapter authorizes parking a vehicle in a location or manner that is otherwise prohibited by this Code or by the California Vehicle Code.
(ii) 
RV parking on private lots is restricted to legal driveways or that portion of the lot area where a legal garage is or can be constructed.
(iii) 
No other activity except loading or unloading of an RV is allowed while the RV is parked on a public or private street. Washing the RV or minor interior maintenance may only be performed in the area defined by subsection (d)(1)(C)(ii) above.
(iv) 
No person may route electrical cords, extension cords, hoses, cables, or other items on or across City sidewalks or parkways from any property to an RV parked on a public or private street at any time.
(v) 
No person may make a sewer connection with an RV or dump waste from an RV onto public or private streets or lots. Violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor and subject to the fine amount listed in Section 1.20.030(d)(2)1.20.030(d)(2).
(2) 
Overnight Use.
(A) 
Generally. No person shall camp overnight within any recreational vehicle.
(B) 
Exception. The prohibition in subparagraph (d)(2)(A) above does not apply to a resident who has been granted an Emergency Use Permit in response to an emergency situation. The City may issue an Emergency Use Permit under this paragraph for overnight camping within a recreational vehicle if the resident's primary residential structure has been deemed unsafe for human habitation due to an emergency situation. Examples of emergency situations include, but are not limited to, mudslides, floods, fires, earthquakes, wind damage, long-term power outages, or as otherwise determined by the Director of Community Development.
(e) 
Violations.
(1) 
One (1) courtesy notice will be issued to the recreational vehicle owner for the first violation of this Code. All subsequent violations of the recreational vehicle parking requirements by the same owner or involving the same vehicle shall be citable infractions. The City may issue administrative citations in accordance with Section 1.20.030(d)(1)1.20.030(d)(1).
(2) 
An owner who receives three administrative citations within a twelve (12) month period forfeits the privilege of parking a recreational vehicle on city streets for a one (1) year period, beginning on the date of the third citation.
(f) 
Procedures for contesting administrative citation. If a recreational vehicle owner is cited for violating this Chapter, the owner or person in control of the recreational vehicle may appeal the administrative citation in accordance with Section 1.20.070.
(Ord. 737 § 3, 2022; Ord. 750 § 3, 2023)
No person shall camp overnight, in any recreational vehicle, camper, trailer coach or vehicle of any type, within the City of Indian Wells.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992; Ord. 447 § 1, 1999)
When deemed warranted by special circumstances, the police authority may temporarily suspend parking regulations, restrictions or prohibitions established pursuant to this Chapter.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)