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:
(G) Trailers used for the transport of equipment, vehicles, or animals
that are used for the purpose of recreation;
(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)