For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and terms shall
be defined as follows:
means any area within the city which is not located upon
a street, and which is either owned or leased by the city and devoted
to the use for parking of vehicles where such parking is controlled,
regulated and inspected with the aid of timing devices and meters,
herein referred to as "parking meters" or "meters";
means that portion of a street between the regularly established
curb lines;
means that portion of a street between the curb lines and
adjacent property lines;
means every way set apart for public travel, except alleyways,
bridle paths and footpaths;
means a device by which any person or property may be propelled,
moved, or drawn upon a highway.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
The provisions of this chapter and the sections thereof, insofar
as the same pertain to parking on any state highway within this city,
shall cease to be effective or operative for any purpose at the expiration
of six months after receipt by the city of written notice of withdrawal
of approval thereof by the California Department of Transportation.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
On-street parking meter zones and the rate fees for use of the
parking meters in said zones shall be established by resolution of
the city council.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1423 § 1, 2003; Ord. 1428 § 1, 2003; Ord. 1452 § 1, 2005; Ord.
1490 § 1, 2008)
Off-street parking meter zones and the rate fees for use of
the parking meters in said zones shall be established by resolution
of the city council.
(Ord 1081 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1423 § 2, 2003; Ord. 1441, 2004; Ord. 1471, 2007; Ord. 1490 § 2, 2008)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any person
may park a vehicle at specified parking spaces in the city of Laguna
Beach without the necessity of depositing coins in the meters installed
for such space, provided said vehicle bears a sticker issued by the
city authorizing said vehicle to park in said space without the necessity
of depositing such coins. Rules and regulations relating to the issuance
and use of such stickers shall be adopted by resolution of the city
council. Such rules and regulations when adopted shall make reference
to this section and shall be deemed incorporated herein as if set
forth herein at length.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1490 § 3, 2008)
Parking meters installed pursuant to this chapter shall be installed
upon the curb immediately adjacent to the individual parking spaces
hereinafter described. Parking meters may also be installed to serve
multiple parking spaces with signs giving notice of the existence
and locations of such parking meters.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1490 § 4, 2008)
Signs shall be maintained indicating the type of meter installed
at the various areas within the city and the days and hours during
which the parking meters are in operation. Such signs may either be
on separate sign posts, painted on the curbs, or fastened onto the
parking meters.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
Lines or markings shall be painted upon the curb or pavement
for each space regulated by a parking meter. Each vehicle parked within
any parking meter zone shall be parked within such lines or markings.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1490 § 5, 2008)
It is unlawful to park any vehicle across any lines or markings
or to park a vehicle in such a position that it shall not be entirely
within the space designated by such lines or markings.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
The city council, by resolution, shall establish and may from
time to time modify and amend the requirements pertaining to time
limit, types of meters, and the depositing of coins therein within
the city.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
It is unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer
any vehicle registered in his name, or operated or controlled by him,
to be upon any street or off-street parking area in a space adjacent
to which a parking meter is installed, for a longer period of time
than the time limit indicated on such parking meter between the hours
of any day, including Sundays and legal holidays, as established by
resolution of the city council; provided, however, that the city council
may from time to time, by resolution, regulate the hours and days
during and upon which, parking meters shall be operated.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
It is unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer
any vehicle registered in his or her name, or operated or controlled
by him or her, to be upon any street or off-street parking area in
a space for which a parking meter is installed at any time during
which the meter is showing a signal or otherwise indicating that it
is expired and that such space is illegally in use, between the hours
of any day, including Sundays and legal holidays, as established by
resolution of the city council; provided, however, that the city council
may from time to time, by resolution regulate the hours and days during
and upon which, parking meters shall be operated.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1490 § 6, 2008)
It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to open, for any
person to deface, injure, tamper with, or wilfully break, destroy,
impair the usefulness of, or tamper with any parking meter installed
pursuant to this chapter. Such prohibited tampering shall include,
but is not limited to, depositing or causing to be deposited any slug,
device or metallic object as a substitute for a coin of the United
States. A violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
It is unlawful to hitch any animal to a parking meter installed
pursuant to this chapter.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
It is the duty of the city manager or his/her designee, under
the direction of the city council, to keep account of all violations
of this chapter.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
An account of and report the number of each parking meter which
indicates that the vehicle occupying the parking space adjacent to
such parking meter is or has been parked in violation of any of the
provisions of this chapter, the date and hour of the violation, the
make and the state license number of the vehicle, and any other facts
a knowledge of which is necessary to a thorough understanding of the
circumstances attending the violation shall be recorded.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
A notice stating that it has been parked in violation of this
chapter, and instructing the owner or operator to contact the Laguna
Beach police department to post bail or arrange a date to contest
such notice of violation before a judge or magistrate of the South
Orange County municipal district, shall be attached to an illegally
parked vehicle.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
The judge may authorize as his deputy to accept the payments,
hereinabove in this chapter mentioned, the city manager or his/her
designee.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
It shall be the duty of the city manager or his/her designee
to make regular collections of the money deposited in the parking
meters and to deliver the money to the director of finance, whose
duty it shall be to receive all moneys deposited in and collected
from parking meters and count the same and prepare the same for deposit
with the city treasurer, and to keep an accurate account and record
of all moneys so received, counted and deposited.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
Each person making the collections from the parking meters,
if not already adequately bonded, shall be bonded under the city's
policy to insure faithful performance of his or her duties.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985)
The city manager or his/her designee, is authorized to issue
special permits to individuals or businesses to allow exclusive parking
at specific meter(s) for limited periods of time without the required
feeding of such meter(s). The fee for said special permit shall be
established by resolution of the city council. Such meter(s) shall
be distinguished by a conspicuous red bag, covering the meter head,
and giving notice, as required by the California Vehicle Code, that
unauthorized vehicles will be removed.
(Ord. 1112 § 3, 1986)
