(a)
Parking time for commercial vehicles, camp trailers, trailer coaches,
house cars, trailer-mounted boats, recreational vehicles, and trailers
(both attached and unattached) is limited to no more than five cumulative
hours within a twenty-four consecutive hour period on all public streets,
public alleys, public parking lots, and public parking structures.
A vehicle listed in this section shall not be permitted to park up
to five hours in one location and then move and park five hours in
another location within a twenty-four consecutive hour period; the
five cumulative-hour limit shall be inclusive of all parking in multiple
locations listed in this section within a twenty-four consecutive
hour period.
(b)
Any vehicle parked in violation of this chapter may be removed and
stored until such time as the vehicle is claimed by the registered
owner or his/her designated representative. The cost of removing and
storing the vehicle shall be borne by the registered owner.
(c)
The city manager, or his/her designee, may at his/her sole discretion
issue a temporary permit to allow a vehicle to park in excess of the
maximum time limit imposed by this chapter. The permit shall state
the additional days and time the vehicle may be parked. The city shall
charge a reasonable fee for the issuance of such a permit, and no
such permit shall be valid for a period longer than seventy-two consecutive
hours. No more than two such permits shall be issued to any particular
vehicle in a calendar year.
(d)
The city manager may designate public parking lots or structures where vehicles listed in subsection (a) of this section may park in excess of the maximum time limit imposed by this chapter.
(e)
Exceptions. The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the following vehicles:
(1)
Any commercial vehicle parked for the purpose of making active pickups
or deliveries of persons, goods, wares or merchandise from or to any
building or structure, or for the purpose of actively delivering materials
to be used in the bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction
of any building or structure for which a valid and current building
permit has been issued;
(2)
Any vehicle used by a municipality, public agency or public utility
while necessarily used in the performance of their duties;
(3)
Commercial pickup trucks or vans with a rated carrying capacity of
one ton or less.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1508 § 1, 2009; Ord. 1538 § 1, 2010)
The following definitions shall govern the construction of this
chapter:
shall have the meanings as set forth in the California Vehicle
Code.
shall have the meaning set forth in the California Health
and Safety Code.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1425 §§ 1, 2, 2003; Ord. 1508 § 2, 2009; Ord. 1538 § 1, 2010)
