Green curb marking shall mean no standing or parking for a period of time longer than 24 minutes at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on any day except Sundays and holidays.
When authorized signs or curb markings have been determined by the city traffic engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign or parking meter in violation thereof.
(Ord. No. 364, § 2; Ord. No. 788, § 1, 11-23-87)
When authorized signs or curb markings have been determined by the city traffic engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for a period of time longer than 40 minutes.
(Ord. No. 364, § 2; Ord. No. 788, § 1, 11-23-87)
When authorized signs or curb markings have determined by the city traffic engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for a period of time longer than one hour.
(Ord. No. 364, § 2; Ord. No. 788, § 1, 11-23-87)
When authorized signs or curb markings have been determined by the city traffic engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for a period of time longer than two hours.
(Ord. No. 364, § 2; Ord. No. 788, § 1, 11-23-87)
(a) 
Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within eighteen inches of the left-hand curb facing in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way street unless signs are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.
(b) 
In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are in place permitting such standing or parking.
(c) 
The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine when standing or parking shall be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any one-way street or when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two or more separate roadways and shall erect signs giving notice thereof.
(d) 
The requirement of parallel parking imposed by this section shall not apply in the event any commercial vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading freight or goods, in which case such vehicle may be backed up to the curb, provided that such vehicle does not extend beyond the center line of the street and does not block traffic thereby.
(Ord. No. 364, § 2)
The city traffic engineer is authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbings where authorized parking is permitted.
When such parking space markings are placed on the highway, subject to other and more restrictive limitations, no vehicle shall be stopped, left standing or parked other than within a single space unless the size or shape of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.
(Ord. No. 364, § 2)
The city traffic engineer shall designate established no stopping zones by placing and maintaining appropriate signs indicating that stopping of vehicles is prohibited and indicating the hours and days when stopping is prohibited.
(Ord. No. 364, § 2)
For the purposes of sections 16-73.1—16-73.3, the following words, terms, and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) 
Nonmotorized vehicle. A "nonmotorized vehicle" is any vehicle, camp trailer, semi-trailer, or trailer coach as defined by the Vehicle Code.
(b) 
Oversized vehicle. An "oversized vehicle" is any vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds eight feet high or 22 feet in length or 92 inches in width exclusive of projecting lights or devices as allowed by Sections 35109, 35110 or 35112 of the Vehicle Code as may be amended.
(c) 
Commercial vehicle. A "commercial vehicle" is any vehicle of a type required to be registered under the Vehicle Code used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
(Ord. No. 891, § 2, 11-23-93; Ord. No. 930, § 1, 11-14-94; Ord. No. 944, § 1, 1-22-96; Ord. No. 944, § 1, 1-22-96)
[1]
Editor's note: Section 1 of Ord. No. 891, adopted Nov. 23, 1992, repealed § 16-73 in its entirety. Formerly, § 16-73 pertained to wide vehicle and trailer parking restricted during hours of darkness and derived from § 2 of Ord. No. 364 and Ord. No. 440, adopted Nov. 9, 1970. Section 2 of Ord. No. 891 provided further for the addition of a new § 16-73 as herein set out.
(a) 
No person shall park or leave standing upon any public street or highway any oversized vehicle or nonmotorized vehicle at any time between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(b) 
No person shall park or leave standing any commercial vehicle that exceeds eight feet high or 22 feet in length or 92 inches in width between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. upon any public street or high-way.
(c) 
Exception. The provisions of section 16-73.1(a) shall not apply to the following:
(1) 
Any oversized vehicle displaying a valid permit issued by the chief of police or his designee in accordance with the special circumstances set forth in subsection (d) of this section.
(2) 
(Reserved)
(d) 
Permits. The chief of police or his designee may issue a temporary permit for the overnight parking of only an oversized vehicle if he makes any of the findings set forth in this section. Such permit shall be valid for the time period stated thereon and shall be issued only in the event of special circumstances which shall include the following:
(1) 
The vehicle belongs to visitors or house guests temporarily residing in the city. Such permit shall be valid for a maximum period of seven days and will not be issued to vehicles registered to a residence in the city.
(2) 
The vehicle belongs to a new resident, or is newly purchased, and suitable permanent parking or storage is being arranged. Such permit shall be valid for a maximum period of 30 days.
(3) 
The vehicle is used as the sole means of transportation and the parking of such vehicle is not reasonably possible on the owner's premises. Such permit shall be valid for a maximum period of 12 months and may be renewed for successive twelve-month periods. The owner is required to provide documentation showing the vehicle is their primary means of transportation.
(4) 
The vehicle is parked for the purpose of loading or unloading such vehicle. Such permit shall be valid for a maximum period of 24 hours. However, in no event shall this permit be issued to a commercial vehicle.
(Ord. No. 891, § 2, 11-23-92; Ord. No. 930, § 1, 11-14-94; Ord. No. 944, § 1, 1-22-96)
Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22507, signs giving adequate notice of the prohibitions contained in this section shall be placed within city limits of the City of Cypress.
(Ord. No. 891, § 2, 11-23-92)
Violation of the provisions of sections 16-73.1 and 16-73.2 shall be an infraction subject to the issuance of a citation and shall be punishable by a fine of $25. Each day a violation is committed shall be considered a separate offense subject to the issuance of a separate citation. Pursuant to Section 22651 of the Vehicle Code, any nonmotorized vehicle or oversized vehicle parked or left standing on a public street or highway in violation of the provisions of sections 16-73.1 and 16-73.2 may be removed from the street or highway upon which such vehicle is parked or left standing.
(Ord. No. 891, § 2, 11-23-92)
(a) 
Whenever any ordinance of this city designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a street the use of which is permitted by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons, the city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to designate the same by appropriate signs as "Truck Routes" for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons.
(b) 
When any such truck route or routes are established and designated by appropriate signs, the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons shall drive on such route or routes and none other; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall prohibit the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons from having egress and ingress by direct route to and from restricted streets when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on restricted streets or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure upon such restricted streets for which a building permit has previously been obtained.
(c) 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle which is subject to the provisions of sections 1031 to 1036, inclusive, of the Public Utilities Code; to any vehicle owned by a public utility or by a licensed contractor while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility; or to any vehicle used to transport students to and from a bona fide institution of learning while in use for such transportation.
(d) 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle having not more than three axles, designed by the manufacturer thereof for the collection and transportation of garbage, rubbish or refuse and which is used regularly for such collection and transportation by any person engaged in the business of or in providing the service of collecting, transporting, and disposing of garbage, rubbish, or refuse, provided that the excess weight of such vehicle is not more than that permitted by Vehicle Code sections 35722 and 35723 and provided further that such vehicle is engaged in the collection and transportation of garbage, rubbish, or refuse.
(e) 
Those streets and parts of streets set forth herein are hereby declared to be truck routes for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons:
(1) 
Ball Road from west city limits to east city limits.
(2) 
Cerritos Avenue from west city limits to east city limits.
(3) 
Katella Avenue from west city limits to east city limits.
(4) 
Knott Street from south city limits to north city limits.
(5) 
Lincoln Avenue from west city limits to east city limits.
(6) 
Valley View Street from south city limits to north city limits.
(7) 
Walker Street from Katella Avenue to Cerritos Avenue.
(f) 
No provision of the Vehicle Code or of this section for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator unless appropriated legible signs are in place giving notice thereof.
(Ord. No. 364, § 2; Ord. No. 558, §§ 1, 2, 9-8-75; Ord. No. 601, § 2, 7-11-77; Ord. No. 684, § 2, 11-23-81)
(a) 
Permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person to move, or to permit or cause to be moved, any vehicle or combination of vehicles or special mobile equipment of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in the State of California Vehicle Code, upon any public street or place in the city, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the County of Orange, permit engineer, as required by this section.
(b) 
Application for permit. Application for a permit to move loads exceeding the maximum upon the public streets of this city, together with the fee required for the type of permit requested shall be filed with the County of Orange, permit engineer, at least 24 hours prior to the time such load is to be moved upon the public streets of the city.
(c) 
Fee. The fee for each permit issued under the provisions of this section shall be the current fee required by the County of Orange per vehicle or combination of vehicles; and the fee for a permit for a twelve-month period shall be the current annual Orange County fee.
(d) 
Contents of application. Each application for each overload permit must show:
(1) 
Length of time for which permit is requested, i.e., for a single trip, or annual.
(2) 
Except in requests for annual permits, a statement of the route.
(3) 
A description of the type of load to be moved, and if the request is for an annual permit, the number of trips contemplated.
(4) 
The complete identity and address of the applicant.
(5) 
A complete description of the vehicle or vehicles to be operated, including the weight, and the name of the registered owner of the vehicle.
(6) 
Such other information as the County of Orange Road Department determines necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(e) 
Action upon the application. The permit engineer, upon receipt of an application for a permit, shall immediately transmit a copy thereof to the chief of police.
In accordance with sections 35780 through 35784, Vehicle Code, State of California, upon an application in writing, and if the applicant shows good cause, the permit engineer may, in his discretion, issue a permit in writing authorizing the operation, upon a city street or streets, of a vehicle or combination of vehicles the size or weight or load of which exceeds the maximum specified in the Vehicle Code, Division 15. The permit may be for such length of time, up to a period of 12 months, and for such number of operations, limited or unlimited, as the permit engineer may deem advisable.
In granting the application, the permit engineer may make such conditions and restrictions as may be reasonably necessary to protect the public peace, health, and safety of the citizens of the city, and to cause the least possible damage to public streets and alleys including signs, trees, street lights, and any other public improvements in the right-of-way, public utility poles, lines, water mains, gas mains, and like appurtenances.
(f) 
Displacement of property of public utility. Whenever the moving of any overload shall require the removal or displacement of any wire or other property of any public utility, it shall be the duty of the applicant to give notice and make such deposits as are required by the affected public utility, and of the public utility to act in an efficient and expeditious manner to remove or displace or cause to be removed or displaced, such wire or other property.
(g) 
Movement. When any overload must be moved at night, and the permit engineer has issued a permit therefor, warning lights must be placed upon such overload to indicate the clearance of such overload in the front, and on the rear, and each side. Such warning lights must be visible from a distance of 1,000 feet from the front, rear and each side and there must be at least four such warning lights visible from the front, rear, and each side of such overload. Pilot vehicles must be employed to warn approaching traffic of the presence of such overload. The permit engineer may require such additional warning and signs he deems necessary for the protection of other drivers.
(h) 
Insurance and bond requirements.
(1) 
Public liability insurance. The applicant shall indemnify and save harmless the city, the city council, the director of public works, and other city employees from any suits, claims or actions brought by any person or persons for or on account of any injuries or damages sustained because of or arising out of the movement of an overload upon the city streets. The applicant shall furnish to the county, and maintain during the period for which an overload permit is issued, a public liability policy in which the city is named as an additional insured. The policy shall insure the city, its officers and employees while acting within the scope of their duties, against all claims arising out of or in connection with the movement, of, or having on the streets, the overload. The policy shall provide for not less than the following amounts:
Bodily injury: $100,000 each person; $300,000 each accident.
Property damage: $100,000 each accident.
(2) 
Report of damage. Permittee shall report any damage to any property, public or private, as a result of moving or having upon public streets, any overload. Such report shall be presented to the director of public works within 24 hours after such damage is caused. Such report shall include the location, cause, and description of any such damages, and the names of any witnesses.
(3) 
Responsibility for damage. The city, the city council, the director of public works, or any city employee shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of any violation or failure to comply with this section.
(i) 
Approval of section. Any provision of this section which regulates traffic or delegates the regulation of traffic upon state highways in any way for which the approval of the state department of transportation is required by law shall cease to be operative six months after receipt by the city council of written notice of withdrawal of approval by the state department of transportation.
Whenever this section delegates authority to a city officer, or authorizes action by the city council to regulate traffic upon a state highway in any way which by law requires the prior approval of the state department of transportation, no such officer shall exercise such authority, nor shall such action by the city council be effective, with respect to any state highway without the prior approval in writing of the state department of transportation in and to the extent required by section 35702 of the Vehicle Code.
(j) 
Delegation of authority to road commissioner. Pursuant to the provisions of section 35796 of the California Vehicle Code, all of the powers listed in section 16-74.1 of this Code are hereby delegated to the County of Orange Road Commissioner and/or his authorized appointed official.
(k) 
Exclusions, movement of buildings. Nothing contained herein shall relieve a person proposing to move a building over city streets from the requirement of obtaining a housemover's permit pursuant to sections 5-5 through 5-11 of this Code.
(Ord. No. 558, § 2, 9-8-75)