(A)
"Parking meter," "multi-space meter" or "meter," as used in this
chapter refers to a device for collecting parking user fees and regulating
parking.
(B)
The chief financial officer may establish parking rules and regulations
governing parking meter zones, onstreet parking, and off-street parking
facilities. Such rules and regulations may also include the definition
of terms necessary to administer the parking ordinances.
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3871 § 1, 2008; Ord. 2017-008 § 3)
(A)
It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle
registered in his or her name or operated or controlled by him or
her in a space controlled by a parking meter when:
(B)
Notwithstanding subsection (A), any person may park or leave standing any vehicle in a space controlled by a parking meter as follows:
(1)
During hours of non-operation of the parking meters as posted on
the parking meter;
(2)
On holidays designated by resolution of the City Council;
(3)
During such time as is reasonably necessary to make payment and,
when instructed by the meter to do so, display the receipt; or
(4)
Pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22511.3, a veteran displaying
special license plates issued under Vehicle Code Section 5101.3, 5101.4,
5101.5, 5101.6, or 5101.8 may park his or her motor vehicle, weighing
not more than 6,000 pounds gross weight, without charge, in a metered
parking space.
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; 3196 § 1, 1995; Ord. 3652 § 1, 2004; Ord. 3871 §
2, 2008; Ord. 4012 § 1, 2013; Ord. 2017-008 § 4)
The City Council shall establish parking meter zones and parking
user fees by resolution.
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3528 § 1, 2001; Ord. 3871 § 3, 2008)
(A)
It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle
registered in his or her name or operated or controlled by him or
her at a City-owned or operated off-street parking facility without
the payment of parking user fees.
(B)
The Chief Financial Officer may designate locations in City-owned
or operated parking facilities wherein restrictions or regulations
may be imposed, including, but not limited to, posted no parking,
red curbs, designated reserved and monthly permit parking levels,
limitation of parking hours, allowance of limited monthly permit parking
in metered lots, limitation or restriction as to size or length of
vehicle, or any other limitations or restrictions, provided that signs
or notices are posted in the locations where the particular limitations
or restrictions are imposed and enforced. It is unlawful for any person
to park or leave standing any vehicle registered in his or her name
or operated or controlled by him or her in violation of posted restrictions.
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3518 § 4, 2001; Ord. 3652 § 2, 2004; Ord. 3871 § 4, 2008; Ord.
2017-008 § 5)
The Chief Financial Officer may establish rules and regulations
for use of parking access cards and parking permits, including a requirement
to affix a decal to a vehicle, and shall collect parking fees in accordance
with the fee schedule established by the City Council. Such rules
and regulations shall be made available to the public during normal
business hours at the Department of Finance. No person shall park
any vehicle or cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered
in that person's name or operated or controlled by that person to
be parked in violation of said rules and regulations.
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3518 § 5, 2001; Ord. 2017-008 § 6)
(A)
It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle
registered in his or her name or operated or controlled by him or
her on a City block in excess of the posted time limit. For purposes
of this subsection, "block" means both sides of the street bordered
by the intersection at each end.
(B)
It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle
registered in his or her name or operated or controlled by him or
her at a City-owned or operated off-street parking facility in excess
of the posted time limit, or 72 hours if not posted, except by authorization
from the Chief Financial Officer or by a City lease or license agreement.
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3518 § 6, 2001; Ord. 3871 § 5, 2008; Ord. 2017-008 § 7)
It is unlawful to deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking
meter any defaced or bent coin, or any slug, device or substitute
for a coin of the United States.
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3871 § 6, 2008)
It is unlawful for any person, other than an authorized employee
of the City, to open any parking meter, to deface, damage, tamper
with or willfully destroy, break or impair any parking meter, or connect,
tie, or chain any animals or vehicles thereto.
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3871 § 7, 2008)
(A)
The Chief Financial Officer is authorized to reserve metered on-street
parking spaces for persons or firms engaged in construction, providing
repairs or service to buildings, or other work, or persons or firms
that hold a special event permit, and that in his or her judgment
require that one to three parking spaces in a parking meter zone immediately
adjacent to such work or event be reserved for and restricted to their
use, or that such parking spaces not be used for parking vehicles
other than those engaged in the project or event.
(B)
Authorization to reserve five or more parking spaces shall require
that the applicant obtain and present a valid building or encroachment
permit, or special event permit to the City Parking Manager or designated
representative. Presentation of a building permit, encroachment permit,
or special event permit shall not relieve the applicant of responsibilities
set forth in this code relative to building permits, encroachment
permits, or special event permits.
(C)
Each meter reservation posting shall be inscribed with the expiration
date, the person or firm for whom it has been provided, and the wording,
"No Parking — City of Santa Rosa — Space Restricted to
(name of person or firm for whom reservation is provided)."
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; Ord. 2017-008 § 8)
The City Council shall establish parking meter reservation fees
by resolution. The Chief Financial Officer shall collect the parking
meter reservation fee for each parking meter reservation as authorized
in this chapter. The established fee shall be charged for each day
the meter is reserved and shall not be prorated for periods less than
one full day, except as may be otherwise established by the City Council
for special event permits.
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; Ord. 3518 § 7, 2001; Ord. 3528 § 2, 2001; Ord. 3871 § 8, 2008; Ord.
2017-008 § 9)
Notwithstanding any provision of this Code or any resolutions
of the City, it is unlawful for any person, other than a person or
firm for whom a parking meter reservation has been made as provided
in this chapter, to park any vehicle in any parking meter zone on
any street at any time during which the parking space is posted as
reserved. The privileges herein granted shall be operative only during
the time when vehicles may lawfully park in said parking meter zones.
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; Ord. 2017-008 § 10)
It is unlawful for any person for whom a parking meter reservation
has been made, as provided in this chapter, to tamper with such parking
meter reservation posting, or to park without payment in any parking
meter zone other than the space or spaces designated adjacent to the
event or work being performed, or to permit such parking meter reservation
posting to remain at a parking space beyond the time required for
the event or work. In addition to other penalties imposed, the privileges
herein granted shall be revoked, and the parking meter reservation
posting shall be removed and the fee paid for any unexpired period
thereof forfeited whenever the Chief Financial Officer determines
that any person for whom a parking meter reservation has been made
has violated the restrictions imposed on its use.
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; Ord. 2017-008 § 11)
It is a misdemeanor for any person to remove or retain in his
or her possession any parking meter reservation posting.
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; Ord. 2017-008 § 12)
The Chief Financial Officer is authorized to provide barricade space to persons engaged in construction, repairs or service to buildings, or other work requiring the use of on-street or off-street, nonmetered parking space, or restricted nonmetered zones (loading zones, parking zones, taxi zones, etc.) in the downtown parking district or in parking meter zones for the same charges and subject to the same terms and conditions as this chapter allows parking meter reservations in parking meter zones. The same restrictions on the use of barricades or their removal shall apply as are provided in Sections 11-24.120 and 11-24.130.
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; Ord. 2017-008 § 13)
Parking user fees may be used for:
(A)
The acquisition, construction and maintenance of parking places and
other improvements for the parking of motor vehicles within parking
meter zones, and the acquisition and improvement of lands, property,
and rights-of-way necessary or convenient for ingress to or egress
from any such parking places;
(B)
The placement and maintenance of lines or markings for the designation
of parking places;
(C)
The purchase, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, supervision,
protection, control, and use of parking meters within parking meter
zones; and
(D)
Purposes otherwise designated by ordinance providing for parking
place improvements.
(Ord. 2713 § 1, 1988; Ord. 4062 § 2, 2016)
