As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
means the city engineer of the city or designee.
means any person visiting or intending to visit a resident
in a permit parking district.
means an area established by resolution of the city council wherein parking restrictions apply to all vehicles except vehicles which have been issued a parking permit pursuant to this chapter and vehicles exempted by section 10.50.100.
means a person who lives in a dwelling unit located within
a permit parking district.
(Code 1980, § 10.50.010; Ord. No. 39-C, § 1, 1988; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
The city council may establish permit parking districts by resolution. Any such resolution shall designate the boundaries of the permit parking district and shall specify the nature of the parking limitations which apply within the district to operators of vehicles other than vehicles which have been issued a permit pursuant to this chapter, or which are exempted from this chapter pursuant to section 10.50.100. Every such resolution shall be based on the findings as follows:
A.
Vehicles,
operated by persons whose destinations are outside the proposed parking
district, do or may substantially and regularly interfere with the
use of the majority of available parking spaces for use of residents
within the proposed permit parking district;
B.
The
interference by such vehicles occurs at regular and significant daily
or weekly intervals;
C.
That
such vehicles being driven or parked in the area of the proposed permit
parking district cause or are the source of unreasonable noise, traffic
hazards, environmental pollution, parking availability for residents,
or devaluation of real property in such proposed district;
D.
That
75% of the residents within the proposed district desire, agree or
request permit parking privileges (unless established by city council
action in absence of a petition);
E.
That
no unreasonable displacement of vehicles will result into surrounding
residential areas;
F.
That
no alternative solution, other than the establishment of the permit
parking district, is practical.
(Code 1980, § 10.50.020; Ord. No. 39-C, § 1, 1988; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014; Ord. No. 947 § 1, 2019)
Residents may petition the city council for the establishing
of a permit parking district. Any such petition shall designate the
boundaries of the proposed district and shall be signed by at least
75 percent of the residents within the proposed district. Such a petition
shall be filed with the engineer who shall prepare a report to the
city council on the proposed district, including the engineer's recommendations
regarding the establishment thereof. The engineer shall forward his
report, together with the petition, to the city council. Nothing in
this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the city
council to establish a permit parking district in the absence of such
a petition.
(Code 1980, § 10.50.040; Ord. No. 39-C, § 1, 1988; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
Upon the establishment of a permit parking district, the engineer
shall cause appropriate signs to be erected in the district, indicating
thereon the parking limitation applicable to the district and the
exemption therefrom of vehicles with permits. The regulations pertaining
to any permit parking district shall not apply until signs or markings
giving adequate notice thereof have been placed.
(Code 1980, § 10.50.050; Ord. No. 39-C, § 1, 1988)
The parking limitations imposed within a permit parking district pursuant to this chapter shall not apply to vehicles for which a parking permit pertaining to that district has been issued and displayed in the manner prescribed in section 10.50.090. No such permit shall reserve any particular parking place within the district to the holder of the permit. Each such permit shall be valid only for the permit parking district for which it is issued.
(Code 1980, § 10.50.060; Ord. No. 39-C, § 1, 1988)
Applications for permits to park within a permit parking district
may be made by any resident within such district. Such applications
shall be filed with the engineer. Unless otherwise prescribed by the
resolution establishing the district, not more than three permits
(exclusive of guest parking permits) shall be issued to residents
of any single dwelling unit. Any person aggrieved by the decision
of the engineer may appeal such decision to the city manager, whose
decision on the matter shall be final.
(Code 1980, § 10.50.070; Ord. No. 39-C, § 1, 1988)
Unless otherwise prescribed in the resolution establishing a
permit parking district, each resident holding a parking permit shall
be entitled to receive guest parking permit forms from the engineer.
The use of guest parking permits shall be designated in the resolution
establishing the permit parking district.
(Code 1980, § 10.50.080; Ord. No. 39-C, § 1, 1988)
A.
A parking
permit issued pursuant to this chapter (other than a guest parking
permit) shall be permanently affixed to the lower driver side of the
inside of the rear window of the vehicle for which it was issued.
B.
Guest
parking permits shall be displayed face up on the driver front dashboard
of the vehicle for which it was issued.
(Code 1980, § 10.50.090; Ord. No. 39-C, § 1, 1988)
The following vehicles are exempt from the parking restrictions
applicable to any permit parking district:
A.
Repair,
maintenance, refuse collection, utility, delivery and service vehicles
being used in the course of business;
B.
Vehicles
owned or operated by any governmental agency, or contractor of a governmental
agency, being used in the course of business;
C.
Emergency,
life support and health care vehicles being used in the course of
business.
(Code 1980, § 10.50.100; Ord. No. 39-C, § 1, 1988)
The engineer is authorized to establish rules and procedures
and to produce signs, forms and other materials necessary or appropriate
to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(Code 1980, § 10.50.110; Ord. No. 39-C, § 1, 1988)
The city council may, by resolution, terminate and dissolve
any previously established permit parking district.
(Code 1980, § 10.50.120; Ord. No. 39-C, § 1, 1988)
A.
Unless
exempted by the provisions of this chapter, no person shall stand
or park a motor vehicle in any permit parking district in violation
of any parking restrictions established pursuant to this chapter.
B.
No
person shall falsely represent himself or herself as eligible for
a parking permit or furnish false information to the engineer or his
representatives in an application for a parking permit.
C.
No
person who has been issued a parking permit shall thereafter allow
the use thereof by any other person.
D.
No
person shall copy, produce, create or use any facsimile or counterfeit
parking permit.
E.
Any
act or omission declared unlawful by the provisions of this chapter
is an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed that set by the
current uniform countywide bail schedule pursuant to the terms of
the California Vehicle Code.
(Code 1980, § 10.50.130; Ord. No. 39-C, § 1, 1988)
