This chapter establishes City policy for the parking of vehicles
on City-owned, leased or operated parking facilities within the City
and provides for the enforcement of the provisions and regulations
contained in this chapter. Authority for this chapter is provided
by California
Vehicle Code Sections 21113 and 22519.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC
§ 10.28.010)
All City-owned, leased or operated parking facilities, subject
to this chapter, shall have signs posted at each entrance bearing
substantially the following language:
PARKING BY PERMIT ONLY - VIOLATORS WILL BE CITED - Wildomar Municipal Code Chapter
10.28or
CITY PARKING ORDINANCE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC
§ 10.28.020)
Parking in the City-owned, leased or operated lots shall be
controlled by the issuance of permits of the following color/designation:
A. Blue
Triangle, Blue Diamond or Blue Square. Allows for parking in the employee-only
areas of all City lots, with the exception of reserved areas.
B. White
Triangle, Red Diamond or Blue and Yellow Square. Allows an employee
to park in all employee-only and public-only stalls of all City lots
for an unlimited time period.
C. Carpool
Parking Permit. Allows employees, in registered carpools of two or
more City employees to park in designated carpool parking only stalls
(and must be displayed concurrently along with a blue triangle, blue
diamond or blue square permit).
D. Temporary
Permit. Paper permit imprinted with the words "City of Wildomar Authorized
Vehicle Pass," "Volunteer Parking Pass" and/or "Contractor Parking
Pass," allows public patrons, clients, contractors and temporary employees
to park in all employee-only lots.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC
§ 10.28.030)
A. The
City Human Resources Rideshare Division has the authority to promulgate
rules and regulations establishing when and under what conditions
"carpool parking permits" shall be issued or revoked.
B. A copy
of such rules and regulations, and all amendments thereto, shall be
kept on file with the City Clerk.
C. Only
one carpool parking permit shall be issued for any carpool by the
Human Resources Rideshare Division. Such permit shall be subject to
revocation if it is determined that the individuals to whom the permit
was issued are not in compliance with the regulations of the rideshare
program.
D. A carpool
parking permit must be hung from the rear view mirror and/or made
visible through the wind-shield of the vehicle while parked in designated
carpool parking only spaces.
E. In conjunction with Section
10.28.030(C) of this chapter, only vehicles displaying both a blue triangular, blue diamond or blue square and a carpool parking permit are permitted to park in a space which is limited to carpools.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC
§ 10.28.040)
A. No
special permit shall be required for public parking within designated
public parking areas of City parking facilities.
B. City employees are prohibited, while on duty, from parking a vehicle within areas designated specifically for public parking, unless such vehicle has a white triangular, red diamond or blue and yellow square permit (as described in Section
10.28.030(B)) displayed therein.
C. Pursuant
to California
Vehicle Code Section 22511.7, the City Council may designate
parking spaces for the exclusive use of any disabled person or disabled
veteran displaying a special license plate or placard issued in accordance
with California
Vehicle Code Section 22511.5.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC
§ 10.28.050)
A. Parking permits issued pursuant to Section
10.28.030(A) and
(B) of this chapter must be affixed to the front windshield passenger side of the vehicle and be visible to enforcement officials while the vehicle is located in a City parking facility.
B. Temporary parking permits issued pursuant to Section
10.28.030(D) of this chapter shall be visibly displayed on the dashboard of the vehicle with the effective dates visible to enforcement officials while the vehicle is located in a City parking facility.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC
§ 10.28.060)
The provisions and regulations promulgated by this chapter shall
be enforced by a City parking representative or designated law enforcement
officer under the direction and control of the Director of the Department
of Facilities Management or the Director's designee. Specific designation
of any parking space for the sole use of any individual City employee,
official, department, agency, or any other specific space designation(s)
shall be under the direction and control of the Director of the Department
of Facilities Management or the Director's designee.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC
§ 10.28.070)
Pursuant to Section 22658 of the California
Vehicle Code, if
there is displayed in plain view at all entrances to the property
a sign prohibiting public parking and containing a telephone number
of the local traffic law enforcement agency, who, upon determining
that a vehicle is parked on such lot in violation of the foregoing
regulation, may cause the removal of such vehicle to the nearest public
garage, and shall give the notices as required in Sections 22852 and
22853 of the California
Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC
§ 10.28.080)
Violation of these parking regulations will subject each violator
to a fine of $25.00 for any of, but not limited to, the following:
parking without required permit, parking in a stall not authorized,
unauthorized parking in a reserved space, occupying more than one
designated stall, blocking a driveway or thoroughfare, not parking
within the confines of a parking stall, not displaying effective dates
on temporary parking permit, parking in an area not designated for
parking and City vehicle in a public-only stall. An administrative
charge may be added to delinquent citations to cover the costs of
collection as determined by the City Council.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC
§ 10.28.090)
If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this chapter
or application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held
invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall
not affect the remaining provisions or applications of such provisions
of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions
or applications and to that end, the provisions of this chapter are
declared to be severable.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC
§ 10.28.100)
A. "Handbill"
means any printed or written matter, circular, flier, leaflet, pamphlet,
paper, booklet or any other printed matter or literature which is
not delivered by United States mail. "Handbill" shall not include
political literature or newspapers of a noncommercial nature.
B. No
person shall deposit, fasten or leave any handbill in or upon any
vehicle located in any parking lot or facility owned, leased or operated
by the City, unless the occupant of such a vehicle is present and
willing to accept the handbill.
C. Any person who violates subsection
B of this section shall be deemed: (1) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding $100.00 for a first violation; (2) guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding $200.00 for a second violation. The third and any additional violations perpetrated by the same person shall constitute a misdemeanor offense and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00 or six months in jail, or both. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a first offense may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 18 § 2, 2008, RCC
§ 10.28.110)