A. 
No person shall park a commercial vehicle exceeding 10,000 pounds in gross weight (vehicle and load) on any street within 150 feet of an intersection or private driveway, where appropriate signs are installed by the City Engineer, except when necessary to make pickups or deliveries of goods, wares or merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the property adjacent to the place where the commercial vehicle is parked, or to deliver materials to be used in the repair, remodeling or other construction of any building or structure, for which construction a City permit has been obtained.
B. 
This chapter does not apply to school or passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, to commercial vehicles owned by a public utility or a licensed contractor when in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility, to any vehicle which is subject to the provisions of Sections 1031 through 1036 of the Public Utilities Code, or to any vehicle operated under a permit granted by the City Engineer.
(Prior code § 10-2.1; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
A. 
The provisions of this chapter regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to any police or fire vehicle, any public ambulance, or to any public utility vehicle or private ambulance which has qualified as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in this section is operated in the manner specified in the Vehicle Code in response to an emergency call.
B. 
The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, protect the driver or owner, or employers of the driver, of any such vehicle from the consequences of such driver's willful disregard of the safety of others.
C. 
The provisions of this chapter regulating the parking or standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a City department or public utility, or to any vehicle owned by the United States while in use for the collection, transportation or delivery of the United States mail.
(Prior code § 10-2.2; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk, or into the sidewalk area extending across any alley way.
(Prior code § 10-2.3; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
A. 
Whenever parking a vehicle on any street or portion during certain hours of certain days is prohibited by the City Council to allow the effective and efficient sweeping of City streets, the City Engineer shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on such streets. The City Clerk shall maintain a map of such streets or portions.
B. 
No vehicle shall be parked upon any street or portion during the time designated and posted for street sweeping, unless a permit has been granted by the City Engineer.
(Prior code § 10-2.4; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
A. 
The City Engineer is authorized to place, or cause to be placed, street barricades closing to vehicular traffic any street or portion of a street for periods not exceeding reasonable necessity and in no event for longer than 72 hours, when a permit to utilize the street for a block party or similar use during such period has been issued by him or her. No such permit shall be issued except upon:
1. 
Written application, in such form as the City Engineer shall require;
2. 
Payment of a fee of $25, or such other sum as the City Council shall, from time to time, establish by resolution for such permits;
3. 
A determination by the City Engineer that such utilization will not unduly interfere with traffic or cause traffic congestion in the area; and
4. 
Written agreement by the applicant or applicants to comply with the conditions imposed by the City Engineer.
No permit shall be issued for the closing of any State Highway without the prior written approval of the State Department of Public Works.
B. 
Any person dissatisfied with the ruling of the City Engineer may, within 10 days thereafter, appeal such decision to the City Council, and such appeal shall be set forth in writing, designating the action appealed from and the nature of the objections.
C. 
The City Engineer is authorized and directed to place street barricades and appropriate warning devices upon, and to close to vehicular traffic, any street, highway or portion, whenever he or she determines that a dangerous or defective condition, threatening the safety of the traveling public, exists.
(Prior code § 10-2.5; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
A. 
The City Engineer may grant to a qualified applicant a permit which exempts such person and the vehicle which he or she owns or operates, and which is designated in his or her permit application, from certain provisions of this chapter, as described below.
B. 
The City Engineer may grant a permit exempting an applicant from the requirements of Section 10.08.040 upon a showing by the applicant of extreme hardship which would result from compliance with such requirements. Any permit issued pursuant to this section shall be effective for a maximum period of one year and shall be renewable annually on or before January 1st of each year, upon payment of the permit fee designated by resolution of the City Council. A permit granted pursuant to this section shall be effective only as to the applicant and vehicle described in the application for the permit. A vehicle that has been assigned a permit shall display the vehicle's license plate pursuant to the applicable provisions of the California Vehicle Code, and if applicable any required proof of permit as directed by the City.
C. 
The City Engineer may grant a temporary permit exempting an applicant from the requirements of Section 10.08.040 of the County Traffic Ordinance as adopted by reference in this title, upon a showing by the applicant of special need. Any permit assigned pursuant to this section shall be effective for a maximum period of two weeks. A permit granted pursuant to this section shall be effective only as to the address described in the application for such permit. A vehicle that has been assigned a permit shall display the vehicle's license plate pursuant to the applicable provisions of the California Vehicle Code, and if applicable any required proof of permit as directed by the City.
D. 
Any permittee assigned an exemption permit pursuant to this section shall be responsible for maintaining the street adjacent to the property frontage at the address specified in the application clear of dirt, debris and rubbish during the effective period of the permit.
E. 
An application for an exemption permit or temporary permit shall be accompanied by a fee designated by resolution of the City Council. Such application shall be in a manner specified by the City Engineer, and shall set forth the following:
1. 
The name and address of the applicant;
2. 
The license number and description of the vehicle for which the permit is sought;
3. 
A statement that the reasons for which an exemption should be granted;
4. 
A statement that the applicant will maintain the street adjacent to the property frontage as required by subsection D of this section; and
5. 
Such other information as the City Engineer may reasonably require.
F. 
An applicant who is denied an exemption permit pursuant to this section may appeal in writing to the City Council within 10 days of receiving written notice of such denial.
(Prior code § 10-2.6; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
No person shall sell or give away any newspaper or other article from a position or place in or upon any roadway or dividing section, except as provided in this chapter.
(Prior code § 10-2.7; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
No person shall park a commercial vehicle exceeding 10,000 pounds in gross weight (vehicle and load) or 96 inches in total exterior width (vehicle, load or combination) on any street for a period of longer than 90 minutes during any 24 hour period.
(Prior code § 10-2.8; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
The City Engineer is authorized to place signs or markings prohibiting parking upon either side of any street which is not wider than 20 feet and upon one side of any street which is not wider than 30 feet. Parking prohibitions on such streets shall take effect upon the placement of such signs.
(Prior code § 10-2.10; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall stand or park any vehicle or wagon from which goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables or food stuffs are sold, displayed, solicited or offered for sale, or bartered or exchanged, or any lunch wagon or eating vehicle on any portion of any street within the City, except that such vehicles or wagons may stand or park at the request of a bona fide purchaser or purchasers for a period of time not to exceed 10 minutes at any one place. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any persons while delivering such articles upon order of or by agreement with a customer, from a store or other fixed place of business or distribution to a residence or place of business in the immediate vicinity of such place.
(Prior code § 10-2.11; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
The following regulations shall be applicable to vehicles parked, stored or maintained in an R-1, R-2, R-3, R-H, or C and O Zone, or on any other property utilized for residential purposes:
A. 
Subject to the requirements of subsection B of this section, automobiles, buses, motor homes, motor trucks, vans, campers/camper shells mounted on a vehicle, camp trailers, boats on trailers, and tent trailers may be parked in a front yard, side yard, corner lot rear yard or in a yard clearly visible to a public right-of-way provided that the vehicles are:
1. 
Fully operable, completely assembled, supported by inflated tires, and not supported by blocks, jacks or similar supports, except that such vehicles may be safely leveled to maintain the proper flow of propane or other gas to built-in appliances;
2. 
Currently registered for operation on public streets;
3. 
Owned or leased by residents of the premises;
4. 
Maintained clean and neat and not significantly damaged nor continuously under repair;
5. 
Not more than one and one-half ton load capacity if a motor truck;
6. 
Located entirely on the subject property with no overhang or encroachment permitted into: (a) the public right-of-way, or (b) the area formed by a triangle bordered by five-foot segments of the side lot line and the street line as measured from the point of intersection of the side lot line and the street line if such side lot line is within five feet of a driveway or an approved parking space located on an adjacent lot; and
7. 
Parked or stored on an approved residential parking space or on an approved residential driveway.
B. 
Subject to the requirements of subsection A of this section, buses, motor homes, unmounted campers, camper shells mounted on a vehicle, camp trailers, boats on trailers, and tent trailers may be parked in a front or side yard if there is no access to the rear yard and no other approved location can be made available on the property for parking; and:
1. 
No more than one such vehicle or piece of equipment is located in a front or side yard;
2. 
Buses have a maximum capacity of no more than 18 adult persons;
3. 
Motor homes have a maximum width of eight feet, and a maximum length of 32 feet;
4. 
Unmounted campers are placed on dollies with lockable wheels and the lowest portion of such camper does not exceed a height of 12 inches above the ground and, at such height, cannot be located within the garage due to the limiting height of the garage door;
5. 
Any area used for parking or storing vehicles or equipment shall be paved with concrete or asphalt;
6. 
Site plan approval is obtained for any area, in excess of the residential driveway, to be used for parking vehicles or equipment;
7. 
Site plan approval is obtained for any orientation of the vehicles or equipment other than perpendicular to the street that abuts the front lot line; and
8. 
No portion of any vehicle or equipment is located on that part of a corner lot within a front or side yard and between the driveway and the property line nearest to the driveway.
C. 
Automobiles, buses, motor homes, motor trucks, vans, campers/camper shells, camp trailers, boats and similar recreation vehicles or equipment on trailers, utility trailers and tent trailers may be parked in a required rear yard or on any other portion of a property, if such portion is not otherwise regulated by this Section 10.08.120; provided that:
1. 
The equipment or vehicles are owned or leased by residents of the premises;
2. 
The equipment or vehicles are maintained clean and neat and not significantly damaged nor continuously under repair;
3. 
Motor trucks have not more than a one and one-half ton load capacity;
4. 
The equipment or vehicles are located entirely on the subject property;
5. 
Buses have a maximum capacity of no more than 18 adult persons; and
6. 
Unmounted campers/camper shells are placed on blocks, jacks or similar supports and the lowest portion of such camper does not exceed a height of 12 inches above the ground.
D. 
Authorized emergency vehicles or tow trucks, as defined by the California Vehicle Code, may be parked in a side yard if:
1. 
The operator or owner of the tow truck possesses a towing permit that has been approved by the City;
2. 
An overweight vehicle permit has been obtained from the Department of Public Works for vehicles which exceed a maximum gross weight of three tons;
3. 
The operator or owner of the vehicle possesses a bona fide contract with the California Highway Patrol, Los Angeles County Sheriff, or an insurance company to provide emergency service on a 24 hour basis;
4. 
No location outside of the side yard is available for parking; and
5. 
The vehicles are substantially screened from public view.
E. 
This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the infrequent and irregular temporary parking of any vehicle in a front yard or side yard for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares or merchandise from or to any building or structure located on a residentially-used lot, 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 residential lot; nor shall any provisions of this section apply to any vehicle subject to the provisions of Article 2, Chapter 5, Part 1, Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code of the State of California, or to any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation, maintenance or repair of any public utility.
F. 
The definitions provided in Section 17.01.060 of this Code shall govern the interpretation of this section, unless the context otherwise requires.
(Prior code § 10-2.12; Ord. 1552 § 1, 2004; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
A. 
It is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to stop, park or leave standing that vehicle in order to load or to discharge any school pupil at or below the twelfth-grade level upon a roadway at any location that is across from a public or private school building, or the grounds, where the school pupil must cross the roadway either to travel from the school to the vehicle or to travel from the vehicle to the school, unless any of the following is applicable: (1) traffic at that location is controlled by a traffic officer, a public safety officer, a school crossing guard, or an official traffic control signal; or (2) there is a marked pedestrian crosswalk at that location.
B. 
Any person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction and is subject to the provisions of Section 1.16.010(C).
(Prior code § 10-2.14; Ord. 1489 § 1, 1998; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
Any City employee over 18 years of age when to do so by the City Manager or the person filling that position, may enforce any parking regulations established by any ordinance or resolution of this City, including those contained in this Code by following the procedure for the issuance of citations and giving City notices as authorized by California Penal Code Sections 834, and 853.5 to 853.8. The City Manager is authorized to designate any person in the employ of the City to enforce the parking regulations as provided in this section.
(Prior code § 10-6; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
A. 
The City Engineer is authorized to establish parking and standing regulations for distances of 100 feet or less wherever the Engineer finds that parking would unduly hamper the free flow of traffic, resulting in a special traffic hazard, or endanger public health or safety. Any person may appeal the decision of the City Engineer on whether or not to establish a parking or standing regulation to the Public Safety Commission, which is authorized to establish parking and standing regulations, regardless of the distance, wherever the Public Safety Commission finds that parking would unduly hamper the free flow of traffic, result in a special traffic hazard, or endanger public health or safety. Any person may appeal a decision of the Public Safety Commission on whether or not to establish a parking or standing regulation to the City Council.
B. 
The City Engineer is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this chapter, to place, and when required in this section shall place, the following curb markings and/or signage to indicate parking or standing regulations, and curb markings and/or signage shall have the meanings as set forth in this section:
1. 
"Red" means no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.
2. 
"Yellow" means no stopping, standing or parking at any time between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays, unless otherwise indicated by signage, except that active loading or unloading of passengers for a period not to exceed three minutes, and active loading or unloading of materials for a period not to exceed 20 minutes are permitted.
3. 
"White" means no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than active loading or unloading of passengers; or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mail box, and in such cases for a period of time not to exceed three minutes. Such restrictions shall apply between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays unless otherwise indicated by signage.
4. 
"Green" means no standing or parking for longer than 20 minutes at any time between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sunday and holidays unless otherwise indicated by signage.
C. 
When the City Engineer, as authorized under this chapter, has caused curb markings and/or signage to be placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to such legible curb marking and/or signage in violation of such markings and/or signage.
(Prior code § 10-7; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
A. 
Maximum Fees. The maximum fees which may be charged by any vehicle towing service for the towing and storage of illegally parked vehicles from private property locations within the City shall not exceed such amount as the City Council may establish from time to time by resolution. Such maximum limitation shall be periodically reviewed.
B. 
Enforcement. Any vehicle towing service which charges fees in excess of those established pursuant to subsection A of this section, or which fails to promptly refund any such overcharges, upon demand by the party paying the fees, shall suffer revocation of the business license required by Title 5 of this Code, and shall not be eligible to apply for and obtain a new business license for a period of one year thereafter.
C. 
Definition. For the purpose of this section, "vehicle towing service" means any business, licensed to operate within the City, involved in towing vehicles from one location to another.
(Prior code § 10-9; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
A. 
Pursuant to California Vehicle Code Sections 21107.6 and 21107.8, all such provisions of the California Vehicle Code and of the Norwalk Municipal Code relating to traffic and parking, as permitted by such sections, may apply to all such privately owned and maintained roads and parking facilities serving commercial establishments as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
B. 
The owner of each commercial establishment designated pursuant to this section may maintain at locations approved by the City Engineer, by appropriate paint upon the curb surface, zones in which parking of motor vehicles is prohibited or restricted on private roads serving each such commercial establishment. The owner of such commercial establishment may, additionally, post signs, conforming to specifications set by the City Engineer, at each entrance to the private roads and/or parking facilities serving their respective establishment, providing notice that this section is being enforced. While such curb markings and signs are in place, it shall be a violation of this Code and the Vehicle Code for the operator of any vehicle to operate or park such vehicle in violation of such prohibitions or restrictions.
C. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any private road or parking facility not designated by resolution of the City Council or, if designated, where the owner has caused to be erected a notice of such size, shape and color as to be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 100 feet, to the effect that the road or parking facility is privately owned and maintained and that it is not subject to public traffic or parking regulations or control.
(Prior code § 10-11; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
No person shall enter a median strip within a City street except in any portion of a median strip that also serves as a crosswalk or is otherwise designated for pedestrian use, and no person shall remain in such a portion of a median strip longer than necessary to cross the street. For the purposes of this section, "median strip" means a paved or painted strip of ground dividing a street or highway into lanes according to the direction of travel. This section shall not apply to authorized City personnel or contractors who are repairing or maintaining the median strip or adjacent roadway.
(Ord. 1532 § 1, 2002; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
A. 
No person shall park or leave standing a vehicle upon a street or alley for more than 72 consecutive hours. For purposes of this section a vehicle shall be deemed parked or left standing for such 72 hours unless during that period the vehicle is either driven a minimum of 300 feet after leaving the location where it has been parked or left standing or, within that period, is removed from the street or alley.
B. 
The Director of Public Safety and his or her Public Safety Officers and/or Sheriff's Department deputies shall remove to a safe place every vehicle that has been parked or left standing upon a street or alley for 72 or more consecutive hours. As used in this section, the words "safe place" include but are not confined to any garage, parking lot or open space owned by, maintained by, or under the jurisdiction of the City, and also every privately owned garage, the owner or proprietor of which will accept such vehicles.
(Ord. 1549 § 1, 2004; Ord. 1552 § 3, 2004; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)
A. 
Restricted Parking Zones Authorized. The City Council may designate, by resolution, certain City facilities as restricted parking zones for one or more of the following purposes: control of commuter traffic, improvement of services for the users of the facility, enhancement or protection of the quality of life benefiting residents adjacent to such facilities, reduction of noise, reduction of traffic hazards, the reduction of environmental pollution.
Vehicles assigned a valid permit by the City of Norwalk ("City") or any authorized and designated agent operating on behalf of the City, may be exempt from parking prohibitions or restrictions otherwise posted, marked or noticed. Each restricted parking facility shall be designated only upon findings that such restriction is deemed necessary to meet one or more of the purposes identified in this section.
No resolution designating a restricted parking zone shall be enforceable until signs or markings giving adequate notice to users of the facility of the existence of the restricted parking zone have been installed by the City or its designated agent.
B. 
Issuance of Permits. The City or any authorized and designated agent operating on behalf of the City shall issue permits for parking to members of the public who have completed and submitted an application supplied by the City or any authorized and designated agent.
1. 
Transferable. Each parking permit shall be issued to one person but may be assigned to multiple vehicles owned or operated by the person to whom the permit is issued. The permit shall only be used by one vehicle at a time.
2. 
Fees for Permit. A fee shall be collected by the City or its designated agent for the issuance of permits. The amount of the permit fee shall be established by resolution of the City Council and may be amended from time to time.
3. 
Duration of Permit. The validity of permits issued pursuant to this section will vary depending on the type of permit.
a. 
Monthly permits are valid from 4:00 a.m. on the first day of the month that the permit is issued, until 10:00 p.m. of the final day of the same month.
b. 
Daily permits are valid from 4:00 a.m. of the date of issuance, until 10:00 p.m. of the same day.
4. 
Conditions of Permit. Each permit shall be subject to all conditions and restrictions set forth in this section and the permit rules, along with and all other applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations. The issuance of a permit shall not be construed to be a permit for, or approval of, any violation of any provision of this Code or any other law or regulation.
5. 
Display of Permit. A vehicle that has been assigned a permit shall display the vehicle's license plate pursuant to the applicable provisions of the California Vehicle Code, and if applicable any required proof of permit as directed by the City.
C. 
Prohibitions.
1. 
Unauthorized Parking Prohibited. When the City Council has designated a City parking facility as a restricted parking zone in accordance with the provisions of subsection A of this section, no person shall park, stop or leave standing a motor vehicle upon any portion of the facility in violation of any posted signs, lines, paid parking devices, directions, or notices, unless such vehicle has been assigned a valid permit as directed by the City, indicating the exemption from such restriction or prohibition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this section shall not apply to the following vehicles:
a. 
A motor vehicle identified as owned by or operated under contract to a utility, whether privately, municipally or publicly owned, when used in the construction, operation, removal or repair of utility property or facilities or engaged in authorized work at the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs transportation center;
b. 
A motor vehicle identified as owned by or operated under contract to a governmental agency, when used in the course of official government business;
c. 
A commercial vehicle or trailer engaged in active loading or unloading of property, or parked in connection with or in aid of the performance of a service to the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs transportation center.
2. 
Violation Subject to Parking Citation. Any motor vehicle parked, stopped, or left standing in violation of the posted restrictions without a valid permit assigned shall constitute a violation of this Code. Such vehicles shall be subject to a parking violation citation issued by the City or an authorized agent of the City. Fines for such violations shall be adopted by a resolution of the City Council.
3. 
Sale or Lease of Permit Unlawful. It is unlawful for any person to sell, rent, transfer, or loan or cause to be sold, rented, transferred, or loaned for any value or consideration any parking permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this section; except an authorized agent or representative doing so on behalf of the City in an official capacity. Violation of this provision shall be deemed an infraction pursuant to Section 1.16.010(C) of this Code.
4. 
Acquisition for Value or Use Unlawful. It is unlawful for any person to buy or otherwise acquire for value or use a parking permit, except as provided for in this section. Violation of this provision shall be deemed an infraction pursuant to Section 1.16.010(C) of this Code.
D. 
Authority to Contract with Outside Agencies.
1. 
The City may issue and/or process parking citations and notices of delinquent parking violations pursuant to this section, or it may enter into a contract for that purpose with a private parking citation processing agency, or with another City, County or other public issuing or processing agency.
2. 
Any contract entered into pursuant to this section shall provide for monthly distribution of amounts collected between the parties, except amounts payable to the County pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 76000) of Title 8 of the California Government Code, or the successor statutes thereto, and amounts payable to the department pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 4763 or the successor statute thereto.
3. 
All parking penalties collected, including process service fees and costs related to civil debt collection, shall be deposited to the account of the processing agency, and then remitted to the City, if the City is not also the processing agency.
4. 
If the City is not the processing agency, then the City shall enter into an agreement with the processing agency for periodic transfer of parking citation receipts, along with a report setting forth the number of cases processed and the sums received.
(Ord. 05-1560 § 1; Ord. 21-1722 § 2; Ord. 22-1730 § 1)