A. 
The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times specified in this chapter, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid a conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device.
B. 
The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the California Vehicle Code or the laws of the city prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
The city engineer is authorized to maintain, by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface, all no stopping zones, no parking areas, and restricted parking areas as defined and described in this chapter.
B. 
When such curb markings or signs are in place, no operator of any vehicle, except maintenance and emergency vehicles, shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
Whenever the city engineer shall determine that the orderly, efficient conduct of the city's business requires that the parking or standing of vehicles on city property be prohibited, limited, or restricted, the city engineer shall have the power and authority to order signs to be erected or posted indicating that the parking of vehicles is thus prohibited, limited, or restricted.
B. 
When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions or provisions of such signs.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
No person who owns or has the possession, custody, or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two hours.
B. 
In the event a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street in excess of a consecutive period of seventy-two hours, any member of the police department authorized by the chief of police may remove such vehicle from the street in the manner and subject to the requirements of the California Vehicle Code or Section 10.04.100.
C. 
No person who owns or has the possession, custody, or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley between the hours of two a.m. and four a.m. when such street or alley has been so posted with official signs or markings.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business of repairing or cleaning automobiles or other vehicles to repair or clean any automobile or other vehicles on any street. This section shall not apply to temporary repairs necessary to be made in case of emergency, nor to changing of tires and batteries.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
It is unlawful for any person to park upon any part of any public street or place in the city any motor vehicle which at the time is unable to move under its own power, or to park or deposit on any public street or place in the city for any period of time any part of such vehicle or any junked vehicle.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
Whenever parallel parking is designated upon the surface of any paved street by lines at right angles to the curb with crossbars or bars parallel with the curb, the space between such right-angle lines shall designate and represent an individual parking space or stall, and any person stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle upon the area of any street so marked shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle with the two right-hand wheels thereof not more than eighteen inches from the regularly established curb line and in the center of such designated parking space or stall.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
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 engineer is authorized to determine when standing or parking is 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 requirements of such parallel parking shall not apply in the event any commercial vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading freight or goods, in which case such vehicle may be backed up to the curb, provided such vehicle does not extend beyond the center line of the street and does not block traffic thereby.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
Whenever any ordinance or resolution of the city designates and describes any street, or portion thereof, upon which angle parking shall be permitted, the city engineer shall mark or sign such street indicating the angle at which vehicles shall be parked.
B. 
When signs or markings are in place indicating angle parking as set forth in this section, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings and within the space between such markings.
C. 
When signs or markings are in place indicating angle parking as set forth in this section, the vehicle shall conform with the angle of the parking lines and the right front wheel thereof shall be within one foot of the regularly established curbline.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
The city engineer is authorized to erect signs or markings on the street or red curbing indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property where such parking would, in the engineer's opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.
B. 
When official signs or markings on the street and red curb are erected indicating no parking upon that side of the street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
The city engineer is authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty feet, or upon one side of a street, as indicated by such signs or markings, when the width of the roadway does not exceed thirty feet.
B. 
No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle within five feet of the center line of the paved portion of any street, lane, or road within the city.
C. 
When official signs or markings prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized by this section, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of such sign or marking.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a highway when upon any grade exceeding three percent without blocking the wheels of such vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
The city engineer is authorized to place signs or markings on the street or blue curbing indicating parking is reserved for the exclusive use of the physically handicapped.
B. 
When official signs or markings reserving parking for the physically handicapped are erected, no persons, other than a physically handicapped person whose vehicle displays a distinguishing license plate issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles, shall park a vehicle in any such designated place, unless accompanied by a physically handicapped person.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
No operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, park, or leave standing such vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer, or other authorized officer, or traffic sign or signal, or for the purpose of maintenance or construction as authorized by the city:
A. 
Within or adjacent to any divisional island, unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings;
B. 
On either side of any street between the projected property lines of any public walk, public steps, street, or thoroughfare terminating at such street when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;
C. 
In any area where the city engineer determines that the parking or stopping of a vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;
D. 
In any area established by resolution of the council as a no parking area when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;
E. 
Upon, along, or across any railway track or railroad right-of-way in such a manner as to hinder, delay, or obstruct the movement of any car traveling upon such track;
F. 
In any area where the parking or stopping of any vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property;
G. 
On any street or highway where the use of such street or highway, or a portion thereof, is necessary for the cleaning, repair, or construction of the street or highway or the installation of underground utilities, or where the use of the street or highway, or any portion thereof, is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic, or where the use of the street or highway, or any portion thereof, is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles, or structures of unusual size, and the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement; provided, however, signs giving notice of such no parking areas shall be erected or placed at least twenty-four hours prior to the effective time of such prohibited parking;
H. 
At any place where the city engineer determines that the city will require emergency access to a sewage lift station or other public utility when such place is indicated by red paint upon the curb surface or signs;
I. 
No truck or motor vehicle used for commercial, industrial, or agricultural purposes and rated more than one ton capacity, and no trailer used for such purposes, shall be parked or left standing on any street or highway where any part thereof has been designated by the city engineer as a truck no parking zone and when such part thereof has been posted with official signs or marking. This section shall not apply to any truck in the actual process of loading or unloading.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
Whenever the city engineer or chief of police shall determine that an emergency traffic congestion is likely to result from the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings, or functions, or for other reasons, the city engineer or chief of police shall have power and authority to order temporary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the operation, parking, or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys as the city engineer shall direct during the time such temporary signs are in place. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency, and the city engineer or chief of police shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter.
B. 
When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall operate, park, or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs. Penalties for the violation of this section shall be the same as penalties for the violation of nonemergency parking signs.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
Green curb markings shall mean no standing or parking for a period of time longer than twenty minutes at any time between eight-thirty a.m. and four-thirty p.m. on any day, except Sundays and holidays, except that the city engineer may indicate that a different time or excepted day shall be effective and shall indicate the same by placing the appropriate sign.
B. 
When authorized signs, curb markings, or parking meters have been determined by the city 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, sign, or parking meter in violation thereof.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
When authorized signs, notices, or curb markings have been determined by the city engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle during the hours and days designated, except by permit in accordance with Section 10.13.280, for a period of time longer than forty-five minutes or one hour as the adjacent signs, notice, or curb markings indicate.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998; Ord. 718 § 2, 2002)
When authorized signs, written notices, or curb markings have been determined by the city engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle during the hours and days for the time limit designated by such notice, except by permit in accordance with Section 10.13.280, for a period of time longer than the signs, written notices, or curb markings state.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998; Ord. 718 § 3, 2002)
When authorized signs or curb markings have been determined by the city engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle during the hours so specified on the curb markings or signs. For the purpose of this section, "nighttime" shall mean the hours of nine p.m. until four a.m., although the prohibition may apply to a shorter period of time, so long as specified on the curb markings or signs.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
Parking Regulations.
1. 
Vehicles shall be parked in and upon parking lots only in parking stalls as indicated and marked by appropriate signs and painted lines. A vehicle shall be parked in a stall so that the forward end of the vehicle is at the rear of the stall and the rear end of the vehicle is at the entrance to the stall and in such fashion that all parts of the vehicle lie within the exterior markings of the stall.
2. 
No vehicle shall be parked anywhere in or upon a parking lot other than in and upon an appropriately indicated and marked stall. No vehicle shall be parked backed into the stall.
3. 
When appropriate signs are installed giving notice thereof, any vehicle parked in excess of seventy-two consecutive hours may be towed away and stored at the owner's expense.
B. 
Traffic Regulations.
1. 
Vehicles shall enter a parking lot only at a place appropriately indicated as a point of ingress by signs or markings.
2. 
Vehicles leaving a parking lot shall do so only at a place appropriately indicated by signs or markings as a point of egress.
3. 
Vehicles leaving a parking lot shall come to a full stop at a point of egress prior to crossing the sidewalk area and proceeding onto a public street.
4. 
A parking lot shall not be used by any vehicle as an immediate means of proceeding from one public street to another.
5. 
Vehicles moving in and upon a parking lot shall proceed only along appropriately signed or marked traffic lanes and only in a direction indicated by signs or markings in any such lanes.
C. 
Speed Regulations. Vehicles moving in and upon a parking lot shall not move at a rate of speed in excess of ten miles per hour.
D. 
General Regulations.
1. 
Littering. It is unlawful to discard any bottle, can, paper, or other material of any kind in or upon a parking lot.
2. 
Application of State and City Traffic Laws. All of the laws of the state and of the city pertaining to vehicles and their use and operation shall apply in and upon parking lots with the same full force and effect as upon the public streets, except where the context of any such law clearly indicates to the contrary.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
No person shall park any motor vehicle used for commercial, industrial, or agricultural purposes and rated more than three ton capacity, and no trailer used for the same, in any residential district or on any public street not designated as a truck route.
B. 
The following exceptions shall apply:
1. 
Such vehicle or trailer is loading, unloading, or rendering service; and/or
2. 
Trucks used for agricultural purposes may be parked or stored in the buildable area of a residentially-zoned parcel or lot on which there is a minimum of five acres devoted to agricultural uses.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
The city engineer is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this title, to place, and when required by this section shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations.
B. 
Such curb markings shall have the meanings set forth as follows:
1. 
Red shall indicate no stopping, standing, or parking, whether the vehicle is attended or unattended, except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signposted as a bus loading zone.
2. 
Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking at any time between eight-thirty a.m. and four-thirty p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of materials or passengers more than twenty minutes.
3. 
White shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed three minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between eight-thirty a.m. and four-thirty p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, and except as follows:
a. 
When such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mailbox, the restrictions shall apply at all times; and
b. 
When such zone is in front of a theater, the restrictions shall apply at all times, except when such theater is closed.
4. 
Green shall mean no standing or parking for longer than twenty minutes, or as designated by the city engineer at any time between nine a.m. and six p.m. on any day, except Sundays and holidays.
5. 
Blue shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking at any time of any day by any vehicle other than those vehicles displaying a distinguishing license plate issued for the physically handicapped.
6. 
When the city engineer, as authorized under this chapter, has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)
A. 
Unlawful. It is unlawful to stop, stand or park a motor vehicle during hours when such parking is prohibited by signs indicating that a specified parking permit is required during such hours in the area. It is unlawful to stop, stand or park a motor vehicle for a period of time longer than designated by signs indicating that a specified parking permit is required for extended parking during such hours in the area.
B. 
Establishment. Parking permit areas may be established by the city engineer in accordance with the applicable provisions of the California Vehicle Code in areas where there is a large influx of parking and where it has become difficult for residents, owners, employees and guests to park. Signs shall be posted at the entrance or beginning of a specified permit parking area, and at intervals which are frequent enough to provide fair notice to motorist that the area is subject to the parking permit regulations.
C. 
Parking permits shall be issued by the chief of police or his/her designee in accordance with the applicable provisions of the California Vehicle Code. A variety of permits may be issued to distinguish specified areas where the permit is valid or a particular length of time for which the permit is valid. Permits shall be issued with instruction to their proper use.
D. 
Necessity for Display. Persons who park in a permit parking area during prohibited hours or for an extended length of time in an area designated with time limit parking without properly displaying the specified permit shall be deemed to be in violation of subsection A of this section, notwithstanding that they may be residents, owners, employees, or authorized guests, or that they possess a permit which is not displayed in the required manner.
E. 
Permits are for the use of residents, owners, employees, and authorized guests. It is unlawful to display an unauthorized permit for the purpose of parking in an area prohibiting parking without a permit or for parking for an extended length of time in an area designated with time limit parking during designated hours without a permit.
(Ord. 592 § 1, 1998)