A. It
is unlawful to park or leave standing any of the following:
1. Any
vehicle or trailer which is used to transport animals or which harbors
vermin, trash, yard waste or pestilence or which emits noxious or
nuisance odors on any highway, street, road, alley or on any public
or private property within the city;
2. Any
vehicle or trailer which contains any hazardous substances as defined
in Section 2452 of the California
Vehicle Code on any highway, street,
road, alley or on any public or private property within the city;
3. Any
trailer, utility trailer, boat trailer, boat, camper, camper shell,
camp trailer, trailer coach, or semitrailer which is non-self propelled,
non-motorized, or not capable of movement under its own power which
is unattached to a vehicle on any highway, street, road or alley within
the city;
4. Any
vehicle on any highway, street, road or alley within the city for
the purpose of servicing or repairing such vehicle except when necessitated
by an emergency;
5. Businesses
located within the city that maintain a commercial vehicle or any
vehicle fleet related to any business activity must use only city
approved off street parking;
6. Vehicles
used as advertising devices; means any sign that is attached to or
painted on a vehicle or trailer that is parked on or adjacent to any
property, the principal purpose of which is to direct people to a
business, or attract attention to a product sold or business located
on the same property or nearby. On street legal vehicles, the following
signs or insignia are not considered to be "vehicle signs," and are
not regulated as vehicle signs:
a. Messages on a vehicle where the primary purpose of which is to be
used in the regular course of business to transport the personnel
or products, or to provide the services (not including general advertising)
that are advertised on the vehicle;
b. Commercial messages that do not exceed a total of three square feet
in size; and
c. Commercial messages on mass transit that pass through the city.
B. It
is unlawful to park or leave standing any commercial vehicle, truck,
trailer or semitrailer having a manufacturers gross vehicle weight
rating of ten thousand pounds or more as described in the following
locations:
1. On
any highway, street, road, alley or private property within any residential
district within the city;
2. On
any vacant lot or unimproved property in the city;
3. On
any nonresidential property so that any part of such vehicle is within
one hundred feet of any residential dwelling;
4. Within
one hundred fifty feet of any driveway opening;
5. Within
any commercially zoned property for the purpose other than doing business
at the site, or for the purpose not related to such business operation,
or remaining parked or standing for longer than reasonably appropriate
to do such business or acts related to such business operations;
6. On
any property so that any of such vehicle is within fifteen feet of
the public sidewalk, or of a public or private roadway edge;
7. On
any alley within the city;
8. On
any highway, street or road which is adjacent to a parcel upon which
there exists a public facility. Within the meaning of this subsection,
public facility includes, but is not limited to, parks, schools and
civic buildings.
C. While
adjacent to a developed residential area within the city, the operator
shall not idle the vehicle's engine for longer than fifteen minutes.
(Ord. 793 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1025, 2002; Ord. 1295 § 2, 2015)