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 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 state Vehicle Code or the ordinances of the city, prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
(Ord. 3005 § 55)
A. 
No person shall cause or allow any vehicle owned by him or her or in his/her possession, custody or control, to be parked upon any street, alley or publicly owned parking lot for 72 or more consecutive hours.
B. 
For the purpose of this section, a vehicle shall be deemed to be left standing when such vehicle has not been moved more than one-tenth of a mile (528 feet) under its own power from its original stopped position.
C. 
Any member of the police department may remove any vehicle parked upon any street, alley or publicly owned parking lot for 72 or more consecutive hours and shall, upon such removal, deal with such vehicle as provided in Sections 22650 through 22856 of the Vehicle Code of the state.
(Ord. 3005 § 56; Ord. 3067 § 1; Ord. 3135 § 1, 1981; NS-238 § 1, 1993)
A. 
No person shall stand or park any commercial vehicle on any street for the purpose of loading or unloading any merchandise or goods except in authorized loading zones as provided in Section 10.40.085.
B. 
No person shall stand or park any vehicle on any street or public right-of-way when it appears because of a sign or placard on the vehicle that the primary purpose of parking the vehicle at that location is to advertise to the public the private sale of that vehicle.
C. 
Any peace officer or regularly employed and salaried employee engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations of the city may remove a vehicle located within the territorial limits in which the officer or employee may act when the vehicle is found upon a street or public lands if:
1. 
Because of a sign or placard on the vehicle it appears that the primary purpose of parking the vehicle at that location is to advertise to the public the private sale of that vehicle; and
2. 
Within the past 30 days the vehicle is known to have been previously issued a notice of parking violation, under subsection B of this section which was accompanied by a notice containing all of the following:
a. 
A warning that an additional parking violation may result in the impoundment of the vehicle,
b. 
A warning that the vehicle may be impounded pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22651.9, even if moved to another street, so long as the signs or placards offering the vehicle for sale remain on the vehicle,
c. 
A statement that all city streets and public lands are subject to the provisions of Section 10.40.015(B) and (C);
3. 
The notice of parking violation was issued at least 24 hours prior to the removal of the vehicle;
4. 
Vehicle Code Section 22852, incorporated herein by reference, applies to the removal of any vehicle pursuant to this section.
(Ord. 3005 § 57; Ord. 3175 § 1, 1984; Ord. NS-358 § 1, 1996; Ord. NS-608 § 1, 2001; Ord. NS-625 § 1, 2002)
A. 
Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within 18 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 Traffic Engineer is authorized to determine when standing or parking shall be 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.
(Ord. 3005 § 58)
A. 
Whenever any ordinance of this city designates and describes any street or portion thereof upon which angle parking shall be permitted, the city Traffic 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 provided 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.
C. 
Angle parking shall be permitted upon those streets and parts of streets described in Section 10.40.080.
(Ord. 3005 § 59)
A. 
The city Traffic Engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his or her opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.
B. 
When official signs are erected indicating no parking upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.
(Ord. 3005 § 61)
A. 
The city Traffic Engineer is authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed 20 feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed 30 feet.
B. 
When official signs or markings prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign or marking.
(Ord. 3005 § 62)
It is unlawful for any person to park his or her vehicle upon the east and south side of Ocean Street between Pacific Avenue and Garfield Street. It is unlawful for any person to park his or her vehicle upon the south side of Ocean Street between Garfield Street and Mountain View Drive.
(Ord. 3056 § 1)
A. 
The parking of vehicles is prohibited during all hours of the day and night at the following locations along Carlsbad Boulevard:
1. 
The east side between the south city limits and a point 250 feet north of Pine Avenue;
2. 
The east side between a point 150 feet south of Carlsbad Village Drive and a point 390 feet north of Cypress Avenue;
3. 
The east side between a point 530 feet north of Cypress Avenue and the north city limits;
4. 
The west side between the south city limits and a point 160 feet north of Redwood Avenue, except at those locations where parking is permitted between certain hours of the day as provided in subsection B of this section;
5. 
The west side between Cherry Avenue and Carlsbad Village Drive;
6. 
The west side between Cypress Avenue and Beech Avenue;
7. 
The west side between Mountain View Drive and the north city limits.
B. 
The parking of vehicles is prohibited between certain hours of the day at the following locations along Carlsbad Boulevard:
1. 
On the west side between a point 300 feet north of Tierra Del Oro Street and a point 1,230 feet south of Tamarack Avenue there will be no parking between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.;
2. 
On the west side between a point 160 feet north of Redwood Avenue to Cherry Avenue there will be no parking between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.;
3. 
On the west side between Grand Avenue and Carlsbad Village Drive there will be no parking between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.;
4. 
On the west side of Carlsbad Boulevard between Shore Drive (south) and a point 345 feet southerly of Manzano Drive there will be no parking between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.;
5. 
On the easterly side of the southbound lane of Carlsbad Boulevard from Palomar Airport Road to a point 535 feet southerly of Palomar Airport Road there will be no parking between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.;
6. 
On the westerly side of the southbound lane of Carlsbad Boulevard from a point 77 feet southerly of Avenida Encinas to a point 287 feet southerly of Avenida Encinas there will be no parking between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.;
7. 
On the westerly side of the southbound lane of Carlsbad Boulevard from a point 613 feet southerly of Avenida Encinas to a point 1,432 feet southerly of Avenida Encinas there will be no parking between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.;
8. 
On the westerly side of the southbound lane of Carlsbad Boulevard from a point 2,070 feet southerly of Avenida Encinas to a point 2,664 feet southerly of Avenida Encinas there will be no parking between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.;
9. 
On the easterly side of the northbound lane of Carlsbad Boulevard from a point 100 feet north of Christiansen Way to Beech Avenue there will be no parking between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
C. 
Unless otherwise prohibited or restricted, vehicles shall be parked off the paved roadway at the following locations along Carlsbad Boulevard:
1. 
The west side between a point 940 feet north of the south city limits and a point 1,500 feet north of the south city limits;
2. 
The west side between a point 350 feet north of Descanso Boulevard and a point 1,170 feet north of Descanso Boulevard;
3. 
The west side between a point 3,125 feet north of Descanso Boulevard and a point 3,860 feet north of Descanso Boulevard;
4. 
The east side of the southbound lane between a point 515 feet south of Palomar Airport Road and Palomar Airport Road;
5. 
The west side between a point 1,250 feet south of Cerezo Drive and a point 35 feet south of Cerezo Drive;
6. 
The west side between a point 140 feet north of Cerezo Drive and Shore Drive (north).
D. 
The Carlsbad police department is authorized to remove any such illegally parked vehicles.
E. 
These will be two-hour parking between the hours of 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the west side of Carlsbad Boulevard between Carlsbad Village Drive and Grand Avenue.
F. 
There will be three-hour parking on the east side of Carlsbad Boulevard from a point 100 feet north of Christiansen Way to Beech Avenue between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. except for Sundays and holidays.
G. 
Parking of oversized vehicles is prohibited on the west side of Carlsbad Boulevard between Redwood Avenue and Cherry Avenue from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
For the purposes of this section only, "oversized vehicles" shall mean any vehicle that exceeds:
1. 
Seven feet in height, as measured from the street and including any item affixed to the top of the vehicle; or
2. 
Twenty-two feet in length, as measured from bumper to bumper and including any trailered attachment; or
3. 
Seven feet in width. Any extension(s) caused by accessories attached to the side(s) of such a vehicle, not including vehicle mirrors, shall be considered part of the measured width.
(Ord. 3088, 1972; Ord. 3176 § 1, 1984; Ord. NS-401 § 1, 1997; Ord. NS-486 § 1, 1999; Ord. NS-543 § 1, 2000; Ord. NS-712 § 1, 2004; Ord. NS-756 §§ 1-7, 2005; Ord. CS-120 § 1, 2011)
A. 
Parking of vehicles is prohibited during all hours of the day and night on the northerly side of Carlsbad Village Drive:
1. 
Between Highland Drive and Valley Street;
2. 
Between Valley Street and Monroe Street.
B. 
Parking of vehicles is prohibited during all hours of the day and night on the southerly side of Carlsbad Village Drive:
1. 
Between Highland Drive and Valley Street;
2. 
Between Valley Street and Monroe Street.
(Ord. 3121 § 1, 1980; Ord. NS-534 § 10, 2000)
It is unlawful for any person to park his or her vehicle upon the east side of Highland Drive between Arland Road and Forest Avenue.
(Ord. 3063 § 4)
A. 
Parking of vehicles is prohibited during all hours of the day and night on the westerly and easterly sides of Avenida Encinas between Palomar Airport Road and Cannon Road.
B. 
Parking of vehicles is prohibited between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on the westerly and easterly sides of Avenida Encinas between Palomar Airport Road and Poinsettia Lane.
C. 
Parking of vehicles is prohibited between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on the northerly and southerly sides of Macadamia Drive east of the intersection with Avenida Encinas.
D. 
Parking of vehicles is prohibited between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on the northerly and southerly sides of Raintree Drive east of the intersection with Avenida Encinas.
(Ord. 3137 § 2, 1981; Ord. CS-398 § 2, 2021)
Parking of vehicles is prohibited during all hours of the day and night on both sides of El Camino Real in the city limits.
(Ord. 3139 § 1, 1981; Ord. 3148 § 1, 1982)
Parking of vehicles is prohibited during all hours of the day and night on the west side of Paseo del Norte between Palomar Airport Road and Caminito Madrigal; and on the east side of Paseo del Norte south of Palomar Airport Road to 2,650 feet south.
(Ord. 3145 § 1, 1982)
Parking of vehicles is prohibited during all hours of the day and night on both sides of Hosp Way from El Camino Real to Calle Arroyo and from 550 feet west of Avenida Magnifica to Monroe Street.
(Ord. 3152 § 1, 1982; Ord. CS-229 § 1, 2013)
No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a highway when upon any grade exceeding three percent within any business or residence district without blocking the wheels of the vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means.
(Ord. 3005 § 63)
There shall be no parking on both sides of Monroe Street from Carlsbad Village Drive to Marron Road.
(Ord. 3151 § 1, 1982; Ord. 3160 § 1, 1983; Ord. NS-534 § 11, 2000)
Parking of vehicles is prohibited during all hours of the day and night on both sides of Buena Vista Way from 280 feet east of Pio Pico to Highland Avenue.
(Ord. 3155 § 1, 1983)
Parking of vehicles is prohibited during all hours of the day and night on both sides of Carlsbad Village Drive from Carlsbad Boulevard to its intersection with Pio Pico Drive.
(Ord. 3155 § 1, 1983; Ord. NS-91 § 1, 1989; Ord. NS-534 § 12, 2000)
Parking of vehicles is prohibited during all hours of the day and night on both sides of Madison Street between Carlsbad Village Drive and Grand Avenue where planter areas protrude into the streets.
(Ord. 3158, 1983; Ord. NS-534 § 13, 2000)
The city Traffic Engineer shall appropriately sign or mark the following places and when so signed or marked no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any such places:
A. 
At any place within 20 feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the mid-block end of a safety zone;
B. 
At any place within 25 feet of an intersection in any business district except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop;
C. 
Within 25 feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard, stop sign or official electric flashing device;
D. 
At any place where the city Traffic Engineer determines that it is necessary in order to eliminate dangerous traffic hazards.
(Ord. 3005 § 64)
Parking of vehicles is prohibited during all hours of the day and night on both sides of Roosevelt Street between Carlsbad Village Drive and Grand Avenue where planter areas protrude into the street.
(Ord. 3158, 1983; Ord. NS-534 § 14, 2000)
Parking of vehicles is prohibited during all hours of the day and night on the south side of Grande Avenue at Madison Street and Roosevelt Street where planter areas protrude into the street.
(Ord. 3158, 1983)
A no parking zone is declared on Alga Road as follows: North side from Mimosa Drive to Melrose Drive; and south side from Mimosa Drive to El Camino Real and from Alicante Road to Melrose Drive.
(Ord. 3180 § 1, 1984)
A. 
There will no parking on both sides of Tamarack Avenue from Skyline Road to Carlsbad Village Drive.
B. 
There will be no parking on the easterly side of Tamarack Avenue from Carlsbad Village Drive to Wilshire Avenue and no parking on the westerly side of Tamarack Avenue from Carlsbad Village Drive to a point 170 feet southerly of Wilshire Avenue.
(Ord. 3182 § 1, 1985; Ord. NS-50 § 1, 1988; Ord. NS-534 § 15, 2000)
There will be no parking on the easterly side of Palisades Drive from Tamarack Avenue to a point 60 feet north of the most northerly intersection of Driftwood Circle.
(Ord. 3207 § 1, 1986)
There will be no parking on the easterly side of Carlsbad Boulevard from Palomar Airport Road to the southerly city limit near La Costa Avenue.
(Ord. 3214 § 1, 1987)
When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle on Marjorie Lane, Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
(Ord. 3215 § 1, 1987; Ord. NS-13 § 1, 1988)
When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle on the easterly side of the alley located west of State Street from Christiansen Way (Cedar Street) to a point 1,270 feet northerly and no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle on the westerly side of said alley within designated limits between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., seven days a week.
(Ord. 3219 § 1, 1987)
There will be no parking on the northerly and easterly sides of Middleton Drive from Glasgow Drive to Woodstock Street.
(Ord. 3224 § 1, 1988)
A. 
Whenever the city Traffic Engineer determines 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 Traffic Engineer 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 Traffic 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 Traffic Engineer 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.
(Ord. 3005 § 66)
There will be no parking on the northerly and easterly sides of Woodstock Street from Glasgow Drive to Lancaster Road.
(Ord. 3223 § 1, 1988)
There will be no parking on the easterly and westerly sides of Avenida Encinas from Poinsettia Lane to Windrose Circle.
(Ord. NS-40 § 1, 1988)
There will be no parking on the northerly and southerly sides of Marron Road from Jefferson Street to Avenida de Anita.
(Ord. NS-41 § 1, 1988)
There will be no parking on both sides of Poinsettia Lane from Carlsbad Boulevard to a point 440 feet easterly of Snapdragon Drive.
(Ord. NS-64 § 1, 1989)
There will be no parking on the southerly side of Cannon Road from Carlsbad Boulevard to Car Country Drive and no parking on the northerly side of Cannon Road from El Arbol Drive to Car Country Drive.
(Ord. NS-65 § 1, 1989)
There will be no parking on both sides of Manzano Drive from Carlsbad Boulevard to El Arbol Drive.
(Ord. NS-79 § 1, 1989)
A. 
There will be no parking on both sides of Paseo del Norte between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m., seven days a week, from Cannon Road to its intersection with Car County Drive.
B. 
There will be no parking on both sides of Paseo del Norte from Poinsettia Lane southerly to the Sea Cliff entrance gate.
C. 
There will be no parking on both sides of Paseo Del Norte between midnight and 5:00 a.m., seven days a week, from Poinsettia Lane to Camino de las Ondas.
(Ord. NS-88 § 1, 1989; Ord. NS-270 § 1, 1994; Ord. NS-724 § 1, 2004; Ord. CS-386 § 3, 2020)
There will be no parking on both sides of Car Country Drive between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m., seven days a week, from Cannon Road to its intersection with Paseo Del Norte.
(Ord. NS-89, 1989; Ord. NS-231, 1993; Ord. CS-386 § 4, 2020)
There will be no parking on the easterly side of Pontiac Drive from Tamarack Avenue to Victoria Avenue and on the westerly side of Pontiac Drive from Tamarack Avenue to a point 140 feet south of the southerly boundary of the right-of-way of Victoria Avenue.
(Ord. NS-90 § 1, 1989)
A. 
No person shall stop, park or leave standing any commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more on a street in any residential district whether attended or unattended except:
1. 
While making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located within any residential district; or
2. 
While delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building within 200 feet of the parked vehicle when a permit has previously been obtained; or
3. 
When such vehicle is parked in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a service to or on a property on the block in which such vehicle is parked, so long as the commercial vehicle's presence is required to provide the service; or
4. 
Buses when loading or unloading passengers at established zones.
B. 
For the purpose of this section:
1. 
A "commercial vehicle" is a motor vehicle of a type required to be registered under the California Vehicle Code used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit or designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
2. 
Passenger vehicles which are not used for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit and housecars are not commercial vehicles. This subdivision shall not apply to California Vehicle Code Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3.
3. 
Any vanpool vehicle is not a commercial vehicle.
4. 
The term "residential district" shall be defined as any property or portion thereof zoned R-A (residential agricultural zone), R-E (rural residential estate zone), R-1 (one-family residential zone), R-2 (two-family residential zone), R-3 (multiple-family residential zone), R-T (residential tourist zone), R-W (residential waterway zone), P-C (planned community zone), or RD-M (residential density multiple zone) as defined in Title 21 of this code.
(Ord. 3037 § 1; Ord. NS-650 § 1, 2002)
A. 
Parking will be restricted to current users of the Monroe Street Pool between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. for all parking spaces located between the north entry and the south exit of the Monroe Street Pool parking lot. Vehicles must be registered at the pool office with name of driver, license plate number, and time of arrival.
B. 
There will be 90-minute parking 24 hours per day, seven days per week for all the parking spaces located immediately south of and adjacent to the swimming pool at the Carlsbad Community Swim Complex.
(Ord. NS-92 § 1, 1989; Ord. NS-304 § 1, 1995; Ord. NS-417 § 1, 1997; Ord. NS-461 § 1, 1998; Ord. CS-104 § 1, 2010)
There will be no parking on both sides of Calle Barcelona from Rancho Santa Fe Road to Calle San Felipe.
(Ord. NS-96 § 1, 1989)
There will be two-hour parking, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the eight parking spaces in the front parking lot located westerly of the Carlsbad Safety Center.
(Ord. NS-112 § 1, 1990)
There will be one-hour parking for the five parking spaces on each side of Ocean Street at its southern terminus adjacent to the Sculpture Park, excluding handicap spaces.
(Ord. NS-191 § 1, 1992)
In accordance with Section 10.40.025, and when signs or markings are in place giving notice thereof, drivers of vehicles may stand or park a vehicle only as indicated by such marks or signs on the following street or portions thereof:
A. 
On both sides of State Street commencing at the intersection of State Street and Grand Avenue and extending northward 325 feet;
B. 
On both sides of State Street between the intersection of Carlsbad Village Drive and Grand Avenue;
C. 
Repealed by Ord. 3157 § 1;
D. 
On the south side of Grand Avenue from 150 feet west of Roosevelt Street to Harding Street;
E. 
On the north side of Grand Avenue from Jefferson Street to Hope Avenue;
F. 
On both sides of Grand Avenue from Ocean Street to Carlsbad Boulevard;
G. 
On the north side of Beech Avenue from Carlsbad Boulevard to Washington Street.
(Ord. 3005 § 84; Ord. 3012 § 1; Ord. 3063 §§ 2, 3; Ord. 3126 § 1, 1981; Ord. 3157 § 1, 1983; Ord. NS-119 § 1, 1990; Ord. NS-534 § 16, 2000; Ord. CS-029 § 1, 2009; Ord. CS-331 § 2, 2018)
There will be no parking on both sides of Camino Vida Roble from El Camino Real to Palomar Oaks Way, except for the easterly side of Camino Vida Roble from Palomar Airport Road to a point 100 feet south of Owens Avenue.
(Ord. NS-190 § 1, 1992; Ord. NS-217 § 1, 1992)
There will be three-hour parking on each side of Oak Avenue from the railroad parking lot easterly to Roosevelt Street between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. except for Sundays and holidays.
(Ord. NS-265 § 1, 1993; Ord. NS-525 § 1, 2000)
When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle on Bayshore Drive between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., seven days a week.
(Ord. NS-285 § 1, 1994)
A. 
There will be three-hour parking on each side of Christiansen Way from State Street westerly to the alley between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. except for Sundays and holidays.
B. 
There will be three-hour parking on the north side of Christiansen Way from a point 96 feet east of Carlsbad Boulevard to Washington Street between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. except for Sundays and holidays.
(Ord. NS-316 § 1, 1995; Ord. NS-525 § 2, 2000; Ord. NS-712 § 2, 2004)