The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified, 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.
(Prior code §31.71; Ord. 2713, 1959)
The Transportation Engineer shall appropriately sign or mark any place where he or she determines that it is necessary in order to eliminate dangerous traffic hazards; and, when so signed or marked, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any of said places.
(Prior code §31.72; Ord. 2713, 1959)
A. 
Recovery. If a vehicle is removed pursuant to this chapter, the owner or person entitled to possession thereof shall be given notice of the four options available to recover the vehicle:
1. 
Pay the towing and storage fees, recover said vehicle and defend the citation for violation of this chapter; or
2. 
Post security for the fees, recover said vehicle and defend the citation for violation of this chapter; or
3. 
Request the Police Chief or his or her designee to conduct an informal hearing concerning the issuance of the citation for violation of this chapter and order the release of the vehicle if it is determined that such citation was issued wrongfully; or
4. 
Defend the citation for violation of this chapter and request an early hearing on the matter.
B. 
Exemption from Towing Fees. If the citation is not filed, dismissed on motion of the prosecution, or if the person receiving the citation is acquitted of the violation by a court of competent jurisdiction, the owner or person entitled to possession of the vehicle shall not be liable for any costs for towing fees and up to 72 hours storage fees.
C. 
Notice. Notice of the four options for recovery shall be posted in all places where members of the public come to recover removed vehicles and in the appropriate areas of the Police station. Such notice shall be legible and clearly visible for members of the public who come to recover such vehicles.
(Ord. 3969, 1978; Ord. 4011, 1979; Ord. 4249, 1984)
A. 
Whenever the 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 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 Chief of Police 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 Chief of Police shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter.
B. 
Any vehicle parked contrary to the directions and provisions of signs erected or placed pursuant to subsection A above may be removed or caused to be removed from any street by a Police Officer in the manner and subject to the provisions of the California Vehicle Code if such signs give notice that such vehicle may be removed and are erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the removal of such vehicle.
C. 
When signs authorized by the provisions of subsection A of this section are in place, no person shall operate, park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.
(Prior code §31.73; Ord. 2713, 1959; Ord. 2994 §2, 1964)
A. 
Whenever the Street Superintendent shall determine that the use of a street or portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or for the installation of underground utilities, other than water and sewer, he or she shall have the power and authority to order temporary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the parking of vehicles is prohibited on such street during such times as are indicated on such temporary signs.
B. 
Any vehicle parked contrary to the directions and provisions of signs erected or placed pursuant to subsection A above may be removed or caused to be removed from any street by a Police Officer in the manner and subject to the provisions of the California Vehicle Code if such signs give notice that such vehicle may be removed and are erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the removal of such vehicle.
C. 
When signs authorized by the provisions of subsection A are in place, no person shall operate, park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.
(Ord. 3269, 1968)
A. 
Whenever it is necessary to use any street or portion thereof for a purpose by or on behalf of the City which is not specified in Sections 10.44.030 or 10.44.032, and which is other than for the normal flow of traffic, and it is determined that the parking of vehicles along such street would prohibit or interfere with such use of the street, the head of the City department having control over the particular use of the street shall have power and authority to order temporary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the parking of vehicles is prohibited on such street during such times as are indicated on such temporary signs. Uses of the street included in this section include but are not limited to work done in connection with the City water facilities, the City sanitary sewer system and the City street trees.
B. 
Any vehicle parked contrary to the directions and provisions of signs erected or placed pursuant to subsection A above may be removed or caused to be removed from any street by a Police Officer in the manner and subject to the provisions of the California Vehicle Code if such signs give notice that such vehicle may be removed and are erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the removal of such vehicle.
C. 
When signs authorized by the provisions of subsection A are in place, no person shall operate, park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.
(Ord. 3269 §2, 1968)
No person shall park a vehicle upon any street for the principal purpose of:
A. 
Displaying such vehicle for sale.
B. 
Repairing such vehicle except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
C. 
Washing such vehicle except by the owner or by a person under direct control or supervision by the owner of such vehicle.
(Prior code §31.74; Ord. 2713, 1959)
No person shall park or stand or permit to remain for a longer period than two hours on any public street, any motor vehicle which is wrecked or incapable of operating under its own power.
(Prior code §3175; Ord. 2713, 1959; Ord. 4409, 1986)
No person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, a motorcycle, minibike, trailbike, dune buggy, motor scooter, jeep or other similar motor vehicle upon the private property of another or upon any public property which is not held open to the public for vehicular use and which is not subject to the provisions of the Vehicle Code. The provisions of this section shall not apply to governmental agencies, emergency vehicles responding to a call of emergency, nor to persons driving upon such property with the written consent of the owner or of the person in lawful possession of such property, nor to the owner him or herself, the members of his or her immediate family and his or her duly authorized employees, agents, or tenants.
(Ord. 3449, 1970)
A. 
No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of 72 hours.
B. 
In the event a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street in excess of a consecutive period of 72 hours, any member of the Police Department authorized by the Chief of Police may remove the vehicle from the street in the manner and subject to the requirements of the Vehicle Code.
(Prior code §31.76; Ord. 2713, 1959; Ord. 2976, 1959)
The portion of the roadway adjacent to the curb within 80 feet on either side of the entrance to the headquarters or substation of the Police Department or Sheriff's Office and Fire Stations may be reserved exclusively for the use of official Police or Sheriff's and Fire cars, and when so marked, it shall be unlawful for any other vehicles to park within such area or zone.
(Prior code §31.77; Ord. 2713, 1959)
It is unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle upon private property without the consent of the owner or occupant of said property provided that (i) a sign, prohibiting public parking and conforming to the requirements of the California Vehicle Code and Section 10.44.095, is displayed in plain view at each vehicular entrance to such property; or (ii) the vehicle is parked upon a lot or parcel improved with one single-unit residence.
(Prior code §31.79; Ord. 2713, 1959; Ord. 4338, 1985; Ord. 5798, 2017)
A. 
Minimum size. Each sign required under Section 10.44.090 shall comply with the following standards:
1. 
The minimum size of the sign shall be 18 inches by 24 inches.
2. 
The letters in the heading shall have a minimum height of two inches.
3. 
All other letters on the sign shall have a minimum height of one inch.
B. 
Signs exempt from sign ordinance. A sign required by Section 10.44.090 is an exempt sign under subsection B of Section 22.70.030 if the sign does not exceed the minimum size specified in subsection A above. However, a sign required by Section 10.44.090 that has larger dimensions than specified in subsection A above is subject to review and approval by the Sign Committee.
(Ord. 4338, 1985)
No person shall operate any train or train of cars, or permit the same to remain standing, so as to block the movement of traffic upon any street for a period of time longer than five minutes.
(Prior code §31.79A; Ord. 2713, 1959)
A. 
The Transportation Engineer shall determine those portions of City streets upon which angle parking or diagonal parking shall be permitted. The Transportation Engineer is authorized to place pavement markings or signs within or adjacent to such portions of City streets in which angle parking or diagonal parking shall be permitted, indicating the angle at which vehicles shall be parked. Angle parking, in accordance with the designation placed by the Transportation Engineer, shall be permitted within the areas so designated.
B. 
When signs or pavement markings are in place indicating angle parking as herein provided, no person shall park or stand a vehicle at that location other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or pavement markings.
(Prior code §31.91; Ord. 2713, 1959; Ord. 4887, 1994)
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 Transportation Engineer is authorized to determine when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a street having two or more separate roadways and shall erect signs giving notice thereof.
D. 
The requirement of parallel parking shall not apply in the event any commercial vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading freight or goods, in which case that vehicle may be backed up to the curb, provided that such vehicle does not extend beyond the centerline of the street and does not block traffic thereby. However, no such angle parking for loading shall be permitted if the physical features of the area are such that loading can be accomplished in some other manner.
(Prior code §31.92; Ord. 2713, 1959)
No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a street when upon any grade exceeding three percent within any business or residential district without blocking the wheels of the vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means.
(Prior code §31.93; Ord. 2713, 1959)
An operator may park within an intersection adjacent to the curb if the Transportation Engineer finds, and determines, pursuant to Section 586(22500(a)) of the California Vehicle Code, that the width of the street and traffic conditions are such that such parking will not constitute a traffic hazard or impede the free flow of traffic.
(Prior code §31.94; Ord. 2713, 1959)
A. 
The Transportation Engineer is authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbs where authorized parking is permitted, and to indicate parking spaces within parking lots owned and/or operated by the City, and to indicate those locations wherein the parking of vehicles which are 24 feet or longer shall be prohibited.
B. 
When such parking space markings are placed in the street or in a municipally owned and/or operated parking lot, subject to other and more restrictive limitations, no vehicle shall be stopped, left standing or parked other than within a single space unless the size or shape of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.
C. 
Where signs or markings are installed pursuant to this chapter to indicate that parking vehicles that are 24 feet or longer is prohibited, no vehicle which is 24 feet in length, or longer, shall be stopped, left standing or parked contrary to such prohibition or within an area designated as prohibited.
(Prior code §31.95; Ord. 2713, 1959; Ord. 3199, 1967; Ord. 4759, 1992)
A. 
Whenever the Transportation Engineer shall determine the necessity of regulations governing the operation and parking of vehicles upon or the exclusion of vehicles from parking lots owned, operated or controlled by the City, the Transportation Engineer shall have the power and authority to erect signs or otherwise mark such lots to indicate such regulations; and when signs or markings authorized by the provisions hereof are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall operate, stand or park any vehicle upon such parking lot contrary to such regulations or directions of such signs or markings.
B. 
Any person parking a motor vehicle in violation of a curb marking or sign restricting parking to vehicles displaying a distinguishing license plate or placards issued to disabled persons pursuant to the Vehicle Code shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00.
(Ord. 3199 §2, 1967; Ord. 3913, 1977; Ord. 4759, 1992)
A. 
No person shall park a motor vehicle in a municipally owned and/or operated parking lot and fail to pay the parking fee established by resolution and posted for the use of said lot.
1. 
The City Administrator shall have the authority to determine which payment methods are accepted at each municipal parking facility; Establish procedures for payment processing and enforcement; Modify or expand authorized payment methods based on operational needs or technological advancements.
2. 
Failure to pay the required parking fee using an authorized method shall constitute a violation of this section and may result in the issuance of a parking citation, vehicle immobilization, or towing in accordance with this Code.
3. 
Use of a City lot is a privilege; therefore, the City reserves the right to revoke this privilege at any time because of inappropriate behavior, violation of any regulation in this section or misuse of parking facilities. The City reserves the right to establish what inappropriate behaviors are and the misuse of its property.
B. 
It is unlawful for any person to use or permit or cause a monthly parking permit to be used by a person not authorized in the permit agreement.
C. 
Any person removing a vehicle from the lot and re-entering a lot for the sole purpose of avoiding payment of parking fees shall pay a parking fee as if said vehicle had not departed the lot.
D. 
It is unlawful to present subsequent, counterfeit, or other substitute evidence of entry into any municipally owned and/or operated parking lot for the purpose of reducing or avoiding the parking fee established for the use of said lot.
E. 
In an action for violation of this section, proof that a person was the registered owner of a motor vehicle at the time the vehicle was parked unattended in a municipally owned and/or operated lot is prima facie evidence that the registered owner was the person who parked the vehicle. The registered owner shall be given written notice of the violation and an opportunity to respond as provided in Section 40202 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California as it exists today and may be amended in the future.
F. 
In addition to the penalties provided for violation of this Code, the use of a municipally owned and/or operated parking lot in violation of the regulations established by the Transportation Engineer, or the applicable fee requirements, shall be subject to use fees that are twice the fees for proper use.
G. 
The Transportation Engineer shall make provisions to mark, chalk, photograph, record or otherwise identify such use of municipally owned and/or operated parking lots as may be required for the reasonable enforcement of this chapter.
H. 
No person who owns, or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park, stop or leave the vehicle more than a period of 72 consecutive hours in a municipally owned parking lot.
I. 
Notwithstanding subsection H above, the Public Works Director may issue a permit allowing parking more than 72 consecutive hours in a municipally owned parking lot.
(Ord. 3864, 1976; Ord. 4760, 1992; Ord. 5061, 1998; Ord. 5734, 2016; Ord. 6193, 10/14/2025
In the event a vehicle is parked, stopped or left standing in any of the municipally-owned parking lots, except as permitted per Section 10.44.152.H, in excess of a period of 72 consecutive hours, the vehicle may be cited and the vehicle may be removed from the municipally-owned parking lots by any member of the Police Department authorized by the Chief of Police in the manner and consistent with the requirements of the California Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 5734, 2016)
Whenever a space is vacant next to a curb sufficient only for the parking of one vehicle, and any vehicle has been stopped in the line of traffic for the purpose of backing into such space, such vehicle shall have preferential right to such parking space over any following vehicle.
(Prior code §31.96; Ord. 2713, 1959)
A. 
Street parking. No person shall park or stand or permit to remain for a longer period than two hours on any street or highway or public alley or on a parkway area between curb and sidewalk, any trailer, semi-trailer, or bus (all as defined in the California Vehicle Code) or any mobilehome (as defined in Title 28 of this code), or any truck used primarily for business or commercial hauling and of a weight in excess of three quarters (3/4) ton capacity, unless such person has a written authorization from the Chief of Police or his or her delegate.
B. 
Overnight parking. No person shall park or stand or permit to stand any of the following vehicles: (1) trailer, (2) semi-trailer, (3) bus (all as defined in the California Vehicle Code), (4) mobilehome (as defined in Title 28 of this code), or (5) any vehicle which is capable of greater than 1500 pounds (3/4 ton) cargo capacity on any city street between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day.
C. 
RV overnight parking restricted area. No person shall park or stand or permit to stand any recreational vehicle (as those terms are defined in Section 15.16.060 of this code) between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. in the following area of the City: south of the U.S. 101 freeway, and between Castillo Street and the eastern boundary of the City at the Andre Clark Bird Refuge and Coast Village Road (as depicted on the map attached to this section entitled "RV Overnight Parking Restricted Area, dated February 6, 2007.")
D. 
Exception. This section shall not apply to a commercial truck (as established by a current registration with the state Department of Motor Vehicles):
1. 
While such truck is being loaded or unloaded and such additional time is reasonably required for such loading and unloading operations; or
2. 
When such vehicle is parked in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a service to or on a property in the block on which such vehicle is parked for a period reasonably necessary to complete such service.
RV Overnight Parking Restricted Area
(Prior code §31.100; Ord. 2713, 1959; Ord. 3239, 1967; Ord. 3317, 1968; Ord. 4269, 1984; Ord. 5263, 2002; Ord. 5411, 2007; Ord. 5781, 2016)
No person shall park or stand any vehicle or wagon used or intended to be used in the transportation of property for hire on any street while awaiting patronage for such vehicle or wagon without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the City Council which shall designate the specific location where such vehicle may stand.
(Prior code §31.101; Ord. 2713, 1959)
A. 
Definitions. The following words and phrases shall have the meaning set forth in this subsection:
Bus.
A bus as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 233; a school bus as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 545; a transit bus as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 642; a bus regulated by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 34500(b); a tour bus regulated by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 34500.1; or a bus of a charter-party carrier with a valid permit issued pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 5375.
Oversized Vehicle.
Any vehicle, as that word is defined in California Vehicle Code Section 670, or a combination of connected vehicles (including, but not limited to, trailers as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 630), which exceeds 25 feet in length, or 80 inches in width, or 82 inches in height, exclusive of such projecting lights or devices as are expressly allowed pursuant to the California Vehicle Code as it now exists or hereafter may be amended. Oversized vehicle shall not mean or include a pickup truck which is less than 25 feet in length and 82 inches in height.
B. 
Restriction on oversized vehicle parking. No person shall park or leave standing any oversized vehicle on any streets or portions of streets in areas where the Public Works Director has caused signs or markings giving adequate notice of the restriction to be placed, except as provided in subsection C below.
1. 
Warning Required. A two-hour warning must be provided before a citation is issued for a violation of this chapter. After a warning is issued, the oversized vehicle must move at least 1,000 lineal feet within that two-hour warning period to abate the violation. Information will be provided to the individual regarding the New Beginnings Safe Parking Program.
2. 
First Overall Warning. After the first ever issued warning for a violation of this chapter, three days will be given before any subsequent warnings or citations to provide time for the vehicle owner to be admitted into the New Beginnings Safe Parking Program.
C. 
Exceptions. Subsection B above shall not apply to:
1. 
Any oversized commercial vehicle actively engaged in the loading or unloading of materials, supplies or goods, in the delivery of goods, wares, merchandise, or other materials at an adjacent business or residence for no longer than 30 minutes;
2. 
Any inoperable oversized vehicle upon which a person is actively engaged in making emergency repairs, as authorized by Section 10.44.040, for no longer than four hours;
3. 
Any vehicle belonging to or under contract with federal, state, or local government authorities, or a public utility, and any emergency vehicles as defined by California Vehicle Code Section 165;
4. 
Any bus for no longer than two hours, and any bus in an area specifically posted to allow bus parking for a prescribed time;
5. 
Any oversized vehicle properly displaying both a valid distinguishing disabled placard or license plate issued pursuant to the California Vehicle Code and a valid oversized vehicle disability parking permit issued pursuant to subsection D of this section;
6. 
Any oversized vehicle that has been issued and is displaying a temporary oversized vehicle parking permit issued pursuant to subsection E of this section; or
7. 
Any oversized commercial vehicle that has been issued and is displaying a contractors oversized vehicle parking permit issued pursuant to subsection F of this section.
D. 
Oversized vehicle disability parking permits. Any person that possesses a distinguishing disabled placard or license plate properly issued pursuant to the California Vehicle Code may park in any blue zone within the City, unless that parking location has been designated by the City's Traffic Engineer that parking an oversize vehicle at a particular blue zone creates or exacerbates a dangerous traffic safety condition. A sign must be erected at any blue zone notifying this prohibition. A person may obtain an oversized vehicle disability parking permit for a specific oversized vehicle to be parked at a specific location or locations separate from any blue zone if he or she demonstrates in writing to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director or his or her designee, on an application form prepared by the Public Works Director and upon payment of a fee prescribed by resolution of the City Council, that they meet each of the following conditions:
1. 
The person owns or lawfully possesses an oversized vehicle;
2. 
The person is a permanent city resident as determined under the law of California;
3. 
The person possesses a distinguishing disabled placard or license plate properly issued pursuant to the California Vehicle Code;
4. 
The proposed parking location is necessary to provide access to a specific fixed residential address sited with a lawful dwelling unit at which the person resides or to a specific facility or facilities at which the person is employed or receives services;
5. 
The proposed parking location does not create or exacerbate a dangerous traffic safety condition;
6. 
The person demonstrates that by reason of the disability which warranted issuance of their California distinguishing placard or license plate, the oversized vehicle is specially equipped and necessary to accommodate the disability of the person seeking the permit so that a reasonable modification to the City's on-street parking regulations is warranted under state and federal law.
Oversized vehicle disability parking permits shall be valid for so long as the person remains disabled, but for no longer than one year. Permits may be renewed provided that the permit holder demonstrates in writing that he or she continues to meet the conditions of this subsection. Oversized vehicle parking with an oversized vehicle disability parking permit shall be subject to all applicable parking restrictions in the California Vehicle Code and the Santa Barbara Municipal Code, including, without limitation, Chapter 7.28 [Street Sweeping], Section 10.44.060 [72-Hour Parking Limit], Section 10.44.200 [Unlawful Parking of Trailers, Mobilehomes, Recreational Vehicles, Trucks and Buses] and Chapter 10.46 [Permit Parking].
E. 
Temporary oversized vehicle parking permits. A person may obtain a temporary oversized vehicle parking permit for a specific oversized vehicle if he or she demonstrates in writing to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director or his or her designee, on an application form prepared by the Public Works Director and upon payment of a fee prescribed by resolution of the City Council, that they meet each of the following conditions:
1. 
The person owns or lawfully possesses an oversized vehicle;
2. 
The person is a permanent City resident as determined under the law of California that wishes to temporarily park their oversized vehicle adjacent to their residence; or a commercial business that wishes to do business in the City; or to seek services or medical appointments for a temporary period at a specific fixed residential, commercial, or medical or service facility address with the consent of the resident or occupant of that address; or a non-resident temporarily visiting a specific fixed residential address with the consent of the resident of that address; or consent of the owner or operator of a service or medical facility provider;
3. 
The proposed parking location is reasonably situated to provide temporary access to a specific fixed residential, commercial, or service or medical facility address; and
4. 
The proposed parking location does not create or exacerbate a dangerous traffic safety condition.
A temporary oversized vehicle parking permit shall be valid for no longer than five consecutive calendar days. Permits may be renewed for up to an additional five days provided that the permit holder demonstrates in writing that he or she continues to meet the conditions of this subsection. In no event shall temporary oversized vehicle parking permits be issued to a resident, commercial business, medical or service facility provider or non-resident for a total period in excess of 10 days within any consecutive 90 calendar day period. Oversized vehicle parking with a temporary oversized vehicle parking permit shall be subject to all applicable parking restrictions in the California Vehicle Code and the Santa Barbara Municipal Code, including, without limitation, Chapter 7.28 [Street Sweeping], Section 10.44.060 [72-Hour Parking Limit], Section 10.44.200 [Unlawful Parking of Trailers, Mobilehomes, Recreational Vehicles, Trucks and Buses] and Chapter 10.46 [Permit Parking].
F. 
Contractors oversized vehicle parking permits.
1. 
A person may obtain a contractors oversized vehicle parking permit for a specific oversized commercial vehicle if he or she demonstrates in writing to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director or his or her designee, on an application form prepared by the Public Works Director and upon payment of a fee prescribed by resolution of the City Council, that they meet and agree to each the following conditions:
a. 
The person owns or lawfully possesses an oversized commercial vehicle which is registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles as a commercial vehicle and displays identifiable California commercial license plates;
b. 
The person possesses a valid business license certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 5.04 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code and has paid all other applicable City taxes;
c. 
The oversized commercial vehicle is necessary for use in the business for which the city business license certificate has been issued;
d. 
The oversized commercial vehicle will at no time be parked unattended in any location that creates or exacerbates a dangerous traffic safety condition; and
e. 
The oversized commercial vehicle will not be parked on the street unattended between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day, except as provided below when the vehicle is necessary at the parking location, and actually in active use, for work needed to control and repair an emergency situation that poses an immediate threat to public health and safety.
2. 
Contractors oversized vehicle parking permits shall be valid for a period of not to exceed a single fiscal year, commencing July 1st of each year. Permits issued after July 1st of any year shall expire on June 30th of the following year and any fees shall be prorated to the nearest month. Permits may be renewed annually effective July 1st of each year, provided that the permit holder demonstrates in writing that he or she continues to meet and agree to the conditions of this subsection.
3. 
Contractors oversized commercial vehicles may be parked between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day only when the vehicle is necessary at the parking location, and actually in active use, for work needed to control and repair an emergency situation that poses an immediate threat to public health and safety. If the emergency location is not immediately apparent from the adjacent public right-of-way, the contractors oversized commercial vehicle shall bear a clearly visible notice in the driver's side window which identifies the emergency location by address and unit number, if applicable, and includes contact information which would allow City safety or enforcement personnel to contact the vehicle operator immediately.
G. 
Nuisance declared. The City Council finds, determines and hereby declares that parking oversized vehicles in violation of this section constitutes an immediate threat to the public health, safety and general welfare, thereby creating a public nuisance. Unlike much of Southern California which was developed following World War II, Santa Barbara's street grid was established in the 18th and 19th centuries at a time before modern oversized vehicles could have been contemplated. Parked oversized vehicles interfere with and obstruct visual access to streets, traffic control signs and signals, other vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles and sidewalks, thereby substantially increasing the risk of collisions between vehicles, as well as collisions between vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians, at intersections, near driveways, and on all streets in the city, including curved roadway sections, narrow streets, busy streets, commercial districts, and neighborhood streets. Parked oversized vehicles create an immediate threat to the public health, safety and general welfare by obstructing visual access to scenic resources, including historic landmarks and natural resources, such as the coastal mountains, beaches, and Pacific Ocean. Parked or stopped oversized vehicles are frequently left with engines, refrigeration systems or generators running, thereby contributing to the deterioration of local air quality and quiet neighborhoods.
H. 
Integration with other permit parking. Oversized vehicles shall not be considered "eligible vehicles" under Section 10.46.060.A for parking permits issued pursuant to Chapter 10.46. Oversized vehicles with Chapter 10.46 permits that were issued before December 16, 2016 shall be valid until they expire and shall not be renewable thereafter.
I. 
Rules and regulations. The Public Works Director is authorized to promulgate and publish rules and regulations to interpret and implement this section.
(Ord. 5781, 2016; Ord. 5796, 2017; Ord. 6115, 2023)
Upon written application made and upon good and sufficient cause shown to the City Council a preferential right to a definite parking space on any street in the City, of not to exceed 35 feet in length, shall be allotted to any applicant so applying, for such applicant's exclusive use, and to the use of which such applicant shall by such allotment be exclusively entitled as against all persons except the City during such hours as the Council may so allot. In parking any automobile motor vehicle being used commercially by such applicant as a public sight-seeing bus operating as a common carrier of human passengers, from such parking place for at least six days out of each week over a regular and fixed route or itinerary in whole or in part within the City; provided, however, that no such preferential parking privilege shall be granted by the Council except upon such applicant's reasonably satisfying the Council that the applicant intends, if granted such a preferential parking privilege, to operate such bus over such route at least six days out of each week for not less than 12 consecutive weeks of time.
(Prior code §31.105; Ord. 2713, 1959)
Any preferential parking space allotted under the provisions of this section shall be designated by having the curb length alongside which the same is allotted painted "sight-seeing bus stop" in letters at least four inches in height, for and prior to the painting of which applicant shall pay the City the sum of five dollars to cover the cost of painting. The Transportation Engineer shall cause the painting to be done within three days' time from the granting of the preferential parking privilege to be so designated and no grant of any preferential parking privilege shall be of any force or effect until the parking space thereof shall be so marked.
(Prior code §31.105; Ord. 2713, 1959)