The following words and phrases shall have the meaning indicated, unless the context or usage clearly requires a different meaning:
Duty and Power to Manage.
The Waterfront Director shall have the duty and power to manage all uses of Waterfront Parking Lots and may deny issuance of parking permits to any person or entity when such permit or permits would unduly interfere with coastal access or public parking.
Harbor Parking Lot.
The Waterfront Parking Lot bounded on the East by West Beach, on the West by Harbor Way, on the North by Shoreline Drive and Cabrillo Boulevard and on the South by Marinas 2, 3, 4 and the small-boat launch ramp.
Parking Fees and Permits.
No person shall park a vehicle in the Waterfront Parking Lots without having paid or paying the required parking fee. Parking fees and the permit system for Waterfront Parking Lots shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
Pay by Plate Parking Management System
When entering Waterfront Parking Lots operated by a pay by plate parking management system, the owner or operator of a vehicle entering the lot must purchase an hourly parking permit from a pay by plate parking management system machine in accordance with instructions and requirements posted on the machine. Such hourly parking permit shall be prominently purchased upon arrival. Any owner or operator of a vehicle who fails to purchase a valid hourly parking permit shall pay a fee as described by City Council resolution.
Waterfront Parking Lots.
All parking lots managed and maintained by the Waterfront Department, including Leadbetter Parking Lot, Harbor West Parking Lot, Harbor Parking Lot, Garden Street Parking Lot, Palm Park Parking Lot, Cabrillo West Parking Lot, Cabrillo East Parking Lot and Stearns Wharf.
(Ord. 4757, 1992; Ord. 5649, 2014; Ord. 5911, 2019; Ord. 6194, 11/18/2025)0055
A. 
Improper use of waterfront lot. No person shall park a vehicle in any Waterfront Parking Lot for the principal purpose of displaying such vehicle/vessel for sale, repairing such vehicle/vessel (except repairs necessitated by an emergency and lasting no longer than four consecutive hours), or washing such vehicle/vessel.
B. 
Inoperable vehicles. No person shall park or permit to remain, any motor vehicle which is wrecked or inoperable in any Waterfront Parking Lot (except while conducting an emergency repair for no longer than four consecutive hours).
C. 
No vehicles to remain in parking lot past time of parking lot closing. No person shall leave a vehicle in a Waterfront Parking Lot past the posted closing time.
(Ord. 4757, 1992; Ord. 5564, 2011; Ord. 5911, 2019)
A. 
Boat trailer parking permitted. Persons who own or have possession of boat trailers shall be allowed to park boat trailers in the Harbor parking lot in designated boat-trailer parking stalls located adjacent to the small-vessel launch ramp for a period of time not to exceed three consecutive nights. For the purpose of this section, one night's parking is defined as parking a boat trailer in a designated trailer parking stall any time between the hours of midnight to 4:00 a.m. No trailer, other than a boat trailer, shall be allowed to park in a parking stall in the Harbor lot without the prior written permission of the Waterfront Director or his or her designee.
B. 
Boat trailer parking prohibited. No person who owns or has possession of a boat trailer shall park such trailer in any area of the Harbor parking lot other than as provided in subsection A above without the prior written permission of the Waterfront Director or his or her designee.
C. 
Boat trailer parking in violation of this section; removal of trailer and penalties. Any boat trailer parked in violation of this section may be removed by the City of Santa Barbara Police Department in accordance with the requirements of the California Vehicle Code and the owner or person in possession of the boat trailer parked in violation of this section may be prosecuted in accordance with Chapter 1.28.
(Ord. 5564, 2011)
A. 
Authority. The Waterfront Director may issue non-transferable annual parking permits for Waterfront Parking Lots as provided in this section.
B. 
Eligible vehicles. Annual parking permits may be issued to passenger vehicles (as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 465 but excluding house cars) or motor trucks (as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 410 but excluding trucks with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 11,500 pounds or more and an unladen weight of 8,002 pounds or more) which are used by the general public, Waterfront slip permittees, or ocean-dependent commercial fishing businesses upon payment of a fee established by resolution of the City Council.
C. 
Ineligible vehicles. Annual parking permits shall not be issued to any vehicle that exceeds one or more of the following size limitations: 22 feet in length, 90 inches in height or 82 inches in width. Annual parking permits shall not be issued to buses, vehicles not licensed for travel on public highways, recreational vehicles, motorhomes or campers. Annual parking permits shall not be issued to vehicles used for commercial purposes unrelated to maritime or ocean uses.
D. 
Waivers. The Waterfront Director or his or her designee may grant waivers from the size limitations established by this section, in the Harbor Parking Main Lot only, when to do so is necessary to promote a commercial, ocean-dependent priority need, including, but not limited to, commercial fishing operations, lease holders businesses, Business Activity Permit holders businesses, or oil spill response activities. Such waivers may be granted conditionally.
(Ord. 5911, 2019)
A. 
72-Hour vehicle parking limit in waterfront parking lots. Except as provided in subsection B below, no person who owns, or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park, stop or leave the vehicle in the same parking space in any of the Waterfront Parking Lots in excess of a period of 72 consecutive hours.
B. 
72-Hour vehicle parking limit in harbor parking lot. No person who owns, or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park, stop or leave the vehicle in the Harbor Parking Lot in excess of a period of 72 consecutive hours, except persons with valid permits or prepaid permits as established by City Council resolution, under the following circumstances:
1. 
Currently registered and fully operational vehicles owned by harbor slip permittees displaying a valid Waterfront slip-permittee parking permit may be parked for no more than 30 consecutive days in the Harbor Parking Lot, provided that the vehicle is removed from the lot for not less than 96 consecutive hours each 30 day period. It is unlawful for a slip permittee with a valid Waterfront slip-permittee parking permit to fail to remove a permitted vehicle for at least 96 consecutive hours after 30 consecutive days. Violation of this requirement is grounds for immediate revocation of a slip-permittee parking permit. The Waterfront Director may issue exceptions to the exiting requirement when necessary to support maritime activities. Such exceptions may be issued conditionally.
2. 
The Waterfront Director or his or her designee may permit a person to park a vehicle in the Harbor Parking Lot over the 72-hour limit for maritime reasons. The vehicle owner must register with the Waterfront Parking Office and obtain and display in the vehicle written evidence of permission prior to leaving the vehicle in the Harbor Parking Lot.
(Ord. 4757, 1992; Ord. 5649, 2014; Ord. 5911, 2019; Ord. 6090, 2022)
A. 
Penalties for vehicle parking over 72 hours in waterfront parking lots. In the event a vehicle is parked, stopped or left standing in any of the Waterfront Parking Lots, except the Harbor Parking Lot pursuant to the provisions of Section 17.36.040.B, in excess of a period of 72 consecutive hours, the vehicle may be cited and the vehicle may be removed from the Waterfront 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.
B. 
Penalties for vehicle parking over 72 hours in harbor parking lot. In the event a vehicle is parked, stopped or left standing in the Harbor Parking Lot in excess of a period of 72 consecutive hours, does not have a valid slip holder parking permit, and has not been registered with the Waterfront parking office in advance, the vehicle may be cited and removed from the Harbor Parking Lot 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. 4757, 1992; Ord. 5649, 2014)
The Waterfront Director shall designate parking spaces in Waterfront Parking Lots, including a limited number of oversize parking spaces, by signs, pavement stripes or other means of designation.
A. 
Parking in designated parking stalls only. No vehicle shall be stopped, left standing or parked in any Waterfront Parking Lot, other than within a single marked stall designated for that size of vehicle.
B. 
Parking in marked stalls only. No vehicle shall be stopped, left standing or parked in any Waterfront Parking Lot, at angles, horizontally, diagonally or otherwise across the lines marking a parking stall designated for parking a vehicle.
C. 
No parking in oversized stalls. No vehicle that is less than 22 feet in length shall be stopped, left standing or parked in any Waterfront Parking Lot within a parking stall designated for an oversize vehicle.
D. 
No parking of oversized vehicles in passenger vehicle stalls. No vehicle that is over 22 feet in length shall be stopped, left standing or parked in any Waterfront Parking Lot, within a parking stall designated for passenger vehicles of ordinary length (less than 22 feet).
(Ord. 5262, 2002; Ord. 5564, 2011; Ord. 5911, 2019)
No person shall occupy, fill or obstruct a space designated for parking in any Waterfront Parking Lot with any personal property other than a vehicle appropriate for the size of the parking stall, except by special permit of the Waterfront Director.
(Ord. 5262, 2002; Ord. 5564, 2011)