Upon the installation of signs, pavement and/or curb markings, no person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle on a public street within a business district between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, for a period of time longer than two hours.
(Added by Ord. 18-1402, adopted 11-13-18)
Upon the installation of signs, no person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle on any public street designated by resolution of the City Council for a period of time longer than specified by the signage and/or curb markings on the days also specified by the signage and/or curb markings. The City Council shall, by resolution, designate certain parking restrictions upon certain streets and shall, by resolution, order signs posted thereon giving notice of such restrictions. After such signs have been posted, no person shall park any vehicle upon such streets in violation of such restrictions.
(Added by Ord. 18-1402, adopted 11-13-18)
Whenever any vehicle is parked continuously on one block in which maximum parking times are posted, as provided in this part, for longer than the maximum allowed parking time, such vehicle shall be deemed to be parked contrary to such parking restriction and shall constitute a violation of this part.
"Block," for the purposes of this section, shall mean property facing each side of any street between the next intersecting streets or between the terminus of a dedicated right-of-way of a street and an intersecting street. If a block, as defined in this section, exceeds five hundred lineal feet (500′), then each five hundred feet (500′) of such a block shall constitute a block within the meaning of this section.
(Added by Ord. 18-1402, adopted 11-13-18)
Vehicles displaying a valid veteran's special license plate issued pursuant to the provisions of California Vehicle Code Section 5007(a)(2) (Disabled Veteran), 5101.3 (Pearl Harbor Survivor), 5101.4 (Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross Recipient), 5101.5 (former American Prisoner of War), 5101.6 (Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient), or 5101.8 (Purple Heart Recipient) shall be exempt from the parking restrictions set forth in Section 3198 and 3199 of this Code. However, such vehicles shall be subject to any other applicable parking restriction not expressly exempt by this section.
(Added by Ord. 18-1402, adopted 11-13-18)
Whenever, in the opinion of the City Traffic Engineer, the parking of vehicles in any area constitutes a traffic or safety hazard during certain times or hours, the City Traffic Engineer, may designate the same as a hazard during such times or hours and order signs, pavement and/or curb markings to be installed in such area or along the curbing adjacent thereto prohibiting parking in such area during such times or hours, and parking thereafter in such area during such times or hours shall be prohibited.
(Added by Ord. 18-1402, adopted 11-13-18)
(a) 
No parking, standing or stopping shall be permitted in spaces on public or private streets and property which have been designated by signs and pavement markings for the exclusive use of physically challenged persons whose vehicles display a distinguishing license plate or an officially-issued disabled placard suspended from the vehicle's rear view mirror pursuant to Sections 22511.5 – 22511.11 of the California Vehicle Code or the disabled veterans as specified in Section 9105 of the California Vehicle Code. Signing, pavement markings and parking space configuration designating a disabled parking space shall conform to the specifications of the CAMUTCD, the provisions of this chapter and/or the State Architect.
(b) 
The City Traffic Engineer may seek the concurrence of the Public Works Committee for the installation of on-street disabled parking spaces in residential districts if:
(1) 
The applicant submits a written request to the City Traffic Engineer for an on-street disabled parking space detailing the basis for the request and a facsimile copy of their officially-issued disabled placard.
(2) 
The City Traffic Engineer determines that there is no parking space on the residential property that can accommodate the needs of the disabled resident. Restrictions may include, but are not limited to, physical space, topography features, location of available parking, lack of complementary improvements, obstructing landscaping or lack of a clear, accessible path of travel between the on-street parking space and the ingress to the residential structure.
(3) 
The City Traffic Engineer determines that the disabled resident resides in a parking-impacted area.
An on-street residential parking space would remain in effect only during the course of the disabled individual's occupancy of the residential property. Subsequent occupants, if not disabled, may request the City Traffic Engineer to remove the disabled parking space. In addition, the City Traffic Engineer may remove the on-street disabled parking space if determined through investigation that the disabled parking space is no longer necessary.
The Public Works Committee may require improvements, such as hard surface walkway, in the parkway adjacent to the disabled parking space. The cost of such improvements will be the responsibility of the requesting party.
The on-street disabled parking spaces shall be designated by curb markings in accordance with Section 3193(a)(5) of this Code and legends meeting the requirements of CAMUTCD. The City Traffic Engineer will determine the need for supplemental signing.
(c) 
The City Traffic Engineer may seek the concurrence of the Public Works Committee for the installation of on-street disabled parking spaces in a business district if:
(1) 
The City Traffic Engineer determines that there is insufficient parking available for disabled individuals at locations in the business district and that this condition could be mitigated by installing on-street disabled parking spaces.
(d) 
The curb side disabled parking spaces in the business district shall be designated by curb markings in accordance with Section 3193(a)(5) of this Code, with the pavement legends and signing meeting the requirements of the CAMUTCD.
(Added by Ord. 18-1402, adopted 11-13-18)
Notwithstanding the relative sections of this Code, the City Council may suspend any of the parking regulations or restrictions set forth in said sections upon following conditions:
(a) 
A written application for the suspension of all or any such parking regulations shall be filed with the City Clerk.
(b) 
The City Clerk shall refer such application to the Chief of Police and the City Traffic Engineer.
(c) 
The Chief of Police and the City Traffic Engineer shall report to the City Council relative to such application.
(d) 
If the City Council shall find that the requested suspension of all or any such parking regulations or restrictions is in the public interest and is in connection with a civic celebration, community event, or otherwise is for the benefit of the citizens of the City, the City Council, by motion duly entered upon the City Council minutes, may authorize the Chief of Police to suspend the enforcement of the provisions of any of said sections for such periods of time and, upon such conditions as the City Council may deem necessary, for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare.
(Added by Ord. 18-1402, adopted 11-13-18)
The City Council may designate, by resolution, certain residential streets or portions thereof as residential preferential parking districts for the benefit of residents adjacent to such residential streets, in which vehicles displaying a permit may be exempt from parking prohibitions or restrictions otherwise posted, marked, or noticed. Each residential preferential parking district shall be established only upon finding that such a district is required to provide on-street parking relief for inhabitants of residential neighborhoods which have become impacted due to overflow parking from nearby uses which are unable to contain their on-site parking demand. No resolution designating a residential preferential parking district shall be enforceable until signs giving adequate notice have been placed.
(a) 
The permit parking exemption is subject to the following conditions:
(1) 
A motor vehicle on which is properly displayed a residential parking permit, as provided for herein, shall be permitted to stand or be parked in the designated parking district for which the permit has been issued without being limited by time restrictions established for the street(s) within that district. Any authorized motor vehicle which does not display such permit shall be subject to citation.
(2) 
A residential parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve to the holder thereof an on-street parking space within the designated parking district.
(3) 
This section shall not exempt the permit holder from other traffic controls and regulations existing in the designated parking district, including parking restrictions or prohibitions in effect Citywide for purposes such as street sweeping, roadwork, discouraging overnight disturbances, or similar notices.
(4) 
This section shall not allow the permit holder to stop, park, or leave standing his or her vehicle for more than 72 hours.
(b) 
Exemption of Certain Vehicles—Permit Display.
(1) 
No person shall, without a properly displayed parking permit, park, stop, or leave standing any unauthorized motor vehicle in a residential preferential permit parking district during the posted parking prohibition or restriction in excess of the posted parking restriction or where parking restrictions have been established for the street(s) within the district, except for the following:
(i) 
Otherwise lawfully parked repair, service, maintenance, refuse, utility, fuel, delivery or city vehicles parked for reasonable amounts of time while conducting business within the residential preferential parking district;
(ii) 
Police, fire, or other law enforcement, public safety, or emergency vehicles operated by or under the authority of a governmental entity while engaged in the performance of official duties; or
(iii) 
Otherwise lawfully parked motor vehicles used by disabled persons meeting the requirements of California Vehicle Code Sections 22511.5 – 2211.11 or disabled veterans meeting the requirements of California Vehicle Code Section 9105 and displaying appropriate disabled license plates or placards.
(2) 
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to establish rules and regulations concerning the issuance and display of parking permits in accordance with Section 3199.6(d)(6) of this Code.
(c) 
Designation of a Residential Permitted Parking District.
(1) 
An area shall be evaluated for the designation as a residential permit parking district if the residents of the proposed parking district submit an application with a petition that contains, at minimum, the following elements:
(i) 
A description and/or map showing the proposed district;
(ii) 
A petition containing the signature, printed name, date of signing, and address of owners of at least 75% of the dwelling units within the proposed district;
(iii) 
The name and telephone number of the applicant(s) who will be the designated representative for the application; and
(iv) 
The requested hours and days of the parking restriction or prohibition.
(2) 
The eligibility of a proposed residential parking permit district shall be evaluated upon the basis of the following criteria:
(i) 
The proposed permitted parking district is at least three quarters, 75%, single-family residential and includes whole blocks. For purposes of this section, "whole block" shall be defined as the entire portion of a street block from intersection to intersection. The proposed parking district shall also include both sides of a street, unless the City Traffic Engineer determines this to be impractical or undesirable;
(ii) 
Multi-family properties, if any, within the proposed district boundaries consist of duplexes, triplexes or fourplexes only;
(iii) 
At least 75% of the on-street parking spaces within the proposed district boundaries are occupied during the time of the requested parking prohibition or restriction;
(iv) 
A minimum of 50% of the vehicle parking spaces within the proposed restricted or prohibited parking hours must be registered to nonresidents of the proposed district. For purposes of this section, "nonresident" shall be defined as an individual who resides outside of the district boundaries;
(v) 
A determination by the City Traffic Engineer that the size and boundaries of the proposed district provide a self-contained area and would not result in shifting the parking problem to an adjacent area;
(vi) 
The street block in question is a designated residential street. For purposes of this section, "residential street" shall be defined as any street located within an area zoned as residential which does not appear on the Circulation Plan contained within the Circulation chapter of the City's adopted General Plan;
(vii) 
No alternative solution is practical or reasonable;
(viii) 
Such other criteria as the City Traffic Engineer determines necessary, including, but not limited to:
(A) 
The extent to which vehicles owned by residents of the area could be accommodated by off-street parking spaces, and
(B) 
The location and number of parking spaces available that would be displaced in the proposed permit parking district.
(3) 
After an application and petition meeting the eligibility requirements is received by the City Traffic Engineer, the City Traffic Engineer shall cause to be undertaken surveys or studies as necessary, and after completion of all necessary surveys and studies, shall notify the applicant whether the establishment of a residential permitted parking district will be recommended to the Public Works Committee. If approved by the Public Works Committee, the residential preferential permitted parking district shall then be considered by the City Council for establishment.
(4) 
Upon recommendation of the City Traffic Engineer, the City Council shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of determining whether a proper basis exists for making findings outlined in Section 3199.6(c)(2) of this Code. Notice of such public hearing shall be given at least 10 days prior to the hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation and by mailing to the property owners as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, and to the occupants of each parcel in the proposed district and within four hundred feet (400′) of the proposed district boundaries.
(5) 
Once a resolution establishing a residential preferential parking district is established, parking permits must be issued to at least 50% of residents in the district before signs will be installed designating the preferential parking district. If the minimum number of permits is not obtained within 60 days, or the number of permit holders drops below 50% following annual permit renewals, the residential preferential parking district may be terminated by resolution of the City Council at a public hearing noticed as described above.
(6) 
Upon receipt and verification of a petition signed by a majority (50% plus one) of the property owners within an established district, a residential preferential parking district may be terminated by resolution of the City Council at a public hearing noticed as described above. Such determination shall be based upon a finding that the conditions set forth in the establishing resolution no longer exist or have diminished to such extent as to make unnecessary the continuation of the district.
(d) 
Issuance of Parking Permits.
(1) 
The City Traffic Engineer shall issue residential parking permits for residential preferential parking applicants who have completed an application form supplied by the City. Applicants for such permits shall present such proof of residency through a utility bill, vehicle registration, or proof of auto insurance. Not more than two residential permits may be issued for each single-family dwelling unit and not more than one residential permit may be issued for each multi-family dwelling unit. The residential permit(s) will be issued to the owner or occupant for single-family dwelling units and to the owner or his or her authorized representative for the multi-family dwelling units. Applicants requesting more than two residential permits for single-family dwelling units or more than one residential permit for multi-family dwelling units may be granted one additional permit, up to a maximum of three residential permits per single-family dwelling unit or a maximum of two residential permits per multi-family dwelling unit, upon successful demonstration to the City Traffic Engineer that any of the following conditions exist:
(i) 
There is more than three vehicles registered at the address of such dwelling unit and that sufficient off-street parking is not available to the applicants during the effective hours of the preferential parking zone;
(ii) 
Unique physical condition, not created by the property owner, limiting the resident's ability to park motor vehicles on site;
(iii) 
All legally authorized (code permitted) parking areas are being used for parking purposes by current licensed and operable vehicles.
(2) 
The Finance Department shall collect a fee for each resident or vehicle permit issued. The fee shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
(3) 
Permits issued pursuant to this section, with the exception of temporary permits, shall remain effective through the end of the fiscal year so long as the applicant continues to reside at the address set forth in the application and continues to own the vehicle to which the permit is attached, and so long as the district for which the permit was issued remains in effect.
(4) 
An owner or occupant residing within a preferential parking district may apply for temporary parking permits once per month to exempt guests or visitors from the posted parking prohibition or restriction. Residents may apply for a maximum of 10 temporary permits at any given time. The temporary parking permits are valid for up to one day maximum.
(5) 
Permits shall be placed upon or inside a vehicle as specified in the instructions accompanying the permit issued by the City Traffic Engineer.
(6) 
Each person shall be subject in all conditions and restrictions set forth in this section and of the residential preferential parking district for which it is issued. The issuance of such a permit shall not be construed to be a permit for, or approval of, any violation of any provision of this Code or any other laws or regulations.
(7) 
Such fees as may be required shall be set from time to time by resolution of the City Council and shall be subject to change annually depending on actual costs incurred by the City for administering the program, fabricating and posting the signs (including one set of spare signs) and all other staff charges incurred as necessary to establish and eventually remove (if necessary) the district.
(8) 
The number of permits issued for a given district shall not exceed 150% of the total number of available on-street parking spaces within the given district.
(9) 
Permits shall not be issued to the following types of vehicles:
(i) 
Semi-tractor trucks;
(ii) 
Motor homes;
(iii) 
Motorcycles;
(iv) 
Boat, travel and utility trailers;
(v) 
Vehicles posted for sale;
(vi) 
Any commercial vehicle as defined in the California Vehicle Code.
(e) 
Pilot Program to Allow Expansion of Existing Districts.
(1) 
Effective October 1, 2023, the City Council hereby creates a pilot program to allow the expansion of existing residential preferential parking districts. The City Council may add, by resolution, single-family properties to an existing district provided such single-family residential properties are located on streets that are contiguous to, but not included within, an existing district. The City Council shall consider adopting such resolution at a public hearing, duly noticed pursuant to this section.
(2) 
Such expansion of an existing district shall be based on findings that:
(i) 
On-street parking relief is needed for inhabitants of such residential neighborhoods which have become impacted due to overflow parking from nearby uses; and
(ii) 
The existing district has sufficient capacity to include additional single-family residential properties.
(3) 
Upon the effective date of the resolution, those properties that are added to an existing district shall enjoy the same privileges and be subject to the same requirements as all of the other properties within the district.
(Added by Ord. 18-1402, adopted 11-13-18; amended by Ord. 23-1508, adopted 9/26/23)