When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof no
person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle within a business district
between hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays
and holidays, for a period of time longer than two hours.
The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to install and maintain
parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbs
where authorized parking is permitted.
When such parking space markings are placed in the highway,
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.
(Ord. 2019-26)
A. No person shall park a recreational vehicle on any public street or public property between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. without the vehicle displaying a validly issued permit pursuant to Section
14.40.150 of this Code. "Recreational vehicle" means any trailer, camper trailer, boat and trailer, cab-over camper/truck camper, motor home, or similar vehicle. Also, vans or van conversion being used for habitation purposes or camping purposes shall be subject to provisions of this chapter.
B. Any
recreational vehicle in violation of this section may be removed and
impounded in areas posted as designated by City Council resolution.
C. The
provisions of this section shall not apply to any of the following:
1. Vehicles
making pick-ups or deliveries of goods, wares, or merchandise from
or to any building or structure in nonresidential zones.
2. Any
vehicle involved in an emergency or any vehicle being repaired under
emergency conditions but no more than 72 hours.
3. Any
vehicle belonging to federal, state, or local agencies.
4. Any vehicle displaying a valid permit issued pursuant to Section
14.40.150.
5. Vehicles
authorized by the City Manager in writing upon a finding of personal
or professional hardship.
D. Vehicles
(singular or in combination) over 25 feet in length or nine feet wide
are prohibited on South Coast Highway 101 (adjacent to Cardiff State
Beach), Moonlight Beach, Swami's Beach, Grandview Beach, and Beacon's
Beach Parking Lots during the peak season (between the Friday before
Memorial Day through Labor Day). Tailgating is prohibited. No awnings,
slide-outs, chairs, tables, barbeques, or other recreational equipment
may be used that encroach into adjacent sidewalks, bike paths or other
parking areas.
(Ord. 2017-07; Ord. 2019-17)