§ 10.24.045. Unlawful parking of trailers, mobilehomes, recreational vehicles, trucks and buses—Exceptions—Permits.

A.

Street Parking of Trailers, Semi-Trailers, Mobilehomes, Trucks and Buses. It is unlawful to park or stand or permit to remain for a period longer than two hours on any street or highway or public alley or on a parkway area between curb and sidewalk any of the following vehicles:

1.

Any trailer (whether attached to another vehicle or separate);

2.

Semi-trailer;

3.

Mobilehome;

4.

Bus (as defined in the California Vehicle Code);

5.

Any vehicle which is capable of greater than one thousand five hundred pounds (three-fourths-ton) cargo capacity;

B.

Street Parking of Recreational Vehicles. It is unlawful to park or stand or permit to remain for a period longer than twenty-four hours on any street or highway or public alley or on a parkway area between curb and sidewalk any recreational vehicle or temporary recreational vehicle as defined below:

1.

"Recreational vehicle" means:

a.

Recreational Vehicle. A motor home, slide-in camper, travel trailer, with or without motive power, designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy.

b.

Camping Trailer. A vehicular portable unit mounted on wheels and constructed with collapsible partial sidewalls which fold for towing by another vehicle and unfold at the campsite and is designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy.

c.

Motor Home. A vehicular unit built on or permanently attached to a self-propelled motor vehicle chassis, chassis cab or van, which becomes an integral part of the complete vehicle, designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy.

d.

Slide-in Camper. A portable unit, consisting of a roof, floor and sides, designed to be loaded onto and unloaded from the bed of a pickup truck and designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy and shall include a truck camper.

e.

Travel Trailer. A portable unit, mounted on wheels, of such a size and weight as is not to require special highway movement permits when drawn by a motor vehicle and for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy.

2.

"Temporary recreational vehicle" means:

a.

Any motor vehicle altered and equipped for sleeping or human habitation.

C.

Overnight Parking. It is unlawful to park or stand or permit to stand any trailer (whether attached to another vehicle or separate), semi-trailer, mobilehome or bus (all as defined in the California Vehicle Code); or any vehicle which is capable of greater than one thousand five hundred pounds (three-fourths-ton) cargo capacity on any city street between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. without a permit as defined in this chapter.

D.

Exception. This section shall not apply to a commercial truck (as established by a current registration with the state department of motor vehicles) in the following circumstances:

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.

E.

Street Parking Permit.

1.

Purpose. The purpose of authorizing the issuance of a permit is to give an owner of a vehicle as described in this section the ability to park the subject vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading such vehicle and to allow an out of town visitor to park on a street adjacent to the residence which the out of town visitor is visiting. The purpose of authorizing the issuance of a permit to a handicapped person is to allow such person to park a vehicle as described in this section, whether or not such person has a handicapped license plate.

2.

Persons holding a valid permit issued pursuant to this chapter may park permitted vehicle on a street in a residential area.

3.

The police chief, or his/her designee, is authorized to issue permits authorized by this chapter.

4.

Every person desiring a parking permit or handicap permit will file an application with the police chief, or his/her designee, containing the following:

a.

The name, address and phone number of the registered owner and applicant of the vehicle for which a permit is sought;

b.

The license number, make and model of the vehicle;

c.

The dates for which the permit is requested;

d.

The dates and duration of any and all permits issued to the applicant within the immediately preceding ninety-day period;

e.

Additional information the police chief, or designee, may reasonably require;

f.

The applicant must sign an application under penalty of perjury.

5.

Fees. Applicants for permits issued pursuant to this chapter will pay to the city a fee equal to the sum of money sufficient to reimburse the city for all expenses incurred by it in connection with processing permit applications. The amount of such fees will be established periodically by city council resolution.

6.

Issuance.

a.

The police chief will issue a permit if:

i.

The application was complete in accordance with this chapter;

ii.

There are no grounds for denying the permit; and

iii.

The applicant accepts the permit in writing.

b.

Use of any permit issued pursuant to this chapter will conform to the general permit conditions of this chapter and such other conditions as may be imposed by the chief of police or his/her designee.

(Ord. 1050 § 1, 2007)

(Ord. No. 1160, § 1, 1-20-15)