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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1155 . ORDINANCE No.. 1155 AN ORDINANCE '.OP ' THE- CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH REPEALING CHAPTER 64; AMENDING CHAPTER. 63' - ENTITLED 'PARKING' AND ARTICLES 1631, 632'1 - 63.3 and 634 AND SECTIONS OF SAID ARTICLES' OF THE HUNT- INGTOW BEACH ORDINANCE CODE. The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach hereby ordains as ' follows : Section 1, That Chapter 64 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby repealed. Section 2. That Chapter 63 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby amended and as amended shall read in words and figures as follows : CHAPTER 63 PARKING ARTICLE 631 GENERAL 632 TIME LIMIT PARKING 63 LOADING ZONES 63 PARKING AEGULATIONS IN CITY PARKING LOTS Section 3. That Article 631 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby amended and as amended, shall read in words_ and figures, as follows : 1, Ord. No. 1155 ARTICLE 621 -GENERAL Section 4. That the following sections of Article 631 of the Huntington* Beach Ordinance Code are hereby amended, and as amended, shall read in wordsand figures as follows : Section 6311 A2plication of Regulations. (a ) The provisions of this ordinance regulating 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 1-A Ord. No. 1155 officer or official traffic control device. (b) The provisions of this ordinance imposing a time limit on standing or parking shall not relieve any per- son from the duty to observe other ther and more restrictive provisions of the Vehicle Code or the ordinances of this city prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of ve- hicles in specified places or at specified times. Section 6311.1 StoEEing-or Standing in Parkways Prohibitea-. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any parkway. Section 6311,2 Director of Public Works to Maintain No Stopping Zones and No Parking Areas. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to maintain, by appropriate signs or by paint upon the curb surface., all no stopping zones, no parking areas, and re- stricted parking areas, as defined and described in this or- dinance.When said curb markings or signs, are in place, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign In violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance. Section 6311.3 No Parking Areas. No operator of any vehicle shall stop,', stand,-park, or leave standing such ve- hicle in any of the following places , except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or other authorized officer, of traffic sign or signal; (a ) On either side of any street between the project- ed property lines of any public walk, public steps, street or thoroughfare terminating at such street; when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface. (b) Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings. (c ) In any area where the Director of Public Works determines that the parking or stopping of a vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life' or property when such area is indicated, by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surfact. 2. Ord. No. 1155 (d) in any area established by resolution of the Counc- il as a no parking area, when such area is indicated by ap- propriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface. (e) upon, along or across any railway track in such manner as to hinder, delay, or obstruct the movement of any car traveling upon such track. (f) In any area where the parking or stopping of any vehicle would. constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property. (g) On any street or highway where the use of such street or highway or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or highway or the installation of underground utilities or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles or struct- ures of unusual size, and the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement; provided that signs giving notice of such no parking are erected or placed at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the effective time of such no parking. (h) At any place within twenty (20) feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the mid-block end of a safety zone, when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface. I (i ) At any place within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection when such place is indicated by appropri- ate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop. (j ) Within twenty (20 ) feet of the approach to any traf- fic signal, stop sign, or official electric flashing device, when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface. Section 6311.4 Use of Streets for Storage of Vehicles Prohibited. 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. Section 6311-5 Parking for Demonstration. No operator of any vehicle shall park said vehicle upon any street in this city for the principle purpose of advertising or display- ing it for sale, unless authorized by resolution of the Council. 3. Ord. No. 1155 Section 6311.6 Repairing or Greasing Vehicles on Public Street. No person shall construct or cause to be constructed repair or cause to be repaired, grease or caused to be greased, dismantle or cause to be dismantledlany vehicle .or any part thereof upon any public street in this city.Tempora- ry emergency repairs may be made upon a public street. Section 6311-7 Washing or Polishing Vehicles. No person shall wash or cause- fd-76e—washed, polish or cause to be polished any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in this city, when a charge is made for such service. Section 6311.8 Parking Adjacent to Schools. (a ) The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized . to erect signs indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation. (b) When official signs are erected prohibiting parking upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such desig- nated place. Section 6211,9 Parkillp,;, Prohibited on Narrow Streets. (a ) The Director of Public Works is hereby authoriz- ed to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed 20 feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed 30 feet. b) When official signs or markings prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in viola- tion of any such sign or marking. Section 6211.10 Parking on Grades. No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a highway when upon any grade exceeding 3% without blocking the wheels of said vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means. ,Section 6311-11 Unlawful Parking - Peddlers, Vendors. (a ) Except as otherwise provided in this section no person shall stand or park any vehicle,, wagon or pushcart from which-goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables or food stuffs are sold, displayed, solicited or offered for sale or bartered or exchanged, or any lunch wagon or eating car or vehicle, on any portion of any street within this city 4. Ord, No. 1155 except that suchvehicles, wagons or pushcarts may stand or park only at the request of a bona fide purchaser for a period of time not to exceed ten (10 ) minutes at any one place. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to persons delivering such articles upon order of, or by agreement with a customer from a store or other fixed place of business or distribution. (b) No person shall park or stand on any street any lunch wagon, eating cart or vehicle, or pushcart from which tamales, peanuts, popcorn, candy, ice cream or other articles of food are sold or offered for sale without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the Director of Pub- lic Works which shall designate the specific location in which such cart shall stand. (c) No person shall park or stand any vehicle or wagon used or intended to be used in the transportation of propertyf6r hire on any street while awaiting patronage for such vehicle or wagon without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the Director of Public Works which shall designate the specific location where such vehicle may stand. (d) Whenever any permit is granted under the provis- ions of this section and a particular location to park or stand is specified therein, no person shall park or stand any vehicle, wagon, or pushcart on any location other than as designated in such permit. In the event that the holder of any such permit is convicted in any court of competent juris- diction for violating any of the provisions of this section, such permit shall be forthwith revoked by the Director of Public Works upon the filing of the record of such conviction with such officer and no permit shall thereafter be issued to such person until six (6 ) months have elapsed from the date of such revocation. Section 6311.12 Emergency Parking Signs. (a ) Whenever the Director of Public Works shall de- termine that an emergency traffic congestion is likely to re- sult from the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings, or functions, or for other reasons, the Director of Public Works shall have power and, authority to order tem- porary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the oper- ation, parking or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys as the Director of Public Works shall di- rect during the time such temporary signs are in place. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency and the Director of Public Works shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter. 5. Ord. No. 1155 (b) When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall operate, p6rk"-or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs. Section 6311.13 Disj2lay of WarniEZ Devices When Commercia—l-7—ehicle Disabled. Every motor truck having an unladen weight of 4,000 pounds or more, and every truck tractor irrespective of weight when operated upon any street or highway during darkness shall be equipped with and carry at least two flares or two red lanterns or two warning lights or reflectors,which reflectors shall be of a type approved by the Department of California Highway Patrol. When any vehicle above mentioned or any trailer or semi trailer is disabled upon streets or highways outside of- any business or residence district within this city and upon which street or highway there is insuffic- ient street lighting to reveal a vehicle at a distance of 200 feet during darkness, a warning signal of the character indicated above shall be immediately placed at a distance of approximately 100 feet in advance of, and 100 feet to the rear of, such disabled vehicle by the driver thereof. The continuous flashing of at least four approved class A-Type I turn signal lamps, at least two toward the front and at least two toward the rear of the vehicle, shall becons' ider- ed to meet the requirements of this section until the devic- es mentioned above can be placed in the required locations. The warning signals herein mentioned shall be displayed con- tinuously during darkness while such vehicle remains disabled upon such street and highway. .Section 6311-14 Parking Parallel on One-Way Streets. (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 sepa- rate 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 of Public Works is authorized to determine when standing or parking shall be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any one-way street or when stand, ing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two or more separate roadways and shall erect signs giving notice thereof. 6. Ord. No® 1155 (d) The requirement of parallel parking imposed by this section shall not apply in the event any commercial ve- hicle is' adtublly engaged in the process of loading or unload- ing freight or goods , in which case such vehicle may be back- ed up to the curb, provided that such vehicle does not extend beyond the center line of the street and does not block traffic thereby. Section 6311.15. Diagonal Parking. On any of the streets or portions of streets establish- ed by resolution of the Council as diagonal parking zones, when signs or pavement markings are in place indicating such diago- nal parking, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any ve-. hicle to park said vehicle except: (a ) At the angle to the curb indicated by signs or pavement markings alloting space to parked vehicles and entire- ly within the limits of said alloted space; (b) With the front wheel nearest the curb within six (6) inches of said curb. The provisions of this section shall not apply when such vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading passengers, freight or goods, in which event the provisions a-�,-_,plicable in Section 311.14 of this ordinance shall be complied with. Section 6312. Minimum Remaining Road Width. Angle parking shall not be permitted upon any street where parking would diminish the width of the roadway available for travel to less than twenty (201 ) feet or upon any street which is a portion of the City Master Plan of Arterial Streets and High- ways. Section 6313 ProhibitinE Parking on Other Side of Street. The -�D:j_rec'-_tor `� Of Public Works is hereby authorized to prohibit the parking Of vehicles, :provided appropriate signs C) are placed and maintained to give notice thereof, on one side of a street in any block where angle parking is permitted on the opposite side of the street in such block. Section 6314. Parking Space Markings. The of Public Works is authorized to in- stall and maintain parking space markings to indicate park- ing spaces adjacent to curbings where authorized parking is permitted. When such parking space markings are placed on the high- way, 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, 7- Ord. No. 1155 Section 6315. No Stopping Zones. The Director of Public Works shall place and. main- tain appropriate signs indicating that stopping of vehicles is prohibited and indicating the hours and day when stopping is prohibited when no stopping zones have been established by resolution of the Council. During the hours and on the days designated on the signs, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop said vehicle on any of the streets or parts of streets established as no stopping zones. ,Section 6216. Unauthorized Painting of Curbs. No person, unless authorized by this City, shall paint any street o'r curb surfaces.; provided, however, that this Section shall not apply to the painting Of numbers on a curb surface by any person who has complied with the provis- ions Of any official action of this City pertaining thereto. Section 5. That Article 632 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby amended, and as amended shall read in words and. figures as follows : ARTICLE 622 TIME LIMIT ' PARKING Section 6. That the following sections of Article 632 are hereby amended, and as amended, shall read in words and figures as follows Section 6321. Twelve or Twenty-Four Minute Parking. Green curb marking shall 'Mean no-standing or parking for a period of time longer than 12 or 24 minutes, as desig- nated by signs, at any time between 9 :00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. on any day except Sundays and Holidays. When authorized signs or curb markings have been de- termined by the biirec't&i�- �rof Public Works to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any 8. Ord. No. 1155 vehicle shall stop, stand or park said vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign in violation thereof. Section 6322. One Hour Parking. When authorized- signs or- curb markings have been de- termined by the 'Dire--0'_t6r, :_, of Public Works to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park said vehicle between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6 :00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays ) for a period of time longer than one hour. Section 6323 Two Hour Parking. When authorized signs or curb mark'ings have been de- termined by the .'.D.i.r, ecfo:�tof Public Works to be necessary and are in place_giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park said vehicle between the hours of 9 :00 a.m. and 6 :00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays) for a period of time longer than two hours. Section 6324. Continuing Violations , Additional Offenses. Every person violating the provisions of Sections 6321, 6322 and, 6323 is guilty of a separate and further violation for each period of time that the vehicle is left so parked, equal to the maximum legal parking time for the particular time zone or parking space as designated in said sections setting the maximum legal time. Section _6" , Same. Commercial Vehicles and Trailer . Parking Prohi ite No person shall park and leave standing, any truck, t- , trailer, bus orany other commercial vehicle, or any vehicle with a manufacturer' s rated capacity greater than three quar- ter (3/4) ton, or any item of farm machinery or special pur- pose machine, or any house trailer, for a period of time longer than two (2) hours of any day upon any public street or highway in the City, except while loading or unloading property, or when such vehicle is parked in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a service to or on a prop- erty in the block in which such vehicle is parked. Section 7. That Article 633 of the Huntington Beach Ordinanc6 Code is hereby amended, and as amended shall read in words and figures , as follows : 9. Ord. No. 1155 ARTICLE 633 LOADING ZONES Section 8. The following sections of Article 633 are hereby amended, and as amended, shall read in words and figures as follows : Section 6331. Authority to Establish Loading Zones. (a ) The Virect-or of Public Works is hereby auth- orized to mark loading zones and passenger loading zones ad- jacent t6 the' entr_ance to any place of business oradjacent to any hall or place used for the purpose of public assembly. (b) In no event shall more than one-half of the total curb lengthin any block be reserved for loading zone purposes, (c) Loading zones shall be indicated by yellow paint upon the top of all curbs within such zones. (d) Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by white paint upon the top of all curbs in said zones. Section 6332. Curb Markings to Indicate No Stopping and Park rulatlons, The ' Dire'ctor5 of Public Works is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this ordinance, to place, and when required herein shall place, the follow- ing curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations and said curb markings shall have the meanings as herein set forth. (a ) Red shall mean no stopping,standing or parking at -.any, time except as permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone. (b) Yellow shall mean no sto-oping,standing or park- Ang at any time between,7.:00 p.m, and 6 :00 p.m, of any day except Sunday-(s and holidays ) for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three (3) minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty (20) minutes. 10. Ord.No. 1155 (c) White shall mean no stopping.standing or parking for any purpose other than load- Ing or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mail box, which shall not exceed three (3) minutes and such restrictions shall apply_ between 7:00 a-m, and 6:00 p.m.1 of any day except- Sundays and holidays) and except as follows : (1) When such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mailbox, the restrict- ions shall apply at all times. (2) 1�hen such zone is in front of a theater,, the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater Is closed. (d) When the -,DiTect',or '1- of Public Worksas auth- orized under this ordinance has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation-"of any of the provisions of this section. Section 6223. Effect of Permission to Load or Unload. (a ) Permission herein gianted to stop- or stand a ve- hicle for purposes of loading or unloading of -Materials shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than twenty (20) minutes. (b) Permission herein'.gra-nted to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers shall include the loading or unloading of personal baggage but shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than three (3) minutes. (c) Within the total time limits above specified the provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommod6t6 necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges hereby granted. Section 6333.1 Standing for LoadinZ or Unloading Only. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or material for such time as is permitted in Section 6333. Ord. No. 1155 Section 6333.2 Standing in Passenger Loading Zone. No person shall stop, stand Or park a vehicle in any passenger loading zone for any purpose other than the load- ing or unloading of passengers for such time as is specified in Section 6333. Section 6333,3 Standing in any Alley. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of persons or materials in any alley. Section LU4 Coach Zones to be Established. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to establish bus zones opposite curb space for the loading and unloading of "buses or common carriers of passengers and to determine the location thereof. Section 6335. Morning Parking Restrictions. It is unlawful for any operat—or-737 any motor truck to park the same, except between the hours of 4 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Main Street between Ocean Avenue and Olive Avenue, in this City, and on Walnut Avenue between Third Street and Fifth Street in this City, except at loading tones regularly designated and marked. Section 6326. LoadinZ Permits. A The ,D ., - rett:or '_ . ,i_ of Public Works may issue a special -permit to an\,operator of a motor truck to park on said streets for the purpose of loading and, unloading personal property in cases of emergency or necessity, and for the loading and unloading of building material and bulky articles , to and from business houses located on said streets and property fronting thereon. No loading zones shall be designated or markedon Main Street between Ocean Avenue and Olive Avenue. 12. Ord. No. 1155 Section 91 That Article 634 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is her* eby amended, and as amended, shall read in words and figures, as follows : ARTICLE 634 PARKING REGULATIONS IN CITY PARKING LOTS Section 10. That the following sections of Article 634 of the Huntington' Beach Ordinance Code are hereby amended, and as amended, shall 'read in words and figures, as follows : Section 6341. Re-glu- 1-ations for Parking in City Owned ParkinE Lots. The following regulations will apply to parking in any of the city owned beach parking lots : (a ) Parking allowed within designated spaces only. (b) Parking lot hours*: 8 A.M. to 12:06 Midnight. '(1) There will be *no overnight parking (2) Any deviation from this will be by permiss- ion of the City Administrator. (c) No loitering or-obstructing the flow of traffic will be allowed in the parking lot by any per- son or persons. (d) No vehicle shall obstruct any entrance in the 11 - parking lot. (e) No house trailer or similar vehicle will be allow- ed In the parking lot on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays. (f) Fees : (1 ) 'Automobiles -50 per day (2) Buses - 2.00 per day 3) Seasonal parking pass $10.00 per season Resident pass " . .�-- - ;- - $ 5.00 6/1-9/30 (g) Any vehicle leaving the parking lot and returning will be required to Day on re-entering. (h) Four parking permits per concession owner will be allowed 13- Ord. No. 1155 (i ) The person or persons designated by the City to be in charge of the parking lot is authorized to enforce the above rules and regulations. Section 6342. Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this chapter sh=a , upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor' and subject to a fine of not more than '0500,00% or be imprisoned in the city or county jail for a period not to exceed three (3) months or by both fine and imprisonment. Section 11, The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published by one insertion in the Huntington Beach News, a weekly newspaper printed, published and circulated in the City of Huntington Beach, California and thirty (30 ) days after the adoption thereof, the same shall take effect and be in force. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntingtbh 'Be,3ch, 'C6!if'orn- ia, this JqLh day of July 1,1965- A. M a o r aAA�M+aorL AT F7 1 PROVED AS city -Ci�7 fPG /� v� ; JAMES D. PLUNKETT City Attorney_ j:u 14 Ord.No. 1155 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) County of Orange ) ss City of Huntington Beach ) I, BAUL C. JONES, the duly elected, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-of- ficio Clerk of the City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is five; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6b day of July , 1965, and was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19tn day of July , 1965, and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council. AYES: Councilmen: Welch, Gisler, Stewart , Lambert , Shipley NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None City Clerk an -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California