HomeMy WebLinkAbout73-85 BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DANVILLE
In the Matter of:
Adding Chapter 5 to Title 12 of )
the Municipal Code Establishing )
Regulations Applicable to the ) ORDINANCE NO. 73
Parking of Oversized Vehicles )
and Trailers )
)
The City Council of the City of Danville DOES ORDAIN as
follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 5 entitled "Parking of Oversize Vehicles
and Trailers Prohibited" and comprising sections 12-501 through
12-506 is added to Title 12 of the Danville Municipal Code to
read as follows:
"Chapter 5
PARKING OF OVERSIZED VEHICLES AND TRAILERS PROHIBITED
Section 12-501 Findings and Declaration of Intent
Section 12-502 Definitions
Section 12-503 Parking, Prohibited on Residential
Streets
Section 12-504 Exceptions
Section 12-505 Posting Signs
Section 12-506 Enforcement
Section 12-501. Findings and Declaration of Intent.
The city Council finds that the parking of oversize vehicles
and trailers and unattached trailers on public streets can,
unless controlled, provide neighborhood blight and
deterioration, impair visibility, constitute a nuisance, and be
injurious to the health, safety and general welfare. Therefore
the presence of such vehicles on public rights-of-way is
prohibited except as permitted in this chapter and is declared
to constitute a public nuisance.
Section 12-502. Definitions.
In this Chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
1) "Oversize Vehicle" means vehicle or a vehicle and
trailer combination the dimensions of which exceed twenty (20)
feet in length or seven (7) feet in height;
2) "Unattached Trailer" means a trailer, as defined in
Section 630 of the California Vehicle Code, which is left free
standing and is not attached, connected or joined to a motor
vehicle;
3) "Loading and Unloading" includes the packing of food,
clothing or supplies, preparing a vehicle's refrigeration, and
unpacking the vehicle after a trip;
4) "Residential Area" means a residential land use
district, including the residential area of a P-1 district, as
set forth in Title 8 of the Municipal Code;
5) "Trip" means an extended overnight use of an oversize
vehicle which requires additional time to prepare the vehicle
beforehand.
Section 12-503. Parking, Prohibited on Residential Streets.
Except as provided in Section 12-504, no person may park or
leave standing an oversize vehicle or unattached trailer on a
street in a residential area.
Section 12-504. Exceptions.
(a) The parking prohibition of Section 12-503 does not
apply to:
(1) An authorized emergency vehicle (as defined by
California Vehicle Code section 165).
(2) A resident with a permit issued by the Danville
Police Department whose oversize non-commercial vehicle or
trailer is parked for a period not to exceed forty-eight
(48) consecutive hours in front of the permittee's residence
for the purpose of loading or unloading before or after a
trip.
(3) Any bona fide guest of a resident who has secured a
permit from the Danville Police Department. A permit not to
exceed seven (7) days will be issued if:
a. the guest is not a resident of the City; and
b. the vehicle is registered to an address not
within the City.
(4) A person who is engaged in the loading or unloading
of a non-commercial vehicle or is making emergency repairs
on such a vehicle.
(5) A commercial oversize vehicle making pickups or
deliveries of goods, wares, or merchandise or delivering
building materials to a site for which a building permit has
previously been obtained and posted.
(b) The exceptions listed above shall not apply to any
oversize vehicle or trailer parked (1) within twenty-five (25)
feet from the street corner as defined in section 82-18.002 of
the Contra Costa County Code which was adopted by reference; or
(2) in such a manner as to obstruct and prevent the free use of
sidewalks.
(c) An oversize vehicle parked at night under sub-section
(a) shall be equipped with reflecting safety devices to alert
oncoming vehicles to the oversize parked vehicle.
(d) An oversize vehicle or unattached vehicle parked under
sub-section (a) above is not permitted to connect to utilities
such as water, electricity or sewer.
Section 12-505. Posting Signs.
Signs announcing the parking prohibition in this Chapter
shall be posted at major entry points to the City and this
Chapter applies only after such notice is posted.
Section 12-506. Enforcement.
Violation of this Chapter is an infraction, punishable under
Title 1, Chapter 3 of the Municipal Code.
In addition, under California Vehicle Code section 22651,
the City may remove a vehicle parked or left standing in
violation of this chapter.
SECTION 2. Publication.
The city Clerk shall either a) have this ordinance published
once within fifteen days after adoption in a newspaper of
general circulation or b) have a summary of this ordinance
published twice in a newspaper of general circulation once five
days before its adoption and again within fifteen days after
adoption.
SECTION 3. Effective Date.
This ordinance becomes effective 30 days after its adoption.
The foregoing ordinance was introduced at a meeting of the
City Council of the City of Danville at a meeting held on
0¢tober ? , 1985, and was adopted and ordered published at a
meeting of the Council held on November 7 , 1985, by the
following vote:
AYES: Lane, May, 0ffenhartz, Schlendorf
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ABSENT: NcNee]y
Mayor
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