CITY OF

HERMOSA BEACH

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VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Chapter 10.32

STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING

	10.32.010	Applicability.
	10.32.020	Recreational parking areas --Authority to create.
	10.32.030	Chapter not relief from compliance with more restrictive laws.
	10.32.040	Compliance with signs and parking meters required.
	10.32.050	Signs to be maintained by city traffic engineer.
	10.32.060	Curb markings or signs --Compliance required.
	10.32.070	Areas where stopping and standing prohibited--Exceptions.
	10.32.080	Permit parking --Private driveway.
	10.32.090	No stopping zones generally.
	10.32.100	Parking parallel on left- hand side of one-way streets.
	10.32.110	Angle parking.
	10.32.120	Parking in excess of seventy-two consecutive hours prohibited.
	10.32.130	Parking for purpose of demonstrating vehicle.
	10.32.140	Parking on hills.
	10.32.150	Parking adjacent to schools.
	10.32.160	Parking on narrow streets.
	10.32.170	Vendors' wagons and pushcarts--Parking and standing.
	10.32.180	Vendors' wagons and pushcarts--Designation of standing location.
	10.32.190	Vehicles for hire not to park or stand without permit--Designation of standing locations.
	10.32.200	Compliance with permits for parking or standing--Revocation of same.
	10.32.210	Emergency temporary parking signs --Generally.
	10.32.220	Emergency temporary parking signs --Compliance required.
	10.32.230	Parking commercial vehicles in residential districts.
	10.32.240	Parking of trailers, semitrailers, camper trailers and recreational trailers.
	10.32.250	Green curb markings.
	10.32.260	Time limit parking.
	10.32.270	Time limit parking, recreational parking area.
	10.32.280	Parking space markings.
	10.32.290	Limitation on number of vehicles per marked parking space.
	10.32.300	Limited curb parking spaces.
	10.32.310	Parking and standing on city property.
	10.32.320	Stopping and standing in certain hazardous places for purposes other than loading and unloading.
	10.32.330	Motorcycle parking regulation.

 

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10.32. 010     Applicability.

A. The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times 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 officer or official traffic-control device.

B. The provisions of this article regulating the parking or standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a city department or public utility or cable television company franchised by the city while necessarily in use for construction or repair work, or any vehicle owned or operated by the United States Post Office Department while in use for the collection, transportation or delivery of United States mail. (Prior code §§ 19-56, 19-81)

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10.32. 020     Recreational Parking Areas--Authority to Create.

    By resolution, the city council may from time to time establish specific geographical areas as recreational parking area, so designated by virtue of their proximity to recreational sites, including the beach, and thereby subject to heavy use and demand. Such designation may be limited to certain calendar periods. (Prior code § 19-56.1)

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10.32. 030     Chapter not Relief from Compliance with more Restrictive Laws.

    The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the state Vehicle Code on the laws of this city prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified time. (Prior code § 19-57)

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10.32. 040     Compliance with Signs and Parking Meters Required.

    When authorized signs, parking meters or curb markings are in place giving notice of parking restrictions, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park any vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or parking meter or within the area marked by such signs in violation thereof. (Prior code § 19-58)

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10.32. 050     Signs to be Maintained by City Traffic Engineer.

    The city traffic engineer is authorized to maintain, by appropriate signs or by paint upon the curb surface, all no stopping zones, no parking areas and restricted parking areas, as defined and described in this chapter. (Prior code § 19-59)

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10.32. 060     Curb Markings or Signs--Compliance Required.

    When curb markings or signs as provided in the preceding section 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 chapter. (Prior code § 19-60)

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10.32. 070     Areas where Stopping and Standing Prohibited--Exceptions.

    No operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, park or leave standing such vehicle 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, or traffic sign or signal:

1. Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings;
2. Within any parkway;
3. On either side of any street between the projected property lines of any public walk, public steps, streets or thoroughfare terminating at such street, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;
4. In any area where the city traffic engineer determines that the parking or stopping of a vehicle would obstruct the flow of storm waters, thereby causing such waters to overflow or be diverted from their natural drainage course so as to endanger or damage property, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs;
5. In any area where the city traffic engineer 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 surface;
6. In any area established by resolution of the council as a no parking area, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;
7. 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;
8. In any area where the parking or stopping of any vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property;
9. In any street or public parking lot where the use of such street or parking lot or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or parking lot or the installation of underground utilities or where the use of the street or parking lot or any portion thereof is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic or where the use of the street or parking lot or any portion thereof is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles or structures 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 regulation;
10. At any place within twenty (20) feet of any crosswalk when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface; except, that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop;
11. Within twenty (20) feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign or official electric flashing device when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface; except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop;
12. Directly across the roadway from an entrance to any garage, driveway or parking area in such manner as to block vehicular egress from or ingress to such entrance when parking restriction is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface. (Prior code § 19-61)
13. Within any dedicated public right-of-way not designated as a public parking space, except on rights-of-way within the OS-O (Open Space Overlay) Zone upon approval of an encroachment permit.  (Ord. 00-1197 §8, 01/11/00)

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10.32. 080     Permit Parking--Private Driveway.

    Parking in front of a private driveway shall be allowed only when a vehicle has prominently displayed on the front dashboard a valid parking permit which includes the address of the owner or lessee of the private property, at which the vehicle is to be parked. Permits are valid only at the address contained upon the permit, and is effective while the holder owns or leases the property for which the permit is issued. Permits may be revoked without notice or hearing if it is determined that parking authorized by the permit creates traffic safety or other public health and safety problems. Vehicles creating a traffic hazard may be towed pursuant to Section 10.12.150(B).
    Permit does not authorize parking on a sidewalk in violation of California Vehicle Code Section 22500(f).

Requirements to obtain a permit are:

A. Proof of current residence at or ownership of the Hermosa Beach property for which the permit is requested, or a current business license at the location for which the permit is requested;

B. Payment of fees as fixed by resolution of the city council;

C. Verification that the applicant's registered vehicles have no outstanding parking violations;

D. Driveway must be appurtenant to a legally established dwelling unit or legally established commercial use structure;

E. The length of the vehicle utilizing the privileges granted by said permit, shall not extend beyond the width of the driveway at any point. The width of the driveway shall be that portion between the curb slopes, measured at the street level .

Exceptions:

1. Where signs are posted restricting parking for any other reason, i.e., No parking this side, etc.; or during certain hours;
2. Entrance to driveways on alleys;
3. Driveways to multiple-dwelling parking spaces or multiple commercial use parking spaces. (Prior code § 19-61.1)

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10.32. 090     No Stopping Zones Generally.

    The city traffic engineer shall designate authorized no stopping zones by placing and maintaining appropriate signs or markings indicating that stopping of vehicles is prohibited and indicating the hours and days when stopping is prohibited.
    During the hours and on the days designated on the signs, it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop such vehicle on any of the streets or parts of streets established by resolution of the city council as no stopping zones. (Prior code § 19-62)

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10.32. 100     Parking Parallel on Left-hand Side of One-way Streets.

    Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within eighteen (18) inches of the left-hand curb, facing in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way street unless signs or markings are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.
    In the event a highway includes two or more separate 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 or markings are in place permitting such standing or parking.
    The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine when standing or parking shall be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any one-way street or when standing 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. (Prior code § 19-63)

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10.32. 110     Angle Parking.

    On any of the streets or portions of streets established by resolution of the council as angle parking zones or on any public parking lot where angle parking is required, when signs or pavement markings are in place indicating such angle parking, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park such vehicle except:

A. At the angle to the curb indicated by signs or pavement markings allotting space to parked vehicles and entirely within the limits of such allotted space;

B. With the front wheel nearest the curb or wheel stop within six inches of such curb or wheel stop. (Prior code § 19-64)

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10.32. 120     Parking in Excess of Seventy-two Consecutive Hours Prohibited.

    No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley or public parking lot for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours. (Prior code § 19-65)

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10.32. 130     Parking for Purpose of Demonstrating Vehicle.

    No operator of any vehicle shall park any vehicle upon any street or public parking lot in this city for the principal purpose of advertising or displaying it for sale, unless authorized by resolution of the city council. (Prior code § 19-66)

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10.32. 140     Parking on hills.

    No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on any street within any business or residence district when upon a grade exceeding three percent without blocking the wheels of such vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means. (Prior code § 19-67)

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10.32. 150     Parking Adjacent to Schools.

    The city traffic engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon the side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.
    When official signs are erected prohibiting parking upon the side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place. (Prior code § 19-68)

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10.32. 160     Parking on Narrow Streets.

    The city traffic engineer is authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty (20) feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway exceeds twenty (20) feet, but does not exceed thirty (30) feet.
    When official signs or markings prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized in this section, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign or marking. (Prior code § 19-69)

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10.32. 170     Vendors' Wagons and Pushcarts--Parking and Standing.

    Except as otherwise provided in Sections 10.32.180 to 10.32.200, no person shall stand or park any vehicle, wagon or pushcart from which goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables or foodstuffs are sold, displayed, solicited or offered for sale or bartered or exchanged, or any lunch wagon or eating cart or vehicle, on any portion of any street within this city except that such vehicles, wagons or pushcarts may stand or park within a legal parking space only at the request of a bona fide purchaser for a period of time not to exceed ten minutes at any one place. The provisions of this section 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. (Prior code § 19-70)

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10.32. 180     Vendors' Wagons and Pushcarts--Designation of Standing Location.

    No person shall park or stand on any street any lunch wagon, eating cart or vehicle or pushcart from which tamales, peanuts, popcorn, candy or other articles of food are sold or offered for sale without first obtaining a permit to do so from the city council. The city traffic engineer shall designate the specific location in which such cart shall stand. (Prior code § 19-71)

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10.32. 190     Vehicles for Hire not to Park or Stand without Permit--Designation of Standing Locations.

    No person shall park or stand any vehicle or wagon used or intended to be used in the transportation of persons or property for hire on any street while awaiting patronage for such vehicle or wagon without first obtaining a permit to do so from the city council. The city traffic engineer shall designate the specific location where such vehicle may stand. (Prior code § 19-72)

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10.32. 200     Compliance with Permits for Parking or Standing--Revocation of Same.

    In the event that the holder of any such permit is convicted in any court of competent jurisdiction for violating any of the provisions of Sections 10.32.170 to 10.32.190, such permit shall be forthwith revoked by the city council upon the filing of the record of such conviction with the city manager and no permit shall thereafter be issued to such person until six months have elapsed from the date of such revocation. (Prior code § 19-73)

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10.32. 210     Emergency Temporary Parking Signs--Generally.

    Whenever the city traffic engineer shall determine that an emergency traffic congestion is likely to result from the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings or functions or for other reasons, the city traffic engineer shall have power and authority to order temporary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the operation, parking or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys as the city traffic engineer shall direct during the time such temporary signs are in place. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency and the city traffic engineer shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter.
    To expedite handling of such emergency traffic conditions in the absence or nonavailablity of the city traffic engineer, the chief of police may perform the functions authorized by this section. (Prior code § 19-74)

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10.32. 220     Emergency Temporary Parking Signs--Compliance Required.

    When signs authorized by the provisions of the preceding section are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall operate, park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs. (Prior code § 19-75)

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10.32. 230     Parking Commercial Vehicles in Residential Districts.

    No person shall park any commercial vehicle, excepting pickup trucks, panel trucks and like vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of less than four thousand (4,000) pounds, on a street in any residential district for a period of more than five hours except 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 in which such vehicle is parked and additional time over and above such five-hour period is reasonably necessary to complete such service. (Prior code § 19-75.1)

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10.32. 240     Parking of Trailers, Semitrailers, Camper Trailers and Recreational Trailers.

A. No person shall park any trailer, semitrailer, camper trailer or recreational trailer upon any highway, street, alley or public way or upon any public place otherwise ordinarily used for vehicular parking unless the trailer, semitrailer, camper trailer or recreational trailer is at all times, while so parked, attached to a vehicle capable of moving the trailer, semitrailer, camper trailer or recreational trailer in a normal manner upon the highway, street, alley or public way.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any trailer, semitrailer, camper trailer or recreational trailer which is:

1. In the process of being loaded or unloaded, but in no instance for a period that exceeds two hours;
2. Disable in such a manner and to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving, for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours, the disabled trailer, semitrailer, camper trailer recreational trailer on that portion of the highway, street, alley or public way or upon any public place otherwise ordinarily used for vehicular parking;
3. Leased or owned by any permittee granted a permit for construction or repair work under any of the provisions of this code or by a public utility engaged in work for which no such permit is required, or a vehicle leased or owned by any contractor hired by such permittee or public utility, provided the trailer, semitrailer, camper trailer or recreational trailer is used in connection with such construction or repair work and is parked upon the construction or repair site, or within one hundred fifty (150) feet thereof as measured from the limits of the work area as specified in the permit, and only during the period of the actual construction; or
4. Leased or owned by a city department or a contractor or vendor hired by a city department for construction or repair work, or by a subcontractor thereof, provided such trailer, semitrailer, camper trailer or recreational trailer is used in connection with such construction or repair work and is parked upon the construction or repair site, or within one hundred fifty (150) feet thereof as measured from the limits of the work area, and only during the period of the actual construction or repair.

C. A violation of this section shall be an infraction punishable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1.12. (Prior code § 9-75.2)

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10.32. 250     Green Curb Markings.

    Green curb marking shall mean no standing or parking for a period of time longer than fifteen (15) minutes at any time or as posted on authorized signs. (Ord. 99-1194 §1, 10/12/99; Prior code § 19-76)

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10.32. 260    Time limit parking.

    When authorized signs or parking meters are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park any vehicle on the days or between the hours as established by resolution of the city council and as designated upon the sign or parking meter for a period of time longer than the time limit designated upon the sign or parking meter. (Prior code § 19-77)

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10.32. 270     Time Limit Parking, Recreational Parking Area.

    When authorized signs or parking meters are in place giving notice thereof within a "recreational parking area" as designated pursuant to Section 10.32.020 of this chapter, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park any vehicle on the days or between the hours as established by resolution of the city council and as designated upon the sign or parking meter for a period of time longer than the time limit designated upon the sign or parking meter. (Prior code § 19-77.1)

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10.32. 280     Parking Space Markings.

    The city traffic engineer is authorized to install and maintain parking space marks to indicate parking spaces where authorized parking is permitted.
    When such parking space markings are placed on 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.
    Whenever the parking of vehicles is required within parallel parking spaces, a vehicle or combination of connected vehicles exceeding the dimensions of such a space may also occupy one or more adjoining spaces; provided, that all other provisions of this chapter applicable to each such space shall be observed.
    The requirement of parking within marked spaces imposed by this section shall not apply in the event any commercial vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading freight or goods, in which case such vehicle may be backed up to the curb; provided, that such vehicle does not extend beyond the center line of the street and does not block traffic thereby. (Prior code § 19-78)

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10.32. 290     Limitation on Number of Vehicles per Marked Parking Space.

    Only one motor vehicle at a time shall be permitted to park within parking space marks indicating authorized parking. (Prior code § 19-78.1)

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10.32. 300     Limited Curb Parking Spaces.

    Any person seeking to park his vehicle in a limited curb parking space, whose vehicle arrives at such parking space prior to any other vehicle and who proceeds beyond such space a distance not to exceed ten feet for the purpose of backing his vehicle therein, shall have the right-of-way over any person driving or attempting to drive any other vehicle directly into such limited curb parking space or who in any manner obstructs such limited curb parking space and the driver of such other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to the driver who first arrived at such limited parking space.
    For the purpose of this section, a "limited curb parking space" means an area open for lawful parking alongside of and adjacent to a curb, which area is not of sufficient length to permit two or more vehicles to freely move for parking therein at the same time. (Prior code § 19-79)

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10.32. 310    Parking and Standing on City Property.

    Whenever the city manager shall determine that the orderly, efficient conduct of the city's business requires that parking or standing of vehicles on city property be prohibited, limited or restricted, the city manager shall have the power and authority to order signs to be erected or posted indicating that the parking of vehicles is thus prohibited, limited or restricted.
    When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place, giving notice thereof, no person shall park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions or provisions of such signs. (Prior code § 19-80)

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10.32. 320     Stopping and Standing in Certain Hazardous Places for Purposes Other than Loading and Unloading.

    Whenever the city traffic engineer has determined that parking shall be limited and authorized signs or marks are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers or materials in any of the following places:

A. At any curb where the grade of the street exceeds twelve (12) percent;

B. At any place where the parking of vehicles would result in traffic congestion or particular hazard. (Prior code § 19-82)

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10.32. 330     Motorcycle Parking Regulation.

    The parking of motorcycles on public streets and in public parking lots other than within certain designated areas shall be prohibited in the following locations:

A. Within the area bounded by Tenth Street, the west curb line of Manhattan Avenue, Fourteenth Street between Manhattan Avenue and Hermosa Avenue, the east curb line of Hermosa Avenue between Fourteenth Street and Fifteenth Street, Fifteenth Street, and the Strand, all inclusive.
    A reasonable number of designated public motorcycle parking areas shall be established within said boundaries by the city traffic engineer, and shall be suitably posted to that effect;

B. Second Street and Twenty-Second Street, from Hermosa Avenue to the Strand. (Prior code § 19-82.1)

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