.010 The following areas are hereby declared to be "No Parking" areas and 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:
.0101 Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings;
.0102 On either side of any street between the projected 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;
.0103 In any area where the City Traffic Engineer, with approval of the Chief of Police, 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;
.0104 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;
.0105 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;
.0106 In any area where the parking or stopping of any vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property;
.0107 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 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 hours prior to the effective time of such no parking;
.0108 At any place within thirty 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;
.0109 At any place within thirty 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;
.01010 Within thirty feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign, or official traffic control device.
.020 The City Traffic Engineer, with the approval of the Chief of Police, is hereby authorized to place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface, all no parking areas as defined and described in this section. Any signs or curb markings placed pursuant to this section shall conform to applicable provisions of the California Vehicle Code.
.030 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 section.
.040 Any provision of the ordinance codified in this chapter which regulates traffic or delegates the regulation of traffic upon State highways in any way for which the approval of the Department of Transportation is required by State law, shall cease to be operative six months after receipt by the City Council of written notice of withdrawal of approval of the Department of Transportation.
Whenever the ordinance codified in this chapter delegates authority to a city officer, or authorizes action by the City Council to regulate traffic upon a State highway in any way which by State law requires the prior approval of the Department of Transportation, no such officer shall exercise such authority nor shall such action by the City Council be effective with respect to any State highway without the prior approval in writing of the Department of Transportation when and to the extent required by the Vehicle Code. (Ord. 2564 § 1; August 27, 1968: Ord. 4494 § 1; April 24, 1984.)