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Murrieta, CA Municipal Code
Murrieta, California Municipal Code
Preface
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 (RESERVED)
Title 5 BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 (RESERVED)
Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 10.04 TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 10.08 DEFINITIONS
Chapter 10.12 TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
Chapter 10.16 SPEED LIMITS
Chapter 10.20 TURNING MOVEMENTS
Chapter 10.24 ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
Chapter 10.28 MISCELLANEOUS TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Chapter 10.32 STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
10.32.010 Angle parking--Signs or markings indicating angle parking.
10.32.020 Angle parking--Permits for loading or unloading at an angle to the curb.
10.32.030 City traffic engineer to designate no stopping zones and no parking areas.
10.32.040 Prohibited stopping, standing or parking.
10.32.045 Passenger Loading and Unloading.
10.32.050 No parking in alleys.
10.32.060 Parking for certain purposes prohibited.
10.32.070 Parking adjacent to schools.
10.32.080 Parking prohibited on narrow streets.
10.32.090 Standing or parking on one-way streets.
10.32.100 Standing or parking on one-way roadways.
10.32.110 Parking on grades.
10.32.120 Parking near intersections.
10.32.130 Emergency parking signs.
10.32.140 Parking for consecutive period exceeding seventy-two (72) hours--Prohibited.
10.32.150 Same--Removal of vehicle.
10.32.160 Commercial vehicle parking--Prohibited during certain times.
10.32.170 Nonself propelled vehicle parking.
10.32.180 Self-propelled oversized vehicle parking.
10.32.190 Displaying vehicles for sale.
10.32.200 Stopping for loading or unloading only--City traffic engineer to designate loading zones and passenger loading zones.
10.32.210 Stopping for loading or unloading only--Effect of permission to load or unload.
10.32.220 Stopping for loading or unloading only--City traffic engineer to designate public carrier stops and stands.
10.32.230 Restrictions--Authority of city traffic engineer.
10.32.240 Restrictions--Time limit parking zones.
10.32.250 Restrictions--Parking prohibited during designated hours for street sweeping.
10.32.260 Restrictions--Temporary parking on Class II bike lanes.
10.32.270 Restrictions--Parking on private property.
10.32.280 Restrictions--Parking on city property.
10.32.290 Use of "blue curb" spaces.
10.32.300 Blue curb spaces--Local on-street parking.
Chapter 10.40 ABANDONED VEHICLES
Chapter 10.44 PARKING RESTRICTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL, RECREATIONAL, AND CERTAIN OTHER VEHICLES
Chapter 10.48 OFF-ROAD VEHICLES
Chapter 10.50 FIRE LANES
Chapter 10.55 BICYCLES, E-BIKES, AND E-SCOOTERS
Chapter 10.60 TAXICABS
Title 11 (Reserved)
Title 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 13 PUBLIC SERVICES
Title 14 (RESERVED)
Title 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Title 16 DEVELOPMENT CODE
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES
PRIOR CODE CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE
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10.32.030 City traffic engineer to designate no stopping zones and no parking areas.
   A.   The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine the location of no stopping zones and no parking areas for the purpose of establishing left-turn lanes, right-turn lanes, vehicle maneuvering zones and sight clearance zones and shall place and maintain appropriate signs or markings indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions of this article and the Vehicle Code are applicable.
   B.   No stopping zones and no parking zones for purposes other than specified in subsection A of this section shall be established by resolution of the council.
   C.   No stopping zones and no parking areas shall be indicated by signs or by red paint upon the top and face of all curbs in the zones and areas.
(Ord. 98 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 12.11.001)
10.32.040 Prohibited stopping, standing or parking.
   No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or official traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
   A.   Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings;
   B.   In any area where the city traffic engineer determines that for the purpose of establishing left-turn lanes, right-turn lanes, vehicle maneuvering zones and sight clearance zones such as no stopping or no parking are needed;
   C.   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;
   D.   Within any parkway;
   E.   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 (24) hours prior to the effective time of such no parking;
   F.   At any place 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 stop.
(Ord. 98 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 12.11.002)
10.32.045 Passenger Loading and Unloading.
   Loading and unloading of passengers to or from a vehicle is prohibited from within the drive lanes of any roadway. Vehicles may not stop within a roadway for the purpose of passenger loading or unloading.
(Ord. 605-24 § 3, 2024)
10.32.050 No parking in alleys.
   No person shall park a vehicle within an alley except for the active process of loading or unloading persons or freight.
(Ord. 98 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 12.11.003)
10.32.060 Parking for certain purposes prohibited.
   No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of:
   Washing, polishing, greasing, or repairing such vehicle except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
(Ord. 98 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 12.11.004)
10.32.070 Parking adjacent to schools.
   The city traffic engineer is authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon either or both sides of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his or her opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation. (Ord. 98 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 12.11.005)
10.32.080 Parking prohibited 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 does not exceed thirty (30) feet.
(Ord. 98 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 12.11.006)
10.32.090 Standing or parking on one-way streets.
   The city traffic engineer is authorized to erect signs upon the left-hand side of any one-way street to prohibit the standing or parking of vehicles.
(Ord. 98 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 12.11.007)
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