A. It is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to park such vehicle upon any public street, or alley, within the City, the roadway of which is not more than twenty five feet and not less than twenty feet in width for a period of not to exceed thirty minutes between the hours of eight a.m. and five p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays.
B. It is unlawful for the driver, owner or operator of any truck to park such vehicle upon any public street or alley within the City, the roadway of which is not more than sixty-two and one-half feet, between the hours of six p.m. and six a.m., except for the period of time necessary for the loading or unloading of passengers or freight; provided, that in no event shall such truck be stopped for a period in excess of twenty minutes for the loading or unloading of freight.
C. The Chief of Police may, with the consent of the Mayor and Common Council, permit the parking of trucks upon such streets or alleys for a period of time as specifically set forth in the permit and upon such conditions as therein specified.
D. Use of Streets for Storage of Vehicles - Generally - When Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle to park or leave standing such vehicle upon any street or alley for seventy-two or more consecutive hours.
E. Police officers and the Superintendent of Public Buildings, or his authorized representatives, are authorized to remove from streets or highways or from public property, within the City, to the nearest garage or other place of safety, or to a garage designated or maintained by the Police Department, any vehicle which has been parked or left standing on such street or highway for seventy two or more consecutive hours, or which is parked on public property or on a street or highway in violation of law or resolution, provided, in the latter instance, that signs are posted giving notice of the removal.
F. Whenever a City official removes a vehicle from a street or highway or public property as authorized in this section and the City official knows or is able to ascertain from the registration records in the vehicle or from the registration records of the California Department of Motor Vehicles the name and address of the registered or legal owners thereof, such City official shall immediately give or cause to be given notice in writing to such owner of the fact of such removal, the grounds thereof and of the place to which such vehicle has been moved. In the event any such vehicle is stored in a public garage, a copy of such notice shall be given to the proprietor of such garage.
G. Whenever a City official removing a vehicle from a street or a highway or public property under this section does not know and is not able to ascertain the name of the owner or for any other reason is unable to give the notice to the owner as hereinbefore provided and in the event the vehicle is not returned to the owner within a period of seventy-two hours, then and in that event the City official shall immediately send or cause to be sent written report of such removal by mail to the Department of Motor Vehicles at Sacramento and shall file a copy of such notice with the proprietor of any public garage in which the vehicle may be stored. Such report shall be made on a form furnished by such department and shall include a complete description of the vehicle, the date, time and place from which removed, the grounds for such removal and the name of the garage or place where the vehicle is stored.
(Ord. MC-645, 12-07-88; Ord. 3880, 11-20-79; Ord. 2537, 11-19-63; Ord. 1755, 3-27-46; Ord. 1652, 3-18-41)