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Home My WebLink About1993-01-04; Traffic Safety Commission; ; Establish the distance that a parked vehicle must move after the allowed 72 hour maximum time duration on a public street has expiredCI1Y OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC SAFE1Y COMMISSION STAFF REPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF: January 4, 1993 ITEM NO. 6A LOCATION: Citywide INITIATED BY: Bruce and Michelle Hobba, 7221 Durango Court, Carlsbad, California 92009 REQUESTED ACTION: Establish the distance that a parked vehicle must move after the allowed 72 hour maximum time duration on a public street has expired. BACKGROUND: DATA: Section 10.40.010 (Exhibit A, attached) of the Carlsbad Municipal Code states that a vehicle may park on a public street for a maximum duration of 72 hours. Citations are issued by the Carlsbad Police Department when a violation occurs, on a time available basis for this type of enforcement. To circumvent the 72 hour requirement, some drivers move the vehicle a very short distance, such as one to two feet, to start the 72 hour cycle once again. As a result, vehicles are parked virtually in the same location continuously. This type of driver behavior has resulted in frequent complaints to staff and the Police Department, especially when a large vehicle such as an RV or trailer is involved. However, most of the violators encountered by the Police Department are passenger-type vehicles. Unless specifically prohibited by proper signing, on-street parking is allowed on many of the public streets in the City of Carlsbad. Depending upon the width of the street, parking may be permitted on one side or on both sides of the street. In addition, the City of Carlsbad owns public parking lots where a vehicle also can park for 72 hours. On-street parking is a convenience in residential, commercial and other locations throughout the City. Most drivers comply with the 72 hour requirement and problems are held to a minimum. Chronic violators, however, become a nuisance in the neighborhood and require continuous police enforcement monitoring of the situation. Unfortunately, there is limited manpower available for parking enforcement in Carlsbad. One strategy for permitting a vehicle to park legally for 72 hours and then be required to move the vehicle is to establish a certain distance that the vehicle must move after the 72 hour period. The City of Long Beach, for instance, requires that a vehicle be moved a minimum of one block after 72 consecutive hours. A minimum established distance permits legal parking initially at the desired location without becoming long term parking in the same location on the public street or in a public parking lot. TRAFFIC SAFE'IY COMMISSION STAFF REPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF: January 4, 1993 ( continued) ITEMNO._M_ Some inconvenience is associated with the minimum distance requirement in that the vehicle owner/operator must move from his/her desired parking location. Long term parking in one specific location is reduced, however. No significant increase in parking enforcement manpower is necessary to monitor the movement of vehicles since there are only a minimum of chronic offenders taking advantage of the current City of Carlsbad ordinance. Because the length of a city block varies in the City of Carlsbad, a minimum distance to move the vehicle of one-tenth of a mile is recommended. Therefore, Section 10.40.010 is recommended to be re-written as shown on Exhibit B to specify one- tenth of a mile feet as the minimum distance to move a vehicle after the vehicle is parked for 72 consecutive hours. RECOMMENDATION: The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends that a minimum distance of one-tenth of a mile (528 feet) be established in Carlsbad as the required distance to move a parked vehicle after the 72 hour limit has expired. NECESSARY CI'IY COUNCIL ACTION: An ordinance will be required for adoption by the City Council to amend Section 10.40.010 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code to establish one-tenth of a mile as the minimum distance to move a vehicle after the 72 hour time limit has expired. 10.40.135 Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets. 10.40.140 Parking prohibited on certain s~eets on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. 10.40.145 Parking space markings. I. Generally 10.40.005 Application of regulations. (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 in this chapter, 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 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 or the ordinances of the city, prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times. (Ord. 3005 § 55) 10.40.010 Parking for seventy-two or more consecutive hours prohibited- Removal of vehicle. (a) No person shall cause or allow any vehicle owned by him or in his possession, custody or control, to be parked upon any street. alley or publicly owned parking lot for seventy-two or more consecutive hours. (b) Any member of the police department may remove any vehicle parked upon any street. alley or publicly owned parking lot for seventy- two or more consecutive hours and shall, upon such removal, deal with such vehicle as provided in Sections 22650 through 22856 of the Vehicle Code of the state. (Ord. 3135 § 1, 1981: Ord. 3067 § l; Ord. 3005 § 56) 10.40.005 10.40.015 Prohibited purposes for parking on roadway. (a) No person shall stand or park any com- mercial vehicle on any street for the purpose of loading or unloading any merchandise or goods except in authorized loading zones as provided in Section 10.40.185. (b) No person shall stand or park any vehicle on any street while displaying such vehicle for sale or selling merchandise therefrom unless authorized by other provisions of this code. A vehicle shall not be considered to be displayed for sale when it is legally parked on a public street if the vehicle contains a for sale sign not greater than eight and one-half inches by eleven inches and the sign is placed on a side window and presents no impediment to the view of the driver when the vehicle is in operation. (c) No person shall stand or park any vehicle on any street for the purpose of washing, greasing or repairing the vehicle, except for repairs neces- • sitated by an emergency. (Ord. 3175 § 1, 1984: 283 Ord. 3005 § 57) 10.40.020 Parking parallel with curb. (a) Subject to other and more restrictive lim- itations. a vehicle may be stopped or parked within eighteen inches of the lefthand curb facing in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way street unless signs are in place prohibit- ing such stopping or standing. (b) 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 are in place permitting such standing or parking. ( c) The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine when standing or parking shall be pro- hibited upon the left-hand side of any one-way street or when standing or parking may be per- mitted upon the left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two or more sepa- rate roadways and shall erect signs giving notice thereof. (Ord. 3005 § 58) EXHIBIT 11 A11 10.40.010 EXHIBIT B PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 10.40.010 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE Parking for seventy-two or more consecutive hours prohibited --Removal of vehicle. (a) No person shall cause or allow any vehicle owned by him or in his possession, custody or control, to be parked upon any street, alley or publicly owned parking lot for seventy-two or more consecutive hours. (b) For the purpose of this section, a vehicle shall be deemed to be left standing when such vehicle has not been moved more than one-tenth of a mile (528 feet) under its own power from its original stopped position. ( c) Any member of the police department may remove any vehicle parked upon any street, alley or publicly owned parking lot for seventy-two or more consecutive hours and shall, upon such removal, deal with such vehicle as provided in Section 22650 through 22856 of the Vehicle Code of the state. ..,_ August 31, 1992 Mr. Robert T. Johnson, Jr., P.E. City of Carlsbad 2075 Las Palmas Drive Carlsbad, CA 92009 Dear Mr. Johnson: It is our understanding that the City of Carlsbad will be reviewing the laws restricting the parking of recreation?tl vehicles and boats on public streets later this year. There are a number of boats and R.V.'s that are parked in our development that have been there for as many as four to five years. Under the current law, the owner can move the boat or R.V. one or two feet and continue to store it in front of their home. It becomes· a game. We feel that R.V.'s and boats should be stored behind fences or at a self-storage facility. When they remain "warehoused" on our residential public streets they are not only unsightly but make visibility difficult when. children are out playing. Thank you for your consideration. this issue comes under review. Sincerely, Please let us know when ~~ Bruce and Michelle Hobba Seaport Homeowners 7221 Durango Circle Carlsbad; CA 92009