Pasadena Municipal Code Ch. 10.65 Parking Prohibitions on Certain Streets on Red Flag Alert Days

(a) Whenever, with reference to any street (public or private) or portion of a street (public or private) within the City of Pasadena's Very High, High or Moderate Fire Hazard Severity Zones, as currently adopted or hereafter amended, the Fire Department determines that parking on one or both sides of the street would create a hazard to life or property by interfering with emergency vehicle access and resident evacuation during a major brush fire, the Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to install and maintain at that place signs giving notice that no person shall park a vehicle during a Red Flag Alert in the City of Pasadena. The Department of Transportation is further authorized to include notice, on any sign that prohibits the parking of vehicles on Red Flag days, that vehicles parked in violation of the sign may be removed.

(b) It shall be unlawful, when authorized signs are in place giving notice, to park any vehicle on any of the streets or portions of streets in the City of Pasadena Very High, High or Moderate Fire Hazard Severity Zones in violation of the signs. A civil penalty shall be imposed for violation of this section.

(c) Signs prohibiting parking installed pursuant to this section are only enforceable on Red Flag Alert days in the City of Pasadena as declared by the Fire Chief or his designee.

(Ord. No. 7178, § 1, 9-21-2009)

(a) Not withstanding any other section of this Code, the prohibition of parking established in section 10.65.010 shall be applicable to all vehicles, except:

(1) Vehicles operated by employees of the City of Pasadena, or under contract to the City of Pasadena, as required for the performance of their official duties and only while the driver is in attendance;

(2) Commercial vehicles operated by landscape maintenance, home maintenance, plumbing, or similar contractors provided such contractor maintains the proper City business license, the vehicle is parked at the address receiving maintenance for no more than 60 minutes and only while the driver is in attendance; and,

(3) Commercial delivery vehicles provided the vehicle is parked at the address receiving delivery for no longer that 15 minutes.

(Ord. No. 7178, § 1, 9-21-2009)

(a) Any person found liable for a civil penalty under provision of this title shall be required to pay the penalty provided on the schedule of parking penalties for parking violations in a fire lane, late payment penalties, administrative fees, and other related charges shall be established by resolution of the city council. For a second violation within a 12-month period, the parking penalty shall be twice the specified amount. For third and subsequent violations within a 12-month period, the penalty amount shall be tripled.

(Ord. No. 7178, § 1, 9-21-2009)

TITLE 10 FOOTNOTES

1. Prior traffic ordinance history: Ord. 2610 as amended by Ords. 2643, 2657, 2673, 2696, 2724, 2855, 2943, 2953, 3076, 3084, 3191, 3209, 3240, 3247, 3282, 3329, 3341, 3396, 3412, 3454, 3455, 3464, 3469, 3471, 3503, 3505, 3614, 3697, 3751, 3861, 3869, 3931, 3946, 4004, 4026, 4031, 4041, 4061, 4071, 4074, 4077, 4090, 4092, 4101.

2. For statutory definitions of words in the Vehicle Code, see Vehicle Code § 100 et seq.

3. For statutory provisions authorizing cities to adopt rules and regulations for traffic control; for authority for municipalities to regulate traffic by using police officers, see Veh. Code § 21100.

4. For statutory provisions authorizing local authorities to place and maintain traffic-control devices as required by statute or as necessary to implement statutes or local ordinances, see Veh. Code § 21351 et seq.

5. For statutory provisions authorizing cities to prohibit the making of any turning movements at intersections, see Veh. Code § 22113.

6. For statutory provisions authorizing cities to designate the direction of traffic as one-way over highways within their jurisdiction, see Veh. Code § 21657.

7. For statutory provisions regarding the proper location for the erection of stop signs, see Veh. Code § 21355.

8. For statutory provisions authorizing certain municipal regulations of pedestrians, see Veh. Code §§ 21961, 21106, 21109.

9. For the statutory provisions authorizing local authorities to prohibit or restrict the parking or standing of vehicles on certain streets during all or a portion of the day, see Veh. Code § 22507.

10. For provisions authorizing the prohibition of all-night parking, see Veh. Code § 22507.5. For provisions authorizing impounding of cars left parked for 72 consecutive hours or more, see Veh. Code § 22652.