HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1025ORDINANCE NO. 1025
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 10.98 IN
SECTION 10.98.010 OF THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA RELATING TO COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES.
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN, as follows:
CHAPTER 10.98 — COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
A. That Section 10.98.010 of the Code of the City of Palm Desert, California, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 10.98.010 — Parking Prohibitions and Restrictions
A. It is unlawful to park or leave standing any of the following:
1. Any vehicle or trailer which is used to transport animals or which harbors
vermin, trash, yard waste or pestilence or which emits noxious or nuisance
odors on any highway, street, road, alley or on any public or private
property within the city;
2. Any vehicle or trailer which contains any hazardous substances as defined
in Section 2452 of the California Vehicle Code on any highway, street,
road, alley or on any public or private property within the city;
3. Any trailer, utility trailer, boat trailer, boat, camper, camper shell, camp
trailer, trailer coach, or semi -trailer which is non -self propelled, non -
motorized, or not capable of movement under its own power which is
unattached to a vehicle on any highway, street, road or alley within the
city;
4. Any vehicle on any highway, street, road or alley within the city for the
purpose of servicing or repairing such vehicle except when necessitated
by an emergency.
B. It is unlawful to park or leave standing any commercial vehicle, truck, trailer or
semi -trailer having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (Vehicle Code
Section 390) of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more as described in the
following locations:
On any highway, street, road, alley or private property within any
residential district within the city;
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2. On any vacant lot or unimproved nonresidential property in the city;
3. On any nonresidential property so that any part of such vehicle is
within one hundred (100) feet of any residential dwelling;
4. Within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any driveway opening;
5. Within any commercially zoned property for the purpose other than doing
business at the site, or for the purpose not related to such business
operation, or remaining parked or standing for longer than reasonably
appropriate to do such business or acts related to such business
operations.
a. Businesses located within the City that maintain a commercial truck or
any vehicle fleet related to any business activity must use only City
approved off street parking;
6. On any nonresidential property so that any of such vehicle is within fifteen
(15) feet of the property line, public sidewalk, or of a public or private
roadway edge;
7. On any alley within the city;
8. On any highway, street or road which is adjacent to a parcel upon which
there exists a public facility. Within the meaning of this subsection, "public
facility" includes, but is not limited to, parks, schools and civic buildings;
C. While adjacent to a developed residential area within the city, the operator shall
not idle the vehicle's engine for longer than fifteen (15) minutes.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Palm Desert City Council this
lot day of October 2002, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, CRITES, FERGUSON, SPIEGEL, KELLY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ICHARD S. 4KEff L—LYMAYO
ATTEST:
RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
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