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11.36 Parking Method
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11.36.010 Parallel parking.
11.36.020 Angle parking.
11.36.030 Special manner of parking on certain streets.


11.36.010 PARALLEL PARKING. No person shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of traffic, and with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle within eighteen inches of the curbline or edge of the roadway, except as follows:
(1)  Upon those streets which have been marked or signed by the city manager for angle parking, upon which streets vehicles shall be parked at the angle to the curb indicated by such marks and signs;
(2)  Upon those streets where parking on the left side of roadway or otherwise is specifically provided by resolution. (Prior code § 73.63).

11.36.020 ANGLE PARKING. The city manager is authorized to determine those streets upon which angle parking is permitted (other than state highways where such parking is prohibited by the State Vehicle Code) and shall indicate all such places by placing white lines upon the surface of the roadway indicating the angle at which parking is permitted:
(1)  All angle parking shall be made with the right-hand wheel of the vehicle within eighteen inches of the curb line of the street or roadway;
(2)  All angle parking shall be made with the forward portion of the vehicle next to the curb line of the street or roadway. (Ord. 1972-37 § 1, 1972: prior code § 73.64).

11.36.030 SPECIAL MANNER OF PARKING ON CERTAIN STREETS. The city council may by resolution direct the special manner of parking on any streets or alleys in city from time to time as special conditions require. (Prior code § 73.65).


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* For the statutory provisions regarding the method of parking see Cal. Veh. C. § 22502. For the provision that local authorities may by ordinance permit angle parking see Cal. Veh. C. § 22503.

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