§ 13.44.100. Vehicles - Operation and parking procedures and restrictions.

A.

No person shall stop, park, or leave standing or unattended any vehicle, trailer or boat in any park or recreation area of the city, except in an area or space designated for parking of such objects by the director of the department of recreation, parks and community services, or upon any portion of any street or highway upon which the parking of such objects is permitted, or in excess of the time prescribed therefor by any city ordinance, resolution of the city council, or permit issued by the director. No person shall stop, park or leave standing or unattended any vehicle, trailer or boat in any area or space designated for parking of such objects by the director so that any part of such object is within the right-of-way of any street or highway within the limits of any park or recreation area of the city. The director is hereby directed to post signs giving notice hereof in such and so many portions of city parks and recreation areas as may be affected hereby.

B.

No person shall stop, park, or leave standing or unattended any motor vehicle, trailer or boat in any portion of any city park or recreation area during any time for which the council has determined by resolution that a parking fee shall be charged for parking in said park or recreation area, unless that person shall have paid for and displayed a parking permit issued by the director which authorizes such object to be so parked, stopped or left standing. Such permit shall be displayed in a Prominent and conspicuous place in or upon the object so that it may be easily seen through the windshield thereof.

C.

No person shall operate a vehicle, except as authorized by the director, in any public park or recreation area within the city except upon any publicly owned street or highway which is open for public vehicular traffic within such park or recreation area. No person shall operate any vehicle on any road, street, trail or highway in any city park or recreation area at a speed greater than the speed limit established by ordinance or resolution of the city council and posted on such road, street, trail or highway, or if no speed is posted, at a speed greater than fifteen miles per hour.

D.

The director may designate areas, paths, roads or trails in any city park or recreation area where the riding of bicycles, motorcycles, minibikes, or like vehicles may be permitted. No person shall ride or take any bicycle, motorcycle, minibike or like vehicle upon or in any area, path, road or trail in any city park or recreation area unless such activity is permitted by notices posted by the director.

E.

No person shall wash, wax, dismantle or repair any vehicle, trailer, boat or other equipment, or remove any lubricant from any vehicle, trailer, boat or other equipment, or otherwise service any vehicle, trailer, boat or other equipment, in any city park or recreation area, except for emergency purposes or as authorized by the director.

F.

No person shall take into or operate or park or leave standing within any city park or recreation area any mechanically defective vehicle, trailer or boat, or any type vehicle that is in violation of any Provision of the California Vehicle Code relating to mechanical requirements or safety of vehicles.

G.

No person shall leave standing any vehicle, trailer or boat in any city park or recreation area, or portion thereof, at any time when such park or portion thereof is closed to the public, unless authorized in writing by the director to do so.

H.

Any regularly employed and salaried police, security or peace officer of the city may remove from such city park or recreation area, or portion thereof, in the manner provided and subject to the requirements of the California Vehicle Code, any vehicle, trailer or boat left therein, or on any portion thereof, in violation of this section of the San José Municipal Code.

(Prior code § 4402.8; Ords. 18841, 23170.)