10.32.010 - Parking of vehicles in municipal parking lots controlled by coin-operated mechanical entrance and exit gates—Tampering with gates prohibited.

A.

It is unlawful for any person to park, or attempt to park, any vehicle in any municipal parking lot or area, entrance and exit to which is controlled by mechanical gates, without entering said lot through said entrance gate and without depositing immediately prior to such entrance, one or more coins of the United States in the coin receptacle provided therefor in accordance with the directions appearing on, near or adjacent to said mechanical entrance gate.

B.

It is unlawful for any person to deface, injure, tamper with, or wilfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness or normal operation of any mechanical gate, or its appurtenances, which control ingress to and egress from any municipal parking lot.

(Prior traffic code §§ 127.1, 127.2)

10.32.020 - Parking areas for official cars at City Hall.

The west side of Washington Street from 14th Street to eighty (80) feet northerly therefrom, the south side of 15th Street from Washington Street to a point seventy (70) feet westerly therefrom, and the north side of 14th Street from the west line of Washington Street to a point two hundred (200) feet westerly therefrom are set aside and reserved for parking official cars between the hours of eight a.m. and eight p.m. daily, holidays excepted; provided, that no parking shall be permitted on the westerly side of Washington Street immediately in front of the entrance of the City Hall at any time.

For the purpose of this section only, official cars shall be:

A.

Vehicles belonging to the city or governmental agencies;

B.

Vehicles used by elected officials of the city while on official city business;

C.

Press vehicles owned or operated by public news media while actively engaged in their business at or in the adjacent public facility; provided that each such press vehicle has a facsimile of a press card authorized by Section 5.70.010 of this code displayed within it in such a manner as to be clearly visible and capable of being read from outside the vehicle.

The maximum time for parking any vehicle described in subsection A of this section in any space described in this section shall be fifteen (15) minutes.

The City Traffic Engineer shall by appropriate signs or markings indicate the reserved spaces as set forth above.

It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle, other than official cars for which reserved spaces are provided, in said reserved spaces during the periods above mentioned.

(Prior traffic code § 130)

10.32.030 - Parking area for official cars at Police Administration Building.

It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to leave such vehicle, excepting official vehicles as described in Section 10.32.020 in the following described areas at any time:

A.

The south side of 6th Street between Broadway and sixty (60) feet westerly of Washington Street;

B.

The north side of 6th Street from the east line of Clay Street to one hundred fifty (150) feet easterly of Washington Street;

C.

The south side of 7th Street between Broadway and Washington Street;

D.

The east side of Washington Street from the south line of 7th Street to 5th Street.

The provisions of this section shall be indicated by the erection of appropriate signs.

(Prior traffic code § 130.1)

10.32.040 - Parking area for official cars at the Port of Oakland.

The east side of Franklin Street from the north line of Water Street to a point seventy-five (75) feet northerly thereof is set aside and reserved for parking official cars.

The provisions of this section shall be indicated by the erection of appropriate signs.

(Prior traffic code § 130.2)

10.32.050 - Parking area for official cars at the City Hall Annex Building.

The west side of Clay Street from the north line of Fourteenth Street to a point eighty-five (85) feet northerly thereof is set aside and reserved for parking officials cars.

For the purpose of this section only, official cars shall be:

A.

Vehicles belonging to the city or governmental agencies;

B.

Vehicles used by elected officials of the city while on official city business;

C.

Press vehicles owned or operated by public news media while actively engaged in their business at or in the adjacent public facility, provided that each such press vehicle has a facsimile of a press card authorized by Section 5.70.010 of this code displayed within it in such a manner as to be clearly visible and capable of being read from outside the vehicle.

The maximum time for parking any vehicle described in subsection A of this section in any space described in this section shall be fifteen (15) minutes.

The City Traffic Engineer shall by appropriate signs or markings indicate the reserved spaces as set forth above.

It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle, other than official cars for which reserved spaces are provided, in said reserved spaces during the periods above mentioned.

(Prior traffic code § 130.3)

10.32.060 - Parking area for official cars at the Administrative Annex Building (659 - 14th Street).

The south side of Fourteenth Street from a point eighty-six (86) feet west of the west line of Grove Street to a point twenty (20) feet westerly thereof is set aside and reserved for parking official cars.

For the purpose of this section only, official cars shall be:

A.

Vehicles belonging to the city or governmental agencies;

B.

Vehicles used by elected officials of the city while on official city business;

C.

Press vehicles owned or operated by public news media while actively engaged in their business at or in the adjacent public facility; provided that each such press vehicle has a facsimile or a press card authorized by Section 5.70.010 of this code displayed within it in such a manner as to be clearly visible and capable of being read from outside the vehicle.

The maximum time for parking any vehicle described in subsection A of this section in any space described in this section shall be fifteen (15) minutes.

The City Traffic Engineer shall by appropriate signs or markings indicate the reserved spaces as set forth above.

It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle, other than official cars for which reserved spaces are provided, in said reserved spaces during the periods above mentioned.

(Prior traffic code § 130.4)

10.32.070 - Parking area for official cars at the Oakland Detention Facility Building.

The north side of 6th Street from a point one hundred eighteen (118) feet east of the east line of Jefferson Street to a point forty-four (44) feet easterly thereof, and the south side of 7th Street from the east line of Clay Street to a point fifty-two (52) feet easterly thereof, are set aside and reserved for parking official cars.

For the purpose of this section only, official cars shall be vehicles belonging to city or governmental agencies for the express purpose of transporting prisoners to and from the Oakland Detention Facility Building.

The City Traffic Engineer shall by appropriate signs or markings indicate the reserved spaces as set forth above.

It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle, other than official vehicles for which reserved spaces are provided, in said reserved spaces as mentioned above.

(Prior traffic code § 130.5)

10.32.080 - Parking areas for official cars at the Alameda County Courthouse (1225 Fallon Street).

The south side of 13th Street between Oak Street and Fallon Street, both sides of Fallon Street between 12th Street and 13th Street, the north side of 12th Street between Oak Street and Fallon Street, and the east side of Oak Street between 12th Street and 13th Street shall be set aside and reserved for parking official cars between the hours of eight a.m. and six p.m., holidays excepted.

For the purpose of this section only, official cars shall be:

A.

Vehicles belonging to the city, Alameda County, or governmental agencies;

B.

Vehicles used by elected officials of the city while on official city business;

C.

Press vehicles owned or operated by public news media while actively engaged in their business at or in the adjacent public facility, provided that each such press vehicle has a facsimile or a press card authorized by Section 5.70.010 of this code displayed within it in such a manner as to be clearly visible and capable of being read from outside the vehicle.

The maximum time for parking any vehicle described above in any space described in this section shall be three hours.

The City Traffic Engineer shall, by appropriate signs or markings, indicate the reserved spaces as set forth above.

It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle, other than official cars for which reserved spaces are provided, in said reserved spaces during the periods mentioned above.

(Prior traffic code § 130.6)

10.32.090 - Parking area for official cars at the Kaiser Center Building.

The north side of 21st Street from a point fifty-two (52) feet west of the west line of Harrison Street to a point sixty-six (66) feet westerly thereof is set aside and reserved for parking official cars.

For the purpose of this section only, official cars shall be vehicles belonging to city or governmental agencies.

The City Traffic Engineer shall by appropriate signs or markings indicate the reserved spaces as set forth above.

It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle, other than official vehicles for which reserved spaces are provided, in said reserved spaces as mentioned above.

(Prior traffic code § 130.7)

10.32.100 - Parking for official cars of Oakland Police Department and county of Alameda.

It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to leave such vehicle, excepting official vehicles of the Oakland Police Department and county of Alameda, standing in the following described street area from eight a.m. to six p.m.:

North side of 4th Street from a point ninety-five (95) feet east of Broadway to a point sixty (60) feet easterly therefrom.

The provisions of this section shall be indicated by the erection of appropriate signs.

(Prior traffic code § 131)

10.32.110 - Parking for official cars of the GSA Federal Protective Service.

It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to leave such vehicle, excepting official vehicles of the General Services Administration Federal Protective Service, standing in the following described street area:

North side of 15th Street from a point twenty (20) feet west of Clay Street to a point forty-five (45) feet westerly therefrom.

The provisions of this section shall be indicated by the erection of appropriate signs.

(Prior traffic code § 131.1)

10.32.120 - Parking area for police service vehicles of the Oakland Police Department and the Bay Area Rapid Transit District.

The north side of 8th Street from the west line of Oak Street to a point eighty-one (81) feet westerly thereof is set aside and reserved for parking police service vehicles of the Oakland Police Department and the Bay Area Rapid Transit District.

The provisions of this section shall be indicated by the erection of appropriate signs.

(Prior traffic code § 131.2)

10.32.130 - Parking area for Oakland Fire Department vehicles.

It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to leave such vehicle, excepting vehicles owned by the city and used by the Fire Department of said city, standing in the following described street area:

East side of Grove Street between 13th and 14th Streets.

It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to leave such vehicle, excepting vehicles owned by the city and used by the Fire Department of said city, standing in the following described street area between the hours of eight a.m. and eight p.m., daily, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted:

South side of 15th Street between a point one hundred eighty (180) feet west of Washington Street and a point sixty-five (65) feet westerly therefrom.

The provisions of this section shall be indicated by the erection of appropriate signs.

(Prior traffic code § 132)

10.32.140 - Parking area for county cars.

It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to leave such vehicle, excepting vehicles owned by the county of Alameda while on official county business, standing in the following described street areas from eight a.m. to six p.m., holidays excepted:

East side of Vallecito Place from a point one hundred (100) feet southerly of the southern line of East 31st Street to a point forty-two (42) feet southerly therefrom.

The provisions of this section shall be indicated by the erection of appropriate signs.

(Prior traffic code § 133)

10.32.150 - Parking area for U.S. Mail vehicles.

It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to leave such vehicle, excepting vehicles owned by the U.S. Government and used for the transportation of U.S. Mail, standing in the following described street area from eight a.m. to six a.m., Saturdays and holidays excepted:

South side of 15th Street from a point fifty-four (54) feet easterly from eastern line of Franklin Street to a point thirty-six (36) feet easterly therefrom.

The provisions of this section shall be indicated by the erection of appropriate signs.

(Prior traffic code § 134)

10.32.160 - Parking for Consuls and Vice Consuls.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, any Consul or Vice Consul of a foreign state may park or leave a vehicle under his or her control free of charge and overtime in any area or zone during all hours subject to the following requirement:

The vehicle shall bear a small but conspicuous sticker indicating the right to park as in this section provided, the sticker to be approved by the Chief of Police and to be at all times displayed on the lower right-hand corner of the windshield.

(Prior traffic code § 135)

10.32.170 - Parking area for office of parks and recreation vehicles.

It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to leave such vehicle excepting city-owned vehicles and authorized Parks and Recreation staff vehicles parked in the following described areas between the hours of eight a.m. and five p.m., Mondays through Fridays:

The parking lot adjacent to and immediately north of the Office of Parks and Recreation at 1520 Lakeside Drive, lying between Lakeside Drive and the shore of Lake Merritt, and accessible by driveway from Lakeside Drive, together with said driveway.

(Prior traffic code § 136)

10.32.180 - Press parking privileges.

It is not unlawful during an emergency condition and the first hour immediately following the end of said condition for any member of the press to park a press vehicle in a green zone, metered parking space or posted parking zone in excess of the time allowed by ordinance, so long as the vehicle is parked within one thousand (1,000) feet of the emergency condition.

For the purpose of this section, "member of the press" means any person lawfully possessing a press card authorized by Section 5.70.010 of this code.

For the purpose of this section, "press vehicle" means any vehicle used for the purpose of transporting members of the press or their equipment, and which has a facsimile of a press card authorized by Section 5.70.010 of this code displayed within it in such a manner as to be clearly visible and capable of being read from outside the vehicle.

For the purpose of this section, "emergency condition" means any incident which has resulted in, or is likely to imminently result in, the dispatch of police of fire personnel.

(Prior traffic code § 137)

10.32.190 - Parking restrictions in Port of Oakland Outer Harbor Terminal Area.

For the purposes of this section, the Port of Oakland Outer Harbor Terminal Area is designated as being all that property located in the "Port Area" of the city of Oakland, county of Alameda, state of California, bounded on the north by the southerly boundary line of the property conveyed to the state of California by the City of Oakland dated December 31, 1941, for the Bay Bridge crossing, on the northeast by the Oakland Charter Line of 1862, on the southeast by the Agreed Low Tide Line of May 4, 1852, as described in Ordinance No. 3197 of the City of Oakland approved November 23, 1910, and its extension southeasterly and southwesterly to the northerly boundary line of the parcel conveyed to United States of America by City of Oakland dated May 16, 1940, on the south by the northerly boundary line of the parcel conveyed to the United States of America and from the northwest corner of said parcel southwesterly along a line to the point of intersection of the boundary lines of the cities of Oakland, Alameda and San Francisco, on the west by the westerly line of the City of Oakland.

Also for the purposes of this section and Section 10.32.200, the following words and phrases used in this section shall be construed as herein defined, unless from the context a different meaning is intended, or unless a different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to the use of such words or phrases:

"Driving area" means the paved portion of all roadways and private roadways as such are defined in this section.

"Person" means a natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business trust organization or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer or employee of any of them.

"Police officer" means any officer of the Police Department of the City of Oakland, or any person authorized by the Chief of Police thereof.

"Roadway" means those ways set aside for the movement of vehicular traffic.

Roadway, Private. "Private Roadway" means a roadway not open to the public.

"Sidewalk" means that portion of a roadway, if any, set apart for pedestrian movement.

"Vehicle" means a device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a highway or roadway, excepting a device moved by human power.

1.

When provided by resolution of the Board of Port Commissioners and appropriate signs are in place and visible giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle between the hours indicated in said resolution for a period of time exceeding that set forth in said resolution on any street or road, or any part thereof in the Port of Oakland Outer Harbor Terminal Area; provided, that notwithstanding any other provision of this section, said Board may by resolution authorize parking for the purpose of loading or unloading upon any street or road or any part thereof in said Outer Harbor Terminal Area subject to the conditions specified therefor.

2.

When provided by resolution of the Board of Port Commissioners and appropriate signs are in place and visible giving notice thereof, no person shall park any vehicle at any time on any roadway or other areas so indicated.

3.

No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle on or adjacent to any roadway or sidewalk in such a fashion as to block partially or completely or otherwise infringe upon the driving area of said roadway or the passage of pedestrians upon said sidewalk.

(Prior traffic code § 181.5)

10.32.200 - Citations and arrests.

Any police officer is authorized and empowered to issue citations to any person violating any of the provisions of Section 10.32.190 on the same forms used for violation of traffic laws or ordinances by the Police Department of the City.

(Prior traffic code § 181.6)