Chapter 10.36 - PARKING METER ZONES

For the purpose of this chapter, the term "parking meter" means any receptacle, instrument, device, indicator or machine which upon the deposit therein of coin of the United States or other form of payment as may be required by this title shows, indicates, registers, displays or permits legal parking in the parking meter zone wherein or adjacent to which such receptacle, instrument, device, indicator or machine is situated. A parking meter as defined herein may or may not be a self-contained timing device; it may be manually adjusted, automatically or manually controlled, or otherwise operated either externally or internally, so as to show, indicate, register, display or permit legal parking upon the deposit of coin of the United States or other form of payment as required by this title.

(Ord. 12813 § 1 (part), 2007: prior traffic code § 120(b))

10.36.015 - Acceptable card and pay-and-display meter defined.

For the purpose of this chapter, the term "acceptable card" means any payment card authorized and accepted by the City Administrator as a valid form of payment.

For the purpose of this chapter, the term "pay-and-display meter" means an electronic pay station installed within or upon the curb or sidewalk area within a designated parking zone for the purpose of controlling the period of time of occupancy of a space by a vehicle. A "pay-and-display space" means the space controlled by a pay-and-display meter.

(Ord. 12813 § 1 (part), 2007)

10.36.020 - Parking meter installation—Painting of lines.

Parking meters, other than pay-and-display meters, shall be installed upon the street, parkway, curb, sidewalk or municipal parking lot area immediately adjacent to the individual parking spaces designated as herein prescribed.

The Traffic Engineer shall cause to have lines or markings painted or otherwise designated as herein prescribed.

The Traffic Engineer shall cause to have lines or markings painted or otherwise designated upon the parkway, curb, sidewalk, street or municipal parking lot area adjacent to each parking meter in such manner as to identify the parking space with each respective parking meter. It is unlawful to park or leave standing any vehicle across any such line or marking or in any position other than within the parking area so designated.

Pay-and-display meters shall be installed upon the curb or sidewalk area within any designated meter zone.

(Ord. 12813 § 1 (part), 2007: prior traffic code § 121)

10.36.030 - Deposit of coins, credit card, debit card and acceptable card —Amount of time corresponds to value of coins, credit card, debit card and acceptable card.

When any vehicle shall be parked in any parking space adjacent to which a coin operated parking meter is located in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the operator of said vehicle upon so parking shall, and it is unlawful to fail to, deposit immediately one or more coins of the United States in such parking meter and, when required by the directions on the parking meter, the operator of such vehicle, after deposit of the proper coin or coins of the United States, shall also set in operation the timing mechanism, if any, on such parking meter, and failure to deposit such proper coin or coins and to set the timing mechanism, if any, in operation when so required shall be unlawful. Any such operator who, upon so parking, deposits coins in such parking meter in an amount greater than is legally required does so at his or her own convenience, and the City shall not be liable for any refund therefor.

Pay-and-display meters. When a vehicle shall be parked at a pay-and-display meter space, the operator of the vehicle shall, if required by the time and date restrictions for the space, locate the nearest pay-and-display meter on the block, and deposit immediately one or more coins of the United States, credit card, debit card or an acceptable card in such pay-and display meter and make selections in accordance with the instructions posted on the face of the pay-and-display meter. Upon obtaining the printed receipt from the pay-and display meter, the operator of the vehicle shall immediately place the valid printed receipt face up on the vehicle's dashboard where the expiration time and date are readily visible from the vehicle exterior.

Parking meter fees shall be established annually in the City of Oakland Master Fee Schedule Ordinance.

(Ord. 12813 § 1 (part), 2007: Ord. 12775 § 1, 2006: prior traffic code § 122)

10.36.040 - Deposit of substitute for legal coins prohibited.

It is unlawful to deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meters, any slug, device or any substitute for legal coins of the United States.

(Prior traffic code § 125)

10.36.050 - Parking meter indication that space is illegally in use.

It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle in any parking meter zone on any street at any time during which the parking meter shows, indicates, registers, or displays that the parking space is illegally in use except during the time necessary to deposit United States coins in said parking meter so as to show, indicate, register, display, or permit legal parking and excepting also during the time from eight p.m. to eight a.m., and excepting also all holidays as defined in Section 10.36.090 when indicated by appropriate signs located on the parking meter. When five-hour meters are installed, such meters shall show, indicate, register, display, or permit legal parking during a twenty-four (24) hour period, seven days a week, when indicated by appropriate signs located on the parking meters.

Pay-and-display meter. It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle in any pay-and-display space on any street for a period of time in excess of parking time limits designated on the receipt issued from the pay-and-display meter controlling the space.

(Ord. No. 12953, § 3, 7-7-2009; Ord. 12813 § 1 (part), 2007: Ord. 12339 § 1 (part), 2001; prior traffic code § 123)

10.36.060 - Parking in excess of parking time limits prohibited.

It is unlawful for any person to park or leave any vehicle in any area of parking space for a period of time in excess of parking time limits designated on any parking meter or any parking meter space or as established by the City Administrator by regulation.

(Ord. 12779 § 1 (part), 2006: prior traffic code § 124)

10.36.070 - Tampering with parking meters prohibited.

It is unlawful or any person to deface, injure, tamper with, or wilfully break, destroy, or impair the usefulness of any parking meter.

(Prior traffic code § 126)

10.36.080 - Reserved.

Editor's note—

Ord. No. 12980, § 1, adopted November 17, 2009, repealed the former Section 10.36.080 in its entirety, which pertained to the allocation and expenditure of parking meter funds, and derived from the prior traffic code, §§ 127 and 127.01.

10.36.090 - Holidays in parking meter zones on streets.

Notwithstanding other provisions of this title to the contrary and for the purpose of this chapter only, the following days are defined as holidays in parking meter zones, on streets in the City: every Sunday, January 1st, third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday), third Monday in February (Washington's birthday), last Monday in May (Memorial Day), July 4th, first Monday in September (Labor Day), Thanksgiving Day and December 25th. If any of the foregoing days, except Sunday, falls upon a Sunday, the Monday following is a holiday.

The provisions of this section do not apply to parking meter zones located in municipal parking lots.

(Ord. 11808 § 1, 1995: prior traffic code § 128)

10.36.100 - Parking meter zones in municipal parking lots.

When any vehicle shall be parked in any parking space in a municipal parking lot adjacent to which a parking meter is located in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the operator of said vehicle upon so parking, shall, and it is unlawful to fail to deposit immediately one or more coins of the United States in such parking meter in accordance with directions appearing thereon.

The City Council by resolution shall establish the charge to be made for parking in City-owned off-street parking lots and other conditions thereof.

Parking meters in municipal parking lots when installed shall show and permit legal parking as provided by resolution for a definite period of time, the charge to be made therefor, and other conditions thereof, and appropriate signs shall be in place and visibly give notice thereof.

It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle in any parking meter zone in any municipal parking lot at any time during which the parking meter shows, indicates, registers or displays that the parking space is illegally in use except during the time necessary to deposit United States coins in said parking meter so as to show, indicate, register, display or permit legal parking.

(Prior traffic code § 129(a), (b))

10.36.110 - Proof of illegal parking in parking meter zones in municipal parking lots.

In any prosecution charging a violation of any regulation governing the standing or parking of a motor vehicle under any provision of this title regulating parking in municipal parking lots, proof by the people of the state of California that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was parking in violation of any such provision of this title, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of such parking the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such motor vehicle is the person who parked or placed such motor vehicle at the point where, and for the point where, and for the time during which, such violation occurred. The above provisions shall apply only when the following conditions are complied with:

During the time of such illegal parking a notice thereof shall be securely attached to said vehicle setting forth the fact of such illegal parking including reference to the section of this title so violated, the approximate time thereof and the location where such violation occurred and fixing a time and place for appearance by registered owner in answer to such notice.

Such notice shall be attached to said vehicle either on the steering post or front door handle thereof, or in any other conspicuous place upon the vehicle as to be easily observed by the person in charge of such vehicle upon his or her return thereto. Said notice may be attached to such vehicle by any police officer who observes a violation of any of the provisions of this title regulating such parking.

Before any warrant of arrest shall issue following the filing of a complaint charging the offense of illegal parking in a municipal parking lot, a notice of such illegal parking must be given to the person so charged. Such notice shall contain the information required in subsection A of this section and shall inform such registered owner that unless he or she appears in court also to be designated in said notice within five days after service of such notice and answers said charge, a warrant or citation to appear will be issued against him or her.

Such notice shall be given either by personal delivery thereof to such owner or by deposit in the United States mail of an envelope with postage prepaid which said envelope shall contain such notice and shall be addressed to such owner at his or her address as shown by the records of the State Department of Motor Vehicles. The giving of notice by personal delivery is complete upon delivery of a copy of said notice to said person. The giving of notice by mail is complete upon the expiration of ten days after said deposit of such notice.

Proof of giving such notice may be made by the certificate of any traffic or police officer or affidavit of any person over eighteen (18) years of age naming the person to whom such notice was given and specifying the time, place and manner of the giving thereof.

(Prior traffic code § 129(c))

10.36.120 - Special parking permits for municipal parking lots.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title relating to parking in parking meter zones in any municipal parking lot, the Council may by resolution provide for the issuance of special parking permits to authorize parking upon any municipal parking lot or area for the period of time and subject to the conditions specified therefor, and the fee to be charged for said permit.

(Prior traffic code § 129.1)

10.36.130 - Parking meter covers.

Issuance—Inscription. The Traffic Engineer and Director of Parking are authorized to issue parking meter covers to persons engaged in construction, repairs, or service to buildings or other like work, and who in his or her judgement require that one or more parking spaces in parking meter zones immediately adjacent to said work be reserved for and restricted to their use or that said parking spaces not be used for parking of vehicles. Each cover shall be inscribed with the expiration date, the person to whom it has been issued, and the wording "EMERGENCY NO PARKING - CITY OF OAKLAND - USE OF THIS SPACE RESTRICTED TO (name of person to whom cover issued.)"

Restricted Parking When Parking Meters Covered. Notwithstanding any provision of this title or any resolution of the city, it is unlawful for any person, other than a person to whom a parking meter cover has been issued as in this chapter provided, to park any vehicle in any parking meter zone on any street at any time during which the parking meter is covered by a parking meter cover issued as herein provided and displaying thereon an unexpired validation date. The privileges herein granted shall be operative only during the time when vehicles may lawfully be parking in said parking meter zones.

Restrictions on Use of Covers—Revocation. It is unlawful for any person to whom a parking meter cover has been issued as in this chapter provided to use said parking meter cover in any parking meter zone other than one immediately adjacent to the work being performed or to permit said parking meter cover to remain on a parking meter beyond the time actually required for said work. In addition to other penalties imposed, the privileges herein granted shall be revoked and the parking meter cover be removed and it and the fee paid for any unexpired period thereof forfeited whenever the Traffic Engineer and Director of Parking determines that any person to whom a parking meter cover had been issued has violated the restrictions imposed on its use.

(Prior traffic code §§ 129.2, 129.4, 129.5)

10.36.140 - Parking meter zones established.

Parking meter zones shall be established by ordinance of the City Council upon such streets, portions of streets or in municipal parking lots within the city as the City Council may deem necessary for traffic or parking control purposes. The City Manager shall cause parking meters to be installed and maintained in such designated parking meter zones and the existence of a parking meter installed as hereinafter prescribed shall designate its location as a parking meter zone for the purposes of this chapter.

Approved Parking Meter Zones in the

City of Oakland

Street Name	From	To
2nd St.	Washington St.	Broadway
2nd St.	Webster St.	Harrison St.
3rd Ave.	E. 17th St.	Wayne Pl.
3rd St.	Washington St.	Franklin St.
3rd St.	Webster St.	Harrison St.
4th St.	Clay St.	Webster St.
5th St.	Martin Luther King Jr. Way	Broadway
6th St.	Jefferson St.	Franklin St.
7th St.	Castro St.	Jackson St.
8th St.	Jefferson St.	Fallon St.
9th St.	Alice St.	Harrison St.
9th St.	Clay St.	Jefferson St.
9th St.	Franklin St.	Fallon St.
10th St.	600	699
10th St.	Chestnut St.	Market St.
10th St.	Webster St.	2nd Ave.
11th St.	Martin Luther King Jr. Way	Oak St.
12th St.	Castro St.	Oak St.
13th St.	Broadway	Fallon St.
14th St.	Castro St.	Oak St.
15th St.	Castro St.	Harrison St.
16th St.	Castro St.	Telegraph Ave.
17th St.	Jefferson St.	Jackson St.
18th St.	Jefferson St.	Telegraph Ave.
19th St.	San Pablo Ave.	Jackson St.
21st St.	Telegraph Ave.	Harrison St.
22nd St.	Telegraph Ave.	Kaiser Pl.
23rd Ave.	International Blvd.	Foothill Blvd.
23rd St.	Martin Luther King Jr. Way	Webster St.
24th St.	Telegraph Ave.	Valdez St.
25th St.	Telegraph Ave.	Broadway
26th St.	Broadway	Valdez St.
27th St.	Martin Luther King Jr. Way	Harrison St.
28th St.	Merrimac St.	Webster St.
29th St.	Telegraph Ave.	Broadway
30th St.	Telegraph Ave.	Broadway
31st Ave.	International Blvd.	E. 15th St.
33rd Ave.	E. 12th St.	International Blvd.
34th St.	33rd St.	Broadway
35th Ave.	International Blvd.	E. 15th St.
37th St.	Telegraph Ave.	Webster St.
38th Ave.	International Blvd.	Foothill Blvd
38th St.	Shafter Ave.	Cerrito Ave.
39th Ave.	MacArthur Blvd.	Masterson
40th St.	Howe St.	Piedmont Ave.
40th St.	Webster St.	Broadway
40th St. Way	Broadway	Howe St.
41st St.	Opal St.	Glen Ave.
51st St.	Shattuck Ave.	Telegraph Ave.
51st St.	Telegraph Ave.	Shattuck Ave.
52nd St.	Martin Luther King Jr. Way	Telegraph Ave.
55th St.	Martin Luther King Jr. Way	Dover St.
56th St.	Martin Luther King Jr. Way	Dover St.
62nd St.	College Ave.	Hillegass Ave.
Alice St.	End (South)	Embarcadero West
Alice St.	6th St.	19th St.
Andover St.	34th St.	End (North)
Antioch St.	Mountain Blvd.	Lucas Ave.
Antioch St.	Mountain Blvd.	Antioch St.
Arden Pl.	Leimert Blvd.	End (North)
Bay Pl.	Grand Ave.	Harrison St.
Broadway	Embarcadero West	45th St.
Chabot Rd.	Claremont Ave.	Presley Way
Champion St.	MacArthur Blvd.	Montana St.
Claremont Ave.	Hillegass Ave.	Auburn Ave.
Clay St.	Water St.	Embarcadero West
Clay St.	2nd St.	San Pablo Ave.
Clemens Rd.	Leimert Blvd.	Oakmore Rd.
College Ave.	Broadway	Berkeley City Limit
Dimond Ave.	Bienati Way	End (North)
Domingo Ave.	Russell St.	Berkeley City Limit
E. 12th St.	5th Ave.	14th Ave.
E. 18th St.	Lakeshore Ave.	Park Blvd.
E. 19th St.	Park Blvd.	5th Ave.
Echo Ave.	Piedmont Ave.	Glen Ave.
Elm St.	Hawthorne Ave.	34th St.
Embarcadero West	Webster St.	Alice St.
Embarcadero West	Jefferson St.	Clay St.
Entrada Ave.	Piedmont Ave.	Arroyuelo Ave.
Fallon St.	6th St.	10th St.
Florio St.	College Ave.	Auburn Ave.
Forest St.	Shafter St.	Miles Ave.
Franklin St.	Embarcadero West	2nd St.
Franklin St.	3rd St.	22nd St.
Fruitvale Ave.	E. 12th St.	E. 16th St.
Fruitvale Ave.	E. 19th St.	Foothill Blvd.
Fruitvale Ave.	International Blvd.	E. 15th St.
Fruitvale Ave.	Montana St.	Coloma St.
Glen Ave.	Piedmont Ave.	Panama Ct.
Glenfield Ave.	Park Blvd.	Woodruff Ave.
Grand Ave.	Broadway	Jean St.
Harrison St.	8th St.	27th St.
Harwood Ave.	College Ave.	Auburn Ave.
Hawthorne Ave.	Telegraph Ave.	Broadway.
Howe St.	MacArthur Blvd.	40th St.
Hudson St.	College Ave.	James Ave.
International Blvd.	23rd Ave.	38th Ave.
International Blvd.	38th Ave.	High St.
International Blvd.	Lakeshore Ave.	14th Ave.
Jackson St.	8th St.	Lakeside Dr.
Jefferson St.	4th St.	San Pablo Ave.
Kaiser Pl.	21st St.	22nd St.
La Salle Ave.	Mountain Blvd.	Lucas Ave.
Lake Park Ave.	Grand Ave.	Wesley Way
Lakeshore (West) Ave.	Mandana Blvd.	Prince St.
Lakeshore Ave.	Lake Park Ave.	Prince St.
Lakeside Dr.	14th St.	17th St.
Lakeside Dr.	Jackson St.	Harrison St.
Lawton Ave.	College Ave.	McMillan St.
Leimert Blvd.	Clemens Rd.	Bridgeview Dr.
Lenox Ave.	Grand Ave.	Van Buren Ave.
Lincoln	MacArthur Blvd.	Montana St.
Linda Ave.	Piedmont Ave.	Glen Ave.
MacArthur Blvd.	35th Avenue	Midvale
MacArthur Blvd.	Adell Ct.	May Ct.
MacArthur Blvd.	Boston Ave.	Wilson Ave.
MacArthur Blvd.	Fruitvale Ave.	May Ct.
MacArthur Blvd.	Telegraph	Martin Luther King
Madison St.	7th St.	15th St.
Mandana Blvd.	Lakeshore Ave.	Paloma Ave.
Manila Ave.	Clifton St.	Bryant Ave.
Martin Luther King Jr. Way	11th St.	16th St.
Martin Luther King Jr. Way	22nd St.	23rd St.
Martin Luther King Jr. Way	51st St.	57th St.
McClure St.	29th St.	30th St.
Medau Pl.	Mountain Blvd.	End (North)
Merced Ave.	Mountain Blvd.	Lucas Ave.
Miles Ave.	Forest St.	Presley Wy.
Mitchell St.	International Blvd.	E. 16th St.
Montana St.	Lincoln	Fruitvale Ave.
Monte Vista Ave.	Piedmont Ave.	Wilda Ave.
Moraga Ave.	Thornhill Dr.	Mountain Blvd.
Moraga Ave.	Montclair Park	Medau Pl.
Moraga Ave.*	S. Montclair Pk.	N. Montclair Pk.
Mountain Ave.*	Snake Rd.	Scout Rd.
Mountain Blvd.	Cabot Dr.	Scout Rd.
Mountain Blvd.	Village Square	Snake Rd.
Oak Grove Ave.	College Ave.	Forest St.
Oak St.	7th St.	14th St.
Ocean View Dr.	College Ave.	McMillan St.
Park Blvd.	Hampel St.	Wellington St.
Park View Terrace	Grand Ave.	Montecito Ave.
Piedmont Ave.	Broadway.	End (North)
Rand Ave.	Lake Park Ave.	Cheney Ave.
Rio Vista Ave.	Piedmont Ave.	End (East)
San Pablo Ave.	16th St.	W. Grand Ave.
Santa Clara Ave.	Grand Ave.	Valle Vista Ave.
Shafter St.	College Ave.	Forest St.
Summit St.	28th St.	Hawthorne Ave.
Sycamore St.	Northgate Ave.	Telegraph Ave.
Taft Ave.	College Ave.	Broadway
Telegraph Ave.	Broadway	Berkeley City Limit
Thomas L. Berkley Way	Brush St.	Harrison St.
Valdez St.	Grand Ave.	28th St.
Valley St.	22nd St.	24th St.
West Grand Ave.	Martin Luther King Jr. Way	Broadway
Walker Ave.	Lake Park Ave.	Cheney Ave.
Washington St.	2nd St.	10th St.
Wayne Pl.	3rd Ave.	Park Blvd.
Webster St.	40th St.	41st St.
Webster St.	Embarcadero West	3rd St.
Webster St.	6th St.	36th St.
Wellington St.	Park Blvd.	Leach Ave.
Werner Ct.	Woodminster Lane	Mountain Blvd.
Wesley Way	Lake Park Ave.	Trestle Glen Rd.
Woodminster Lane	Werner Ct.	Joaquin Miller Rd.
Yosemite Ave.	Piedmont Ave.	Fairmount Ave.

(Ord. No. 13063, § 1(Exh. A), 3-15-2011; Ord. No. 13009, § 1(Exh. A), 5-4-2010; Ord. 12779 § 1 (part), 2006; Ord. 12704 § 1, 2005; Ord. 11631 § 1, 1993; prior traffic code § 120(a))

10.36.141 - Parking meter locations.

City Council resolution shall be obtained prior to the installation of additional parking meters in any new location. City Council approval of parking meter locations shall be a separate requirement from the requirement to establish parking meter zones by ordinance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the requirements of this chapter shall not apply to the replacement of existing meters with new or updated meters or new meter technologies or systems.

(Ord. 12779 § 1 (part), 2006)