Ordinance 1990-01ORDINANCE NO. 90-1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GILROY~NDING
SECTIONS 15.55, 15.67 AND 15.84 AND ENACTING
SECTION 15.68 OF THE GILROY CITY CODE PERTAINING
TO VEHICLE PARKING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Section 15.55 of the Gilroy City Code is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 15.55. Parking or placing''of 'other than operable
Vehicles~on~strleelt~S;~ prohibit'ed.
A. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle, other than
a motor vehicle in operating condition, or to place, locate or
leave any other article or object on a public street, highway
or alley in the city.
B. Parking of trailers, semitrailers, auxiliary dollies,
trailer coaches and other such vehicles shall be permitted only
while such vehicle is attached to a motor vehicle suitable for
drawing it upon the highway.
SECTION II. Section 15.67 of the Gilroy City Code is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 15.67.
Parkin~ ~for mor'e than seVenty-~two hour s
prot~iblt'ed.
No person who owns or has possession, custody or control
of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley
for more than a period of seventy-two (72) consecutive hours.
In the event a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a
street in excess of seventy-two (72) consecutive hours, any
member of the police department authorized by the chief of police
may remove such vehicle from the street in the manner and subject
to the requirements of the state Vehicle Code.
SECTION III. Section 15.84 of the Gilroy City Code is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 15.84.
Vehicle removal by police 'dep~ar'tment;' notice
t6~ owners;~ liens; tow-away' zones.
Subject to the provisions of Division 11, Chapter 10,
commencing with Section 22650, of the Vehicle Code, the city
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police department is hereby empowered to remove or cause to be
removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a
garage designated or maintained by the city:
A. Any vehicle that is stopped, standing or parked on any
public off-street parking lot in violation of Section 15.76 to
15.79 or which is left on such public off-street parking lot
continuously for a period exceeding twenty-four hours.
B. Any vehicle left standing or parked in a tow-away zone
and signs giving notice thereof have been posted.
SECTION IV. Section 15.68 of the Gilroy City Code is
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 15.68. Tow-away zones.
Under the provisions of Section 15.69, the city council
may establish tow-away zones and the days and times when in affect.
SECTION V. Ail other ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION VI. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
full force thirty (30) days from and after its adoption and
approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of February 1990
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS: GAGE, HALE, KLOECKER, MUSSALLEM,
NELSON, VALDEZ and HUGHAN
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
APPROVED:
ATT T: ~ ·
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I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
hereby certify that the attached Ordinance No. 90-1 is an original
ordinance, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 20th day of February , 19 90 ,
at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this 22nd day of February
19 90.
/City Clerk of the City of Gilroy~
(Seal)