[Prohibiting Parking of Trailers, Semi-trailers, Motorhomes, and Boats.]

 


 

Ordinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending Sections 3 and 132 and adding Sections 3.18 and 45 to define the term motorhome, prohibit the parking of any trailer, semi-trailer, motorhome, or boat on any highway, street, or alley between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., and set a penalty of $100 for the first violation.

 

                        Note:               Additions are single-underline italics Times New Roman;
deletions are strikethrough italics Times New Roman.

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Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of San Francisco:

Section 1.  Article 1 of the San Francisco Traffic Code is hereby amended by amending Section 3, to read as follows:

Sec. 3.  SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS.

Whenever in this Code the terms defined in Section 3.1 to 3.173.18 are used, they shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them in said Sections, unless otherwise apparent from the context.

Section 2.  Article 1 of the San Francisco Traffic Code is hereby amended by adding Section 3.18, to read as follows:

Sec. 3.18.  MOTORHOME.

A vehicle built on or permanently attached to a self-propelled motor vehicle chassis, chassis cab or van, which becomes an integral part of the completed vehicle, designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy.

Section 3.  Article 3 of the San Francisco Traffic Code is hereby amended by adding Section 45, to read as follows:

Sec. 45.  PROHIBITING PARKING OF TRAILERS, SEMI-TRAILERS, MOTORHOMES, AND BOATS.

(a)  No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any trailer, semi-trailer, motorhome, or boat, whether attached to another vehicle or separate, on any highway, street, or alley or portions thereof between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day.  This section shall not apply if the trailer, semi-trailer, motorhome, or boat is (1) being loaded or unloaded and additional time is reasonably required for such loading and unloading operations, (2) disabled in such a manner and to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping or temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle on that portion of the highway, street, or alley otherwise ordinarily used for vehicular parking, (3) leased or owned by any permittee granted a permit for construction or repair work provided that the vehicle is used in connection with such construction and repair work, (4) leased or owned by any contractor hired by a permittee for construction or repair work provided that the vehicle is used in connection with such construction and repair work, (5) leased or owned by the City, or a contractor, subcontractor, or vendor hired by the City for construction or repair work provided that the vehicle is used in connection with such construction or repair work, (6) engaged in emergency services including, but not limited to, fire engines, police vehicles and ambulances, or (7) leased or owned by a public utility engaged in operating, maintaining, or repairing facilities of the public utility or providing public utility service.

(b) The Department of Parking and Traffic shall erect, or cause to be erected, appropriate signs giving notice of the parking restrictions. 

Section 4.  Article 7 of the San Francisco Traffic Code is hereby amended by amending Section 132, to read as follows:

Sec. 132.  PENALTY SCHEDULE.

Pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 40203.5, violation of any of the following subsections of the San Francisco Traffic Code (TC), Police Code (PC) or the California Vehicle Code (VC) shall be punishable by the fines set forth below.

PC97A

Occupy Camper etc.

$76.00

PC710.2

For Sale Sign

$20.00

PC3703A

Car Alarm / Emerg

$55.00

PC3703B

Car Alarm 15 Min

$55.00

PC3704A

Alarm Time 15 Min

$28.00

TC21.1

Remove Chalk 1st

$25.00

TC21.2

Remove Chalk 2nd

$50.00

TC21.3

Remove Chalk 3rd

$75.00

TC27

MC Parking Zone

$50.00

TC31.2

Cable Car Lanes

$25.00

TC32A.1

Towaway Zone Downtown

$50.00

TC32A.2

Towaway Zone - Other areas

$50.00

TC32B

Prohib Parking

$50.00

TC32C.1

Overtime Parking - Downtown

$40.00

TC32C.2

Overtime Parking - Other Areas

$35.00

TC32.1

City Hall Permit

$25.00

TC32.1.1

Main Library

$25.00

TC32.1.2

Libraries

$25.00

TC32.1.3

Social Services

$25.00

TC32.1.4

Housing Authority

$25.00

TC32.1.5

Muni Rwy Terminals

$25.00

TC32.1.6

Prk Ctrl / Castro

$25.00

TC32.1.7

Prk Ctrl / SFUSD Prop

$25.00

TC32.1.8

Prk Ctrl / Plum Street

$25.00

TC32.1.9

Prk Ctrl / PUC Prop

$25.00

TC32.1.10

Prk Ctrl / Wash / Jack

$25.00

TC32.1.11

Prk Ctrl / DPW Prop

$25.00

TC32.2

Prk Ctrl / SF General

$25.00

TC32.2.1

Health Center No. 1

$25.00

TC32.2.2

Sunset / Richmnd HC

$25.00

TC32.2.3

NE Dist Health Center

$25.00

TC32.3

Laguna Honda Hosp.

$25.00

TC32.3.1

Prk Ctrl / DPH Grove St

$25.00

TC32.4

Candlestick Access Rd

$25.00

TC32.4.2A

Fire Lane/ Candlestick

$25.00

TC32.4.2B

Pkg/Candlestick

$25.00

TC32.5

Youth Guid Center

$25.00

TC32.6

Prk Regs / Various

$25.00

TC32.10

Off Street Parking

$35.00

TC32.12

Off St Overtime

$35.00

TC32.13

Off St  Parallel / Diag

$25.00

TC32.14

Off St / Marked Space

$25.00

TC32.21A

Block Charging Bay

$100.00

TC33C

Temp Park Restriction

$25.00

TC33.1

Temp Constr Zone

$25.00

TC33.3

Spec Truck Zone

$50.00

TC33.3.1

Heavy Truck Zone 

$50.00

TC33.3.2

Market / Bay Truck Zone

$50.00

TC33.5

School Bus Zone

$50.00

TC37A

Parking Over 72 Hr

$55.00

TC37C

Street Cleaning

$35.00

TC38A

Red Zone

$50.00

TC38B

Yel Zone / Metro Dist.

$50.00

TC38B.1

Yel Zn Outside Metro

$50.00

TC38C

White Zone

$50.00

TC38D

Green Zone

$25.00

TC38K

Blue Zone

$275.00

TC38N

Block Bike Lane

$100.00

TC39B

Taxicab Zone

$50.00

TC45

Parking/Trailer, Motorhome,Boat

$100.00

TC50

Interference / Sign

$25.00

TC53A

Dbl Prking  Rstrict St

$100.00

TC56

Median Dividers

$25.00

TC58A

Block Wheels

$25.00

TC58C

Not Within Space

$25.00

TC60

Bus / Close to Curb

$25.00

TC60.5

Engine Idle Parked

$100.00

TC61

100 Feet Oversize

$25.00

TC63

Com Veh / Prk Limited

$100.00

TC63A

Com Veh / Prk Restricted

$100.00

TC63.2

Veh Hire / Prk Restricted

$100.00

TC64

Shift Parked Vehicle

$25.00

TC65

Repairing Vehicle

$45.00

TC66

Tour Bus Loading

$100.00

TC69

Key in Unattend Veh

$25.00

TC70

Improperly Parked

$25.00

TC71

Parked Near RR Track

$25.00

TC71B

Obst Flow of Traffic

$25.00

TC202

Prk Meter

$35.00

TC202.1

Prk Meter Downtown

$40.00

TC219

Parking Meter M/C

$50.00

TC315A

Residential Permit Area

$35.00

TC315C

Unauth Permit

$25.00

VC4462B

Imp Regis,/ Plates

$25.00

VC4464

Altered Plates

$25.00

VC5201

Plates / Mounting

$25.00

VC5201E

Plate Cover

$25.00

VC5202

Period of Display

$25.00

VC5204A

Tabs

$50.00

VC21113A

School / Pub Ground

$35.00

VC21211A

Bicycle Path / Lanes

$25.00

VC22500A

Parking in Intersection

$50.00

VC22500B

Parking / Crosswalk

$50.00

VC22500C

Safety Zone

$25.00

VC22500D

15 ft Fire Station

$25.00

VC22500E

Driveway

$75.00

VC22500F

On Sidewalk

$100.00

VC22500G

Excavation

$25.00

VC22500H

Double Parking

$55.00

VC22500I

Bus Zone

$250.00

VC22500J

Tube or Tunnel

$25.00

VC22500K

Bridge

$25.00

VC22500L

Wheelchair Access

$250.00

VC22500.1

Parking in Fire Lane

$25.00

VC22502A

Over 18 in from Curb

$25.00

VC22502B

Wrong Way Parking

$25.00

VC22502E

One-Way Road /Pkg

$25.00

VC22504A

Unincorp. Area Prkg

$25.00

VC22505B

Signs

$25.00

VC22507.8A

Disabled Parking

$250.00

VC22507.8B

Disabled Parking

$250.00

VC22507.8C

Disabled Parking

$250.00

VC22511.56B

Misuse of Placard

$500.00

VC22511.56C

Confiscation of Placard

$500.00

VC22511.57

Lost, Stolen Placard

$500.00

VC22514

Fire Hydrant

$50.00

VC22515A

Unattended Motor Vehicle

$50.00

VC22515AB

Unattended Vehicle

$50.00

VC22516

Locked Vehicle

$35.00

VC21718

Stop / Freeway

$25.00

VC22521

RR Tracks

$55.00

VC22522

W/3 ft Handicap Ramp

$275.00

VC22523A

Abandoned Vehicle / Highway

$203.00

VC22523B

Abandoned Vehicle / Public or Priv. Prop.

$203.00

VC22526A

Blocking Intersection

$50.00

VC22526B

Blocking Intersection While Turning

$103.00

VC23333

Park / Veh Crossing

$50.00

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney

 

 

By:                                                      

            JOHN I. KENNEDY

            Deputy City Attorney