10.52.495 Parking of recreational vehicles prohibited on City streets except by permit.
A. No person shall park any recreational vehicle, whether motorized or not, whether attached to a motorized vehicle or not, at any time upon any highway, street, alley, public way or public place, except as otherwise allowed, in the City of Chula Vista except:
1. When the registered owner or lessor of a recreational vehicle is in possession of a valid City permit;
2. While in the process of actively loading or unloading;
3. When such vehicle or trailer is disabled in such a manner and to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily parking such vehicle or trailer.
B. For the purposes of this section, “recreational vehicle” shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
1. Camp trailers (California Vehicle Code Section 242);
2. Fifth-wheel travel trailers (California Vehicle Code Section 324);
3. House cars (California Vehicle Code Section 362);
4. Trailer coaches (California Vehicle Code Section 635);
5. Mobilehomes (California Vehicle Code Section 396);
6. Boats and/or trailers, including jet skis and/or jet ski trailers;
7. Dune buggies and off-road or all-terrain vehicles and/or trailers;
8. Trailers used for the transportation of equipment, vehicles or animals;
9. Recreational vehicles (California Health and Safety Code Section 18010);
10. Folding camper trailers;
11. Any other motorized or towed vehicle designed, maintained or used primarily for recreational purposes.
C. The City Manager has authority to adopt procedural rules and regulations governing the permit process and to issue a parking permit for the parking of a recreational vehicle on a public street or public place to any Chula Vista resident, for the resident’s use or for the use of a resident’s guest, if (1) a written application is made to the City Manager including the address of the resident; and (2) the appropriate fees as described below are paid.
1. A permit will be issued upon payment of a fee and will be available for purchase at City facilities designated by the City Manager, or may be available through the City’s website, if determined feasible by the City Manager. The permit fee shall be as set forth in the Master Fee Schedule of the City adopted by resolution of the City Council. The City Manager shall from time to time recommend such fees to the Council that reflect an amount to equal but not to exceed the reasonable costs of administration of the program and sign installation and maintenance.
2. The permit shall state the address of the resident and the permit shall be valid only within the same block of the resident’s address, or upon a street adjacent to the resident’s address, on either side of the street.
3. The permit shall be displayed on the recreational vehicle in a manner determined by the City Manager.
4. The duration of the permit shall not exceed 24 hours.
5. No more than three consecutive permits may be issued to any one address for any 72-hour period.
6. No more than 72 permits may be issued relating to any one address in any one calendar year.
7. Proof of residency or tenancy and proof of recreational vehicle ownership or recreational vehicle use or control shall be demonstrated in a manner determined by the City Manager.
8. The permitted recreational vehicle shall be subject to all applicable parking restrictions in the Chula Vista Municipal Code and the California Vehicle Code.
D. A violation of any provision of this section is an infraction and punishable with a court citation and a minimum $100.00 fine, pursuant to CVMC 1.20.010(B).
E. As an alternative to subsection (D) of this section, at the sole discretion of the City Manager, a violation of any provision of this section may be punishable with an administrative citation pursuant to CVMC 1.41.100. (Ord. 3358 § 1, 2015).