Article 5 – Abatement of Nuisance Vehicle from Private Property

SEC. 5.1. - PUBLIC NUISANCE: FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS.

The Board of Supervisors makes the following findings and declarations:

The accumulation and storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or vehicle parts on private property or on Public Property creates conditions tending to reduce property values, to promote blight and deterioration, to invite plundering, to create fire hazards, to constitute an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors, to create harborage for rodents and insects and to be injurious to the health, safety and general welfare. Accordingly, the presence of an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle or vehicle parts, on private property or on Public Property is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance that may be abated as such in accordance with applicable laws.

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 5.2. - SCOPE OF ARTICLE; AUTHORITY TO CAUSE ABATEMENT.

  1. For the purpose of this Article "abandoned vehicle or vehicle parts" shall mean vehicles that are missing any equipment that would make them unsafe to operate on the highway, or that are wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative, or regarding which there is reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle or vehicle part(s) have been abandoned as described in Vehicle Code sections 22660 and 22669 when located on Public Property or on private property.
  2. This Article shall be administered and enforced by the Director of Public Health. Upon discovering the existence of an abandoned vehicle or vehicle parts on private property or Public Property within the City, the Director of Public Health shall have the authority to cause the abatement and removal thereof in accordance with the procedure prescribed herein and all applicable state and federal laws. The Director of Public Health's authority to enter upon private property or Public Property includes the authority to examine vehicle(s) or vehicle parts, to obtain information as to the identity of a vehicle and to remove or cause the removal of abandoned vehicle(s) or vehicle parts declared to be a nuisance pursuant to this Article.

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 5.3. - EXCEPTIONS.

This Article shall not apply to:

  1. A vehicle or vehicle part that is completely enclosed within a building or behind a fence in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other Public Property or private property;
  2. A vehicle or vehicle part that is stored or Parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business of a licensed vehicle dismantler or dealer, or when such storage or Parking is necessary to the operation of a lawfully conducted business.; or
  3. A vehicle or vehicle part(s) located behind a solid fence six feet in height or which is not plainly visible from the public right of way.

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 5.4. - USE OF CONTRACTORS.

The Director of Public Health may authorize contractor(s), including any vehicle removal and storage contractor(s) retained by the Municipal Transportation Agency, to enter private property or Public Property for the purpose of removing and disposing of vehicles and/or vehicle parts in accordance with this Article and all applicable provisions of the contract. The Municipal Transportation Agency may recover actual costs for such removal and disposal from the Department of Public Health.

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 5.5. - NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ABATE AND REMOVE ABANDONED VEHICLES.

  1. The Director of Public Health shall mail a notice of intention to abate and remove a vehicle or vehicle parts as a public nuisance by registered or certified mail to the property owner as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to the last registered and legal vehicle owner(s) of record, unless the vehicle or vehicle part(s) are in such condition that identifying information is not available to determine vehicle ownership. At the time the abatement action is initiated, the Director of Public Health may elect to seek recovery of attorneys' fees. In a case where the Director of Public Health makes this election, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover attorneys' fees. In no event shall the award of attorneys' fees to a prevailing party exceed the amount of reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Department in the action.
  2. The notice of intention shall be in substantially the following form:

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ABATE AND REMOVE AN ABANDONED, WRECKED, DISMANTLED, OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLE OR VEHICLE PARTS AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE

    [name and address of property owner]

    This is to notify you, the property owner shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the property located at [address] ("Property"), that the Department of Public Health has determined that there are abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle(s) and/or vehicle parts identified as:

    License number (vehicle license number if identifiable), Vehicle Identification Number (VIN, if identifiable)], registered to (name of vehicle owner)] ("Vehicle Owner").

    located on the Property which constitute(s) a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of San Francisco Transportation Code Article 5.

    You must abate the nuisance by removing the vehicle and/or vehicle part(s) within 10 days from the date of the mailing of this notice. If you do not remove the vehicle or request a hearing within 10 days, the Department of Public Health will abate the nuisance and the cost of abatement, including administrative costs and attorneys' fees, may be assessed to you as owner of the Property.

    How to Request a Public Hearing.

    As owner of the Property, you may request a public hearing by submitting a request to the Department of Public Health, at [mailing address, fax number, email address]. Any request for a public hearing must be postmarked no later than the 10th day following the date of the mailing of this notice. If you request a hearing, you may either appear in person at the hearing, or you may request a hearing at which your presence is not required.

    How to Request a Hearing for which Your Presence is not Required

    You may submit a signed written statement within such 10-day period denying responsibility for the presence of the vehicle and/or vehicle parts on the Property and explaining the reason why you are not responsible for the presence of the vehicle(s) and/or vehicle parts on the property, or for the cost of removal. Any such statement must be postmarked no later than the 10th day following the date of this notice, and will be construed as a request for hearing at which your presence is not required.

    Right to Appear in Hearing

    You may appear in person at any hearing requested, by you or by the owner of the vehicle, or, as an alternative, you may present a signed written statement in time for consideration at such hearing.

    Notice Mailed ____________s/ ____________
    [Date][Locally Designated Officer]

    NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ABATE AND REMOVE AN ABANDONED, WRECKED, DISMANTLED OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLE OR PARTS THEREOF AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE

    [Name and address of last registered and/or legal owner of record of vehicle—notice must be sent to both the property owner and the vehicle owner of record if different]

    This is to notify you, the last registered and/or legal owner(s) of record of the following vehicle(s): [make, model year, color of vehicle], license number [vehicle license number(s) if identifiable], that the Department of Public Health has determined that said vehicle(s) and/or parts of vehicles are abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative at the property located at [address] ("Property"), and constitute(s) a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of San Francisco Transportation Code Article 5.

    You are hereby notified to abate said nuisance by the removal of said vehicle(s) and/or parts of vehicles within 10 days from the date of mailing of this notice.

    How to Request a Public Hearing.

    As owner of the vehicle, you may request a public hearing within 10 days by submitting a written request to the Department of Public Health, at [mailing address, fax number, email address]. Any request for a public hearing must be postmarked no later than the 10th day following the date of the mailing of this notice. If you do not make a request for a public hearing within 10 days, the Director of Public Health has the authority to abate and remove the vehicle and/or vehicle parts as a public nuisance. If at the hearing it is found that the property owner has not consented to the presence of the vehicle and/or vehicle parts on the Property, then you as the vehicle owner are responsible for the cost of abatement, and may be assessed a fine for violation of California Vehicle Code Section 22523, unless you demonstrate by a police report or other evidence that the vehicle and/or vehicle parts were stolen prior to abandonment, or that the ownership of the vehicle has been transferred.

    Right to Appear in Hearing

    You may appear in person at any hearing requested, by you or by the owner of the Property, or, as an alternative, you may present a signed written statement in time for consideration at such hearing.

    Notice Mailed ____________s/ ____________
    [Date][Locally Designated Officer]

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 5.6. - REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARING BY INTERESTED PARTIES.

  1. Upon written request by the vehicle owner or the property owner received by the Director of Public Health within 10 days after the date of mailing the notices of intention to abate and remove, a public hearing shall be held by the Director of Public Health on the question of abatement and removal of the vehicle or vehicle parts as abandoned, and the assessment of the administrative costs and the cost of removal of the vehicle or vehicle parts against the property on which it is located.
  2. If the property owner submits a written statement denying responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on the property within such 10-day period, said statement shall be construed as a request for a hearing which does not require the attendance of the property owner. If a request for hearing is not received within 10 days after mailing of the notice of intention to abate and remove, the Director of Public Health shall have the authority to abate and remove the vehicle or parts thereof as a public nuisance without holding a public hearing.
  3. Notice of the hearings shall be mailed, by registered or certified mail, at least 10 days before the hearing to the property owner and to the vehicle owner, unless the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to determine ownership. The notice of hearing shall include a statement of whether the Department of Public Health will seek recovery of attorneys' fees for the hearing.

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 5.7. - CONDUCT OF HEARING: NOTIFICATION OF FINDINGS: IMPOSITION OF COSTS.

  1. All hearings conducted pursuant to this Article shall be held before the Director of Public Health. Testimony at the hearing may include the testimony on the condition of the vehicle or vehicle parts and the circumstances concerning their location on the said private property or Public Property. The Director of Public Health shall not be limited to the judicial rules of evidence. The property owner or the vehicle owner may appear in person at the hearing or present a sworn written statement in time for consideration at the hearing to deny responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on the property, and stating the reasons for such denial.
  2. The order resulting from a hearing before the Director of Public Health must include:
    1. a description of the vehicle or vehicle parts and any available identifying information for the vehicle or vehicle part;
    2. a finding of whether the property owner has given express or implied consent to the presence of the vehicle or vehicle parts on the property, or, in the alternative, whether the vehicle owner has abandoned the vehicle on the property in violation of Vehicle Code Section 22523.
    3. a finding identifying the prevailing party or parties for the purpose of assessing attorney's fees against the non-prevailing party or parties.
    4. The order may also:
      1. find that a vehicle or vehicle parts have been abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or are inoperative on private property or Public Property and order the same removed from the property as a public nuisance;
      2. impose any conditions and take such other action as the Director of Public Health deems appropriate under the circumstances to carry out the purpose of this Article;
      3. Delay the time for removal of the vehicle or vehicle parts, if in the opinion of the Director of Public Health the circumstances justify it;
      4. assess an amount to be charged to for the cost of removal and disposal, not to exceed the cost of towing and seven days' of storage that may be assessed against the party found to be responsible for the nuisance in subsection 5.7(b)(ii) above, and any attorneys' fees to the prevailing party or parties;
      5. assess an administrative fee established annually by Director of Public Health in an amount reasonably calculated to recover the Department of Public Health's costs for administering this Article that may be assessed against the party found to be responsible for the nuisance in subsection 5.7(b)(ii) above.
  3. No administrative fee, attorneys' fees or costs for removal or disposal of a vehicle or vehicle parts may be assessed against the property owner under this article if it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle or vehicle parts were placed on the land without the consent of the property owner or that the property owner has not subsequently acquiesced to their presence.
  4. If the vehicle owner or property owner submits a sworn written statement denying responsibility for the presence of the vehicle or vehicle parts on the property but does not appear, or if an interested party makes a written presentation to the Director of Public Health but does not appear, the property owner shall be notified in writing of the decision.

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 5.8. - DISPOSAL OF VEHICLE.

Five days after adoption of an order declaring the vehicle or vehicle parts to be a public nuisance, or five days from the date of mailing of notice of the decision if such notice is required by Section 5.9, the vehicle or vehicle parts, shall be removed and disposed of in accordance with applicable legal requirements. Any vehicle or vehicle part that is removed pursuant to this Article must be removed to an automobile dismantler's yard to be disposed of as scrap, and may not be reconstructed or made operable unless it qualifies for horseless carriage or historical vehicle license plates pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 5004.

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 5.9. - NOTICE TO DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

Within five days after the date of removal of the vehicle or vehicle parts, the Director of Public Health shall give notice to the Department of Motor Vehicles identifying the vehicle or vehicle parts removed and any identifying information available, including vehicle identification number, certificates of registration or title or license plates.

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 5.10. - ASSESSMENT OF COSTS AGAINST LAND.

If the administrative fee and the cost of removal charged against the property owner pursuant to Section 5.7 are not paid within 30 days of the date of the order, such costs shall be assessed against the parcel of land pursuant to Government Code Section 25845 and shall be transmitted to the Tax Collector for collection. Said assessment shall have the priority as other City taxes.

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 5.11. - CONTINUING APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT.

There is hereby created in the General Fund a continuing appropriation account entitled "The Abandoned Vehicle Abatement and Removal Fund." This account shall be credited with such sums as may be appropriated by the Board of Supervisors, amounts collected by the Director of Public Health or the Director of Transportation, sums received in payment of special assessments and moneys received from the Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 9250.7. Expenditures from said Fund shall be made to pay for the abatement and removal of nuisances pursuant to this Article. All moneys received from the Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund shall be segregated and used only for abatement, removal and disposal of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof. In the event that the unexpended balance in said account, excluding moneys received from the Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund, shall exceed $200,000, such excess shall be transferred to the unappropriated balance of the General Fund.

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

(Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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Article 1.1 – Regulating the Use of Vehicles for Human Habitation

SEC. 96. - DEFINITIONS.

For the purpose of this Article the following words and phrases shall mean and include:/p

  1. House car. House car shall mean a motor vehicle originally designed or permanently or temporarily altered and equipped for human habitation, or to which a camper has been permanently or temporarily attached.
  2. Camper. Camper shall mean a structure designed to be mounted upon a motor vehicle and to provide facilities for human habitation or camping purposes.
  3. Trailer Coach. Trailer coach is a structure designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle for human habitation, or human occupancy, for carrying persons or property on its own.
  4. Person. An individual, firm, partnership, joint adventure, association, social club, fraternal organization, joint stock company, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, or any other group or combination acting as a unit excepting the United States of America, the State of California, and any political subdivision of either thereof.

(Added by Ord. 77-71, App. 4/2/71)

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SEC. 97. - USE OF VEHICLES FOR HUMAN HABITATION PROHIBITED.

  1. No person shall use or occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any house car, camper or trailer coach for human habitation, including but not limited to sleeping, eating or resting, either single or in groups, on any street, park, beach, square, avenue, alley or public way, within the City and County of San Francisco between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
  2. No person shall use or occupy or permit the use or occupancy of any motor vehicle for human habitation, either single or in groups, on any street, park, beach, square, avenue, alley or public way, within a residential neighborhood of the City and County of San Francisco between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. For the purposes of this Section, "motor vehicle" shall mean any self-propelled vehicle other than a house car, camper or trailer coach. "Residential neighborhood" shall mean any area of the City zoned for R-H, R-M or R-C use under the City Planning Code, and "habitation" shall mean the use of a motor vehicle as a dwelling place, and shall not mean the use of a motor vehicle for allevation of sickness or temporary physical inability to operate such motor vehicle.

(Amended by Ord. 417-84, App. 10/5/84)

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SEC. 97.1. - EXCEPTION.

The General Manager of the Recreation and Park Department may by written permit allow the use or occupancy of any housecar, camper or trailer coach on or in any property under the jurisdiction of the Recreation and Park Commission when he finds that such use is necessary for the operation and protection of City property and livestock.

The permission granted by the General Manager may be revoked upon five days written noticeto the permittee.

(Added by Ord. 77-71, App. 4/2/71)

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SEC. 98. - PENALTY.

Any person who violates any provisions of this Article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction such person shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Added by Ord. 77-71, App. 4/2/71)

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Article 7 - Violations

SEC. 7.2 - Infractions.

In addition to public offenses created by the Vehicle Code, the actions listed in this Section 7.2 are prohibited, and each and every violation of a prohibition listed below shall be an infraction, except as otherwise provided in: (a) this Code; or (b) the Vehicle Code; or (c) as necessary to comply with the direction of a Police Officer or Parking Control Officer; or (d) with respect to a Municipal Parking Facility, upon the direction of an authorized parking attendant; or (e) with respect to any other Public Property, except with the permission of, and subject to such conditions and regulations as are imposed by the agency that owns the property that are available for public inspection at the agency's offices.

SEC. 7.2.80. - Vehicles For Hire And Taxis; Parking Prohibited In Certain Use Districts.

For the operator of any vehicle for hire that is registered or required to be registered with the California Public Utilities Commission to leave any such vehicle unattended in any street in a RH-1(D), RH-1, RH-2, RH-3, RH-4, RM-1, RM-2, RM-3, RM-4 or P Use District, or for any Taxi to remain parked in such districts for a period in excess of four (4) hours. (63.2)

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008; Ord. 231-09, File No. 090780, App. 11/10/2009)

SEC. 7.2.84. - Commercial Vehicle Parking In Certain Districts.

To Park any motor truck, truck tractor, road tractor, van, trailer, delivery wagon, or any vehicle used for commercial purposes in excess of limitations on manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating or a gross combination weight rating specified in Division II, for a period in excess of one hour or between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any street with weight limits designated in Division II except while in the course of delivery or removal of goods, merchandise or other personal property for residents on such street, or except when such vehicle is used by a recreational equipment vendor as defined in Section 1050 of the Police Code in the course of business and all the requirements of Police Code Sections 1051 through 1055 are met. Any excepted vehicle shall be subject to all parking limitations applicable thereto as otherwise provided by law. (63, 63A, 63.1)

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

SEC. 7.2.85. - COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DOUBLE PARKING.

Except when necessary in obedience to traffic regulations or police or Parking Control Officers, when loading or unloading merchandise or passengers it shall be a violation of Vehicle Code Section 22502(a) for a commercial vehicle to Park in a Street where signs prohibiting commercial vehicle double parking are posted.

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

SEC. 7.2.87. - Commercial Passenger Vehicle Restrictions.

To operate a commercial motor vehicle with a seating capacity of eight or more passengers, used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit upon the streets or areas designated in Division II, Section 503, except as permitted in that Section.

(Amended by Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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Article 100 – Definitions and General Provisions

SEC. 106. - Exemptions.

  1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the vehicles listed in this Section are exempt from the Parking restrictions specified below. Such vehicles remain subject to all Parking restrictions except those from which they are expressly exempted.
    1. City and County owned, leased or rented vehicles, displaying public entity license plates and the official City seal are exempt from Division I, Section 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter); provided, however, that the exemption shall not apply when the vehicle is Parked in a yellow zone. City vehicles remain subject to Division I, Section 7.2.30 (c) and (d) (Overtime-Parking).
    2. News-Gathering Vehicles are exempt from Division I, Sections 7.2.20 (Residential Parking), 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter), 7.2.26 (Curb Parking-Yellow Zones), 7.2.27 (Curb Parking-White Zones) and 7.2.30 (Overtime Parking) when the employee is on duty and the vehicle is Parked at least one-half mile from the employee's place of employment or residence and is in compliance with all requirements of Division I, Article 3 of this Code.
    3. Garbage and recycling vehicles contracted to do regular curbside collection service for the City are exempt from Division I, Sections 7.2.22 (Street Cleaning) and 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter) of this Code while the employee operating the vehicle is on duty.
    4. Consular Corps vehicles with plates issued by the State Department are exempt from Division I, Sections 7.2.20 (Residential Parking), 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter), and 7.2.30 (Overtime Parking) of this Code.
    5. Vehicles with placards issued by the Department of Public Health for caregivers are exempt from Division I, Sections 7.2.20 (Residential Parking), 7.2.23 (Parking Meter), and 7.2.30 (Overtime Parking) of this Code while the employee operating the vehicle is on duty.
    6. Vehicles with placards issued by the SFMTA for Municipal Railway employees are exempt from Division I, Sections 7.2.20 (Residential Parking), 7.2.23 (Parking Meter), and 7.2.30 (Overtime Parking) of this Code while the employee operating the vehicle is on duty.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 09-172, 9/15/2009)

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Article 500 – Size, Weight, Load Restrictions

SEC. 501. - VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS.

  1. The operation of a vehicle with gross weight in excess of 6,000 pounds on the Streets listed in Section 501(b), or the operation of a vehicle with unladen weight in excess of 18,000 pounds on any Street listed in Section 501(c) is a violation of Division I, Section 7.2.77 (Weight Restricted Streets).
  2. 6,000 lbs. Limits. No person shall operate a vehicle of a gross weight in excess of 6,000 pounds on the following Streets:
    1. 25th Street between Sanchez and Dolores Streets.
    2. 26th Street between Church and Sanchez Streets.
    3. 27th Street between Douglass and Castro Streets.
    4. 28th Street between Douglass and Diamond Streets.
    5. 29th Street between Diamond and Castro Street.
    6. 34th Avenue between Wawona and Yorba Streets.
    7. Alabama Street between Ripley Street and South Precita Avenue.
    8. Albion Street between 15th and 17th Streets.
    9. Alhambra Street between Scott Street and Cervantes Boulevard.
    10. Anza Vista Avenue between O'Farrell and Baker Streets.
    11. Bacon Street between Somerset Street and San Bruno Avenue.
    12. Baker Street between Terra Vista Avenue and Turk Street.
    13. Baker Street between Union Street Avenue and Marina Boulevard.
    14. Barcelona Avenue between Terra Vista and Anza Vista Avenues.
    15. Bay Street between Laguna Street and Columbus Avenue.
    16. Beaumont Avenue between Turk and Anza Streets.
    17. Blanken Avenue between Tunnel Avenue and Executive Park Boulevard.
    18. Broderick Street between Richardson Avenue and Union Street.
    19. Broderick Street between O'Farrell Street and Turk Street.
    20. Brussels Street between Silver Avenue and Burrows Street.
    21. Buchanan Street between Broadway and Union Streets.
    22. Buchanan Street between Lombard and Chestnut Streets.
    23. Burrows Street between Somerset Street and San Bruno Avenue.
    24. Cayuga Avenue between Geneva and Foote Avenues.
    25. Cedro Avenue between Mercedes Way and Ocean Avenue.
    26. Cerritos Avenue between Mercedes Way and Ocean Avenue.
    27. Cervantes Boulevard between Fillmore Street and Marina Boulevard.
    28. Cesar Chavez Street between Church and Noe Streets.
    29. Chattanooga Street between Twenty-first and Jersey Streets.
    30. Chestnut Street between Montgomery and Sansome Streets.
    31. Chestnut Street between Laguna Street and Van Ness Avenue.
    32. Chestnut Street between Lyon Street and Broderick Street.
    33. Chestnut Street between Polk Street and Columbus Avenue.
    34. Claremont Boulevard between Portola Drive and Taraval Street.
    35. Clipper Street between Diamond Heights Boulevard and Dolores Street.
    36. College Avenue between Genebern Way and Mission Street.
    37. Commonwealth Avenue between Geary Boulevard and California Street.
    38. Corbett Avenue between Clayton and Seventeenth Streets.
    39. Crane Street between Paul Avenue and Bayshore Boulevard.
    40. Del Vale Avenue between Evelyn Way and O'Shaughnessy Boulevard.
    41. Delano Avenue between Geneva and Ottawa Avenues.
    42. Dewey Boulevard between Laguna Honda Boulevard and Taraval Street.
    43. Diamond Heights Boulevard between the westerly leg of Berkeley Way and Elk Street.
    44. Diamond Street between Chenery Street and Diamond Heights Boulevard.
    45. Douglass Street between Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eight Streets.
    46. Duncan Street between Diamond Street and Diamond Heights Boulevard.
    47. Ecker Street between Jessie and Mission Streets.
    48. Eddy Street between Divisadero Street and St. Joseph's Avenue.
    49. Eighteenth Avenue between Vicente and Ulloa Streets.
    50. Elk Street between Bosworth and Chenery Streets.
    51. Elk Street between Diamond Heights Boulevard and Chenery Street.
    52. Ellis Street between Divisadero Street and St. Joseph's Avenue.
    53. Encanto Avenue between Terra Vista and Anza Vista Avenues.
    54. Encline Court between Marietta Drive and the Eastern Terminus.
    55. Everglade Drive between Sloat Boulevard and Eucalyptus Drive.
    56. Fair Oaks Street between Twenty-first and Twenty-sixth Streets.
    57. Felton Street between Somerset Street and San Bruno Avenue.
    58. Filbert Street between Divisadero and Lyon Streets.
    59. Filbert Street between Polk and Taylor Streets.
    60. Fillmore Street between Broadway and Union Streets.
    61. Folsom Street between Precita Avenue and Bernal Heights Boulevard; and Bernal Heights Boulevard between Folsom Street and Bernal Heights Park (approximately 350 feet).
    62. Foote Avenue between Alemany Boulevard and San Jose Avenue.
    63. Fortuna Avenue between Terra Vista and Anza Vista Avenues.
    64. Francisco Street between Montgomery and Kearny Streets.
    65. Francisco Street between Baker and Scott Streets.
    66. Francisco Street between Laguna Street and Van Ness Avenue.
    67. Francisco Street between Lyon Street, and Richardson Avenue.
    68. Francisco Street between Polk Street and Columbus Avenue.
    69. Franklin Street between California and Lombard Streets.
    70. Genebern Way between Alemany Boulevard and College Avenue.
    71. Gilman Avenue between Third and Fitch Streets.
    72. Girard Street between Silver Avenue and Bacon Street.
    73. Goettingen Street between Silver Avenue and Bacon Street.
    74. Gough Street between Jackson and Union Streets.
    75. Gough Street between Union and California Streets.
    76. Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard.
    77. Green Street between Grant Avenue and Montgomery Street.
    78. Green Street between Polk and Mason Streets.
    79. Greenwich Street between Divisadero and Lyon Streets.
    80. Greenwich Street between Franklin Street and Van Ness Avenue.
    81. Greenwich Street between Polk and Taylor Streets.
    82. Guerrero Street between Eighteenth and Cesar Chavez Streets.
    83. Hollister Avenue between Third and Hawes Streets.
    84. Ingalls Street between Fitzgerald and Jamestown Avenues.
    85. Ingerson Avenue between Third Street and Giants Drive.
    86. Innes Avenue between Middle Point Road and Hunters Point Boulevard.
    87. Jamestown Avenue between Third Street and Harney Way.
    88. Jennings Street between Fitzgerald and Jamestown Avenues.
    89. Jennings Street between Palou and Thomas Avenues.
    90. Jersey Street between Castro and Church Streets.
    91. Jones Street between California and Pine Streets.
    92. Jones Street between Columbus and Pacific Avenues.
    93. Jordan Avenue between Geary Boulevard and California Street.
    94. Kansas Street between Twenty-second and Twenty-third Streets.
    95. Kearny Street between Francisco and Bay Streets.
    96. Keith Street between Palou and Van Dyke Avenues.
    97. Kensington Way between Claremont Boulevard and Portola Drive.
    98. Laguna Street between Broadway and Union Streets.
    99. Lane Street between Palou and Van Dyke Avenues.
    100. Larkin Street between Chestnut and Francisco Streets.
    101. Larkin Street between Bay Street and Pacific Avenue.
    102. Lathrop Avenue between Tunnel and Tocoloma Avenues.
    103. Laurel Street between Mayfair Drive and Euclid.
    104. Leavenworth Street between Bay Street and Pacific Avenue.
    105. Ledyard Street between Silver Avenue and Thornton Avenue.
    106. Lombard Street between Montgomery and Sansome Streets.
    107. Lombard Street between Stockton and Kearny Streets.
    108. Lombard Street between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets.
    109. Lombard Street between Polk and Leavenworth Streets.
    110. Lyon Street between Lombard and Francisco Streets.
    111. Lyon Street between Green and Lombard Streets.
    112. Marietta Drive Between Evelyn Way and Teresita Boulevard.
    113. Marina Boulevard between Lyon and Laguna Streets.
    114. Mariposa Street between Mississippi and Connecticut Streets.
    115. Mariposa Street between Vermont and Kansas Streets.
    116. Masonic Avenue between Waller Street and Frederick Street.
    117. Mayfair Drive between Laurel and Spruce Streets.
    118. Mendell Street between Galvez and Hudson Avenues.
    119. Middle Point Road between Evans and Innes Avenues.
    120. Monterey Boulevard between Ridgewood and Santa Clara Avenues.
    121. Montgomery Street between Green Street and Broadway Streets.
    122. Montgomery Street between Lombard and Francisco Streets.
    123. Mount Vernon Avenue between Alemany Boulevard and San Jose Avenue.
    124. Newhall Street between Innes and Hudson Avenues.
    125. Newhall Street between Palou and Quesada Avenues.
    126. Niagara Avenue between Alemany Boulevard and San Jose Avenue.
    127. Nido Avenue between Vega and Turk Streets.
    128. Octavia Street between Broadway and Union Streets.
    129. Ottawa Avenue between Alemany Boulevard and Otega Avenue.
    130. Pacheco Street between Dewey Boulevard and Ninth Avenue.
    131. Palm Avenue between Geary Boulevard and California Street.
    132. Palou Avenue between Selby and Griffith Streets.
    133. Parker Avenue between Geary Boulevard and California Street.
    134. Parker Avenue between Turk and Anza Streets.
    135. Pennsylvania Street between Mariposa and Twenty-second Streets.
    136. Pond Street between 16th and 17th Streets.
    137. Powell Street between Sutter and California Street.
    138. Quesada Avenue between Ingalls and Hawes Streets.
    139. Quesada Avenue between Third and Ingalls Streets.
    140. Revere Avenue between Ingalls and Hawes Streets.
    141. Revere Avenue between Third and Ingalls Streets.
    142. Rossi Avenue between Turk and Anza Streets.
    143. Santa Clara Avenue between Monterey Boulevard and Portola Drive.
    144. Scotia Avenue between Silver Avenue and Thornton Avenue.
    145. Scott Street between California and Bush Streets.
    146. Shafter Avenue between Ingalls and Hawes Streets.
    147. Shafter Avenue between Third and Ingalls Streets.
    148. Silliman Street between Somerset Street and San Bruno Avenue.
    149. Spruce Street between Geary Boulevard and Euclid Street.
    150. St. Francis Boulevard between Portola Drive and San Anselmo Avenue.
    151. St. Joseph's Avenue between O'Farrell Street and Turk Street.
    152. Stanyan Street between 17th Street and Belgrave Street.
    153. Stanyan Street between Turk and Anza Streets.
    154. Taraval Street between 14th Avenue and Dewey Boulevard.
    155. Taylor Street between Pine and California Streets.
    156. Taylor Street between Columbus and Pacific Avenues.
    157. Telegraph Hill Boulevard.
    158. Terra Vista Avenue between Anza Vista and St. Joseph's Avenues.
    159. Thomas Avenue between Third and Jennings Streets.
    160. Thornton Avenue between Bayshore Boulevard and 3rd Street.
    161. Thorp Lane.
    162. Tunnel Avenue between Blanken Avenue and Bayshore Boulevard.
    163. Underwood Avenue between Third and Jennings Streets.
    164. Union Street between Lyon and Steiner Streets.
    165. Vallejo Street between Montgomery and Sansome Streets.
    166. Vallejo Street between Polk and Mason Streets.
    167. Vega Street between Nido and Anza Vista Avenues.
    168. Vermont Street between 17th and 18th Streets.
    169. Vermont Street between Twentieth and Twenty-second Streets.
    170. Vesta Street between Thornton Avenue and Williams Avenue.
    171. Vicente Street between Sixteenth and Nineteenth Avenues.
    172. Webster Street between Broadway and Union Streets.
    173. Webster Street between Bay Street and Marina Boulevard.
    174. Westwood Park area streets within an area bounded by the south side of Monterey Boulevard and the east side of Plymouth Avenue, the north side of Ocean Avenue and the west side of Faxon Avenue.
    175. Wheat Street between Paul Avenue and Bayshore Boulevard.
    176. Yerba Buena Avenue between Santa Clara Avenue and Miraloma Avenue.
  3. 18,000 lbs. Limit. No person shall operate a vehicle with an unladen weight in excess of 18,000 pounds on the following Streets:
    1. Blanken Avenue between Bayshore Boulevard and Tunnel Avenue
    2. Tunnel Avenue between Blanken Avenue and Recycle Road
  4. Exemptions. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to:
    1. Any vehicle which is subject to the provisions of Sections 1031 to 1036, inclusive, of the California Public Utilities Code and which has received a certificate from the CPUC pursuant to those Sections declaring that the public necessity and convenience require the operation of the vehicle, provided that the certificate authorizes that vehicle to be operated within the City, and the vehicle is being operated for the purpose authorized in the certificate. This exemption shall not apply to vehicles operated as round-trip sightseeing tour service as defined by the CPUC;
    2. Any commercial vehicle coming from an unrestricted Street having ingress and egress by direct route to and from that portion of the restricted Streets set forth below, when necessary for the purpose of making pickups of refuse, pickups or deliveries of passengers, goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on such restricted Street, or for the purpose of delivering materials or equipment to be used in the actual and bona fide repairs, alteration, remodeling or construction of such restricted Street, or for any building or structure upon such restricted Street for which a building permit has previously been obtained;
    3. Any vehicle owned by a public utility while in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility;
    4. Transit vehicles operated by the SFMTA along a regularly scheduled route;
    5. School buses when operated for the transportation of school pupils;
    6. Any vehicle owned by the City while being used in the course of official business;
    7. Emergency vehicles.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 09-172, 9/15/2009)

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SEC. 502. - COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; PARKING LIMITED IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.

Transportation Code, Division I, Section 7.2.84 (Commercial Vehicle Parking in Certain District) shall apply only to a vehicle with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating or a gross combination weight rating in excess of 10,000 pounds while Parked on any Street in an RH-1(D), RH-1, RH-2, RH-3, RM-1, RM-2, RM-3, RM-4 or P Use District.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 09-172, 9/15/2009)

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Article 1.1 – Regulations for Automobiles

Division 1 – Storage, Repair and Dismantling of Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts

SEC. 800. - REQUIRING REPAIRERS AND STORERS OF DAMAGED AUTOMOBILES AND PUBLIC GARAGES TO KEEP RECORDS THEREOF.

Every person, firm or corporation engaged within the City and County of San Francisco in the business of repairing motor vehicles, or of wrecking motor vehicles, and every person, firm or corporation conducting a public garage and every person, firm, corporation engaged in the storage of motor vehicles shall keep a full and complete record of the receipt for repair or storage of every damaged, partly demolished or injured motor vehicle, or of the wrecking of a motor vehicle, which shall at all times be open to the inspection of the Chief of Police, Such record shall contain the name and address of the person, firm or corporation from whom such automobile was received, purchased or taken in exchange or for storage or to whom sold, and the make, model, state of registration, license plate number, VIN number,, a full and complete description of the damages, demolition or injury and the cause and date thereof and the name and address of the owner thereof as ascertained from the person, firm or corporation from whom such motor vehicle was received. A business that engages in the wrecking or dismantling of motor vehicles, in addition to the records required above, shall also keep a record of the mileage shown on the odometer, and any discernible serial or manufacturers' numbers that identify individual parts of vehicles, including but not limited to, numbers on the vehicle transmission, windows and stereos. for such vehicle and shall deliver such record to the Chief of Police within 24 hours after the receipt of a motor vehicle. All records required by this section shall be written in the English language in a clear and legible manner.

(Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 801. - DUTIES OF PERSON IN CHARGE OF GARAGE OR PARKING LOT.

Whenever any owner or operator of any motor vehicle offers the same for storage, temporary or permanent, in any public garage or parking lot in the City and County of San Francisco it shall be the duty of the owner or proprietor of said garage or parking lot to care for said motor vehicle in said garage or parking lot. If the garage or parking lot is incapable of receiving or storing any additional motor vehicles and if that fact is known to the owner or proprietor of said garage or parking lot, it shall be the duty of said owner or proprietor to advise the owner or operator of said motor vehicle that the garage or parking lot cannot receive, care for, or store said motor vehicle. If, with the consent of the owner or operator of said motor vehicle, the owner or proprietor of said garage or parking lot accepts the storage or parking of the motor vehicle, it shall be the duty of said owner or proprietor to store or park the motor vehicle in the nearest garage or parking lot in which storage space is available unless otherwise directed by the owner or operator of said motor vehicle. It shall be the duty of the owner of proprietor of said garage or parking lot at which said motor vehicle is offered for storage or parking, when called upon to so do, to return said motor vehicle to the owner or operator thereof who offered the same for storage or parking at the garage or parking lot where the same was offered for storage or parking. It shall be unlawful for the owner or proprietor of any garage or parking lot at which any motor vehicle is offered for storage or parking to park, or permit the same to be parked, on any public street, square, alley or other public place; provided, however, that nothing in this Article shall prevent the owner or proprietor of any garage or parking lot from storing said motor vehicle in any other garage or parking lot owned by him or her or under his or her control.

(Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 802. - NOTICE OF CHARGES TO BE POSTED, RECEIPT FOR VEHICLE.

A list of charges for the storage or parking of a motor vehicle in a parking garage or lot must be posted at all times in a conspicuous place in the garage or lot It shall be unlawful to a higher price, rate or fee for the storing or parking of any motor vehicle than the posted charges. Every operator of a parking garage or lot shall, on request of the owner or operator of a vehicle, provide a receipt for, provide a receipt for the storage or parking of the vehicle, which receipt shall show the name and location of the garage or parking lot in which the motor vehicle is to be stored or parked.

(Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 803. - CONDITIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE FOR STORAGE OR PARKING.

No owner or proprietor of any garage or parking lot shall accept the storage or parking of any motor vehicle in any garage or parking lot unless the motor vehicle is offered for storage or parking by the owner or operator thereof, except when the motor vehicle is offered for storage or care through any hotel at which the owner or operator of said motor vehicle is, or is about to become, a bona fide guest or the motor vehicle is offered for storage or parking by any authorized employee of the holder of a fixed location valet parking permit or special event valet parking permit as provided for in this Code. No permit holder shall act as a solicitor for the storage or parking of motor vehicles except with the written authorization of the owner or proprietor of the garage or parking lot in which said motor vehicle is to be stored or parked. Said written authorization shall be maintained throughout the life of the permit.

(Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 804. - REQUIRING PRIVATE GARAGES ON SIDEWALK LINES TO HAVE SUITABLE DOORS AND LOCKS AND PRIVATE PARKING LOTS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING OR A SECURITY GUARD.

  1. All private parking garages having entrances at the sidewalk line shall have well constructed doors and suitable locks. Private parking garage doors must be kept closed and securely latched, except when occupied by some person authorized to be in said garage or when said doors are opened to permit the entrance or exit of a vehicle.
  2. All private parking lots in the City and County of San Francisco providing parking facilities to the general public for a fee shall provide either lighting to one candle foot power adequate to illuminate the entire lot, or a security guard between the hours of dusk and 2:30 a.m.

(Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 805. - REQUIRING KEEPERS OF GARAGES, LOTS AND TRAILER PARKS TO REPORT MOTOR VEHICLES STORED THEREIN WHEN OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE IS UNKNOWN.

Whenever any vehicle of a type required to be registered under the California Vehicle Code has been stored or parked in a garage, or lot or trailer park, for 10 days, and the ownership of said vehicle is unknown to the keeper thereof, said keeper shall thereupon report the presence of said vehicle in writing to the Chief of Police within 48 hours.

(Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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SEC. 806. - EXCEPTION AS TO DISABLED MOTOR VEHICLE.

Nothing in Sections 800-805, inclusive, of this Article shall apply to the parking or storage, or to the soliciting of the parking or storage, of disabled motor vehicles.

(Ord. 287-08, File No. 081340, App. 12/5/2008)

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Article 900 – Size, Weight, Load Restrictions

SEC. 901. - DEFINITIONS.

As used in this Article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

  1. Contractor Permit. A permit issued by the SFMTA that authorizes specified vehicles to Park at Parking Meters without making payment, and exempts such vehicles from certain Parking time restrictions.
  2. Carpool Group. A group of at least three and no more than six individuals who certify that they commute by motor vehicle to their work at the Institution from which they have requested a Carpool Permit.
  3. Carpool Permit. A permit issued by the SFMTA that authorizes specified vehicles to Park in a Carpool Permit Parking Area subject to specified restrictions.
  4. Carpool Permit Parking Area. Designated areas of Streets that are immediately adjacent to property owned or leased by an Institution in which Carpool Vehicles displaying a valid permit will be exempt from Parking restrictions established pursuant to this Article.
  5. Carpool Vehicle. A motor vehicle not in excess of 6,000 pounds gross weight certified by a Transportation Broker as eligible to display a Carpool Permit to Park in a Carpool Permit Parking Area when used by at least three employees of the Institution to commute to and from work. A Carpool Vehicle shall include a Vanpool Vehicle.
  6. Educational Institution. Any school or other place of learning providing a preschool, elementary or secondary level of study.
  7. Institution. A place of employment with more than 200 employees or an Educational Institution located in a primarily residential neighborhood, including but not limited to such facilities as an accredited college, university, hospital or sanitarium.
  8. Permittee. The natural person, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, corporation, governmental or non-profit agency that is the named holder of a permit issued pursuant to this Article 900, and such person or entity's successors or assigns in interest. Only a natural person is eligible for a Residential Parking Permit.
  9. Person. A natural person, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, corporation, governmental or non-profit agency, except that for the purposes of a Residential Parking Permit and a Carpool Permit, a "Person" shall mean a natural person.
  10. Residential Parking Permit. A permit issued by the SFMTA to a specified vehicle that authorizes such vehicle to Park in the Residential Parking Permit Area without being subject to enforcement of Residential Parking Permit Area time restrictions.
  11. Residential Parking Permit Area. A residential area designated pursuant to Section 905 wherein Resident Motor Vehicles displaying a valid Residential Parking Permit shall be exempt from specified Parking time restrictions.
  12. Special Traffic Permit. A permit issued by the SFMTA that authorizes the obstruction of traffic for construction activities other than the Parking of vehicles at a specified construction site and subject to all permit conditions imposed by the SFMTA.
  13. [Reserved.]
  14. Transportation Broker. The authorized representative of an Institution, including but not limited to the principal or administrator of an Educational Institution, who has primary responsibility for implementing the SFMTA's Parking permit program for that Institution and who is designated as the Institution's primary liaison with the SFMTA for all issues related to on-street Parking permits issued pursuant to this Article 900.
  15. Vanpool Permit. A permit issued by the SFMTA that authorizes specified Vanpool Vehicles to Park in a Vanpool Permit Parking Area subject to specified restrictions.
  16. Vanpool Vehicle. Any motor vehicle, other than a motor truck or truck tractor, designed for carrying more than six but not more than 15 Persons including the driver, which is maintained and used primarily for the non-profit work-related transportation of adults for the purpose of ride-sharing.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008)

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SEC. 902. - GENERAL PERMIT CONDITIONS.

The following general provisions apply to all permits issued under this Article.

  1. Application and Renewal. Permit applications must be submitted on a form supplied by the SFMTA. All required application fees must be paid and all permit requirements satisfied before a permit may be issued. The SFMTA may require any information of the applicant which it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Article. Permits may be renewed annually in compliance with any renewal procedures established by the SFMTA.
  2. Display of Permit. Permittees must maintain the permit at the site of the permitted activity and available for inspection in accordance with any requirements for permit display as may be established by the SFMTA, and shall make all permits available for inspection upon request by an employee of the Police Department or SFMTA.
  3. Prior Payments Required. No permit shall be issued or renewed until the applicant has paid all permit fees that are due to the SFMTA. No permit shall be issued to any applicant who is responsible for payment of one or more delinquent citations for violation of any provision of this Code or the Vehicle Code until all fines and fees associated with the citation are paid in full.
  4. Permit Fees. Fees for permits issued pursuant to this Code are as follows:

    Table 902(d):

    Special Traffic Permit (§ 903)Base Permit Fee: $136.00$28.00 per day for use of the permit $155.00 late fee if application received later than two full working days in advance-SFMTA also reserves the right to refuse late applicationsRemoval/Relocation Fee: $50.00 for the removal or relocation of each sign $75.00 for removal or relocation of each pole $200.00 per Parking Space for the temporary relocation of colored curbs zones, including painting $350.00 per Parking Space for permanent relocation of colored curb zones, including painting. Any labor and materials costs for pavement striping or signal adjustment
    Temporary Exclusive Use of Parking Meters (§ 904)Base Permit Fee: $4.00 per 25 linear feet of construction frontage per day, including weekends and holidays

    Residential Area Parking Permit (§ 905)Base Permit Fee: Legal Residents and Commercial Property Owners/Lessees: $96.00 if purchased in the first six months of permit year; $48.00 if purchased in the last six months of the permit year. Additional Permits: 5th Permit: Twice the annual permit fee 6th Permit: Three times annual permit fee Each permit over six permits: Four times annual permit feeNew Resident/New Resident Vehicle: $33.00 for a consecutive 2 week period; $48.00 for a consecutive 4 week period Visitor/Rental Vehicle: $7.00 per day; $33.00 for a consecutive two week period; $48.00 for a consecutive four week period; $64.00 for a consecutive six week period; $81.00 for a consecutive eight week period. Health Care Worker/Foreign Consulate Permits: $96.00 if purchased in the first six months of permit year; $48.00 if purchased in the last six months of permit year. Educational Institution Permits:$96.00 per permit year regardless of the date of purchase or renewal. Permit Transfer Fee: $13
    Contractor Permit (§ 906)Base Permit Fee: $807.00 if issued between June 1 and November 31; $404.00 if issued between December 1 and May 31.Permit Transfer Fee: $35
    Vanpool Permit (§ 907)Base Permit Fee: $96.00/year 
    Carpool Permit (§ 908)Base Permit Fee: $96.00/year 
    Farmer's Market Parking Permit (§ 801(c)(18))Base Permit Fee: $150.00 for 3 months 
    Temporary Street Closures Permits (Division I, Article 9)Neighborhood Block Party More than 60 days in advance: $150.00 Fewer than 60 days in advance: $200.00 Fewer than 30 days in advance: $400.00 Fewer than 7 days in advance: $450.00All Other Events More than 60 days in advance: $475.00 Fewer than 60 days in advance: $575.00 Fewer than 30 days in advance: $675.00 Fewer than 7 days in advance: $775.00
  5. Indemnification. The permit application for Special Traffic Permits issued pursuant to Section 903, and permits for the Temporary and Exclusive Use of Parking Meters issued pursuant to Section 904, shall require the applicant to acknowledge that the Permittee, by acceptance of the permit, agrees to indemnify and hold the City and County of San Francisco, its departments, commissions, boards, officers, employees and agents ("Indemnitees") harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, actions or causes of action which may be made against the Indemnitees for the recovery of damages for the injury to or death of any person or persons or for the damage to any property resulting directly or indirectly from the activity authorized by the permit regardless of the negligence of the Indemnitees.
  6. Rules and Regulations. Compliance with all applicable rules and regulations and with all permit conditions shall be a material condition for the issuance or renewal of a permit.
  7. Permit Revocation. The Director of Transportation is authorized to revoke the permit of any Permittee found to be in violation of this Article and, upon written notice of revocation, the Permittee shall surrender such permit in accordance with the instructions in the notice of revocation.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 09-172, 9/15/2009; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 10-029, 2/26/2010)

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SEC. 903. - TEMPORARY OBSTRUCTION TO TRAFFIC PERMIT.

  1. General Permit Requirements.
    1. A Special Traffic Permit will be required for any obstruction of traffic upon a Street or on the sidewalk area by any construction, excavation or other activity, if such activities are not in compliance with City standard contract specifications or with the SFMTA's "Regulations for Working in San Francisco Streets" (also known as "the Bluebook").
    2. A Special Traffic Permit shall be subject to any conditions or restrictions imposed by the City Traffic Engineer concerning the nature and the duration of the obstruction, and the areas which must be left open for vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to permit an obstruction of traffic by an endorsement upon a building permit, demolition permit, or other type of permit.
  2. Factors to be Considered. In determining whether to issue a Special Traffic Permit for an obstruction of traffic, the City Traffic Engineer shall consider the need to obstruct traffic and the purpose to be served by permitting the obstruction as set forth in the application, the number of lanes of traffic that will be left open if the permit is granted, the effect of granting the permit upon public transit and traffic, and the effect upon the public interest generally of granting or denying the permit.
  3. SFMTA Cost Recovery.
    1. Deposit for Convenience. With the exception of City agencies and departments, each Permittee shall file and maintain with the SFMTA a bond, cash deposit, or other security acceptable to the SFMTA securing the performance of the obligations of the Permittee under any Special Traffic Permit and in compliance with all the terms and conditions of this Article. The deposit shall be in a form and in an amount approved by the City Traffic Engineer. The City Traffic Engineer may make deductions from the balance of the Permittee's deposit(s) to ensure the faithful performance of the obligations under a Special Traffic Permit, to cover fees and to offset costs for any work done or made by the SFMTA in connection with the administration of the Special Traffic Permit.
    2. Relocation/Removal Fees. In instances where the issuance of a permit involves the removal or relocation of any Parking Spaces, Parking Meters, or Traffic Control Devices, the City Traffic Engineer, in his or her discretion, may require an applicant or Permittee to pay any additional fee to cover SFMTA removal and/or relocation costs.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008)

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SEC. 904. - TEMPORARY EXCLUSIVE USE OF PARKING METERS.

  1. General Permit Requirements. The Director of Transportation may issue nontransferable permits for the exclusive temporary use of one or more Parking Spaces with Parking Meters for purposes such as building or roadway construction activities, use of debris boxes, storage of materials or equipment related to building or roadway construction activities, and related purposes as the Director of Transportation may in his or her sole discretion deem appropriate. permits may not be granted under this Section 904 for the purpose of Parking vehicles.
  2. Permit Privileges. Display of a Temporary Exclusive Use Parking Meter Permit shall entitle the holder to take the Parking Meters within the permitted area out of service for the duration of the permit in order to allow the Permittee to conduct construction activities. The permitted area shall be exempt from restrictions related to street cleaning, provided that the Permittee maintains the permitted area in a clean condition as determined by the City Traffic Engineer.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008)

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SEC. 905. - RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT.

  1. General Permit Requirements.
    1. The Director of Transportation shall issue a Residential Parking Permit for use by an specified vehicle upon receipt of a written application from a qualifying property resident. No more than one Parking permit shall be issued to each vehicle for which application is made.
    2. The Parking privileges of a Residential Parking Permit do not extend to any trailer, trailer coach, utility trailer, or any other type of vehicle as defined in the California Vehicle Code, whether separate from or attached to a motor vehicle displaying a Residential Parking Permit.
    3. A Residential Parking Permit does not guarantee or reserve to the Permittee an on-street parking space within a Residential Parking Permit Area.
    4. A Residential Parking Permit may be issued to residents of a Residential Parking Permit Area for motor vehicles registered out-of-state, provided that the applicant documents the resident's active military duty status.
    5. Each Residential Parking Permit shall be valid until the date indicated on the permit.
    6. Each Residential Parking Permit shall visibly indicate the particular Residential Parking Permit Area and the license number of the vehicle for which it was issued.
  2. Permit Privileges. Any vehicle that displays a valid Residential Parking Permit shall be permitted to Park in the Residential Parking Permit Area for which the permit has been issued notwithstanding posted time restrictions, but is not exempt from Parking restrictions established pursuant to any authority other than this Section 905.
  3. Number of Permits. No more than four Residential Parking Permits shall be issued to a single address. Residents may file a request for waiver of this limitation with the SFMTA to obtain additional permits. Factors to be considered by the Director of Transportation when determining whether or not to grant a permit include, but are not limited to, the availability of on-street Parking in the requestor's residential area and demonstrated need. The Director of Transportation shall maintain public records for all waivers granted, including all documentation provided in support of approval.
  4. Application Requirements.
    1. Each application for a permit or renewal of a permit shall contain information sufficient to:
      1. Identify the applicant;
      2. Identify the residence or real property address within a Residential Parking Permit Area;
      3. Establish that the applicant owns the property (has at least a one-quarter interest in the property) or leases the property (pays rent or other remuneration for use of the real property as the applicant's residence or place of business); and
      4. Identify the license number and provide proof of current California registration of the motor vehicle for which for which the permit would be issued.
    2. Residential Parking Permits may be issued for motor vehicles only upon application of the following Persons:
      1. A legal resident of the Residential Parking Permit Area who has a motor vehicle that is both registered in his or her name, and registered at his or her address within that Residential Parking Permit Area, or a legal resident of the Residential Parking Permit Area who has a motor vehicle for his or her exclusive use and under his or her control where said motor vehicle is registered or leased to his or her employer or a vanpool agency and he or she presents a valid employee identification card or other proof of employment that is acceptable to the SFMTA.
      2. A legal resident of a Residential Parking Permit Area who has become a resident within the past 30 days, or who has recently acquired a new vehicle.
      3. A Person who owns commercial property and actively engages in business activity within a Residential Parking Permit area. However, a permit shall only be issued if the applicant presents a valid business tax registration certificate required by Article 12 of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code. No more than one permit may be issued for each business establishment for a motor vehicle registered to or under the control of such a Person. The authority to qualify for a Residential Parking Permit pursuant to this subsection is transferable to a bona fide employee of the business. A business may purchase up to three additional permits for delivery vehicles provided that the vehicles are registered to the business' address and display commercial plates.
      4. A legal resident of a Residential Parking Permit Area for use by a bona fide visitor. Such a visitor permit shall have all the rights and privileges of a regular permit.
      5. A full-time student who is a legal resident of the Residential Parking Permit Area who presents a valid current full-time class schedule issued by an Educational Institution located within the City.
  5. Procedure for Designating Residential Parking Permit Areas.
    1. Upon receipt of a petition by residents of at least 250 dwelling units in the residential area proposed for designation or residents living in 50 percent of the living units in the area proposed for designation, the City Traffic Engineer shall direct surveys or studies as necessary to determine whether a residential area is suitable as a Residential Parking Permit Area.
    2. The City Traffic Engineer shall make recommendations to the SFMTA Board of Directors regarding the proposed designation of new Residential Parking Permit Areas. Such recommendation shall include the proposed time restriction for Parking and the proposed days and times of enforcement. Before making any such recommendation to the SFMTA Board, the City Traffic Engineer shall ensure that the proposed area meets the following minimum qualifications for a Residential Parking Permit Area:
      1. A Residential Parking Permit Area must contain a minimum of one mile of street frontage.
      2. Objective criteria must establish that the proposed Residential Parking Permit Area is affected for extended periods by the Parking of motor vehicles that are not registered to an address within the proposed Residential Parking Permit Area.
    3. Nothing in this Section is intended to limit the SFMTA's ability to designate a Residential Parking Permit Area on its own initiative.
  1. Criteria for Designating Residential Parking Permit Area. In determining whether to recommend that a residential area be designated as a Residential Parking Permit Area, the City Traffic Engineer shall take into account factors which include but are not limited to the following:
    1. The extent of the desire and need of the residents for Residential Parking Permits and their willingness to bear the resulting administrative costs even if the SFMTA does so on its own initiative.
    2. The extent to which legal on-street Parking Spaces are occupied during the period proposed for Parking restrictions;
    3. The extent to which vehicles Parking in the area during the times of the proposed Parking restrictions are not registered to residents of proposed Residential Parking Permit Area; and
    4. The extent to which Motor Vehicles registered to Persons residing in the residential area cannot be accommodated by the number of available off-street Parking Spaces.
  2. Additional Residential Parking Permits.
    1. Health Care Worker Permits. The Director of Transportation is authorized to issue additional Parking Permits to residents of a Residential Parking Permit Area for use of Persons who, on a regular basis, provide health care or other related services essential to the well-being of the resident applicant, upon the certification by a licensed physician that such services are required. No resident of a Residential Parking Permit Area shall be authorized to possess more than three Health Care Worker Permits at any one time.
    2. Fire Station Permits. Upon the request of the Fire Chief, the Director of Transportation shall issue to the officer in charge of a fire station within a residential Parking area that quarters more than one unit not more than 10 transferable Parking Permits and to the officer in charge of a fire station within a residential Parking area that quarters one unit, not more than five transferable Parking Permits for the exclusive use of uniformed members assigned to the station on a temporary basis because of staffing shortages. The Fire Chief shall adopt rules and regulations for the distribution of permits, consistent with this Code.
    3. Educational Institution Permits.
      1. Upon written request, the Director of Transportation shall issue transferable Parking permits to the Transportation Broker of an Educational Institution with at least 15 certificated employees or Persons regularly employed as classroom teachers and located within a Residential Parking Permit Area valid between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on school days for the use of persons employed as teachers at such Institution who reside outside of the Residential Parking Permit Area.
      2. The Director of Transportation is authorized to issue a maximum of 15 annual permits per Educational Institution. The total number of permits issued to an Educational Institution under this Section 905 does not exceed the number of unrestricted on-street Parking available between an extension of each property line of said Institution to the middle of the Street upon which the Institution directly abuts, as determined by survey of the City Traffic Engineer.
      3. Upon written request from the Educational Institution documenting the need for more than 15 permits, the Director of Transportation may issue up to an additional five permits if the total number may not exceed the limitation in subsection 905(h)(3)(B) above, and if Parking occupancy in the Residential Parking Permit Area surrounding the Educational Institution is low enough to accommodate the additional permits. Regardless of parking availability on surrounding Streets, a qualifying Educational Institution shall be entitled to at least five permits.
      4. Each Parking permit issued pursuant to this Section 905(h)(3) shall be valid for one year and may be renewed annually. In distributing permits for a particular Educational Institution, the Transportation Broker shall give consideration to those teachers who are regularly carpooling to work.
      5. In addition to permits issued under subsection 905(h)(3)(A), the Director of Transportation may issue City-wide permits for teachers and school administrators employed by the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) whose duties require them to travel to more than one school site and who have been approved by the Superintendent of the SFUSD, or his or her designee. For purposes of this Section, "school administrators" shall be defined as those administrators who provide on-site, direct support to schools that have been identified as low-performing by SFUSD, the State of California, or the federal government. The permit shall exempt the holder from Residential Parking Permit Area regulations on weekdays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. when performing official functions for the SFUSD, and shall be valid for one year.
    4. Foreign Consulate Permits. One Residential Parking Permit may be issued upon application to foreign consulates located within a Residential Parking Permit Area, and up to a maximum of two additional Parking permits per consulate for the exclusive use of vehicles registered to the Consulate with the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 09-172, 9/15/2009)

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SEC. 906. - CONTRACTOR PERMITS.

  1. General Permit Requirements.
    1. A commercial vehicle being used by a business holding a California contractor's license for a trade related to construction or pest control services is eligible for a Contractor Permit to allow that vehicle to Park:
      1. At a Parking Meter without depositing payment as required by Division I, Section 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter); except that in a metered yellow zone a vehicle displaying a Contractor Permit is still subject to enforcement of posted time limits.
      2. Within a Residential Parking Permit Area without being subject to posted time limits.
    2. Contractor Permits are non-transferable.
    3. No more than eight Contractor Permits may be issued to a single Permittee, except that additional permits may be issued, at the sole discretion of the Director of Transportation, to any contractor who is not eligible to apply for exclusive temporary use of Parking Meter Spaces under Section 904 of this Code.
    4. Any changes in vehicles during the permit year must be submitted by mail to the SFMTA.
  2. Duration of Contractor Permit. New Contractor Permits may be issued by SFMTA at any time during the calendar year but every Contractor Permit shall expire on May 31 of each calendar year unless renewed.
  3. Application. A written application may be submitted at any time during the calendar year, and shall include a copy of the applicant's state contractor's license, a copy of the applicant's business registration certificate, a copy of the Department of Motor Vehicles registration certificate for each vehicle for which a permit is requested, and such other information as the SFMTA may require.
  4. Inspection. All eligible vehicles must have the name of the company and State Contractor's License Number permanently displayed on both side panels of the vehicle in lettering a minimum height of one and one-half inches. All vehicles with no prior permit must be inspected. All other vehicles may be re-inspected at the discretion of the SFMTA.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 09-172, 9/15/2009)

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SEC. 907. - VANPOOL PARKING PERMIT.

  1. General Permit Requirements. Vanpool Permits shall be issued to each applicant group approved by SFMTA and by 511 Regional Rideshare or other agency designated by the SFMTA. No more than one permit shall be issued to each approved vanpool group. The permits shall visibly identify the Vanpool Vehicles for which use of the permit is authorized.
  2. Applications. Application for a Vanpool Permit and certification of a vanpool shall be made in accordance with procedures established by the Director of Transportation after consultation with the 511 Regional Rideshare or other designated agency. The certification portion of the group application shall include, but is not limited to, signatures of seven or more individuals who certify that:
    1. They are in a vanpool that commutes together to and from their place of employment in San Francisco;
    2. They each understand that using the permit is allowed only when seven or more individuals arrive to work in a certified Vanpool Vehicle; and
    3. They understand that the SFMTA does not guarantee Parking availability to Vanpool Vehicles.

    SFMTA shall accept vanpool group applications from 511 Regional Rideshare or other designated agency only after such agency verifies the facts of the application and determines eligibility of the applicant(s). Each permit application shall be subject to final approval by the SFMTA.

  3. Permit Privileges. Notwithstanding Sections 7.2.30 (Overtime Parking) and 7.2.23 (Payment of Parking Meter) of Division I, any Vanpool Vehicle displaying a valid Vanpool Permit shall be allowed to Park for unlimited periods and without payment for any Parking Meter at which Parking is allowed for 60 minutes or longer. This Section does not exempt Vanpool Vehicles from enforcement of green, white, blue or yellow zone regulations or any other posted Parking restriction.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 09-172, 9/15/2009)

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SEC. 908. - CARPOOL VEHICLE PERMITS.

  1. Designation of Carpool Permit Parking Area. The SFMTA may designate an area directly abutting an Institution as a Carpool Permit Parking Area in which vehicles of the employees of the Institution that display a valid permit may Park. For the purpose of a Carpool Permit, an Educational Institution must have at least 25 employees to be eligible for a Carpool Permit Parking Area.
  2. Designation Criteria. The City Traffic Engineer shall conduct appropriate surveys and studies to develop information on the proposed Carpool Permit Parking Area, including but not limited to:
    1. The extent of the desire and need of the Institution's management for Carpool Permit Parking.
    2. The extent of the desires and needs of the Institution's employees for Carpool Permit Parking.
    3. The extent to which the Institution has an active transportation system management implementation plan.
    4. The availability of off-street Parking facilities to accommodate Carpool Vehicles.
    5. The availability of alternative modes of transportation to carpools such as vanpools and public transit.
    6. The suitability of adjacent on-street parking to accommodate a Carpool Permit Parking Area, including the absence of Parking Meter Spaces, Residential Parking Permit Area regulations, tow-away zones, blue zones and yellow zones immediately adjacent to the Institution.
  3. Designation Process. Carpool Permit Parking Areas shall be designated by resolution of the SFMTA Board of Directors. The resolution shall indicate the location, hours of enforcement and applicable Parking exemption for Carpool Vehicles. No Parking Spaces with Parking Meters, Residential Parking Permit Areas, tow-away regulations, or color curb markings shall be modified or rescinded to accommodate a Carpool Permit Parking Area.
  4. Carpool Group Application for Permit and Carpool Certification.
    1. A single application for a permit or renewal of a permit for each Carpool Group shall be made directly to the Transportation Broker by employees of an Institution in accordance with SFMTA-approved procedures.
    2. Applications shall at a minimum contain information sufficient to identify each carpool member, their residence address, the license numbers of the motor vehicles for which application is made, the place of employment and phone extension of each carpool member and their working shift time.
    3. The certification portion of the group application shall include signatures of each member of the proposed Carpool Group certifying that:
      1. They are in a carpool that commutes together to and from their place of employment.
      2. They each understand that using a Carpool Permit to Park in the Carpool Permit Parking Area is only allowed when three or more individuals get to or from work in a single motor vehicle that is listed on the Carpool Permit.
      3. They understand that a Carpool Permit is not a guarantee of the availability of on-street Parking for Carpool Vehicles.
    4. Upon receipt of the Carpool Group application, the Transportation Broker shall verify the facts of the application and make a recommendation to SFMTA as to whether to approve or reject the application.
    5. The City Traffic Engineer shall issue a single permit to an approved Carpool Group on which all vehicles that are authorized to use the permit and the expiration date of the permit shall be visibly displayed.
  5. Permit Privileges. A Carpool Vehicle displaying a valid Carpool Permit shall be permitted to Park within the Carpool Permit Parking Area for which the permit has been issued without regard to parking restrictions posted on signs that display the words: "Except Vehicles with Carpool Permits." Carpool Vehicles shall not be exempt from any other Parking restrictions, or from the requirement of payment for Parking Meters. A Carpool Permit does not guarantee any on-street Parking availability within the Carpool Permit Parking Area.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008)

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SEC. 909. - BICYCLE RACK PERMITS.

  1. Issuance of Bicycle Rack Permits. The Director of Transportation is empowered at his or her sole discretion to grant a revocable permit to the property owner of property abutting any Street of the City to install and maintain a bicycle rack on the sidewalk fronting such property. The Director of Transportation may impose permit conditions related to the installation, design, location or maintenance of the bicycle rack as he or she determines necessary to protect the public convenience and safety. No permit issued under this Section 909 shall become effective until the permit has been signed by the Permittee or the Permittee's authorized agent and a copy of the permit has been recorded in the office of the City Recorder.
  2. Criteria for Granting a Bicycle Rack Permit: In considering an application for a bicycle rack permit, the Director of Transportation shall consider the proposed location and design of the bicycle rack in light of all legal requirements, the availability of Parking, and the anticipated effects of the proposed bike rack on public transit, pedestrian and vehicular traffic and access to or from residences and businesses.
  3. Placement of Bicycle Rack. The Director of Transportation may at his or her own initiative and after giving notice to the abutting property owner(s) cause bicycle racks to be installed on any Street or sidewalk of the City.
  4. Department of Public Works—Coordination. Bicycle racks shall not be installed until the Department of Public Works is notified of the site of the proposed bicycle rack installation and the date of installation. Such notice shall be provided to the Department of Public Works for review by the Department of the proposed installation at least 45 days before the date of installation.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008)

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Article 1000 – Miscellaneous Parking & Traffic Regulations

SEC. 1001. - SIGNAGE REQUIRED.

The City Traffic Engineer shall erect and maintain signs noticing any Parking restrictions not more than 200 feet apart. The signs shall indicate by legible letters, words and figures the hours prescribed for said Parking restrictions within 100 feet on either side of the sign, except that such signs need not be placed within the boundaries of the grounds of a public institution if signs noticing the Parking restrictions within such boundaries are erected at each motor vehicle entrance to the grounds of such public institution.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008)

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SEC. 1002. - SHIFTING OF PARKED VEHICLES.

For the purpose of Parking regulations other than a violation of Division I, Section 7.2.29 (Parking Prohibited for More than 72 Hours), any vehicle moved a distance of not more than one block or one-tenth of a mile during the limited Parking period shall be deemed to have remained stationary.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008; SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 09-172, 9/15/2009)

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SEC. 1003. - PARKING AT "T" INTERSECTIONS.

Parking opposite the stem of the "T" at a "T"-type intersection is permitted between the projected property lines drawn from either side of the street making up the leg of the "T" except in the crosswalk areas, except where the signage designates those portions of the curb where, and the hours and days when Parking is prohibited opposite the stem of the "T".

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008)

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SEC. 1004. - PARKING OF VEHICLES ACROSS PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS.

The owner or lessee of property shall be permitted to Park the owner's or lessee's vehicle across the private driveway of said property, provided that such vehicle displays a valid license plate registered to the address of that property with the Department of Motor Vehicles, and provided that such driveway serves no more than two family dwelling units. This Section does not permit the Parking of vehicles across sidewalks or in red zones.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008)

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SEC. 1005. - TAXICABS STOPPING IN DRIVEWAYS AND CROSSWALKS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, a taxicab may stop in an unmarked crosswalk or in front of a driveway to load or unload passengers.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008)

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SEC. 1006. - WHITE ZONES.

  1. Maximum Time. A vehicle may stop in a white zone only for the purpose of loading and unloading passengers for a period not to exceed five minutes.
  2. Hours of Enforcement. In the case of white zones in front of apartment buildings, the Parking restriction shall be applicable only during the hours from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. In the case of churches, the Parking restriction shall be applicable only during the posted hours of services, and while the attendees are going to and leaving such services. Parking restrictions in white zones shall not apply during periods of time when the store, business or establishment adjacent to the white zone is closed.
  3. Private Bus Loading Zone. The City Traffic Engineer may designate a Stand for passenger loading and unloading dedicated to the use of Private Buses at all times or during posted hours and days. Private Bus Stands shall be indicated by white curb paint and signs describing the type of vehicle(s) authorized to use the Stand, and the days and hours of enforcement.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008)

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SEC. 1007. - SIDEWALK BICYCLE RIDING BY CHILDREN.

Children under the age of 13 may ride a Sidewalk Bicycle on any sidewalk except as otherwise posted.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 08-151, 8/19/2008)

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SEC. 1008. - NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR REMOVAL OF VEHICLES PARKED FOR MORE THAN 72 HOURS.

No vehicle parked or left standing upon any highway or street in violation of Division I, Section 7.2.29 shall be removed unless there has been posted in a conspicuous place upon such vehicle a notice which shall contain the following: (a) the alleged violation; (b) a description of the vehicle (including, if available, the make, model, color, type, license number, and identification number of the vehicle); (c) the location of the vehicle; and (d) the identity of the person giving the notice.

(SFMTA Bd. Res. No. 09-172, 9/15/2009)

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