Ordinance 1345~~
ORDINANCE NO. 1345
AN ORDICIANCE OF THE CII'Y CG~HVCII, OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO AMENDING
ORDINANCE NtS~SBER 276 DEFII~JG AND REGULATICiG THE PARKING AND KEEPING
OF VEHICLES IN THE RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
THE CLTY COUNCII, OF THE CPPY OF CUPERTINO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLIAWS:
SECTION 1: REPEALING CL•P_rTSF
Section 1.1: Ordinance No. 276 of the City of Cupertino,
California, and all other ordinances heretofore enacted in conflict
with this Ordinance No. 1345 are hereby repealed to the extent that
they vary from the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 2: PURPOSE
Section 2.1: The purpose of this Ordinance is to regulate
the parking o! vehicles whic3i are unsightly, over-sized, or which are
detrimental to the property values or the peace and enjoyment of
neighboring property owners or residents.
SECTION 3: APPLICATION
Section 3.1: No vehicle may be parked, stored, or kept on
any parcel of land within the City of Cupertino otherwise than in
conformance with the following provisions.
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Section 4.1: Mobile Home• A vehicle, other than a motor
vehicle, designed or used as semi-permanent housing for human
habitation, far carrying persons and property on its own structure
and far being drawn by a motor vehicle, including a trailer coach.
Section 4.2: Mobile Home Park•Any area or tract of land
where lots are sold, rented, or held out for rent to one or more
owners ar uses of mobile homes, excluding travel trailers, for the
purpose of permanent or semi-permanent housing.
Section 4.3: Park: To stand ar leave standing any vehicle,
whether occupied ar not, otherwise than temporarily Por the purpose
o! and while actually engaged in the loading or unloading of
passengers or materials.
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Section 4.4: Public Streets: All streets, highways, lanes,
places, avenues and portions thereof, including extensions in length
and width, which have been dedicated by the owners thereof to public
use, aoquit~ed Par public use, or in which a public easement exists.
Section 4.5: Vehicles: Any boat, bus, trailer, manor home,
van, camper (whether ar not attached to a pickup or other vehicle),
camp trailer, mobile home, motorcycle, automobile, truck, pickup,
airplane, haul trailer, truck tractor, truck trailer, or utility
trailer, or parts thereof, or any device by which any person or
property may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a public street,
excepting a device moved exclusively by human power.
SEGTZON 5: REGULATIONS
Section 5.1• VehiCleB PermittaA in RE!aiAnntial ~..-...-
1. Front or Street Side Setback Area
Vehicles era permitted to be placed, kept, or parked in
a front ar street side yard setback area or within 12
ft. o! a public right-ol-way in a rear yard area,
subject to the following restrictions:
A. A maximum of four vehicles are permitted on a lot
in a residential zone requiring a lot size of
10,000 sq. i't. or less. A maximum of 6 vehicles
era permitted in all other residential zones,
unless a greater number is approved by the City in
oopjuncticn with a development plan. For purposes
of ocurttinq vehicles, a camper mounted an n pick-up
truck is oonsirlered one vehicle and other similarly
vextically stacked components which belong together
shall be counted as a single vehicle. Horizontal
groupings shall be counted as two vehicles.
8. Any open vehicle captaining trash or debri is not
permitted.
C. No paxtiap ~ any vehicle may overhang any public
right-of-way.
B. All vehicles must be parked on an impervious
surface consisting of concrete, asphalt, or other
like materials. said impervious surfaces may not
exceed 50~ of the front setback area, unless a
greater area is approved by the City in oopjunction
with a development plan.
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E. All vehicles must be currently registered, where
registration is required for legal operation, and
in good operating condition.
2. Area Outside oP Front or Street Side Setba ~ nrpw
Vehicles are permitted to be placed, kept, or parked in
~Y Yard area, excluding those yardareas regulated by
Section 5.1.1, provided a 3 ft. minimum clearance is
.maintained to any structures.
3. Parkins Within sty, urea
Vehicles are permitted to ba placed, kept, or parked in
any legal structure, provided that no more than one
required enclosed parking space is occupied by a
vehicle not capable of being propelled under its own
power.
4. Non Self-Propelled Vehicles
A maximum of two vehicles not capable of being
pmpalled under their own power are permitted to be
p]aoed, kept, or parked outside of a legal structure.
5. Livina or Sleecina ouartars
No vehicle shall be used for living or sleeping
quarters, except as permitted below:
- Vehicles located in a mobile home park and used
consistent with any City regulations applicable to
.mobile home parks.
- Trailers, campers, or recreational vehicles may be
used by a bane fide guest as a City resident !or a
paricd not to exceed 72 hours where the trailer,
camper, or recrsaticnal vehicle is located on said
resident's property.
6. Mobile Homes
Mobile homes, excluding travel trailers, are not
permitted within the residential zones of the City,
except in a mobi]a home park or as provided by State
law.
Section 5.2: Vehicles Permitted in Non-Resid en ~Ai 7.nnoa•
1. P~rkirur Must be Consistent With Allowed Uses in 2nnn
Tt shall be unlawful for any person to place, keep or
maintain or permit to be p]aoed, kept or maintained any
vehicle upon any let, piece or parcel of land within
the non-residential zones of the City, except for
storage, sale, or business use as permitted in such
zones.
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• 2. Construction Trailers
Trailers may be used for temporary offices on
cnnstructi,on projects. A permit shall be issued by the
C~•Y 4 ~Part~ent aster satisfactory information
has been given that the use is in compliance with the
conditions oP this Ordinance.
Section 5 3• Loadina and unlnwr9ing and Uti7i*v vehicles
Provisions of this Ozdinanca shall not apply to active loading or
unloading a~1 any vehirla, ar to any public service ar utility company
vehicle while in the performance o! service or maintenance work.
Section 5.4: Parkins on Vacant Lots
No vehicle may be parked, kept, or stored upon any vacant or
unimproved parcel within the City.
SECTION 6: PENALTIES
Any person, firm ar ooxporation violating any provision of this
Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of an infraction.
SECTION 7: SEVERABILZTY CLAUSE
Ir any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase o! this
ordinance is !or any reason held to be unconstitutional, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance. The legislative body hereby declares that it would
have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence,
clause ar Phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, eubeections, sentences, clauses ar phrases be declared
unconstitutional.
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SECTION 8: PUBLISHING CLAUSE
The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a
certified Dopy of this Ordinance to be published at least once within
fifteen (15) days after its enactment in the Cupertino Courier, the
official. newspaper of the City, published and circulated in the City
of Cupertino.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting oP the City Council oP the City
of Cupertino, o~n the 16th day. od? December 1985, and ENACTED at a
regular meeting oP the City Council of the City of Cupertino
this 6ch day of January , 1986, by the following vote:
VOTE
AYES: Gatto, Johsnon, Plungy, Sparks, Rogers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
APPROVED:
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City o! Cupertino
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