Contra Costa County |
Ordinance Code |
Title 4. HEALTH AND SAFETY |
Division 46. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS |
Chapter 46-14. PRIVATE OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES |
§ 46-14.020. Vehicle removal.
Notwithstanding any provision of this code or other applicable rule or regulation, a private parking operator may, without the permission of the owner or driver of a vehicle, immediately tow any vehicle parked without authorization at an off-street parking facility if:
(a)
Within any applicable two-year period:
(1)
The vehicle was parked without authorization at any of the private parking operator's private parking facilities located within the County a total of three or more times;
(2)
The private parking operator issued a notice of parking charge with respect to that unauthorized parking; and
(3)
Three or more of these charges remain unpaid; or
(b)
The vehicle is parked in:
(1)
A manner that blocks, impedes, or restricts another vehicle's ability of egress or ingress;
(2)
A fire lane;
(3)
Any manner that obstructs the orderly flow of traffic;
(4)
Any area that is clearly and conspicuously designated by signs or other traffic control devices as an area in which parking is restricted or forbidden; or
(5)
Any other manner that otherwise poses a hazard or threat to public safety.
(Ord. No. 2016-15, § II, 8-16-16)