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 Riverside County
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 10. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
 Chapter 10.20. PARKING

  § 10.20.140. Parking regulations in snow areas.  

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  • A.

    No person shall park or leave unattended any vehicle on any state or county highway, including the improved shoulders of such highway, in any snow area so as to interfere with the operations of snow removal equipment, except when necessary to comply with the directions of a peace officer. A vehicle shall be deemed unattended if the licensed driver responsible for the vehicle is not immediately available for moving the vehicle. Snow removal equipment includes any vehicle, machinery or equipment utilized for snow removal and belonging to the Riverside County transportation department, the California State Department of Transportation, or any other person engaged, hired, contracted or otherwise authorized to remove snow from state or county highways.

    B.

    For the purposes of this section, "snow area" includes all unincorporated areas of the county encompassed by the boundaries of the San Bernardino National Forest.

    C.

    The director of transportation shall place signs to give notice of the snow area parking restrictions contained in this section.

    D.

    Any vehicle parked or left standing in violation of this section shall be subject to removal as provided for in Section 22651 of the California Vehicle Code. Any peace officer, as that term is defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code; or any regularly employed and salaried county employee, who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws or regulations, may remove or cause to be removed any vehicle parked or left unattended in violation of this section. Any regularly employed and salaried county employee who is engaged in snow removal operations shall enforce the provisions of this section and may remove or cause to be removed any vehicle parked or left unattended in violation of this section.

    E.

    Charges for vehicle removal, tow away and storage shall be assessed against the vehicle removed for violation of this section.

    F.

    This section shall not apply to emergency vehicles as defined by the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 413.30 § 1.15, 2005)