California Vehicle Code CVC Div 11, CVC Chap 9 Stopping Standing Parking

Always make sure that your ticket has a code written on it that MAKES SENSE,
based on this CVC code (if you are in California), or other applicable code.
If not, you stand a very good chance of having ticket dismissed on technical
grounds.

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Table of Contents for Chapter 9 of Division 11 of the California Vehicle Code22500Prohibited Stopping, Standing, or Parking22500.1Additional Prohibited Stopping, Standing, or Parking: Fire Lane22500.5Schoolbuses: Loading and Unloading of Passengers22501Local Regulation of State Highways22502Curb Parking22503Local Ordinance: Angle Parking22503.5Two- or Three-Wheeled Motor Vehicle Parking Regulations22504Unincorporated Area Parking; School Bus Stops22505Stopping, Standing, or Parking on State Highway Segments22506Local Regulation of State Highway: Stopping, Standing, or Parking22507Local Regulations22507.1Local Regulations: Parking Privileges: Car Share or Ridesharing Programs22507.2Permit Parking: Private Driveway22507.5Local Parking Regulations22507.6Local Regulations: Street Sweeping; Commercial Vehicles22507.8Parking in Spaces for the Disabled22507.9Local Authority: Enforcement of Disabled Persons Parking22508Parking Meter Zones22509Parking on Hills22510Parking in Snow Removal Areas22511Off-street Parking: Zero-Emission Vehicles: Distinctive Decal22511.1Zero-Emission Vehicles: Display of Decal22511.3Veterans with Special License Plates: Parking in Metered Spaces22511.5Disabled Parking: Authorized Parking Zones22511.6Cancellation or Revocation of Placard22511.7Parking for the Disabled22511.8Offstreet Parking for the Disabled: Removal of Vehicles22511.9Disabled Person Sign22511.10Disabled Parking: Legislative Findings and Intent22511.11Disabled Parking: State Architect Regulations22511.55Placards: Issuance: Substitute22511.56Placards or Plates: Evidence of Issuance; Misuse22511.57Placards: Local Regulation22511.58Disabled Parking Placards: Substantiating Information22511.59Temporary Placards22511.85Off-Street Parking: Loading or Unloading Disabled Passengers22511.95Persons with Disability Sign22512Utility Vehicles22513Tow Trucks22514Fire Hydrants22515Unattended Vehicle22516Locked Vehicle22517Opening and Closing Doors22518Use of Fringe and Transportation Corridor Parking Facilities22519Regulation of Offstreet Parking22520.5Vending On or Near Freeways22520.6Prohibited Activity: Roadside Rest or Vista Point22521Parking Upon or Near Railroad Track22522Parking Near Designated Sidewalk Access Ramps22523Abandonment Prohibited22524Abandonment: Presumption22524.5Liability for Towing and Storage Charges22525Use of State Highway Bus Stops by Vanpool Vehicles22526Entering Intersection, Rail Crossing, or Marked Crosswalk

From: California Vehicle Code CVC Table of Contents

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Annoying Parking Ticket at Zuma Beach, California (Malibu, CA)

Fig. 1: Point Dume State Park, Malibu, California

This was my first time visiting the beautiful Zuma Beach peninsula right by Malibu, California. Driving right to the tip of the peninsula is the wonderful state park area. You can hike to the top of the hill with beautiful views, you can hike down to the beach ( Matthew McConaughey surfs there, by the way, Surfer, Dude is up in theaters in September 2008 ). Story continues, below...


But I needed to park my car first. There is a miniscule parking space for about 10 cars on the beach side of the Cliffside Drive, and there is what looks like, additional parking on the other side. Driver beware! There are super small no parking signs there! However, many people park there so more people park and feel it is okay, and they do not look for the signs. Possibly because of the beautiful ocean view!?!


Anyhow, today I and ten (10!) other cars got a $64 parking violation ticket for parking there!!


Fig. 2: The ten cars that got a $64 ticket today!




I'm posting this blog to raise the awareness of these hideous and annoying "parking" places that are just local community money machines!


What alternatives does one have for parking there and enjoying the beautiful Pt Dume Park and the beach?


The 10 parking spots are definitely insufficient, and even they are limited to 2 hours! It takes at least 1 hour to hike the cliff and it takes at least 30 minutes to hike down to the beach!


I have not seen any street parking anywhere near?! Is there any?

I have seen a bus stop saying that bus stops there every 1/2 hour in the summer. But where does it take you? Where would be a good place to park the car (for hours) and take the bus to Pt Dume?




Fig. 3: The two-hour limit miniscule parking lot.


I invite anyone to comment with any of these answers and to post links to other parking ticket traps in the Los Angeles, CA, USA, or for that matter, the entire world! Maybe we can create a map of nice places to visit with instructions on what to be careful about. So we can enjoy the places to the fullest!


P.S.: See the exact location on panoramio: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12791684

P.P.S: Here is the official web site for Pt. Dume State Beach where the annoying parking ticket was issued: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=623. Here are the other beautiful California State Parks: http://www.parks.ca.gov.

I'd like someone to comment if they found parking or traffic issues at other state beaches or state parks.