From the municipal code:
11.24.060 Vendors.[Share]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall stand or park any vehicle, wagon or pushcart from which goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables or foodstuffs are sold, displayed, solicited or offered for sale, or bartered or exchanged, or any lunch wagon or eating car vehicle, on any portion of any street within this city; except that such vehicles, wagons or pushcarts may stand or park only at the request of a bona fide purchaser for a period of time not to exceed ten (10) minutes at any one (1) location during the period between a half hour before sunrise and a half hour after sunset. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to persons delivering such articles upon order of, or by agreement with a customer from a store or other fixed place of business or distribution.
(b) No person shall park or stand on any street, any lunch wagon, eating cart or vehicle, or pushcart from which tamales, peanuts, popcorn, candy or other articles of food are sold or offered for sale, without first having obtained a written permit to do so from the City Council which shall designate the specific location and hour in which the cart shall stand.
(c) No person shall park or stand any vehicle or wagon used or intended to be used in the transportation of property for hire on any street while awaiting patronage for such vehicle or wagon without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the City Council which shall designate the specific location where such vehicle shall stand.
(d) In no event shall any person at the location of any vehicular accident, collision, or other catastrophe or calamity, solicit or offer the sale of any tow truck service, or the sale of any other service. No vehicles equipped for use as tow trucks shall be parked within five hundred feet (500’) of the location of any vehicular accident, collision, or other catastrophe, unless requested by authorities. The prohibitions contained in this section shall apply from the time of the happening of any of the aforesaid occurrences until a reasonable time thereafter, and at all times while law enforcement officers, public health personnel, emergency personnel, and other persons discharging duties imposed by law, are actively engaged in the performance of duty at the location of such occurrences.
(e) Whenever any permit is granted under the provisions of this section and a particular location to park or stand is specified therein, no person shall park or stand any vehicle, wagon or pushcart on any location other than as designated in such permit. In the event that the holder of any such permit is convicted in any court of competent jurisdiction for violating any of the provisions of this section, such permit shall be revoked by the City Council upon the filing of the record of such conviction with the legislative body and no permit shall thereafter be issued to such person until six (6) months have elapsed from the date of such revocation. (Prior code § 16.66).
11.24.070 Removal of vehicles parked for seventy-two or more hours.[Share]
When a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street or highway for seventy-two or more consecutive hours, the chief of police or his designated representative may remove such vehicle or cause the same to be removed without notice. Any such vehicle left standing for such period shall be deemed to have been abandoned by the registered owner. It shall be an infraction to park or leave standing a vehicle upon a street or highway for seventy-two or more hours. (Ord. 759 § 1, 1987; Prior code § 16.67).
On Aug 1, 2022, at 9:49 AM, Dixon, William A > wrote:
Good morning, Mr. Soffer.
In early July I spoke with representatives at the “1-800-Got-Junk” corporate offices and the local franchisee. In addition to relaying the content of your previous email, I also reiterated the California Vehicle Code prohibits parking on public roadways in excess of 72 hours. While it was understood the temporary parking of their vehicles was lawful the franchise owner committed to finding an alternative site to stage their vehicles between jobs.
Parking in marked spaces along El Camino Real is free and provided with few restrictions. Additionally, while it may appear that there has been one “1-800-Got-Junk” truck parked there for long periods of time there are actually a few trucks being shuffled back and forth every couple of days. I confirmed this by documenting different license plates and physically marking several of the vehicles to ensure they had not been parked in excess of 72 hours.
If I can be of any further assistance or you would like to discuss this further, please feel free to reach out to me directly.
William A. Dixon
Police Commander
Police Department
701 Laurel St.
tel 650-330-6300
menlopark.org
From: Stuart Soffer >
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2022 2:48 PM
To: _CCIN >
Cc: sbsoffer@gmail.com
Subject: Parking on El Camino. Saturday July 30, 2022. 2:45 PM
I’ll ask this again:
There is a “Got Junk” billboard truck on El Camino (~700 El Camino) for multiple days,
Is the new motto for Menlo Park in place of Tree City.
What are the rules for parking on El camino?
What are the rules for billboards in Menlo Park?
May I park on El Camino for multiple days?
Stu Soffer.
