Abandoned Vehicles Reporting

If you wish to report a vehicle that has been parked longer than the 72 hours allowed, please complete and submit the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement form or call (831) 471-1141 to report it to our dispatch center.  Forms can be submitted via Internet Explorer or downloaded and emailed directly to: cpdrecords@ci.capitola.ca.us

10.36.070 CMC, Storage of vehicles on streets

A. No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two hours.

B. No person or business which as part of its business operation maintains and operates a fleet of vehicles comprised of three or more vehicles shall use city streets or alleys, in lieu of private property, to store or park those vehicles when not in use by the business. Pursuant to this subsection, a vehicle shall not be considered to be in use by the business during those hours of the day when the business is not open to the public, including those hours when the business may only be contacted by a voice mail telephone answering system, a telephone answering service, email or facsimile. Pursuant to this subsection a vehicle shall not be considered in use by the business after ten p.m. This subsection shall not prohibit a person from parking a single business-owned vehicle on a city street or alley within one block of his or her residence when that person is an employee of the business and the business requires that person to drive a business-owned vehicle to and from that person’s place of employment.

C. Any vehicles parked or stored in violation of this section may be removed by the police department to the extent authorized by Vehicle Code Section 22651 provided the procedures set forth in Vehicle Code Section 22850 are followed. (Ord. 931 § 1, 2008; Ord. 841 § 1, 2002; Ord. 663, 1988; Ord. 204 § 9.4, 1963)