School Parking Lot Sign Requirements

[ironbrue]

My question involves a traffic citation from the state of: San Diego, CA

I got a ticket in a school parking lot.
Notice attached in accordance with CVC40202 for violation of signs per SDMC 86.09(e)

My question is where are the the requirements for the signs defined?

And can I appeal the ticket if the signs don't meet the requirements?

[cdwjava]

Here is the section:

§86.09 Standing or Parking in Specified Places Prohibited
No person shall park or stand a vehicle:
(a) Within fifty (50) feet in advance of a Stop sign, Yield sign, traffic signal, or
marked crosswalk when appropriate signs or markings are in place prohibiting
such parking or standing of the vehicle.
(b) Within fifty (50) feet of the prolongation of an intersecting roadway curb or
pavement edge when appropriate signs or markings are in place, except buses
at a designated bus zone.
(c) In any designated taxicab zone, except properly licensed taxicabs.
(d) In such a manner as to obstruct the free use of the street.
(e) In violation of any sign or curb marking limiting or regulating the parking or
standing of a vehicle.
(f) In violation of any sign or red curb marking prohibiting the parking or
standing of a vehicle.

Let's start with what you did, and where the sign was posted.

[ironbrue]

I parked in a school lot, in which there was a sign which said "Permit Required".
A sign wasn't visible on entering the lot or near where I parked my car.

Does "any sign" imply one sign in the 5 acre parking lot?
Is there a regulation which defines where and how many signs must be placed?
Thanks.

[cdwjava]

What campus were you on? I used to live down there and the college campuses tended to have clearly marked permit areas.

You can arrange to contest the citation as indicated on the citation. You are free to bring all the pictures you want to contest it.

There are laws that cover signage, but a lot depends on details. You can search the San Diego Municipal Code to find signage regulations.