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Title 10
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC*Chapters:
10.04 General Provisions
10.08 Definitions
10.12 Traffic Administration
10.16 Enforcement of Traffic Laws
10.20 Accident Reports
10.24 Traffic Control Devices
10.28 Driving Rules
10.30 Speed Contests
10.32 Through Streets and Stop Intersections
10.36 Yield Right-of-Way Streets
10.40 Turning Movements
10.44 One-Way Streets and Alleys
10.48 Speed Regulations
10.52 Stopping, Standing and Parking
10.56 Parking Meters, Parking Meter Zones and Permit Parking
10.60 Loading Zones
10.62 Parking Violations and Enforcement
10.64 Truck Routes
10.68 Repealed
10.72 Bicycles
10.76 Pedestrians
10.80 Abandoned Vehicles
10.84 Parking Restricted on Private Property
10.86 Permit Parking in Residential Zones
* Code reviser’s note: The substantive regulations pertaining to parking and traffic control schedules are maintained in the office of the city engineer and the police department.
Chapter 10.04
GENERAL PROVISIONS*Sections:
10.04.010 Short title
10.04.020 Intent and purpose of provisions.
10.04.030 Regulation and maintenance of schedules of streets and zones subject to regulatory provisions.
10.04.040 Criminal provisions and administrative remedies.
* For statutory authority for cities to adopt rules and regulations for traffic control, see Veh. Code § 21100.
10.04.010 Short title
This title (CVMC Title 10) shall be known and may be cited as the “traffic code.” (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.1).
10.04.020 Intent and purpose of provisions.
A. It is the purpose and intent of the city council in adopting this title to provide a convenient compilation of the rules and regulations governing and controlling the movement of motor vehicles and traffic in Chula Vista. These rules and regulations are further intended to supplement the regulations contained in the Vehicle Code of the state of California in those instances where the subject matter is not covered by state traffic laws, and to adopt local regulations where express power is granted to local authorities to control particular subject matter. It is the purpose of this title to provide standards and guidelines for the administration of motor vehicles and traffic regulations for those departments charged with such responsibility in the city. Certain definitions and regulations contained herein incorporate the exact language of the Vehicle Code of the state of California and should be cited with reference to the code sections of the Vehicle Code as indicated. If any definitions or regulations are not contained herein, or if definitions or regulations contained herein are inconsistent with the Vehicle Code, such definitions or regulations as found in the Vehicle Code as it exists or as it may be amended shall apply.
B. It is further the purpose and intent of the city council by enacting Ordinance 2670, which amends CVMC Title 10 to delegate to the city engineer the responsibility and authority to adopt and promulgate traffic and parking control measures pursuant to the standards promulgated by the California Vehicle Code and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Traffic Manual, with the concurrence of the safety commission, that such enactment and process constitute the enactment of an ordinance or resolution when required by the language of certain sections within Division 11 of the California Vehicle Code, through which traffic and parking control is to be exercised and effected within the jurisdictional limits of the city of Chula Vista.
C. It is further the intent of the city council, and it is hereby so authorized, that the city engineer, upon the concurrence of the safety commission pursuant to CVMC 10.04.030, shall have the power and authority to adopt, amend, alter or modify any regulation, as defined by CVMC 10.08.195, which creates or establishes a traffic or parking control measure. Where a traffic or parking control measure has been previously adopted by ordinance or resolution of the city council, that regulation may be hereafter modified or abrogated by the city engineer pursuant to the process outlined in CVMC 10.04.030. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.2).
10.04.030 Regulation and maintenance of schedules of streets and zones subject to regulatory provisions.
A. Subject to subsection (G) of this section, the city council, at the concurrence of the city manager, hereby delegates the authority and responsibility to establish and maintain vehicular and pedestrian traffic and parking control measures, standards and requirements in the public right-of-way to the city engineer after review by the safety commission, unless, on affirmative vote of the majority of the membership of the safety commission, the commission objects to the proposed action by the city engineer, in which case the matter shall be referred to the city council, and the authority as to such matters shall thereafter be revested in the city council to be exercised upon the affirmative vote of at least three members of the city council.
B. The safety commission may not initiate or order the implementation of a traffic control measure, but may recommend to the city engineer the consideration of a proposed traffic or parking control measure. If the city engineer declines to implement a traffic or parking control measure recommended by the safety commission, the safety commission may refer the matter to the city council, and following such referral, the authority to implement or order the particular traffic safety measure recommended by the safety commission shall be vested in the city council.
C. The safety commission shall utilize the standards and procedures established in the California Vehicle Code and the state of California (Caltrans) Traffic Manual in its deliberations and recommendations, but may base its recommendations to the city engineer, or city council when applicable, upon other matters of public policy affecting traffic safety.
D. The city engineer shall exercise the responsibility and authority hereby delegated for the determination, design, administration and enforcement of traffic and parking control measures and installation of devices consistent with the standards and warrants contained in the latest effective edition of the state of California Traffic Manual as amended, a copy of which is on file in the office of the city engineer. The city engineer shall promptly file any amendments to or later editions of the state of California (Caltrans) Traffic Manual or successor manuals promulgated by the state of California pursuant to the authority of the California Vehicle Code and, upon filing, those standards will become applicable to the determinations and regulations adopted by the city engineer.
E. Except as provided in CVMC 10.52.070, no traffic control measure or parking control measure shall be enforceable, nor shall a violation be punishable, until an appropriate traffic control device or parking control device meeting the standards prescribed in subsection (D) of this section is posted or installed. Posting or installation shall be prima facie evidence of the legality of any traffic control measure or parking control measure adopted under this title.
F. Administration and maintenance of records by the city engineer shall be as follows:
1. The city engineer shall maintain all regulations under this title and provide the chief of police copies of all administrative interpretations and determinations made pursuant to this section which govern the installation and administration of traffic control measures and parking control measures in the city of Chula Vista.
2. The city engineer shall maintain a register of all schedules which establish parking and traffic control measures for streets within the city, and shall incorporate into those schedules the streets, zones and intersections and restrictions or limitations previously listed in Schedules I through XVI as were previously codified in this title prior to their repeal by Ordinance 2670. The repeal or amendment of those sections by Ordinance 2670 is intended to merely delete reference to the street designations within the text of the municipal code. Parking and traffic control measures upon those streets, zones and intersections shall be administered by the city engineer pursuant to this section.
G. Exceptions. The city council reserves the right to enact ordinances and resolutions, and the city engineer shall make recommendations to the council, as appropriate, on the following matters:
1. Traffic control measures budgeted by the city as a capital improvement project budget.
2. Special event regulations establishing and maintaining traffic control measures for special events and community events using the public right-of-way.
3. Regulations adopted pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 21101(a) and (c).
4. Traffic control measures affecting community businesses, and having an impact on the availability of parking within business districts including, but not limited to, angle parking and installation of parking meters.
5. Parking and traffic regulations on private property and roads pursuant to California Vehicle Code Sections 21107 and 21107.8.
6. Ordinances or resolutions which amend, modify or restrict the authority of the city engineer or which establish policy to guide the city engineer’s exercise of authority pursuant to this code.
7. Establishment of parking meter zones and parking fees pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22508.
8. Establishment of speed limits pursuant to California Vehicle Code Sections 22357 and 22358.
H. Emergency and Road Construction Events. The city engineer’s authority regarding the adoption of traffic and parking control measures for emergencies and road construction is as follows:
1. Road Construction. The authority to establish and maintain traffic control measures for road construction events shall be vested solely in the city engineer, unless overruled by the affirmative vote of three members of the city council. Referral to and concurrence of the safety commission are not required. The city engineer shall, under the following circumstances, advise the council a minimum of seven days in advance in writing of the following proposed traffic control measures exercised under the authority of this subsection:
a. The proposed measure may involve complete road closures on any road;
b. The proposed measure may involve significant interference with traffic on high volume roads;
c. The proposed measure may involve long-term partial road closures on any road;
d. The proposed measure may involve interference with access to any business;
e. The proposed measure may involve the rerouting of traffic through residential areas.
2. Emergency Traffic Regulations. The city engineer may enact emergency traffic regulations with the concurrence of the chief of police when necessary to immediately preserve the public health, safety and welfare, and shall report the same to the city council within seven days. Emergency traffic regulations shall remain valid and effective until set aside or modified by the city council. Referral to the safety commission is optional. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.22.1).
10.04.040 Criminal provisions and administrative remedies.
A. General Provisions. It is unlawful for any person to disobey the directions of any traffic control device or parking control device within the city of Chula Vista. This section shall be cited as authority except when a more specific provision is contained in the California Vehicle Code or elsewhere in this title, in which case the more specific provisions will be used.
B. Administrative Remedy. Any person who contends that a traffic or parking control measure or device was not promulgated or installed according to the regulations contained in this title or the California Vehicle Code may petition the safety commission to examine the matter, and may appeal that determination to the city council within 10 days following. (Ord. 2670, 1996)
Chapter 10.08
DEFINITIONS*Sections:
10.08.010 Definitions.
10.08.020 Alley.
10.08.030 Bicycle.
10.08.031 Bicycle dealer.
10.08.032 Bicycle lane.
10.08.033 Bicycle path.
10.08.034 Bicycle route.
10.08.040 Bus.
10.08.050 Bus loading zone.
10.08.060 Business district.
10.08.070 Council.
10.08.080 Crosswalk.
10.08.090 Curb.
10.08.095 Cyclist.
10.08.100 Divisional island.
10.08.110 Holidays.
10.08.120 Loading zone.
10.08.130 Official time standard.
10.08.140 Park or parking.
10.08.145 Parking control measure.
10.08.146 Parking control device.
10.08.150 Parking meter.
10.08.160 Parkway.
10.08.170 Passenger loading zone.
10.08.180 Pedestrian.
10.08.190 Police officer.
10.08.195 Regulation
10.08.200 Stop or stopping.
10.08.210 Taxicab stand.
10.08.215 Traffic control measure.
10.08.216 Traffic control device.
10.08.220 Vehicle Code.
* For statutory definition of terms in the Vehicle Code, see Veh. Code § 100, et seq.
10.08.010 Definitions.
The following words and phrases, when used in this title, shall for the purpose of this title have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this chapter. Words and phrases defined herein in the language of the Vehicle Code of the state of California shall be cited by the section number of said Vehicle Code as indicated. Whenever any words or phrases used herein are not defined herein but are defined in the Vehicle Code and amendments thereto, such definitions shall apply. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3).
10.08.020 Alley.
“Alley” means any public highway, having a roadway not exceeding 25 feet in width, which is primarily used for access to the rear or side entrances of abutting property. (Cite Section 110 Vehicle Code.) (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(A)).
10.08.030 Bicycle.
“Bicycle” means any device upon which any person may ride, propelled by human power through a belt, chain or gears, and having either two or three wheels in tandem or tricycle arrangement, excepting therefrom any such device not more than three feet in height, used by small children. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1830 § 1, 1978; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(B)).
10.08.031 Bicycle dealer.
“Bicycle dealer” means any person, firm, partnership or corporation which is engaged wholly or partly in the business of selling bicycles, or buying or taking in trade bicycles for the purposes of resale, selling or offering for sale, or otherwise dealing with bicycles, whether or not such bicycles are owned by such person or entity. The term also includes agents or employees of such person or entity. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1830 § 1, 1978).
10.08.032 Bicycle lane.
“Bicycle lane” means any lane within the roadway designated by signs and markings for the operation of bicycles. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1830 § 1, 1978).
10.08.033 Bicycle path.
“Bicycle path” means any specifically designated area for bicycle travel, physically separated from the roadway. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1830 § 1, 1978).
10.08.034 Bicycle route.
“Bicycle route” means any route recommended for bicycle travel, which may include bicycle paths and public streets for accommodating bicycle riders. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1830 § 1, 1978).
10.08.040 Bus.
“Bus” means any motor vehicle, other than a motor truck or truck tractor, designed for carrying more than nine persons including the driver and used and maintained for the transportation of passengers. (Cite Section 233 Vehicle Code.) (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(C)).
10.08.050 Bus loading zone.
“Bus loading zone” means the space adjacent to a curb or edge of roadway reserved for the exclusive use of buses during loading and unloading passengers. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(D)).
10.08.060 Business district.
“Business district” means that portion of a highway and the property contiguous thereto:
A. Upon one side of which highway, for a distance of 600 feet, 50 percent or more of the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by buildings in use for business; or
B. Upon both sides of which highway, collectively, for a distance of 300 feet, 50 percent or more of the contiguous property fronting thereon is so occupied.
A business district may be longer than the distances specified if the above ratio of buildings in use for business to the length of the highway exists. (Cite Section 235 Vehicle Code.) (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(E)).
10.08.070 Council.
“Council” means the council of the city of Chula Vista. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(F)).
10.08.080 Crosswalk.
“Crosswalk” means:
A. That portion of a roadway included within the prolongation or connection of the boundary lines of sidewalks at intersections where the intersecting roadways meet at approximately right angles, except the prolongation of such lines from an alley across a street; or
B. Any portion of a roadway distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, there shall not be a crosswalk where local authorities have placed signs indicating no crossing. (Cite Section 275 Vehicle Code.) (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(H)).
10.08.090 Curb.
“Curb” means the lateral boundary of the roadway, whether such curb be marked by curbing construction or not so marked; the word “curb” as herein used shall not include the line dividing the roadway of a street from parking strips in the center of a street or from tracks or rights-of-way of public utility companies. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(H)).
10.08.095 Cyclist.
“Cyclist” means any bicycle operator. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1830 § 1, 1978).
10.08.100 Divisional island.
“Divisional island” means a raised island located in the roadway and separating opposing or conflicting streams of traffic. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(I)).
10.08.110 Holidays.
“Holidays,” within the meaning of this chapter, are the first day of January, the third Monday in January, the twelfth day of February, the third Monday in February, last Monday in May, the fourth day of July, the first Monday in September, the ninth day of September, the second Monday in October, the eleventh day of November, the twenty-fifth day of December and Thanksgiving Day. When any of the holidays listed in this section fall on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be deemed to be a holiday in lieu of the day observed, and when any of the holidays listed in this section fall on Sunday, the following Monday shall be deemed to be a holiday in lieu of the day observed. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 2638 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1663 § 1, 1976; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(J)).
10.08.120 Loading zone.
“Loading zone” means the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.4(K)).
10.08.130 Official time standard.
Whenever certain hours are named herein, they mean standard time or daylight saving time, as may be in current use in the city. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(L)).
10.08.140 Park or parking.
“Park” or “parking” means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading merchandise or passengers. (Cite Section 463 Vehicle Code.) (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(M)).
10.08.145 Parking control measure.
“Parking control measure” means any program, method or system used to regulate the parking of vehicles. It includes the installation of a parking control device. (Ord. 2670, 1996).
10.08.146 Parking control device.
“Parking control device” means and includes any sign, marking, curb painting or similar device used to regulate the parking of vehicles, as recognized and prescribed in the California Vehicle Code and the state of California Traffic Manual. The term may be used interchangeably with “sign” within this title. (Ord. 2670, § 1, 1996).
10.08.150 Parking meter.
“Parking meter” means a mechanical device installed within or upon the curb or sidewalk area immediately adjacent to a parking space for the purpose of controlling the period of time for the occupancy of such parking space by any vehicle. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(N)).
10.08.160 Parkway.
“Parkway” means that portion of a street other than a roadway or a sidewalk. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(O)).
10.08.170 Passenger loading zone.
“Passenger loading zone” means the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(P)).
10.08.180 Pedestrian.
“Pedestrian” means any person afoot. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(Q)).
10.08.190 Police officer.
“Police officer” means every officer of the police department of the city or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(R)).
10.08.195 Regulation
The term “regulation,” when used in this title, means one or more ordinances or resolutions that have been or may be adopted by the city council, or a traffic regulation adopted and promulgated by the city engineer pursuant to the authority and procedure contained in CVMC 10.04.030 for the adoption and implementation of traffic and parking control measures. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996).
10.08.200 Stop or stopping.
“Stop” or “stopping,” when prohibited, means any cessation of movement of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or official traffic control device or signal. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(S)).
10.08.210 Taxicab stand.
“Taxicab stand” means a space adjacent to a curb reserved for taxicabs to stand and wait for passengers. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(T)).
10.08.215 Traffic control measure.
“Traffic control measure” means any program, method or system used to regulate, warn or guide the movement of traffic, vehicles and pedestrians, as recognized and prescribed in the California Vehicle Code and the state of California Traffic Manual. It includes the installation of traffic control devices. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996).
10.08.216 Traffic control device.
“Traffic control device” means any sign, marking or device used to regulate, warn or guide the movement of traffic, pedestrians and vehicles, including, but not limited to, signs, pavement markings and other markers as may apply, but it excludes roadway design features delineated in California Vehicle Code Section 440. The term may be used interchangeably with “sign” within this title. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996).
10.08.220 Vehicle Code.
“Vehicle Code” means the Vehicle Code of the state, as amended. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.1.3(U)).
Chapter 10.12
TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION*Sections:
10.12.010 Police department powers and duties.
10.12.020 City engineer powers and duties.
10.12.030 Emergency regulations.
* For statutory provisions authorizing cities to adopt rules and regulations for traffic control, and to regulate traffic by using police officers, see Veh. Code § 21100.
10.12.010 Police department powers and duties.
The police department shall:
A. Enforce the provisions of this traffic code and all the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this city, make arrests for traffic violations, investigate traffic accidents and cooperate with the city engineer and other officers of the city in the administration of the traffic laws and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions and carry out those duties imposed upon said department by this chapter; and
B. Cooperate with the city engineer in conducting studies of high accident frequency locations and determining remedial measures; and
C. Maintain a suitable system of filing required traffic accident reports. Accidents, reports or cards referring to them shall be filed chronologically. Such reports shall be available for the use and information of the city engineer; and
D. Prepare annually a traffic report which shall be filed with the city council. Such a report shall contain information on traffic matters in this city as follows:
1. The number of traffic accidents, the number of people killed, the number of persons injured and other pertinent traffic accident data,
2. The number of traffic accidents investigated and other pertinent data on the safety activities of the police department,
3. The plans and recommendations of the department for future traffic safety activities. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.2.1).
10.12.020 City engineer powers and duties.
The city engineer shall:
A. Except where reserved by the city council pursuant to council policy or as set forth in CVMC 10.04.030(G), the city engineer, with the concurrence of the safety commission, shall have the power to adopt traffic and parking control measures and install, modify or alter traffic and parking control devices; and
B. Determine the installation, proper timing and maintenance of official traffic control devices, conduct engineering analysis of traffic accidents and devise remedial measures, conduct engineering investigation of traffic conditions, and cooperate with other city officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions. Whenever, by the provisions of this code, a power is granted to the city engineer or a duty imposed upon him, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by his deputy or by a person authorized in writing by him. Whenever the city engineer makes a determination authorized by this chapter, pursuant to the provisions of the California Vehicle Code, the violation of which is a misdemeanor, said determination shall promptly be filed in writing by the city engineer, with a copy filed with the chief of police, so that enforcing officials shall be aware of any changes or modifications of regulatory determinations; and
C. Initiate and recommend necessary legislation for the efficient operation of traffic and the prevention of traffic accidents; and
D. Maintain schedules relating to parking and traffic control measures and devices on city streets as provided by regulations promulgated pursuant to this code. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.2.2).
10.12.030 Emergency regulations.
A. The police department is empowered to enforce regulations necessary to make effective the provisions of this code. In the event of fire, emergency or special events, the police department is empowered to establish and enforce temporary traffic regulations.
B. For the purpose of minimizing traffic hazards and traffic congestion and for the promotion of public safety, the city engineer is authorized to establish any traffic regulation for a trial period of eight months, notwithstanding the provisions of CVMC 10.04.030(G); provided, that:
1. Prior to the commencement of any trial period, a copy of the proposed regulation shall be sent by the city engineer to the council, together with a statement of the reasons therefor; and
2. Such trial period shall begin upon the posting of signs or other appropriate notices to the public.
C. If a resolution embodying such regulation, or any part thereof, is not approved after the eight-month trial period, such regulation shall cease to be effective.
D. The city engineer may test traffic control devices under actual traffic conditions.
E. Regulations to control the direction of movement of traffic and the parking of vehicles on streets within the city shall be enacted pursuant to the authority of this section. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.2.3).
Chapter 10.16
ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS*Sections:
10.16.010 Traffic direction – Authorized – Emergency authority.
10.16.020 Traffic direction – By unauthorized persons prohibited.
10.16.030 Compliance with lawful orders required.
10.16.040 Traffic direction – Special authority for large gatherings.
10.16.050 Noncompliance deemed misdemeanor.
10.16.060 Interference with or obstruction of lawful actions prohibited.
10.16.070 Applicability and scope of regulations.
10.16.080 Exemptions – Designated.
10.16.090 Exemptions – Requirement to exercise due care not affected.
10.16.100 Exemptions – Parking or standing of certain vehicles permitted when.
* For statutory provisions authorizing cities to adopt rules and regulations for traffic control, see Veh. Code § 21100.
10.16.010 Traffic direction – Authorized – Emergency authority.
Officers of the police department and such officers as are assigned by the chief of police are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, audible or other signal, in conformance with traffic laws, except that in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police department or members of the fire department may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions to the contrary contained in this chapter or the Vehicle Code. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.3.1(A)).
10.16.020 Traffic direction – By unauthorized persons prohibited.
No person other than an officer of the police department or members of the fire department or a person authorized by the chief of police or a person authorized by law shall direct or attempt to direct traffic by voice, hand, or other signal, except that persons may operate, when and as herein provided, any mechanical pushbutton signal erected by the city engineer. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.3.1(B)).
10.16.030 Compliance with lawful orders required.
It is unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order, signal or direction of a traffic or police officer or a member of the fire department or a person authorized by the chief of police or by law. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.3.1(C)).
10.16.040 Traffic direction – Special authority for large gatherings.
At places where large numbers of people and vehicles are to gather or have gathered, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent any police officer from prohibiting any person from parking any vehicle upon or using any street or sidewalk, or from prohibiting any pedestrian from using any street or sidewalk, and said police officer shall have authority to direct the parking of vehicles in any reasonable manner, way or direction, and it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to fail to promptly obey said police officer’s order, signal or command, regardless of any other provision of this chapter. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.3.1(D)).
10.16.050 Noncompliance deemed misdemeanor.
It is a misdemeanor for any person driving any vehicle or other conveyance upon any street, or any pedestrian, to do any act forbidden, or to fail to perform any act required, under this title. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.3.2(A)).
10.16.060 Interference with or obstruction of lawful actions prohibited.
No person shall interfere with or obstruct in any way any police officer or other officer or employee of this city in their enforcement of the provisions of this title. The removal, obliteration or concealment of any chalk mark or other distinguishing mark used by any police officer or other employee or officer of this city in connection with the enforcement of the parking regulations of this title shall, if done for the purpose of evading the provisions of this title, constitute such interference or obstruction. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.3.2(B)).
10.16.070 Applicability and scope of regulations.
The provisions of this title shall apply to the operator of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States government, this state, any county, or any city, and it is unlawful for any such operator to violate any of the provisions of this title, except as otherwise permitted or exempted in this chapter or in the California Vehicle Code, or required by federal law. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.3.2(C)).
10.16.080 Exemptions – Designated.
The provisions of this title regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to the following authorized emergency vehicles when operated in the manner specified herein pursuant to the requirements of the Vehicle Code, as amended. An authorized emergency vehicle is:
A. Any publicly owned ambulance, lifeguard or lifesaving equipment; and
B. Any publicly owned vehicle operated by the following persons, agencies or organizations:
1. Any forestry or fire department of any public agency or fire department organized as provided in the Health and Safety Code,
2. Any police department, sheriff’s department or the California Highway Patrol,
3. The district attorney of any county or any district attorney investigator,
4. Any constable or deputy constable engaged in law enforcement work,
5. Peace officer personnel of the Department of Justice; and
C. Any vehicle owned by the state, or any bridge and highway district, equipped and used either for fighting fires, or towing or servicing other vehicles, caring for injured persons, or repairing damaged lighting or electrical equipment; and
D. Any state-owned vehicle used in responding to emergency fire, rescue or communications calls and operated either by the California Disaster Office or by any public agency or industrial fire department to which the California Disaster Office has assigned such vehicle; and
E. Any state-owned vehicle operated by a fish and game warden; and
F. Any vehicle owned or operated by any department or agency of the United States government, when such department or agency is engaged primarily in law enforcement work and the vehicle is used in responding to emergency calls, or when such vehicle is used in responding to emergency fire, ambulance or lifesaving calls. (Cite Vehicle Code Section 165.) (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.3.3(A)).
10.16.090 Exemptions – Requirement to exercise due care not affected.
The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, relieve the operator of any such vehicle from the obligation to exercise due care for the safety of others or the consequences of his willful disregard of the safety of others. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.3.3(B)).
10.16.100 Exemptions – Parking or standing of certain vehicles permitted when.
The provisions of this title regulating the parking or standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a city department or public utility while necessarily in use for construction or repair work or any vehicle owned or operated by the United States Post Office while in use for the collection, transportation or delivery of United States mail. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.3.3(C)).
Chapter 10.20
ACCIDENT REPORTS*Sections:
10.20.010 Required when.
10.20.020 Contents required.
10.20.030 Delay in filing permitted when – Time limit.
* For statutory provisions regarding accidents and accident reports, see Veh. Code § 20000, et seq.
10.20.010 Required when.
The operator of a vehicle or the person in charge of any animal involved in any accident resulting in damage to any property, publicly owned or owned by a public utility, including, but not limited to, any fire hydrant, parking meter, lighting post, telephone pole, electric light or power pole, or any accident resulting in damage to any tree, traffic control device or other property of a like nature located in or along any street, shall, within 24 hours after such accident, make a written report of such damage to the police department of the city. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.3.4(A)).
10.20.020 Contents required.
Every such report shall state the time when, and the place where, the accident took place, the name and address of the person owning and of the person operating or in charge of such vehicle or animal, the license number of every such vehicle, and shall briefly describe the property damage in such accident. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.3.4(B)).
10.20.030 Delay in filing permitted when – Time limit.
The operator of any vehicle or the person in charge of any animal involved in an accident shall not be subject to the requirements or penalties of this section, if, and during the time, he is physically incapable of making a report, but in such event, he shall make a report as required in CVMC 10.20.010 within 24 hours after regaining ability to make such report. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.3.4(C)).
Chapter 10.24
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES*Sections:
10.24.010 Installation – City engineer powers and duties.
10.24.020 Repealed.
10.24.030 Repealed.
10.24.040 Repealed.
10.24.050 Obedience required – Exceptions.
10.24.060 Repealed.
10.24.070 Repealed.
10.24.080 Street name signs required when.
10.24.090 Removal, relocation or discontinued operation authorized when.
10.24.100 Repealed.
10.24.110 Repealed.
10.24.120 Repealed.
10.24.130 Curb painting – When authorized.
10.24.140 Curb painting – Red authorized for certain driveway areas when.
10.24.150 Traffic barriers and signs – Compliance required.
10.24.160 New pavement and marking use restrictions.
10.24.170 Traffic barriers and signs – Approved type – Tampering with prohibited.
* For statutory authority for local governments to place and maintain traffic control devices as required by statute or as necessary to implement statutes or local ordinances, see Veh. Code §§ 21351 – 21356; for provisions concerning traffic signals, signs and markings, see Veh. Code § 21350, et seq.
10.24.010 Installation – City engineer powers and duties.
The city engineer shall install and maintain official traffic control devices when and as required to make effective the provisions of this title. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.1(A)).
10.24.020 Installation – When authorized by Vehicle Code required.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.1(B)).
10.24.030 Installation – Additional devices authorized by city.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.1(C)).
10.24.040 Required for enforcement purposes when.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.2).
10.24.050 Obedience required – Exceptions.
The operator of any vehicle or train shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device placed in accordance with this chapter, unless otherwise directed by a police officer or other authorized person, subject to the exceptions granted the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle when responding to emergency calls. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.3).
10.24.060 Installation – Locations where required.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.4(A)).
10.24.070 Methods for determining location.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.4(B)).
10.24.080 Street name signs required when.
Whenever the city engineer installs and maintains, or causes to be installed and maintained, an official traffic signal at any intersection, he shall likewise erect and maintain at such intersection street name signs clearly visible to traffic approaching from all directions, unless such street name signs have previously been placed and are maintained at any said intersection. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.4(C)).
10.24.090 Removal, relocation or discontinued operation authorized when.
The city engineer is authorized to remove, relocate or discontinue the operation of any traffic control device not specifically required by the Vehicle Code or this title whenever he shall determine in any particular case that the conditions which warranted or required the installation no longer exist or obtain. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.5).
10.24.100 Lane marking.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.6).
10.24.110 Roadway signs and markings.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.7).
10.24.120 Hours of operation.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.8).
10.24.130 Curb painting – When authorized.
No person, unless authorized by the city engineer, shall paint any street or curb surface; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to the painting of numbers on a curb surface by any person who has complied with the provisions of any resolution or ordinance of this city pertaining thereto. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.9).
10.24.140 Curb painting – Red authorized for certain driveway areas when.
A. Vehicles parked adjacent to private driveways, in some cases, create hazardous obstructions to the line of sight of motorists entering and exiting from such driveways.
B. It is the purpose and intent of the council to mitigate the dangers arising from the inability to observe approaching vehicles, especially on heavily trafficked streets, by providing red curb clearance adjacent to such driveways. Such red curb shall be authorized only when the narrowness of the driveway, or the nature and volume of the traffic on the street into which the driveway allows vehicles to pass, combined with the regular parking of vehicles adjacent to the driveway, indicate a need to maintain sight clearance adjacent to the driveway.
C. Upon application by the property owner or occupant and payment of the required fee(s), the city engineer may cause to be painted or repainted a red curb for a minimum distance of 18 inches on each side of a driveway to a maximum distance as determined by the city engineer. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2506 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1597 § 1, 1974; Ord. 1546 § 1, 1974; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.10).
10.24.150 Traffic barriers and signs – Compliance required.
No person shall operate a vehicle contrary to the directions or provisions of any barrier or sign erected:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of any regulation of the city; or
B. By any public utility; or
C. By any department of the city; or
D. By any other person pursuant to law or contract with the city;
nor shall any unauthorized person move or alter the position of any such barrier or sign. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.8.6).
10.24.160 New pavement and marking use restrictions.
No person shall ride or drive any animal or vehicle over or across any newly made pavement or freshly painted markings in any street when a traffic control device installed pursuant to CVMC 10.24.150 is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking, or indicating that the street or portion thereof is closed. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.8.7).
10.24.170 Traffic barriers and signs – Approved type – Tampering with prohibited.
No person, public utility or department in the city shall erect or place any barrier or sign on any street unless said sign is of a type approved by the city engineer, and no person shall disobey the instructions of, remove, tamper with or destroy any barrier or sign lawfully placed on any street, pursuant to CVMC 10.24.150, by any person, public utility or by any department of the city. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.8.10).
Chapter 10.28
DRIVING RULES*Sections:
10.28.010 Funeral procession restrictions.
10.28.020 Repealed.
10.28.030 Repealed.
10.28.040 Commercial vehicles prohibited on private ways – Exception.
10.28.050 Riding or driving on sidewalks prohibited when.
10.28.060 Limited access roadways – Unauthorized entrances or exits prohibited.
10.28.070 Freeway use restrictions.
10.28.080 Repealed.
10.28.090 Toy vehicle use restrictions – Skateboard defined.
10.28.100 Intoxicated persons – Operation or control of vehicles prohibited.
10.28.110 Railway gates and barriers.
10.28.120 Trains not to block crossings – Exception.
10.28.130 Vehicle operation on private property – Permission required.
10.28.140 Private roads and parking lots – Intent and purpose of provisions.
10.28.150 Private roads and parking lots – Rules and regulations – Establishment procedure.
10.28.160 Private roads and parking lots – Rules and regulations – Initiating resolution – Hearing – Notice.
10.28.170 Private roads and parking lots – Rules and regulations – Form and content of resolution.
10.28.180 Private roads and parking lots – Rules and regulations – Posting.
* For statutory authority for cities to apply public driving law to private roads, see Veh. Code §§ 21107 and 21107.5.
10.28.010 Funeral procession restrictions.
No operator of any vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral procession or a parade; provided, that such vehicles are conspicuously so designated. The directing of all vehicles and traffic on any street over which such funeral procession or parade wishes to pass shall be subject to the orders of the police department. (Authorized by Section 21100 Vehicle Code.) (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.8.1).
10.28.020 Motorcycle operation regulations.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.8.2).
10.28.030 Clinging to moving vehicle prohibited.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.8.3).
10.28.040 Commercial vehicles prohibited on private ways – Exception.
No person shall operate or drive a commercial vehicle in, on or across any private driveway approach or sidewalk area or the driveway itself without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, if a sign or markings are in place indicating that the use of such driveway is prohibited. For the purpose of this section, a “commercial vehicle” shall mean a vehicle having a rated capacity in excess of one-half ton. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.8.4).
10.28.050 Riding or driving on sidewalks prohibited when.
No person shall ride, drive, propel or cause to be propelled any vehicle or animal across or upon any sidewalk excepting over permanently constructed driveways and excepting when it is necessary for any temporary purpose to drive a loaded vehicle across a sidewalk; provided further, that said area be substantially protected by wooden planks two inches thick, and written permission be previously obtained from the city engineer. Such wooden planks shall not be permitted to remain upon such sidewalk area during the hours from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.8.5).
10.28.060 Limited access roadways – Unauthorized entrances or exits prohibited.
No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited access roadway or freeway except at such entrances and exits as are lawfully established. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.8.8).
10.28.070 Freeway use restrictions.
No person shall drive or operate any bicycle, motor-driven cycle, or any vehicle which is not drawn by a motor vehicle upon any street established as a freeway as defined by state law, nor shall any pedestrian walk across or along any such street so designated and described except in space set aside for the use of pedestrians, provided official signs are in place giving notice of such restrictions. (Authorized by Section 21960 Vehicle Code.) (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.8.9).
10.28.080 Blocking intersections prohibited.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.8.11).
10.28.090 Toy vehicle use restrictions – Skateboard defined.
“Skateboard” for the purposes of this chapter means any toy or device upon which a person may ride standing or sitting, which coasts, glides, or is propelled by human power, and which is a board or other surface mounted on one or more wheels.
A. It is unlawful for any person to skate, or use or ride any roller skates, coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle or other similar device, upon or over any public street, bridge, underpass, sidewalk space, sidewalk, or public property within the business district of the city. “Business district” is defined by the California Vehicle Code as “that portion of a highway and the property contiguous thereto (a) upon one side of which highway, for a distance of 600 feet, 50 percent or more of the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by building in use for business, or (b) upon both sides of which highway, collectively, for a distance of 300 feet, 50 percent or more of the contiguous property fronting thereon is so occupied. A business district may be longer than the distances specified in this section if the above ratio of buildings in use for business to the length of the highway exists.”
B. No person shall ride any of the above-described devices within any parking structure or upon any public grounds where people are assembled, including but not limited to trolley stations, Civic Center complex, library complex, and shopping centers. This chapter does not preclude the riding of skateboards within areas designated for such activity.
C. No person shall ride any of the above-described devices within any privately owned property without the written permission from the property owner. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2304 § 1, 1989; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.16.1).
10.28.100 Intoxicated persons – Operation or control of vehicles prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person under the influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotic drugs, amphetamine or derivative thereof, or other dangerous drugs, to a degree which would render him incapable of safely driving a vehicle, to be in or about any vehicle to which he has right of access or control while such vehicle is in or upon any street or any other public place in the city, unless said vehicle is under the immediate control or operation of a person not under the influence of intoxicating liquor or the above-mentioned drugs. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.16.2).
10.28.110 Railway gates and barriers.
No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.18.1).
10.28.120 Trains not to block crossings – Exception.
No person shall cause or permit any railway train or railway car or similar vehicle on rails to stop or stand or to be operated in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for the purposes of travel for a period of time longer than 10 minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to railway cars, trains or similar vehicles on rails while blocking or obstructing a crossing because of an accident which requires the operator of the train, car or similar vehicle on rails to stop at or near the scene of the accident. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.18.2).
10.28.130 Vehicle operation on private property – Permission required.
No person shall operate or drive any motor vehicle over or upon any private property, or leave any vehicle upon such property, without having, and upon request of a peace officer displaying, written permission of the owner of such property, or permission from the person entitled to possession thereof for the time being, or the authorized agent of either, except that this section shall not apply to public or private parking lots. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1538 § 1, 1974; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.11).
10.28.140 Private roads and parking lots – Intent and purpose of provisions.
It is the intent and purpose of the city council, by the adoption of CVMC 10.28.140 through 10.28.180, to provide a procedure for establishing rules and regulations regulating vehicular traffic on privately owned and maintained roads and parking lots located within the city, in accordance with the authorization contained in Sections 21107 and 21107.5 of the California Vehicle Code. Such rules and regulations are necessitated by reported incidences of unsafe vehicular movements upon privately owned roads and parking lots which are not presently subject to the provisions of the traffic code of the city or of the California Vehicle Code. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1195 § 1, 1969; prior code § 19.2401).
10.28.150 Private roads and parking lots – Rules and regulations – Establishment procedure.
The imposition of rules and regulations governing the movements of vehicles contained in the traffic code of the city and the California Vehicle Code may be applied to any privately owned and maintained road and parking lot within the boundaries of the city; provided, that a resolution establishing such rules and regulations for specified roads and parking lots has been adopted by the city council in accordance with the procedures established herein. Such rules and regulations shall not become effective until signs giving notice thereof are posted on the private roads and parking lots to be affected. The rules and regulations which may be thus imposed by resolutions encompass all provisions of the traffic code and the California Vehicle Code including, but not limited to, parking and stopping regulations, speed and movement of vehicles. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1195 § 1, 1969; prior code § 19.2402).
10.28.160 Private roads and parking lots – Rules and regulations – Initiating resolution – Hearing – Notice.
A request for a resolution to be adopted by the city council establishing set rules and regulations on private roads and parking lots may be initiated by the chief of police, the director of public works or by the owners of the private roads or parking lots. Upon receipt of such a request, the city clerk shall set the matter for hearing before the city council by giving notice thereof by publication in a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the city, by one publication at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1195 § 1, 1969; prior code § 19.2402(1)).
10.28.170 Private roads and parking lots – Rules and regulations – Form and content of resolution.
Subsequent to consideration of evidence presented at said public hearing, the city council may adopt a resolution having certain rules and regulations on the subject of private roads or parking lots. Said resolution shall specify the type of rule or regulation. The city council shall also make a finding that the subject road or parking lot, although privately owned and maintained, is of such a nature and character so as to constitute an openly and publicly used road or parking lot, allowing the public movement of vehicles thereon. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1195 § 1, 1969; prior code § 19.2402 (2)).
10.28.180 Private roads and parking lots – Rules and regulations – Posting.
Rules and regulations established by said resolution shall become effective at such time as the road or parking lot has been posted with appropriate signs giving notice thereof. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1195 § 1, 1969; prior code § 19.2402(3)).
Chapter 10.30
SPEED CONTESTSSections:
10.30.010 Purpose.
10.30.020 Definitions.
10.30.030 Spectator at illegal speed contest or exhibitions of speed – Violation.
10.30.040 Enforcement procedure.
10.30.050 Penalties.
10.30.010 Purpose.
A. The council for the city of Chula Vista finds and declares that pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 23109, motor vehicle speed contests and exhibitions of speed conducted on public streets and highways are illegal.
B. Motor vehicle speed contests and exhibitions of speed are more commonly known as street races or drag races. Streets within the city of Chula Vista have been the site of continuing and escalating illegal street racing over the past several years.
C. Such street racing threatens the health and safety of the public, interferes with pedestrian and vehicular traffic, creates a public nuisance, and interferes with the right of private business owners to enjoy the use of their property within the city of Chula Vista.
D. In the past five years, the city of Chula Vista has experienced 11 collisions with vehicles involved in street racing. Those collisions claimed the lives of 14 community members.
E. The illegal street races occur on a regular basis on various streets within the county of San Diego as well as in Chula Vista. Specifically, racers and spectators gather on these streets late at night and in the early morning hours, blocking the streets and sidewalks to traffic, forming a racetrack area, placing bets, and otherwise encouraging, aiding and abetting the racing process.
F. Illegal street racers accelerate to high speeds without regard to oncoming traffic, pedestrians, or vehicles parked or moving nearby. The racers drive quickly from street to street, race for several hours, and then move to other locations upon the arrival of the police.
G. Those who participate in this illegal activity are very sophisticated, using their cell phones, police scanners, and other electronic devices to communicate with each other to avoid arrest. They also use the Internet to provide information on where to race, and give advice on how to avoid detection and prosecution. Traffic accidents, property crimes, and calls for police service have increased dramatically. In some cases, illegal street races attract hundreds of spectators.
H. The mere presence of spectators at these events fuels the illegal street racing and creates an environment in which these illegal activities can flourish.
I. This chapter targets a very clear, limited population and gives proper notice to individuals as to what activities are lawful and what activities are unlawful. In discouraging spectators, the act of organizing and participating in illegal street races will be discouraged. (Ord. 2894 § 1, 2003).
10.30.020 Definitions.
“Illegal motor vehicle speed contest” or “illegal exhibition of speed” means any speed contest or exhibition of speed referred to in California Vehicle Code Sections 23109(a) and 23109(c).
“Preparations” for the illegal motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed include, but are not limited to, situations in which:
1. A group of motor vehicles or individuals have arrived at a location for the purpose of participating in or being spectators at the event;
2. A group of individuals have lined one or both sides of a public street or highway for the purpose of participating in or being a spectator at the event;
3. A group of individuals have gathered on private property open to the general public without the consent of the owner, operator, or agent thereof for the purpose of participating in or being a spectator at the event;
4. One or more individuals have impeded the free public use of a public street or highway by actions, words, or physical barriers for the purpose of conducting the event;
5. Two or more vehicles have lined up with motors running for an illegal motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed;
6. One or more drivers is revving their engine or spinning their tires in preparation for the event;
7. An individual is stationed at or near one or more motor vehicles serving as a race starter.
“Spectator” means any individual who is present at an illegal motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed, or at a location where preparations are being made for such activities, for the purpose of viewing, observing, watching, or witnessing the event as it progresses.
Spectator includes any individual at the location of the event without regard to whether the individual arrived at the event by driving a vehicle, riding as a passenger in a vehicle, walking, or arriving by some other means. (Ord. 2894 § 1, 2003).
10.30.030 Spectator at illegal speed contest or exhibitions of speed – Violation.
A. Any individual who is knowingly present as a spectator, either on a public street or highway, or on private property open to the general public without the consent of the owner, operator, or agent thereof, at an illegal motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed is guilty of a misdemeanor subject to a maximum of six months in jail and a fine of $1,000.
B. Any individual who is knowingly present as a spectator, either on a public street or highway, or on private property open to the general public without the consent of the owner, operator, or agent thereof, where preparations are being made for an illegal motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed is guilty of a misdemeanor subject to a maximum of six months in jail and a fine of $1,000.
C. An individual is present at the illegal motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed if that individual is within 200 feet of the location of the event, or within 200 feet of the location where preparations are being made for the event.
D. Exemption. Nothing in this section prohibits law enforcement officers or their agents from being spectators at illegal motor vehicle speed contests or exhibitions of speed in the course of their official duties. (Ord. 2894 § 1, 2003).
10.30.040 Enforcement procedure.
Upon any violation of CVMC 10.30.030(A) through 10.30.030(D), a peace officer may issue a citation to any person who is a spectator. If cited the person shall appear in court as directed in the citation. (Ord. 2894 § 1, 2003).
10.30.050 Penalties.
Violations of CVMC 10.30.030(A) through 10.30.030(D) shall be punished in accordance with Chapter 1.20 CVMC. (Ord. 2894 § 1, 2003).
Chapter 10.32
THROUGH STREETS AND STOP INTERSECTIONS*Sections:
10.32.010 Signs required when – Location generally.
10.32.020 Designated.
10.32.030 Vehicles emerging from alley, driveway or building – Stop required.
* For statutory provisions regarding the proper location of stop signs, see Veh. Code § 21355.
10.32.010 Signs required when – Location generally.
Whenever any regulation designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a through street, or any intersection at which vehicles are required to stop at one or more entrances thereto, or any railroad crossing at which vehicles are required to stop, the city engineer shall erect and maintain stop signs as follows: A stop sign shall be erected on each and every street intersecting such through street or portion thereof so designated, and at those entrances of other intersections where a stop is required and at any railroad grade crossing so designated. Every such sign shall conform with, and shall be placed as provided in, the Vehicle Code. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.7.1).
10.32.020 Designated.
A. Those streets and parts of streets established by regulation to be through streets for the purposes of this section as described in CVMC 10.52.030 shall be listed in Schedule II of the register maintained by the city engineer.
B. The provisions of this section shall also apply to one or more entrances to intersections as established by regulation, as described in CVMC 10.52.030 and listed in Schedule II.
C. The provisions of this section shall apply at those highway railway grade crossings established by regulation. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.7.2).
10.32.030 Vehicles emerging from alley, driveway or building – Stop required.
The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or driveway. A stop sign or other traffic control device is not required to be posted in order for this section to be operative. (Cite Section 21461 Vehicle Code.) (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.7.3).
Chapter 10.36
YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY STREETS*Sections:
10.36.010 Designated – Schedule XIII.
* For statutory authority for cities to place and maintain traffic control devices as required by statute or as necessary to implement local ordinances, see Veh. Code §§ 21351 – 21356.
10.36.010 Designated – Schedule XIII.
In accordance with Chapter 10.32 CVMC and pursuant to regulation, when appropriate signs have been erected giving notice of yield right-of-way regulations, drivers of vehicles shall yield right-of-way at the intersections listed in Schedule XIII of the register maintained by the city engineer. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 1260 § 1, 1970; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.22.1).
Chapter 10.40
TURNING MOVEMENTS*Sections:
10.40.010 Turning markers or indications – Placement authorized.
10.40.020 Turning markers or indications – Driver obedience required.
10.40.030 Restricted turns – Sign placement authorized when.
10.40.040 Restricted turns – Driver to obey signs.
10.40.050 Right turns at certain stop signals – Prohibited when.
10.40.060 Right turns at certain stop signals – Driver to obey signs.
* For statutory provisions authorizing cities to prohibit the making of any turning movements at intersections, see Veh. Code § 22113.
10.40.010 Turning markers or indications – Placement authorized.
The city engineer is authorized to place traffic control devices within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections. The city engineer is authorized to locate and indicate more than one lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right-hand or left-hand turns. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.5.1(A)).
10.40.020 Turning markers or indications – Driver obedience required.
When authorized traffic control devices are placed within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of such devices. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.5.1(B)).
10.40.030 Restricted turns – Sign placement authorized when.
The city engineer, by regulation, may designate those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left or U-turn, and the city engineer shall place proper traffic control devices at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the devices, or they may be removed when such turns are permitted. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.5.2).
10.40.040 Restricted turns – Driver to obey signs.
Whenever authorized traffic control devices are erected indicating that no right or left or U-turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of the traffic control device. (Cite Section 21461 Vehicle Code.) (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.5.3).
10.40.050 Right turns at certain stop signals – Prohibited when.
By regulation, the city engineer may designate those signal-controlled intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right turn against a traffic signal “stop” indication. The city engineer shall place proper traffic control devices at such intersections. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.5.4(A)).
10.40.060 Right turns at certain stop signals – Driver to obey signs.
No driver of a vehicle shall make a right turn against a red or stop signal at any intersection at which traffic control devices give notice of such restriction. (Cite Section 21461 Vehicle Code.) (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.5.4(B)).
Chapter 10.44
ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS*Sections:
10.44.010 Sign placement authorized.
10.44.020 Designated – Schedule I.
* For statutory authority for cities to designate the direction of traffic as one-way over highways within their jurisdiction, see Veh. Code § 21657.
10.44.010 Sign placement authorized.
Whenever any regulation designates any one-way street or alley, the city engineer shall place and maintain traffic control devices giving notice thereof, and no such regulations shall be effective unless such traffic control devices are in place. Traffic control devices indicating the direction of lawful traffic movement shall be placed at every intersection where movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited. Streets so designated shall be described in Schedule I, maintained in the register of the city engineer. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.6.1).
10.44.020 Designated – Schedule I.
In accordance with CVMC 10.44.010, pursuant to regulation, when appropriate traffic control devices have been posted, traffic shall move only in the direction as indicated upon the streets listed in Schedule I of the register maintained by the city engineer. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.22.1).
Chapter 10.48
SPEED REGULATIONS*Sections:
10.48.010 State speed laws applicable when.
10.48.020 Established speed limits in certain zones – Designated.
10.48.030 Repealed.
10.48.040 Repealed.
10.48.050 Repealed.
10.48.060 Regulation by traffic signals authorized.
* For statutory authority for municipalities to change the state speed limits under certain conditions, see Veh. Code §§ 22357 – 22363.
10.48.010 State speed laws applicable when.
The state traffic laws regulating the speed of vehicles shall be applicable upon all streets within the city, except as this chapter, as authorized by state law, hereby declares and determines upon the basis of engineering and traffic investigation that certain other speed regulations shall be applicable upon specified streets or in certain areas, in which event it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of any speed so declared by regulation when signs are in place giving notice thereof. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.19.1).
10.48.020 Established speed limits in certain zones – Designated.
Pursuant to California Vehicle Code Sections 22357 and 22358, where it is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey investigation, the city council may increase or decrease state speed limits. Said altered speed limits shall be effective, upon installation by the city engineer, of appropriate traffic control devices giving notice thereof. Designated speed limits shall be listed in a Schedule X of a register maintained in the offices of the city engineer. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.19.2).
10.48.030 Increased speed limits in certain zones – Designated – Schedule IX.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 2667, 1996; Ord. 2666 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2664 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2663 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2660 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2635 § 1, 1995; Ord. 2606 § 1, 1994; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.22.1).
10.48.040 Decreased speed limits in certain zones – Authorized.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.19.3).
10.48.050 Decreased speed limits in certain zones – Designated – Schedule X.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 2615 § 1, 1994; Ord. 2590 § 1, 1994; Ord. 2567 § 1, 1993; Ord. 2563 § 1, 1993; Ord. 2553 § 1, 1993; Ord. 2544 § 1, 1993; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.22.1).
10.48.060 Regulation by traffic signals authorized.
The city engineer is authorized to regulate the timing of traffic signals so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly and safe manner at speeds slightly at variance from the speeds otherwise applicable within the district or at intersections. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.19.4).
Chapter 10.52
STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING*Sections:
10.52.010 Stopping, standing or parking – Applicability of provisions.
10.52.020 Stopping, standing or parking – Scope of provisions.
10.52.030 Special stops required – Schedule II – Through streets and stop intersections.
10.52.040 Stopping, standing or parking – Within or on parkways – Prohibited.
10.52.050 No stopping zones and no parking areas – Authorized.
10.52.060 No stopping zones and no parking areas – Driver obedience required.
10.52.070 No parking areas – Designated.
10.52.080 No parking areas – Near fire hydrants or fire stations.
10.52.090 Commercial vehicles – Parking in residential districts prohibited when.
10.52.100 Storage of vehicles or camper bodies on streets prohibited – Time limit.
10.52.110 Parking for advertising or demonstration purposes prohibited when.
10.52.120 Repairing or greasing of vehicles prohibited where.
10.52.130 Washing or polishing of vehicles prohibited when.
10.52.140 No parking areas – Property adjacent to schools – Authorized when.
10.52.150 No parking areas – Property adjacent to schools – Driver obedience required.
10.52.160 No parking areas – Alleys – Exceptions permitted when.
10.52.170 No parking areas – Narrow streets – Authorized when.
10.52.180 No parking areas – Narrow streets – Driver obedience required.
10.52.190 Parking on grades – Wheels to be blocked when.
10.52.200 Peddlers and vendors – Parking permitted when – Time limit.
10.52.210 Repealed.
10.52.220 Emergency parking – Authorized when – Procedure.
10.52.230 Emergency parking – Driver obedience required.
10.52.240 Repealed.
10.52.250 Standing or parking – Applicability of provisions.
10.52.260 Parking – Scope of provisions.
10.52.270 Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets – Driver obedience required.
10.52.280 Repealed.
10.52.290 Parking – Prohibited during certain hours on certain streets – Driver obedience required.
10.52.300 Repealed.
10.52.310 Stopping, standing or parking – Prohibited during certain hours on certain streets – Driver obedience required.
10.52.320 Repealed.
10.52.330 Parking – Time limited on certain streets – Driver obedience required.
10.52.340 Repealed.
10.52.350 Parallel parking – Permitted on one-way streets – Generally.
10.52.360 Parallel parking – Prohibited on one-way roadways when.
10.52.370 Repealed.
10.52.380 Parallel parking – Exception for certain commercial vehicles.
10.52.390 Diagonal parking – Required when – Procedure.
10.52.400 Repealed.
10.52.410 Diagonal parking – Applicability of provisions – Exceptions.
10.52.420 Motorcycles – Parallel parking permitted when.
10.52.430 Motorcycles – Diagonal parking permitted when.
10.52.440 Motorcycles – Applicability of provisions – Exceptions.
10.52.450 Parking – Prohibited during certain hours of certain days on certain streets for the purpose of street sweeping – Driver obedience required.
10.52.460 Repealed.
10.52.470 Parking – Scope of restrictions.
10.52.480 Municipal parking lots – Designated – Manner of parking required – Schedule XV.
10.52.485 Municipal parking lots – Sleeping or camping prohibited.
10.52.490 Prohibitions regarding parking of overheight vehicles – Schedule IX.
* For statutory provisions regarding the proper location for the erection of stop signs, see Veh. Code § 21355; for statutory provisions authorizing local authorities to prohibit or restrict the parking or standing of vehicles on certain streets during all or a portion of the day, see Veh. Code § 22507; for statutory provisions authorizing the prohibition of all-night parking, see Veh. Code § 22507.5; for statutory provisions authorizing impounding of cars left parked for 72 consecutive hours or more, see Veh. Code § 22652.
CROSS REFERENCES: Loading Zones, see Ch. 10.60 CVMC. Abandoned Vehicles, see Ch. 10.80 CVMC. Off-Street Parking and Loading, see Ch. 19.62 CVMC. Bicycles, see Ch. 10.72 CVMC.
10.52.010 Stopping, standing or parking – Applicability of provisions.
The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.1(A)).
10.52.020 Stopping, standing or parking – Scope of provisions.
The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the Vehicle Code or regulations prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.1(B)).
10.52.030 Special stops required – Schedule II – Through streets and stop intersections.
In accordance with CVMC 10.32.010 and 10.32.020, pursuant to regulations and when appropriate traffic control devices have been erected giving notice of special stops, drivers of vehicles shall stop at every intersection before entering any of the streets or portions of streets, or one or more entrances to the intersections listed in Schedule II of the register maintained by the city engineer. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Res. 17646, 1994; Res. 17418, 1994; Res. 17335, 1993; Res. 17334, 1993; Res. 17212, 1993; Res. 16586, 1992; Res. 16192, 1991; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.22.1).
10.52.040 Stopping, standing or parking – Within or on parkways – Prohibited.
No person shall stop, stand, park or place a vehicle, boat, trailer, camper or any other property within any parkway. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2176 § 1, 1986; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.2).
10.52.050 No stopping zones and no parking areas – Authorized.
The city engineer is authorized to maintain, by appropriate parking control devices, or by paint upon the curb surface, all no stopping zones, no parking areas, and restricted parking areas, as defined and described in this chapter. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.3(A)).
10.52.060 No stopping zones and no parking areas – Driver obedience required.
When curb markings or parking control devices are in place, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or parking control device in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.3(B)).
10.52.070 No parking areas – Designated.
A. No operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, park or leave standing such vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or other authorized officer, traffic sign or signal:
1. In any area established by regulation as a no parking area, where such area is indicated by official parking control devices or red paint on the curb;
2. On a sidewalk;
3. Within an intersection;
4. Within a crosswalk;
5. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such standing, stopping or parking would obstruct traffic;
6. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of the street;
7. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;
8. Upon, along or across any railroad track in such manner as to hinder, delay or obstruct the movement of any car traveling upon such track;
9. Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs and markings;
10. In front of a public or private driveway or within eight feet of the end of the curb radius leading thereto;
11. Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
12. Within 20 feet of the end of the curb radii at an intersection;
13. Within 30 feet of the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of the roadway;
14. Within three feet of or in front of that portion of a curb which has been cut down, lowered, or constructed to provide wheelchair accessibility to the sidewalk;
15. Within any of those places delineated by Section 22500 of the Vehicle Code.
B. No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or more than 18 inches away from a curb.
C. For the purpose of minimizing traffic hazards and traffic congestion, the city engineer is authorized to establish no parking or stopping zones. The length of these zones is not to exceed 200 feet.
D. Any vehicle parked in violation of any of the foregoing sections may be towed or otherwise removed at the owner’s expense if a sign is posted giving notice of the removal. The city engineer is authorized to post signs giving notice of removal, where necessary.
E. Enforcement Policy. When in the judgment of the traffic officer it is reasonable and practical to do so, the owner, driver, or other responsible party shall be requested to move the car prior to being towed, but not prior to being ticketed. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 2627 § 1, 1995; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.4).
10.52.080 No parking areas – Near fire hydrants or fire stations.
It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle within 15 feet of any fire hydrant or entrance to a fire station within the city, except as otherwise indicated by a parking control device. (Ord. 2670, 1996; prior code § 14.11).
10.52.090 Commercial vehicles – Parking in residential districts prohibited when.
A. No person shall park any commercial vehicle as defined in subsection (B) of this section having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more in any residential district (which includes parking on private property), except:
1. While actually loading or unloading property; or
2. While such vehicle is parked in the actual performance of a service to property in the block in which such vehicle is parked.
B. For the purposes of this section, certain terms shall be defined as follows:
1. “Commercial vehicle” shall mean single vehicles whose primary use is for commercial purposes and having more than two axles or combination of vehicles having more than two axles; a single vehicle or combination of vehicles 20 feet or more in length; or a single vehicle or combination of vehicles six feet, eight inches or more in width, and shall include, but shall not be limited to, dump trucks, moving vans, tractors, pole, or pipe dollies.
2. “Residential district” shall mean any block in which over 50 percent of the ground level buildings fronting on said block are residential dwellings. Said dwellings may be single-unit structures or multiunit structures. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 2190 § 1, 1987; Ord. 2176 § 2, 1986; Ord. 2024 § 1, 1983; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.5).
10.52.100 Storage of vehicles or camper bodies on streets prohibited – Time limit.
A. No camper body which has been detached from a motor vehicle shall be left standing on a city street at any time.
B. 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 72 hours.
C. Vehicles or camper bodies parked in violation of this section may be removed and impounded as authorized by CVMC 10.80.120 and Vehicle Code Section 22651. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 2033 § 1, 1983; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.6).
10.52.110 Parking for advertising or demonstration purposes prohibited when.
No vehicle displaying advertising matter for the primary purpose of commercial advertising, as prohibited by CVMC 5.08.030 through 5.08.060, shall park upon any residential street in this city. This prohibition shall not apply to a vehicle being offered “for sale.” (Ord. 2946 § 1, 2004; Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 2255 § 1, 1988; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.7).
10.52.120 Repairing or greasing of vehicles prohibited where.
No person shall build or cause to be built, rebuild or cause to be rebuilt, grease or cause to be greased, or perform any maintenance including changing of oil or flushing radiators on any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in the city. Except for temporary emergency repairs, no person shall repair or cause to be repaired any vehicle upon a public street. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 1744 § 1, 1977; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.8).
10.52.130 Washing or polishing of vehicles prohibited when.
No person shall wash or cause to be washed, or polish or cause to be polished, any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in the city when a charge is made for such service. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.9).
10.52.140 No parking areas – Property adjacent to schools – Authorized when.
The city engineer is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property, when such parking would interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.10(A)).
10.52.150 No parking areas – Property adjacent to schools – Driver obedience required.
When official signs are erected prohibiting parking upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.10(B)).
10.52.160 No parking areas – Alleys – Exceptions permitted when.
No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in any alley within the city except for the purpose of expeditiously loading or unloading passengers or materials, or when a service is being performed to or on property abutting such alley, which requires the immediate and necessary presence of a vehicle during the time such service is actually being performed. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.12).
10.52.170 No parking areas – Narrow streets – Authorized when.
The city engineer is authorized to place parking control devices or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed 25 feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed 30 feet. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.13(A)).
10.52.180 No parking areas – Narrow streets – Driver obedience required.
When official parking control devices or markings prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets, as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such parking control device or marking. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.13(B)).
10.52.190 Parking on grades – Wheels to be blocked when.
No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a highway when upon any grade exceeding three percent without blocking the wheels of said vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means which prevents the vehicle from rolling. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.14).
10.52.200 Peddlers and vendors – Parking permitted when – Time limit.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, 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 or 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 10 minutes at any one place. The provisions of this section 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. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.15(A)).
10.52.210 Peddlers and vendors – Parking and standing prohibited.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.15(B)).
10.52.220 Emergency parking – Authorized when – Procedure.
Whenever the city engineer determines that an emergency is likely to result from traffic congestion caused by the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings, or functions, or for other reasons, the city engineer shall order temporary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the operation, parking or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys, as the city engineer shall direct during the time such temporary signs are in place. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency and the city engineer shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.16(A)).
10.52.230 Emergency parking – Driver obedience required.
When parking control devices authorized by the provisions of this section are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall operate, park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of the parking control device. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.16(B)).
10.52.240 Commercial vehicles – Display of warning devices required when.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.10.17).
10.52.250 Standing or parking – Applicability of provisions.
The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified or as indicated on official parking control devices, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or other official traffic control device. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.1).
10.52.260 Parking – Scope of provisions.
The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.2).
10.52.270 Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets – Driver obedience required.
Except upon Sundays and holidays specified in CVMC 10.08.110, it is unlawful to park a vehicle at any time upon any street upon which a parking control device prohibiting such parking has been installed by the city engineer by regulation adopted pursuant to CVMC 10.04.030. The city engineer shall maintain within a register a Schedule III which lists the streets or portions thereof upon which the prohibitions of this section are in effect. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.3).
10.52.280 Parking – Prohibited at all times on certain streets – Schedule III.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Res. 17470, 1994; Res. 17336, 1993; Res. 17240, 1993; Res. 17220, 1993; Res. 17003, 1993; Res. 16799, 1992; Res. 16585, 1992; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.22.1).
10.52.290 Parking – Prohibited during certain hours on certain streets – Driver obedience required.
Except upon Sundays and holidays specified in CVMC 10.08.110, it is unlawful to park a vehicle between the hours specified of any day upon any street upon which a parking control device prohibiting or regulating such parking has been installed by the city engineer by regulation adopted pursuant to CVMC 10.04.030. The city engineer shall maintain within a register a Schedule IV which lists the streets or portions thereof upon which the restrictions and prohibitions within this section are in effect. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.4).
10.52.300 Parking – Prohibited during certain hours on certain streets – Schedule IV.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Res. 16191, 1991; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.22.1).
10.52.310 Stopping, standing or parking – Prohibited during certain hours on certain streets – Driver obedience required.
Except upon Sundays and holidays specified in CVMC 10.08.110, it is unlawful to stop, stand or park a vehicle between the hours specified of any day upon any of the streets or portions of a street upon which a parking control device regulating such parking has been installed by the city engineer by regulation adopted pursuant to CVMC 10.04.030. The city engineer shall maintain within a register a Schedule V which lists the streets or portions thereof upon which the restrictions and prohibitions of this section are in effect. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.5).
10.52.320 Stopping, standing, or parking – Prohibited during certain hours on certain streets – Schedule V.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.22.1).
10.52.330 Parking – Time limited on certain streets – Driver obedience required.
Except upon Sundays and holidays specified in CVMC 10.08.110, it is unlawful to park a vehicle for longer than the time specified upon a parking control device regulating such parking on any street upon which such a parking control device regulating such parking has been installed by the city engineer by regulation adopted pursuant to CVMC 10.04.030, except in accordance with the directions of the parking control device. The city engineer shall maintain within a register a Schedule VI which lists the streets or portions thereof upon which the restrictions and prohibitions of this section are in effect. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.6).
10.52.340 Parking – Time limited on certain streets – Schedule VI.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Res. 17692, 1994; Res. 16792, 1994; Res. 17645, 1994; Res. 17644, 1994; Res. 17471, 1994; Res. 17359, 1994; Res. 17241, 1993; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.22.1).
10.52.350 Parallel parking – Permitted on one-way streets – Generally.
Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within 18 inches of the left-hand curb facing in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way street, unless parking control devices are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.7(A)).
10.52.360 Parallel parking – Prohibited on one-way roadways when.
In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left side of such one-way roadway unless signs are in place permitting such standing or parking. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.7(B)).
10.52.370 Parallel parking – On one-way streets and roadways – Determination authority.
Repealed by Ord. 2670, 1996. (Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.7).
10.52.380 Parallel parking – Exception for certain commercial vehicles.
The requirement of parallel parking imposed by CVMC 10.52.350 through 10.52.380 shall not apply to any commercial vehicle actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading freight or goods, in which case such vehicle may be backed up to the curb; provided, that such vehicle does not extend beyond the center line of the street and does not block traffic thereby. (Ord. 2670 § 1, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.11.7(D)).
10.52.390 Diagonal parking – Required when – Procedure.
It is unlawful at any time to park a vehicle upon any street or portion thereof designated as a diagonal parking zone, upon which a parking control device regulating such parking has been installed by the city engineer by regulation adopted pursuant to CVMC 10.04.030, except as follows: The vehicle shall be parked at an angle to the curb specified by the parking control device, and entirely within the limits of the allotted space, with the front wheel nearest the curb not more than six inches from the curb. The city engineer shall maintain within a regist