Chapter 10.20
VEHICLE USE ON PEDESTRIAN WAYS*
Sections:
10.20.010 Prohibited vehicles on certain streets and parkways.
10.20.015 Off highway use of vehicles.
10.20.018 Parking on landscaped or unimproved areas prohibited.
* For statutory provisions on driving on sidewalks, see Vehicle Code §21663.
10.20.010 Prohibited vehicles on certain streets and parkways.
It is unlawful for any person to ride or use, a vehicle, bicycle, tricycle, skateboard, package delivery vehicle or scooter, whether motor driven or otherwise on the following portions of the public streets of the city; all sidewalks, foot paths and other ways intended to be used and used exclusively by pedestrians along and upon that certain street, avenue, and public way within the city commonly known and designated as Madera Avenue. Additionally, it shall be unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle, tricycle, skateboard, package delivery vehicle or scooter, whether motor driven or otherwise within any park or property designated as a parkway by the city. This prohibition against bicycle, tricycle, skateboard, package delivery bicycle or scooter riding in the park shall be noticed to the public by proper and reasonable placing of signs in areas designated as parks or parkways. (Ord. 90-06 §1, 1990: Ord. 86-04, 1986: Ord. 10 §1, 1946).
10.20.015 Off highway use of vehicles.
It is unlawful for any person to ride or operate any motorcycle or motorbike of any kind on any private property or unoccupied public property within one-quarter of a mile of any school, hospital, convalescent home or residential area as herein after defined except upon a regularly established private road, driveway or parking lot appurtenant to a structure on that property. A residential area within the meaning of this section means any area one-quarter mile in depth abutting a public or private road and one-quarter mile in length measured along such road and which contains any apartment house, condominium, multiple unit dwelling structure or four or more residences of any kind or combination. (Ord. 81-15, 1981).
10.20.018 Parking on landscaped or unimproved areas prohibited.
A. It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle on the landscaped area or on any unimproved area between any street or public way and the main structure on a property in a residential area.
B. In this section, the following words are defined as follows: "Landscaped area" means an area improved with the addition of lawns, turf, trees, plants, decorative gravel or stone, or other natural or decorative features. "Residential area" means property within any R-1, R-2, R-3 district as defined in Title 17 of this code, and any property within a planned development where the predominant use is residential. "Temporarily" means for a reasonable but limited period of time, generally not more than thirty minutes preceding the beginning or following the completion of any of the activities specified in subsection C of this section. "Unimproved area" means any portion of real property that is not improved by landscaping or a driveway. A driveway is a driveway or parking area that is paved with concrete, asphalt, gravel, chip seal or similar material. "Vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer, or other vehicle of a type or class that is registered or is subject to registration with the California Department of Motor Vehicles, or a similar authority of another state. Vehicle shall not include devices or mechanisms that are human-powered.
C. It shall not be a violation of this section to temporarily park a vehicle on the landscaped area or unimproved portion of a residential lot for the purpose of:
1. Loading or unloading equipment, furniture or furnishings which are, have been or will be used in the residential structure. (For example, a moving van may be temporarily parked on the lawn during moving into or out of a home).
2. Loading or unloading building materials in connection with the construction, reconstruction, remodeling or demolition of any structure.
3. Loading or unloading passengers.
4. Washing and waxing the vehicle of the occupant of the property.
D. A violation of this section shall be an infraction punishable by the payment to the city of Kerman of a fine in an amount established pursuant to Section 1.16.020 of this code, as it may from time to time be amended, by the occupant of the property for each vehicle violating this section for any day or portion of a day during which the violation occurs. Each day during which a violation continues is a new and separate violation of this section. Peace officers of this state and code enforcement officers of this city shall enforce this section by issuing a notice of violation, which shall include, at a minimum, notice of the facts constituting the violation, information regarding the payment of the fine, and notice of the right to a hearing before the parking hearing officer to contest the violation. (Ord. 98-05 §2, 1998).
10.20.020 Violation--Penalty.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person violating a provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 98-05 §3, 1998: Ord. 10 §2, 1946).