Chapter 10.08
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections:
10.08.010 Enforcement – Police department powers and duties.
10.08.020 Direction of traffic – Fire department personnel authorized when.
10.08.030 Crossing guard – School crossings.
10.08.040 Authorized emergency vehicles – Applicability limitations.
10.08.050 Government, county and city vehicles – Applicability limitations.
10.08.060 Speed regulated by traffic signals.
10.08.120 Repossessed vehicles – Report to police department required.
10.08.130 Direction of traffic by unauthorized persons prohibited – Exception.
10.08.140 Intoxicated persons prohibited in or about vehicles.
10.08.150 Alcoholic beverages in private parking lots.
10.08.010 Enforcement – Police department powers and duties.
A. It shall be the duty of the members of the police department, or such persons as are assigned by the Chief of Police, to enforce all street traffic laws of the City and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in the City.
B. Members of the police department, or such officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police, are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or signal, in conformance with traffic laws; provided, that in the event of a fire or other emergency, or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, members of the police department may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.2)
10.08.020 Direction of traffic – Fire department personnel authorized when.
Members of the fire department, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic thereat, or in the immediate vicinity. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.3)
10.08.030 Crossing guard – School crossings.
A. All operators of vehicles shall obey all signals and instructions of crossing guards when they are acting at regular established school crossings; provided, that the crossing guards at the time are wearing some insignia indicating their authority.
B. Any operator of a vehicle who fails to obey the signal or instructions of a crossing guard shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.9)
10.08.040 Authorized emergency vehicles – Applicability limitations.
A. The provisions of this title regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of the police or fire departments, any public ambulance, or any public utility vehicle or any private ambulance, which public utility vehicle or private ambulance has qualified as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in this section is operated in the manner specified in the Vehicle Code of the state in response to an emergency call.
B. The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of his willful disregard of the safety of others. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.5)
10.08.050 Government, county and city vehicles – Applicability limitations.
The provisions of this title shall apply to the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States government, this state, any county or city, and it is unlawful for any such driver to violate any of the provisions of this title except as otherwise permitted in said title or by state statute. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.6)
10.08.060 Speed regulated by traffic signals.
The traffic 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, and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.10)
10.08.120 Repossessed vehicles – Report to police department required.
A. Every person in the City who repossesses any motor vehicle sold, exchanged or financed by such person shall, immediately after such repossession, make out and file, either in person or by authorized agent, at the city police department, a full and complete report of the repossession of such vehicle. Such report shall be written and shall contain the name and address of the person making such repossession, the name and address of the person from whom such repossession was made, the make, the state license number, motor number, style and seating capacity of the motor vehicle repossessed. Such report shall not be required when repossession is made with the knowledge of the person in charge of such vehicle.
B. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Penalties for misdemeanors shall be as set forth in Penal Code Section 19. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; Ord. 1217 § 9, 1986; 1960 code § 13.8)
10.08.130 Direction of traffic by unauthorized persons prohibited – Exception.
No person other than a member of the police department or a person assigned by the Chief of Police, person authorized by the City for construction activity, or person authorized by law shall direct or attempt to direct traffic, by voice, hand or other signal, except that persons may operate any mechanical pushbutton signal that may be erected, when and as provided in this title. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.4)
10.08.140 Intoxicated persons prohibited in or about vehicles.
It is unlawful for any person to be in an intoxicated or drunken condition in or about any automobile, motorcycle, streetcar or other vehicle while the same is on any public highway, road, street, sidewalk, lane, alley, public grounds, public place, or in the incorporated limits of the City. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.24)
10.08.150 Alcoholic beverages in private parking lots.
No person shall drink or have in his/her possession an open container of any alcoholic beverage on that portion of private property which is open to the public and is used or intended to be used for the parking or storage of motor vehicles by customers or employees of any commercial or industrial establishment, without the express permission of the owner, his agent, or the person in lawful possession thereof. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; Ord. 1263 § 1, 1988)