HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1966-973 3 �' ORDINANCE N0. 973
� � AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CHULA VISTA .
�. '} CITY CODE RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
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. The City Council. of the City of Chula Vista does ordain
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SECTION I : That Sections 19 . 1, 19 . 2, and 19 . 3 of Chapter
.'� 19 of the Chula Vista City Code be, and the same are hereby repealed,
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� and that a new Chapter 19 be, and the same is hereby established to
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, � � CHAPTER 19 . MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
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Article I . General Provisions
'- Section 19 . 1. 1. Short Title. This chapter shall be known
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`: Section 19 . 1. 2 . Intent and Purposes . It is the intent of
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' 'These rules and regulat2ons are further intended to supplement the
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'� ��� in those instances where the subject matter is not covered by state
traffic laws , and to enact local regulations where express power is
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. granted to local authorities to control particular subject matter.
s It is the purpose of this ordinance to provide standards and guide
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California and should be cited with reference to the Code Sections
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' ' herein are inconsistent with the Vehicle Code, such definitions or
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" regulations as found in the Vehicle Code as it exists or as it may
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' be amended shall apply .
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Section 19 . 1. 3 . Definitions . The following words and
� phrases, cahen used in this ordinance, shall for the purpose of this
. ordinance have the meanings respect�vely ascribed to them in this
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� � "article. Words and phrases defined herein in the language of the
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: ; Vehicle Code of the State of California shall be cited by the section �;.
, �umber of said Vehicle Code as indicated. Whenever any words or ��
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phrases used herein are not defined but are defined in the Vehicle �
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Code and amendments thereto, such definitions shall apply. �
(a) "A11ey" . Any public highway having a roadway not
exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in width, which is primarily used ;
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for access to the rear or side entrances of abutting property. (Cite �
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(b) "Bicycle" . Any device propelled by human power upon
; " which any person may ride , having two tandem wheels , either of which
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Veh.C .A. ) '
(c) "Bus" . An� motor vehicle, other than a motor truck or
� , truck tractor, designed for carrying more than nine persons including
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t the driver and used and maintained for the transportation of passengers . �
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� (d) "Bus Loading Zone" . The space adjacent to a curb or �
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edge of roadway reserved for the exclusive use of buses during loading
' and unloading passengers .
' ` (e) "Business District" . That portion of a highway and the I
property contiguous thereto (1) upon one side of which highway, for
a disfance of 600 feet, 50 percent or more of the contiguous p'roperty
� : fronting thereon is occupied by buildinqs in use for business , or (2) 4
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� / 300 feet, 50 percent�or more of the contiguous property fronting
� thereon is so occupied. A business district may be longer �han the ,
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� distances specified if the above ratio of buildings in use for business
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; : to the length of the highway exists . (Cite Section 235 Veh.C. )
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(f) "COUncil" . The Council of the City of Chula Vista.
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{ � (g) "Crosswalk" . (1) That portion of a roadway included
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f ; within the prolongation or connection of the boundary lines of side-
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{ } walks at intersections where the intersecting roadways meet at
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1 ' from an alley across a street, or (2) any portion of a roadway
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�� distinctly indicated for pedestrians crossing by lines or other
markings on the surface . Nothwithstanding the foregoing provisions
of this section, there shall not be a crosswalk where local authorities
' have placed signs indicating no crossing . (Cite Section 275 Veh .C. )
. (h) "Curb" . The lateral boundary of the roadway whether
such curb be marked by curbing construetion, or not so marked; the
word "curb" as herein used shall not include the line dividing tlie
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roadway of a street from parking strips in the center of a street
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� or from tracks or rights-of-way of public utility companies .
(i) "Divisional Island" . A raised island located in the
roadway and separating opposing or conflicting streams of traffic.
(j) r"Holidays" . Within the meaning of this chapter, holidays
are the first day of January, the twelfth day of February, the twenty-
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� second day of February, the thirtieth day of May, the fourth day of
July, the first Monday in September, the ninth day of September,
y the twelfth day of October, the eleventh day of November, the tcaenty-
� fifth day of December and Thanksgiving Day. If any of the above
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� T' � holidays , with the exception of Thanksgiving Day arid Labor Day, falls
' upon a Sunday, the Monday following is a holiday.l
(k) "Loading Zone" . The space adjacent to a curb reserved
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for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of
passengers or materials .
� ' (1) "Official Time Standard" . Whenever certain hours are
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' ' named herein, they shall mean standard time or daylight saving time,
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1 as may be in current use in this City.
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(m) "Park or Parking" shall mean the standing of a vehicle,
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whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose
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' of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or
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passengers . (Cite Section 463 Veh.C.A. )
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� F (n) "Parking Meter" . A mechanical device installed within.
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or upon the curb or sidewalk area, immediately adjacent to a parking
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; 4 (o) "Parkway" . That portion of a street other than a road-
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, (p) "Passenger Loading Zone" . The space adjacent to a curb
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� ' (q) . "Pedestrian. " Any person afoot. �
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. (r) "Police Officer" . Every officer of the Police Department ,
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regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic
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regulations.
(s) "Stop, or Stopping" when prohibited, shall mean any
cessation of movement of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except j
when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance
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- device or signal . ,
(t) "Taxicab Stand" . A space adjacent to a curb reserved
for taxicabs to stand and wait for passengers .
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(u) "Vehicle Code" . The Vehicle Code of the State of
California, as amended.
;; Article II . Traffic Administration
� Section 19 . 2 . 1. Duties of the Police Department �
� The Police Department shall �
;� (a) Enforce the provisions of this Traffic Code and all the !
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f . State vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this City, to make
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' arrests for traffic violations , to investigate traffic accidents and
A � to cooperate with the City Engineer and other officers of the City in �
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� the administration of the traffic laws and in developing ways and y
means to improve traffic conditions and to carry out those duties �
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i (b) Cooperate with the City Engineer in conducting studies f
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(c) Maintain a suitable system of filing traffic accident
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reports . Accidents , reports or cards referring to them shall be �
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; � (d) Prepare annually a traffic report which shall be filed
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� with the City Council . Such a report shall contain information on
' traffic matters in this City as follows :
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I ;. 1. The number of traffic accidents , the number of people �
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2 . The number of traffic accidents investigated and ��
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Police Department;
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; 3. The plans and recommendations of the Department for �
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Section 19 . 2 . 2 . Duties of the City Engineer
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The City Engineer shall; i
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(a) Determine the installation, proper timing and maintenance �
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� of official traffic control devices , to conduct engineering analysis
of traffic accidents , and to devise remedial measures , to conduct
engineering investigation of traffic conditions , and to 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,
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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
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j ;! provisions of the California Vehicle Code, the violation of which - is �
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a misdemeanor, said determination shall promptly be filed in writing ,
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'; `'� (b) Initiate and recommend necessary legislation for the ��
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� .� (c) Maintain schedules relating to the parking of vehicles ,
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; 'E direction of movement of traffic, speed zone, through highcaays , truck �,
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€ routes, and stop signs on City streets as provided by ordinances or f
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si` resolutions approved and regulations promulaged pursuant to this Code. ;
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,• � j�, (a) The Police Department is empowered to enforce regulations �_
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!` ; of fire, emergency or special events the Police Department is empowered '
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� � � '. (b) For the purpose of minimizing traffic hazards and (�
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.� traffic congestion and for the promotion of public safety , the City
p , '� Engineer is authorized to establish any traffic regulation for a
� trial period of eight months; provided that (1) prior to the commence-
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i :. ment of any trial period a copy of the proposed regulation shall be "
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sent by the City Engineer to the Council, together with a statement
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` of the reasons therefor;: and (2) such trial period shall begin upon �
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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 .
� i regulation shall cease to be effective.
{ . (d) The City Engineer may test traffic-control devices
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' E (e) Resolutions to control the direction of movement of
; traffic and the parking of vehicles on streets within the City shall
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be enacted pursuant to the authority of this section.
t Article III . Enforcement and Obedience to Traffic Regulations.
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Section 19 . 3 . 1. Authority of Police and Fire Depar,tment Officials .
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� :; (a) Officers of the Police Department and such officers as
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' �` all traffic by voice , hand, audible or other signal , in conformance
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�, f: or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians , officers of the
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� as conditions may require, nothwithstanding the provisions to the
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(b) No person other than an officer of the Police Department
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� of Police or a person authorized by law shall direct or attempt to
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�, ; direct traffic, by voice , hand, or other signal, except that persons
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{� i ; may operate , when and as herein provided, any mechanical pushbutton
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� � signal erected by the City Engineer.
� ' (c) No person shall fail or refuse to comply with any lawful
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' (d) At places where large numbers of people and vehicles �
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� ' are to gather or have gathered, nothing in this chapter shall be i�
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� from prohibiting any pedestrian from using any street or sidewalk , and �
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T : said police officer shall have authority to direct the parking of
vehicles in any reasonable manner, way or direction, and it is (,
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{ hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to fail to promptly
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� Section 19 . 3 . 2 . Required Obedience to Traffic Regulations .
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(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person driving any vehicle
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'� or other conveyance upon any street, or any pedestrian, to do any
� ' act forbidden, or to fail to perform any act required under this
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j; (b) No person sha11 interfere with or obstruct in any way �
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,' i any police officer or _other officer or employee of this City in their
y : enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. The removal, obliteration ,
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�• ' or concealment of any chalk mark or other distinguishing mark used by �,
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chapter shall, if done for the purpose of evading the provisions of
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, �. (c) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the
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� operator of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United '
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States Government, this state , any county , or city and it shall be �'
�� unlawful for any such operator to violate any of the ' provisions of �
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this chapter, except as otherwise permitted or exempted in this chapter �{
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�� ; Section 19 . 3 . 3 : Exemption of Certain Vehicles . 1
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parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to the following �
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� ' authorized emergency vehicles when operated in the manner specified ��
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i � An authorized emergency vehicle is : (1) Any publicly owned ambulance, 'f
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operated by the following persons ,agencies or organizations : any ;j
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�, : department, sheriff ' s department or the California Highway Patrol;
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7 the district attorney of any county or any district attorney investigator;
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. � , any constable or deputy constable engaged in law enforcement work;
i peace officer personnel of the Department of Justice , and (3) Any
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� vehicle. owned by the State,. or any bridge and highway district, equipped
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� ' and used either for fighting fires , or towing or servicing other vehicles ,
� carinq for injured per-sons , or repairing damaged lighting or electrical
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�, equipment, and (4) Any state-owned vehicle used in responding to
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`' emergency fire, rescue or communications calls and operated either by
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� the California Disaster Office or by any public agency or industrial
fire department to which the California Disaster Office has assigned
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� -` such vehicle, and ( 5) Any state-owned vehicle operated by a fish and
! game warden, and (6) Any vehicle owned or operated by any department
� or agency of the United States Government when such department or '
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is used in responding to emergency calls , or when such vehicle is
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}` used in responding to emergency fire, ambulance or lifesaving calls .
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�' � (b) The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, relieve
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� care for the safety of others or the consequences of his wilful
;, ' disregard of the safety of others .
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hor standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a City
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j or_ repair work or any vehicle owned or operated by the United States
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l : Section 19 . 3 . 4 . Report of Damage to Property. ��
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(a) The operator of a vehicle or the person in charge of '
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� : any animal involved in any accident resulting in damage to any property
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'� ` to, any fire hydrant, parking meter, lighting post, telephone pole,
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; '•. any tree, traffic control device or other property of a like nature
� located in or along any street, shall, within twenty-four hours after
�-� such accident, make a written report of such damage to the Police
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Department of the City of Chu1a Vista.
� ' (b) Every such report shall state the time when, and the
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place where , the accident took place, the name and address of the
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' • describe the property damage in such accident .
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% , (c) The operator of any vehicle or the person in charge of
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� � any animal involved in an accident shall not be subject to the
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j' ` he is physically . incapable of making a report, but in such event
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� he shall make a report as required in subsection (a) within twenty-
f . four (24) hours after regaining ability to make such report.
� :, Section 19 . 3 . 5 . When Vehicles may be Removed from Streets .
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y� Department of the City of Chula Vista may remove or cause to be
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removed:
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(a) Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a
�° � street or highway for seventy-two (72) or more consecutive hours .
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(b) Any vehicle which is parked on a highway in violation of
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any provision of this chapter, the Vehicle Code or other law or ordinance
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, forbidding standing or parking, when the use of such hsghway or a
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y portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction
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` signs giving notice that such vehicle may be removed are erected and
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� placed at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the removal.
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� authorized by the Council or other competent authority for a
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� ' purpose other than the normal flow of traffic, or for the. movement
� � of e ui ment articles or structures of unusual size. and the g
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y of said vehicle- would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement;
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; s' providing that signs giving notice that such vehicle may be removed
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iare erected or placed at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the
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-, " (d) Any vehicle parked or left standing , when the City i
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3'. has authorized the removal by ordinance. No vehicle may be removed '
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� unless signs are posted giving notice of the removal .
} , Article IV. Traffic Control Devices .
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c� ' Section 19 . 4 . 1. Authority to Install Traffic Control Devices .
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i (a) The City Engineer shall have the power and duty to
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� . place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, official �
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traffic control devices when and as required to make effective the
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provisions of this chapter. i
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(b) Whenever the Vehicle Code requires for the effectiveness ;
%� � of any provision thereof that traffic control devices be installed to
yt give notice to the public of the application o£ such law, the City
Engineer is hereby authorized to install or cause to be installed
� the necessary devices subject to any limitations or restrictions
� set forth in the 1aw applicable thereto. ,
� (c) The City Engineer may also place and maintain or cause
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� Section 19 . 4 . 2. Traffic Control Signs Required for Enforce- t
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ment Purposes.
S' No provision of the Vehicle Code or of this chapter for �
L; , which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator �i
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� provisions of the traffic laws . Whenever a particular section does
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section shall be effective even though no devices are erected or in
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� � Section 19 . 4 . 3 . Obedience to Traf£ic Control Devices . ,
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.� �. Section 19 . 4 . 4 . Installation of Traffic Signals . �
(a) The City Engineer is hereby directed to install and r
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maintain official traffic signals at those intersections and other ,
places where traffic conditions are such as to require that the flow
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of traffic be alternately interrupted and released in order to prevent
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or relieve traffic congestion or to protect life or property from
� exceptional hazard as determined by this chapter or by ordinance j
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- or resolution of the Council.
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� ' (b) The City Engineer shall ascertain, determine and
recommend to the Council the locations where such signals are re-
j ' guired by field investigation, traffic counts and other traffic
' information as may be pertinent and his determinations therefrom
shall be made in accordance with those traffic enqineering and safety
standards and instructions set forth in the California Maintenance
� . Manual issued by the Division of Highways of the State of California
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Department of Public Works .
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(c) Whenever the City Engineer installs and maintains an
` official traffic signal at any intersection, he shall likewise erect
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{ Section 19 . 4 . 5 . Authority to Remove, Relocate and Discontinue
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t' The City Engineer is hereby authorized to remove , relocate
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� specifically required by the Vehicle Code or this ordinance whenever
� he shall determine in any particular case that the conditions which
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�' • warranted or required the installation no longer eiist or obtain.
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a- Section 19 . 4 . 6 . Lane Marking.
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; ; The City Engineer is hereby authorized to mark center lines
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i. to be traveLled by vehicles and may pl.ace signs temporarily designating
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lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction, regard-
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j� Section 19 . 4 . 7 . Distinctive Roadway Markings .
� ? The City Engineer is authorized to place and maintain
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those streets or parts of streets where the volume of traffic or
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to drive on the left side of such marking or signs and markings .
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� _ Such marking or signs and markings shall have the same effect as ,
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' Section 19 . 4 . 8 . Traffic Control Devices--HOUrs of Operation.
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which any traffic control device sha11 be in operation or be in
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in this chapter.
Section 19 . 4 . 9 . Unauthorized Painting of Curbs .
No person, unless authorized by this City, shall paint any
street or curb surface; provided, however, that this section shall
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person who has complied with the provisions of any resolution or �
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�" Article V. Turning Movements . �
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(a) The City Engineer is authorized to place markers , buttone ,
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� Engineer is further authorized to locate and indicate more than one '
Ya lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right or left �
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� hand turns; the course to be travelled as so indicated may conform to
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by vehicles turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the
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� Section 19 . 5 . 2 . Authority to Place Restricted Turn Signs .
+� The City Council, by resolution upon the recommendation of
, ; the City Engineer, may desianate those intersections at which drivers
` of vehicles . shall not make a right, left or "U" turn, and the City
� Engineer shall place proper signs at such intersections . The making
�±' {�2 of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and
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� permitted at other hours , in which event the same shall be plainly �
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indicated on the signs or they may be removed when such turns are r
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permitted . �
', Section 19 . 5 . 3 . Obedience to No-TUrn Signs .
- Whenever authorized siqns are erected indicating that no
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right or left or "U" turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall
� disobey the directions of any such signs . (City Section 21461 Veh.C. )
Section 19 . 5 . 4 . Signal Controlled Intersections--Right Turns .
:� , (a) The City Council , by resolution upon the recommendation
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of 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 signs at such intersections .
. � (b) No driver of a vehicle shall make a right turn against
a red or stop signal at any intersection which is sign-posted giving
notice of such restriction as provided in this section. (Cite Section �
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i Article VI . One-Way Streets and Alleys .
;y � Section 19 . 6 . 1. The City Engineer to Place Signs on One-
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{,-� Way Streets and Alleys . �
'" Whenever any ordinance or resolution of this City designates I
` rt any one-way street or alley, the City Engineer shall place and main- �
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� effective unless such signs are in place . Signs indicating the
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k section where movement of traffic in the opposite direction is
� prohibited. Streets so designated shall be described in Schedule I
� i attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance.
j? Article VII . Special Stops Required.
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any intersection at which vehicles are required to stop at one or
more entrances thereto, or any railroad crossing at which vehicles
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are required to stop, the City Engineer shall erect and maintain
stop signs as follows :
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' A stop sign shall be erected on each and every
i .. street intersecting _ such through street or portion
tYiereof so designated and at those entrances of
j ._� othereintersections 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.
' Section 19 . 7 . 2 . Stop at Through Street or Stop Sign.
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resolution of the City Council are hereby declared to be through
•� " streets for the purposes of this section as described in Schedule II
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' one or more entrances to intersections as established by resolution
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of the City Council as described in Schedule II attached hereto and
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(c.) The provisions of this section shall apply at those
highway railway grade crossings as established by resolution of the
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� The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway
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or building shall stop such vehicle immediately p'rior to driving
onto a sidewalk or into the sidewalk area extending ar_ross any
�` ` alleyway or driveway. (Cite Section 21461 Veh.C . )
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Article VIII . Miscellaneous Driving Rules .
� Section 19 . 8 . 1. Driving Through Funeral Processions .
4` No operator of any vehicle shall drive between the vehicles
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comprising a funeral procession or a parade, provided that such
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9`' vehicles are conspicuously so designated. The directing of all
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5! or parade wished to pass shall be subject to the orders of the Po,lice
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j Section 19 . 8 . 2 . Riding on Motorcycles .
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� A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the
�' permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator sha11
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' not carry any other person nor shall any other personrride on a
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� motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than
one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent
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3 . and regular seat if designed for two persons , or upon another seat
firmly attached to the rear or side of the operator. (Cite Section
�, � .: '��»,, 27800 Veh.C. )
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� Section 19 .8. 3 . Clinging to Moving Vehicle .
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No person shall attach himself with his hands , or catch on, � j ,
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or hold on with his hands or by any other means , to any moving ,
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(Cite Section 21712 Veh.C. )
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Section 19 . 8 . 4 . Commercial Vehicle Using Private Driveway.
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No person shall operate or drive a commercial vehicle in, �
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the property, if a sign or markings are in place indicating that ;
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the use of such driveway is prohibited. For the purpose of this 1'
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section, a commercial vehicle sha11 mean a vehicle having a rated �
capacity in excess of one-half ton. ''
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; Section 19 . 8 . 5 . Riding or Driving on Sidewalk . >'�
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� any vehicle or animal across or upon any sidewalk excepting over �� ,
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'' permanently constructed driveways and excepting when it is necessary
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caalk; provided further, that said sidewalk area be substantially ' �
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�, : be previously obtained from the City Engineer. Such wooden planks ���
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shall not be permitted to remain upon such sidewalk area during the !
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� Section 19 . 8 . 6 . Traffic Barriers .
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No person shall operate a vehicle contrary to the directions �;�
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; or provisions of any barrier or sign erected; (a) pursuant to the ,
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_ provisions of any ordinance of the City of Chula Vista, or (b) by �i
any public utility, or (c) by any department of the City of Chula !'
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Vista, or (d) by any other person pursuant to 1aw or contract with
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the City, nor shall any unauthorized person move or alter the
position of any such barrier or sign.
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� , Section 19 . 8 . 7 . New Pavement and Markings .
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across any newly-made pavement, or freshly painted markings in any
r. � street when a barrier sign, cone marker or other warning device is :
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in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement . '
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Gfi ,,r Section 19 . 8 . 8 . Limited Access . �
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� ' No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any lim'ited
�j access roadway or freeway except at such entrances and exits as are
'� -lawfully established.
Section 19 . 8 . 9 . Restrictions on Use of Freeways .
No person shall drive or operate any bicycle, motor-driven
y 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
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� � ' shall any pedestrian walk across or along any such street so desig-
nated 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 Veh.C. )
Section 19 . 8 . 10 . Obedience to Barriers and Signs .
No person, public utility or department in the City shall
j erect or place any barrier or sign on any street unless said sign is
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1'. ' the instructions , remove, tamper with or destroy any barrier or
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sign lawfully placed on any street by any person, public utility or
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'' No operator of any vehicle shall enter any intersection or
� ; a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side
� , of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he is
� operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or ped-
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# estrians , nothwithstanding any traffic control signal indication to
proceed. . .
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S Section 19 . 9 . 1. City Engineer to Establish Marked Crosswalks .
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! marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway as follows :
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Crosswalks shall be established and maintained at all
intersections where the City Engineer determines that
there is a particular hazard to pedestrians crossing
� the roadway subject to the limitation contained in (b)
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(b) Other than crosswalks at intersections, no crosswalk I
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(600) feet in length and such crosswalk shall be located as nearly
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(c) The City Engineer may place signs at or adjacent to
an intersection in respect to any crosswalk directing that pedestrians
shall not cross in the crosswalk so indicated.
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Section 19 . 9 . 2 . When Pedestrians must use Crosswalks .
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No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a cross-
walk in any business district.
Section 19 . 9 . 3 . Pedestrians to Obey Special Pedestrian
Traffic Signals .
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Pedestrians shall obey the indication of special traffic
signal,s ins£alled for pedestrians only and shall disregard the in-
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dication of a vehicular traffic signal at any location cahere special
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Purposes or in Certain Places .
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Section 19 . 10. 1. Application of Regulations .
i �, (a) The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping,
�,' � standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those
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� on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to
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f ;' observe other and more restrictive provisions of the Vehicle Code or
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` this chapter or other ordinances of the City prohibiting or limiting
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� the standing or parkinq of vehicles in specified places or at specified
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� ' Section 19 . 10 . 2 . Stopping or Standing in Parkways Prohibited.
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The City Engineer is hereby authorized to maintain, by
appropriate signs or by paint upon the curb surface, all no stopping
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' zones , no parking areas , and restricted parking areas , as defined
and described in this chapter.
When said curb markings or signs are in place, no operator
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; any such legible curb marking or sign in violation of any of the
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provisions of this chapter.
Section 19 . 10 . 4 . No Parking Areas .
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
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; (a) In any area established by the City Council as a No Parkinq
� " area where such area is indicated by official signs or red paint on
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the curb.
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(b) On a sidewalk.
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(d) Within a crosswalk.
� � (e) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or
� i obstruction when such standing , stopping or parking would obstruct
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i (fi) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at
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` < (g) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a
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fhighway or within a highway tunnel.
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_ (h) Upon, along or across any railroad track in such a
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travelling upon such track.
(i). Within any divisional island unless authorized and
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(k) Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
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` (m) Within thirty (30) feet of the approach to any flashing
signal, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of the
roadway .
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(n) Within any of those places delineated by Section 22500 :
of the Vehicle Code . �
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, No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control
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into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as
- � is unlawful.
For the purpose of minimizing traffic hazards and traffic
congestion, the City Enqineer is authorized to establish No Parking
�= or Stopping Zones . The length of these zones is not to exceed two
i hundred feet.
Section 19 . 10 . 5 . Parking--Commercial Vehicles in Residential
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` No person shall park any commercial vehicle of a one-ton '
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;; ; rated capacity or more, for more than five hours in any residential
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� (a) 47hile loading or unloading property, which requires
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� ' time in addition to such five hour period to complete such work, or '
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�: - aid of, �the performance of a service to or on property in the block
� � in which such vehicle is parked and time in addition to such five
� hour period is reasonably necessary to complete such service . ,
� Section 19 . 10 . 6 . Use of Streets for Storage of Vehicles �
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� Prohibited.
No person who owns or has possession, custody or control
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� of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for
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Section 19 . 10 . 7 . Parking for Demonstration.
� No operator of any vehicle shall park said vehicle upon any
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playing it for sale, unless authorized by resolution of the Council .
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;- In addition, no vehicle displaying advertising matter for the primary
purpose of commercial advertising, as prohibited by Section 3 . 3 of
this code, shall park upon any residential street in this City.
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� Section 19 . 10 . 8 . Repairing or Greasing Vehicles on Public '
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No person shall construct or cause to be constructed, repair
or cause to be repaired, grease or cause to be greased any vehicle
or any part thereof upon any public street in the City. Temporary
emergency repairs may be made upon a public street.
Section 19 . 10 . 9 . Washing or Polishing Vehicles . �
. No person shall wash or cause to be washed, polish or cause �
to be polished any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street
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in the City when a charge is made for such service . �
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Section 19 . 10 . 10 . Parking Adjacent to Schools . j
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(a) The City Engineer is hereby authorized to erect signs j
` y indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any `',
school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere �
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5 (b) When official signs are erected prohibiting parking
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shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.
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.':' � No person shall operate or drive any vehicle over, or upon �
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� Section 19 . 10 . 12 . Parking Prohibited in Alleys .
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No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in any a11ey
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. passengers or materials , or when a service is being
- performed to or on property abutting such alley, which
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, � ' vehicle during the time such service is actually being
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Section 19 . 10 . 13 . Parking Restrictions on Narrow Streets .
(a) The City Engineer is hereby authorized to place signs
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or markings indicating no parking upon any street when the width of
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the roadway does not exceed twenty-five (25) feet, or upon one side
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of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width
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of the roadway does not exceed ithi�r.ty F(�30:) ifeet.
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�; � (b) When official signs or markings prohibiting parking are I
, erected upon narrow streets, as authorized herein, no person shall
park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign or
marking .
Section 19 . 10 . 14 . Parking on Grades .
No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended
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- on a highway when upon any grade exceeding 3� without blocking the '
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wheels of said vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other �
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means . �
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Section 19 . 10 . 15. Unlawful Parking--Peddlers , Vendors . �
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section , no person
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shall stand or park any vehicle, wagon or pushcart from which goods , i
wares, merchandise, fruits , vegetables or food stuffs are sold, dis- �
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played, solicited or offered for sale or bartered or exchanged, or
any lunch wagon or eating car or vehicle, on any portion of any
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street within this City except that such vehicles , wagons or pushcarts
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{ may stand or park only at the request of a bona fide purchaser for i
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°`,':; a period of time not to exceed ten (10) minutes at any one place .
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ing such articles upon order of, or by agreement with, a customer
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a from a store or other fixed place of business or distribution.
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popcorn, candy or other articles of food are sold or offered for sale.
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emergency traffic congestion is likely to result from the holding
� of public or private assemblages, gatherings , or functions , or for
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� other reasons , the City Engineer shall have power and authority to
order temporary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the
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operation, parking or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such
' streets and alleys as the City Engineer shall direct during the time
r 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.
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(b) When signs authorized by the provisions of this section
�` are in lace ivin notice thereof no
P g g , person shall operate, park or
stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such
signs
Section 19 . 10 . 17 . Display of Warning Devices when Commercial
Vehicle is Disabled.
Every motor truck having an unladen weight of 4 , 000 pounds
or more, and every truck-tractor irrespective of weight when operated
upon any street or highway during darkness shall be eguipped with
and carry at least two flares or two red lanterns or two warning
lights or reflectors , which reflectors shall be of a type approved
by the Department of California Highway Patrol .
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' trailer is disabled upon streets or highways outside of any business
� or residence district within the City and upon which street or highway
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� there is insufficient street lighting to reveal a vehicle at a
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` distance of 200 feet during darkness, a warning signal of the character
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; imately 100 feet to advance of, and 100 feet to the rear of such
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disabled vehicle by the driver thereof. The continuous flashing of
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y. : at least four approved Class A-type 1 turn signals ,at least two toward
� � the front and at least two toward the rear of the vehicle, shall be
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t considered to meet the requirements of this section until the devices �
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� mentioned above can be placed in the required locations . The warning
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signals herein mentioned shall be displayed continuously during dark-
j ness while such vehicle remains disabled upon such street or highway. �
Article XI . Stopping, Standing or Parking Restricted or
Prohibited on Certain Streets . ;
Section 19 . 11 . 1 . Application of Article.
' The provisions of this Article prohibiting the standing or �
parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein
specified or as indicated on official signs 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 ,
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The provisions of this Article 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.
� Section 19 . 11 . 3 . Parking Prohibited at all Times on Certain '
Streets .
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Fshall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets described
in Schedule III attached to and made a part of this ordinance.
Section 19 . 11. 4 . Parking Prohibited during Certain Hours
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When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof,
no person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified,of any
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Fattached hereto and made a part of this ordinance, within the district �
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or upon any of the streets described in said Schedule IV.
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f, during Certain Hours on Certain Streets .
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� no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle between the hours �
; : specified of any day except Sundays and public Holidays, as shown .
in Schedule V, upon any of the streets or portions of streets as
described in said Schedule V attached hereto and made a part of this
ordinance .
Section 19 . 11 . 6 . Parking Time Limited on Certain Streets .
When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof, '
no person shall park a vehicle for longer than the time specified '
thereon on any day except Sundays and public holidays , as shown in
� Schedule V� ,on any of the streets or portions of streets as described
in said Schedule VI attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance.
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Section 19 , 11. 7 . Parking Parallel on One-Way Streets . �
(a) 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 a�y one-way
street unless signs are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.
(b) In the event a highway includes two or more separate
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roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such
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roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left side '
� of such one-way roadway unless signs are in plece permitting such
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standing or parking. '
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(c) The City Engineer is authorized to determine when stand- �
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ing or parking shall be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any one- (
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way street or when standing or parking may be permitted upon the I,
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left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two or more �
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separate roadways and shall erect signs giving notice thereof .
(d) The requirement of parallel parking imposed by this
? section shall not apply in the event any commercial vehicle is �
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� actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading freight or
; goods , in which case such vehicle may be backed up to the curb, �
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� provided that such vehicle does not extend beyond the center line of I
� the street and does not block traffic thereby. (
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� � (a) On any streets or portions of streets established by •
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, � resolution as diagonal parking zones when signs or pavement markings
; are in place indicating such diagonal parking, as described in
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Schedule VIII attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance, it
shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park said vehicle
except:
' At;?the angle to the curb indicated by signs or pavement
markings alloting space to parked vehicles and entirely
within the limits of said alloted space, with the front
wheel nearest the curb within six (6) inches of said �
curb.
� , (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply when
' such vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or
� unloading passengers , freight or goods, in which event the provisions
� applicable in Section 19 . 11. 7 of this chapter shall be complied with.
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j �•. Article XII . Stopping for Loading or Unloading Only. `
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Section 19 . 12 . 1. Authority to Establish Loading Zones . ,
The City Council, by resolution upon the recommendations of
the City Engineer, may establish the location of loading zones and
passenger loading zones as follows :
At any place in any business district, and elsewhere
in front of the entrance to any place of business or
in front of any hall or place used for the purpose of
public assembly .
; Such loading zones sha11 be indicated by yellow paint upon
1 the top of all curbs in said zone, and passenger loading zones shall
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'% be indicated by white paint upon the top of all curbs in said zones.
In no event shall more than one-half of the total curb length in
any block be reserved for such purposes .
Section 19 . 12 . 2 . Curb Markings to indicate No Stopping
and Parking Regulations .
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Whenever the City Council by resolution authorizes the
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City Engineer to indicate parking or standing regulations, subject
� to the provisions and limitations of this Chapter, the City Engineer
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{ shall place the following curb markings to indicate said parking or
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�• standing regulations, said markings to have the meanings set forth
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( 1) RED shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at
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(2) YELLOW shall mean no stopping, standing or parking
at any time between 7 : 00 a.m. and 6 : 00 p.m. of any day
except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than
the loading or unloading of passengers or material,s ,
provided that the loading or unloading of passengers '
shall not consume more than three (3) minutes and the
loadinq or unloading of materials more than twenty ( 20)
minutes.
(3j WHITE shall mean no stopping, standing or parking
� for any purpose other than loading or unloading of
' passengers , or for the purpose of depositing main in
f an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed three (3)
minutes , such restrictions to apply between 7 : 00 a.m.
and 6 : 00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays
except said restrictions shall apply at all times when
such zone is in front of a hotel or mailbox or theater
except when the theater is closed.
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(4) GREEN sha11 mean no standing or parking for a
period longer than twelve (12) minutes at any time
� , between 9 : 00 a.m. and 6 : 00 p.m. on any day except
� � Sundays and holidays .
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� � (5) When the City Engineer, as authorized under this
}� Chapter, has caused curb markings to be placed, no
; N person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent i
� : to any such legible curb marking in violation of any �
� •.;� of the provisions of this Section.
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� '; ' Section 19 . 12 . 3 . Effecf of Permission to Load or Unload. i��
� I(a) Permission herein granted to stop or stand a vehicle �
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� � for the purpose of loading or unloading of materials shall apply only ;
to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary
therefor, and in no event for more than twenty (20) minutes .
' (b) The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only
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to commercial deliveries , also the delivery or pick-up of express � �
and parcel post packages and United States mail . 1:
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(c) Permission herein granted to stop or park for purposes E
of loading or unloading passengers shall include the loading or un- i
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loading of personal baggage but shall not extend beyond the time ! �
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necessary therefor and in no event for more than twenty (20) minutes . � �
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(d) Within the total time limits above specified, the '
provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate j
necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting
` � fhe abuse of the privileges hereby granted. ;�
` ►I�! Section 19 . 12 . 4 . Standing for Loading or Unloading Only.
,� No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any yellow i�
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loading zone for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers ��
or material for such time as is permitted in Section 19 . 12 . 3 . (�I
'. Section 19 . 12 . 5 . Standing in Passenger Loading Zone. �,l�
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'; No erson shall sto �'I1
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; unloading of passengers for such time as is specified in Section ;
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� ;: Section 19 . 12 . 6. Bus Zones to be Established. ,,i �
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The City Council may establish by resolution the location � �
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>} ; of bus zones opposite curb space for the loading and unloading of i! I
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�,, � buses or common carriers of passengers , and said zones shall normally '
';,� . be established on the far side of an intereection. II ;
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�. ; Section 19 . 12 . 7 . Special Passenger Loading Zones . i� �
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�� The City Council may, by resolution, establish special
�� ` passenger loading zones , not more than sixty (60) feet in length, �
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� located between two approved portable signs in front of or adjacent �!
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' to, and within the projected real property boundaries of any church ,
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� theater, club or place of public assembly. Said signs shall be �
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, provided and paid for by the church, theater, club or place of �
�;. public gathering for which they are used, and shall be of a size
and design approved by the City Engineer.
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� � Special passenger loading zones shall be in effect during
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those hours and days when the expeditious loading or unloading of
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; passengers is required in connection with public gatherinqs at the "
� �' ' locations for which they are established, and no operator of any
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when the approved signs, as herein provided, are in place , for any ! I
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� period of time longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading �
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_� ` of passengers and in no event to exceed three (3) minutes . �
Section 19 . 12 . 8 . Bicycle Parking Zones .
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d The City Council may, by resolution, establish Bicycle
i �� ' Parking Zones in areas adjacent to the curbs , not more than thirty-
� six (36) feet in length, as necessary to provide facilities for the ��;
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' temporary parking of bicycles during such hours of such days as the �
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#� _ City Council shall determine. Whenever a Bicycle Parking Zone is i;�
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� so established, the City Engineer is authorized to place appropriate `�f
. signs giving notice that parking of other vehicles is prohibited ' �f
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� during such hours of such days , and no person shall 'stop, stand or j�
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) . �' park any vehicle other than a bicycle inesuch zone when said signs �
{, _� are in place, contrary to the directions or provisions of such signs . �'�
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�'' Section 19 . 12 . 9 . Funeral Zones . ��)
� ♦ No operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or, park said �i
vehicle for any period of time longer than is necessary for the ii
' loading or unloading of passengers and not to exceed three (3) ir
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T minutes at any place between portable signs placed within the pro- �
. jected real property boundaries of any undertaking establishment, Il
� private residence or any public or private place at any time during 1
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or within forty (40) minutes prior to the beginning of any funeral '
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or funeral service, unless the operator of said vehicle is directed
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i by or has received permission for the director or other person in �,
' charge of such funeral or funeral service to park such vehicle in
such place. The director or person in charge shall place prior to 1
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± � and during the time limit herein specified two (2) portable signs �
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' . of a size and design approved by the City Engineer,. one at each end ,
''' of such funeral zone upon the sidewalk or on the pavement area within �1'
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'.� ' two feet of the curb. �'
y Section 19 . 12 . 10 . Taxicab Stands . �
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.; � The City Council, by resolution, may establish the location
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� ' of taxicab stands . The curb surface within each taxicab stand shall
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� be painted white and marked "Taxicab Stand" in black lettering, or
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shall be designated by signs of a type and size approved by the City
� � Engineer. No operator of any vehicle, other than a taxicab or
�� : automobile for hire shall park said vehicle in such taxicab stand. �
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i Article XIII . Regulating the Kind and Classes of Traffic
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.; on Certain Highways . �
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j _ Section 19 . 13 . 1. Truck Routes .
�� (a) Whenever the City Council establishes , by resolution,
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and when signs have been erected giving notice thereof , no person
•; � shall operate any vehicle with a gross weight in excess of six
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,� thousand (6 , 000) -pounds at any time, except upon the streets or �
� � . parts of streets described in Schedule VII attached to and made a
•� part of this ordinance .
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�4 (b] The provisions of this section shall not prohibit any
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commercial vehicle coming from an unrestricted street, or portion f�
thereof, as enumerated or described in Schedule VII , having ingress ::: �
and egress by direct route to and fron a restricted street when �I
3 , necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, `�
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wares and merchandise from or to any building or structures located
on the restricted street or for the purpose of delivering materials
� ' to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling
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� or construction of any building or structure upon the restricted
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street for which a building permit has previously been obtained.
� (c) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable
' to any vehicle owned by a public utility or a licensed contractor
while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair
of any public utility, or to any vehicle subject to the provisions I
of Sections 1031 through 1036 , inclusive , of the California Public
Utilities Code.
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`" Article XIV. Movement of Heavy Vehicles and Equipment.
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Section 19 . 14 . 1. Movement of Heavy Vehicles and Equipment-- ;
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• Permit Required.
'' (a) No person shall move or operate upon any of the City
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streets any vehicle with a load or loads in excess of those permitted
j � by the Vehicle Code without a written permit from the City Engineer.
� . (b) The City Engineer may, by written permit, authorize a i
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i load or loads in excess of those allowed in the Vehicle Code if, in ,
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? his judgment, the streets upon which such vehicle is to be operated
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can safely withstand the additional weight and if the applicant will `
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� quarantee to the City that all costs of repair to the streets or to I
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' the public property of the City damaged by the movement of such load ,
� , or loads will be paid in full . Such permit will be granted upon such ''
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conditions and upon the deposit of such bond as the City Engineer �
� :'� may require.
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� . (c) Upon the issuance of a permit as authorized in this
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?: �� section, the City Engineer shall cause to be filed with the Chief of
' Police a copy thereof, describing the vehicle or vehicles covered by
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such permit, the load or loads, the time during which such permit will
be in effect, and the streets or routes to be used.
Section 19 . 14 . 2 . Flange Wheel Machinery.
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? � No person shall operate over the City streets any vehicle, '
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�' piece of equipment or machinery which has lugs , cleats, flanges , or i
� other projections on the wheels or tracks . If the tread of the track
� _ has projections or corrugations , a filler block may be placed on �
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ieach section so that a flat _bearing surface will be in contact with
i the pavement at all times .
, Article XV. . Obstruction to Visibility at .Intersections and
' Driveways . .
Section 19 . 15. 1 . Vision Clearance at Intersections .
On each corner lot or two imterior lots having a common side
lot line, located within an interior angle not exceeding 135° , formed
by two converging street lines and such lot or lots being subject to
front yard requirements , no obstruction ( including earth obstruction)
to vision between a height of three feet and ten feet above every
point along the outer edge of the paved surface of the roadway, or
travelled portion of the roadway, where no paving exists, may be
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erected, placed, planted, allowed to grow, or be maintained within K� i� >
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that area of the lot or lots formed by the converging street lines �.�
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rai ht line intersectin such street lines , drawn at right ' �
and a s t g g F
angles to a line running midway or nearly midway, between and in the I i�
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mean direction of said converging street lines at a point three feet �
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outside the buildable area of the lot or lots, provided that said line
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shall not be less than forty-five (45) feet in length, except the j �
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following: ' � '
(a) Single trees and shrubs pruned, arranged, and main- ! �� '''
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tained in such a way as to prevent blind spots and provide i
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reasonable unobstructed vision, throughout the area, for „�i
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drivers of automobiles . '�;
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(b) Wire fences of chain link or similar open mesh con- �� i
struction. �I�
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; (c) Pole signs, as otherwise permitted, provided the pole 'f{ ,
` minimum support onl� is the only part of the structure visible '•!' �
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within the height limits . ll � '
Section 19 . 15. 2 . Vision Clearance at Driveways . ��
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Within five feet of any driveway, no fence, wall, or hedge � '
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or other dense vegetation shall be permitted within five feet of the ,�'�!
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front line of any lot which is subject to front yard requirements ;''
if said fence, wall, hedge, or vegetation is more than two feet six �;i�
t inches in height unless same is arranged so as to provide fifty percent or �I,�i
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or more of distributed open space so as to prevent dense blind areas �li�
exceeding eight inches in width along its horizontal measurement. ���
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Article XVI . Miscellaneous Use of Streets and Sidewalks . � �
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Section 19 . 16 . 1. Use of Coasters , Ro11er Skates , Skateboards
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and Similar Devices Restricted. I'
It shall be unlaiaful for any person to skate, or use or f� ;
ride any roller skates , coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle or other i �
similar device u on or over an ublic sfreet, bridge, underpass , �! !
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� sidewalk space, sidewalk, or public property within the business �� �
district of the city, and further, no person shall skate , or use or i� � �
ride any of said devices upon aay public street, bridge, underpass , !��
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sidewalk, sidewalk space or public property between the hours of JI
sunset and sunrise. Skateboard shall mean a board with wheels affixed `�Ili
to the underside, designed to be ridden by persons . ��Ij` )
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Section 39 .16. 2 . Intoxicated Persons in or about Vehicles . �•,
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It shall be unlawful for any per•son under the influence of �
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intoxicating liquor, narcotic drugs , amphetamine or derivative thereof, , �
_ or other dangerous drug, to a degree which would render him incapable
- of safely driving a vehicle, to be in or about any vehicle to which li
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� ' he has right of access or control while such vehicle is in or upon ,
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A any street or any other public place in the City unless said vehicle ? � '
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; is under the immediate control or operation of a person not under '
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the influence of intoxicating liquor or the above mentioned drugs .
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Section 19 . 16 . 3 . Advertising Vehicles Restricted. �'�.
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yIttshall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause or �;;,
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permit to be operated upon or along the streets of the City any � ;i
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� vehicle used primarily for advertising purposes unless the operator '�i
: or owner of such vehicle shall have first obtained a permit from �;!I
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�� � the City Engineer and then only on the days and during the hours ,
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f� and alonq such route as shall have been designated in said permit. �;
The City Engineer shall cause a copy of such permit to be filed in �il
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; the office of the Chief of Police. Such vehicles shall be prohibited j�
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in any residential area subject to the restrictions set forth in • �
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Section 3 . 3 of this code. ''
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{ :. Article XVII . Parking Meters . ��� �
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�'` Section 19 . 17 . 1. Parking Meter Zones . � ��� ��
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� . (a) Parking meter zones and the rate of fees for such zones +�
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� as heretofore established by ordinances are hereby readopted upon
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those streets or parts of streets as described in Schedule XI �� i
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;, attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance , in which zones ,
� the parking of vehicles upon streets shall be regulated by parking 13'�
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�' meters between the hours specified in said Schedule XI of any day �
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� except Sundays and public holidays . � �
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(b) The City Engineer is hereby authorized, subject to the � ,
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adoption by the City Council of amendments by ordinance to said � �
Schedule XI , to establish parking meter zones and the rate� of fees �
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�� at other locations upon those streets or parts of streets where it
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is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation �'�I
that the installation of parking meters shall be necessary to aid in ��
the regulation, control and inspection of the parking of vehicles . ��'
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(c) The City Engineer sha11 cause parking meter posts to
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`2 hP ; nsr_alled and removed pursuant .to this� Article in a parking meter 'i �
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` . � (d) The City Finance Officer shall cause parking meters
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City Council in a parking meter zone.
j ' Section 19 . 17 . 2 . Manner of Installation.
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(a) Parking meters shall be installed upon the curb or
sidewalk or area immediately adjacent to each parking space in a
lparking meter zone. Each meter shall be placed in such manner as
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t, to show or display by sign or signal that the parking space adjacent
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3 : thereto is or is not legally in izse .
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t ' (b) Each parking meter shall be set to display, after the
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' operational procedure has been completed, a siqn or signal indicating I
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� legal parking for that period of time conforming to the limit of .
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# ; parking time for the zone in which said parking meter is installed,
't and shall continue to operate from the time of the completion of
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the parking limit or a portion thereof for the parking space for
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which said meter is placed. Each said meter shall also be arranged �
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�i . so that upon the expiration of said legal parking time it will indi- p
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; , cate by •a mechanical operation and by proper signal that the lawful
parking period has expired. ('
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j ` Section 19 . 17 . 3 . Manner of Parking, Diagonal and Parallel
� When a parking space in any parking meter •zone is parallel i�
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to adjacent curb or sidewalk, any vehicle parked in such parking �'
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{ ;« space shall be parked so that the foremost part of such vehicle
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� shall be alongside of the nearest parking meter; when a parking ��
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' space in any parking meter zone is diagonal to curb or sidewalk '
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any vehicle parked in such parking space shall be parked with the ��
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; . foremost part of such vehicle directly at and nearest to such meter. I�
• Section 19 . 17 . 4 . Operational Procedure to be Followed. �
(a) When any vehicle is to be parked next to a parking
, ' � meter, the owner of or operator of said vehicle shall park within
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the assigned area designated by marking lines indicating parallel or
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" diagonal parking. Upon entering said parking space, the owner or
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; � operator of such vehicle shall immediately deposit a coin or coins i
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of the United States or other authorized tokens as required by �
said parking meter and conforming to the limit of parking time or
any authorized fractional portion of such limit as may be authorized �
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.'� fnr rha znna in whi.ch said oarkincr meter is installed. After the �
�.� : : deposit of such coin, coins or other authorized tokens as required ����
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� by this section, the owner or operator of such vehicle shall turn �
any crank, knob, handle or other device in accordance with the instruc- �
; " � tions posted on the face of said parking meter. �
(b) Said parking space may then be used by such vehicle �
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during the legal parking limit or fractional part thereof as may be �
authorized for the zone in w}iich said parkinq meter is installed. �
Said vehicle shall be unlawfully parked if it remains in said space
` (1) when the owner or operator has not complied with the operational �
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procedure described in subdivision (a) of this Section, or (2) .
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beyond the legal parking limit or fractional part thereof as indicated �
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} by a sign or signal displayed by such parking meter. �
a (c) In parking meter zones designated for parking during a
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limit of one (1) hour or fractional portion thereof, a vehicle shall '
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� j be unlawfully parked when a sign or signal is displayed by such park-
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y � ing meter indicating for a period of twelve (12) minutes continuously
� �` that (1) The owner or operator of such vehicle has not complied �'`
`� � with the operational procedure described in subdivision (a) of this �(
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' section, or ( 2) that said vehicle is parked beyond the legal parking p��
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' �` limit or fractional part thereof authorized for the zone in which ���
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said parking meter is installed. In order to determine whether said ��,'
Z " parking meter has displayed such a sign or signal for a period of I�I
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� f twelve (12) minutes continuously any police officer of the Police �,;
� `, Department of the City of Chula Vista may deposit a one cent ( 1C) I'�'
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� • coin in said parking meter. If such signal again reads "expired" �
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: before such vehicle has been moved, the vehicle shall be deemed to
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be parked at an "expanded"rate of fifty cents (SOfi) per hour or any F,�
; portion thereof. 1��
(d) The officer so instructed shall attach an invoice to ���
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• � ` such vehicle indicating the time when the expanded rate takes effect ��
and said invoice shall be in substantially the following form and '�
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; contain the following data and information: I
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License No.
Meter Checker "
An invoice may be attached to such vehicle for each such hour or ��
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' portion thereof during which such vehicle is parked at an expanded I
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� ` (e) The person operating such vehicle or otherwise � '
responsible for same or presumed by law to be the operator or to �
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be responsible for same, shall deposit in any of the courtesy boxes
' marked and designated Traf-O-Teria, and established within those
- zones heretofore designated as parking meter zones, prior to 6 : 00 p.m. �
' of the day upon which such invoice is date , fifty cents (504) for �
each hour or portion thereof that such vehicle is parked beyond the �
twelve-minute grace period heretofore mentioned for which an invoice � �
� is attached to such car. Should such fees not be paid and deposited ��
� in such courtesy box by 6 : 00 p.m. of the designated day, then the
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parking of said vehicle beyond the parking meter rates as set forth , ,�
in Schedule XI shall be deemed unlawful and a misdemeanor.
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' '� Section 19 . 17 . 5 . Unlawful to Park After Meter Time has
Expired.
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No owner or operator of any vehicle shall permit said vehicle
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� '. to remain parked in any parking space during any time that the meter
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i' ' is showing a signal indicating that such space is illegally in use
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.I� other than such time immediately after the original occupancy as is �+.I
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4 , necessary to operate the meter to show legal parking . h�i��
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- Section 19 . 17 . 6 . Unlawful to Extend Time Beyond Limit. `
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No erson shall follow the o erational rocedure or an art ��
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s :< of the operational procedure for the purpose of increasing or extend- i;
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�; ing the parking time of any vehicle beyond the legal parking time �;
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which has been established for the parking space adjacent to which ��
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Section 19 . 17 . 7 . Improper Use of Meter.
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No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any �,
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' parking meter any defaced or bent coin, or any slug, device or
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' ' metallic substitute for a coin of the United States except parking :,
i , meter tokens authorized by the City; or deface , injure, tamper with !I'
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+ open or willfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any ��
'.'' parking meter. ,�'
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Section 19 . 17 . 8. Deposit of Coins in Meter by Unauthorized (
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No person, other than the owner or operator of a vehicle, or
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a member of the Police Department of this City as authorized in
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' ' Section 19 . 17 . 4 of this Article, shall deposit any coin in any
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parking meter without the knowledge or consent of said owner or ri
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± : operator of the veh.icle using the parking space immediately �, l
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adjacent to said meter. �
Section 19 . 17 . 9 . Parking Meters and Parking Meter Standards
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Not to be Used for Certain Purposes . �
No person other than an authorized employee of the City �
� shall attach anything to a parking meter or parking meter standard.
No person shall allow a bicycle, newsrack or 'any other article or
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thing to lean against a parking meter or a parking meter standard. �
Section 19 . 17 . 10 . Rules of Evidence.
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(a) The parking or standing of any motor vehicle in a �
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parking space, at which space the parking meter displays the sign
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or signal indicating illegal parking , shall constitu•te a prima
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facie presumption that the vehicle has been parked or allowed to
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stand in such space for a period longer than permitted by this �'
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parking meter shall constitute a prima facie presumption that the
� vehicle has been parked or caused to be parked by the owner of such ��
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� ` (c) The parking or standing of any motor vehicle in any ',�
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� ,, parking space upon any street, alley or public place or parking lot ��
� in the City shall constitute a prima facie presumption that the �;I
�` vehicle has been parked or caused to be parked by the owner of such
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vehicle. ��I
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, 7 The coins deposited in the parking meters shall be collected �;�
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Section 19 . 17 . 12 . Purchasing, Leasing, etc. of Parking Meters. '�
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The purchasing, leasing , repairing, maintenance of parking
meters; the placement and removal of parking meters from parking meter I
-' ' posts; and the payment of any and all expenses relating or incidental
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thereto shall be under the jurisdiction of the City Finance Officer. �
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;•' Section 19 . 17 . 13 . Use of Monies Deposited in Parking Meters . '
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Al1 monies collected from parkinq meters in the City shall �
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be placed in a special fund, which fund shall be devoted exclusively
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� � � (a) For the purchasing, leasinq, installing , repairing �I
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maintaining, operating, removing, regulating and policing of parking `
meters in this city and for the payment of any and all expenses
relating or incidental thereto.
' ' (b) For the purchasing, leasing , acquiring, improving, l
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operating and maintaining off-street parking facilities in the City.
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" (c) For the installation and maintenance of traffic control
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required for the direction of traffic and parking of motor vehicles . i
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(e) For the proper regulation, control and inspection of I,
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` (f) To be pledged as security for the payment of principal � I
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� and interest on off-street parking revenue bonds issued by the City ;'
or any parking district organized within the City. •1.
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�; Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, there
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1i is hereby established a system of permit parking which the Finance .;,
Officer shall administer subject to the following standards and ��;
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provisions :
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(a) In those parking meter zones or municipal parking lots ,)
� . approved by ordinance of the City Council, and described in Sehedule '�
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�" XII attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance , ten (10) hour i;
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i (all day) parking will be permitted for all vehicles displaying a "'�
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�; permit. parking sticker purchased from the City Finance Officer. The i
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� Parking meters located in sucti designated parking meter zones and ,�
lots shall be color coded and identi£ied by tan painted meter posts . �''
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. Persons parking vehicles displaying official permit parking decals p�
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. shall be authorized to use those parking spaces so designated and '
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shall not be required to deposit monies in the parking meter regulating ,
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such space. �
, (b) Said parking permits shall be sold to cover a calendar � !
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quarter of three months duration only , for the sum of $12 . 00 per
calenclar quarter. Said permits may be obtained at the City Finance �
Office. Applicants may request a proration of the quarterly fee if ,
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they are purchasing a permit for the balance of the calendar quarter,
ancl such proration shall be made at the sole discretion of the Finance ;
•� .� Officer and no other proration shall be allowed.
� (c) The Finance Officer shall establish the necessary � ��
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procedure for the sale of such permits , and shall obtain the necessary
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stickers or decals which when displayed from the interior of a vehicle
shall be clearly visible from the exterior of the vehicle. Said
permit decals shall be placed within a seven inch (7 ' ) square in I
the lowest corner farthest removed from the driver ' s position of ,I
the 'front windshield pursuant to the requirements of Section 26708 `�
of the California Vehicle Code. ��
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' (d) Such permit shall be issued to the person applying +t
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��`' ` displaying such permit decal. ;I.
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any parking in violation of any other provisions of this Chapter. i.
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� _ Article XVIII . Trains . �,�
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Section 19 . 18 . 1. Railway Gates . j.�l
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under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing ��
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` way car or similar vehicle on rails to stop or stand or to be !�� �
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'� ' the train, car or similar vehicle on rails to stop at or near the 1�
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Article XIX. Speed Regulations . �
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� � Section 19 . 19 . 1. State Speed Laws Applicable.
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� The. State traffic laws regulating the speed of vehicles �
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�s shall be applicable upon all streets within the City , except as this ��.�
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:` � ordinance , as authorized by State law, hereby declares and determines •�
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g, ; upon the basis of engineering and traffic investigation that certain �' �
�� � speed regulations sha11 be applicable upon specified streets or in � .� �
� ` certain areas , in which event it shall be unlawful for any person .' �
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Section 19 . 19 . 2 . Increasing State Law Speed Limits in
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Certain Zones . '
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It is hereby determined upon the basis of an engineering
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, - and traffic investigation that the speed permitted by State Law
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upon those streets or portions thereof described in Schedule IX is �
less than is necessary for safe operation of vehicles thereon by
reason of the designation and signposting of said streets as �
r� � through highways , or by reason of widely spaced intersectionS, and �
�� it is hereby declared that the maximum speed limit upon those streets
or portions thereof described in Schedule IX shall be as therein �
i � stated, which speeds so declared shall be effective at the time
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Section 19 . 19 . 3 . Decreasing State Law Maximum Speed Limits
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in Certain Zones . ��
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�, traffic investigation that the speed permitted by State Law outside ,
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f . of business and residential districts as applicable upon those �
streets or portions of streets thereof. described in Schedule X is '�
` � greater than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to ;;i
- exist upon such streets and it is hereby declared that the maximum ��
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so declared shall be effective when signs are erected giving notice I
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thereof. ��
Section 19 . 19 . 4 . Regulations of Speed by Traffic Signals . 1
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` The City Engineer is authorized to regulate the timing of �
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i orderly and safe manner at speeds slightly at variance from the �
� � speeds otherwise applicable within• the district or at intersections I
'� .` and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof . j
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? . Article XX. Regulation of Traffic at School Crossings .
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Section 19 . 20 . 1. School Safety Patrol.
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The Chief'of Police is hereby authorized to appoint crossing
guards or a school safety patrol to direct traffic at school crossings ,
' � by means of lawful orders , signs or semophores . Such persons shall
wear a distinctive garb or insignia indicating such appointment.
No minor other than a member of the school safety patrol shall direct � '
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or attempt to direct traffic unless authorized to do so by order �
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of the Chief of Police.
Section 19 . 20 . 2 . Vehicles Stoppinq on Siqnal.
It shall be unlawful for any person driving or operating,
propelling or causing to be propelled, any vehicle to fail to stop
not less than fifty (50) feet from the nearest side of a school
pedestrian lane where any signal, flagman or person is stationed
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giving warning that children are about to cross or are crossing
the street; it is further declared unlawful to proceed until such �
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signal has stopped, raised or been removed, or the flagman or the
: ' person stationed at such pedestrian lane has given a signal to go �
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or has left the locality.
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Article XXI . Regulations for Bicycles . . �
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� Section 19 . 21. 1. Effect of Regulations . j
� . (a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act for- t
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,� bidden, or to fail to perform any act required in this Article .
� (b) The parent or guardian of any child shall not authorize
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or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the i
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� ` whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path
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` set aside for the exclusive use .of bicycles subject to those exceptions
stated herein.
� ' Section 19 . 21 . 2 . License Required.
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� , No person, who resides within the City, shall ride or propel
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� exclusive use of bicycles unless such bicycle has been licensed and
� ; a' license plate is attached thereto as provided herein.
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�' , Section T9 . 21. 3 . License Application.
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- Application for a bicycle license and license plate shall
, be made upon a form provided by the City and shall be 'made to the
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Chief of Police. A license fee of fifty cents ( SOC) shall be paid
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: in advance to the City before each license is granted. This fee
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Section 19 . 21. 4 . Issuance of License.
(a) The Chief of Police, upon receiving proper application
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therefor, is authorized to issue a bicycle license and a corresponding
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is sold or transferred to a new owner and the new owner must obtain
a new license for said bicycle and a new registration card be issued.
After a bicycle has been licensed for a period of ten years , the
Police Department may clear the files of that record, assuming that
the bicycle has either been sold or the registration has changed
hands and should be re-registered.
! -:, (b) The Chief of Police shall not issue a license for any ,
•-, bicycle when he knows or has reasonable ground to believe that the �
applicant is not the owner of or entitled to the possession of such
bicycle.
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of each license, the date issued, the name and address of the person
to whom issued and the number on the frame of the bicycle for which
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` � issued, and a record of all bicycle license fees collected by him.
Section 19 . 21. 5. Attachment of License Plate.
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(a) The Chief of Police, upon issuing a bicycle license,
� '` shall also issue a license plate bearing the license number assigned
� �, to the bicycle, and the letters CVBL.
(b) The Chief of Police shall cause such license plate to
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(c) No person shall remove a license plate from a bicycle
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ship or in the event the bicycle is dismantled and no lonqer operated
s upon any street in the City.
� ` Section 19 . 21. 6 . Inspection of Bicycles.
� ' The Chief of Police, or an officer assigned such responsibility,
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; �; Section 19 . 21. 7 . Rental Agencies .
A rental agency shall not rent or offer any bicycle for rent
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unless said bicycle is licensed and a license plate is attached thereto
as provided herein and such bicycle is equipped with the lamps and
other equipment required in this Ar£icle.
'` Section 19 . 21. 8 . Bicycle Dealers .
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;` of every bicycle purchased or sold by such dealer, giving the name i
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and address of the person from whom purchased or to whom sold, a
description of such bicycle by name or make , the frame number
thereof, and the number of license plate, if any, found thereon.
Section 19 . 21 . 9 . Traffic Laws Applying to Persons Riding
Bicycles .
Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be
granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties
� •. applicable to the driver of a vehicle by the laws of this State
declaring rules of the road applicable to vehicles or by the traffic
;� , . ordinances of this City applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except ,
= as to special regulations in this Article and except as to those
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a provisions of laws and ordinances which by their nature can have
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= Section 19 . 21. 10 . Obedience to Traffic-Control Devices .
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� � devices applicable to vehicles , unless otherwise directed by a police
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(b) Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that ret �
{ y no right or left or "U:' turn is permitted, no person operating a !
� bicycle shall disobey the directions of any such signs , except where
� such person dismounts from the bicycle to make such turn, in which �
�" ; event such person shall then obey the requlations applicable to �
� pedestrians . �
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� Section 19 . 21. 11. Mutilation=of Number on Bicycle Frame .
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� It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or malic-
� i iously remove, destroy, alter or mutilate the number of any bicycle
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, �1 plate, seal or registration pursuant to this ordinance, provided,
� however, that nothing in this ordinance shall prohibit the Police
� ; Department from stamping numbers on the frames of bicycles on which
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t no seriel number can be found or on which said' number may be illegible �. `.
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or insufficient for identification purposes .
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Article XXII . Schedule of Designated Streets Regulated ,
by this Ordinance.
; Section 19 . 22 . 1. The City Clerk is hereby directed to
maintain the following schedules describing and designating certain
streets and zones within the City of Chula Vista subject to the
regulatory provisions of this ordinance . Al1 resolutions and
ordinances heretofore adopted establishing such regulatory measures
pursuant to the authorization of this code and the State Vehicle
Code are hereby readopted and incorporated by reference herein, as
��, '' if set forth in full . At such time as said regulatory resolutions
� and ordinance may, from time to time , be amended or modified by
the City Council, said amendments and modifications shall be
incorporated into the appropriate schedule .
Schedule I . One-Way Streets .
In accordance with Article VI of Chapter 19 , pursuant to
; Y resolution or ordinance of the City Council, and when appropriate
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' signs have been posted, traffic shall move only in the direction as
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1 . Direction of
} ` Name of Street Beginning at Ending at Movement
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Schedule II . Special Stops Required.
. � In accordanceccaith Article VII of Chapter 19 , pursuant to
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f ' resolution or ordinance of the City Council , and when appropriate
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; � signs have been erected giving notice of special stops , drivers of
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(a) Every intersection before entering any of the following
streets or portions of streets .
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Through Streets
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Streets Intersection Traffic Stopped on
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Schedule III . Parking Prohibited at all Times on Certain
Streets .
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! ' In aecordance with Article XI of Chapter 19 , pursuant to
' � resolution or ordinance of the City Council, and when appropriate
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signs have been erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park
t a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or portions of streets
as follows :
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• Name of Street Beginning at Ending at Side
Schedule IV. Parking Prohibited during Certain Hours on
Certain Streets
! ' In accordance with Article XI of Chapter 19 , pursuant to
' resolution or ordinance of the City Council; and when appropriate
� � si ns have been erected ivin notice thereof no
g g g , person shall park
` ' a vehicle between the hours specified herein on any day except Sundays
and public holidays upon any of the following streets or portions of
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ii Parking Prohibited
� ' - Name of Street Beginning at Ending at Side Between
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� � Schedule V. Stopping , Standing or Parking during Certain
' :� Hours on Certain Streets Prohibited.
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In accordance with Article XZ , of Chapter 19, pursuant to
resolution or ordinance of the City Council, and when appropriate signs
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� or park a vehicle between the hours specified herein on any day except
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� Sunday and public holidays upon any of the following streets or portions
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� Name of Street Beginning at Ending at Side Prohibited
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resolution or ordinance of the City Council , and when appropriate
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signs have been erected giving notice thereof, no person shall stop,
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j � stand or park any vehicle for a period of time longer than noted in
this schedule of any day except Sunday and public holidays upon any
� ` of the following streets or portions of streets :
� Length of Time
Name of Street Beginning At Ending at Side Permitted
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, Certain Streets .
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� - ' �"Truck Route" signs are erected giving notice thereof, the movement �
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; ' of all motor vefiicles having a maximum gross weight in excess of I
� • six thousand (6 , 000) pounds will be confined to the following streets:
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� Truck Routes �
, Name of Street Beginning at Ending at f
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' Schedule VIII . Diagonal Parking . �,
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In accordance with Article XI of Chapter 19 , pursuant to �
resolution or ordinance of the City Council , and when appropriate ��
signs and pavement markings are in place giving notice thereof , �
vehicles shall be permitted to park diagonally upon any of the ; l
' following streets or portions of streets : �I
Name of Street Beginning at Ending at Side ,
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, Schedule IX. Increasing State-Law Speed Limits in Certain
• . Zones . ;,
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ordinance of the City Council, and when appropriate signs have been
erected giving notice thereo£, the maximum speed limit shall be as �'
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' ' set forth herein on the following streets or portions of streets : `
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� - Name of Street Beginning at Ending at Speed Limit
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� • Schedule X. Decreasing State-Law Maximum Speed Limits in �;
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� Certain Zones . i�.
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. _ , In accordance with Article XIX of Chapter 19 , pursuant to ��
� �' ° ordinance of the City Council , and when appropriate signs have been !
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erected giving notice thereof, the maximum speed limit sha11 be as ��
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set forth herein on the following streets or portions of streets : '
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Declared Prima Facie
i,, Name of Street Beginning at Ending at Speed Limit ��4
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Schedule XI . Parking Meter Zones .
- In accordance with Article XVII of this Chapter, and pursuant
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;. � to ordinance of the City Council, parking meter zones as designated by �
Ordinance No. 955 as it exists or as it may be amended are hereby
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� "'` ,; in which parking of vehicles upon streets shall be regulated by park- ' ! a
; �- ing meters between the hours specified upon the signs erected thereon,
, of any day except Sundays or public holidays, as follows:
� Name of Street Beginning at En�ing at Side ;
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Further, parking meter fees as established by Ordinance i
No. 955 as it presently exists or as it may be amended shall be as
� follows : �
Fee Schedule I
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Schedule XII . Permit Parking Areas .
In accordance with Article XVII , Section 19 . 17 . 14 , and �
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pursuant to ordinance of the City Council , the following streets or
portions of streets described herein within parking meter zones and ��I
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f ' public parking lots are designated as permit parking areas wherein
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,; , vehicles displaying appropriate parking permits shall be allowed to k
� park for ten (10) hours (all day) : �
Name of Street Beginning at Endinq at Side �
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Public Parking Lot �
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i; SECTION II . A violation of any provision or the failure to �,
� comply with any of the requirements of this ordinance shall constitute `
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a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of such violation or such failure .
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� shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500 . 00 or by imprison- y
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. � : ment in the County jail for a period of not more than six months , or �'
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J SECTION IZI : If any section, subsection, sentence , clause �
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or phrase of this Chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, �
, such decision sha11 not affect the validity of the remaining portions �
� of this Chapter. The Council hereby declares that it would have passed �
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� subsections , sentences , clauses or phrases be declared invalid or
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1 � � SECTION IV. That Ordinances numbered 71, 193, 258, 299 , �
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� 303, 306 , 308 , 312, 316 , 321, 340 , 370 , 376 , 378, 384, 403, 404 , 427,
t , 442, 448, 451, 454, 455, 500 , 509 , 520, 532 , 536 , 561, 572, and 866
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' ' of this City are hereby repealed, and all ordinances in conflict �
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with or inconsistant with the provisions of Chapter 19 of the City i
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Code of the City of Chula Vista as enacted by this ordinance are
� hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent
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the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or �
committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to '
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the effective date of this ordinance. �
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' SECTION V: This ordinance shall take effect and be in ��
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the CITY COUNCIL of the !
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CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 1?tttiay of April ,
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' � AYES: . COUNCILMEN McAllister, Anderson, McCorquodale, SparlinR, McMains 4
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA �
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO � ss. �
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
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` I, KENNETH P. CAMPBELL, City Clerk of the City of Chula �
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, Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing i
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