Title 10
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapters:
10.04 Definitions
10.08 Administration and Enforcement
10.12 Traffic-Control Signs and Devices
10.16 Turning Movements
10.20 Pedestrian Regulations
10.24 Stopping, Standing and Parking
10.26 Residential Parking Permit Program
10.28 Truck Routes
10.32 Parking Meters
10.36 Speed Zones
10.40 Miscellaneous Driving Rules
10.44 Trains
10.48 Interstate Trucks
10.52 Transportation System Management Program
Chapter 10.04
DEFINITIONS
Sections:
10.04.010 Generally.
10.04.020 Applicability of State Motor Vehicle Code.
10.04.030 Bicycle.
10.04.035 Bus.
10.04.036 Camper.
10.04.037 Camp trailer.
10.04.040 Coach.
10.04.045 Commercial vehicle.
10.04.050 Council.
10.04.060 Curb.
10.04.070 Divisional island.
10.04.080 Holidays.
10.04.085 House car.
10.04.090 Loading zone.
10.04.095 Motor truck.
10.04.100 Official time standard.
10.04.110 Park.
10.04.115 Park and ride facility.
10.04.120 Parkway.
10.04.130 Passenger loading zone.
10.04.140 Pedestrian.
10.04.150 Police officer.
10.04.153 Public grounds.
10.04.155 Semi-trailer.
10.04.160 Stop.
10.04.170 Stop or stand.
10.04.180 Vehicle Code.
10.04.190 Traffic engineer, city.
10.04.200 Trailer.
10.04.210 Trailer coach.
10.04.220 Truck tractor.
10.04.300 Vanpool vehicle.
10.04.010 Generally.
The following words and phrases when used in this title shall for the purpose of this title have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this chapter.
(Ord. 38 § 1(part), 1962).
10.04.020 Applicability of State Motor Vehicle Code.
Whenever any words or phrases used in this title are not defined, but are defined in the Vehicle Code of the state, and amendments thereto, such definitions shall apply.
(Ord. 38 § 1.1, 1962).
10.04.030 Bicycle.
"Bicycle" means a light vehicle without a motor, having two (2) wheels, handlebars and a seat or seats, and propelled by the operator.
(Ord. 38 § 1.2, 1962).
10.04.035 Bus.
"Bus" means any motor vehicle, other than a motor truck or truck tractor, designed for carrying more than ten (10) persons including the driver, and used or maintained for the transportation of passengers. However, a vanpool vehicle and any other motor vehicle (other than a motor truck or truck tractor), designed for carrying not more than fifteen (15) persons (including the driver), when the vehicle is used for transporting only members of the household of the owner thereof, shall not be considered to be a bus for the purposes of this section.
(Ord. 317 § 1 (part), 1986).
10.04.036 Camper.
"Camper" means a structure designed to be mounted upon a motor vehicle and to provide facilities for human habitation for camping or recreational purposes.
(Ord. 317 § 1(part), 1986).
10.04.037 Camp trailer.
"Camp trailer" means a vehicle designed to be used on a highway and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, and which is capable of human habitation for camping or recreational purposes.
(Ord. 317 § 1(part), 1986).
10.04.040 Coach.
"Coach" means any motorbus, motor coach, trackless trolley, or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.
(Ord. 38 § 1.3, 1962).
10.04.045 Commercial vehicle.
"Commercial vehicle" means a vehicle of a type required to be registered under the Vehicle Code and used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit, or designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. Passenger vehicles which are not used for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit, and vanpool vehicles, are not commercial vehicles.
(Ord. 317 § 1(part), 1986).
10.04.050 Council.
"Council" means the council of the city.
(Ord. 38 § 1.4, 1962).
10.04.060 Curb.
"Curb" means the lateral boundary of the roadway whether such curb is marked by curbing construction, or not so marked; the word "curb" does not include the line dividing the roadway of a street from parking strips in the center of a street, nor from tracks or rights-of-way of public utility companies.
(Ord. 38 § 1.5, 1962).
10.04.070 Divisional island.
"Divisional island" means a raised island located in the roadway and separating opposing or conflicting streams of traffic.
(Ord. 38 § 1.6, 1962).
10.04.080 Holidays.
Within the meaning of this title, "holidays" are:
A. The first day of January;
B. The twelfth day of February;
C. The twenty-second day of February;
D. The last Monday in May;
E. The fourth day of July;
F. The first Monday in September;
G. The ninth day of September;
H. The twelfth day of October;
I. The eleventh day of November;
J. The twenty-fifth day of December; and
K. Thanksgiving Day.
If the first day of January, twelfth day of February, twenty-second day of February, the last day of May, the fourth day of July, the ninth day of September, the twelfth day of October, the eleventh day of November, or the twenty-fifth day of December falls upon a Sunday, the Monday following is a holiday.
(Ord. 261 § 29, 1980; Ord. 38 § 1.7, 1962).
10.04.085 House car.
"House car" means a motor vehicle originally designed, or permanently altered, and equipped for human habitation, or to which a camper has been permanently attached. A motor vehicle to which a camper has been temporarily attached is not a house car.
(Ord. 317 § 1(part),1986).
10.04.090 Loading zone.
"Loading zone" means the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
(Ord. 38 § 1.8, 1962).
10.04.095 Motor truck.
"Motor truck" means a motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
(Ord. 317 § 1(part), 1986).
10.04.100 Official time standard.
Whenever certain hours are named in this title, they shall mean standard time or daylight saving time as may be in current use in the city.
(Ord. 38 § 1.9, 1962).
10.04.110 Park.
"Park" means to stand or leave standing any vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
(Ord. 38 § 1.10, 1962).
10.04.115 Park-and-ride facility.
"Park-and-ride facility" means any parking facility authorized as such by resolution of the city council and either proposed for operation or operated by the city for the purpose of providing parking on a daily basis, Monday through Sunday, for persons who drive to a public transit stop, park their vehicles for a period of time less than twenty-two hours, and then transfer to public transportation.
(Ord. 317 § 1(part), 1986).
10.04.120 Parkway.
"Parkway" means that portion of a street other than a roadway or a sidewalk.
(Ord. 38 § 1.11, 1962).
10.04.130 Passenger loading zone.
"Passenger loading zone" means the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers.
(Ord. 38 § 1.12, 1962).
10.04.140 Pedestrian.
"Pedestrian" means any person afoot.
(Ord. 38 § 1.13, 1962).
10.04.150 Police officer.
"Police officer" means every officer of the police department of the city or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.
(Ord. 38 § 1.14, 1962).
10.04.153 Public grounds.
"Public grounds" means driveways, paths, parking facilities or grounds under the direct control of the city or the redevelopment agency, including park-and-ride facilities.
(Ord. 317 § 1(part), 1986).
10.04.155 Semi-trailer.
"Semi-trailer" means a vehicle designed for carrying persons or property, used in conjunction with a motor vehicle, and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon, or is carried by, another vehicle.
(Ord. 317 § 1(part), 1986).
10.04.160 Stop.
"Stop," when required, means complete cessation of movement.
(Ord. 38 § 1.15, 1962).
10.04.170 Stop or stand.
"Stop or stand," when prohibited, means any stopping or standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device.
(Ord. 38 § 1.16, 1962).
10.04.180 Vehicle Code.
"Vehicle Code" means the Vehicle Code of the state, as amended September 15, 1961.
(Ord. 38 § 1.17, 1962).
10.04.190 Traffic engineer, city.
"City traffic engineer," whenever the name appears, means the director of public works/city engineer or his duly designated agent.
(Ord. 474 § 1, 2002: Ord. 38 § 1.18, 1962).
10.04.200 Trailer.
"Trailer" means a vehicle designed for carrying persons or property on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon any other vehicle.
(Ord. 317 § 1(part), 1986).
10.04.210 Trailer coach.
"Trailer coach" means a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, designed for human habitation or human occupancy for industrial, professional or commercial purposes, for carrying property on its own structure, and for being drawn by a motor vehicle.
(Ord. 317 § 1(part), 1986).
10.04.220 Truck tractor.
"Truck tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.
(Ord. 317 § 1(part), 1986).
10.04.300 Vanpool vehicle.
"Vanpool vehicle" means any motor vehicle, other than a motor truck or truck tractor, designed for carrying more than ten (10) but not more than fifteen (15) persons including the driver, which is maintained and used primarily for the nonprofit work-related transportation of adults for the purposes of ridesharing.
(Ord. 317 § 1(part), 1986).
Chapter 10.08 Sections:
10.08.010 Traffic engineer-Office established-Designated.
10.08.020 Traffic engineer-Powers and duties.
10.08.030 Authority of police department and officers.
10.08.040 Direction of traffic by police department.
10.08.050 Direction of traffic by fire department.
10.08.060 Obedience to police and fire officials.
10.08.070 Direction of traffic by unauthorized persons prohibited.
10.08.080 Applicability of traffic regulations to persons riding bicycles or animals.
10.08.090 Public employees to obey traffic regulations.
10.08.100 Exemptions to certain vehicles.
10.08.110 Report of damage to certain property.
10.08.120 Removal of parked and abandoned vehicles.
10.08.130 Obedience to title requirements.
10.08.140 Violation-Penalty.
10.08.010 Traffic engineer-Office established-Designated.
The office of the city traffic engineer is established. The director of public works/city engineer or his duly designated agent shall serve as city traffic engineer in addition to his other functions, and shall exercise the powers and duties with respect to traffic as provided in this title.
(Ord. 474 § 2, 2002: Ord. 38 § 2(part), 1962).
10.08.020 Traffic engineer-Powers and duties.
A. It shall be the general duty of the city traffic engineer to determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic-control devices and signals, to conduct engineering analyses of traffic accidents and to devise remedial measures, to conduct engineering and traffic investigations of traffic conditions and to cooperate with other city officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out the additional powers and duties imposed by ordinances of the city.
B. Whenever, by the provisions of this title a power is granted to the city traffic engineer or a duty imposed upon him, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by his deputy or by a person authorized in writing by him.
(Ord. 38 § 2.1, 1962).
10.08.030 Authority of police department and officers.
It shall be the duty of the officers of the police department or such officers as are assigned by the chief of police to enforce all street traffic laws of the city and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in the city.
(Ord. 38 § 3(part), 1962).
10.08.040 Direction of traffic by police department.
Officers of the police department or such officers as are assigned by the chief of police are authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or other signal in conformance with traffic laws; provided, that in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police department may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.
(Ord. 38 § 3.1, 1962).
10.08.050 Direction of traffic by fire department.
Officers of the fire department when at the scene of a fire or other emergencies, or when in the course of their duties they are protecting the personnel or equipment of the fire department, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic.
(Ord. 38 3.2, 1962).
10.08.060 Obedience to police and fire officials.
No person shall wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order of a police officer or fire official when directing traffic.
(Ord. 38 § 3.4, 1962).
10.08.070 Direction of traffic by unauthorized persons prohibited.
No person other than an officer of the police department, or a person deputized by the chief of police, or person authorized by law, shall direct or attempt to direct traffic by voice, hand or other signal, except that persons may operate when and as provided in this title any mechanical pushbutton signal erected by order of the city traffic engineer.
(Ord. 38 § 3.6, 1962).
10.08.080 Applicability of traffic regulations to persons riding bicycles or animals.
Every person riding a bicycle or driving or riding an animal upon a highway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this title, except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application.
(Ord. 38 § 3.5, 1962).
10.08.090 Public employees to obey traffic regulations.
The provisions of this title shall apply to the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government, the state, any county or city, and it is unlawful for any driver to violate any of the provisions of this title, except as otherwise permitted in this title or by the Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 38 § 3.7, 1962).
10.08.100 Exemptions to certain vehicles.
A. The provisions of this title regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of the police or fire department, any public ambulance or any public utility vehicle or any private ambulance, which public utility vehicle or private ambulance has qualified as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in this section is operated in the manner specified in the Vehicle Code in response to an emergency call.
B. The exemptions of subsection A of this section shall not, however, protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of his wilful disregard of the safety of others.
C. The provisions of this title regulating the parking or standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a city department or public utility while necessarily in use for construction or repair work, or any vehicle owned or leased by the United States while in use for the collection, transportation or delivery of United States mail.
(Ord. 261 § 30, 1980; Ord. 38 § 3.8, 1962).
10.08.110 Report of damage to certain property.
A. The driver of a vehicle or the person in charge of any animal involved in any accident resulting in damage to any property publicly owned or owned by a public utility, including but not limited to any fire hydrant, ornamental lighting post, telephone pole, electric light or power pole, or resulting in damage to any ornamental shade tree, traffic-control device or other property of a like nature, located in or along any street, shall within twenty-four (24) hours after such accident make a written report of such accident to the police department of the city.
B. Every such report shall state the time when and the place where the accident took place, the name and address of the person owning and of the person driving or in charge of such vehicle or animal, the license number of every such vehicle, and shall briefly describe the property damaged in such accident.
C. A driver involved in an accident shall not be subject to the requirements or penalties of this section if and during the time such driver is physically incapable of making a report, but in such event the driver shall make a report as required in subsection A of this section within twenty-four (24) hours after regaining ability to make such report.
(Ord. 38 § 3.9, 1962).
10.08.120 Removal of parked and abandoned vehicles.
Any regularly employed and salaried officer of the police department, or any officer acting on behalf of the city police department, may remove or cause to be removed any vehicle from a highway, street, public grounds or park-and-ride facility under the following circumstances:
A. When a vehicle is parked or left standing upon any public street, highway, right-of-way or public grounds for seventy-two (72) or more consecutive hours;
B. Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street, highway or public grounds between the hours of seven (7:00) a.m. and seven (7:00) p.m. when such parking or standing is prohibited by ordinance or resolution of the city and signs are posted giving notice of such removal;
C. Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street, highway or public grounds where the use of such street, highway or public grounds or portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street, highway or public grounds, or for the installation of underground utilities, or where the use of the street, highway, or public grounds or any portion thereof is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic, or where the use of the street, highway or public grounds or portion thereof is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of usual size, and the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement; provided, that signs giving notice that such vehicle may be removed are erected or placed at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to removal;
D. When a vehicle which is prohibited from parking or being left standing on a park-and-ride facility is parked or left standing on any said facility and signs are posted giving notice of such removal.
(Ord. 317 § 2, 1986: Ord. 109 § 1, 1967: Ord. 38 § 3.10, 1962).
10.08.130 Obedience to title requirements.
It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this title.
(Ord. 38 § 3.3, 1962).
10.08.140 Violation-Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, or alternatively an infraction pursuant to Penal Code Section 17(d), and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the city jail or in the county jail for not exceeding three (3) months, or by a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each separate violation of this title, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. 320 § 1, 1986: Ord. 38 § 19, 1962).
Chapter 10.12 Sections:
10.12.010 Authority to install traffic-control devices.
10.12.020 Installation when required by Vehicle Code.
10.12.030 Installation when determined by traffic engineering principles or by ordinance.
10.12.040 Required for enforcement.
10.12.050 Obedience to traffic-control devices required.
10.12.060 Trafficsignals-Installation authorized.
10.12.070 Traffic signals-Determination of location.
10.12.080 Traffic signals-Street name signs required at intersections.
10.12.090 Authority to remove, relocate or discontinue traffic-control devices.
10.12.100 Hours of operation of traffic-control devices.
10.12.110 Lane markings.
10.12.120 Distinctive roadway markings.
10.12.130 Unauthorized painting of curbs.
10.12.140 Signs required for one-way streets and alleys.
10.12.150 Authority to erect stop signs.
10.12.160 Stop at through street or stop sign and railroad grade crossing.
10.12.170 Stop required upon emerging from alley, driveway or building.
10.12.180 Authority to erect yield-right-of-way signs.
10.12.010 Authority to install traffic-control devices.
The city traffic engineer or his duly authorized agent shall have the power and duty to place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained official traffic-control devices when and as required to make effective the provisions of traffic ordinances of the city.
(Ord. 38 § 4(part), 1962).
10.12.020 Installation when required by Vehicle Code.
Whenever the Vehicle Code requires for the effectiveness of any provision thereof that traffic-control devices be installed to give notice to the public of the application of such law, the city traffic engineer is authorized to install or cause to be installed the necessary devices subject to any limitations or restrictions set forth in the law applicable thereto.
(Ord. 38 § 4.1, 1962).
10.12.030 Installation when determined by traffic engineering principles or by ordinance.
The city traffic engineer may also place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained such additional traffic-control devices as he may deem necessary to regulate traffic or to guide or warn traffic, but he shall make such determination only upon the basis of traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations and in accordance with such standards, limitations and rules as may be set forth in the traffic ordinances of the city, or as may be determined by ordinance or resolution of the legislative body of the city.
(Ord. 38 § 4.2, 1962).
10.12.040 Required for enforcement.
No provision of the Vehicle Code or of this title for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator unless appropriate signs are in place and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person, giving notice of such provisions of the traffic laws.
(Ord. 38 § 4.3, 1962).
10.12.050 Obedience to traffic-control devices required.
The operator of any vehicle or train shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device placed in accordance with this title unless otherwise directed by a police officer or other authorized person subject to the exceptions granted the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle when responding to emergency calls.
(Ord. 38 § 4.4, 1962).
10.12.060 Traffic signals-Installation authorized.
The city traffic engineer is directed to install and maintain official traffic signals at those intersections and other places where traffic conditions are such as to require that the flow of traffic be alternately interrupted and released in order to prevent or relieve traffic congestion or to protect life or property from exceptional hazard.
(Ord. 38 § 4.5, 1962).
10.12.070 Traffic signals-Determination of location.
The city traffic engineer shall ascertain and determine the locations where such signals are required by resort to field observation, traffic counts and other traffic information as may be pertinent, and his determinations therefrom shall be made in accordance with those traffic engineering and safety standards and instructions set forth in the Planning Manual of Instructions, Part 8, "Traffic," issued by the Division of Highways of the State Department of Public Works.
(Ord. 38 § 4.6, 1962).
10.12.080 Traffic signals-Street name signs required at intersections.
Whenever the city traffic engineer in- stalls and maintains an official traffic signal at any intersection, he shall likewise erect and maintain at such intersection street name signs visible to the principal flow of traffic unless such street name signs have previously been placed and are maintained at any said intersection.
(Ord. 38 § 4.7, 1962).
10.12.090 Authority to remove, relocate or discontinue traffic-control devices.
The city traffic engineer is authorized to remove, relocate or discontinue the operation of any traffic-control device not specifically required by state law or this title whenever he determines in any particular case that the conditions which warranted or required the installation no longer exist or obtain.
(Ord. 38 § 4.10, 1962).
10.12.100 Hours of operation of traffic-control de- vices.
The city traffic engineer shall determine the hours and days during which any traffic-control device shall be in operation or be in effect, except in those cases where such hours or days are specified in the ordinance.
(Ord. 38 § 4.11, 1962).
10.12.110 Lane markings.
The city traffic engineer is authorized to mark centerlines and lane lines upon the surface of the roadway to indicate the course to be traveled by vehicles and may place signs temporarily designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction, regardless of the centerline of the highway. In addition, the city engineer is authorized to mark lines on the surface of the roadway indicating restricted parking areas as described in Section 10.24.055 of this title.
(Ord. 374 § 1, 1991: Ord. 38 § 4.8, 1962).
10.12.120 Distinctive roadway markings.
The city traffic engineer is authorized to place and maintain distinctive roadway markings as described in the Vehicle Code on those streets or parts of streets where the volume of traffic or the vertical or other curvature of the roadway renders it hazardous to drive on the left side of such markings or signs and markings. Such markings placed by the State Department of Public Works pursuant to the provisions of the Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 38 § 4.9, 1962).
10.12.130 Unauthorized painting of curbs.
It is a violation of this title for any person, unless authorized by the city, to paint any street or curb surface; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to the painting of numbers on a curb surface by any person who has complied with the provisions of any resolution or ordinance of the city pertaining thereto, and who has been authorized by the city council to paint the curbs by motion, resolution, or ordinance.
(Ord. 38 § 4.12, 1962).
10.12.140 Signs required for one-way streets and alleys.
Whenever any ordinance or resolution of the city designates any one-way street or alley, the city traffic engineer shall place and maintain signs giving notice thereof, and no such regulations shall be effective unless such signs are in place. Signs indicating the direction of lawful traffic movement shall be placed at every intersection where movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited.
(Ord. 38 § 6, 1962).
10.12.150 Authority to erect stop signs.
Whenever any ordinance or resolution of the city designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a through street, or any intersection at which vehicles are required to stop at one or more entrances thereto, or any railroad grade crossing at which vehicles are required to stop, the city traffic engineer shall erect and maintain stop signs as follows: A stop sign shall be erected on each and every street intersecting such through street, or portion thereof so designated, and at those entrances of other intersections where a stop is required, and at any railroad grade crossing so designated. Every such sign shall conform with, and shall be placed as provided in the Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 38 § 7(part), 1962).
10.12.160 Stop at through street, stop sign and railroad grade crossing.
A. Those streets and parts of streets established by resolution of the council are declared to be through streets for the purposes of Section 10.12.150.
B. The provisions of Section 10.12.150 shall also apply at one or more entrances to the intersections as such entrances and intersections are established by resolution of the council.
C. The provisions of Section 10.12.150 shall apply at those highway railway grade crossings as established by resolution of the council.
(Ord. 38 § 7.1, 1962).
10.12.170 Stop required upon emerging from alley, driveway or building.
The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or driveway.
(Ord. 38 § 7.2, 1962).
10.12.180 Authority to erect yield-right-of-way signs.
Whenever any ordinance or resolution of the city designates an entrance or entrances to any intersection and orders the erection of yield-right-of-way sign(s) at such entrance or entrances, the city traffic engineer shall erect and maintain a yield-right-of-way sign at each such entrance, and the driver of any vehicle entering such intersection through such duly designated and posted entrance shall yield the right-of-way in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code of the state.
(Ord. 38 § 8, 1962).
Chapter 10.16 Sections:
10.16.010 Authority to place and obedience to turning markers and intersections and multiple lane indications.
10.16.020 Authority to place restricted turn signs.
10.16.030 Obedience to no-turn signs.
10.16.040 Authority to prohibit right turns against traffic stop signal.
10.16.010 Authority to place and obedience to turning markers and intersections and multiple lane indications.
A. The city traffic engineer is authorized to place markers, buttons, or signs within or adjacent to intersections and indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections, and the city traffic engineer is authorized to locate and indicate more than one lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right-hand or left-hand turns, and the course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law or ordinance.
B. When authorized markers, buttons, or other indications are placed within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of such indications.
(Ord. 38 § 5(part), 1962).
10.16.020 Authority to place restricted turn signs.
The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right turn, left turn, or U-turn, and shall place proper signs at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when such turns are permitted.
(Ord. 38 § 5.1, 1962).
10.16.030 Obedience to no-turn signs.
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right turn, or left turn or U-turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign.
(Ord. 38 § 5.2, 1962).
10.16.040 Authority to prohibit right turns against traffic stop signal.
The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine those intersections within any business or residence district at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right turn against a red or stop signal and shall erect proper signs giving notice of such prohibition. No driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign.
(Ord. 38 § 5.3, 1962).
Chapter 10.20 Sections:
10.20.010 Traffic engineer to establish marked crosswalks.
10.20.020 Use of crosswalks required.
10.20.030 Standing in roadway restricted.
10.20.040 Obedience to traffic signals.
10.20.010 Traffic engineer to establish marked cross- walks.
A. The city traffic engineer shall establish, designate and maintain crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway as follows: Crosswalks shall be established and maintained at all intersections where the city traffic engineer determines that there is particular hazard to pedestrians crossing the roadway subject to the limitation contained in subsection B of this section.
B. Other than crosswalks at intersections, no crosswalk shall be established in any block which is less than four hundred (400) feet in length, and such crosswalk shall be located as nearly as practicable at midblock.
C. The city traffic 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.
(Ord. 38 § 10(part), 1962).
10.20.020 Use of crosswalks required.
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk.
(Ord. 38 § 10.1, 1962).
10.20.030 Standing in roadway restricted.
No person shall stand in any roadway other than in a crosswalk. This section shall not apply to any public officer or employee, or employee of a public utility when necessarily upon a street in line of duty.
(Ord. 38 § 10.2, 1962).
10.20.040 Obedience to traffic signals.
Pedestrians must obey all traffic signals.
(Ord. 38 § 10.3, 1962).
Chapter 10.24 Sections:
10.24.010 Applicability.
10.24.020 Stopping or standing in parkways prohibited.
10.24.030 Traffic engineer to maintain no stopping zones and no parking areas.
10.24.040 No parking areas designated.
10.24.050 Use of streets for storage of vehicles prohibited.
10.24.055 Parking on narrow streets.
10.24.060 Parking for demonstration.
10.24.070 Repairing or greasing vehicles on public streets.
10.24.080 Washing or polishing vehicles.
10.24.090 Parking adjacent to schools.
10.24.110 Parking on grades.
10.24.120 Parking regulations for peddlers and vendors.
10.24.130 Emergency parking signs.
10.24.140 Display of warning devices when commercial vehicle disabled.
10.24.150 Twenty-four minute parking.
10.24.160 Forty-eight minute parking.
10.24.170 One hour parking.
10.24.180 Two hour parking.
10.24.190 Parking parallel on one-way streets.
10.24.200 Diagonal parking.
10.24.210 Parking space markings.
10.24.220 No stopping zones.
10.24.230 All night parking prohibited.
10.24.235 Authority of city engineer to establish parking restrictions.
10.24.236 Prohibition against parking certain vehicles and trailers in residential zones and on other designated streets.
10.24.240 Parking of certain commercial vehicles on private property in residential districts prohibited.
10.24.245 Parking regulations for park-and-ride facilities.
10.24.250 Parking on city property.
10.24.260 Bicycle parking zones.
10.24.270 Loading zones-Authority to establish-Space restriction-Curb markings.
10.24.280 Curb markings to indicate no stopping and parking regulations.
10.24.290 Effect of permission to load or unload.
10.24.300 Standing for loading or unloading only.
10.24.310 Standing in passenger loading zone.
10.24.320 Standing in any alley.
10.24.330 Coach zones to be established.
10.24.010 Applicability.
A. The provisions of this title prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times specified in this title, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device.
B. The provisions of this title imposing a time limit on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the Vehicle Code or the ordinances of the city prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
(Ord. 38 § 11 (part), 1962).
10.24.020 Stopping or standing in parkways prohibited.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any parkway.
(Ord. 38 § 11.1, 1962).
10.24.030 Traffic engineer to maintain no stopping zones and no parking areas.
A. The city traffic engineer is authorized to maintain, by appropriate signs or by paint upon the curb surface, all no stopping zones, no parking areas, and restricted parking areas, as defined and described in this title.
B. When said curb markings or signs are in place, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb markings or sign in violation of any of the provisions of this title.
(Ord. 38 § 11.2, 1962).
10.24.040 No parking areas designated.
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 direction of a police officer or other authorized officer, or traffic sign or signal:
A. Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings;
B. On either side of any street between the projected property lines of any public walk, public steps, street, or thoroughfare terminating at such street, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;
C. In any area where the city traffic engineer determines that the parking or stopping of a vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;
D. In any area established by resolution of the council as a no parking area, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;
E. Upon, along or across any railway track in such manner as to hinder, delay, or obstruct the movement of any car traveling upon such track;
F. In any area where parking or stopping of any vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property;
G. On any street or highway where the use of such street or highway or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or highway or the installation of underground utilities, or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic, or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size, and the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement; provided, that signs giving notice of such no parking are erected or placed at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the effective time of such no parking;
H. At any place within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection in any business district when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface, except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop;
I. Within twenty (20) feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign, or official electric flashing device.
J. On any street where signs have been erected prohibiting parking or restricting parking in order to maintain the roadway dimensions necessary for emergency access.
(Ord. 374 § 2, 1991: Ord. 38 § 11.3, 1962).
10.24.050 Use of streets for storage of vehicles prohibited.
No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of one hundred twenty (120) hours.
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B. No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle in violation of signs prohibiting parking, or stop, park or leave standing any vehicle across or to the left of the roadway markings indicating restricted parking.
C. When official signs and roadway markings prohibiting parking are in place upon narrow streets as authorized in this section, vehicles left stopped, parked or standing upon any such street in violation of any sign and marking will be towed.
(Ord. 460 § 1, 2001: Ord. 374 § 3, 1991).
10.24.060 Parking for demonstration.
No operator of any vehicle shall park the vehicle upon any street in the city for the principal purpose of advertising or displaying it for sale, unless authorized by resolution of the council.
(Ord. 38 § 11.5, 1962).
10.24.070 Repairing or greasing vehicles on public streets.
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.
(Ord. 38 § 11.6, 1962).
10.24.080 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 in the city, when a charge is made for such service.
(Ord. 38 § 11.7, 1962).
10.24.090 Parking adjacent to schools.
A. The city traffic engineer is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.
B. When official signs are erected prohibiting parking upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.
(Ord. 38 § 11.8, 1962).
10.24.110 Parking on grades.
No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a highway when upon any grade exceeding three percent (3%) without blocking the wheels of the vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means.
(Ord. 38 § 11.10, 1962).
10.24.120 Parking regulations for peddlers and vendors.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall stand or park any vehicle, wagon or pushcart from which goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables or food stuffs are sold, displayed, solicited or offered for sale or bartered or exchanged, or any lunch wagon or eating car or vehicle, on any portion of any street within the city, except that such vehicles, wagons or pushcarts may stand or park only at the request of a bona fide purchaser for a period of time not to exceed ten (10) minutes at any one place. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to persons delivering such articles upon order of, or by agreement with, a customer from a store or other fixed place of business or distribution.
B. No person shall park or stand on any street any lunch wagon, eating cart or vehicle, or pushcart from which tamales, peanuts, popcorn, candy or other articles of food are sold or offered for sale without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the city traffic engineer which shall designate the specific location in which such cart shall stand.
C. No person shall park or stand any vehicle or wagon used or intended to be used in the transportation of property for hire on any street while awaiting patronage for such vehicle or wagon without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the city traffic engineer which shall designate the specific location where such vehicle may stand.
D. Whenever any permit is granted under the provisions of this section and a particular location to park or stand is specified therein, no person shall park or stand any vehicle, wagon, or pushcart on any location other than as designated in such permit. In the event that the holder of any such permit is convicted in any court of competent jurisdiction for violating any of the provisions of this section, such permit shall be forthwith revoked by the city traffic engineer upon the filing of the record of such conviction with such officer and no permit shall thereafter be issued to such person until six (6) months have elapsed from the date of such revocation.
(Ord. 38 § 11.11, 1962).
10.24.130 Emergency parking signs.
A. Whenever the city traffic engineer shall determine that an emergency traffic congestion is likely to result from the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings, or functions, or for other reasons, the city traffic engineer shall have power and authority to order temporary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the operation, parking or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys as the city traffic engineer shall direct during the time such temporary signs are in place. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency and the city traffic engineer shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter.
B. When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall operate, park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.
(Ord. 38 § 11.12, 1962).
10.24.140 Display of warning devices when commercial vehicle disabled.
Every motor truck having an unladen weight of four thousand (4,000) pounds or more, and every truck tractor irrespective of weight when operated upon any street or highway during darkness shall be equipped with and carry at least two (2) flares, or two (2) red lanterns, or two (2) warning lights or reflectors, which reflectors shall be of a type approved by the Department of California Highway Patrol. When any vehicle abovementioned or any trailer or semitrailer is disabled upon streets or highways outside of any business or residence district within the city, and upon which street or highway there is insufficient street lighting to reveal a vehicle at a distance of two hundred (200) feet during darkness, a warning signal of the character indicated above shall be immediately placed at a distance of approximately one hundred (100) feet in advance of, and one hundred (100) feet to the rear of, such disabled vehicle by the driver thereof. The continuous flashing of at least four (4) approved class A-Type I turn signal lamps, at least two (2) toward the front and at least two (2) toward the rear of the vehicle, shall be considered to meet the requirements of this section until the devices mentioned above can be placed in the required locations. The warning signals mentioned in this section shall be displayed continuously during darkness while such vehicle remains disabled upon such street or highway.
(Ord. 38 § 11.13, 1962).
10.24.150 Twenty-four minute parking.
A. Green curb marking shall mean no standing or parking for a period of time longer than twenty-four (24) minutes at any time between nine (9:00) a.m. and six (6:00) p.m. on any day except Sundays and holidays, or during such other period of time, day or night and including Sundays and holidays, as may be specified by resolution of the city council designating a particular area as a twenty-four minute parking zone.
B. When authorized signs, parking meters or curb markings have been determined by the city council or the city traffic engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park the vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign or parking meter in violation thereof.
(Ord. 415 § 1, 1997: Ord. 38 § 12(part), 1962).
10.24.160 Forty-eight minute parking.
When authorized signs, parking meters or curb markings have been determined by the city traffic engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park the vehicle between the hours of nine (9:00) a.m. and six (6:00) p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays, for a period of time longer than forty-eight (48) minutes.
(Ord. 38 § 12.1, 1962).
10.24.170 One hour parking.
When authorized signs, parking meters or curb markings have been determined by the city traffic engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park said vehicle between the hours of nine (9:00) a.m. and six (6:00) p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays, for a period of time longer than one (1) hour.
(Ord. 38 § 12.2, 1962).
10.24.180 Two hour parking.
When authorized signs, parking meters or curb markings have been determined by the city traffic engineer to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park said vehicle between the hours of nine (9:00) a.m. and six (6:00) p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays, for a period of time longer than two (2) hours.
(Ord. 38 § 12.3, 1962).
10.24.190 Parking parallel on one-way streets.
A. Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within eighteen (18) inches of the left-hand curb facing or edge of the roadway in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way street unless signs are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.
B. In the event a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction on any such roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are in place permitting such standing or parking.
C. The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine when standing or parking shall be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any one-way street or when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two (2) or more 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 actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading freight or goods, in which case such vehicle may be backed up to the curb, provided that such vehicle does not block traffic thereby.
(Ord. 38 § 12.4, 1962).
10.24.200 Diagonal parking.
A. On any of the streets or portions of streets established by resolution of the council as diagonal parking zones, when signs or pavement markings are in place indicating such diagonal parking, it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park the vehicle except:
1. At the angle to the curb indicated by signs or pavement markings allotting space to parked vehicles and entirely within the limits of the allotted space;
2. With the front wheel nearest the curb within six (6) inches of the 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 10.24.190 shall be complied with.
(Ord. 38 § 12.5, 1962).
10.24.210 Parking space markings.
A. The city traffic engineer is authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbings where authorized parking is permitted.
B. When such parking space markings are placed on the highway, subject to other and more restrictive limitations, no vehicle shall be stopped, left standing or parked other than within a single space unless the size or shape of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.
(Ord. 38 § 12.6, 1962).
10.24.220 No stopping zones.
A. The city traffic engineer shall designate established no stopping zones by placing and maintaining appropriate signs indicating that stopping of vehicles is prohibited and indicating the hours and day when stopping is prohibited.
B. During the hours and on the days designated on the signs, it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop the vehicle on any of the streets or parts of streets established by resolution of the council as no stopping zones.
(Ord. 38 § 12.7, 1962).
10.24.230 All night parking prohibited.
Whenever the city council, by resolution, prohibits all night parking on any street, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on any street for a period of time longer than thirty (30) minutes between the hours of two (2:00) a.m. and four (4:00) a.m. of any day; provided, that this section shall not apply to a vehicle of any regularly licensed physician when actually engaged in making professional calls.
(Ord. 38 § 12.8, 1962).
10.24.235 Authority of city engineer to establish parking restrictions.
Whenever the city engineer determines that parking, stopping or standing of vehicles in certain areas or upon certain streets should be restricted or prohibited in order to alleviate or avoid a traffic hazard or congestion or otherwise to promote or preserve the public health, safety and general welfare, the city engineer shall have the power and authority to establish such restrictions upon parking as the city engineer deems necessary or appropriate, including, no parking zones, tow-away zones, and zones where parking is restricted on certain days and/or during certain times of day, as indicated by the posting of signs giving notice such prohibitions and restrictions.
A. Designation of tow-away zones. When official signs are in place, no person shall park, stop, or leave standing any motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, any passenger vehicle, commercial vehicle, limousine, trailer coach, mobile home, house car or camp trailer, or any vehicle designed to be used as a house car or camp trailer, or any equipment whose means of propulsion is to be towed by another motor vehicle, or any construction equipment, in violation of any prohibition or restriction upon parking, stopping or standing as indicated by such posted signs. Where a posted sign also indicates that the area subject to the prohibition or restriction has been declared a tow-away zone, the vehicle may be towed at the expense of the registered owner.
B. Designation of restricted parking zones. When official signs are in place, no person shall park, stop, or leave standing any motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, any passenger vehicle, commercial vehicle, limousine, trailer coach, mobile home, house car or camp trailer, or any vehicle designed to be used as a house car or camp trailer, or any equipment whose means of propulsion is to be towed by another motor vehicle, or any construction equipment, in violation of any prohibition or restriction upon parking, stopping or standing as indicated by such posted signs.
C. Penalties for violation. Any person who violates a parking restriction established pursuant to this Section 10.24.235 shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be subject to the penalties as set forth in the schedule of fines for parking violations as adopted from time to time by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 439 § 2, 1999: Ord. 409 § 1, 1997; Ord. 399 § 1, 1995).
10.24.236 Prohibition against parking certain vehicles and trailers in residential zones and on other designated streets.
A. No person shall park, stop, or leave standing on any street within a residential district or on any portion of the streets known as Bayshore Boulevard, Visitation Avenue, Old County Road, San Francisco Avenue, and the 0 to 100 block of San Bruno Avenue, any commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of three tons or greater, or any limousine, trailer coach, mobile home, house car, camp trailer, or any vehicle designed to be used as a house car or camp trailer, or any equipment whose means of propulsion is to be towed by another motor vehicle, or any construction equipment; subject, however, to the following exceptions:
1. While the vehicle is actively and lawfully engaged in loading or unloading property;
2. When the vehicle is parked in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a lawful service to or on a property located within the same block in which the vehicle is parked; and
3. When the trailer coach, mobile home, house car, camp trailer, or vehicle being used as a motor home is occupied by the owner while visiting a Brisbane resident and a written permit to park such vehicle for a period not exceeding one hundred twenty (120) hours has been issued to the owner by the Brisbane Police Department. The Chief of Police, or his authorized representative, may issue such permit if he determines that parking of such vehicle during the period of time specified in the permit will not impair access by emergency vehicles, or create a safety hazard for vehicular or pedestrian traffic, or create or contribute to a shortage of parking spaces in the immediate area.
B. Any person who violates the parking restriction established by this section shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be subject to the penalty as set forth in the schedule of fines for parking violations as adopted from time to time by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 439 § 3, 1999).
10.24.240 Parking of certain commercial vehicles on private property in residential districts prohibited.
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, no person shall park, stop, or leave standing upon any privately-owned parcel of land or private street located within a residential zoning district, any of the following:
1. Any truck, construction equipment, or other commercial vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of three (3) tons or greater;
2. Any bus or van having a seating capacity of fifteen (15) passengers or more;
3. Two (2) or more limousines or taxicabs.
B. The prohibition set forth in subsection A of this section shall not apply to a vehicle which is parked or standing while engaged in the loading or unloading of passengers or property or during the period in which the vehicle is being used in connection with the lawful construction of improvements upon the same property where the vehicle is parked.
C. The violation of this section shall constitute an infraction, for which a fine in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be imposed for the first offense; a fine in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the second offense within a period of one year; and a fine in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a third or any subsequent offense within a period of one year. Each day during which a violation of this section occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 433 § 1, 1999).
10.24.245 Parking regulations for park-and-ride facilities.
A. When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on any park-and-ride facility between the hours of two (2:00) a.m. and four (4:00) a.m. of any day.
B. When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall park any commercial vehicle, any vehicle with a manufacturer's rated gross vehicle weight of greater than five thousand (5,000) pounds, any truck tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, camp trailer, house car, trailer coach or bus, on any park-and-ride facility.
C. When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on any park-and-ride facility while it is under construction and prior to its official opening for daily use.
(Ord. 317 § 3, 1986).
10.24.250 Parking on city property.
A. Whenever the city traffic engineer determines that the orderly, efficient conduct of the city's business requires that parking or standing of vehicles on city property shall be prohibited, limited or restricted, the city traffic engineer shall have the power and authority to order signs to be erected or posted indicating that the parking of vehicles is thus prohibited, limited or restricted.
B. When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place, giving notice thereof, no person shall park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions or provisions of such signs.
(Ord. 38 § 9.9, 1962).
10.24.260 Bicycle parking zones.
When the city traffic engineer determines that the establishment of a bicycle parking zone is reasonably necessary or desirable for the regulation of traffic or to provide facilities for the temporary parking of bicycles being operated upon the public streets, or to safeguard life or property, he is authorized to set aside a space on the street not more than thirty-six (36) feet in length for the parking of bicycles during such hours of such days as are found by him to be best suited for the accomplishment of the purposes set forth in this section. When a bicycle parking zone is so established, the city traffic engineer shall direct the posting of appropriate signs thereat during such hours, giving notice that parking of other vehicles is prohibited. No person shall stop, stand or park any other vehicle in front of such zone while signs are in place.
(Ord. 38 § 9.10, 1962).
10.24.270 Loading zones-Authority to establish- Space restriction-Curb markings.
A. The city traffic engineer is authorized to determine and to make loading zones and passenger loading zones marks as follows:
1. At any place in any business district;
2. Elsewhere in front of entrance to any place of business or in front of any hall or place used for the purpose of public assembly.
B. In no event shall more than one-half (1/2) of the total curb length in any block be reserved for loading zone purposes.
C. Loading zones shall be indicated by yellow paint upon the top of all curbs within such zones.
D. Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by white paint upon the top of all curbs in said zones.
(Ord. 38 § 13 (part), 1962).
10.24.280 Curb markings to indicate no stopping and parking regulations.
The city traffic engineer is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this title, to place, and when required in this section shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and the curb markings shall have the meanings as set forth in this section:
A. Red shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.
B. Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time between seven (7:00) a.m. and six (6:00) p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays, for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided, that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three (3) minutes, nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty (20) minutes.
C. White shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed three (3) minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between seven (7:00) a.m. and six (6:00) p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays, and except as follows:
1. When such zone is in front of a mailbox, the restrictions shall apply at all times.
2. When such zone is in front of a theater, the restrictions shall apply at all times, except when such theater is closed.
D. When the city traffic engineer as authorized under this title has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 38 § 13.1, 1962).
10.24.290 Effect of permission to load or unload.
A. Permission in this chapter granted to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes 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 to commercial deliveries, also the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.
C. Permission granted in this chapter to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers shall include the loading or unloading of personal baggage, but shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than three (3) minutes.
D. Within the total time limits specified above in this section, the provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges granted by this chapter.
(Ord. 38 § 13.2, 1962).
10.24.300 Standing for loading or unloading only.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or material for such time as is permitted in Section 10.24.290.
(Ord. 38 § 13.3, 1962).
10.24.310 Standing in passenger loading zone.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any passenger loading zone for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers for such time as is specified in Section 10.24.290.
(Ord. 38 § 13.4, 1962).
10.24.320 Standing in any alley.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of persons or materials in any alley unless signs permitting it are posted.
(Ord. 38 § 13.5, 1962).
10.24.330 Coach zones to be established.
A. The city traffic engineer is authorized to establish bus zones opposite curb space for the loading and unloading of buses or common carriers of passengers and to determine the location thereof.
B. Coach zones shall normally be established on the far side of an intersection.
(Ord. 38 § 13.6, 1962).
Chapter 10.26 Sections:
10.26.010 Purpose of chapter.
10.26.020 Definitions.
10.26.030 Parking permit exemption.
10.26.040 Establishment of designated permit area.
10.26.050 Modification of designated permit area.
10.26.060 Issuance of parking permits.
10.26.070 Posting of signs.
10.26.010 Purpose of chapter.
This chapter has been adopted for the following purposes:
A. To create a voluntary program that will enable residents of the city to request the establishment of neighborhood parking restrictions within the area where they live which are in addition to, and likely to be more restrictive than, the city's standard parking regulations for such area;
B. To provide for the issuance of a certain number of parking permits to the residents of such designated areas, the display of which will serve to exempt their vehicles from the operation of the parking restrictions;
C. To promote a cooperative effort among neighbors in dealing with a shortage of parking spaces on the streets where they reside by enabling them to formulate such parking restrictions as they determine to be appropriate for their own neighborhood.
(Ord. 432 § 1(part), 1998).
10.26.020 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
A. "Designated permit area" means a contiguous area of a residential zoning district, containing not less than ten (10) dwelling units, upon which the city council imposes parking restrictions in response to a petition to do so submitted by the residents of such area in accordance with this chapter.
B. "Motor vehicle" means automobile, three-wheel motorcycle, truck, or other motor driven vehicle, not exceeding six thousand (6,000) pounds unladen weight.
C. "Non-resident vehicle" means a motor vehicle parked or left standing in a designated permit area without having displayed thereon a parking permit for such area issued the city pursuant to this chapter, regardless of whether such motor vehicle is owned or being used by a resident of the designated permit area. A motor vehicle parked or left standing in a designated permit area displaying a parking permit for a different designated permit area shall be treated as a nonresident vehicle.
D. "Parking permit" means a permit issued by the city pursuant to this chapter to a resident of a designated permit area for display on a vehicle owned or used by such resident or his or her guests which is parked or left standing within the boundaries of such area.
(Ord. 432 § 1(part), 1998).
10.26.030 Parking permit exemption.
A. A motor vehicle on which is displayed a valid, unexpired parking permit shall be permitted to stand or be parked in the designated permit area for which such permit has been issued without being subject to the neighborhood parking restrictions established for such area pursuant to this chapter.
B. All nonresident vehicles which are parked or left standing in violation of any parking restriction established pursuant to this chapter for any designated permit area shall be subject to the same fines and penalties as applied for violation of restrictions pertaining to parking time limit areas other than special zones.
C. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the display of a valid, unexpired identification of the motor vehicle as being used by a disabled person meeting the requirements of Section 22511.5 of the California Vehicle Code shall be deemed a parking permit and such vehicle shall be exempt from any parking restrictions established for any designated permit area in the city.
D. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be interpreted in a manner that will affect, impair, or supersede the enforcement of any other state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations, whether pertaining to parking or otherwise, and the same shall continue to be applied with full force and effect in all designated permit areas. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency with the parking restrictions established pursuant to this chapter, such other laws, ordinances and regulations shall be controlling.
(Ord. 432 § 1(part), 1998).
10.26.040 Establishment of designated permit area.
A. Persons desiring to create a designated permit area may submit an application to the city clerk containing the following information:
1. A description or a map showing the proposed boundaries of the designated permit area. Both sides of the street must be included within the boundaries of any proposed area;
2. The address of each dwelling unit within the proposed designated permit area and, to the extent such information is available to the applicants, the name(s) of the occupant(s) of each dwelling unit;
3. An identification of any nonresidential properties located within the proposed designated permit area, such as churches, schools, public facilities, or commercial establishments;
4. A statement of the proposed parking restrictions desired by the applicants, including days of the week, times during the day, and the length of time for the restriction. (For example, a two (2) hour maximum time limit during the hours of five p.m. to ten p.m. on Mondays through Fridays, holidays exempted.);
5. The suggested maximum number of parking permits that may be issued to each dwelling unit located within the proposed boundaries of the designated permit area;
6. The application shall include the following statement:
We the undersigned are residents of the proposed designated permit area described in this petition. We understand that: (i) if this area is designated, certain restrictions will be placed upon on-street parking within the area; (ii) residents of the area will be entitled to obtain a limited number of permits exempting their vehicles from such parking restrictions, but if a resident owns a vehicle without having a permit displayed, that vehicle will be subject to the parking restrictions; (iii) parking permits will be issued for a term of one year and will need to be renewed each year; (iv) the cost of installing and maintaining the parking restriction signs and the cost of issuing the annual parking permits will be paid by the residents; the City of Brisbane will have no obligation to collect delinquent payments from any resident.
B. The application must be signed by the occupants of not less than seventy percent (70%) of the dwelling units located within the boundaries of the proposed designated permit area. Where dwellings are located on both sides of the street, signatures by the occupants of not less than seventy percent (70%) of the dwelling units on each side of the street must be obtained. If a dwelling unit is occupied by more than one person, the signature by any of the adult occupants of such dwelling unit shall be sufficient for purposes of the application.
C. The application shall be accompanied by the payment of a processing fee in such amount as established from time to time by resolution of the city council.
D. A public hearing on the application shall be conducted by the city council. Notice of the public hearing shall be mailed not less than ten (10) days prior to the scheduled date of the hearing to all persons listed in the application as being occupants of the dwelling units located within the boundaries of the proposed designated permit area and to any other persons who may not be listed in the application but are shown on the latest available assessment roll of the county as owning property located within the proposed area. Notice of the hearing shall also be posted in at least three (3) conspicuous locations within the proposed designated permit area and at such additional locations as may be necessary to post at least one notice on each separate block within the proposed area.
E. Any person who has signed the application for designation may withdraw his or her consent to the establishment of the proposed designated permit area by communicating such withdrawal verbally or in writing to the city council at any time prior to adoption of the resolution establishing the area.
F. The city council may approve, reject or modify the application in any manner the council deems appropriate, except that the boundaries of the proposed designated permit area shall not be expanded but may be reduced by excluding certain properties as long as the remaining properties are contiguous to each other. The city council may establish a designated permit area by resolution, which shall set forth the exact boundaries of the area, the specific parking restrictions applicable to such area, the initial cash contribution required for the cost of installing parking restriction signs, the fees to be charged for issuance and renewal of parking permits, and the maximum number of parking permits that may be issued to each dwelling unit located within the designated permit area.
(Ord. 432 § 1(part), 1998).
10.26.050 Modification of designated permit area.
In response to a request submitted by any person or upon its own initiative, the city council may modify the boundaries of a designated permit area or any of the parking restrictions applicable to such area, or the council may abolish the entire area or rescind any of such restrictions. No action shall be taken until a public hearing on the proposed modification has been conducted by the city council, with notice thereof given in the same manner as prescribed in this chapter for notice of the public hearing on the initial establishment of the designated permit area.
(Ord. 432 § 1(part), 1998).
10.26.060 Issuance of parking permits.
A. Persons residing within a designated permit area may apply to the city police department for parking permits, which shall be granted upon payment of the application fee and submitting documentation acceptable to the chief of police or his or her authorized representative showing proof of residency within the designated permit area and proof of ownership or entitlement to use each motor vehicle for which a parking permit is requested. The issuance of a parking permit shall not constitute the reservation or guaranty of any on-street parking spaces for the exclusive use of the permit holder.
B. The number of permits that may be issued to the occupants of each dwelling unit located within the designated permit area shall not exceed the maximum number as may be specified in the resolution of the city council establishing the area; provided, however, that the chief of police, upon the showing of special circumstances or unavoidable hardship, shall have authority to issue a greater number of parking permits to the occupants of any dwelling unit within the designated permit area. The additional permits issued by the chief of police may be either temporary or renewable.
C. Parking permits shall be issued for a term of one year and may be renewed for additional terms of one year upon payment of the renewal fee and, if requested by the chief of police, upon resubmittal of the applicant's proof of residency and proof of vehicle ownership or entitlement to use.
D. The chief of police shall have authority to issue rules and regulations concerning the granting, renewal and display of parking permits, provided the same are consistent with the terms and provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 432 § 1(part), 1998).
10.26.070 Posting of signs.
The parking restrictions established for a designated permit area shall become effective and enforceable upon the posting of street signs giving notice of such restrictions to the public in the manner prescribed by the California Vehicle Code. The city engineer shall have the responsibility of installing and maintaining such signs, but only after receipt of payment for the cost thereof made by or on behalf of the residents of the designated permit area. Failure to make such payment within the time to do so, as specified in the resolution adopted by the city council, shall operate to nullify the resolution.
(Ord. 432 § 1(part), 1998).
Chapter 10.28 Sections:
10.28.010 Authority to erect signs.
10.28.020 Use restricted.
10.28.030 Exemptions.
10.28.040 Established by resolution.
10.28.050 Commercial vehicles prohibited from using certain streets.
10.28.060 Prohibition on the use of particular highways by vehicles determined to be excessively noisy.
10.28.010 Authority to erect signs.
Whenever any resolution of the city designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a street, the use of which is permitted by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three (3) tons, the city traffic engineer is authorized to designate such street or streets by appropriate signs as "truck routes," for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three (3) tons.
(Ord. 38 § 14 (a), 1962).
10.28.020 Use restricted.
When any such truck route or routes are established and designated by appropriate signs:
A. The operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three (3) tons shall drive on such route or routes and none other, except that nothing in this section shall prohibit the operator of any vehicle, exceeding a maximum gross weight of three (3) tons, coming from a truck route having ingress and egress by direct route to and from restricted streets when necessary for the purpose of making pickups and deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any buildings or structure located on such restricted streets, or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building or structure upon such restricted streets for which a building permit has previously been obtained therefor; and
B. The operator of any truck or vehicle used for the purpose of hauling all quarry products with mineral bearing properties of whatever kind or character or any combination thereof including, but not limited to, rock, gravel, asphalt, or any other mineral extracted from any quarry or pit or any source from which any mineral is or may be obtained, shall drive on such route and only such route as designated by the city traffic engineer or the director of public works. Such street or streets may be designated by appropriate signs. The language of this subsection shall control over any contradictory language stated elsewhere throughout Chapter 10.28.
(Ord. 356 § 1, 1990: Ord. 38 § 14(b), 1962).
10.28.030 Exemptions.
The provisions of Sections 10.28.010 through 10.28.040 shall not apply to:
A. Passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission; or
B. Any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility.
(Ord. 38 § 14(c), 1962).
10.28.040 Established by resolution.
Those streets and parts of streets established by resolution of the council are declared to be truck routes for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three (3) tons.
(Ord. 38 § 14(d), 1962).
10.28.050 Commercial vehicles prohibited from using certain streets.
A. Whenever any resolution of the city designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a street, the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle, the city traffic engineer shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on those streets affected by such ordinance.
B. Those streets and parts of streets established by resolution of the council are declared to be streets, the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle. The provisions of this section shall not apply to passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission.
(Ord. 38 § 14.1, 1962).
10.28.060 Prohibition on the use of particular highways by vehicles determined to be excessively noisy.
No person shall cause an excessively noisy vehicle to be operated on any residential highway within the city of Brisbane between the hours of six (6:00) p.m. and six (6:00) a.m. As used in this section, residential highway means any highway or street or portion thereof which borders, traverses or is within three hundred (300) yards of property within the R-1 Low Density, R-2 Medium Density, and R-3 Multiple Use Residential Districts of the city. As used in this section, excessively noisy vehicle means a vehicle contained within a certain class or classes of vehicles determined by resolution of the city council to be excessively noisy. Each instance in which a vehicle is determined to be excessively noisy shall constitute a separate violation of this section, including the same vehicle at different times of the same day or on different days. This section shall not apply to any vehicle engaged in emergency work, which is defined as work performed for the purpose of preventing or alleviating the physical trauma or property damage threatened or caused by an emergency.
(Ord. 320 § 2, 1986).
Chapter 10.32 Sections:
10.32.010 Parking meter zones.
10.32.020 Manner of installation.
10.32.030 Hours of operation of meters.
10.32.040 Operational procedure to be followed.
10.32.050 Unlawful to Dark after meter time has expired.
10.32.060\UnlawfUl to extend time beyond limit.
10.32.070 Improper use of meter.
10.32.080 Deposit of coins in meter by unauthorized person.
10.32.090 Parking meters and parking meter standards not to be used for certain purposes.
10.32.100 Rule of evidence of illegal parking.
10.32.110 Use of money deposited in parking meters.
10.32.120 Application of other provisions.
10.32.010 Parking meter zones.
A. Parking meter zones are those streets or portions of streets established by resolution of the council as zones within which the parking of vehicles shall be controlled, regulated and inspected with the aid of parking meters.
B. The city traffic engineer shall cause parking meters to be installed and maintained in all parking meter zones.
(Ord. 38 § 15(part), 1962).
10.32.020 Manner of installation.
A. Parking meters shall be installed upon the curb or sidewalk area immediately adjacent to each parking space. Each meter shall be placed in such manner as to show or display by a sign or signal that the parking space adjacent thereto is or is not legally in use.
B. Each parking meter shall be set to display, after the operational procedure has been completed, a sign or signal indicating legal parkings for that period of time conforming to the limit of parking time for the zone in which the parking meter is installed, and shall continue to operate from the time of the completion of the operational procedure until the expiration of the time fixed as the parking limit or a portion thereof for the part of the street upon which the meter is placed. Each meter shall also be so arranged that upon the expiration of the legal parking time, it will indicate by a mechanical operation and by proper signal that the lawful parking period has expired.
(Ord. 38 § 15.1, 1962).
10.32.030 Hours of operation of meters.
The provisions of this title relating to the operation of parking meters shall be effective between the hours of nine (9:00) a.m. and six (6:00) p.m. on every day except Sundays and holidays.
(Ord. 38 § 15.2, 1962).
10.32.040 Operational procedure to be followed.
Immediately after occupancy of a parking meter space, the operator of a vehicle shall deposit a coin of the United States in the parking meter and, if necessary, turn a crank, knob, or handle in accordance with the instructions posted on the face of the parking meter.
(Ord. 38 § 15.3, 1962).
10.32.050 Unlawful to park after meter time has expired.
No operator of any vehicle shall permit the vehicle to remain parked in any parking space during any time that the meter is showing a signal indicating that such space is illegally in use, other than such time immediately after the original occupancy as is necessary to operate the meter to show legal parking.
(Ord. 38 § 15.4, 1962).
10.32.060 Unlawful to extend time beyond limit.
No person shall follow the operational procedure or any part of the operational procedure for the purpose of increasing or extending the parking time of any vehicle beyond the legal parking time which has been established for the parking space adjacent to which the parking meter is placed.
(Ord. 38 § 15.5, 1962).
10.32.070 Improper use of meter.
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any defaced or bent coin, or any slug, device or metallic substitute for a coin of the United States, or deface, injure, tamper with, open or wilfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter.
(Ord. 38 § 15.6, 1962).
10.32.080 Deposit of coins in meter by unauthorized person.
No person, other than the owner or operator of a vehicle, shall deposit any coin in any parking meter without the knowledge or consent of the owner or operator of the vehicle using the parking space immediately adjacent to the meter.
(Ord. 38 § 15.7, 1962).
10.32.090 Parking meters and parking meter standards not to be used for certain purposes.
No person shall attach anything to or allow a bicycle, newsrack or any other article or thing to lean against a parking meter or a parking meter standard.
(Ord. 38 § 15.8, 1962).
10.32.100 Rule of evidence of illegal parking.
The parking or standing of any motor vehicle in a parking space, at which space the parking meter displays the sign or signal indicating illegal parking, shall constitute a prima facie presumption that the vehicle has been parked or allowed to stand in such space for a period longer than permitted by this title.
(Ord. 38 § 15.9, 1962).
10.32.110 Use of money deposited in parking meters.
All moneys collected from parking meters in the city shall be placed in a special fund, which fund shall be devoted exclusively to the following purposes:
A. For the purchasing, leasing, installing, repairing, maintaining, operating, removing, regulating and policing of parking meters in the city and for the payment of any and all expenses relating or incidental thereto;
B. For the purchasing, leasing, acquiring, improving, operating and maintaining of off-street parking facilities in the city;
C. For the installation and maintenance of traffic-control devices and signals;
D. For the painting and marking of streets and curbs required for the direction of traffic and parking of motor vehicles;
E. For the proper regulation, control and inspection of parking and traffic upon the public streets;
F. To be pledged as security for the payment of principal of and interest on off-street parking revenue bonds issued by the city, or any parking district organized within the city.
(Ord. 38 § 15.10, 1962).
10.32.120 Application of other provisions.
No section of this chapter shall be construed as permitting any parking in violation of any other provision of this title.
(Ord. 38 § 15.11, 1962).
Chapter 10.36 Sections:
10.36.010 Increase of speed limit on certain streets.
10.36.025 Decrease of speed limit on portion of Monterey Street.
10.36.030 Regulation of speed by traffic signals.
10.36.010 Increase of speed limit on certain streets.
It is determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey that a speed greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe upon the following streets, and it is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as designated in this section when signs are erected giving notice thereof:
RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM
TRUCK ROUTES
PARKING METERS
SPEED ZONES
| Name of Street | Declared Prima |
| or Portion Affected | Facie Speed Limit |
| Bayshore Boulevard: | |
| From northern city limit to southern city limit | 45 miles per hour |
| Beatty Avenue: | |
| From Tunnel Avenue to Alana Way | 25 miles per hour |
| Guadalupe Canyon Parkway: | |
| From Bayshore Boulevard to Mission Blue Drive | 45 miles per hour |
| From Mission Blue Drive to western city limit | 50 miles per hour |
| Lagoon Road: | |
| From Tunnel Avenue to Sierra Point Parkway | 35 miles per hour |
| North Hill Drive: | |
| From Guadalupe Canyon Parkway to Monarch Drive | 35 miles per hour |
| From Monarch to Valley Drive | 25 miles per hour |
| Park Lane: | |
| From Valley Drive to Valley Drive | 25 miles per hour |
| Sierra Point Parkway: | |
| From Lagoon Road to Marina Boulevard | 45 miles per hour |
| South Hill Drive: | |
| From Valley Drive to Quarry Road | 25 miles per hour |
| From Quarry Road to West Hill Place | 30 miles per hour |
| Tunnel Avenue: | |
| From northern city limit to Lagoon Road | 35 miles per hour |
| From Lagoon Road to Bayshore Boulevard | 25 miles per hour |
| Valley Drive: | |
| From West Hill Drive to South Hill Drive | 35 miles per hour |
| From South Hill Drive to Bayshore Boulevard | 40 miles per hour |
| West Hill Drive: | |
| From Valley Drive to West Hill Place | 30 miles per hour |
(Ord. 499 § 1, 2005: Ord. 427 § 2, 1998: Ord. 391 § 2, 1993: Ord. 38 § 17(part), 1962).
10.36.025 Decrease of speed limit on portion of Monterey Street.
Based upon a traffic study, it is determined that the normal speed limit for residential streets is unsafe and excessive for a portion of Monterey Street and a lower limit is required in order to avoid unreasonable hazards for vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Accordingly, a special limit of fifteen (15) miles per hour is declared to be the prima facie speed limit for the portion of Monterey Street from Visitacion Avenue to Solano Street when signs are erected giving notice thereof.
(Ord. 430 § 1, 1999).
10.36.030 Regulation of speed by traffic signals.
The city traffic engineer is authorized to regulate the timing of traffic signals so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly and safe manner at speeds slightly at variance from the speeds otherwise applicable within the district or at intersections, and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.
(Ord. 38 § 17.2, 1962).
Chapter 10.40 Sections:
10.40.010 Driving through funeral procession.
10.40.020 Clinging to moving vehicle.
10.40.030 Commercial vehicles using private driveways.
10.40.040 Riding or driving on sidewalk.
10.40.050 New pavement and markings.
10.40.060 Limited access roadways.
10.40.070 Restrictions on use of freeways.
10.40.080 Obedience to barriers and signs.
10.40.090 Entrance into intersection that would obstruct traffic prohibited.
10.40.100 Shrubbery obstructing visibility of intersections.
10.40.110 Excessive acceleration of motor vehicles.
10.40.120 Intoxicated persons in or about vehicles.
10.40.010 Driving through funeral procession.
No operator of any vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral procession or a parade; provided, that such vehicles are conspicuously so designated. The directing of all vehicles and traffic on any street over which such funeral procession or parade wishes to pass shall be subject to the orders of the police department.
(Ord. 38 § 9(part), 1962).
10.40.020 Clinging to moving vehicle.
No person shall attach himself with his hands, or to catch on, or hold on to
with his hands or by other means, to any moving vehicle or train for the purpose of receiving motive power therefrom.
(Ord. 38 § 9 1, 1962)
10.40.030 Commercial vehicles using private driveways.
No person shall operate or drive a commercial vehicle in, on or across any private driveway approach or sidewalk area or the driveway itself without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, if a sign or markings are in place indicating that the use of such driveway is prohibited.
(Ord. 38 § 9.2, 1962).
10.40.040 Riding or driving on sidewalk.
No person shall ride, drive, propel, or cause to be propelled any vehicle or animal across or upon any sidewalk, excepting over permanently constructed driveways, and except when it is necessary for any temporary purpose to drive a loaded vehicle across a sidewalk; provided further, that the sidewalk area be substantially protected by wooden planks two (2) inches thick, and written permission be previously obtained from the city traffic engineer. Such wooden planks shall not be permitted to remain upon such sidewalk area during the hours from six (6:00) p.m. to six (6:00) a.m.
(Ord. 38 § 9.3, 1962).
10.40.050 New pavement and markings.
No person shall ride or drive any animal or any vehicle over or across any newly made pavement or freshly painted markings in any street when a barrier sign, cone-marker or other warning device is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking, or when any such device is in place indicating that the street or any portion thereof is closed.
(Ord. 38 § 9.4, 1962).
10.40.060 Limited access roadways.
No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are lawfully established.
(Ord. 38 § 9.5, 1962).
10.40.070 Restrictions on use of freeways.
No person shall drive or operate any bicycle, motor-driven cycle, or any vehicle which is not drawn by a motor vehicle upon any street established as a freeway, as defined by state law, nor shall any pedestrian walk across or along any such street so designated and described except in space set aside for the use of pedestrians; provided, official signs are in place giving notice of such restrictions.
(Ord. 38 § 9.6, 1962).
10.40.080 Obedience to barriers and signs.
No person, public utility or department in the city shall erect or place any barrier or sign on any street, unless of a type approved by the city traffic engineer, or disobey the instructions, remove, tamper with or destroy any barrier or sign lawfully placed on any street by any person, public utility or by any department of the city.
(Ord. 38 § 9.7, 1962).
10.40.090 Entrance into intersection that would obstruct traffic prohibited.
No operator of any vehicle shall enter an 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 pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
(Ord. 38 § 9.8, 1962).
10.40.100 Shrubbery obstructing visibility of intersections.
Whenever the city traffic engineer finds that any hedge, shrubbery or tree growing in a parkway obstructs the view of any intersection, or any traffic upon the streets approaching such intersection, he shall cause the hedge, shrubbery or tree to be immediately removed or reduced in height. The cost of the removal shall be borne by the landowner and shall become a lien on his property if unpaid, to be collected on the next year's real property tax bill.
(Ord. 38 § 9.11, 1962).
10.40.110 Excessive acceleration of motor vehicles. It is unlawful for any person in operating a motor vehicle within the city to so intentionally accelerate the same as to cause audible noise by tire friction on the pavement, or to cause tires of the vehicle to leave skid marks upon the pavement, except when such acceleration is reasonably necessary to avoid a collision.
(Ord. 261 § 31, 1980: Ord. 103 § 1, 1966: Ord. 38 § 9.12, 1962).
10.40.120 Intoxicated persons in or about vehicles.
It is unlawful for any person who is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs to be in or about any vehicle to which he has right of access or control while such vehicle is in or upon any street or any other public place in the city, unless the same is under the immediate control or operation of a person not under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs.
(Ord. 38 § 18, 1962).
Chapter 10.44 Sections:
10.44.010 Railway gates.
10.44.020 Trains not to block crossings.
10.44.010 Railway gates.
No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
(Ord. 38 § 16(part), 1962).
10.44.020 Trains not to block crossings.
No person shall cause or permit any railway train or railway cars or similar vehicle on rails to stop or stand, or to be operated in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for the purposes of travel for a period of time longer than ten (10) minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to railway trains, cars or similar vehicles on rails while blocking or obstructing a crossing because of an accident which requires the operator of the train, car or similar vehicle on rails to stop at or near the scene of the accident.
(Ord. 38 § 16.1, 1962).
Chapter 10.48 Sections:
10.48.010 Definitions.
10.48.020 Purpose.
10.48.030 Application.
10.48.040 Fees and costs.
10.48.050 Retrofitting.
10.48.060 Revocation of route.
10.48.70 Appeal process.
10.48.010 Definitions.
The following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth, and if any word or phrase used in this chapter is not defined in this section, it shall have the meaning set forth in the California Vehicle Code; provided, that if any such word or phrase is not defined in the vehicle code, it shall have the meaning attributed to it in ordinary usage.
A. "Caltrans" means the state of California Department of Transportation or its successor agency.
B. "City engineer" means the city engineer of the city of Brisbane or his authorized representative.
C. "Interstate truck" means a truck tractor and semi-trailer or truck tractor, semi-trailer and trailer with unlimited length as regulated by the vehicle code.
D. "Terminal" means any facility at which freight is consolidated to be shipped or where full load consignments may be loaded and offloaded or at which the vehicles are regularly maintained, stored or manufactured.
(Ord. 306 § 1(part), 1984).
10.48.020 Purpose.
The purpose of this article is to establish procedures for terminal designation and truck route designation to terminals for interstate trucks operating on a federally designated highway system and to promote the general health, safety and welfare of the public. This article is also intended to conform to the requirements of the U.S. Surface Transportation Act, as enacted in the 1982 Congress and as the same may have been or be amended, and California's implementing legislation, AB 866, as the same may be amended.
(Ord. 306 § 1(part), 1984).
10.48.030 Application.
A. Any interested person requiring terminal access for interstate trucks from the federally designated highway system shall submit an application, on a form as provided by the city, together with such information as may be required by the city engineer and appropriate fees to the city.
B. Upon receipt of the application, the city engineer will cause an investigation to be made to ascertain whether or not the proposed terminal facility meets the requirements for an interstate truck terminal. Upon his approval of that designation, he will then determine the capability of the route requested and alternate routes, whether requested or not. Determination of route capability will include, without limitation, a review of adequate turning radius and lane widths of ramps, intersections and highways and general traffic conditions such as sight distance, speed and traffic volumes. No access off a federally designated highway system will be approved without the approval of Caltrans.
C. Should the requested route pass through the city to a terminal located in another jurisdiction, the applicant shall comply with that jurisdiction's application process. Coordination of the approval of the route through the city will be the responsibility of the entity which controls the terminal's land use. Costs for trailblazer signs shall be as provided in Section 10.48.040.
(Ord. 306 § 1(part), 1984).
10.48.040 Fees and costs.
A. The applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee, as established by the city by resolution, sufficient to pay the cost of the review of the terminal designation and the review of the route and alternate route.
B. Upon the approval of the terminal designation and route by the city and by Caltrans, the applicant shall deposit with the city sufficient funds as estimated by the city engineer to pay for the purchase and installation of terminal trailblazer signs. Trailblazer signs will be required at every decision point in the city en route to the terminal. Upon completion of the installation of the signs, the actual cost shall be computed and any difference between the actual and the estimated cost shall be billed or refunded to the applicant, whichever the case may be. No terminal or route may be used until such signs as may be required are in place. Costs for trailblazer signs may be apportioned in accordance with the procedures in Section 10.48.050.
(Ord. 306 § 1(part), 1984).
10.48.050 Retrofitting.
A. If all feasible routes to a requested terminal are found unsatisfactory by the city engineer, the applicant may request retrofitting the deficiencies. All costs of engineering, construction and inspection will be the responsibility of the applicant. Except when the retrofitting of deficiencies is within the jurisdiction of Caltrans, the actual construction will be done by the city or by a contractor acceptable to it.
B. When the work is to be done by the city, the applicant shall deposit with the city the estimated cost of retrofitting. Adjustments between the estimated and actual cost shall be made after completion of the work and any difference between the actual and the estimated cost shall be billed or refunded to the applicant as the case may be. When the work is done by the applicant, the applicant may file with the city engineer, on a form satisfactory to the city engineer, a statement detailing the actual costs of the retrofitting.
C. If at any time within five (5) years from the date of completion of the retrofitting by the applicant, should any applicant seek terminal approval which would use the route upon which such retrofitting was accomplished, any such applicant's fee may include that applicant's proportionate share of the retrofitting, as determined by the city engineer, which fee shall be disbursed by the city to the applicant who paid for the retrofitting as well as to any applicant who contributed to the cost of retrofitting under this subsection. Nothing herein shall require the payment of a proportionate fee if the applicant doing the work failed to file the report with the city engineer required by subsection B above.
(Ord. 306 § 1(part), 1984).
10.48.060 Revocation of route.
The city engineer may revoke any approved terminal or route if the terminal or route becomes a traffic hazard for vehicular traffic. A safety hazard includes the inability of interstate trucks to negotiate the route or said vehicles causing unsafe driving conditions for other vehicular traffic or pedestrians. If an approved terminal or route is revoked, the applicant/terminal owner shall not be entitled to any refund of any fees or costs which he has paid.
(Ord. 306 § 1 (part), 1984).
10.48.070 Appeal process.
A. If the city engineer denies terminal designation, route feasibility or revokes a previously approved terminal or route, the applicant/terminal owner, within ten (10) days following the date of receipt of the decision of the city engineer, may appeal said decision to the city council in writing. An appeal shall be made on a form prescribed by the department of public works and shall be filed with the city clerk. The appeal shall state specifically wherein there was an error or abuse of discretion by the city engineer or wherein his decision is not supported by the evidence in the record. Within five (5) days of the filing of an appeal, the city engineer shall transmit to the city clerk the terminal application, the sketches of the revoked route and all other data filed therewith, the report of the city engineer, the findings of the city engineer and his decision on the application.
B. The city clerk shall make copies of the data provided by the city engineer available to the applicant and to the appellant (if the applicant is not the appellant) for inspection and may give notice to any other interested party who requested notice of the time when the appeal will be considered by the city council.
C. If Caltrans and not the city engineer denies or revokes terminal access from federally designated highways, no appeal may be made to the city council, but must be made to Caltrans as may be permitted by Caltrans.
(Ord. 306 § 1 (part), 1984).
Chapter 10.52 Sections:
10.52.010 Findings.
10.52.020 Goals and objectives.
10.52.030 Definitions.
10.52.040 TSM administrator.
10.52.050 TSM advisory committee.
10.52.060 TSM requirements.
10.52.070 Limitations.
10.52.010 Findings.
The council of the city finds and determines that:
A. There has been a significant increase in traffic in this general region, and this trend is anticipated to continue in the future.
B. Future development and redevelopment within the city and in the surrounding area will lead to increased traffic in the area.
C. Transportation system management (TSM) programs have been shown to be capable of reducing vehicle trips and increasing vehicle occupancy rates, and can be effective in reducing the need for costly major road improvements.
D. Decreasing the number of vehicular miles and trips, especially on the regional road network, both absolutely and within peak traffic periods, will help alleviate traffic congestion, energy consumption, and noise levels and will help to improve and maintain air quality. These improvements will contribute to making the city an attractive and convenient place to live, work, visit and do business, and will help employers recruit and retain a qualified work force.
E. Cooperation with and coordination of TSM programs with nearby cities and other local agencies with transportation roles and participation in a joint powers agency with some or all of these agencies will assist the city in meeting the goals and objectives of this chapter.
F. Adoption of the TSM ordinance codified in this chapter is one component of implementing a comprehensive approach to reducing traffic problems that should be supported by complementary land use policies and transportation and transit improvements.
G. Adoption of the TSM ordinance codified in this chapter will promote public health, safety, economic vitality, mitigate the effects of traffic congestion including associated noise and air quality impacts on the environment, and is in furtherance of the general welfare, both within the city and region, and said ordinance is consistent with this city's general plan.
H. Participation of private and public employers, sponsors, employer organizations, and employee organizations is critical to the successful implementation of this TSM chapter.
I. This chapter will implement provisions of that certain "Joint Powers Agreement Establishing the Multi-City Transportation System Management (TSM) Agency," a joint exercise of powers agreement entered pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 6500 et seq., of which agency this city is a member.
J. Since the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's (BAAQMD) Regulation 13, Rule 1 is the current trip reduction regulation with which our large employers (one hundred (100) and over employees) must comply and the jurisdictions within the county of San Mateo did not elect to accept delegation of the rule, the provisions in the ordinance codified in this chapter are intended to assist employers in the region in achieving their trip reduction goals to improve air quality and reduce traffic congestion.
(Ord. 398 § 2(part), 1995).
10.52.020 Goals and objectives.
A. Goals. The goals of this chapter are to:
1. Urge that all existing and future employers and sponsors participate in mitigating traffic problems by implementing TSM measures;
2. Encourage coordination and consistency between public agencies and the private sector in planning and implementing transportation programs;
3. Increase public awareness and encourage added public use of alternatives to commuting by single-occupant vehicles;
4. Reduce traffic impacts within the city and the region by reducing the number of automobile trips, daily parking demand, and total vehicle miles per person traveled that would otherwise be generated by commuting.
B. Objectives: The objectives of this chapter are:
1. To participate in a multi-city agency that works in partnership with employers to promote programs and services that help employers achieve their trip reduction goals in an effort to improve air quality and reduce traffic congestion in the region;
2. To facilitate the achievement of vehicle to employee ratio (VER) standards by public and private employers subject to Regulation 13, Rule 1, a regional employer-based trip reduction mandate effective for employers with one hundred (100) or more employees in San Mateo County beginning July 1, 1994;
3. To encourage participation by employers with twenty-five (25) to ninety-nine (99) employees in promoting commute alternatives for their employees.
(Ord. 398 § 2(part), 1995).
10.52.030 Definitions.
As used in this chapter the following words and phrases have the meanings respectively ascribed thereto in this section:
"Alternative work hours program" means any system for shifting the workday of an employee so that the workday starts or ends outside of the peak periods. Such programs include but are not limited to: (a) compressed work weeks; (b) staggered work hours involving a shift in the set work hours of employees at the work place; and (c) flexible hours involving individually determined work hours within guidelines established by the employer.
"Carpool" means a motor vehicle occupied by two (2) or more employees commuting together.
"Commute" means a home-to-work or work-to-home trip.
"Complex" means either:
a. Any nonresidential use or development which is operated as a unit, whether in common or separate ownership. A complex may have more than one but not necessarily all of the following characteristics:
i. It is known by a common name,
ii. It is governed by a common set of covenants, conditions, and restrictions,
iii. It was approved, or is to be approved, as an entity by the city,
iv. It is covered by a single subdivision or parcel map,
v. It is operated by a single management,
vi. It shares common parking;
b. Any multitenant, nonresidential building or group of buildings under common ownership, which is not included within the definition of complex stated above.
"Employee" means any person hired by an employer for work at the workplace, including part-time and seasonal persons working twenty (20) hours or more weekly, but excluding independent contractors. Partners, joint ventures, and the like shall be considered as employees for the purpose of calculating the number of employees.
"Employer" means any public or private employer, including the city, who has a permanent place of business in the city. "Employer" shall not include contractors or other business entities with no permanent place of business in the city and other businesses with no permanent workplace location.
"Joint powers agency" means that agency created under the "Joint Powers Agreement Establishing the Multi-City Transportation System Management (TSM) Agency."
"Local employment" means the employment of an individual who resides within three (3) road miles of their place of employment.
"Multi-city agreement" means the agreement approved by the city and one or more other cities to establish an organization and procedures for governing a joint TSM program.
"Peak traffic periods," "peak hour" and "peak periods" mean the periods of highest traffic volume and congestion which are from six (6:00) a.m. to ten (10:00) a.m. and three (3:00) p.m. to seven (7:00) p.m. during the work days Monday through Friday. A peak period trip shall mean an employee commute trip to or from a work place when the employee's workday begins or ends within a peak period.
"Public transit" means publicly provided transportation, usually either by bus or rail.
"Ridesharing" means transportation of persons in a motor vehicle for commute purposes where the driver is not employed for that purpose. The term includes arrangements known as carpools and vanpools.
"Single-occupant vehicle" shall mean any passenger car, or a truck of less than three (3) tons, occupied by one individual traveling to or from work for a distance greater than three (3) road miles.
"Sponsor" means the owner(s) or developer(s) or manager(s) of a commercial development project or complex.
"Transportation system management" (TSM) means a program to improve the movement of persons through better and more efficient use of the existing transportation system.
"TSM administrator" means the person employed by the joint powers agency to manage the program developed under this chapter.
"TSM board of directors" means the group responsible for policy direction of the TSM organization, with membership and responsibilities as defined in the multi-city agreement.
"TSM supervisory committee" means the group of city managers or their designees responsible for general direction of the TSM administrator and program as set forth in the multi-city agreement.
"Vanpool" means a van occupied by five (5) or more employees traveling together during a commute.
"Workplace" means the permanent place of employment or principal work location, including a complex, of an employee.
"Employee transportation coordinator (ETC)" shall mean a person, who could be an employee or an employer or sponsor, designated to implement BAAQMD's TSM trip reduction program and to carry out any other activities of the ordinance codified in this chapter at a work place.
(Ord. 398 § 2(part), 1995).
10.52.040 TSM administrator.
The TSM administrator shall be employed by the joint powers agency and shall serve as staff in administering the TSM provisions of this chapter as provided in the multi-city agreement. Duties shall include, but are not limited to, assisting employers in carrying out TSM responsibilities, providing commute alternative assistance, reviewing and evaluating TSM programs, preparing summary reports, and developing incentives for employer participation in the TSM program.
(Ord. 398 § 2(part), 1995).
10.52.050 TSM advisory committee.
The advisory committee shall monitor the implementation of TSM programs, in accordance with the goals and objectives of this chapter, and serve as an advisory body to the joint powers agency.
A. Composition and Term of Office. The advisory committee shall be established as provided in the multi-city agreement approved by the city council.
B. Functions. The advisory committee shall:
1. Advise the joint powers agency on any TSM matter brought to its attention by any person;
2. Recommend changes to this chapter as may be necessary to meet the goals and objectives established herein; and
3. Recommend the establishment and composition of any local area groups of employers and/or sponsors to aid compliance with TSM requirements.
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