HomeMy WebLinkAbout87ORDINANCE NO. 89
AN oRDNANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS, REGULATING THE USE
OF. AND TRAFF,IC UPON THE STREETS, SIDEWUZS AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
VEHICLESPLACES NTHEREON,, AND E TOWN OF LREPEALING ALLOS ALTOS LORD NANCESTEE , NA CONFLICINGTTHEREWITH.ONTROL F
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE T017N OF LOS ALTOS HILLS DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1. Definitions of Words and Phrases.
The followin5 words and phrases when used in this ordinance shall
for the purpose of this ordinance have the meanings respectively ascribed
to them in this Article.
SECTION 1.1. Motor Vehicle Code Definitionsto be Used. ..
Whenever any words or phrases used in this ordinance are not defined
herein, but are defined .inthe Vehicle Code of the State of California
and amendments thereto, such definitions are incorporated herein and shall
be deemed to apply to.such words and phrases used herein as though set
forth herein in full.
SECTION 1.2; Bicycle.
A light vehicle without a motor, having two (2) wheels, handle bars
and a seat or seats and propelled by the operator. -
SECTION 1.3• Council.
The Council of the City. of the Town of Los Altos Hills.
SECTION 1.4 Curb.
The lateral boundary of the roadway whether such curb be marked by
curbing construction, or not so marked; the word "curb" as herein used
shall not include the line dividing the roadway of a street from parking
strips in the center of a street, nor from tracks or rights-of-way of
public utility companies.
SECTION 1.5• Divisional Island.
A raised island located in the road,,jay and separating opposing or
conflicting streams of traffic.
SECTION 1.6. Park.
To stand or leave standing any vehicle, whether occupied or lot,
otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually ngaged
in loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
SECTION 1.7: Parkway.
That portion of a street other than a roadway ora sidewalk.
SECTION 1,8, Pedestrian.
,Any person afoot.
SECTION 1.9• police Officer.
Every officer of such agency aF may be acting as the Police
Department of this city or any officer authorized to direct or reg-
ulate traffic or to make axrests for violations of traffic regulations.
SECTION 1.10. Stop.
When required, mean complete cessation of movement.
SECTIO7 1.11. Stop or Stand.
',then prohibited means any stopping or standing of a vehicle,
whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with
Other traffi or in compliance with the directions of a police officer
or official traffic control device.
SFCTIOIT. l.12. Vehicle Code.
The Vehicle Code of the State of California.
ARTICIr TI
7`7FIC °.DT'IITTI''TRATION
SECTION 2. Duties of Police Chief.
The Police Chief of the Town of Too Altos Hills shall exer-
cise the powers and duties as provided in this ordinance and in the
traffic ordinances and resolutions of this city. If the Police Chief
is required or authorized to place or maintain official traffic con-
trol devices or signals, he Tay cause such devices or signals to be
pllced. or'maintained.
SECTION 2.1. Delegotion of Towers to Police Chief.
It shall be the general duty of the Police Chief to determine
the installation. and proper timing and maintenance of traffic con-
trol devices and signalr, to conduct engineering analyses of traffic
accidents ;?n-'. to devise remedial measures, to conduct engineering and
traffic investigation of traffic conditions and to cooperate with
other city officials in the development of ;-gays and means to improve
traffic conditions, and to carry out the additional rowers and duties
imposed by ordinances of this city, �henever, by theProvisionsof this
ordinance a power is granted to the police Chief or a duty imposed upon
I
im, the power may be exercised or the duty performed b -y his deputy or
b.�. a person authorized inwriting by him.
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ENFORC'J'R;NT AND O�T_?DIENCV TO TR,FFIC
REGULATIONS.
3ECTION_3 kuthority of Folic and wise Department Officials
Officers of the Police Department andisubh.officcrs-as are -
assigned b,� the Chief of Police are h4eby a(thorized to direct all
traffic by voice, hand, audible or other signal in conformance with
traffic laws, except that in the event' a Eire or other emergency
or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pd�lesfrians, officers of the
I:olice Department or members of the Fire Department may direct traffic
as conditions may require, notwithstanding tha provisions to the contrary
contained in this ordinance or the Vehicle Code.
SF'CTION 3.1.Fersors other Than Officials�3hall Not Direct
Traffic.
No person other than an officer of the Police Department or
members of the ^ire Department or a person authorized buy the Chief
of Police or a person authorized by law shall direct or Attempt to
direct traffic by voice, hand or other signal, except that persons
may operate, when and as herein provided, any mechanical pushbutton
signal erectedby order of the Police Chief. -
S7CTIONT 3.2. Obedience to Police or Authorized Officers.
No person shall fail or refuse to comply with or to perform
any act forbidden b-, any lawful order, _signal, .or- direction ofa
traffic or police officer, or a member of the Fire Department, or. a
person authorized by the Chief of Tolice or b., law.
S^CTION 3.3. authority of Felice in Crowds and at Places
`Jhere Large Numbers of People and Vehicles are to Be Oathered or,,
Have Gathere,1..
Nothing in this ordinance shall be construedto prevent any
police officer from prohibiting any person from parking any vehicle
upon or using any street, sidewalk or path, or from prohibiting any
pedestrian from using any street, sidewalk or path; and police off-'
icers shall have authority to direct the parking of vehicles in any
reasonable way, manner or direction, and it is hereby declared to be
unlawful for any person to fail to Dromptly obey th-a said police
officer's order, signal or command r.-gardless of any other n_rovision of
the ordinance.
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SECTION 3,4. Required Obedience to Traffic Ordinance,
It is a misdemeanor for any person driving any vehicle or other
conveyance upon any street, or any pedestrian, to do any act forbidden,
or fail to perform any act required as applicable to any such person un-
der this ordinance.
SECTION 3.5. Traffic Regulations Apply to Persons Riding Biales
or Animals.
Every person riding a bicycle or riding or driving 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 ordinance,
except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application.
SECTION 3..6. Obstruction or Interference With Police or Authorized
Officers.
No person shall interfere with or obstruct in anywayany police
officer or other officer or employee of this city in the enforcement of
the provisions of this ordinance. The removal, obliteration or conceal-
ment of any chalk mark or other distinguishing mark used by any police
officer or other employee or officer of this city in connection with the
enforcement of the parkingregulationsof this ordinance shall consti-
tute such interference or obstruction.
SECTION 3.7. Public Employees to Obey Traffic Regulations.
The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to the operator of any
vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government,
this State, any county or city, and it shall be unlawful for any said
operator to violate any of the provisions of this ordinanceexceptas
otherwise permitted in this ordinance or by the Vehicle Code.
SECTION 3.8. Exemption of Certain Vehicles.
(A) The provisions of this ordinance regulating the operation,
parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to vehicles operated by
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 by
the Vehicle Code in response to an emergency call..
(B) The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, protect the oper-
ator of any such vehicle from the consequences of his wilful disregard of
the safety of others.
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�(C) The pvovisions`6Y' this ordinance rebuiwti(_o
standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a city'department
or public utility while necessarily in use for construction of repair
work or any vehicle ownedor operated by the United States lost Office
Department while in use for the collection, transportion or delivery of
United 7tates mail.
SGCTI�N 3.9. Resort of Damage to Certain Fro ert,
(A) The oper^tor 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 b- a public utility, including but not limited to any
fire hydrant, Parking meter, limhting post, telephone pole, electric
light or power pole, or resulting in dam-ge to any tree, traffic control
device or other property of a like nature located in or along any street,
shall �Fithin twenty-four (24) hours .after such accident make a written re-
port of such accident to the Police Department of this city.
(B) Every such report shall state the time ,hen and the place
where the accident took place, the name and address of the person owning
and of the person over ting or in charge of such Vehicle or animal, the
license number of every such vehicle, and shall briefly describe the
property damage in such accident.
(C) The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident shall not
be subject to the r�,quirements or penalties of this section if and during
the time he is Physically incapable of making a report, but in such
event he shall make a report as required in subdivision (A) wit'::in
twenty-four (24) hours after regaining ability to make such report.
S,CTION 3.10. When Vehicles Nay Be Removed From Streets.
Any regularly employed and salaried officer of the Police Department
of this city nay remove or cause to be removed:
(2) .=ny vehicle that has been parked or left standing upon a
street or highway for one hundred twenty (120) or mord consecutive hours.
(B) .ny vehicla which is parked or left standing upon a street or
highway between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 F.H. when such parking
or standing is prohibited by .ordinance or resolution of this city and
signs are posted giving notice of such removal.
(C) .any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or
highway where the use of such street or highway or a portionthereof is
necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or
highway or for the installation of underground utilities or where the
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use of the street or highway or any portion thereof isauthorized 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, end the perking of such
vehicle would prohibit or interfere .,ith 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 the removal.
ARTICLE IV
TF, FFIC CONTROL DEVICES
SECTION 4. ,^.uthority to install Traffic Control Devices.
(,) The Police Chief 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 rrovisions of this
ordin:<nce.
(B) Vhenever the Vehicle Code requires for the effectiveness of any
provision thereof that traffic control divices 'De installed to give
notice to the public of the application of such law the Police Chief is
hereby authorized to install or cause to 1,c installed the necessary
devices subject to any -limitations or restrictions set forth in the
law applicable thereto.
(C) TheL'olice Chief may also place and maintain or cause to be
placed and maintained succi additional traffic control devices as he may
deem necessary or proper to regulate traffic or to guide or warn traffic,
but he shall make such determination only upon the basis of traffic en-
gineering principals and traffic investigations r-.nd in accordance with
such standards, limitations, andrules, and at such locations .:,.s may be
set forth in this ordinance or as may be determined by ordinance or reso-
lution of the Council.
SECTION 4.1. Traffic Control :signs Required for Enforcement
Purposes.
No provision of the Vehicle Code or of this ordinance for which
signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator unless
appropriate signs are in place and are sufficiently legible to be seen
by an ordinarily observant person, giving notice of such provisions
of the traffic laws.
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SECTION 4.2 Obedience to Traffic Control Devices.
The operator of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any
official traffic control device placed in accordance with this ordinance
unless otherwise directed by a police officer or other authorized per-
son subject to the exceptions granted the operator of an authorized -
emergency vehicle when responding to emergency calls.
SECTION 4.3 Installation of Traffic 2ianals.
(A) The Police Chief is hereby directed to install and maintain
official traffic signals at those intersections and other places where
the Council. has determined that traffic conditions are such as to re-
quire that the flow of traffic be alternately interrupted and released
in order to Prevent or relieve traffic congestion onto protect life
or property from exceptional hazard.
(B) The Felice Chief shall ascertain and determine the locations
where such signals are required by field investigation, traffic counts
and other traffic information as may be pertinent and his determinations
therefrom shall be made in accordance with those traffic engineering
and safety standards and instructions set forth in the California Main-
tenance Manual issued by the Division of Highways of the atate Depart-
ment of Public 'dorks.
(C) "1henever the Police Chief installs and maintaiis 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 pre-
viously been placed and are maintained at any said interaction.
SSSCTION 4.4. Lane Marking.
The Police Chief is hereby authorized to mark_ center lines and
lane lines upon the surface ofth road•ray to indicate the cour8e. to
be traveled by vehicles and nay place signs temporarily designating
lanes to be used by traffic moving in a pa-ticular direction, regard-
less of the center line of the highway.
OEC.?I OI7 4.5.Distinctive Roadway Markings.
The Police Chief is authorized to place and maintain di.s-
tirctive roadway markings as described in the Vehicle Code on those
.Streets or pa-ts of streets where the volume of traffic or the ver-
tical or other curvature of the -road ::gay renders it hazardous to drive
on the left side of such marking or sign and markings. -'uchimarking
or signs and marking shall have the same effect as similar markings
rlaced by the State Department of Public 'forks Pursuant to provisions
of the Vehicle Code.
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SUCTION 4.5. s.uthority to Remove_, Relocate and Discontinue
Traffic Control Devices.
The Police Chief is hereby authorized to remove, relocate or
discontinue the operation of any traffic control device not
specifically required b7 the Vehicle Code or this ordinance -,henever
he ^nd the Citi? Council shall determine in any particular case that the
conditions which ,,arranted or required the installation no longer exist
or obtain.
97CTION 4.7. Traffic Control Devices: Hours of Operation.
The Police Chief shall determine th hours €,ndda�rra dw�in,-- �,�ihi ch
.any traffic control device shall be in operation or be in effect,
except in those cases where such hours or day^ are specifiedby the
City Council.
33CTION 4.8. Unauthorized Painting of ('urbs.
Yo person, unless authorized by this city shall paint any street '.
or curb surface; provided, however, th-t this section shall not apply
to the painting of numbers on a curb surface b -r any person who has
complied with the provisions of any resolution or ordinance of this
city pertaining thereto.
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TURNING NOV'F—NT3 ..
6-CTION 5.-,luthority to i'lace and Obedience to Turning
Markers. Intersections. Multirle Lanes.
(A) The Police Chief i^ authorized to place markers, buttons,
or signs within or adjacent to intersections ani indicating the course
to be traveled by vehicles turnin- at such intersections, and the
Police Chief is authorized to locate and indicqte more than one lane
of traffic from which drivers of vehicles ma;: mcke r;g;-_t or lcft hand
turns, and the course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to ^,r
be other than as prescribed b law or ordinance.
(B) '.Then authorized markers, buttons, or other indications are
plated within an intersection indicating the course to be tre.v=led by
vehicles turningthereat, no driver of a v�hicic =.hall disobey the
directions of such indications.
`i CTICTT 5.1. 4uthority to Place Restricted Turn 'i_.Tns.
The Police Chief is hereby authorized to determine those
intersections at which drivers of vehicle; shall not make a right, left,
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
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and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly
indicated on the ^.igns or they may be removed when such turns are
permitted.
SECTION 5.2. Obedience to No -Turn Signs.
'dhenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right
or left or U turn is permitted, oo driver of a. vehicle shall disobey
the directions of any such sign.
OECTION 5.3• Signal"Controlled Intersections -- Right "_'urns.
(A) No driver of a. vehicle shall make a right turn ^ga.inst a red
or stop signal at any intersection which is sign -posted giving notice
of such restriction as hereinafter provided in this section.
(B) The Police Chief shall post appropriate signs giving effect
to this section where he determines that the making of right turns
against a traffic signal "stop" indication !-could seriously interfere
with the safe and orderly flow of traffic.
ARTICL3 VI
07--.74Y STR7� -,T AND 6LL3YS
SECTIO?? 6. The Police Chief to Sign One-', and Raleys.
Whenever any ordinance or resolution of this city designates
any one-way street or alley, the Police Chief shall rlace .and maintain
signs giving notice thereof, and no such re.gul^tionsshall be effective
unless such signs are in place. -igns indicating the direction of
ful traffic movement shall be placed at every intersection where move-
ment of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited.
^RTI CLE VII
SPE'CIeL 17073 R-;^L'I3ED
'7CTION 7. The Police 'hie£ to '=rect :?,top ^igns.
/henever any ordinance or resolution of this city designates
and describes xny street or portion thereof as a through street, or
any intersection at which vehicles are required to star at one or mere
entrances thereto, the Police Chief shall erect and maintain stop signs
as follows:
A stop sign shall be erected on each and every street intersect-
ing such through street or portion thereof so designs ted and 3t these
entrances of other intersections where a stop is required and at any .
railroad grace crossing sc designated. D'very such sign shall conform
with, and shall be placed r.s provided in, the Vehicle %'ode.
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,,°.ECTION 7.1. Stop--at Through Street or Stop Sign.
(A) Those streets and parts of streets established b- resolution of
the council are hereby declared to be through streets for the purposes
of this section.
(B) The provisions of this section shall also apply at one or
more entrances to the intersections as such entrances and intersections
are established by resolution of the council.
SECTI_N 7.2 Emerging From :`l leyiriveway 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 alley or drive-
way.
P:RTICLT VIII
MISC'7LL NEOU3 D3IVISTG RULES
SECTION 8. Clinging to P ioving_Vehicle_
No person shall attach himself with his hands, or to catch on,
or hold on to with his hands or b other means, to any moving
vehicle for the purpose of receiving native ^o,eer therefrom.
,-CTI J',.1 &'.1. Commercial Vehicles using Irivate Driveways.
7o person shall operate or drive ,, 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 £ the ,property,
ie sign or rarkings are in place indic-ting that the use of such
driveway is prohibited.
For the rurnose of this-ection a cor„mercial vehicle shall mean
a vehicle having a rated capacity in excess of one-hclf ton.
37CTION 8.2. -iidin,m or Driving; on sidewalk.
b'o person shall ride, drive, propel, rsr cause to be propelled
any vehicle or animal across or uron any sidewalk or pedestrian path,
excepting, over permanently constructed �rive,-.ays and excepting when it is
necessary for any temrorery rurpos:: to drive a loaded vehicle ,across a
sidewalk; provided 'aowever, that "horses ray be ridden on paths which are
not marked as exclusively pedestrian raths; provided further, that said
sidewalk or path area be substantially protecte? b ,00den planks two
inches thick, and written rernission be previously obtained from. the
Police Chief. -uch wooden planks shall net be pervr.itted to remain upon
such sidewalk or path area during the hours from 6:00 P.M. to 6:00 A..1'1.
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RECTION 8.3. Riding or Driving on '?sidle Paths.
No person shall ride, drive, propel or caul,, to be propelled any
vehicle upon any bridle caths --r other pathways constructed for the
purpose of accomolating equestrian traffic. aW
CTION 8.4. New Bavenent and S'iarkings.
o norson shall rids or drive eny animal or any vehicle over or
across ary newly nada pavement or freshly pointed markings in any street
,,hen -_. b=i r Sign, ccno-m:xr':er or oth -r warning device^ irin place
-,!erni:ng persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking,
or whon any such device is in place indicating that the street or any
portion thereof is closed.
SECTION 8.5. Iimited access.
Ila person shall drivo a vahicle onto or from any limited access
roa3:eay excevt at such entrances a73 exits as are 1al.Tfull7 established.
"ECTION 8.6. Restrictions on U:e of 'gree:nays.
Pio rerson shall drive or orsrate any bicycle, motor driven cycle,
or any vehic La tinich is 'sot drawn by a motor vehicle uron any street
established as a freeway, ns defined by State law, nor shall any pedes-
trian walk across, on, or along cny such street se designated and
described excer.t in ,pace set aside for the use of pedestrians, provided
,fficial signs are in place ;living notice of such restrictions.
GTCTIOT 8.9. Obedience to Terriers and `Bens.
.,7o person, public utility or de-rt:,.ent in the city shall erect or
rlace any Larrisr or sign on _.ny street unless of -, type approved br the
police Chief ar disobey the instructions of, romove, tam7.er -.ith er
destroy any ':arrier or sign larTfully pl .cadon eny street by any person,
public utility or by ,any department of this city.
S-^sCII O:`? 8.8. No -1.ntrance Into Intersection That -Mould Obstruct
Traffic.
No operator e£ any vahicle shall enter an intersection or c marked
crosswalk unless there is sufficient spaco on the other side of the inter-
section or crosswalk to accomodate the vehicle he is operating without
obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, nct�-itla.t*nd-
ing any traffic-control signal indic_,tion to proceed.
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- ARTTCLE IX.
FEDESTRI"N REGUUTIONS
SECTION 9. PJlice Chief to Establish Marked Cross balks.
(5) The Folice Chief shall establish, designate and maintain cross
walks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks or
lines upon the surface of the..roadway at such places where he determines
that there is particular hazard to pedestrian crossing the roadway.
(B) Other than cross walks at intersections, no cross walk shall be
established in any block which is less than four hundred feet (400�') from
another established cross walk.
(C) The Police Chief may place signs at or adjacent to an inter-
section in respect to any cross walk directing that pedestrians shall
cross or not cross a particular crossing indicated upon said signs. ,
SECTION 9.1. When Pedestrian Must Use Cross Walks.
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a cross walk
where such is provided.
".RTICLE X
STOPPING STBNDING !T?D PARKING
FOR CERT FURF SES R P?1IN :'L ICES
SECTION 10. 4pplication of Regulations.
(.1) The provisions of this Ordinance prohibiting the stoppilg,
,standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those
times herein specified, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle
to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions
of a police officer or official traffic control device.
(B) The provisions of this Ordinance 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 this city prohibiting or limiting the standing or
parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
SECTIO" 10.1 `:topping or Standinp� in Parkways Prohibited. _
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any parkway.
S^CTION 10.2 POLICE CHIEF to Maintain No Stopping 'ones and No
FarkinI- "..yeas.
The Police Chief is hereby authorized to maintain, by appropriate
signs or by paint upon the curb surface, all no stopping zones, no park-
ing areas, and restricted parking areas, as defined and described in this
ordinance.
-dhen said curb markings or signs are in place no operator of any
vehicle shall stop, stand, or nark such vehicle adjacent to any such.
legible curb marking or sign in violation of any of the provisions of this
ordinance.
SECTION 10.3. No Parking !seas.
No operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, park, or leave stand-
ing such vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary
to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction
o£ a police officer or other authorized officer, or tra=ffic sign or
signal:
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71 -any divisional ie. l,..nd unless authorized an-' cleanly
indicated with appropriate signs or nsrkings.
(B) On either side of any :.treat beti.recn the projected pror.erty
lines of ?.ny public walk, public stern, ..greet, or thorou,Ih£are termin-
s.ting at such street, when r:uch ere- i indic-ted by-=.rpronriate signs
or b -c red Point upon the curb surf-ce.
(C) In any Brea where the T-,]1ce Chiaf dctermines that the Park-
ing or stopping of a vehicle wonic? constitute traffic hazarra or would
endanger life or property, :,hen such area it indicated. b-, appropriate
signs or by red Paint uron the curb surface.
(D) In any area established by resolution of the Council. as a c
parking area, when such area is indicated b anrrorri�-.to signs or b,- red
n_aint upon the curb surface.
(E) In any area where the P.,.rkin- or stopring of -,ny vehic'_^
+•could constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property.
(7) On any street or high:ay wiser, he u:ae of such Strcet or
high.aay or a portion thereof is necessary for the cl-enins, _hair or
construction of the street or highway or the installation of u.nder-
rroi,nd utilities or ,Aiers the use of the-. street or highway cr any por-
tion thereof is authorized fc;r .n purrose other th.-,n th:, normal flow of
traffic or where the use of the street or high -.,,y or any r'ortio to=e -
of isneces.ary for the movement o" equi-ment, elrticlz:e or structures
of unusual size, and the rarkinrr of such vehicle- .could Prohibit or
interfere T:,ith such use or =verent; Provided that signs givin'njtice
o." such no r.irking are erected, or rl,ced z,t leant twenty-four (24) hour
prior to the effective time of such no p -=skin.^.
(G) ',t any place within twenty (20) feet of a noir_t on the curb
immediately .opposite the mid -block enc', of a szfaty zone.
(H) '--t any piece within ta,enty (20) feet of a crosswalk it -Ln
intersection.
(I) 'Jithin twenty (20) feet of the arrroach to sny tr,::ffi-c signal..,
bout.=vard sto- sign, or official flashi-ng ?vice.
SECTIO' 10.4 Use of .'treets for ;to^age of Vel:isles 'rohihitod.
7person who own- or has possession, custody or control of ary
vehicle shs.11 par],. such vehicle upon ,goy street or alley for more than
a consecutive period of one hundred twenty (120) hours.
SECTIOTT 10,5 Parking for Demonstration.
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No o7, rator of any -rehicle st 11 r,% :;i: va Tcls u-,ol_ r..
street in this city for the principal rurroea of dc,onstrating it or
displaying it for sale, unless authorized by resolution of the Ool.;nci.l.
9 C'IC?T 10.6 Repairin:'s or Greasing Vehicles on Public ::treats.
P -c person shall construct or caus•- to be constructed, repair or
cause to be re,.aired, to grease or cause to be F;rcr.ced any vehicle or
any r,, -,rt thereof uron any piuhlie street in this cit-:,. Tompor-ry
emergency rafairs may ''c **_al.e u on public street.
,3C 101I 10.; -shiny or Iolishin 'ehicles.
To person shall wpsh or cnuc� to bo rshed, to Polish or eaus:;d
to ',c polishedany vehicle or any pert thereof uaon any public ::treat
in this city, -her j chcrge i, rade for such-arvice.
':70710Y 10.8 rarkina. ',dig°.cent to ".schools.
(3) The T'o.--.ice Chief is hereby authorized. to erect signs indicat-
ing no par':ing upon that side of my street edj .ccn, to cny school rro-
perty e;hen such perking would, in his opinion, interfere 7,ith traffic
or create a. ha.aardous. situation.
(B) '-!hon official signs or, erected rrohibiting rarl:in_r upon thct
side of a street ad j.^.c cnt to any school pr-�perty, no person shall park
a vehicle in any such design^.ted place.
S,CCTION 1'.9 "arkin^ prohibited on Narrow ;treeta.
(A) The Iolice Chief is horeby to place signs or
=kin. -s indicating no narlcjn-; al -on any stn of whc--n the .:idth of i,ha
roadway does not exceed twenty (20) feet, ,3r uron one side of a street
e.s indicated by such signs or mErkings. ;then the. :•i dth of the Fo�(51.11a7
roes not erceed thirty (30) feet.
(B) 'lien official signs or v rkings. prohibiting rarking are
erected upo^ narrow streets as authorized herein, no person sh,ll park a
vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign or marking.
ITCTION 10.10 larkin^ on 5r=.de ..
No per -on shall rnrkfor leave stancin.- any vehicle unattended on
a highway when upon any gr -:':e exceeding three per can't (3",) without
blocking the uaheels of sr id vehicl by turning then wins* the curb or
by other reins.
C'. CTION 10.11 Unla.vful Larkin,- - reddlcrs, Venders.
('-) 'ixcept as other provided in this section, no Person shall
stand or par's any vehicle, !anon or push-cnrt3£rort which goads, wars,
merchandise, fruits, vegtable op food stuffs are sold, displayed, so-
licited or offered for sale or bartered or each; ngcd, or any lunch wagon
or eating car or vehicle, on any rortion of an,v street within this city.
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(r) @o person ,hall perk or stuns :,ny ve'nicls or •,r<g,)r u-.,.'.
intended to be used in the transport-tion of property for hire on :,ny
street -bile,,,_aiting-,-tron,i.ge for auch vehicle or gon n. ith0ut,
first obtaining e written Ter-it to de ro fro-- the Police Chief which
,11,11 desi, ^.ta the specific iccation her,-- ouch vehicle may ,tan".
(C)-:henever any per-I't is granted under the Provisions of this
section .nd o rsrticul-.r locationto p:r!c or Stan- i, p' ified therin,
no person shall park or stand any vehicle or ':ny loc,tion other th,n a.,
desimnated in such Per-It. in the event that the holder 0f any uch
Permit is convicted in any court of com,,,etent jurisdiction for
violating any of the provisicnr of this section, such permit sh=.11 ba
forthwith revoked by the 'olice ^hief upon the filing of the record o�
such conviction with such officer -nd no permit shall thereafter be _. ..
issued to such uerson until six (6) months h,vc classed from the d•-;te
of such revocation.
SECTION 10.12 `mergenc7 parlkinp signs.
(') �.Jhenever the -)lice Chief shall deter••-.ine that an em-
ergency traffic congestion is likely to result iron: the holding of public
or private assemblagas, gatherings, or functions, or for other reasons,
the Felice Chief shall have power and authority to order temporary signs
to be erected or Posted indicating that the: oreration, n-�.rlcing or stsnd-
ine of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and allays as the -")lice
^-hief shall direct during the time ouch tenpor?.ry sign-=. are in pl:.ce.
Such signs shall remain in puce only during the existence or such am-
ergently and the 7olice Chief shall cause such signs to bs removed
prorptly thereafter.
(E) 'when signs ^.uthorized by the Provisions of this ,motion r.re
in place living notice thereof, no person shall operate, park or stand
any vehicle contrary to the directions red provisions of such signs.
6",CTION 14.13 Display of larning Devices -!hen. Commercial
Vehicle Disabled.
every motor truck having an unladen weight of four thousand (4,OCO0
rounds or more, and every truck tractor irrespective of •-eight when
erated upon any street or highway durin;->, darkness. shall be eguirped
with and carry at least two flares or two red lanterns or two warning
lights or reflectors, which reflectors shall be of a type aprroved by
the Department of California Highmsy Patrol.. 'dhen any vehicle above
mentioned or any, trailer or semi-trailer is disabled upon streets or
highwsys outside of any business or residence district within this cite
and u-run -;oich street or highwsy there is insufficient street
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to reveal ,a vehicle at a distance of two hundred feet (200') during
darkness, a warning signal of the character indicatedabove shall be
immediately placed at a distance o.f,a7proxi-,-.ately -one hundred feet (1001)
in advance of, and one hundred feet (100') to the rear of, such
disabled vehicle by the driver thereof. The continuous flashing of at
least four approved type claw '-Type.I turn signal. laI?ns,. at least
two (2) toward the front and at least two (2) toward the rear of the
vehicle, shall be considered to meet the requirerente of this section
until the devices mentioned above can be placed. in the required lees. -
tions. The warning signals herein mentioned shall be displayed contin-
uously during darkness while such vehicle remains disabled upon such
street or highway,
1RTI r,LE NI
STOPPING,-T,NDING OR FARKIlTG RPATRICT 7
OR PROHTBIT7D ON CERT"IrJ
' 2 CTION 11. No�,topring Zones.
The Poliwe Chief shall designate established no stopping
tones by placing and raintaining appropriate signs- indicating that
stopping of vehicles is prohibited and,indipating the hours and day
when stopping is prohibited. -
During the hours and on the days designated on,.the signs,
it clhz_11 be unlawful for the operator of -my vehicle to s:�top said
vehicle on any of the streets or parts of streets established by
resolution of the Council as no stopping zones.
^aCTION 11.1 All Night Farkina Prohibited.
No person shall stop, stanc or nark a vehicle on any street for
a period of time longer than thirty (30) minutes between the hours of
2:00 A.M. and 4:00 P..t`.. of any day.
'iRTI CIE KI
I
=IICATION TO RRIVk RO'D.
S7CTIO7 12. Declaration of Fin9inga.
The City Council does hereby find, determine ana declare that
the following privately owned and maintained roads within the City are
generally held open for use of the public for Pur -uses of vehicular
traf`ic, and so connect with highways that the public cannot ,lete=ine
that said private road-, are not highways:
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,;lection 12.1 Regulation of Private P.00ds.
The provisions of the Vehicle Code and of
to all of the rriv:.te roads designated in Sect
of any such road ;•,hich is posted with a notice
color as to be readily lemble cluring daylight
one hundred feet (100') to the effect that the
end maintainednnd is n,t subject to uubli_c tr
control.
this Ordinance shall ap;11y
Lon 1�, except in the ceso
of such size, share and
hours from a distance of
road is nriv-,.telt' er:ned.
a£fic regulation and
f:RTICLE XIII
R-NGTRICTnD IT , OF CSR'' _1._7..
S7CTI-'N 13. Truck Routes.
('.) - ienever any Resolution of this City designates and ddeFeribes
any street or portion thereof as a street the use of r,hirh is perr.�d tted
by any vehicle exceeding a maxi:rum gross weight limit of three (3) tons,
the Police Chief is hereby authorized to de.^innate such street or streets
by appropriate signs as "Truck Treffic Routes" for the ,•ovement of
vehicles exceeding a maximum gross tae?_uht limit Df three (3) tons.
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`1ta. Lane North
Hooper Lane
Alta Lane South
Jabil Lane
Becky Lane
Jose£a Lane
Buena Vista Drive
Eriste Lane
Burke Lane
Lenrox '-Tay
Campo Vista Lane -
?onita Linda Court
Cantata .day
Firaloma :ay
Casa Fie -'ay
Pl)on Lane
Central Drive
Old. Trace Lane
Crescent Lane
' uai1 Lane
^uval ''.+ay
Schroll nrive
dgecliff Place
Surmit 'Food Read
s: gertcn 3o=;d
tunny Court
71 O-minito
Three Forks Lane
"lise Court
Toyonita Road
Fncin l Court
Vined.o Lane
-Istra.lita Thee
Geri;h Lane
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,;lection 12.1 Regulation of Private P.00ds.
The provisions of the Vehicle Code and of
to all of the rriv:.te roads designated in Sect
of any such road ;•,hich is posted with a notice
color as to be readily lemble cluring daylight
one hundred feet (100') to the effect that the
end maintainednnd is n,t subject to uubli_c tr
control.
this Ordinance shall ap;11y
Lon 1�, except in the ceso
of such size, share and
hours from a distance of
road is nriv-,.telt' er:ned.
a£fic regulation and
f:RTICLE XIII
R-NGTRICTnD IT , OF CSR'' _1._7..
S7CTI-'N 13. Truck Routes.
('.) - ienever any Resolution of this City designates and ddeFeribes
any street or portion thereof as a street the use of r,hirh is perr.�d tted
by any vehicle exceeding a maxi:rum gross weight limit of three (3) tons,
the Police Chief is hereby authorized to de.^innate such street or streets
by appropriate signs as "Truck Treffic Routes" for the ,•ovement of
vehicles exceeding a maximum gross tae?_uht limit Df three (3) tons.
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(B) '!hen any such truck traffic route or routes are established.
and designated by appropriate signs the operator of any vehicle: axceeding
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 shell crc-
hibit the operator of any vehicle exceeding; a maxirum gross weight of.
three (3) tons coming from a "Truck Traffic Route" having ingress
and egress by direct route to and fromrestricted streets when
necessary for the rurpose of making pickups or deliveries of good,
wares cnd norch<ndk::, from or to any building or structure located on
such restricted streets or for the purpose of delivering ra.teriel:^ 'co
be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or
construction of any building or structure upon such restricted streets
f:r 7.,hich o building rermit has previously been obtained.
(0) The provisions of this section shall not arrly to (1)
passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the I-ublis Utilitieo Com-
mission,eor to (2) any vehicle owned by a public utility while nc-c-
essarily in use in th^ construction, installation or repair of any
public utility.
(D) '^horse streets and parts of streets established by Resolution
of the-ouncil are hereby declared to be truck traffic routes fer the
s,ovecent of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three (3; to ---s.
=TIOU 13.1 Commercial Vehicles Frchibited. Frorz Using Certain
-treats.
(P:) ''henever any resolution of this city designates and
describes any street or portion ther�of as a street the use of which
is prohibited by any commercial vehicle, the police Chief shell erect
and maintain arpropriate signs on those streets affected by such
Ordinance.
(B) Those streets and parts of streets established b -r resolution
of the Council ere hereby declared to be streets, the use of *which is
prohibited by any commercial vehicle. The provisions of this section
shall net arply to rassenger buses under the jurisdiction of the
public Utilities Commission.
"RTICLE -IV
sr-CItL OFEED "ONES
1,CTION 14. Decrease of State Law raximum
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It is hereby determined .tipon the -basis of an engineering and
traffic investigation that the speed Permitted by state law outside
of business and residence districts as arplic=-ble_upon the following
streets is greater than is reasonable or safe under the conditions
found to exist upon such streets, and it is hereby declared that the
prina facie speed limit shall be as herein set forth on those streets
or parts of streets herein designated when signs are erected giving
notide thereof:
Name of "treat or Declared Frima "acia
Portion '.ffected Speed Limit
'dobe Lane
25
PffH
'donna Court
',lbertsworth Lane
hlejandro Drive
�J
S.lexis Drive
Altadena Drive
",lta Lane Worth
�
f-,lta Lane South
�
'atamont Road
I T
I I
`ate Tierra Road
lto Verde Lane
�
�.nacar:a Drive
'.rastrodero Road (from Tage Nill Road
to westerly limits)
35
MFH
"..Pic Lane
7S
,`ascension Drive
Beaver Lane
Becky Dane
Black Mountain `load
Blandor !day
Buena Vista Drive
Burke Ione
Burke Road
�
Camino Herroso
T I
I I
Camino Medio
Campo Vista Lane
�
Cane.rio .ay
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(
Cantata way
251
MPH
Carillo Lane
"
"
Casa MiaS"lay
"
"
Central Drive
"
"
Chapin Road
IT
"
Concepcion Road
"
"
Conejo Court
"
Crescent Lane
"
Cumbra Vista
Dawn Lane
Dawnridge Drive
De Bell Drive
"
Deerfield Drive
Dianne Drive
"
"
Duval way
"
Edgecliff Place
"
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Edgerton Road
"
Edith Road
"
E1 Caminito
"
IT
Elena Road
"
Elise Court
El Sylonte Road (from Stonebrook
to Moody)
E1 Pdonte Road (from O'Keefe to
Stonebrook)
35`�PH
Encinal Court
25
STH
Esperanza Drive
"
Estacada Drivo
"
"
Estacada -day
"
"
Estralita Place
"
Fernhill Drive
11"
Foothill Lane
"
"
Fremont Road .(from Manuella Rd. to Lennox way)
�
Fremont Road (from Lrastradero
Rd. to Manuella
Rd.)
1
35 MPH
Gerth Lane
25 "
Hill Flay
"
Hilltop Drivo
" "
Hillviow Drive
" "
Hooper Lane
" "
Horseshoe Lane
" "
Jabil Lane
"
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Josefa Lane
25
MrH
Kriste Lane
In Darranca Road
La Cresta Court
La Cresta Drive
II
IF
To Lanne Court
I.a. Lona Court
Ta T.oma Drive
La Paloma Road
n
n
La Rena Drive
It
Leander Drive
Lennox 'day
n
�
Linda I2ne
Lomita T-inda Court
11
IT
Lu-i.ne Road
Magdn.lena Road
I,
IT
Mandoli Drive
Manuella Road
11
IF
Felody Lane
Minorca Court
Iiiraloma '.Tay
I`iranda Court
Miranda Road
Miranda Way
11
foody Roed
Mnon Lane
Natoma Court
1
IT
Tiatoma Road
Nev Fridge Road.
.
Tina. Flace
n
n
Normandy Lane
O'Keefe Lane
Old f?Jto5 Road
u
n
Old Treca Lone
Olive Tree Court
Olive Tree Lane
Oneonta Drive
Ortega Drive
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rage Mill Road (from iarastradero Rd.
[lest
to ``-.ltamont Road)
25
MPA
rage Fill Road (from northerly City
Limits
to 0rastradero Ro^.d
West)
35
MFA
Priscilla Lane
25
1U -H
Purissima Ro--.d
"
"
wail Lane
"
Roble. I•adera 'Road
n
n
Roble Veneno Lane
"
Robleda Court
Robleda Road
Saltamontes play
3chroll Drive
Seven '.ares Lane
knell Lane
Srring'iill Drive
"
St. Francis Drive
"
7tonebrook Drive -
"
IT
Summit ':food Road
"
Sunset Drive
"
Taaffe Road
"
"
Tcm: leton Flace
"
Tel -a 'day
"
Three narks Lyne
Toyonite Road
Vinedo Lane
"
Viscaino Court
Viscaino glace
"
Viscaino Road
"
"
Sista Del Valle Court
"
'./eston Drive
':'illow Fond Lane
"
IT
'.'indsor Court
11"
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SECTION. 14.1 Regulation of "3Eeed by Traffic Signals.
The Police Chief is authorized to regulate the timing of traffic
signals so es to pervit the mavem nt o£ traffic in an orderly and safe
manner at speeds slightly 9t variance from the speeds otherwise
arrlic.able-within the district or at intersections, and shell erect
a^rroprinte signs giving notice thereof.
ARTICLE XV
r N^ITI^ ,YT) FEECT 07 07pITT,'TC
SECTIO"? 15. penalties.
'.ny person violating any of the Provisions of this ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor. any person ,+ho shall be convicted of a
violation of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a nisdamennor
.end shall be punished by e. fine not exceeding five hundred dollars
(1500.00) or by imprisonment for not exceeding six (5)months, or by both
such fine and imprisonment. In the case of continuing offenses, each
day an offense continues .shall be deemed a separate offense.
C ECTION 15.1 Effect of Ordinances.
If any section, subsection,. sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason heldto be unconstitutional, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordin-
ance. The council hereby declares t'aat it .mould have passed this ordin-
ance end each section, subsection, sentence, clause and rhrase thereof,
irresrective of the fact that any one or more sections subsections, -
sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
S'"CTIO'AT 15.2 Repeal.
Ordinance No. 17, Ordinance No. 17-L,
Ordinance No. 30 and Ordinance 2?o. 79 of this city are hereby
repealed, end all ordinances or ^arts of ordinances in conflict -.Ath or
inconsistent with the provisions of the ordinance are hereby repealed,
excdpt that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or
runishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of
any ordinance hereby rerealed prior to tho taking effect of. this ordin-
ance.
5 .CTION 15.3 publication of Ordinance.
The 'ity Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance
and cause the same to be posted in three (3) rulaic places within the
Town of I•oo '-ltos l'ills.
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SECTION 15.4 Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (50) days
after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the Town of hos Altos
Hills this 6t day. of May , 1963, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Aiken., Foville, .Acting IMiayer Bowler
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Henley, Mayor Clayton
ATTEST:
1-i Irk
V1• •�
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