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ORDINANCE NO. 1918
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 67402(x) ,
67501(a) , 67601, 67608(a) , 68001 (a) ,
68002(a) , 68201 ( c) AND 68202 (b) TO
CONFORM TO THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE
(RECODIFICATION PROJECT)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANNDS DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 . Section 67402(x) of the Redlands
Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows :
67402 . TURNING MARKERS AND MULTIPLE
LANES.
(a) Pursuant to Section 22101 of the
Vehicle Code the City Council hereby
authorizes the Traffic Engineer upon the
basis of a traffic engineering inves-
tigation to place markers, buttons or
signs within or adjacent to intersections
and thereby require and direct that a
different course from that specified in
Section 22100 of the Vehicle Code be
traveled by vehicles turning at an
intersection or may allocate and indicate
more than one lane of traffic from which
drivers of vehicles may make right or
left hand turns . "
SECTION 2 . Section 67501 (a) of the Redlands
Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows :
"67501 , (a) Pursuant to Section 21100
of the Vehicle Code, whenever the City
Council determines upon the basis of a
traffic engineering investigation that it
is necessary to designate particular
highways or alleys or portions thereof as
one-way highways or alleys and require
that all vehicles thereon move in one
specified direction, the City Council
shall by resolution direct the Traffic
engineer to erect appropriate signs
indicating the direction of travel at
each highway or alley intersecting such
one-way highway or alley upon such
particular highway or alley or portion
thereof . "
SECTION 3 . Section 67601 of the Redlands Ordinance
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"67601 . ESTABLISHMENT OF THROUGH HIGH-
WAYS AND STOP INTERSECTIONS. Pursuant to
Sections 21101, 21352 , 21354 and 21355 of
the Vehicle Code, the City Council may
determine upon the basis of a traffic
engineering investigation, by resolution
that it is necessary to designate any
highway as a through highway and to
require that all vehicles stop before
entering or crossing the same or to
designate any intersection as a stop
intersection and to require all vehicles
to stop at one or more entrances to such
intersection when signs are erected as
provided in the Vehicle Code . "
SECTION 4 . Section 676`I (a) the Redlands Ordinance
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"6760$ . YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY SIGNS AT
INTERSECTIONS.
(a) Pursuant to Section 21356 of the
Vehicle Code, whenever the City Council
determines upon the basis of a traffic
engineering investigation that it is
necessary to require vehicles entering an
intersection at one or more of its
approaches to slow and yield the right--
of-way as provided in Section 21803 of
the Vehicle Code, the City Council shall
by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer
to erect and maintain ' Yield Right-of-
Way ' signs on such approaches . "
SECTION 5 . Section 68001 (x) of the Redlands
Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows :
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"68001 . AUTHORITY TO INCREASE 25-MILE
LIMIT.
(a) Pursuant to Section 22357 (a) of the
Vehicle Code, whenever the City Council
determines upon the basis of a traffic
engineering investigation that a greater
speed would facilitate the orderly
movement of vehicular traffic and would
be safe upon any street otherwise subject
to a prima facie limit of 25-miles per
hour under the Vehicle Code, the City
Council shall determine and declare a
higher prima facie speed limit . When
such determination has been made, the
City Council shall by resolution, direct
the Traffic Engineer to erect and
maintain signs upon such street as
provided in the Vehicle Code, indicating
the appropriate prima facie limit . Such
markings may be supplemented by
appropriate pavement markings . "
SECTION 6 . Section 68002(x) of the Redlands
Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
1168002 . AUTHORITY TO DECREASE 55-MILE
LIMIT.
(a) Pursuant to Section 22358 of the
Vehicle Code, whenever the City Council
determines upon the basis of a traffic
engineering investigation that the prima
facie limit of 55-miles per hour is more
than is reasonable or safe upon any
street or highway where such prima facie
limit of 55-miles per hour is applicable
under the Vehicle Code the City Council
shall determine and declare a lower prima
facie limit which is appropriate to
facilitate the orderly movement of
traffic and is reasonable and safe. When
such determination has been made the City
Council shall, by resolution, direct the
Traffic Engineer to erect and maintain
signs upon such street or highway as
provided in the Vehicle Code indicating
the appropriate speed limit . Such signs
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may be supplemented by appropriate
pavement markings. "
SECTION 7 . Section 68201(c) of the Redlands
Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
1168201 . LIMITS ON UNIMPROVED HIGHWAYS.
( c) Whenever such weight limit signs
have been placed as provided in this
section, it shall be a misdemeanor for
any person to drive or operate a vehicle
upon such unimproved highway when the
maximum gross weight limit stated by such
signs is exceeded, except that any
commercial vehicle shall not be
prohibited from using any city highway by
direct route to or from a state highway
for the purpose of delivering or loading
for transportation goods, wares, or
merchandise, as provided in Section
35714(c) of the Vehicle Code. "
SECTION 8 . Section 68202(b) of the Redlands
Ordinance Code is hereby amended to read as follows:.
1168202 TEMPORARY LIMITS ON IMPROVED
HIGHWAYS .
(b) Whenever such temporary weight limit
signs have been placed as provided in
this Section , it shall be a misdemeanor
for any person to drive or operate a
vehicle upon such improved highway when
the maximum gross weight of such vehicle
plus the weight of the load thereon
exceeds the weight limit stated by such
signs except that any commercial vehicle
shall not be prohibited from using any
City highway by direct route to or from a
state highway for the purpose of
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delivering or loading for transportation
of goods , wares , or merchandise as
provided in Section 35714(c) of the
Vehicle Code. "
SECTION 9 . This ordinance shall be in force and
take effect as provided by law.
SECTION 10 . The Mayor shall sign this ordinance,
and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
ordinance and cause it or a summary of it to be published
once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general
circulation printed and published in this City.
mayor of the City of Redlands
ATTEST:
ity Clerk
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I , Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk of the City of Redlands ,
hereby Certify that Ordinance No. 1918 was duly
adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 4th day of March 1986 ,
by the following vote :
AYES : Councilmembers Larsen, DeMirjy , Johnson, Wormser;
Mayor Beswick
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
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