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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1075-V 1° ti QP ORDINANCE NO. 1075 CI12L OF REDLANDS TRAFFIC ORDINANCE,CHAPTER 67 OF REDLANDS ORDINANCE CODE. The City Council of the City of Redlands does ordain: That Chapter 67 shall be added to Division 6 of the Redlands Ordinance Code as follows: CHAPTER 67 REDLANDS TRAFFIC ORDINANCE Article 670. General. 671. Traffic Administration. 672. Obedience to Traffic Regulations. 673. Traffic Control Devices. 674. Turning Movements. 675. Ore -Way Streets and Alleys. 676. Through Highways and Special Stops. 677. Stopping Standing and Parking. 678, Stopping for Loading or Unloading Only. 679. Additional Parking Regulations. 680. Speed Zones. 681. Crosswalks. 682. Weight Limitations. 683. Weight Limits on Bridges. 684. Miscellaneous Provisions. 685. Penalties and Effect of Ordinance. Article 670 General Section 670.0 DEFINITION OF WORDS. Whenever in this ordinance the following terms are used, they shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them in this article. Section 670.1 VEHICLE CODE DEFINITIONS. Whenever any words or phrases used in this o:edinance are not defined herein, but are now defined in the Vehicle Code of the State of California, such definitions as now existing are incorporated herein and shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases as used in this ordinance as though set forth herein in full. Section 670.2 "ALLEYmeans a public thoroughfare, not exceeding thirty (30) feet in width for the use of pedestrians and/or vehicleE, which affords only a eecondary means of access to the abutting property. Section 670.3 "PARKWAY" means that portion of a street other than a roadway or a sidewalk. Section 670.4 "ARTICLE" shall mean an article of this ordinance, unless the article of some other ordinance or law ia indicated. Section 670.5 "CITY COUNCIL" shall mean the City Council of the City of Redlands. Section 670.6 "HOLIDAYS". Within the meaning of this ordinance, holidays are every Sunday, the first day of January, the twelfth day of February, the twenty --second day of February, the thirtieth day of May, the fourth day of July, the first Monday in September, the ninth day of September, the twelfth day of October,, the eleventh day of November, the twenty-fifth day of December, Thanksgiving Day, State and City Election Days, and all holidays as designated in California Government Code and any clay proclaimed a holiday by the President of the United States or the Governor of California. Section 670.7 "LOADING ZONES" shall mean the space ad- jacent to a curb or edge of a roadway reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials. Section 670.3 "BUS LOADING ZONE" shall mean that apace adjacent to a curb or edge of a roadway reserved for the exclusive use of busses during the loading or unloading of passengers. Section 670.9 "PASSENGER LOADING ZONE" shall mean the space adjacent to a curb or edge of a roadway reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers. Section 670.10 "FREIGHT LOADING ZONE" shall mean the space adjacent to a curb for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers. Section 670.11 "OFFICIAL TRAFFIC SIGNALS" shall mean any device, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and proceed, and which may be equipped with a flashing feature which when operated dis- continues normal signal operation and causes the flashing of any predetermined combination of signal lights, and which is erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction. Section 670.12 "OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES" shall mean all signs, signals, markings and devices not inconsistent with this ordinance, placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic. Section 670.13 "PARK" shall mean, to 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. Section 670.14 "PEDESTRIAN" shall mean any person afoot. Section 670.15 "TRAFFIC ENGINEER" shall mean the Traffic Engineer of the City of Redlands. Section 670.16 "SECTION" shall mean a section of this ordinance, unless the section of some other ordinance or law is specified. Section 670.17 "STATE DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC WORKS" shall mean the Department of Public Works of the State of California. Section 670.18 "STOP OR STAND." (a) The word "stop" means the complete cessation of movement. (b) The word "stop or stand" means any stopping or standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except where necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device. Section 670.19 "TIME". Whenever certain hours are named herein they shall mean standard time or daylight-saving time as may be in current use in tae incorporated City of Redlands. -2- Section 670.20 "V.EHICLE CODE" shall mean the Vehicle Code of the State of California. Section 670.21 (a) "POLICE OFFICER." Every officer of the municipal police department, and other law enforcement agencies of the State of California and United States. (b) "TRAFFIC DIVISION." The traffic division of the police department of this city, or in the event a traffic division is not established, then said term whenever used herein shall be deemed to refer to the police department of this city. Section 670.22 (a) "LAND ROADWAY." A roadway which is divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic. (b) "THROUGH HIGHWAY." Every street or highway or portion thereof at the entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting streets or highways is required by law to stop before entering or crossing the same and when stop signs are erected as provided in this act. (c) "CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGH -:AY." Every highway, street or roadway in respect to which owners or occupants of abutting property or lands and other per$ons have no legal right of access to or from the same, except at such point; only and in such manner as may be determined by the public authority having jurisdiction over such highway, street, or roadway. Article 671 Traffic Administration Section 671.1 "POLICE ADF/INISTRATION." There is hereby established in the Police Department of this City a traffic division to be under control of an officer of Police appointed by and directly responsible to the Chief of Police. Section 671.2 DUTY OF TRAFFIC DIVISION. It shall be the duty of the traffic division with such aid as may be rendered by other members of the police department to enforce the street traffic regu- lations of this city and all of the State vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this city, to make arrests for traffic viola- tions, to investigate accidents and to cooperate with the city traffic engineer and other officers of the city in the administration of the traffic laws and in developing ways and means to improve traf- fic conditions, and to carry out those duties specially imposed upon said division by this ordinance and the traffic ordinances of this city. Section 671.3 "CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER." The office of City Traffic Engineer is hereby established. The City Engineer 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 ordinance. Section 671.4 1 ERGENCY AND EXPERIMENTAL REGULATIONS. (a) The Chief of Police is hereby empowered to make regu- lations necessary to make effective the provisions of the traffic ordinances of this city and to make and enforce temporary or experi- mental regulations to cover emergencies or special conditions. No such temporary or experimental regulation shall remain in effect for more than 90 days. (b) The Chief of Police may test traffic control devices under actual conditions of traffic. Section 671.5 TRAFFIC COMMISSION: ITS POWERS AND DUTIES. k0 ,, (a) There is hereby established a traffic commission to �. eK serve without compensation, consisting of the Chief of Police, the ,' Chief of the Traffip Division, a member of the City Council, one Vy$ representative emir from the city engineer's office .- ..,ci,:�,„ a440evalicif.leame and such number of other city officers and repre- ; sentatives of unofficial bodies as may be determined and appointed -3- by the City Council. The chairman of the commission shall be appointed by the C Council.'eoh4 �„ v-� 4igc42 6-144* c._-1C� (b) It shall be hetduty o th traffic commission, a this end it shall have the authority within the limits of the funds at its disposal, to coordinate traffic activities (to carry on edu- cational activities in traffic matters), to supervise the preparation and publication of traffic reports to receive complaints having to do with traffic matters, and to recommend to the City Council ways and means for improving traffic conditions and the administration and enforcement of traffic regulations. Article 672 Obedience to Traffic Regulations Section 672.1 REQUIRED OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC ORDINANCE. It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden, or fail to perform any act required, by this ordinance. Section 672.2 AUTHORITY OF POLICE ANJ) FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS. (a) It shall be the duty of the officers on the Police Department or such officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police to enforce all street traffic laws of this city and all of the State Vehicle Laws applicable to street traffic in this city. (b) Officers of the Police Department or such officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, or signal in conformance with traffic laws, provided that, in the event of a fire or other emergency, or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police department may direct traffic as conditions may require not withstanding the provisions of the traffic laws. (c) Officers of the Fire Department, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity. Section 672.3 OBEDIENCE TO POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS. No person shall wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful' order or direction of a police officer or fire department official. Section 672.4 PERSONS OTHER THAN OFFICIALS SHALL NOT DIRECT TRAFFIC. 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.. Section 672.5 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES TO OBEY TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Govern- ment, the state, or any county or city. It shall be unlawful for any said driver to violate any of the provisions of this ordinance except as otherwise permitted in this ordinance or by State :3tatute. Section 672.6 EXEf'1I'TION OP CERTAIN VEHICLES. (a) The provisions of this ordinance regulating the opera- tion, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle that has qualified under the Vehicle Code as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any such vehicle is operated in the manner specified in the Vehicle Code in response to an emergency call (b) The foregoing exemption 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 ordinance regulating parking or standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of the Redlands -4- Police Department, Redlands City Vehicles, County Road Department vehicles, :state Department of Public "Jerks vehicles while necessarily in use for constructions repair work, survey work, traffic engineering investigations or for performance of other necessary duties, or any vehicle owned by the United States while in use for the collection, transportation or delivery of the United States mail. Section 672.7 IMMEDIATE NOTICE OF ACCIDENT. The driver of a vehicle involved in any accident resulting in injury, death of any person or property damage, no matter how slight, shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give notice of such accident to the police department if such accident occurs within the city. The driver, in case of injury, shall immediately arrange for trJ.ns- portation to a Physician, surgeon or hospital of any person injured in an accident if the injured does not object to such transportation. The driver shall remain at the scene of the accident until the arri- val of the police except where the driver is injured; in such cases, the police shall proceed to the physician, surgeon or hospital for the interview. Article 673 Traffic Control Devices Section 673.1 AUTHORIZATION OF SIGNS. The City Council shall be resolution determine and designate the size, shape and direction signs, other than signs the size, shape, and character of which have been established by the State Department of Public ';forks pursuant to the Vehicle Code. Section 673.2 FAILURE TO POST SIGNS. No provision of this ordinance for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator thereof unless appropriate signs are in place and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant per- son, giving notice of such provision. Section 673.3 AUTHORIZATION OF SIGNALS. (a) The City Council shall be resolution designate upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation what intersections shall be .controlled by official traffic control signals. (b) Whenever the City Council finds upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that the conditions, because of which traffic control signals have been pieced at an intersection pursuant to Section 673.3 (a), no longer exist, the City Council shall by resolution direct thet such traffic control signals be removed. Section 673.4 PLACING OF S1GiiALS . The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to place, maintain, operate orremove, or cause to be placed., maintained, operated or removed, all official traffic control signals authorized by the City Council as herein provided. Such official traffic signals shall conform to the provisions of Section 476 of the Vehicle Code. Section 673.5 TRAFFIC COiT1 OL DEVICES: HOU3S OP OIERATION, The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, 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 this ordinance or established by resolution of the city Council. Section 673.6 TRAMC .,NGINEER rAY INSTALL TRaFF IC CONTROL DEVICE$. (a) The Traffic Engineer may place and maintain such traffic control devices in aJdition to those authorized by other provisions of this ordinance as may be necessary to regulate, guide or warn traffic, but the Traffic Engineer shall make such determination upon the basis of traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations and in accordance with such standards, limitations and rules as may be established by ordinance or resolution of the City Council. (b) "dhenever the Traffic Engineer finds upon the basis of a traffic investigation that the conditions, because of which such traffic control devices have been installed as provided in Section 673.6 (a), no longer exist, the Traffic Engineer shall remove such traffic control devices. Section 673.7 TRAFFIC MARKINGS. (a) The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to place upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, traffic guide lines, divided highway; into the number of traffic lanes that are proper and necessary, and may place such other pavement markings as are necessary to direct vehicular movements in accordance with requirements of i;his ordinance and the Vehicle Code. (b) Whenever the Traffic Engineer finds upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that the conditions, because of which traffic guide lines or other markings were placed as provided in Section 673.7 (a), no longer exist, the Traffic Engineer shall remove such traffic guide lines or such markings. Section 673.8 Tt FORM Y R.E _OVAL OF SIGiL LS AND OTHER A.GILITIES: SUSPENSION 0P REGULATIONS. Whenever, because of the construction, alteration, repair or improvement of any highway, or because of other emergency, compliance with any prohibition of this ordinance, including a prohibition pursuant to any action of the City Council taken in accordance with this ordinance, will create a traffic hazard and the Traffic Engineer so finds, he is hereby authorized to either remove or cover up any traffic control device which informs persons of such prohibition. ',mile such traffic con- trol device is removed or covered the effect of such prohibition is suspended. At the end of such emergency, unless otherwise deter- mined by the City Council, the Traffic Engineer shall replace or uncover such traffic control device. Article 674 Turning Movements Section 674.1 RESTRICTED TURN SIGNS. (a) Pursuant to Section 459.1 of the Vehicle Code, when- ever the City Council determines upon the basis of a traffic engi- neering investigation that the prohibition of the making of any turning movement by a vehicle at any intersection or between any designated intersections iss necessary, the City Council shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to erect an appropriate sign or signs stating the prohibition of such turning movement at such intersection or between such intersections. The sign or signs .may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings. (b) ':Whenever the City Council finds upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that the conditions, because of which such turning movement at such intersection or between such intersections has been prohibited as provided in Section 674.1 (a), no longer exists, the City Council shall direct the Traffic Engineer to remove such sign or signs and pavement markings. Section 674.2 TURNING MARKERS AND MULTIPLE LANES. (a) Pursuant to Section 540 (c) of the Vehicle Code, the City Council hereby authorizes the Traffic Engineer upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation 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 540 of the Vehicle Code be traveled by vehicle turning at an inter- section or may allocate and indicate more than one lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right or left hand turns. -6- (b) Whenever the Traffic Engineer .finds upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that any turning movement within or adjacent to any intersection which has been required by the placing of markers, buttons or signs as provided in Section 674.2 (a), is no longer necessary, the Traffic Engineer shall remove such markers, buttons, or signs. Article 675 One -Way Streets and Alleys Section 675.1 (a) Pursuant to Section 459 (e) 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 high- ways or alleys and require that all vehicles thereon move in one specified direction, the City Council shall be resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to erect appropriate signs indicating the di- rection of travel at each highway or alley intersecting such one-way highway or alley upon such particular highway or alley or portion thereof. (b) Whenever the City Council finds upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that the conditions, because of which such highway or alley or portions thereof has been designated as a one-way highway or alley as provided in Section 675.1 (a), no longer exist, the City Council shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to remove such signs from such one-way highway or alley. Article 676 Through Highways and Special Stops Section 676.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF THROUGH HIGHWAYS. Pursuant to Sections 459 (g) and 471 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 inter- section 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 676.2 STOP SIGNS AT RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS,. Pursuant to Section 459.5 of the Vehicle Code, the City Council may determine upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, by resolution that all vehicles shall stop before entering or crossing the tracks at any highway railroad trade crossing when signs are in place giving notice thereof, but no such ordinance shall be effective unless approved by an order of the Lublic Utilities Corn ission of the State. Section 676.3 LLAC1NG OF STOP SIGNS. ':'hen the City Council has adopted resolutions pursuant to Sections 676.1 and 676.2 of this ordinance, the Traffic Engineer shall erect a stop sign on each and every street intersecting ouch 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 Section 471 of the Vehicle Code. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings. Section 676.4 REMOVAL OF STOP SIGNS. Whenever the City Council finds, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions, because of which such highways have been desig- nated as through highways or such intersection or such highway rail- road grade crossing has been designated at which vehicles are required to stop before entering the tracks, as provided in Sections 676.1 and 676.2, no longer exist, the City Council shall by resolution direct the traffic engineer to remove such signs and pavement mark- ings from such intersections or railroad grade crossings. Section 676.5 EMERGENCY STOP SIGNS. The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized when any emergency condition as indicated by a traffic engineering investigation exists at any highway inter- section or intersections, to place and maintain stop signs as pro- vided in Section 676.3 for the duration of such emergency condition. Such stop signs shall be removed when such emergency con- ditions ceases to exist unless otherwise determined by the City Council. Section 676.6 El4ERGENCY REDDVAL OF STOP SIGNS. The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized, when because of temporary detours, or other emergency it would be impractical and a hazard to require vehicles to stop at an intersection where stop signs have been erected pursuant to this ordinance, to either remove such signs or so cover them that no portion of the word "Stop" remains visible. At the termination of such emergency the Traffic Engineer shall re- store such signs or uncover such signs unless otherwise determined by the City Council. Section 676.7 OBEDIENCE TO STOP SIGNS. Where stop signs have been erected pursuant to this ordinance, any vehicle approaching such sign shall stop in accordance with the provisions of Section 577 of the Vehicle Code except that no stop is required where: (a) An officer is on duty and directs traffic to proceed. (b) A traffic signal is in operation and indicates that traffic may proceed. (c) A stop sign has been removed or covered pursuant to Section 676.6. Section 676.8 YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY SIGNS AT INTERSECTIONS. (a) Pursuant. to Section 471.1 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 ao provided in Section 550.1 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. (b) Whenever the City Council determines upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that the conditions, because of which the "Yield Right -of -Way" signs were erected as provided in Section 676.8 (a), no longer exist, the City. Council shall by reso- lution direct the Traffic Engineer to remove such signs. Section 676.9 EMERGING PROM ALLEY, DRIVEWAY OR BUILDING. The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence district emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway, yielding the right-of-way to any pedestrian as ray be necessary to avoid collision, and upon entering the roadway shall yield right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway. Section 676.10 STOP '.:HEN TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTED. No driver 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. -8- Article 6?7 Stopping Standing and Parking Section 677.1 APPLICATION 01? REGULATIONS. (a) The provisions of this ordinance prohibiting the stop- ping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all time; 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 more restrictive provisions of the Vehicle Code or an ordinance of this City prohibiting or limiting the standing; or park- ing of vehicles in specified places or at specified times. Section 677.2 ST,.NDING PROHIBITED BETWEEN ROADWAYS. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any median strip between roadways or within any traffic island or other area desig- nated to separate or guide the movement of traffic. Section 677.3 PARKING PARALLEL WITH CURB. (a) Subject to other and more restrictive limitations a vehicle may be stopped or parked within 18 inches of the left hand curb facing in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way street unless signs or curb markings as described in Section 678.5 are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing. (b) In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon or adjacent to the left hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are in place permitting such standing or parking. (c) Whenever the City Council determines upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that standing or parking of vehicles shall be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any one- way street or when standing or parking may be permitted upon or adjacent to the left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two or more separate roadways, the City Council shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to place signs, pavement markings or curb markings as described in Section 678.5 on such street or highway giving notice thereof. (d) ';S,thenever the City Council upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation finds that the conditions because of which parking was either prohibited or permitted as provided in Section 677.3 (c), no longer exist, it shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to remove such signs, pavement markings and curb markings from such portion of street or highway. Section 677.4 PARKING PROHIBITED ON NARROW STREETS. (a) The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation to place signs or curb markings as described in Section 678.5 indicating no parking upon any highway when the width of the roadway and shoulders of such highway does not exceed twenty (20) feet or upon one side of a highway when the width of the roadway and shoulders of such high- way does not exceed thirty (30) feet. (b) `."Nhenever the Traffic Engineer finds that due to widening, the conditions as set forth in Section 678.4 (a) no longer exist, he shall remove such signs and curb markings from such portion of such highway. Section 677.5 PERMIT FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING AT AN ANGLE TO TIHE CURB. The Traffic Engineer is authorized to issue special permits to allow the backing of a vehicle to the curb for the purpose of loading or mil oading merchandise or materials subject to the terms and conditions of such permit. Such permits may be issued either to the owner or lessee of real property or to the owner of the vehicle and shall grant to such person the privilege as therein stated and authorized herein, and it shall be unlawful for any permittee or other person to violate any of the special terms or conditions of any such permit. Section 677.6 PARKING ADJACENT TO SCHOOLS. (a) The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation to place signs or curb markings described in Section 678.5 indicating no parking upon either side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking ;ould interfere eith traffic or create a hazardous situation. (b) "Whenever the Traffic Engineer upon the basis of a traf- fic engineering investigation finds that the conditions because of which parking was prohibited as provided in Section 677.6 (a) he shall remove such signs and curb markings. Section 677.7 STOPPING OR STANDING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED (a) The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to prohibit stopping, standing or parking and to place signs or curb markings described in Section 678.5 at any of the following places when such prohibition as indicated by a traffic engineering investigation will alleviate dangerous hazardous traffic conditions, facilitate the full use of the roadway or serve the convenience of the public. (1) At any place within one hundred (100) feet of the intersection of two or more highways. (2) At any place within twenty-five (25) feet of a railroad grade crossing. (3) Adjacent to either side of a crosswalk or driveway entrance for a distance not to exceed twenty (20) feet from either side of such crosswalk or driveway. (4) Adjacent to any fire hydrant when it has been determined that stopping, standing or parking of any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, would present some special hazard or would prevent ready access to the fire hydrant. (5) At any place in connection with a street or highway vehicular parking layout or plan. (b) :`Whenever the Traffic Engineer upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation finds that the conditions because of which stopping, standing or parking was prohibited as authorized in Suction 677.7 (a) no longer exist, he shall remove such signs and such curb markings from such portion of such street or highway. Section 677.8 UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLE. No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the igni iT on, removing the key and effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to Curb or side of the highway. PLACES. Section 677.9 RESTRICTION OR PROHIBITION OF PARKING. (a) Whenever the City Council determines upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that it is necessary to prohibit stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on certain highways or por- tions thereof at all or certain hours of the day in order to facili- tate the movement of traffic or to eliminate hazardous conditions, the City Council shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to place appropriate signs or curb markings as designated in Section 678.5 on such highways or portions thereof. (b) Whenever the City Council upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation finds that the conditions because of which it was necessary to prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles at all or certain hours of the day as provided in Section 677.9 (a), no longer exist, the City Council. shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to remove such signs and curb markings from such highways or portions thereof. Section 677.10 TEMPORARY NO PARKING. Whenever the Traffic Engineer determines that traffic congestion or traffic hazard of any emergency nature is likely to result from the operation, stopping, -10- loading zone. -11- Section 678.5 CURB idARKING6 TO INDICATE NO STOPrING AND PARKING REGULATIONS. (a) The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this ordinance, to place, and when required herein shall place the following curb markings to indicate parking or otanding regulations, and said curb markings shall have the meaning herein set forth. 1. 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. 2. Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time between 7:00 o'clock A. M. and 6:00 o'clock P. M. of any day except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of pas- sengers or materials, provided that the loading or un- loading of passengers shall not consume more than three (3) minutes nor the loading; or unloading of materials more than twenty (20) minutes. 3. :White shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers which shall not exceed three (3) minutes and such restrictions shall apply between 7:00 A. M. and 6:00 1. M. of any days except aundays and holidays and except as follows: (1) `.:hen such zone is in front of a hotel the restrictions shall apply at all times. (2) 'r:hen such zone is in front of a theater the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed. 4. Green shall mean no standing or parking for longer than such time as shall be indicated by sign or lettering on the curb at any time between such hours as shall be indicated by signs or curb markings. (b) When there are no curbs, the Traffic engineer shall indicate the parking or standing regulations by installing in lieu of curb markings appropriate signs giving; notice of such regulations. Section 678.6 EFFECT OF kERMISSION.TO LOAD OR UNLOAD. (a) Permission herein granted to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading 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 loafing or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries, the delivery or pick up of express and par- cel post packages and United States mail. (c) Permission herein granted to stop or park for purposes of loaning or unloading passengers shall include the loading or un- loading of personal baggage but shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than three (3) minutes. (d) i7ithin the total time limits above specified, the pro- visions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges hereby granted. Section 678.7 STANDING IN ANY ALLEY. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials in any alley. (a) When loading or unloading passengers the time shall not exceed three (3) minutes. (b) V;hen loading or unloading materials the time shall not exceed twenty (20) minutes. -12- Section 678.8 BUS LOADING ZONES ADJACENT TO SCHOOLS. (a) The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation to place signs or curb markings described in Section 678.5 indicating Bus Loading Zone upon either side of any street adjacent to any school property when such loading zone would facilitate the orderly movement of traffic. (b) Whenever the Traffic Engineer, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which a bus loading zone was established as provided in Section 678.8 (a) no longer exist, he shall remove such signs and curb markings. Article 679 Additional Parking Regulations Section 679.1 ANGLE PARKING. (a) Thenever the City Council determines upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that the width of a highway or portion thereof and traffic conditions are such that the parking of vehicles at an angle to the curb or edge of the highway will not be unduly hazardous to the flow of traffic and that there is need for additional parking space which angle parking will provide, the City Council shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to, and the Traffic Engineer shall indicate at what angle traffic conditions make it desirable that vehicles should be parked by placing parallel white lines upon the surface of such highway or portion thereof. On such portions of such highways a person shall not stop, stand or park any vehicle except between, at the angle indicated by, and parallel to both adjacent white lines, with the nearest wheel not more than one foot from the curb or bumper ahich may be placed in lieu of curbs or the edge of the highway. The Traffic Engineer may prohibit stopping, standing, or parking in connection with any angle parking layout or plan as provided in Section 677.7 (a) (5). (b) ;henever the City Council upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation finds that the conditions, because of which angle parking has been permitted upon a highway or portion thereof as provided in Section 679.1 (a), no longer exist, the City Council shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to obliterate such angle parking lines and other markings from such highways or portions thereof. Thereafter on such portion of the highway no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, other than according to Section 588 (a) of the Vehicle Code or as provided in this ordinance. Section 679.2 PARALLEL PARKING LINES. (a) '::henever parallel parking is required on a highway or portion thereof as provided in Section 588 (a) of the Vehicle Code, the City Council hereby authorizes the Traffic Engineer to place white lines consistent with the provisions of Section 588 (a) of the Vehicle Code parallel to and/or at right angle to the curb or edge of the highway when a traffic engineering investigation indicates that such white lines would facilitate the parking of vehicles or alleviate a hazardous condition. When such white lines have been placed no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle outside of the rectangular space indicated, by such lines and the curb or the edge of the highway. The Traffic Engineer may prohibit stopping, standing or parking in connection with any parallel parking plan or layout as provided in Section 677.7 (a) (5). (b) 'Whenever the Traffic Engineer upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation finds that the conditions, because of which parallel white lines were placed as provided in Section 678.2 (a), no longer exist, the Traffic Engineer shall obliterate such white lines from such highway or portion thereof. —13— Section 679.3 RIGHT-OF-WAY '`11i N PARALLEL PARKING. (a) Definition. For the purpose of this section, a "limited parallel parking space" shall mean an area open for lawful parking alongside of, and adjacent to, a curb or edge of a highway, which area ie not sufficient length to permit two or more vehicles to park therein at the same time. (b) Any person seeking to park his vehicle in a limited parallel parking space, whose vehicle arrives at said parking space prior to any other vehicle, and who proceeds beyond said space with his entire vehicle a distance not to exceed ten feet for the purpose of backing his vehicle therein, shall have the right-of-way over any person driving or attempting to drive any other vehicle directly into such limited parallel parking space and the driver of such other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to the driver who first arrived at said limited parallel parking space. Article 680 Speed Zones Section 680.1 AUTHORITY TO INCREASE 25-MILE LIMIT. (a) Pursuant to Section 511.3 (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. Then 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 Section 468.1 of the Vehicle Code indicating the ap- propriate prima facie speed limit. Such markings may be supple- mented by appropriate pavement markings. (b) :Whenever the City Council upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation finds that the conditions, because of which a speed limit has been determined as provided in Section 680.1 (a) no longer exist, the City Council shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to remove such signs and markings from such street. Section 680.2 AUTHORITY TO DECREASE 55-MILE LI IT. (a) Pursuant to Section 511.3 (b) 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 de- clare a lower prima facie limit which is appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe. ',','hen such determination has been made the City Council shall by resolu- tion direct the traffic engineer to erect and maintain upon such street or highway as provided in Section 463.1 of the Vehicle Code indicating the appropriate speed limit. Such signs may be supple- mented by appropriate pavement markings. (b) Whenever the City Council, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation finds that the conditions because of which a speed limit has been determined as provided in Section 680.2 (a) no longer exist, the City Council shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to remove such signs and pavement markings from such street or highway. Article 681 Crosswalks Section 681.1 ESTABLISHL: NT O1 S;CTIONS. (a) Pursuant to Section 459.2 of the City Council determines upon the basis CROSSALKS BETWEEN INTER - the Vehicle Code, whenever of a traffic engineering -14- investigation that a crosswalk between intersections would facilitate the orderly movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, the City Council shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to provide and maintain painted markings or other appropriately devised symbols or warning signs ut all crosswalks which have been designated as such. (b) Whenever the City Council finds upon the basis of a traffic engineering study that the conditions because of which a crosswalk has been provided and maintained as provided in Section 681.1 (a), no longer exist, shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to remove such markings, symbols or signs from such cross- walk. Section 681.2 ESTABLISHL:J T OF CROSSWALKS AT INTERSECTIONS. (a) The City Council hereby authorizes the Traffic Engineer to provide and maintain painted crosswalk markings or other appropri- ately devised symbols or warning signs at any intersection whenever a traffic engineering investigation indicates that such markings, symbols or signs would facilitate the orderly movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. (b) :rhenever the Traffic Engineer upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation finds that the conditions because of which painted crosswalk markings or other appropriately devised symbols or warning signs at any intersection have been provided and maintained as provided in Section 681.2 (a), no longer exist, the Traffic Engineer shall remove such markings, symbols or signs at such crosswalk. Section 681.3 'JHEaN PEDESTRIANS MUST USE CROSS"IA,LKS. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in the central traffic district or in any business district. Section 681.4 CROSSING AT RIGHT ANGLES. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than by a route right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb except in a marked crosswalk. Section 681.5 JTANDING IN ROADWAYS. No person shall stand in any roadway other than in a Safety Zone or in a crosswalk if such action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic.' This section shall not apply to any public officer or employee, or em- -... ployee of a public utility when necessarily upon a street in line of duty. Article 682 Weight Limitations Section 682.1 LIMITS ON UNIMPROVED HIGHWAYS. (a) ''henever the City Council determines upon the basis of an engineering investigation that a highway is unimproved as the work "unimproved" is used in Section 714 of the Vehicle Code and that the nature of the pavement or surface is such that it will be damaged if vehicles of over a certain gross weight are permitted to operate thereon, the City Council shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to erect signs specifying the maximum gross'weight limits which shall be permitted to operate on such highway. (b) The Traffic Engineer shall erect and maintain signs upon all unimproved highways upon which a weight limit is imposed at the entrances thereto from all improved highways, from all high- ways upon which no weight limit has been imposed, and from all highways upon which a greater weight limit has been imposed. 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 except that any commercial vehicle shall not be prohibited from using any city high- way 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 714 (c) of the Vehicle Code. -15- (d) Whenever the City Council finds that because of repaving or repair of an unimproved highway that a weight limit is no longer necessary upon such highway, the City Council shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to remove the weight limit signs from such highway or entrances thereto. Section 682.2 TEMPORARY LIMITS ON IMPROVED HIGHWAYS. (a) Whenever the City Council upon the basis of an engineer- ing investigation determines that an improved highway as defined in Section 714 of the Vehicle Code, will be destroyed by reason of de- terioration if vehicle of over a certain gross weight is permitted to operate thereon, the City Council shall by resolution direct the Traffic Engineer to erect temporary signs, as provided in Section 682.1 (b) for unimproved highways, specifying the maximum gross weight limits upon such highway. No such reduced weight limits shall extend for a period of more than 90 days unless actual repair of such highway is begun within such time and thereafter continuously carried on to completion. (b) '.henever 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 delivering or loading for transporting goods, wares, or merchan- dise as provided in Section 714 (d) of the Vehicle Code. Section 682.3 CLOSING HIGHWAYS TO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES (a) Pursuant to Section 714.1 of the Vehicle Code whenever the City Council determines upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that it is necessary to prohibit the use of any street, road, or highway in residential subdivision area to commercial ve- hicles exceeding a gross weight of 1400 pounds, the City Council shall by resolution direct the Traffic :engineer to erect and main- tain signs indicating such prohibition. (b) '.henever the City Council determines upon the basis of a traffic investigation that the conditions because of ehich a load limit 'as established as provided in Section 682.3 (a) no longer exist, the City Council shall by resolution direct the Traffic engineer to remove such weight restriction sign.. Article 683 Weight Limits on Bridges Section 683.1 "Ihenever the City Council determines upon the basis of an engineering investigation tielt the structure of a bridge on a highway is such that it is unsafe for vehicles over a certain weight to use such bridge, the City Council shall by reso- lution direct the Traffic Engineer to place signs at both entrances to such bridge specifying the maximum gross weight limits of any vehicle or combination of vehicles which shall be permitted to cross such bridge. Article 684 Miscellaneous Provisions Section 684.1 RIDING ON VOTO.kCYCLL;S .iolD BICYCLES. No person shall ride upon a highway on either a motorcycle or bicycle on a portion of said vehicle which is not specifically designed for the carrying of passengers nor shall any person operating a motor- cycle or bicycle upon a highway permit another to do so. -16- Section 684.2 CLINGING TO MOVING VEHICLES. It shall be unlawful for any person traveling upon any bicycle, motorcycle, motorscooter or any moving vehicle of .any nature whatever, on any public highway to cling to or attach himself or his vehicle to any other moving vehicle. Section 684.3 DRIVING THROUGH FUNERAL PROCESSIONS. No driver of a vehicle shall drive between vehicles comprising a funeral procession while they are in motion and when the vehicles in such procession are conspicuously so designated. Section 684.4 NEV'.PAVEMENT. No person shall ride or drive any animal or any vehicle over or across any newly made pavement or freshly painted marking on any street when a barrier or sign is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or markings or sign stating that the street or any portion thereof is closed. Section 684.5 RESTRICTED ACCESS. No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority. Section 684.6 i!OLESTING TRAFFIC SURVEY DEVICES. It shall_ be unlawful for any person to move, Molest, tapper with or damage any survey device used for the purpose of making traffic investiga- tions located on any City highway. Section 684.7 PARKING NEAR SCENE OF 'IRE, ACCIDENT OR DISASTER. No person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle on either side of the highway within 1,000 feet of any fire, accident or disaster, except persons whose presence is required by investi- gating officers, public employees and/or public utilities employees on official business or whose duties require their presence. Section 684.8 AUTHORITY TO Ri,?.:OVL SIGNS OBSTRUCTING VIE. The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to remove any sign which constitutes an obstruction to the vision -Ind view of traffic by a driver of a motor vehicle at the entrance to any intersection. article 685 Penalty and .Effect Section 685,1 kENALTI.ES. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or disobeying any signs or marking installed pursuant thereto, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Pur- suant to :section 762 of the Vehicle Code every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance, except as otherwise provided in the Vehicle Code, shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding fifty. dollars 050.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not exceeding five days, for a second conviction within a period of one year by a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars 0100.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not exceeding ten days or by both such fine and imprisonment; and for a third or any sub- sequent conviction vdth n said ,period of one year by a fine of not exceeding fire hundred dollars ( 500.00) or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not exceeding six months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 685.2 EFFECT OF O!?nIN NCE. If any section, sub- section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not effect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City -17- Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional. Section 685.3 .REPEAL. Ordinance No. 693, former traffic ordinance of the city, is hereby repealed, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with or inconsistent with the pro- visions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 685.4 EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its adoption and prior to the expiration of fifteen days from the passage thereof shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation. Mayor off: the Ci y o a Redlands, California ATTi T: City Clerk T hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Redlands, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the ,gip day of , 1957, by the following vote: <: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: City Clerk APPROVED FOR FORM: City Attorney