HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1992-2025 Adding Chapter 11.68 to NCMC - Cruising, D7D &%)'.,e
ORDINANCE NO. 9 2- 2 0 2 5
ORDINANCE OF THE. CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
ADDING CHAPTER 11.68 TO THE
NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CRUISING
WHEREAS, pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 21100(k), the City Council
of the City of National City is authorized by state law to enact an ordinance regulating
the congestion of city streets caused by persons who engage in an activity commonly
known as cruising; and
WHEREAS, undue congestion on city streets causes air and noise pollution,
prevents ingress and egress to residential and commercial properties, and impedes the
movement of emergency vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the activity of operating motor vehicles repetitively over city
streets with others so engaged creates, directly and indirectly, conditions which make
local residents and business owners unable to enjoy normal opportunities to freely travel,
associate with friends and neighbors, and utilize and enjoy their property; and
WHEREAS, cruising activity has precipitated traffic congestion, numerous
calls for police service, and disturbances of the public peace, health and safety as reported
to the police department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City
of National City that Chapter 11.68 is hereby added to the National City Municipal Code,
to read as follows:
Section:
Chapter 11.68
CRUISING
11.68.010 Cruising defined
11.68.020 Signs
11.68.030 Cruising - Traffic control point
11.68.040 Cruising - Written notice
11.68.050 Cruising prohibited
11.68.060 Exceptions
11.68.070 Penalty for violation
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11.68.010 Cruising defined. "Cruising" shall be defined as
the repetitive driving of a motor vehicle two or more times within a four
hour period, in the same direction, past a traffic control point in traffic
which is congested at or near the traffic control point as determined by the
ranking police officer on duty within the affected area, and after the vehicle
operator or passenger has been given an adequate written notice that further
driving past the control point will be a violation.
11.68.020 Signs. Signs shall be placed at the beginning and
end of the portion of any street determined to be subject to cruising controls
which briefly and clearly state the appropriate provisions of Section
11.68.050 of this Code, and of Section 21100(k) of the California Vehicle
Code.
11.68.030 Cruising - Traffic control point. The ranking
police officer on duty within an area affected by traffic congestion may
establish one or more traffic control points at or near the area of traffic
congestion.
11.68.040 Cruising - Written notice. Any person who, as the
operator of, or passenger in, any motor vehicle driven in a particular
direction past a traffic control point established pursuant to Section
11.68.030 may be given written notice that further driving past the control
point within a four hour interval will be a violation of Section 11.68.050.
11.68.050 Cruising prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any
person, as a driver or a passenger of a motor vehicle, to engage in the
activity known as "cruising," as defined in Section 11.68.010, on the public
streets or alleys of the City of National City in any area which has been
posted pursuant to Section 11.68.020. Each successive trip within a four
hour period past the traffic control point established pursuant to Section
11.68.030 shall constitute a separate violation, and no additional written
notice shall be required for such separate violation.
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11.68.060 Exceptions. This section shall not apply to persons
who, according to DMV records, reside within a designated no -cruising
area; nor to authorized emergency vehicles as defined in Section 165 of the
California Vehicle Code; nor to vehicles licensed for public transportatio;
nor to publicly owned vehicles of any city, county, district, state or federal
agency.
11.68.070 Penalty for violation. Any person violating any
provision of this Chapter is guilty of an infraction.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 3 r d day of MARCH , 1992.
George H. aters, Mayor
ATTEST:
LoriAnne Peoples, City ' erk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ar.
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California,
on March 3, 1992 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmen
Nays: Councilmen
Absent: Councilmen
Abstain: Councilmen
Dalla, Inzunza, Van Deventer, Zarate, Waters
None
None
AUTHENTICATED BY:
None
GEORGE H. WATERS
By:
Mayor of the City of National City, California
Orkk
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was not finally adopted
until seven calendar days had elapsed between the days of its introduction
and the days of its final passage, to wit, on February ..25.a..1992
and on March 3, 1992
I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT said ordinance was read in full prior to its
final passage or that the reading of said ordinance in full was dispensed
with by a vote of not less than a majority of the members elected to the
Council and that there was available for the consideration of each mem-
ber of the Council and the public prior to the day of its passage a written
or printed copy of said ordinance.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and cor-
rect copy of ORDINANCE NO.9 2-2025 of the City of National City, passed
and adopted by the Council of said City on March 3, 1992
(Seal)
By:
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
Deputy