HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1951-827 Traffic regulations, repeals Ords. 175, 176, 333, 508, 512, 560, 562, 565, 567, 596, 597, 615, 639, 651, 657, 660, 669, 670, 676, 681, 683, 703, 732, 735, 742, 745, 751 and 779 (11.04—11.12, 11.20—11.48)ittg-
ORDINA,NCF, NO. 827
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC
STREETS OF THE CITY OF
NATIONAL. CITY, CALIFORNIA.
PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR
THE VIOLATION THEREOF, ANT)
REPEALING ORDINANCES NUM-
TIERF:I) 175, 176, 333, SON, 512. 560,
362, 565, 567, 596, 507, 615, 639, 651.
657, G60, 666, 666, 670, 676, 681, 683
703, 732, 135, 742, 74..5, 751 and 779
OF SAID ('ITY.
The Clt y Council of the City of
National City does ordain as fohows:
ARTI CI .E I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1. Definitions of Words
and 1'lhrases: (a) The following
words and phases wit( n used in this
ordiman e shall for the purpose cf
this ordinance have the meanings
respectively ascribed to them in this
article. (b) 55'henever any words
or phrases used in this ordinance
are defined In the Veld( le Code
of this state, such definitions a, e
Incorporated herein and shall be
deemed to apply to su. h words and
phrases used herein as though set
forth herein in full.
SECTION 2. Alley shall nhean any
unnamed street less than twenty-five
feet in width between property liners.
SECTION 3. California Mainten-
ance Manual shall mean that book of
traffic engineering standards and in-
structions formulated and published
by the Division of IIighways of the
Department of Public 1V1rks of tne
State of California, entitled ".1 anual
of Instructions" together with such
:. m end nients and additions thereto
as n:ay be hereafter :approved by the
City Connell by resolntien.
SECTION 4. Central Traffic Dis-
t' la. t. All s'reets and portl:ms of
streets within the area described as
follows: All that ar( a bounded and
described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of
the southerly line of 6th Street of
the westerly line of National Ave-
nue; thence southerly along the
westerly line of National Avenue
to the northerly line of 7th Street:
thence westerly along the norther-
ly line of ith Street to the easter-
ly line of Roosevelt Avenue:
thence southerly along the ea ste ly
line of Roosevelt ,Avenue to the
southerly line of lath Street: thence
easterly along the southerly line
of lltlh Street to the westerly line
of Notional Avenue: thence south-
erly along the we srerly line of
National Avenue to the northerly
line of 10th Street; thenee westerly
along the northerly line of 10th
Street to the easterly line of
Roosevelt Avenue: then southerly
along the easterly line of Roose-
velt Avenue to the southerly line
of 10th Street; thence easterly along
the southerly line of loth Street to
the westerly line of National Ave-
nue: thence southerly along the
westerly line of National Avenue
to the northerly line of 13th Street;
thence easterly along the easterly
prolongation of the northerly line
of 13th Street to the easterly line
of National Avenue: thence norther-
ly along the easterly line of Na-
tional Avenue to the southerly line
of 101h Street; thence easterly
along the southerly line of 10th
Street 133 feet: thence at right
angles northerly to a point on the
northerly line of Loth Street, a dis-
tant thereon 135 feet easterly from
National Avenue; thence westerly
along the northerly line of loth
Street to the easterly line of Na-
tional Avenue; thence northerly
along the easterly line of National
Avenue to the southerly line of
9th Street; thence easterly along
the southerly line of 9th Street to
tile easterly line of "A" Avenue:
thence northerly along the easterly
lino of "A" Avenue to the souther-
ly line of Sth Street thence east-
erly along the southerly line of
Sth Street to the westerly line of
"C" Avenue: thence northerly along
the westerly line of "C•' .Avenue
to the northerly line of Sth Street;
thence westerly- along Ole norther-
ly line of Sth Street to the east-
erly line of "A" Avenue: thence
northerly along the easterly line
of "A" Avenue to the northerly
line of 7th Street; thence westerly
along the northerly lire of 71.h
Street to the easterly' line of Na-
tional Avenue: thence northerly
along the easterly line of National
Avenue to the southerly line of 6th
Street: thence westerly along the
southerly line of Gth Street to the
point of beginning.
SECTION 5. City Council shall
mean the City Cornell of National
C'ty.
SECTION 6. Holiday. Arty day
designated its such in Section 10 of
the Political Chde of the State of
California: provided however, that
turday afternoon shall not be con-
sidered a holiday for the purposes of
this ordinan( e.
SECTION 7. loading Zone. The
space adyuxnt to the curb reserved
for the exclusive use of vehicles dur-
ing the looting or unloading of pas-
: gingers or. materials.
SECTION S. Official Time Stand -
and. Whenever certain yours are
r:anied herein, they shall Inca 11 stand-
ard tine or daylight saving time as
rn:ty be In current use to this city.
S!:CTION 9. Official Traffic Con-
trol Devices. All signs. sigua;s,
markings and devices not Inc' n;istent
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.
SI:CTI ON 10. Official 'I'raftt•
Signals. Any device, whether manu-
ally, electrl. ally or mechanically
operated. by which nett fic is alter-
nately dir eted to stop and proceed
and w hi_ It Is erected by authority of
a public body or cfficia 1 having
jurisdiction.
SECTION 11. Park. To stand or
le a. e standing any vehicle, whether
cs•c'tt pied or not, eKhrrneise Iran
temporarily for the purpose of and
while :actually engaged In loading or
unloading of passengers or materials.
SECTION 12. Parkway. That por-
tion of a suet other than a :o.d-
vvay or a sidewalk.
S1CT1ON 13. Passenger Loading
Zone. The space adjacent to a curb
reserved for the exclusive use of
vehicles during the loading or un-
loading of passengers.
SECTION 14. Pedestrian. Ea ery
person afoot.
SECTION 13. Person. Every
natural person, firm. copartnership,
a:ssoaiation or corporation.
SECTION 16. Police Officer. Every
officer of the Police Department of
this city.
SECTION 17. Secondary Traffic
District. All streets and portions of
streets within the area described as
follows: all that area bounded and
described as follows:
Parcel 1. Beginning at the inter-
section of the easterly line of
Roosevelt Avenue and the south-
westerly line of Main Street: thence
southeasterly, along the southwest-
erly line of Main Street to the
westerly line of National Avenue;
thence southerly along the wester-
ly line of National Avenue to the
northerly line of 5th Street; thence
westerly along the northerly line
of 5th Street to the westerly line
of Hoover Avenue; thence souther-
h' along the westerly line of Hoover
to the southerly line of 10th Street;
thence easterly along the southerly
line of loth Street to the westerly
line of Roosevelt Avenue; thence
southerly along the westerly line
of Roosevelt Avenue to the south-
erly line of 13th Street; thence
easterly along the southerly line of
13th Street to the westerly line of
National Avenue; thence southerly
along the westerly line of Nation-
al Avenue to the northerly line of
1Sth Street; thence easterly along
the northerly line of 1Sth Street
to the easterly line of National
Avenue; thence northerly along the
easterly line of National Avenue
to the easterly prolongation of the
northerly' line of lath Street: thence
westerly along said easterly pro-
longation and the northerly line
thereof, of 13th Street to the east-
erly line of Roosevelt Avenue;
thence northerly along the easterly
line of Roosevelt Avenue to the
southerly line of 12th Street; thence
easterly along the southerly line
of 12th Street to the westerly line
of National Avenue; thence north-
erly- along said westerly line of
National Avenue to the northerly
line of 12th Street; thence westerly
along the northerly line of 12th
Street to the easterly line of
Rocsevelt Avenue; thence northerly
at long the easterly' line of Roosevelt
Avenue to the southerly line of
11th Street: thence ensi erly along
the southerly line of Ilth Street
to the westerly line of National
Avenue; thence northerly along the
westerly line of National Avenue
to the northerly line of llth Street;
thence westerly along the northerly
line of 11th Street to the easterly
line of Roosevelt Avenue: thence
northerly' along the easterly line
of Roosevelt .-Avenue to the north-
erly line of fill Street; thence
westerly along the northerly Ithe
of 0tlr Street to the westerly line
of Roosevelt Avenue: thence north-
erly along the westerly line of
Roosevelt Avenue to the northerly
line of 7th Street; thence easterly
along the northerly line of 7th
Street to the easterly line of
Roosevelt Avenue; thence northerly
along the easterly line of Roosevelt
Avenue to the southerly line of 6th
Street: thence easterly along the
southerly line of 6th Street to the
westerly line of "A" Avenue:
thence southerly along the westerly
line of "A" Avenue to the north-
erly line of 71h Street: thence east-
erly along the northerly line of ith
Street to the easterly line of "A"
Avenue: thenee northerly along the
easterly line :and the northerly pro-
longation of the easterly line of
"A" Avenue to the northerly line of
6th Street; thence westerly along
the northerly line of 6th Street to
the easterly line of National ,Ave.-
nue: thence northerly along the
easterly line of National Avenue
to the southeasterly prolongation
of the northeasterly line of Main
Street: thence northwesterly along
the southeasterly prolongation of
the northeasterly line of Main
Street to the easterly line of Roose-
velt Avenue; thence southerly along
the easterly line of Roosevelt Ave-
nue to the point of beginning.
Parcel 2. Beginning at the inter-
section of the westerly line of "C"
Avenue and the southerly line of
Sth Street; thence easterly along
the southerly line of 8th Street to
the westerly line of Highland Ave-
nue; thence northerly along the
westerly line of Highland Avenue
to the northerly line of Sth Street;
thence westerly along the northerly
line of Sth Street to the westerly
line of "C" Avenue; thence south-
erly along the westerly line of
"C" Ac-enue to the point of be-
ginning.
SECTION Pl. Stop. (a) When
required means complete cessation
of movement.
(b) Stop or Stand. Wh,,n prohibit-
ed means any stopping or standing of
a vehicle, whether occupied or not,
except when ne., saaary to avoid con-
( ict with other traffic or in com-
pliance with the directions of a
police officer or official traffic con-
trol device.
SECTION 19. Traffic. Pedestrians.
ridden or herded animals, vehicles
-r.nd other eon veyarives either sing+v
or together while using any st1 a-.t
for purposes of travel.
ARTICLE I
TRAFFIC ADM IN ISTtt AT1(;NF'
SECTION 20. The office of City
'traffic Engineer is hereby es:ablish-
eci. The Chief of Police shall serve
as City Traffic FAT ine.r in addi'ion
to his other fun, thins, and shall
exercise the powers and duties with
respect to traffic as provided in this
ordinance.
ARTICLE I]]
ENFORCEMENT AND 011E1)1 "NCI•:
TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
SECCI ON 21. :AuRaw: ty of Police
and Fire Department Ottkla Is. (a)
It shall be the duty of the officers
of the police dep:utment or such offi-
cers as are a .ssigr•.ed by the chief of
per i e to enforce aal street troffI;
laws of this city and all of the state
t chicle laws ape --ic:ahie to sttent
traffic in this city.
(b) Officers of the police d'iarrt-
ment or sa.: h officers as are aeslgred
by the chief of police are hereby
authorized to direot all traffi • by
voice. hand nr signal in conformance
with traffic laws, provided that in
the event of a fire or other emer-
gency nr to expedite traffic or to
safegnrard pedestrians, officers of the
police department may direct traffic
as conditions may rewire. notwith-
standing the provisions of the traffic
laws.
(c) Officers of the fire deo)rtc lent.
when at the scene of a fire, nxay
direct or assist the police In dire. -bag
traffic thereat or in the immediate
vicinity.
SECTION 22 Required Obedience
to Traffic Ordinance. It is a mis-
demeanor for any person to do any
act forbidden or fa to perform any
act required in this ordinance.
SF,C: rION 21. Obedience to police
and fire department official. No
person shall wilfully fail or refuse
to comply with any lawful order of
a police officer or fire department
official or other person authorized
by law when directing traffic.
SECTION 24. 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 or other
persons designated by resolution of
the City Council shall direct or at-
tempt to direct traffic by voice, hand
or other signal (except that persons
may operate when and as herein
provided any mechanical pushbutton
signal erected by order of the city
traffic engineer).
SECTION l:i. 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 Government, this
state, any county or city and it shall
be unlawful for any said driver to
violate any of the provisions of this
ordinance except as otherwise per-
mitted in this ordinance or by state
statute.
SECTION 20. Exemptions to Cer-
tain Vehicles. (a) The provision& of
this ordinance regulating the opera-
tion, parking and standing of vehicles
shall not apply to any vehicle of the
police or fire department. any public
ambulance. or public utility vehicle
or any private ambulance, which pub-
lic utility vehicle or private ambu-
lance has qualified as an authorized
emergency vehicle, when any vehicle
mentioned in this section Is operated
in the manner specified in the Ve-
hicle Code In response to an emer-
gency call.
(b) The foregoing exemptions shall
not. however, protect the driver of
any such vehicle from the con-
sequences of his wilful disregard of
the safety of others.
(c) The provisions of this ordin-
ance regulating the parking or stand-
ing of vehicles shall not apply to
any vehicle of a city department or
public uti ity while necessarily In
use for construction or repair work
or any vehicle owned by the United
States while in use for the collec-
tion, transportation or delivery of
United States mail; or during pe. lolls
of proclaimed national emergency to
any vehicle owned or operated by
tt.e Department of the Army, Navy
or Air Force.
(.1) The provisions of this ordin-
ance regulating overtime parking
shall not apply to any vehicle owned
it nil operated by a permanently
physically incapacitated person, as
hereinafter defined, when said per-
son parks said vehicle in a per-
mitted parking space other than a
loading, passenger or bus zone during
all hours when It is otherwise law-
ful to park in the same space, sub-
ject to the following requiremems;
(I) Such person shall make appli-
cation to the City Manager for a
person:a identification card for use
of tie pc rson to whom Issued. Said
application shall set forth suffi• tent
facts to show that applicant is a
Permanently physically incapacitated
person. as determined from time to
time by resolution of the City
Council.
(2) Upon approval of the applica-
tion by the City Manager, the Chief
of Police shall issue said identifica-
tion card.
(3) Said identification card shall
be displayed to any police officer
upon request.
(4) Abuse of privileges, or non-
compliance with the above conditions,
or, conditions hereafter imposed by
the City Council shall constitute suf-
ficient grounds for revocation by the
City Manager of the privileges here-
in granted.
SECTION 27. Report of Damage to
Certain Property. (a) The driver of
a vehicle or the person in charge of
any animal involved in any accident
resulting to damage to any property
publicly owned or owned by a
public utility, including but not
limited to any fire hydrant, orna-
mental lighting post, telephone pole,
electric light or power pole, or re-
sulting in damage. to any ornamental
shade tree, traffic control device, or
other property of a like nature locat-
ed In or along any street, alley or
other public place, shall within
twenty-four (24) hours after such
accident make a wr4tten report of
such accident to the police depart-
ment of this city.
(b) Every such . span t shall state
the time when and the place where
the accident took place, the name
and address of the person owning and
of the person driving or In charge
of such vehicle or animal, the license
number of every such vehicle, and
shall briefly describe the property
damaged in such accident.
(c) A driver involved in an aoci-
dent shall not be subject to the re-
quirements or penalties of thin sec-
tion if and during the time such
driver is physically Incapable of
making a report, but in such event
said driver shall make a report as
required In subdivision (a) within
24 hours after regaining ability to
snake such report.
ARTICLE IV
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
SECTION 28- Authority to Install
Traffic Control Devices.
(a) The city manager shall cause
to be placed and maintained official
traffic control devices when and as
required by resolution or ord4nances
of this city.
(b) Whenever the Vehicle Code of
this state requires for the effective-
ness of any provision thereof that
traffic control devices be installed
to give notice to the public of the
application of such law the City
Manager is hereby authorized to
cause to be installed the necessary
devices subject to any limitations or
restrictions set forth in the law
applicable thereto.
SIXT'l'ION 29. When Traffic Con-
trol Devices Required for Enforce-
ment Purposes. No provision of the
Vehicle Code or of this ordinance
for which signs are required shall
be enforced against an alleged viola-
tor unless appropriate signs are in
place and sufficiently legible to be
seen by an ordinarily observant per-
son, giving notice of such provisions
of the traffic laws.
SECTION 30. Obedience to Traffic
Control Devices. The driver of any
vehicle shall obey the instructions of
any official traffic control device
applicable thereto placed in accord-
ance with the traffic ordinances of this
city unless otherwise directed by a po-
lice officer subject to the exceptions
granted the driver of an authorized
emergency vehicle when responding to
emergency calls.
SECTION 31. Installation of Traffic
Signals. (a) When directed by
resolution or ordinance of the City
Council the City Manager shall cause
to be installed and maintained offi-
cial traffic signals at those inter-
sections and other places where traf-
fic conditions are such as to require
that the flow of traffic be alternately
Interrupted and released in order to
prevent or relieve traffic congestion
or to protect life or property from
exceptional hazard.
(b) The city traffic engineer shall
ascertain and determine the loca-
tions where such signals are re-
quired by resort to field observation,
traffic counts and other traffic in-
formation as may be pertinent and
his determinations therefrom shall
be made to accordance with those
traffic engineering and safety stand-
ards and instructions set forth in the
California Maintenance Manual issued
by the Division of Highways of the
State Department of Public Works,
(c) 'Whenever the city manager
causes to be Installed and maintain-
ed an official traffic signal at any
intersection, he shall likewise cause
to be erected and maintained at such
M
intersection street name signs visible
to the principal flow of traffic unless
such street name signs have pre-
viously been placed and are main-
tained at any said intersection.
SECTION 32. Lune Markings. The
city traffic engineer is hereby auth-
orized to mark center lines and lame
lines upon the surface of the roadway
to indicate the course to be traveled
by vehicles and may place signs
temporarily designating laths to be
used by traffic mo•. Mg in a particu-
lar direction, regardless of the center
line of the highway. When author-
ized signs have been placed designat-
ing off -center traffic lanes, no person
shall disoba y the instructions gh en
by such signs.
SECTION :I3. Until removed or re-
located by the City Council, all traf-
fic control devices heretofore installed
by the Clty of National City and in
place on the effet tive date of this
ordinance is hereby approved.
SECTT ON 34. Traffic Control De-
.‘ ices —Hours of OPe rat ion. The c i:y
traffic engineer shall determine the
hours and days during which any
traffic control device shall be in op-
eration or be in effect. except in
those cases where such hours or
days are specified in this ordinance.
ARTICLE V
TURNING MOVE11TNTS
SECTION 35. Authority to Place
end Obedience to Turning ?la ricers.
Intersection Multiple Lanes. (a) The
ity traffic engineer is authorized to
place markers, buttons, or signs wall -
In or adjacent to intersect[ ns indi-
cating the course to be tra ve'ed by
y ehicles turning at such Intersec-
tions, and the city traffic engineer
Is authorized to allocate and imli-
cate mcr-e than one lane of trtffi..
fi urn which drivers of vehicles may
make right or left band turns. and
the course to be traveled as indi-
cated rimy conform In or be other
than as prescribed by law or ordi-
cant e.
(b) When authorized :Harker, but-
tons. or other inilctt hats are placed
within an intersection indicating the
course to be traveled by vehicles
turning thereat, no driver of a ve-
hicle shall disobey the directions of
such Indications.
SECTION 30. Authority to I'tnce
Restricted Turn Signs. The city
tra pile engineer is hereby authorize.]
to determine those In7 erect t i ons at
which drivers of vehicles shall not
make a right, left, or Ci turn, and
shall place proper signs at such in-
tersections. The making of such
turns may be prohibited between
certain (ours of any day or permit-
ted at other hours, in which event
the sumo shall be plainly indicated
on the signs or they may be re-
moved when such turns are Per-
mitted.
SECTION 37. Obedience to No -Turn
Signs R-henever authorized signs
are erected indicating that no right
or left or 1: turn is permitted. no
driver of a vehicle shall disobey the
directions of any such sign.
SECTION 35. Authority to Prohib-
it Right Turns Against Traffic! Stop
Signal. The city traffic engineer is
hereby authorized to determine those
intersections within any business or
residence district at which driver of
vehicles shall not make a right turn
against a red or stop signal and
shall erect proper signs giving notice
of such prohibition. No driver of a
vehicle shall disobey the directions
of any such sign.
ARTICLE VI
ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
SECTION 39. The City Manager to
Erect Signs on One -Way Streets and
Alleys. Whenever any ordinance or
resolution of this city designates
any one-way street or alley, the City
Manager shall place and maintain
signs giving notice thereof, and no
such regulations shall he effective
unless such signs are in place. Signs
indicating the direction of lawful
traffic movement shall be placed at
every intersection where movement
of traffic in the opposite direction
is prohibited.
ARTICLE VII
SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED
SECTION 40. The City Manager to
Ere. t Stop Signs. Whenever any
ordinance or resolution of this city
designates and des ribes any street
or portion thereof as a through
street. or any intersection at which
vehicles are required to stop at one
or more entrances thereto, or any
railroad grade crossing at which ve-
hicles are required to stop, the Ci1Y
Manager shall erect and maintain
stop signs as follows:
stop sign shall be erected on
each and every street intersecting
such through street or portion there-
'as\of so designated and at those en-
voi--itrances of other intersections where
2 stop is required and at any rail-
road grade crossing so designated.
Every such sign shall "inform with
a aci shall be Placed as provided in
Section 471 of the Vehicle Code.
SECTION 41. Stop at Through
Street or Stop Sign. Whcn stop
signs are erected as herein provided
at the entrance to any intersection u:-
at any railway grade crossing. every
driver of a vehicle shall stop as re-
quired by the Vehicle Code.
SECTION 42. Emerging froth AIRY
or 1'ri :ate Driveway. The dri v.r of
a vehicle emerging from an alley,
drh ew ay, private property or hilnd-
ing, shall step such vehicle imme-
diately prior to driving onto a side-
walk or into a sidewalk area ex-
tending across any alley way.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING RILES
SECTION 43. Driving Through Fu-
neral Processions. No driver of a
ehiele shall drive between vehiciee
comprising a funeral procession while
they arc in motion and when the %c-
hides in such processions are con-
spicuously So designated.
SI•:CT10N 44. Clinging to Moving
Vehicles. Any person riding uMcn
any bicycle, notorcycle, coaster, roll-
er skates or any toy vehicle shall
not attach tare same or himself to
any moving vehicle upon any road-
way.
SECTION 45. Vehicles Shall N.-.
be Driven on the Sidewalk. The
driver of a vehicle shall not drive
within any sidewalk area or any
parkway except at a permanent or
temporary driveway.
SECTION 46. New Pavement. No
person shall ride or drive any animal
for any vehicle over or across atn5
newly made pavement or freshly
painted marking in any street when
a barrier or sign is in place warning
persons not to drive over or across
such pavement or marking, or when
a sign la in place stating that the
street or any portion thereof is closed.
SECTION 47. Restricted Access.
No person shall drive as vehicle amto
or from any limited access roadway
except at such entrances and exits
as are established by public author-
ity.
SECTION 4S. Restrictions on Use
of Freeways. No person shall drive
or operate any bicycle, or any vehicle
which is not drawn by a motor
vehicle upon any street established
as a freeway, as defined by Section
1t04.5 of the Vehicle Code, nor shall
any pedestrian walk across or along
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any such street so designated and
described except in space set aside
for the use of pedestrians, provided
official signs are In place giving
notice of such restrictions
SECTION 49. It shall be unlawful
for any person to tear down. damage,
mutilate or destroy any sign, sign-
board. notice, or traffic signal placed
or affixed by the Clty of National
City. which sign is intended to dir-
ect or regulate traffic within the
City of National City.
SECTION 50. No person shall stop,
stand or park any vehicle in a pri-
vate driveway or on private property
without the direct or implied consent
of the owner or person in lawful
possession of such driveway or pro-
perty.
ARTICLF) IX
PE:DES-latIANS
SECTION 51. The City Traffic
Engineer to F..stablish Crosswalks.
The city traffic engineer shall
establish, designate and maintain
cross walks at intersections and
other places by appropriate devices,
!narks or lines upon the surface of
the roadway as follows:
(a) Crosswalks shall be establish-
ed and maintained at all intersections
within the central traffic district and
at such intersections outside such
distict, and at other places within
or outside said district where the
city traffic engineer determines that
there is particular hazard to pedes-
trians crossing the roadway subject
to the limitation contained in (b)
of this station.
(b) Other than crosswalks at in-
tersections no crosswalk shall be
established in any block which is
less than four hundred (400) feet
ir. length. Elsewhere not more than
one additional crosswalk shall be
established In any one block and
such crosswalk shall be located as
nearly as practicable at mid -block.
SECTION 52. When Pedestrians
Must Cse Crosswalks. No pedestrian
shall cross a roadway other than by
a crosswalk in the central traffic
<tisiriet or in any business district,
or on a through street when the re-
quired signs are erected, giving notice
thereof.
SECTION 33. Crossing at Right
Angles. No pedestrian shall cross a
roadway at any place other than by
a route at right angles to the curb
or by the shortest route to the opPu-
site curb except in a marked cross-
walk.
SECTION 54. Standing in Road-
ways. No person shall stand in any
roadway other than in a safety zone
or in a crosswalk 1f such action in-
terferes with the lawful movement
of traffic. This section shall not ap-
ply to any public officer or employee,
or employee of a public utility when
necessarily upon a street In line of
duty.
SECTION 55. No person shall stop
or stand on a sidewalk except as near
as it is physically possible to the
building or curb line at any place in
the Central 'Traffic District or busi-
ness district.
ARTICLE X
STOPPING, STAN DI NG AND
1'AELKI N G
SECTION 56. Application of Reg-
hlations. (a) The provisions of this
ordinance prohibiting the stopping,
standing or parking of a vehicle shall
apply at all times or at those times
herein specified, except when it is
necessary to stop u vehicle to avoid
conflict with other traffic or in com-
pliance with the directions of a po-
lice officer or official traffic control
des ice.
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(b) The provisions of this ordi-
nance imposing a time limit on stand-
ing or parking shall not relieve any
person from the duty to observe oth-
er and more restrictive pro 'skins of
the state Vehicle Code or the ordi-
nances of this city, prohibiting or
limiting the standing or parking of
vehicles in specific places or at
si,eci fled times.
S}7CPrION 57. Standing in Parkways
Prohibited. No person shall stop.
stand or park a vehicle within any
parkway.
SECTION li`t. Use of Streets for
orage of Vehicles Prohibited. (a)
No person who owns or has posses-
sion, custody. or control of any ve-
hicle shall park such vehicle upon
'sly; any street or alley for more than
a consecutive period of 120 hours.
' (b) In the event a vehicle is park-
, t\- ; d or left standing upon a street in
excess of a consecutive period of 120
hours, any member of the police de -
pertinent authorized by the chief of
Police may remove said vehicle front
0'1 )s the street in the mann( r and sub-
1" ject to the requirements of sections
and 565.1 of the Vehicle Code.
GCT1UN 50. In the event a ve-
y ode Is parked or left standing be-
�,tween 7 ;00 A.M. and 7:06 P.V. upon
a street where parking has been pro-
7 ) I.ibitcd by resolution of the City Coun-
✓ .� all, and signs giving notice thereof
.La are thereon erected, any member of
the police department authoriz, d by
the Chief of Police may remove said
vehicle from the street in the n:ac-
ner provided by and subject to the
requirements of Section 5iS5.4 of the
Vehicle Code.
SECTION 60. Parking for Certain
Purposes Prohibited. No person shall
pa; k a vehicle upon any roadway
for the principal pttrpose Of:
1. Displaying such vehicle for Tale
cr trade.
2. R"asning, greasing. or repairing
such vehicle except repairs necessi-
tated by an emergency.
SECTION 61. Parking Parallel with
Curb. (a) Subject to other and more
restrictive limitations, a vehicle may
be stopped or parked within 1s inches
of the left-hand curb facing in the
direction of traffic movement upon
any oneway street unless signs are in
place prohibiting such stopping or
standing.
(b) In the event a highway in-
cludes two or inure separate road-
ways and traffic is restricted to one
direction upon any such roadway, no
Pei son shall stand or park a vehicle
upon the left-hand side of such one-
way roadway unless signs are in
place permitting such standing or
parking.
(e) The city traffic engineer is
authorized to determine when stand-
ing or parking shall be prohibited
upon the left-hand side of any one-
way street or when standing or park-
ing may be permitted upon the left-
hand side of any one-way roadway
of a highway having two or more
separate roadways and shall erect
signs giving notice thereof.
SECTION 62. Permit for Loading or
Unloading at an Angle to the Curb.
The oity traffic engineer is author-
ized to issue special permits to per-
mit the backing of a vehicle to the
curb for the purpose of loading or
unloading merchandise or materials
subject to the terms and conditions
of such permit. Such permit may
be issued either to the owner or
lessee of real property or to the own-
er of the vehicle and shall grant to
such person the privilege as therein
stated and authorized herein. and it
shall he unlawful for any permittee
or other person to violate any of the
special terms or cr.ndl l ion: of any
such permit.
SECTION 63. Parking Adjacent to
Schools. (a) The city traffic engineer
Is hereby authorized to erect signs
Indicating no parking upon that side
of any street adjacent to any school
property when such parking would.
in his opinion. interfere with traffic
ur create a hazardous situation.
(b) When official signs are erected
indicating no parking upon that side
of a street adlatent to any school
property, no person shall park a
vehicle in any such designated place.
SECTION 64. Parking Prohibited
on Narrow Streets. (a) The city
traffic engineer is hereby authorized
to glace signs or markings indicating
no parking upon any street when
the width of the roadway does not
exceed 20 feet, ur upon one side of a
street as indicated by suet) signs or
markings when the width of the road-
way dues not exceed 30 feet.
(b) When official signs or mark-
ings prohibiting parking are erected
upon narrow streets as authorized
herein, no person shall park a vehicle
upon any such street in violation of
any such sign or marling.
SECTION 11.5. 1'at king on Hills. No
Person shall park or leave standing
any vehicle unattended on a highway
when upon any grade exceeding 3%
within any business or residence dis-
trict without blocking the wheels of
said vehicle by turning them against
the curb or by other means.
SECTION t6. Stopping or Parking
Prohibited- -Signs Required. The
city ti affle engineer shall apProprtate-
ly sign or nark the following places
anti when sr, slgmed or marked no
Person shall stop. stand or park a
v thicle In any of said places:
1. At any place within twenty
(20) fret of a point on the c urb
Immediately opposite the mid -
block end of a safety zone.
2. At any place within twenty-five
(2f>) feet of an intersection In the
central tra ft is district or in any
business d'strict except that a
bus may stop at a designated bus
stop.
3. Within twenty-five (25) feet of
the approach to any traffic signal.
boulevard stop sign, or off!. Sal
electric flashing device.
4. At any place whe':e the city
traff is engineer determines that
It is necessary in order to elimin-
ate unusual traffic hazard.
SF,CTION 67. Unlawful Parking—
Pediers. Vendors. (a) Except as
otherwise provided to this section no
person shall stand or park any
vehicle, wagon or push -cart from
which goods. wares. merchandise,
fruits, vegetables or food stuffs are
sold, displayed. solicited or offered
for sale or bartered or exchanged. or
any lunch wagon or eating car or
vehicle, on any portion of any street
within this city, except that such
vehicles, wagons or push -carts may
stand or park only at the request of
a bona fide purehaaser for a period
of time not to exceed ten (10) min-
utes at any one place. The provisions
of this subsection shall not apply to
Persons delivering such articles upon
order of, or by agreement with a
customer from a store or other fixed
place of business or distribution.
(b) No person shall park or stand
on any street, any lunch wagon,
eating cart or vehicle, or push -cart
from which tamales, peanuts, pop-
corn, candy or other articles of focal
are sold or offered fur sale without
first obtaining a written permit to
do so from the legislative body
which shall designate the specific
location in which such cart shall
stand.
(c) No person shall park or stand
any vehicle, or wagon used or In-
tended to be used In the tranaporta-
tioe, of property for hire on any
street while awaiting patronage for
such vehicle or wagon without first
obtaining a written permit to do so
from the legislative body which shall
designate the specific location where
such vehicle may stand.
(d) Whenever any permit Ls
granted under the provisions of this
section and a particular location to
park or stand is specified therein,
no person shall park or stand any
vehicle, wagon, or push -cart on any
location other than as designated in
such permit. In the event that the
holder of any such permit is c:on-
viMed in any court of competent
jurisdiction for violating any of the
provisions of this see:tion, such per-
niit shall be forthwith revoked by the
legislative body upon the filing of
the record of such conviction with
the legislative body, and no permit
shall thereafter be issued to such
Verson until six (6) months have
elapsed from the date of such re&,A-�
vocation. '-7(g)
SECTION W. F7mergcncy Parking c. . Ut0
Signs. (a) Whenever the city traf-
fic engineer shall determine that an
emergency traffic cangestion is likely
to result from the holding of public
or Private assemblages, gatherings
or functions. or for other reasons,
t'ie city traffic engineer shall have
power and authority to order tem-
porary signs to be erected or posted
italics tine that the operation, parking
or standing of vehicles Is prohibited
on such streets and alleys as the
city traffic engineer shall direct dur-
ing the time such temporary signs
are in place. Such signs shall re-
main in place only during the exist-
ence of such emergency and the city
traffic engineer shall cause such
signs to be removed promptly there-
after.
(b) When signs authorized by the
provisions of this section are in place
giving notice thereof, no person shall
operate, park or stand any vehicle
contrary to the directions and pro-
visions of such signs.
SECTION 60. Curb Parking, Right
of Way. (a) For the purpose of
this section, a "limited curb parking
space" shall mean an area open for
la wful parking alongside of and ad-
jacent to a curb, which area is not
of sufficient length to permit two
or more vehicles to freely move for
parking therein at the same time.
(b) Any person seeking to park
has vehicle in a limited curb park-
ing space whose vehicle arrives at
said parking space prior to any
other vehicle, and who proceeds be-
yond said space a distance not to
exceed ten feet for the purpose of
backing his vehicle therein, shall
have the right of way over any per-
son driving or attempting to drive
any other vehicle directly Into such
limited curb parking space or who
in any manner obstructs such limited
curb parking space and the driver
of such other vehicle shall immediate-
ly yield the right of way to the
driver who first arrived at said 'sc.,
parking space.
ARTT CI, IS XI Gs_.a...c..,
STOPPING FOR T.OADI NG OR \c.
UNLOADING ONLY (7„.6,,_
SECTION 70. Authority to EStab- ekv{cJ
I ish Loading Zones. (a) The city
traffic engineer is hereby authorized
to determine and to mark loading
zones and passenger loading zones as
follows:
1. Any place in the central traffic
district or any business district.
2. Elsewhere In front of the en-
trance to any place of business
or in front of any hall or pla..c
used for the purpose of public
assembly.
(b) In no event shall more than
one-half of the total Curb length in
any block be reserved for loading
zone purposes.
(c) Loading zones shall be indicat-
ed by a yellow paint line .stenciled
with black letters, "LOADING
ONLY". upon the top of all curbs
within such zones.
(d) Passenger loading zones shad
be inn is at ed by u white line stenciled
with black letters "PASSENGER
1 ,OA.DING ONLY". upon the tops of
all curbs In said zones.
SECTION 71. Curb murkings to
Indicate No Stopping and Pa: king
Resuiations. (a) The city traffic
engineer is hereby authorized, sub-
ject to the provisions and limitations
of this ordinance to place, and when
required herein shall place, the fol-
lowing curb markings to indi. ate
parking or standing regulations, and
said curb markings shall have toe
meaning as herein set forth.
1. Red shall mean no stoPpirg,
standing or parking at any time
exeept as permitted by the
Vehicle Code, and except that a
bus may stop in a red zone mark-
ed or signed as a bus zone.
2. Yellow shall mean no stopping.
standing or parking at any time
between 7:W a.m. and e:tx)
of any day except Sundays and
holidays for any purpose ether
than the loading or unloading of
passengers or materials, pro. ided
that the loading or unloading of
passengers snail not consume
more than three (3) rninu.c.s nor
the loading or unloading of
materials more than twenty (20)
minutes.
3. CC hue shall mean no stopping,
standing or parking for any pur-
pose other than loading or un-
loading of passengers which shall
not exceed three (3) minutes and
such restrictions shall apply be-
tween 7 :00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of
any day except Sundays and
holidays and except as follows:
When such zone Is in front of a
hotel or hospital, the restrictions
shall apply at all times.
When such zone Is in front of :t
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 fifteen
(15) minutes at any time between
7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any
day except Sundays and holidays
and shall be specifically designat-
ed by resolution of the City
Council.
(b) When the city traffic engineer
as authorized under this ordinance.
has caused curb markings to be
placed, no person shall stop. stand or
park a vehicle adjacent to any such
legible curb marking In violation of
any of the provisions of this section.
and it shall be unlawful for any
person not duly authorized, to paint
or cause said curbs to be painted.
SECTION 72. Effect of Permission
to Load or Unload. (a) Permission
herein granted to stop or stand a
vehicle for purposes of loading or
unloading of materials shall apply
only to commercial vehicles and shall
not extend beyond the time necessary
therefor, and in no event for more
than twenty (20) minutes.
(b) The loading or unloading of
materials shall apply only to com-
mercial deliveries. and the delivery
or pickup of express and parcel post
packages and United States mail.
(c) Permission herein granted to
stop or park for purposes of loading
or unloading passengers shall include
the loading or unloading of persona:
baggage but shall not extend beyond
the time necessary therefor and in
no event for more than three (:1)
minutes.
(d) Within the total time limits
above specified the provisions of this
section shall be enforced au as to
accommodate necessary and reason-
able loading or unloading but wltn-
out permitting abuse of the prfcilege..
hereby granted.
SECTION 73. Standing for Load-
ing or Unloading Only. No person
shall stop, stand or inirk a vehicle
in any yellow loading zone fur any
purpose other than loading or un-
loading passengers or material for
such time as is Permitted 1n sea ton
72.
S1:CTION 74. Standing in Pas-
senger Loading Zone. No person
shall stop, stand or park a vehicle
In any passenger loading zone for
any purpose other limn the loading
or unloading of passengers fur such
time as is specified In section 72.
SECTION ;'. Standing In Any
Alley. No person shall stop, stand
or park a vehie.e far any purpose
other than the loading or unloading
of persons or materials In ally a.ley,
and shall not exceed such time as
specified in S. c:ion 72.
SECTION 76. Itus 'hones to be
Established. (a) The city trap:!.:
engineer is hereby authorized to
establish bus zom s opposite curb
space fur the loading and unloading
of buses of common carriers of pas-
sengers and to determine the loca-
tion thereof subject to the directives
and limitations set forth herein,
(b) The word "bus" as used in
this se,lion shall ocean any rnotur
bus, motor coach, trackless trolley
coach. or passenger stage used as a
common carrier of passengers.
(c) No bus zone shall exceed SO
feet hn length, except that when
satisfactory evidence has been pre-
sented to the city traffic engineer
showing the necessity therefor, the
city tea fflc engineer may extend
bus zones not to exceed a total
length of 12,1 feet.
(d) Bus zones shal. normally be
established on the far side of an
intersection.
(e) No bus zone shall be estab-
lished opposite and to the right of a
safety zone.
(f) The city traffic engineer shall
cause to be painted a red line and
stenciled with white letters "NO
S'rANDI NG". together with the
words "BUS ZONE" upon the top
or side of all curbs and places
specified as a bus zone.
(g) No person shall stop. stand or
park any vehicle except a bus in
a bus zone.
SECTION 77. 'Taxicab Stands to
be Established. (a) The city traf-
fic: engineer is hereby authorized to
establish taxicab stands opposite
curb space for the standing of taxi-
cabs duly licensed by the City of
National City, and to determinet the
location and number thereof. K�=*`^"':�
(b) The City 'traffic Engineer shah
cause to be painted said curb white
and stenciled with black letters "NO
STANDING" together with the
words "TAXI STANIY' upon the top
ur sides of all curbs and places
specified as a taxicab stand.
(e) No person shall stop, stand
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taxi- •>..+. lath
City,
A HTICLir, XII
STOPPING, STANDING OR PARK-
ING RESTRICTED OR PROHIBIT-
F1) ON CERTAIN STREETS
SECTION 76. Parking Time Limit-
ed In Central Traffic District. When
authorized signs are in place giving
notice thereof no person shall stop,
stand or park any vehicle within the
central traffic district between the
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of
any day except Sundays and holi-
days for a period of time longer
than 1 hour, unless and until chang-
ed by resolution of the City Council.
SECTION 79. Parking Time Limit-
ed in Other Business Districts. When
authorized signs are in place giving
notice thereof no person shall stop,
stand or park any vehicle within a
business district outside of the cen-
tral tr aftic district or secondary
traffic district between the hours of
7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day.
except Sundays and holidays for a
period of time longer than 2 hours.
unless and until changed by resolution
of the City Council.
SPX'TION SO. Parking Time Limit-
ed on Certain Enumerated Streets.
When authorized signs are In place
giving notice thereof no person shall
stop, stand or park any vehicle with-
in the secondary traffic district for a
(cried of time longer than two (2)
Lours at any time between the hours
of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any
day except Sundays and holidays, un-
less and until changed by resolution
cf the City Council.
SECTION al. Stopping, Standing
or Parking Prohibited During Certain
Hours on Certain Streets. When
authorized signs are in place giving j`
notice thereof nu person shall stop,
stand or park any vehicle upon any b.,l
street in the central traffic district c7.a.G
between the hours of 4 :30 p.m. and
6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays
and holidays for any purpose other
than the loading or unloading of
passengers or materials subject to
the limitations of section 72.
SECTION S2. Parking Prohibited
at all 'Times on Certain Streets.
When signs are erected giving notice
thereof no person shall park a
vehicle at any time upon any street
hereinafter designated by resolution
of the City Council.
SECTION 63. it shall he unlawful
for any person to stop, stand or park
any vehicle on any street in the
City of National City, not more re-
strictively posted as in this article
provided for a period of time longer
than twenty-four (24) consecutive
hours.
SECTION 64. Signs provided in
this article shall be authorized by
r esnlution of the City Council, and
shall be erected on the street or
streets set forth in such resolution.
ARTICLE XIII
RESTRICTED USE OF CERTAIN
STREETS
SECTION Sa. Certain Vehicles
Prohibited in Central Traffic Dis-
trict (a) Except on State High-
ways, no person shall operate any
of the following vehicles In the cen-
tral traffic district between the hours
7:00 a.m. and 0:00 p.m. of any day.
1. Any freight vehicle more than
t`sirx, eight and one-half (S1/2) feet in
width, with load, or any freight
vehicle so loaded that any part
of Its load extends more than
twenty (20) feet to the front
or rear of said vehicle.
2. Any vehicle carrying building
material that has not been load -
or park any vehicle except a
cab, duly licensed by National
in a taxicab stand.
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ed, or 1s not to be unloaded. at
some point within the central
traffic district.
3. Any freight vehicle with a
trailer.
4. Any vehicle conveying refuse,
rubbish, garbage or dirt.
a Any vehicle carrying crude or
fuel oil.
(b) Provided that the Chief of
Pollee may by written permit auth-
orize the operation of any such
vehicle for the purpose of making
necessary emergency deliveries to or
from points within the central traf-
fic district.
SECTION SG. Advertising Vehicles.
No person shall operate or drive any
vehicle used for advertising purposes
or any advertising vehicle equipped
with a sound -amplifying or loud -
speaking devise upon any street or
alley at any time within the central
traffic district.
SECTION S7. Ilorse-Drawn Veh-
icles. No person shall drive any
animal -drawn vehicle into or within
the central traffic district between
the hours of 4;30 p.m. and 0:00 pan.
of any day.
ARTICLE XIV
TRANS
SECTION SS. Trains not to block
streets. No person shall operate any
train or train of cars, or permit the
same to remain standing so as to
block the movement of traffic upon
any street for a period of time
longer than five (5) minutes.
ARTICLE XV
SPECIAL SPEED • ZONES
SECTION 89. Regulation of Speed
by Traffic Signals. The city traffic
engineer is authorized to regulate
the timing of traffic signals so as
lu permit the movement of traffic
in an orderly and safe manner at
speeds slightly at variance from the
speeds otherwise applicable within the
district or at interesectlons, and shall
erect appropriate signs giving notice
thereof.
ARTICLE XVI
MI SCELLAN 1?0i; S
SECTION 00. Whenever in this
ordinance, signs or other notices arc
authorized, it shall be the duty of
the City Manager to install and to
maintain said signs or other notices.
ARTICLE XVII
PENALTIES ANI) EFFECT OF
ORDINANCE
SECTION 91. Penalties. Any per-
son violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by imprison-
ment in the city jail or in the county
jail for not exceeding six months,
or by a fine of not to exceed five
hundred (5500.00) dollars, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 92. Effect of Ordinance.
If any section, sub -section, sentence.
clause or phrase of this ordinance is
for any reason held to be uncon-
stitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity ea the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The legis-
lative body hereby declares that It
would have passed this ordinance and
each section, subsection, sentence,
clause and phrase thereof, irrespec-
tive of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses or phrases be declared un-
constitutional.
SECTION 03. Repeal. Ordinances
numbered as follows:
175 560 597 660 4i1 742
176 562 015 666 683 745
333 565 &49 6W 703 751
5(e3 567 651 67U 732 779
312 590 Ott? 676 735
of this city arc hereby repealed, and
all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with or inconsistent with
the provisions of this ordinance are
hereby repealed, except that this
repeal shall nut affect or prevent the
prosecution or punishment of any
person for any act done or committed
in violation of any ordinance hereby
repealed prior to the taking effect
of this ordinance.
SECTION 94. Effective Date. This
ordinance shall be in full force and
effect on the thirty-first day after
its passage.
SECTION 95. Publication of Ordin-
ance. Before the expiration of 15
days after Its passage, the City
Clerk of the City of National City,
California, shall cause this ordinance
to be published once in the National
City News, a newspaper of weekly
circulation, printed and published in
the City of National City, California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the
City Council of the City of National
City, California, this 20th day of
November, 1951, by the following
vote, to -wit:
AYES: Councilmen Clarke, Bart,
Ingalls. Carrigan.
NAYS: Councilmen, None.
ABSENT: Curry.
Maurice Carrigan,
Mayor of the City of National
City, California.
ATTEST: Irene M. Alston,
City Clerk.
I hereby approve the foregoing
Ordinance this 20th day of November.
1951.
Maurice Carrigan,
Mayor of the City of National
City, California.
1 hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a full and true copy of
Ordinance No. 827 of the Ordinances
of the City of National City, Califor-
nia, as adopted by the City Council
of said City. a a proved by the
Mayor of said C ty, n t1�20ih/
of
November, It v4%
(Signed) Irene M. Mister,
City Clerk of the City of National
City, California.
(SEAL)
AND I HEREBY CERTIFY that
the same has been duly published ac-
cording -'to law.
City Clerk. City at
National City, California.