This title shall be known as the "city traffic code."
(Prior code § 72.1)
Whenever in this title the following terms are used, they shall
have the meaning respectively ascribed to them in this section:
means any highway, as defined in subsection E of this section,
having a width of twenty-five feet or less and not provided with a
sidewalk or sidewalks.
means the entire city code, unless some other code is specified.
means the city council of the city.
means either:
That portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the prolongation
or connection of the boundary lines of sidewalks at intersections
where the intersecting roadways meet at approximately right angles,
except the prolongation of any such lines from an alley across a street;
or
Any portion of a roadway distinctly indicated for pedestrian
crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
means the entire width between boundary lines of every way
set apart for public travel when any part thereof is open to the use
of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
means 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 or materials.
"Bus loading zone" means that space adjacent to a curb or
edge of a roadway reserved for the exclusive use of buses during loading
and unloading of passengers.
"Passenger loading zone" means 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.
means any device, whether manually, electrically or mechanically
operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and proceed,
and which is erected by authority of a public body or official having
jurisdiction.
means all signs, signals, markings and devices not inconsistent
with this title, placed or erected by authority of a public body or
official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning
or guiding traffic.
means to stand or 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.
means any person who is afoot or is using a means of conveyance
propelled by human power other than a bicycle.
means the public works director, or designee. For duties
requiring professional expertise, the road commissioner may call upon
professional employees or contractors to perform the necessary work
under the supervision and control of the road commissioner of the
city.
means that portion of the highway between the regularly established
curblines, or when no curbs exist, that portion improved, designed,
or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
means that portion of a roadway reserved for the exclusive
use of pedestrians, marked and designated as provided in this title.
means that portion of the highway between the curblines or
traversable roadway and the adjacent property lines.
means the Department of Transportation of the state of California.
"Stop"
means the complete cessation of movement.
"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.
means a highway, as defined in subsection E of this section.
Whenever certain hours are named in this title they mean
standard time or daylight-saving time as may be in current use in
the city.
means every device or animal by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn on a street or highway, excepting
devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon rails.
means the Vehicle Code of the state.
Whenever any words or phrases used in this title are not
defined in this title, but are now defined in the Vehicle Code of
the state, such definitions as now exist are incorporated in this
title and shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases as are
used in this title as though set forth in this title in full.
(Prior code §§ 72.2—72.26; Ord. 447 § 2, 2017)
A.
The
provisions of this title regulating the operation, 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 or her wilful disregard
of the safety of others.
C.
The
provisions of this title regulating parking or standing of vehicles
shall not apply to any vehicle of the road department or department
of public works or of the State Department of Transportation while
necessarily in use for construction or repair work on any highway,
or any vehicle owned by the United States while in use for the collection,
transportation or delivery of United States mail.
(Prior code § 72.52)
