ORD-19-82 ADDING A NEW TITLE 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC TO THE OMCORDINANCE NO. 19-
82 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHECITYOFORANGEREPEALINGTITLE10, VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, OF THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL
CODE,AND ADDING A NEW TITLE 10, VEHICLES
AND TRAFFIC, TO THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL
CODE.WHEFUS~S, Title 10, Vehicles and Traffic, of the OrangeMuni-cipal CoCle was not revised when the Orange Municipal CodewaspublishedbyBookPublishingin1979through1980;
and WHE~l\S, Title 10 of the Orange Municipal Code has hadmanyadditionsandamendmentsmadetheretoovertheyears;
and WHE~1\S, in order to more efficiently reflect the traffic
and vehicle re gula tions of the City of Orange, the Ci ty Council of
the City of Orange desires to enact a new Title 10, Vehicles
and Traffic, of the Orange Municipal
Code.NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLO~'
lS :Section
I:Title 10, Chapters 10.04 through 10.72, Section 10.04.
010 through10.. 72.030, of the Orange Municipal Code is hereby
repealed.Section I
I :Title 10, Chapters 10.02 through 10.78, Sections 10.02.
010 through 1 0 .. 8 2.010, is hereby added to the Orange Municipal Code
to read as
follows:
Chapters:10.
02 10.
04 10.
0610..
08 10.
10 10.
14 10.
18 10.
22 10.
26 10.
30 10.
34 10.
38 10.
42 10.
4610..
50 10.
54 10.
58 10.
62 10.
6610..
7010..
7410..
78 10.
82 Title
10 VEHICLES AND
TRAFFIC
Definitions
Administration Ci ty Traffic
Commission
Enforcement
Bicycles Speed Lirni
ts Private Streets and Parking
Lots General
Provisions Curbl'
4arkings Parking
Requirements Limited
Parking Prohibited
Parking Off-Street
Parking Lots
Turning Movements
Stop Intersections One-Way
Streets
and Alleys
Crosswalks Loading
Zones
Truck Routes Violation--Appearance Abandoned,
Wrecked,
Dismantled or Inoperative Vehicles
Obstruction
Sections:
10.02.010
10.02.020
10.02.030
10.02.040
10.02.050
10.02.060
10.02.070
10.02.080
10.02.090
10.02.100
10.02.110
10.02.120
10.02.130
10.02.140
10.02.150
10.02.160
10.02.170
10.02.180
10.02.190
10.02.200
10.02.210
10.02.220
10.02.230
10.02.240
10.02.250
10.02.260
Chapter 10.02
DEFINITIONS
Generally.
Abandoned Vehicle.
Bicycle License Receipt.
BicYCle Parking Zone.
Bicycle Trail
Bus Stop Zone.
Business District.
Chief of Police.
Council.
Curb.
Dismantled Vehicle.
Divisional Island.
Highway.
Inoperative Vehicle.
Licensing Agency.
Loading Zone.
Non-Motorized
Vehicle.Official Time
Standard.
Parkway.Passenger Loading
Zone.Police
Officer.Public
Property.School
Days.Traffic
Lane.Vehicle Code
Definitions.Wrecked
Vehicle.10.02.010 Generally. For the purpose of this
chapter,unless it is plainly evident from the context that a
different meaning is intended, certain terms used herein shall have
the definitions ascribed to them in this
chapter.10.02.020 Abandoned Vehicle. For the purpose of
this chapter, an abandoned vehicle is a vehicle to which
posses-sion has been relinquished and to which vehicle the person
or persons relinquishing possession also intends to relinquish
all right and ti tIe in said vehicle to the world. In
determining whether a vehicle has been abandoned, the provisions of
Section 22523 of the California Vehicle Code shall
apply.10 .02 .030 Bicycle License Receipt. The term
lIbicycle license receiptll shall mean and include the ownership
card issued by the Police Department upon receipt of the
designated license
fee.10.02 .040 Bicycle Parking Zone. lIBicycle parking
zone
II means that space reserved exclusively for the parking of
bicycles.10.02 .050 Bicycle Trail. IIBicycle trail", "bicycle lane
II ,or "bikeway" means all facilities that provide primarily for
bicycle travel or as defined in Streets and Highways Code Section
2373.10.02.060 Bus Stop Zone. The area ~esignated by ~
igns or curb markings to be used for the load~ng and unload~ng of
bus
passengers.
10.02.070 Business District. That portion of the highway
or street and the adjoining property upon which 50% or more of
the contiguous frontage property is occupied by buildings for
business for a distance of 600 feet, or upon both sides of the
highway or street for a distance of 300 feet or as defined in
Vehicle Code Sections 235 and 240.
10.02.080 Chief of Police. As used in this chapter,
shall mean the Chief of Police of the City of Orange or his
deputies or authorized representatives.
10.02.090 Council. The City Council of the City of
Orange.
10.02.100 Curb. The lateral boundary of the roadwaywhethersuchcurbbemarkedbycurbingconstruction, or not
so marked; the word "curbll as herein used shall not include
the line dividing the roadway of a street from parking stripsinthecenterofastreet, nor from tracks or rights of way
of public utility companies.
10.02.110 Dismantled Vehicle. For the purpose of this
chapter, a dismantled vehicle is a vehicle from which the
essential parts, as defined by the Vehicle Code, have been
removed and which presents an outward appearance of having
essential parts removed.
10.02.120 Divisional Island. A raised or painted island
located in the roadway and separating opposing or conflicting
streams of traffic.
10.02.130 Highway. As used in this chapter, shall
mean a way or place of whatever nature, publicly maintained
and open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular
travel. Highway includes street.
10.02.140 Inoperative Vehicle. For the purpose of this
chapter, an inoperative vehicle is a vehicle which is incapable,
for mechanical or other reasons, of operating under its own power
and moving over streets or other areas, or is incapable of operat-
ing and being moved by the power of another vehicle over streets
or other areas.
10.02.150 Licensing Agency. The term IIlicensing agency"
or lIagentll shall mean and include that party or parties designated
by the City Council as the official licensing agency or agent for
bicycles in this City. For purposes of this chapter, the Chief of
Police and his representatives shall be deemed as the licensing
agency. The Chief of Police shall be given the authority to rec-
ommend for appointment by the City Council any person or personstoassistthisCityinthecapacityofbicyclelicensingagent.
10.02.160 Loading Zone The space adjacent to a curb
reserved through distinctive curb markings or signs for the
exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of
passengers or materials.
10.02.170 Non-Motorized Vehicle. Every detachable
trailer or any other detachable device which itself is notself-propelled and is designed to be drawn by a
motor
vehicle.3-10.02.180 Official Time Standard. Whenever
certain hours are named herein, they shall mean standard timeordaylightsavingtimeasmaybeincurrentusein
this City.10.02.190 Parkway. That portion of a streetorhighwayotherthantheroadwayorthesidewalkor
10.02.200 Passenger Loadin~ Zone. The space adjacen~to a curb reserved through dist~nctive curb markings or s~gnsfortheexclusiveuseofvehiclesduringtheloadingorunloadingof
passengers..
10.02..210 Police Officer. "Police Officer" means every
sworn member of the Police Department, Police Reserves or any
employee of the City of Orange authorized by the Chief of Police
to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations
of traffic regulations, or to issue citations.
10.
02..220 Public Property.
the term "public property" does
As used in this chapter,
incl ude "highway. II
10.02.230 School Days. Those days during which school
is in regular session; all weekdays from September 1 to June 15,
excluding federal, state, local and school holidays.
1 0.02.240 Traffic Lane. "Traffic lane" means that por-tion of any roadway, either marked or unmarked, being not less
than nine (9) feet in width, and used for vehicular traffic.
10.02.250 Vehicle Code Definitions. In addition to the
definitions set forth above, all definitions of words and phrases
set forth in the Vehicle Code of the State of California, are
hereby incorporated in this chapter as though set forth in full
herein.
10.02.260 Wrecked Vehicle. For the purpose of this
chapter, a wrecked vehicle is a vehicle which has an outward
manifestation or appearance of damage to the essential parts of
said vehicle.
CHAPTER 10.04
ADMINISTRATION
Sections:
10..04..010
10.
04..020
10..04.030
Duty of Police
Department..City Traffic Engineer.
Powers and Duties of City Traffic Engineer -Delegation
Emergency
Powers of Traffic Engineer.10.04..
04010.
04.010 Duty of Police Department. It shall be the duty
of the Police Department to enforce the street traffic regulations
of this City and all of the state vehicle laws applicable
to street traffic in this City, to make arrests for
violations, to investigate traffic 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 traffic conditions, and to
carry out those duties specially imposed upon the Division by
this Chapter and the traffic ordinances of this City.10.
04.020 City Traffic Engineer. The office of City TrafficEngineerisherebyestablished. The City Traffic Engineer
shall exercise the powers and duties with respect totrafficasprovidedinthistitle.. Wheneverthe City TrafficEngineerisrequiredtoauthorizedtoplaceormain-tain
official traffic control devices or signals, he may cause such
devices to signals to be placed and maintained.4-
10.04.030 Powers and Duties of City Traffic Engineer _Delegation. It shall be the general duty of the City Traffic
Engineer to supervise the installation and proper timing and
maintenance of traffic control devices and signals, to conduct
engineering analyses of traffic accidents and to devise remedial
measures, to conduct engineering and traffic investigations of
traffic conditions and to cooperate with other City officialsinthedevelopmentofwaysandmeanstoimprovetrafficconditions,and to carry out the additional powers and duties imposed byordinancesofthisCity. Whenever, by the provisions of this
Chapter, a power is granted to the City Traffic Engineer or a
duty imposed upon him, the power may be exercised or the dutyperformedbyhisdeputyorapersonauthorizedinwritingby him.
The City Manager shall submit to the Council a summary of traffic-
control changes performed in accordance with this Chapter by the
City Traffic Commission and the City Traffic Engineer. Said
summary shall be submitted prior to each regular Council meetingandshallspecifythenatureandlocationoftraffic-
control changes made subsequent to the previous
report.10.04.040 Emergency Powers of Traffic Engineer.
No requirement of City Council approval contained herein
shall preclude the installation of any temporary traffic
control device deemed necessary by the Traffic Engineer as a resul
t of or to correct an emergency or hazardous
condition.When implementation of such temporary devices isrequired,the City Traffic Engineer shall so document and submit
the type of control device, date of instruction and
installation,and circumstance to the City Council for approval by
resolu-tion or motion at their first regularly scheduledmeetingfollowingthecontroldeviceinstallation. In no case
shall any emergency control device be in place for more
than forty-five (45) days, without action by the
City Council.Chapter
10.06 CITY
TRAFFIC
COMMISSION Sections:10.
06.010 10.
06.020 10.
06.030 10.
06.040 10.
06.050 10.
06.060 10.
06.070 10.
06.080 10.
06.
090 Created--Membership ..l'
erms
of Office.Vacancies.
Meetings
and Quorum.
Compensation.Attendance Required.
Notice
of Meetings.Duties.Disbandment of the
City Traffic Commission.10.06.010 Created--Membership. A City Traffic Commission is created consisting of five residents oftheCity, one resident being a School District representative, appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the Council. The ChiefofPolice, or his designee, and the City TrafficEngineer, or his designee,shall be nonvoting, ex officio membersof
the
City Traffic Commission.5-10.06.020 Terms of Office. Two members
shall be appointed for an initial term of two years and threemenroersshallbeappointedforatermoffouryears. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for a term of four years. At the first
of every other year, the Commission shall select from their
membership a chairman and a vice-chairman to serve two
year
terms.10.06.030 Vacancies. Commissioners shall serve at
the pleasure of the City Council and may be removed from office
at any time by a majority of the Council. If a resident
commis-sioner ceases to reside within the City limits, his
appointment on the Commission shall automatically terminate. Any
commis-sioner appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to theexpira-tion of the term for which his predecessor was appointed
shall be deen~d to be appointed for the remainder of such
term.10.06.040 Meetings and Quorum. Three members
shall constitute a quorum. A majority vote of all members shall
be required for all Commission actions. Failure to achieve
a majority vote of all members shall constitute a denial of
the proposed action. Meetings shall be held at the call of
the chairman or at such times as the Commission may
determine.All Commission meetings shall be open to the public,
and minutes thereof shall be
maintained.10.06.050 Compensation. All commissioners shall
serve without regular compensation. Incidental expenses incurred
in connection with the performance of duties may be
reimbursed.10.06.060 Attendance Required. Commissioners are
expected to diligently attend and participate in all meetings of the
Conunis-sian. Any Commissioner who is absent from two consecutive
regular meetings of the Commission without the approval of the
Commission or who is absent in excess of twenty-five percent of
the regularly scheduled meetings of the Commission during any
anniversary year of his membership shall, upon the occurrence of such
absences, be deemed to have resigned from the Commission, and
the chairman shall so notify the
City Council.10.06.070 Notice of Meetings. All meeting
notices shall be in such manner and form as is required by
appropriate state law and this Municipal Code. In addition,
individuals request-ing actions that are included on the City
Traffic Commission agenda shall be sent a copy of the agenda prior to
the meeting.10.06.080 Duties. The City Traffic Commission
is
hereby authorized:A. To review and act as specified in the
context of this Chapter in matters of traffic
andtransportation planning.. Review, as stated, includes review
and consider-ation of public input, traffic surveys,
and recommendations and opinions from the Traffic Engineer's office,
Orange Police Department and the Orange Unified
School District.B. To review all requests for speed limit
increases or decreases and traffic control signals, and
make recommenda-tions to the Council. A public hearing concerning
all specific traffic control changes must be held at
all times.c. To initiate special studies on any unsafe
or malfunc-tioning traffic condition and to recommend solutions
to such conditions to the
City Council.D. To assist the Staff, Planning Commission,
and City Council in short and long range transportation
planning within the City, including the review of streets and
highways master planning and designation of
truck routes.E. To review and answer all con~laints
concerning traffic
safety conditions.F. To perform such other functions as the City
Council may request from time
to
The duties of the City Traffic Commission shall in all cases
be considered advisory to the City Council. The Commission shall
in all of the above matters, review the issues presented to it
and make a report together with recommendations for action to the
City Traffic Engineer and the City Council.
10.06.090 Disbandment of the City Traffic Commission
In the event of disbandment of the City Traffic Commission,
such duties mentioned in this Chapter will automatically be
assumed by the Council.
Chapter 10.08
ENFORCEMENT
Sections:
10.08.010
10.08.020
10.08.030
10.08.040
Authority of Police and Fire Department.
Unauthorized Persons Shall Not Direct Traffic.
Obedience to Police or Authorized Officers.
Obstruction or Interference with Police or
Authorized Officers.
Public Employees to Obey Traffic Regulations.
Exemption of Certain Vehicles.
Authority of Police in Crowds.
10.08.050
10.08.060
10.08.070
10.08.010 Authority of Police and Fire Department.
A. It shall be the duty of the members of the Police
Department and such persons as are assigned by the Chief of
Police to enforce all traffic laws of the California Vehicle
Code and of this City.
B. Members of the Police Department and such officers
as are assigned by the Chief of Police are 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, members of the
Police Department may direct traffic as conditions may reguire,
notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.
C. Members of the Fire Department, and/or any City employee
when at the scene of any emergency may direct or assist the police
in directing traffic.
10.08.020 Unauthorized Persons Shall Not Direct Traffic.
No person other than a member of the Police Department or a person
assigned by the Chief of Police or person authorized by law shall
direct or attempt to direct traffic by voice, hand or other
signal.
10.08.030 Obedience to Police or Authorized Officers.
No person shall perform any act forbidden by any lawful order,
signal, or direction of a traffic or police officer, or a menber
of the Fire Department, or a person authorized by the Chief of
Police or by law.
10.08.040 Obstruction or Interference with Police or
Authorized Officers. No person shall interfere with or obstruct
in any way any pOlice officer or other officer or employee of this
City in their enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter. The
removal, obliteration or concealment of any chalk mark or other
distinguishing mark used by any police or other employee or officer
of this City in connection with the enforcement of the parking
regulations of this Chapter shall, if done for the purpose of
evading the provisions of this Chapter, constitute such interfer-
ence or Obstruction.
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10.08.050 Public Employees to Obey Traffic Regulations.The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the driver of anyvehicleownedbyorusedintheserviceoftheUnitedStatesGovernment, this State, or any county or city, and it shall beunlawfulforanysaiddrivertoviolateanyoftheprovisionsofthisChapterexceptasotherwisepermittedinthisChapterorbyStatestatute.
10.08.060 Exemption of Certain Vehicles. A. The
provisions of this ~hapter regulating the operation, parkingandstandingofveh~cles shall not apply to vehicles operated
by the Police or Fire Deparbnent, any public ambulance or anypublicutilityvehicleoranyprivateambulance, which publicutilityvehicleorprivateambulancehasqualifiedasan
authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in
this Section is operated in the manner specified by the
California Vehicle Code in response to an emergency call.
B. The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, relieve
the opera tor of any such vehicle from obligations to exercise
due care for the safety of others or the consequences of his
willful disregard of the safety of others.
C.. The provisions of this Chapter regulating the parking
or standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a
City Department or public utility while necessarily in use for
construction or repair work or any vehicle owned or operated
by the United States Postal Service while in use for the
collection, transportation or delivery of United States mail.
10.08.070 Authority of Police in Crowds. Nothing in
this Chapter shall be construed to prevent police officers
from prohibiting any person from parking any vehicle upon or
using any street or sidewalk, or from prohibiting any pedes-
trian from using any street or sidewalk whenever such officer
has reasonable cause to believe that large numbers of people
or vehicles are to gather or have gathered, thus causing any
unreasonable hazard to the safety of individuals or property
or creating a traffic hazard. Said police officer shall have
authority to direct the parking of vehicles in any reasonable
manner, way or direction, and it is hereby declared to be
unlawful for any person to fail to promptly obey the said
police officer's order, signal, or command, regardless of
any other provision of this Chapter.
Sections:
10.10.010
10..10.020
10.10.030
10.10.040
10.10.050
10..
10.060
10.10..070
10.10.080
10..10.090
10.10.100
Chapter 10.10
BICYCLES
Bicycle Lanes and Trails Established.
Bicycle Licensing Required.
Application for Bicycle License.
License Receipt/Bicycle Tab - Issuance.Bicycle
Dealers - Weekly Bicycle Sales Reports Required.
Sale or
Transfer of Bicycle.Change of
Address - Bicycle.Lice~se.Tampering with License
Rece~pt/B~cycle Tab -Prohibited.Fees.Lost or
Stolen
License
Receipt/Bicycle Tab -Report/Replacement.8-
10.10.110
10.10.120
10.10.130
10.10.140
10.10.150
10.10.160
10.10.170
10.10.180
10.10.190
10.10.200
10.10.210
10.10.220
10,,10.230
10.10.240
10.10.250
10.10.260
10.10..270
10.10.280
10.10.290
10.10.300
10..10.310
Expiration of Bicycle License.
Application for Renewal of Bicycle License.
Safe Mechanical Condition Prerequisite to
Issuance of License.
Sirens and Whistles.
Handle Bar Grips.
Carriers.
Compliance with Mechanical Standards.
Rules of the Road.
Riding Bicycles on Sidewalks.
Riding Bicycles on Streets.
Vehicles Prohibited from Bicycle Lanes and
Trails.
Hitching Rides on Vehicles.
Passengers on Bicycles.
Racing.
Trick Riding.
Parking and Parking Spaces.
Roller Skates and Coasters.
Use of Coasters, Roller Skates and Similar
Devices - Restricted.Enforcement.
Bicycles
in Violation of This Chapter.Fines
for Violation of This Chapter.10.
10.010 Bicycle Lanes and Trails Established. Upon resolution
of the City Council, the City Traffic Engineer shall erect
and maintain such appropriate signs and markings as may be
necessary to establish and maintain bicycle lanes and trails within
the City.10.
10.020 Bicycle Licensing Required. No person shall ride
or propel or have in his possession any bicycle upon any public
street, sidewalk, alley, bicycle lane or trail, or any other
public property, any bicycle which has not been licensed and
for which the appropriate license fee has not been paid or which
does not bear a bicycle tab as required by the provisions of
this Chapter.10.
10.030 Application for Bicycle License. Every person required
to have a bicycle license under Section 10.10.020 shall make
application to the City of Orange upon blanks furnished by the
City. The application shall contain such information as may be
required by the City of Orange as to the applicant and the description
of the bicycle to be licensed. No license shall be
issued unless the bicycle to be licensed complies with the requirements
of this Chapter as to its safe mechanical condition.10.
10.040 License Receipt/Bicycle Tab - Issuance. When any person
licenses a bicycle and pays the appropriate license fee under
the provisions of this Chapter, the licensing agency or agent
shall provide hirrl with a license receipt bearing the owner's
name, address, telephone number, bicycle tab number,the bicycle
manufacturer, type and frame number and any other descriptive material
concerning the bicycle deemed necessary by the
licensing agency, and provisions for the transfer of ownership of
said bicycle. In addition, also at the time of licensing, the
bicycle owner shall be issued his permanent bicycle tab
bearing the unique number permanently assigned to that bicycle
by the state. The bicycle license shall remain in effect
for the period designated by the state under Section 39001 of
the Vehicle Code.9-
10.10.050 Bicycle Dealers - Weekly Bicycle Sales Reports Required.
Any person engaged in the business of buying, sell-ing
or trading bicycles within this City is hereby required to make
a weekly report to the licensing agency giving the name,address
and telephone number of all persons either buying,selling
or trading bicycles and the bicycle manufacturer, type,frame
number, and bicycle tab nuniber, if any.10.
10.060 Sale or Transfer of Bicycle. Whenever any person
sells, trades, disposes of, or transfers any bicycle licensed
under the provisions of this Chapter, he shall endorse
upon the license receipt previously issued for such bicycle
as a written transfer, setting forth the name, address,and
telephone number of the transferee, the date of transfer,the
signature of the transferor, and shall deliver such license
receipt, so endorsed, to the licensing agency at the time
of transfer. The transferee shall, within ten (10) days after
such transfer, apply to licensing agency for a transfer of
the license receipt. Upon issuance of this permanent bicycle tab,
the owner assumes responsibility to clearly display the tab
upon the frame of the licensed bicycle.10.
10.070 Change of Address - Bicycle License. When-ever any
bicycle licensee changes his place of residence, he shall notify
the licensing agency of such change of address within ten (
10) days. There shall be no charge for a change of address.
10.10.
080 Tampering with License Receipt/Bicycle Tab -Prohibited. A. It
is unlawful for any person to tamper with,destroy, mutilate or
alter any license receipt issued under the provisions of this
Chapter.B. It is
unlawful for any person to remove, destroy, mutilate or in any
way alter or tamper with any bicycle tab issued under the provisions of
this Chapter.10.10.090
Fees. The fees required to be paid under the provisions of this
Chapter are:A. For a
bicycle license: $3.00 for three years. Licenses shall be renewed
every three years.Be For each
replacement of bicycle license receipt or bicycle tab: $1.00.
10.10.100
Lost or Stolen License Recei t/Bic cle Tab -Report Replacement. A. If
any l1cense recelpt ~ssued under the provisions of this
Chapter is lost or stolen, the licensee of such bicycle shall
immediately notify the licensing agency,and within ten (10)
days after such notification shall apply to licensing agency for
a duplicate license receipt; whereupon,licensing agency shall issue
to licensee a duplicate license receipt, upon payment to
said licensing agency of a fee of one dollar ($1.00).B.
If any bicycle
tab issued under the provisions of this Chapter is lost or
stolen, the licensee shall immediately notify the licensing agency
of such loss, and shall within ten 10) days apply to
licensing agency for a new bicycle tab,whereupon licensing agency shall
issue to such licensee a new bicycle tab, upon payment
to licensing agency of a fee of one dollar ($1.00).10.
10.110 Expiration
of Bicycle License. The bicycle license shall expire on January
1 of the third year following the year of registration.10-
10.10.120 Application for Renewal of Bicycle License.
Application for renewal of a bicycle license expiring at any
of the times mentioned in Section 10.10.090 shall be made by
the owner, between January 1st and April 1st succeeding said
expiration date, and shall be made by presentation of the
bicycle and registration certificate last issued for the
bicycle, and by the payment of the full fee for the bicycle
as in this Chapter.
10.10.130 Safe Mechanical Condition Prerequisite to
Issuance of License. Every person applying for a license
must demonstrate to the Chief of Police or designee that the
bicycle for which the applicant desires to secure license
plates meets the requirements of this Chapter and the Calif-
ornia Vehicle Code as to the safe mechanical condition.
10.10.140 Sirens and Whistles. No person shall equip
a bicycle with a siren or whistle or operate or use a bicycle
so equipped; provided, that nothing herein shall be deemed to
prohibit the equipping, operation or use of a bicycle with an
unusual kind of bicycle horn or bell as approved by the Chief
of Police.
10.10.150 Handle Bar Grips. Every bicycle that is
equipped with handle bar grips must have the grips securely
glued or cemented to the handle bars.
10.10.160 Carriers. Every bicycle equipped with a
carrier must have the carrier securely attached to the bicycle.
10.10.170 Compliance with Mechanical Standards. It
is unlawful for any person to ride or operate a bicycle in
the City of Orange unless the bicycle is equipped as provided
in this Chapter and unless the bicy'cle is in a safe mechanical
condition.
10.10.180 Rules of the Road. It is unlawful for any
person to ride or operate a bicycle in the City of Orange in
violation of the rules of the road as set forth in Sections
21200 et seq. of the California Vehicle Code.
10.10.190 Riding Bicycles on Sidewalks. A. No Person
shall ride or operate a bicycle upon any sidewalk in a business
district unless such sidewalk is officially designated as a
bicycle route.
B. Any person riding or operating a bicycle upon any side-
walk shall exercise due care and shall yield the right-of-
way to
all pedestrians.10.10.200 Riding Bicycles on Streets. Except
as pro-vided by the California Vehicle Code, any person
riding or operating a bicycle upon any street where a bicycle
lane or trail appropriate to his direction of travel
is established and officially designated shall ride or operate
such bicycle only in such bicycle lane or trail or on the
sidewalk where otherwise allowed by the Orange
Municipal Code.10.10.210 Vehicles Prohibited from Bicycle
Lanes and Trails. No person shall operate a motor vehicle
within an established and officially designated bicycle lane
or trail except when necessary to park where parking is
allowed, for purposes of ingress or egress to and from driveways,
or for purposes of
intersectional
10.10.220 Hitching Rides on Vehicles. No person riding
or operating any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled, toyvehicle, motorcycle or moped shall attach the same or himself
to any vehicle on the roadway.
10.10.230 Passengers on Bicycles. It is unlawful for
the operator of a bicycle, when upon a public right-
Of-way,to carry another person upon said bicycle,
provided, however,that this prohibition shall not apply to bicycles
which are buil t for two persons to ride and propel
the same.10.10.240 Racing. No person riding or
operating a bicycle upon a public highway or street shall
participate in any race, speed or endurance contest unless such
race or endurance contest has the written permission of
the City Manager, and under the supervision of the Chief of
POlice, or
his designee.10.10.250 Trick Riding. No person riding
or operating a bicycle shall perform or attempt to perform
any acrobatic,fancy or stunt riding upon any public highway
or street.10.10.260 Parking and Parking Spaces. A.
No person shall park a bicycle against any window or on the
main travelled portion of the sidewalk, nor in such manner as to
constitute a hazard to pedestrians, traffic
or property.B. Notwithstanding subsection A, when
bicycle parking spaces have been established and designated by
official signs and markings, no person shall park a bicycle in
the vicinity thereof except in such bicycle
parking spaces.10.10.270 Roller Skates and Coasters. No
person shall skate with roller skates or propel any coaster-
brake wagons or vehicles or skateboard or similar device upon
and along any sidewalk in
any business district.10.10.280 Use of Coasters, Roller Skates
and Similar Devices Restricted. No persons upon roller skates or
skateboard device or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicles
or similar device shall go upon
any roadway.10.10.290 Enforcement. The Chief of Police
and his representatives shall be granted the authority to
enforce and carry out the provisions of this Chapter under the
provisions of the California Vehicle Code and other laws of the
State
of California.10.10.300 Bicycles in Violation of This
Chapter. The licensing agency shall have the right to impound
and retain possession of any bicycle in violation of the
provisions of this Chapter and may retain possession of such
bicycle until the provisions of this Chapter are
complied with.10.10.310 Fines for Violation of This
Chapter. Any person convicted of a violation of Section 10.10.
080 (which is ~ enacted pursuant to Section 39000 et~.
of the California Vehicle Code) shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor.Any person convicted of any other violation of
this Chapter shall be guilty of
an
Chapter 10.14
SPEED LIMITS
Sections:
10.14.010
10.14.020
10.14.030
10.14.040
10.14.050
Speed Limits.
State Speed Limit Decreased.
State Speed Limit Increased.
Speed Limits--
Signs.Speed Limits
Established.10.14.010 Speed Limits. The City Council may, by
ordin-ance establish speed zones within the City of Orange upon
the basis of appropriate engineering and traffic
investigations.10.14.020 State Speed Limit Decreased. The City
Council may, by ordinance determine, upon the basis of an
engineering and traffic survey, that the maximum speed applicable
under state law is more than is reasonable or safe upon a street
or portions of a street, and, by ordinance establish speed
limits which would facilitate the orderly movement of traffic, and
it is declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as
there-in set forth on those streets or parts of streets
therein designated when signs are erected giving notice
thereof.10.14.030 State Speed Limit Increased. The City
Council may,by ordinance determine, upon the basis of an
engineering and traffic investigation, that a speed greater than 25
miles per hour would facilitate the orderly movement of
vehicular traffic and would be reasonable and safe on those streets
or parts of streets therein designated when signs are
erected giving notice
thereof.10.14.040 Speed Limits--Signs. Signs shall
be posted by the Department of Public Works showing the
speed limit1s which are established
by ordinance.Prior Code Section
3221.1)10.14.050 Speed Limits Established. On the
basis of engineering and traffic surveys, the City
Council established the prima facie speed limits as indicated herein
upon the following streets in miles per
hour (mph):
ALMOND AVENUE from Lincoln Street to Flower Street
25 mph
ANAHEIM BOULEVARD from State College Boulevard
to north City limit
40 mph
BATAVIA STREET from La Veta Avenue to
Chapman Avenue from Chapman Avenue to A.T. &
S.
P.Railroad Katella Avenue to
Lincoln Avenue
25 mph
30 mph
40 mph
BIXBY AVENUE from Tustin Street to Magnolia Street
25 mph
BOND AVENUE Prospect Street to
Hewes Street from Hewes Street to
Rancho
Santiago Boulevard
40 mph
35
CAMBRIDGE STREET
from south City limit to Palmyra Avenue
from Palmyra Avenue to Katella Avenue
from Katella Avenue to Meats Avenue
CANAL STREET
from Meats Avenue to Lincoln Avenue
CHAPt-1AN
AVENUE from west City limit to Batavia
Street from Batavia Street to Cypress
Street from Cypress Street to Center
Street from Center Street to Cambridge
Street from Cambridge Street to Rancho
Santiago
Boulevard from Rancho Santiago Boulevard to
Crawford Canyon
Road from Crawford Canyon Road to Santiago
Canyon
Road CITY
DRIVE from Garden Grove Boulevard to
Chapman
Avenue from Chapman Avenue to State
College
Boulevard COLLINS
AVENUE from Eckhoff Street to Glassell
Street from Glassell Street to Prospect
Street ECKHOFF
STREET from Chapman Avenue to Sycamore
Avenue from Sycwilore Avenue to Collins
Avenue ESPLANADE
STREET from Fairhaven Avenue to Chapman
Avenue from Chapman Avenue to Walnut
Avenue FAIRHAVEN
AVENUE from Hewes Street to Greengrove
Street FLETCHER
AVENUE from Glassell Street to Batavia
Street GARDEN GROVE
BOULEVARD from west City limit to east City
limit GLASSELL
STREET from south City limit to ColLins
Avenue from Collins Avenue to Katella
Avenue from Katella Avenue to north City
limit HANDY
STREET from Walnut Avenue to Katella
Avenue HElM
AVENUE from Orange-Olive Road to
Tustin Street
HEWES STREET from south City limit to
Chapman Avenue from Chapman Avenue to
Bond Avenue from Bond Avenue to Santiago
Canyon Road
KATELLA AVENUE from east City limit to west
City
limit 14-
30 mph
25 mph
30 mph
25 mph
35 mph
30 mph
25 mph
30 mph
35 rnph
40 mph
45 rnph
35 rnph
35 rnph
35 mph
30 mph
25 mph
35 mph
30 mph
25 mph
40 mph
30 mph
40 mph
25 mph
35 mph
40 mph
25 mph
30 mph
30 mph
35 mph
45 mph
LA VE'rA AVENUE
from west City limit to Glassell Street
from Glassell Street to Cambridge Street
from Cambridge Street to Chipwood Street
from Chipwood Street to Esplanade Street
LEWIS STREET
from south City limit to north City limit
LINCOLN AVENUE
from west City limit to Santiago Boulevard
LOMA STREET
from Santiago Canyon Road to north City limit
MAIN STREET
from south City limit to Chapman Avenue
from Chapman Avenue to Walnut Avenue
from Walnut Avenue to Collins Avenue
from Collins Avenue to Katella Avenue
MEATS AVENUE
from Glassell Street to Santiago Boulevard
from Santiago Boulevard to north City limit
METROPOLITIAN DRIVE
from City Drive to Lewis Street
NOHL RANCH ROAD
from Santiago Boulevard to east City limit
ORANGEWOOD AVENUE
from west City limit to Main Street
ORANGE-OLIVE
ROAD from Glassell Street to Riverdale
Avenue PALM
AVENUE from Main Street to Tustin
Street PALMYRA
AVENUE from Yorba Street to Esplanade
Street PARKER
SrrREET from south City limit to La Veta
Avenue PROSPECT
STREET from Fairhaven Avenue to Spring
Street from Spring Street to Walnut
Avenue from Walnut Avenue to Bond
Avenue
RAMPART from State College Boulevard to north
City
limit RANCHO SANTIAGO
BOULEVARD from Chapman Avenue to Hewes
Street RIVERDALE
AVENUE from Glassell Street to Orange-
Olive Road from Orange-Olive Road to
east City limit SANTA
ANA CANYON ROAD from Orange-Olive
Road
to Tustin
Street 15-
35 mph
25 rnph
35 mph
25 mph
35 mph
40 mph
40 mph
35 mph
30 mph
35 mph
40 mph
35 mph
40 mph
35 mph
35 mph
35 mph
40 rnph
25 mph
25 rnph
35 mph
35 mph
25 mph
30 mph
35 mph
35 mph
35 mph
SANTIAGO BOULEVARD
from north City limit to south City limit
SANTIAGO CANYON ROAD
from west Ci ty limit to Chapman Avenue
SHAFF'ER STREET
from La Veta Avenue to Orange-Olive
Road SPRING
STREET from Prospect Street to east City
limit STATE COLLEGE
BOULEVARD from Chapman Avenue to north City
limit STRUCK
AVENUE from Katella Avenue to Main
Street SYCAMORE
AVENUE FROM Eckhoff Street to Main
Street TAFT
AVENUE from west City limit to Glassell
Street from Glassell Street to east City
limit TOWN AND COUNTRY
ROAD from Main Street to Parker
Street TUSTIN
STREET from south City limit to north City
limit VILLA REAL
DRIVE from Santiago Boulevard to 500 feet
west Ridgepark
Lane from 500 feet west of Ridgepark Lane
to north City
limit WALNUT
AVENUE from Main Street to Malena
Street from Prospect Street to Rancho
Santiago
Boulevard WANDA
ROAD from north City limit to Collins
Avenue YORBA
STREET from north City limit to south City
limit
16-35
mph 40
mph 25
mph 35
mph 40
rnph 35
rnph 30
mph 40
rnph 35
mph 35
rnph 35
mph
of 15
rnph 25
mph 25
mph 35
mph 35
rnph 35
Chapter 10.18
PRIVATE STREETS
Sections:
10.18.010
10.18.020
Private Roads Serving Commercial Establishments.
Privately Owned and Maintained Streets.
10.18.010 Private Roads Serving Commercial Establishments.
A. Under the authority of Section 21107.6 of the California
Vehicle Code, the provisions of the California Vehicle Code shall
apply to those certain privately owned and maintained roads which
are generally held open to the public for purposes of vehicular
travel to serve commercial establishments as are hereafter desig-
nated by ordinance.
B. Whenever any ordinance of the City designates or describes
a traffic regulation on any privately owned and maintained roads
held open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel to serve
commercial establishments, the owner or his representative shall
place and maintain signs or markings as required by the California
Vehicle Code giving notice thereof, and no such regulation shall be
effective unless such signs or markings are in place.
C. vmenever authorized signs or markings are placed indicat-
ing the traffic regulation, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey
any such sign or marking.
D. Pursuant to Section 21107.6 of the California Vehicle
Code, subsections A, B, and C of this section, tl~ provisions of
the California Vehicle Code and the following specific vehicle
regulations are established:
1. Parking is:
a. Prohibited at all times;
b. Permitted during certain hours;
c. Limited to a maximum of five, fifteen, twenty
or thirty minutes or two hours.
2. All vehicles shall stop before entering the inter-
sections controlled by stop signs.
3. On the basis of engineering and traffic surveys,
prima facie speed limits are established on those privately
owned and maintained roads in that commercial complex known as
liThe City", and the roads and the regulations affecting them
are more specifically set out on a map (Exhibit A-I as
amended by Exhibits A-2 and A-3) on file in the offices
of the City Clerk and Department of Public Works and
on those privately owned and maintained roads in that
commercial complex known asthe "0rang-e lv'lall ", and the
roads and regulations affecting them are more specifically set out on a
map (Exhibit B) on file in the offices of the City Clerk and
Departn~
nt of Public Works.4. Vehicle parking
restrictions are established on portions of those privately owned and
maintained roads at Saint Joseph Hospital and Children's Hospital of
Orange County as the roads and the restrictions affecting
them are more specifically set out on a map (Exhibit C) on file in the
offices of the City Clerk and the Department of Public
Works. (Ord. 59-78 Sections 1, 2, 1978; Ord. 34-78 Section I,
1978; Ord. 40-77 Section
1,
10.18.020 Privately Owned and Maintained Streets.A. Pursuan.t to the authority of Section 27707.7 of theCaliforniaVehicleCode, the City Council does declare thattherenowexistswithintheCitycertainprivatelyownedandmaintainedstreetswhicharenotgenerallyheldopenforuseofthepublicforpurposesofvehiculartravel, but by reasonoftheirproximitytoorconnectionwithpublicstreetsorhighwaysandbecausethehealthandsafetyofpersonsresidingneartheprivatestreetsshallbepromotedthereby, the pro-visions of Section 21107.7 of the California Vehicle Codeshall
apply..B. Whenever any ordinance of the City designates ordescribesatrafficregulationonanyprivatelyownedandmaintainedstreetswhicharenotgenerallyheldopenfor useofthepublicforpurposesofvehiculartravel, the ownershallplaceandmaintainsignsormarkingsgivingnotice
thereof, and no such regulation shall be effective unlesssuchsignsormarkingsareinplace. The following design-ated privately owned and maintained streets shall be subjecttotheparkingrestrictionshereindescribed:
1.. Vehicular parking shall be prohibited at all
times in the roadway on that side of Pami Circle immediatelyadjacenttothefrontageofLots27through43ofTract8626;
being those lots encompassed by Pami Circle.
2. Vehicular parking shall be prohibited at all times
in the streets, drives, roadways and alleys of Tract No. 7540,
except in designated parking areaSi said tract being adjacenttoFlowerStreetandnortherlyofLaVetaAvenue. (Ord. 30-
79 Section I, 1979i Ord. 36-78 Section 1, 1978: Prior
Code Section
3225.3)Chapter
10.22
GENERAL
PROVISIONS Sections:10.
22.010 10.
22.
02010.
22..030 Driving Over Closed
Streets--Wet Paint.Repairing
Vehicle on Street.Leaving Property Other Than
Vehicle on Street.10.22.010 Driving Over
Closed Streets--Wet Paint.It is unlawful to drive any vehicle over
or across any newly installed pavement or wet paint on any street
or across or around such pavement when there is a barrier or where
there is a person or sign warning persons not to drive over
or across such pavement,wet paint, or signs stating that the street
is closed or
that
there is wet paint.. (
Prior Code Section 3216)10.22.020 Repairing Vehicle
on Street. No construc-tion, repairing, overhauling, remodeling or
other type of work other than in case of extreme emergency
shall be performed on any vehicle or other private property or
any public ~treet, ~lley,park, parking lot or other public property or
place 1n the C1ty.Prior
Code Section 3250.5)10.22.030 Leaving Property Other Than
Ve~icle.on Street.In case any private property other than a vehlcle
lS ~eft on any public street, alley, park, parking lot or
other PUb~lC property.or place in the City without the permission of t~e
C1ty ~or a ~er1od of more than twenty-four hours, the Chief
of Pol1ce or h1S des1gnee and Director of Public Works or his
designee may remove or secure the removal of the same toanappropriateplaceofsaf7-keepingi and the keeper shall have
a lien thereon for compensat10n or storage and for
caring
In ~he event the owner thereof claims the property within a
perJ.od of ten days, property shall be restored to the owner
upon payment of the lien for removal, care and storage; in
the event the owner of such property does not claim the
same within a ten-day period, then the Chief of Police
shallconfo::m to those provisions of the law referring to
lost,uncla1med and abandoned property. (Prior Code Section 3250.
6)Chapter 10.
26 CURB
MARKINGS
Sections:10.26.010 Designated
Colors.10.26.010 Designated Colors. Certain colors
shall indicate parking restrictions set opposite the
following established
colors:A. Red. Red indicates no stopping, standing or
parking whether the vehicle is attended or unattended, except that
a bus may stop in a red zone or sign posted as a bus loading
zone.The provisions of this paragraph shall be effective
twenty-four 24) hour s pe r day, incl uding Sundaysand 11.
01 idays .B. Yellow. Yellow indicates stopping only for
the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or freight. The
parking" limit in this zone shall be from seven (7:00) a.m. to six (6:00)
p.m.t Sundays and
holidays excepted.C. vlhite. White indicates stopping only for
loading or unloading of passengers or for the purpose of
depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox. The parking limit in this
zone shall be five (5) minutes effective twenty-four (24)
hours per day,including
Sundays and holidays.D. Green. Green indicates time limit
parking of sixty minute s or Ie ss and shall be e ffecti ve from seven (7:
00) a.m.to six (6:00) p.m., Sundays and
holidays excepted. (Prior Code
Section 3203.1).E. Blue. Blue indicates parking limited
exclusively to the vehicles of
physically handicapped persons.
Chapter 10.
30
PARKING REQUIREMENTS Sections:
10.30.010
10.30.020
10.30.030 Clearance
for Adjacent Lane.Distance
from Curb--Plaza
Square.Permit Parking--Plaza Area.10.30.010 Clearance
for Adjacent Lane. No person shall park any vehicle upon a street in
such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available
less than nine feet clear-ancefor the width of the
lane irmnediately adjacent to the nearest curb for free movement
of vehicular traffic when proper notice 11as been given. (
Prior Code Section 3250.4)10.30.020 Distance
from Curb--Plaza Square. It shall be unlawful to stop or park
any vehicle on Plaza Square unless both front wheels are not
more than eighteen inches from
the
10.30.030 Permit Parking--Plaza Area. A. The
Chief of Police and the City Traffic Engineer are authorized
to designate a total of up to three hundred fifty-
five (355)spaces for permit parking at all parking lots owned
by the City of Orange within a one-mile radius of
the center of the plaza
of the City.B. Permits shall be issued by the
Director of the Finance Department at a cost of twelve dollars ($
12.00) per year or one dollar ($1.00) per month
for a proportionate part of a year. Permits shall be affixed to
the left rear area of the bumper of the motor vehicle or
such other area as the Chief
of Police designates.
Chapter 10.
34
LIMITED PARKING Sections:
10.34.010
10.34.020
10.34.030
10.34.040
10.34.050
10.34.060
10.34.070
10.34.080 Posted
Parking Zones
Established.Fifteen-Minute Zones--Established.Parking
Limited to
Thirty Minutes--
Green Curb.One-Hour Parking--
Generally.Two-
Hour Parking--Generally.
Prohibited Parking--Trucks
and Similar Vehicles.Seventy-Two-Hour Parking--Generally.
Seventy-Two-Hour Parking--Dismantled, Wrecked or Inoperative Vehicles.10.34.
010 Posted Parking Zones Established. The City Council
may from time to time by motion or resolution establish parking
time limits of fifteen minutes, thirty minutes, one hour, and
two hours on various streets of the City. Notice of
the passage of the motion or resolution shall be deemed
effective when the street has been posted showing the time
limits. After the same has been posted in accordance with the
motion or resolution of the City Council, it shall
be unlawful for any
person to park a vehicle in
the posted zone beyond the time limits.Prior Code
Section 3223)10.34.020 Fifteen-Minute Zones--Established.
The City Cbuncil shall, as the necessity arises, determine and order
the location of fifteen-minute zones and shall cause the City Traffic
Engineer to paint and maintain a green line upon the
entire curb surface
of every such zone with the words 15 minutes,
II painted in white letters thereon. (Prior Code Se ction 3207)10.
34.030 Parking Limited to Thirty Minutes--Green Curb.Nopersonshallstoporpark
a vehicle longer than thirty minutes during designated
hours of any day, except Sundays and holidays,in any thirty-
minute parking zone.10.34.040 One-Hour Parking--Generally.
No person
shall stop or park a vehicle longer than
one hour during designated hours of any day, except Sundays andholidays, in anyone-hour parking zone.10.34.050 Two-Hour
Parking--Generally. No
person
10.34.060 Prohibited Parking--Trucks and
Similar Vehicles. No person shall park and leave standing on
any public street in any residential or business distroct,
as defined in the California Vehicle Code, or in any
residentially developed area, as defined in this Section, any of the
follow-ing vehicles, except while mechanically disabled, or
while loading or unloading property, or when such vehicle is
parked in connection with, and in aid of, the peformance of a
service to or on a property in the block in which such vehicle is
parked or left
standing:A. Any truck or tractor ad defined by the California
Vehicle Code, with or without attached
trailer:B. Any trailer not attached to a motor vehicle,
except recreational vehicles, as defined in the Health and Safety
Codei C. Any bus, as defined by the California Vehicle
Codei D. Any motor truck, as defined by the California
Vehicle Code, with any two of the following three
features:1. A diameter of the wheel rim of seventeen
inches or
larger;2. Having more than two axles;
or 3. Having more than two wheel s on anyone axle
I E. Farm
machines;F. Special purpose machines;
and G. Any unlicensed
vehicle.As used in this Section, "residentially developed
area
II shall mean that portion of a highway and the property
contiguous thereto, other than a business
district:A. Upon one side of which highway, within a distance of
a quarter of a mile, the contiguous property is occupied
by thirteen or more dwelling units;
or B. Upon both sides of which highway, within a distance
of a quarter of a mile, the contiguous property is occupied
by sixteen or more dwelling units, whether or not the dwelling
units front on said highway and whether or not the dwelling units
are single-family or multiple-family in
character. (Ord. 18-80 Sectionl, 1980: Prior
Code Secion 3250.1)10.34.
070 Seventy-Two-Hour Parking--Generally. No person who owns or
has possession, custody, or control of any vehicle shall park
or leave standing such vehicle upon any street or alley for
a period in excess of seventy-two consecu-tive hours. In the
event a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street
in excess of a consecutive period of seventy-two hours, any
member of the Police Department authoried by the Chief of Police may
remove the vehicle from the street in the manner
and subject to the requirements of California
Vehicle Code Section 22650, et. ~ (Prior
Code Section 3250)10.34.080 Seventy-Two-Hour Parking--
Disrnantled, Wrecked or Inoperative Vehicles. No person who owns
or has possession,custody, or control of any dismantled, wrecked, or inoperative vehicle I as
such is defined in Section 1 0.060.020 I shall park
or leave standing such vehicle upon any street or alley
for a period in excess of seventy-two cosecutive hours. If
such a vehicle is not removed from the street
or alley within the consecutive period of seventy-two hours,
any member of the Police Department authorized by the Chief of Police
may remove the vehicle from the street or alley
in the manner and subject to
the
requirementsof California Vehicle Code Section
22650,et. ~ (
Prior Code Section 3250.2)21-
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Chapter 10.38
PROHIBITED PARKING
Sections:
10.38.010
10.38.020
10.38.030
Posted No Parking Zones--
Established.Posted No Stopping
Zones--Established.Prohibited Parking--
Narrow Streets
and Dedicated Alleys.Prohibited
Parking--Display of Vehicles,Vessels and Other
Personal Property for
Sale.10.38.040 10.38.010 Posted
No Parking Zones--Established. The City Council may, from time to
time, by motion or resolution,establish no parking zones on various
streets of the City. Notice of the passage of the motion
or resolution shall be deemed effective when the street has been
posted. After the same has been posted in accordance with
the motion or resolution of the City Council, it shall be unlawful
for any person to park,or leave standing a
vehicle in the posted zone.10.38.020 PostedNoStoppingZones--Established The City Council may, from time to
time, by motion or resolution, establish no stopping zones on various streets.
Notice of the passage of the motion or resolution shall be
deemed effective when the street has been posted. After the same has
been posted in accordance with the motion or resolution of the City
Council, it shall be unlawful for any person to stop, park or leave standing
a vehicle in a posted zone.10.38.
030 Prohibited Parking--Narrow Streets and Dedicated Alleys. A. TheCityTrafficEngineerisauthorizedtopostcertainCitystreetsanddedicatedalleyswithsignsindicatingNoParking" when the width
of the City street does not exceed twenty-seven feet, and upon
one side of a two-way City street when the width of the
Ci ty street is in excess of twenty-seven feet,but
does not exceed thirty-two feet. The City Traffic Engineer is
authorized to post dedicated alleys, as the term "alley" is defined
in the California Vehicle Code, with signs indicating "No Parking. II Vhen
the signs are posted, no person shall park or
leave standing any vehicle in violation of
said "No Parking" sign.10.38.040 Prohibited Parking--Display
of Vehicles,Vessels and Other Personal Property for Sale. A. No person
shall park or place a vehicle or vessel or other personal property
upon a public or private street, parking lot or
any public or private property for the purpose of displaying
such vehicle,vessel or other personal property thereon for sale, hire
or rental. This Section shall not apply if the real property isproperlyzonedbytheCityforsuchpurpose, the vendor
is duly licensed to transact such business at that location, and the
vendor owns or has lawful possession of the real property
or has written permission in his possession and posted on the
personal property from the owner or person in lawful possession
of the real property to vend the personal property at
the location.B. Subsection A of this Section shall not prohibit
any person from parking or placing a vehicle or
vessel or other personal property on private residential property belonging to
or occupied by the owner of such vehicle, vessel, or other
personal
property,
C. "Vehicle II,
as used in this 5e ction, means a IIvehicle II,
asdefinedinSection670oftheCaliforniaVehicleCode, asthesamenowreadsormayhereafterbeamended.
D. "Vessell!, as used in this Section, means a IIvessel", asdefinedinSection984(a) of the California Vehicle Code, asthesamenowreadsormayhereafterbeamended.
E. The parking or placing of any vehicle or vessel orotherpersonal ~roperty with a sign or other advertising devicethereonorprox~mate thereto, indicating such vehicle or vessel
or other personal property is for sale, hire or rental, shall
constitute prima facie evidence that such vehicle, vessel,
or other personal property was parked or placed for the purposeofdisplayingsameforsale, hire or rental.
F. In any prosecution for violation of this Section againsttheregisteredownerofamotorvehicleorvessel, proof that
the particular vehicle or vessel described in the complaint was
in violation of the Section, together with proof that the
defendant named in the complaint was at the time the registered
owner of the vehicle or vessel, shall constitute prima facie
evidence that the registered owner of the vehicle or vessel
was the person who placed the vehicle or vessel at the pointwhere, and for the time during which, the violation occurred. The
foregoing provisions shall apply only when the notice procedure,
as established by California Vehicle Code Section 41103,
as the same now reads or may hereafter be amended, is complied
with.
G. Any charge under this Section shall be dismissed when
the person charged has made a bona fide sale or transfer of
the vehicle or vessel and has delivered possession thereof to
the purchaser and has complied wi th the requirements of
Subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 5602 or Subdivisions (a) or (b)
of Section 9905 of the California Vehicle Code prior to the
date of the alleged violation and has advised the court of the
name and addre ss of the purchaser, and of the date of sale.
H. A violation of this Section shall constitute an infraction
punishable in the same manner as provided in Section 10.08.010
et~. of this Code, as the same now read~ or may here~fter be
amended. (Ord. 39-78 Section I, 1978: Prl.or Code Sectl.on
3210)Chapter 10.
42 OFF-STREET
PARKING
LOTS Sections:10.42.010 Privately OWned and
Maintained
Facilities--Generally.Privately OWned and
Maintained Facilities--De signa
te d.Privately OWned and
Maintained Facilities--
Posting Requirements.Off-
Street Parking Lots--Generally.
Off-Street Parking Lots--Two-
Hour Limit.Off-Street
Parking Lots--Shorter Time
Limit.Off-Street Parking
Lots--Parking Requirement.Special Permit
parking--public streets.Civic Center Parking
Lots--General.Civic
Center Parking Lots--
Prohibited Acts.Unlawfully
Parked Vehicles In
City Lots.10.
42.020 10.
42.030 10.
42.040 10.
42.050 10.
42.060 10.
42.
10.42.010 Privately Owned and Maintained Facilities--General~y. . pursu~nt to the authority of Section 21107.8 oftheCal~forn~a Veh~cle Code, the City Council does declareth~t there now exists ~ithin ~h~ ~ity privately owned and main-ta~ned off-street park~ng fac11~t1es, which off-street parking facilities are ~enera11y h:ld open for use of the
public for purposes of veh~cular park1ng, and that it is inthepublicinteresttodeclarethatSections22350, 23103 and 23109oftheCaliforniaVehicleCodeshallapplytothose
certain off-street parking facilities more particularly described in Section10.42.020.prior code
Section 3224 (part)).10.42.020 Privately Owned
and Maintained Facilities--Designated. The following privately
owned and maintained off-street parking facilities within
the City are enumerated as being held open for the use of the public
for the purpose of vehicular parking and to which Sections 22350,
23103 and 23109 of the California
Vehicle Code shall apply:A. That private parking lot known astheOrangeMallparkinglot, and more particularly described as being
bounded on the north by Heim Avenue, on the east by Tustin Street, on the south by Meats Avenue, and on the
west by Canal Street;B. That private parking lot known as
The City Centre parking lot, and more particularly described as
being bounded on the north by Chapman Avenue, on the east by City
Drive, on the south by Metropolitian Drive, and on the
west by Lewis Street;c. That private parking lot known
as the Brunswick Orange Bowl parking lot, the center of which
lot is generally located approximately nine hundred ninety (990)
feet north of the centerline of Meats Avenue and the westerly
boundary of which is located approximately two hundred fifty (250)
feet east of the
centerline of Tustin Street;D. That private parking lot known
as the Shaffer Park Center parking lot generally located on the
north side of Grove Avenue bounded on the west by Orange-olive
Road and on the east by Shaffer Street. (
Prior Code Section 3224 (part))10.42.030
Privately Owned and Maintained Facilities--Posting Requirements. Sections 10.42.010
and 10.42.020 shall not apply to any off-
street parking facility approved pursuant to the ordinance codified in
these sections unless the owner or operator has caused a notice to
be posted in a conspicuous place at each entrance to
such off-street parking facility not less than eighteen
by twenty-four inches in size with lettering not less than one inch
in height, to the effect that such off-street
parking facility is subject to public traffic
regulations and control. (Prior Code Section 3224 (part))10.
42.040 Off-Street Parking Lots--General~y. Any per-son
stopping or parking a vehicle upon any publ~c off-street parking
lot owned by and under the control of the City and
located in the City is subject to the provisions of Sections 10.42.050
through 10.42.070, in addition to a~l other
applicable provisions of this Chapter. (prior code Sect~on
3208.4)10.42.050 Off-Street Parking Lots--Two-Hour
Limit. A. No person shall stop or park a vehicle longer than two hour~continuously
between the hours of nine (9:00) a.m. and s~x (
6:00)p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, upo~ the
following parking lots
owned
The southwest corner of Orange Street and Maple
1.
Avenue;
2. The southeast corner of Olive Street and Maple Avenue;3. The 100 block of South Grand Street;
4. The 100 block of S~ut? Orange Street, except the mosteasterlyrowofparkingconsJ.stJ.ng of twenty-two spaces,
wherein no ~rson shall stop or park a vehicle for longer than fivehourscontJ.nuously between the hours of nine (9:00) a.m. and six (6:00)of any day, except Sundays and
holidays;5. The 100 block of North Orange Street;
and 6. The 100 block of South Olive
Street.B. Approl?ri~ te signs shall b: posted in and about the
park-ng lots specJ.fYJ.ng the aforement~oned time limit. (Ord.
41-71:Prior Code Section 3208.
4 (a) )
p.m.10 .42.060 Off-Street Parking
Lots--Shorter Time Limit.The Ci ty Council may, from time to time, by motion
or re sol ution,designate a shorter parking time limit on anyparkinglotorpartthereofownedorunderthecontrolof
the City. However, before the shorter parking time limit so
designated by motion or resolution shall be effective as to
a particular parking lot or part thereof, the City Council shall,
by order or resolution,cause a notice of such parking time
limit to be conspicuously posted on each such parking lot. (Prior Code
Section 3208.4(b))10 .42.070
Off-Street Parking Lots--Parking Requirements.It is unlawful in any public
off-street parking lot owned or under control of the City to park
or stand any vehicle across any line separating parking spaces, or
to park or stand any vehicle in such a position that it
shall not be entirely within one parking
space. (pr ior Code Section 3208.27).10.
42.080 Special Permit parking--Public Streets. When spaces have
been designated for special permit parking and signs are posted by
the City Traffic Engineer giving notice of such special permit parking on
a public street, it shall be unlawful for anyone to park any
vehicle in such space reserved for special permit parking which does
not display the appropriate decal
or other indicia for such special permit parking.Streets
designated for special permit parking are as follows:1.. East side
of Grand Street between Chapman Avenue and Almond Avenue, during the hours of seven (
7:00) a.m. and
seven (7:00)p.m. Monday through Friday.10.42.
090 Civic Center Parking Lots--General. The two parking lots which
are
designated as Civic Center parking lots are as follows:1.
Tha t Ci ty-owned parking lot between Grand
Street and Center Street, south of
the Civic Center buildings north of Almond Avenue i and
2. That Ci ty-owned parking lot between Grand
Street
and Center Street, adjacent to the south side of Almond Avenue.
Those parking spaces on the Civic Center parking
lots shall be designated for unrestricted parking, limited time parking,
handi-capped parking and reserved parking for designated City vehicles or City officials
or employees. The City.Traff~c En~ineer shal~ P?st signs or otherwise
clearly identify saJ.d des~gnat~ons, rest~J.ct~ons or
time limitations for all stalls to ensure reasonable notJ.
ce
10.42.100 civic Center Parking Lots--prohibited
Acts.It shall be unlawful on the Civic Center parking lots to doanyofthefollowingprohibited
acts:1. To leave any vehicle standing in a traffic
aisle.2. To park any vehicle in a limited time space for aperiodoftin1elongerthanthat
posted.3. To park any vehicle in a space reserved for a
vehicle operated by handicapped person which does not display
the appropriate decal, placard or other idicia issued by
the California Department of Motor
Vehicles.4. To park any vehicle in a space reserved for a
designated vehicle unless the vehicle parked is a designated
vehicle.5. To park any vehicle in a space reserved for a
designated City official or employee unless the operator of
the vehicle is the designated City official or
employee.6. To park any vehicle in a space reserved for
special permit parking which does not display the
appropriate decal or other authorized indicia for such
special permit
parking-.10.42.110 Unlawfully Parked Vehicles In City
Lots.If a vehicle is parked unlawfully pursuant to
Section 10.42.090, when such spaces have been designated as
reserved and signs are posted that unlawfully parked vehicles will
be towed away, any member of the Police Department authorized by
the Chief of Police may remove the vehicle from the parking lot
in the manner and subject to the requirements of the
California Vehicle Code, Section 22650 et
seq.Chapter 10.
46 TURNING
MOVEMENTS
Sections:10.46.
010 10.46.
020 10.46.
030 Prohibited Left Turns--
Certain Streets.Prohibited
Left Turns--
Requirements.Prohibited U-Turns.10.46.010
Prohibited Left Turns--Certain Streets.A. The City Council may, from
time to time, establish by resolution or motion, various
intersections at which left turns may be prohibited for the
proper regulation of traffic. Notice of the passage of the motion
or resolution shall be deemed effective when
the intersection has been posted.B. Any provision of
Ulis Title, which regulates traffic or delegates the regulation of
traffic upon state highways in any way for which the approval of
the Department of Public Works is required by state law, shall cease
to be operative six months after receipt by the City Council
of written notice of withdrawal of approval
by
C. Whenever this Chapter delegates authority to a Cityofficer, or authorizes action by the City Council to regulate
traffic upon a state highway in any way, which by law requiresthepriorapprovalbytheDepartmentofTransportation, no such
officers shall exercise such authority nor shall such action by
the City Council be effective with respect to any state highwaywithoutthepriorapprovalinwritingbytheDepartmentofTrans-
portation when and to the extent required by Division 9 and
Division 11 of the California Vehicle Code. (Prior Code
Section 3222) .
10.46.020 Prohibited Left Turns--Requirements.
It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to turn left at
any place where such turns are prohibited by resolution or motion
of the City Council and where signs are posted. Where such left
turns are prohibited from private property used for
commercial,manufacturing, or multiple residential use, the City
Traffic Engineer shall have the power to require, upon reasonable
notice,the owners or occupants of such areas to install a "No
Left Turn" sign approved by the City Traffic Engineer at the
exit where such left-hand turn is prohibited. (Prior Code
Section 3241)10.46.030 Prohibited U-Turns. The
City Council may,by resolution or motion, establish "No
V-Turn" locations at various intersections of the City. Notice
of the passage of the motion or resolution shall be
deemed effective when the intersection has been posted. After the
san~ has been posted in accordance with the motion or
resolution of the City Council, it shall be unlawful for any person
to make a
V-turn at
such location.
Chapter
10.50 STOP INTERSECTIONS Sections:10.50.010
Stop Signs or Traffic Signals--Established.10.50.
010 Stop Signs or Traffic Signals--Established.The City Council may, from
time to tome, by motion or resolution,establish stop signs
or traffic signals at street intersections in the City. Notice of the
passage of the motion or resolution shall be demed effective when the
stop signs or traffic signals have been properly installed. It shall
be unlawful, as set forth in the California Vehicle Code, for any
person to fail to comply
with such stop
signs or traffic signals.
Chapter
10.54 ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
Sections:10.54.010 One-Way Streets and
Alleys--Established.10.54.010 One-Way Streets and Alleys--Established.
The City Council may, from time to time, establish by
resolution or motion, various one-way streets and alleys. Notice of
the passage
of
Chapter 10.58
CROSSWALKS
Sections:
10.58.010 Crosswalks--
Markings.10.58.010 Crosswalks--Markings. The CityCouncilmayorder, by motion or resolution, the marking of
crosswalks and cause the City Traffic Engineer to mark and
maintain two parallel yellow or white lines on the pavement not
rnore than fifteen feet apart, and a no parking zone of not
less than 20 feet may be established to show the
location thereof.Prior Code Section
3213 (part)).Chapter
10.62
LOADING
ZONES Sections:10.
62.010
1062.020 Loading
Zone s .
Time Limits.10.62.010 Loading Zones. The City Council shall,
as the necessity therefor arises, determine and order, by
motion or resolution, the location of freight or passenger
loading zones and shall cause the City Traffic Engineer to designate
the zones accordingly by curb markings
or signs.Prior Code Section
3211 (part)).10.62.020 Time Limits. It is unlawful to stop
a vehicle longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading
of passengers or materials; and the loading or unloading of passengers
shall not exceed three minutes, and the loading or unloading
of materials shall not exceed twenty minutes in any of the
following places:A. In
any alley;B. In any
loading zone.Prior Code
Secion
Chapter 10..66
TRUCK ROUTES
Sections:
10.66.010
10..66..020
Motor Truck
Defined..Restricted Use of Streets by Trucks and
Other
Vehicles..Prohibited Routes.
Erection of Signs.
Exemptions.
Loading and
Unloading..Public Utility Vehicles.
Weigh-
in..10..66.
030 10.66.
040 10.66.
050 10.66.
06010..66.
070 10.66.
08010..66.010 Motor Truck Defined. For the purpose of
this Chapter, a motor truck is a motor vehicle designed, used
or maintained primarily for the transportation of property,
and having an unladen weight of six thousand pounds or more,
and nothing in this Chaptr shall apply to motor vehicles having
an unladen weight of less than six
thousand
pounds.. (Prior
Code Section 3215.
1)10.66.020 Restricted use of Streets by Trucks and
OtherVehicles.. Upon recommendation of the Traffic Commission and
the City Traffic Engineer, the City Council may, by resolution,
or motion designate, establish and maintain fixed truck routes
within the
City.10.66.030 Prohibited Routes. Subject to the
prov1s1ons,exceptions and lirni tations of Section 35703 of the Vehicle
Code,no person shall operate any vehicle as defined in Section 670
of the Vehicle Code which has a gross weight of six thousand
pounds or more upon any street which has been propertly
posted.10.66.040 Erection
of
Signs.. The City Traffic Engineer
shall erect appropriate signs on the streets affected by this Chapter
to carry out the terms of this Chapter. (Prior Code Section3215..
3)10.66.050 Exemptions. The provisions of this Section
shall not apply to passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the
Public Utilities Commission or to any vehicle owned or operated by
the City, public utilities, or any contractor or materialman,
while engaged in the repair, maintenance or construction of
streets,street irr~rovements or street utilities within the City, or to
any authorized emergency vehicle, and to any truck whose
destination point or place of origin cannot be reached without using
the street. (Prior Code Section 3215(
2))10.66.060 Loading and Unloading. Nothing in this
Chapter shall be deemed to prohibit the operator of any motor
truck traversing any of the foregoing routes frorn leaving such
routes for the purpose of loading or unloading his vehicle at a point
off of the route: provided, that such deviation for the purpose
of such loading or unloading shall be driven over a route which keeps
at a minimum the distance travelled off of the truck routeinvolved..Prior Code
Section
3215..2(
a))
10.66..070 Public UtilityVehicles.. Nothing in this
Chapter shall be deemed to apply to any vehicle which is subject to
the provisions of Sections 1031 through 1036, inclusive, of the
Public Utilities Code. (Prior Code Section 3215.2(
b))
10.66.080 Weigh-In. Any police officer shall have
the authority to require any person driving or in control of
any commercial vehicle not proceeding over a truck route to proceed
to any public or private scale available for the purpose of
weighing and determining whether this Chapter has been complied
with.Prior Code Section 3215. (
3))
Sections:10.70.
010 10.70.
020 10.70.
030 Chapter 10.
70
VIOLATION--APPEARANCE Violation--
Notice to Appear.
Appearance
in Court.Violation--Infraction 10.70.010 Violation--Notice
to Appear. Whenever a person is arrested for any violation of any
provisions of this Title, the arresting officer may prepare in
triplicate a written notice to appear in the proper court or before
a person authorized to receive a deposit of bail having jurisdiction
over the same containing the name and address of such person, the
license number of his vehicle,the offense charged and the time and place
when and where such person shall
appear. (Prior Code Section 3219)10.70.020 Appearance in Court.
When such person is cited to appearresting officer. Upon signing
the notice with such written promise endorsed thereon,
the arresting officer shall forthwith release the person arrested from custody. (
Prior Code Section 3219.1)10.70.030 Violation--
Infraction. Any person violating any of the provisions of Title 10
of this Code, unless otherwise specified as a misdemeanor, shall be guilty
of an infraction and, upon con-viction thereof, shall be subject to a
fine of not to exceed
two hundred and
fifty dollars ($250).Chapter 10.74
ABANDONED,
WRECKED, DISMANTLED OR
INOPERATIVE VEHICLES Sections:
10.74.010
10.74.020
10.74.030
10.74.040
10.74.050
10.74.060
10.74.070
10.74.080
10.
74.
090 10.74.100 Purpose--
Authority.
Scope.Appl icab il
i ty.Exceptions.Abandonment or Parking--Ten-Day
Limit--Exceptions.
Removal
of Vehicle or
Parts by Authorized Persons.Administrative Costs--Assessment.
Nuisance--
10.74.110
10.74.120
10.74.130
10.74..140
10.74.150
10.
74..
160
10.74.170
Public Hearings--
Procedure.
Appeals.Appeal Time Limit--Removal
of Vehicle.Removal--Notice to Department
of Motor Vehicles.Administrative
and Removal
Costs--Assessment.
Administration and Enforcement..Violation--Misdemeanor.10.74.010
Purpose--Authority. A. The City Council does find and
determine that the accumulation and storage of
abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles,or parts thereof, on
private or public property, not including highways, is found to
create a condition tending to reduce the value of private
property, to promote blight and deterior-ation, to invite
plundering, to create fire hazards, to constitute an attractive
nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors,
to create a harborage for rodents and insects and to be
injurious to the health, safety and general welfare.
Therefore, the presence of an abandoned,wrecked, dismantled
or inoperative vehicle, or part thereof,on private or
public property, not including highways, except as expressly permitted in
this Chapter, is declared to constitute a public nuisance which may be
abated as such in accordance
with the provisions of this Chapter.B. This determination is
in addition to and in accordance with the authority granted
by the State of California under Section 22660 of the
Vehicle Code to remove abandoned, wrecked,dismantled, or inoperative
vehicles, or parts thereof, as
public nuisances. (Prior CodeSection 4000)10.74.020 Scope.. This
Chapter shall apply to the storing,impounding, removal from, or
screening from public view on private property or on public
property, of all of the following:A.
Any and all parts
of vehicles;B. All abandoned vehicles;C. All vehicles
which are both wrecked and inoperative.Nothing contained in this Chapter
shall be construed to apply to a vehicle which is wrecked but operative,
nor to a vehicle
which is inoperative but not wrecked;D. Vehicles
which are both dismantled and inoperative.Nothing contained in this Chapter shall
be construed to apply to a vehicle which presents
an outward appearance of being dismantled,but is operative, nor to a
vehicle which is inoperative, but does not appear outwardly
to be
dismantled. (Prior Code Section 4000.3)10.74.030
Applicability. This Chapter is not the exclusive
regulation of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles within the
city. It shall be supplemental and in addition to the
other regulatory codes, statutes and ordinances heretofore or hereafter enacted by the
City, the State, or any other legal entity or agency having
jurisdiction. (Prior Code
Section 4000.4)
10.
74.040 to
a
vehicle,1.where it is property;2. Enclosed within a solid fence
six feet in height and is not plainly visible from the
street
or other public or private property;3. Enclosed by any other
lawful means of screening and is not plainly visible from the
street
or other public or private property.Exceptions.
A. This Chapter shall not
apply or part thereof, which is:Completely enclosed within
a building in a lawful manner not visible from the
street
B. This Chapter shall not apply to a vehicle, or part thereof,
which is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private propertyinconnectionwiththebusinessofalicenseddismantler, licensed
vehicle dealer, a junk dealer, or when such storage or parking is
necessary to the operation of a lawfully conducted business or
commercial enterprise.
C. Nothing in this Section shall authorize the maintenance
of a public or private nuisance as defined under provisions of law
other than Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22650) of Division II
of the Vehicle Code and this Chapter. (Prior Code Section 4000.2)
10.74.050 Abandonment or Parking--Ten-
Day Limit--Exceptions.It is unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person
to abandon, park,store, or leave, or permit the abandonment,
parking, storage or leaving of any licensed or unlicensed vehicle, or
part thereof, which is in an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled
or inoperative condition upon any private property or public property, not including highways within the City, for a period in excess of ten
days unless such vehicle, or
part thereof, is:A. Completely enclosed within a building in
a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other
public
or private propertYi B. Enclosed within a legally permitted solid
fence six feet in height and is not plainly visible from the street
or other public
or private propertYi C. Enclosed by any other lawful means
of screening and is not plainly visible from the street or
other public or private property. (Prior Code
Section 4000.16)10.74.060 Removal of Vehicle or Parts
by Authorized Persons.When the City Council has contracted with or
granted a franchise to any person or persons, such person or persons
shall be author-ized to enter upon private or pUblic property to
remove or cause the removal of a vehicle or parts thereof, declared
to be a nuisance pursuant to this Chapter. (Prior Code
Section 4000.6)10.74.070 Administrative
Costs--Assessment. The City Council shall, from time to time, determine and
fix an amount to be assessed as administrative costs (excluding
the actual cost of removal of any vehicle or part
thereof) under this Chapter.Prior
Code Section 4000.7)10.74.080 Nuisance--
Abatement--Notice. A. It shall be the duty of any owner, lessee
or occupant of any grounds, lots,or any real property within the
corporate limits of the City, to keep such grounds, lots, or
any real property free from abandoned,wrecked, dismantled
or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof.B. If any owner, lessee or
occupant of such grounds, lots, or any real property shall fail to
remove and keep such premises free from abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or
inopera ti ve vehicles, or parts thereof, the City Council may authorize
the Chief of Police or designee to give notice to the owner, lessee
or occupant of such premises to abate the nuisance and to
remove the abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles, or parts
thereof, within a
period not to exceed ten days.C. When the City Council
shall authorize the Chief of Police to give the notice referred to
in subsection B of this Section,it shall be the duty of the Chief of
Police, or his designee, to give such IINotice to Abate Nuisance
II in writing, which Notice shall contain a description of the
vehicle or vehicles, or parts thereof,to be removedi and which Notice shall
be
the premises as shown on the last equalized County assessment roll
and/or upon the lessee or occupant of the premises; which Notice
shall be served by depositing the Notice, postage paid, in the
United States Post Office in the City of Orange, directed to the
owner, lessee or occupant. If the owner is not known, or resides
outside the State of California, the Notice shall be given by post-ing a copy thereof conspicuously on the vehicle or vehicles, or
parts thereof, to be removed, for ten days, which service of Notice
shall be deemed to be completed ten days after posting. Such Notice
shall specify that if the vehicle or vehicles, or parts thereof, are
not removed within a period of ten days after the Notice, that
a public hearing shall be held on the question of abatement and
removal of the vehicle, or parts thereof, the assessment of the
administrative costs and the cost of removal of the vehicle, or
parts thereof, against the property on which it is located. (Prior
Code Section 4000.8)
10.74.090 Abatement--Noncompliance--Hearing
and Notice.If the owner, lessee or occupant of such premises does
not abate the nuisance and remove the vehicle, or parts
thereof, within ten days after Notice mentioned in Section 10.74.080,
a public hearing shall be held on the question of abatement and
removal of the vehicle, or parts thereof, as an abandoned,
wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle, the assessment of the
administrative costs,and the cost of removal of the vehicle, or part
thereof, against the property on which it is located. Notice of hearing
shall be mailed at least ten days before the hearing by certified
mail, with a five-day return requested, to the owner of the land
as shown on the last equalized County assessn~nt roll and to
the last registered and legal owner of record unless the vehicle is
in such condition that identification numbers are not available
to determine owner-ship. If any of the foregoing notices are
returned undelivered by the United States Post Office, the hearing shall be
continued to a date not less than ten days from the date of
such return. The failure to receive the mailed notices required in
this Section shall not affect in any manner the validity of
any abatement proceeding under the provisions of this Chapter, provided a Notice
of the pro-ceeding has been posted on the vehicle, or parts
thereof, sought to be removed, at least ten days before the
hearing. (Prior Code
Section 4000.9)10.74.100 Notice of Hearing to
California Highway Patrol.Notice of hearing shall also be given to
the California Highway Patrol identifying the vehicle, or part
thereof, proposed for removal, such Notice to be mailed at least ten days
prior to the public hearing by the Chief of Police or
his designee. (Prior Code
Section 4000.10)10.74.110 Public Hearings--
Procedure. A. All hearings under this Chapter shall be held before the Chief
of Police or his designee who shall hear all facts and
testimony he deems pertinent.The facts and testimony may include testimony
on the condition of the vehicle, or part thereof,
and the circumstances concerning its location on the private property or
public property. The hearing officer shall not be limited by the
technical rules of evidence.The owner of the land on which the vehicle is
located may appear in person at the hearing or present a written
statement in time for consideration, and deny responsibility for
the presence of the vehicle on the land with his
reasons
B. The hearing officer may impose such conditions and takesuchotheractionashedeemsappropriateunderthecircumstances
to carry out the purpose of this Chapter. He may delay the time
for removal of the vehicle, or part thereof, if, in his opinion,the circumstances justify it. At the conclusion of the publichearing, the hearing officer may find that a vehicle, or partthereof, has been abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or is
inoperative on private or public property. The hearing officer
may order the same removed from the property as a public nuisance
and disposed of as hereinafter provided, and determine the
administrative costs and the cost of removal to be charged againsttheowneroftheparceloflandonwhichthevehicle, or partthereof, is located. The order requiring removal shall include a
description of the vehicle, or part thereof, and the correct
identification number and license number of tr~ vehicle, if
available I at the si te.
C. If it shall be proved by the landowner by a preponder-
ance of the evidence affirmatively shown at the hearing that
the vehicle was placed on the land without the consent of
the landowner, and that he has not subsequently acquiesced to
its presence, or despite the fact that the vehicle was
originally placed on the land with the consent of the landowner,
or the vehicle was subsequently abandoned on the land without
the consent of the landowner, the hearing officer shall not
assess costs of administration or removal of the vehicle againstthepropertyuponwhichthevehicleislocated, or otherwise
attempt to collect such costs from such landowner. Provided,
however, that the hearing officer may have discretion to impose
a requirement that the land be posted with signs in such size
and number to be determined by the hearing officer prohibiting
dumping of vehicles or other material or trespassing on the
land. Failure of the landowner to obey an order to post signs
shall result in the liability of the landowner for the cost of
removal of any vehicles found abandoned on the land thirty (30)
days after the date of any order, in writing, rendered by the
hearing officer, requiring the posting of the signs.
D. Costs will be assessed against and billed to the last
registered and legal owner of the vehicle if it is determined
that the last registered and legal owner was responsible for or
acquiesced to the presence of the vehicle, or part thereof, on the
private or public property.
E. If an interested party makes a written presentation to
the hearing officer I but does not appear, he shall be notified
in writing of the decision. (Prior Code Section 4000.11)
10.74.120 Appeals. A. Any interested party may appeal
the decision of the hearing officer by filing a wri tten notice
to appeal with the hearing officer within five days after his
decision.
B. Such appeal shall be heard by the City Council which mayaffirm, amend or reverse the order or take other action deemed
appropriate.
C. The City Clerk shall give written notice of the time and
place of the hearing to the appellant and those persons specified
in Section 10.74.090.
D. In conducting the hearing, the City Council shall not be
limited by the technical rules of evidence. (Prior Code Section
4000.12 )
34-
10. 74.130 Appeal Time Limit--Removal of Vehicle Tendaysfromthedateofexpirationoftherightofappeala~ setforthi~ Section 10.74.120, the vehicle, or parts thereof, maybed~sposed of by removal to a scrapyard or automobile dismantlerl
syard.. After a vehicle has been removed, it shall notthereafterbereconstructedormadeoperable. (Prior Code Section 4000.
13)10.74.140 Removal--Notice to Department ofMotorVehicles.within five (5) days after the date of removal of thevehicleIorpartthereof, not~ce shall be given totheCaliforniaDepartmentofIvIotorVehiclesidentifyingthe vehicle, or part
thereof, removed.At the same time, there shall be transmitted totheCaliforniaDepartmentofMotorVehiclesanyevidenceofregistrationavailable,including registration certificates, certificates oftitleandlicenseplates. (Prior Code Section
4000.14)10.74.150 Administrative and
Removal Costs--Assessment.A. If the administrative costs and the
cost of removal,which are charged against the owner of a parceloflandpursuanttoSection10.74.110, are not paid within thirty (
30) days of the date of the order, or the final dispositionofanappealtherefrom, such costs shall be assessed against
the parcel of land, pursuant to Section 38773.5 of the
Government Code, and shall be transmitted to the tax collector
for collection. The assessment shall have the same priority
as other taxes.B. If the administrative costs and cost of
removal of the vehicle are to be charged against the last
registered and legal owner of the vehicle, pursuant to Section 10.74.
110, a bill covering the charges will be sent to the
last registered and legal owner of the vehicle by the Finance Director.
If the bill is not paid within thirty (30) days from the
date mailed, it shall be transmitted to the City Attorney
fornecessary legal action.. (Prior Code
Section 4000.15)10.74.160 Administration and
Enforcement. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the provisions
of this Chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Chief of
Police. In the enforcement of this Chapter, such officers and
their deputies may enter upon private or public property to examine
a vehicle, or parts thereof, or obtain information as to the
identity of a vehicle, and to remove or cause the removal of a
vehicle, or part thereof, declared to be a nuisance, pursuant
to this Chapter.pr ior Code Se
ction 4000. 5)10.74.170 Vio1ation--Misdemeanor. It
is unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to fail or
refuse to remove an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or
inoperative vehicle, or part thereof, or refuse to abate such nuisance when o~
dered to do so,in accordance with the abatement provision of
th~s Chapter or state law, where such state law
is applicable. (Prior Code Be c ti
on
Chapter 10.78
OBSTRUCTION OF RAILROAD CROSSING
Sections:
10.78.010
10.78.020
10.78.030
Obstruction of Railroad Crossing.
Exceptions.
Violation--
Infraction.10.?8.010 .Obstruction o~ Railroad Crossing. It isunlawfulandan ~nfract~on for the ra~lroad conductor or the engineer
of any railroad train to direct the operation or to o}?erate thesameinsuchamanner, or to permit the same to remain standing as
to prevent the use of any streets wi thin the City for purpose
of travel for a period of time longer than ten minutes. (Ord.
32-80 Be c tion 1 (
part), 1980 )10.78.020 Exceptions. The provisions of this
Chapter shall not be applicable under the
following circumstances:A. When the train is
in motion;B. When the railroad conductor has no control over
the situa-tion causing the
obstruction; and C. When the train cannot be moved without
endangering the safety of the passengers or freight. (Ord. 32-
80 Section
1 part), 1980)10.78.030 Vio1ation--Infraction.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be guil
ty of an infrac-tion and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be subject to:A. A fine of Fifty Dollars ($50)
for a first violation;B. A fine of One Hundred Dollars ($
100) for a second violation of this Chapter within
one (1) year; and C. A fine of Two Hundred Fifty
Dollars ($250) for each additional violation of this Chapter within
one (1) year. (Ord.32-
80 Section 1 (
part),
1980)
CHAPTER 10.82 SKATEBOARDS Sections:10.
82.010 Skateboards and Skates 10.82.010 Skateboards
and Skates. A. It is unlawful for any person to skate or
to ride or propel a
skateboard in a public roadway.B. It is unlawful to skate or
to ride or propel a
skateboard in a business district.c. Any person skating
or riding or ~ropeling a skateboard upon any sidewalk shall
exerc~se.due care and shall yield the
right-
section III:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional
by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of the ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that is
would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact
that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or
phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section IV:
A summary of this Ordinance shall be published and a certified
copy of the full text of this Ordinance shall be posed in the
Office of the City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the CityCouncilmeetingatwhichthisOrdinanceistobeadopted. A sum-
mary of this Ordinance shall also be published once within Fifteen
15) days after this Ordinance's passage in the Orange City News,
a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the
City of Orange. The City Clerk shall post in the Office of the
City Clerk a certified copy of the full text of such adopted Ordin-
ance along with the names of those City Council members voting for
and against the Ordinance, in accordance with Government Code
Section 36933. This Ordinance shall take effect Thirty (30) days
from and after the date of its final passage.
ADOPTED this 20th day of July,
ATTEST:
i,,_ ~
CI Y CLERK~E TY RANGE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF ORM~GE )
I, r.1ARILYN J. JENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Orange,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council
held on the 13th day of July, 1982, and thereafter at a
regular meeting of said City Council duly held on the 20th
day of July, 1982, was duly passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Smith, Barrera, Mayor Beam, Beyer
NOES: COUNCIIMEN: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCILMAN: Perez
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
Witness my hand and seal this /(JMday of tlttrJ-dC ,
1982.