HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 963 1975-06-09
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ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, AMENDING AND
REPEALING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 13 PERTAINING
TO MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC AND AMENDING THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH HEREBY ORDAINS
AS FOLLOWS:
Section l.
Code of the City
'as follows:
Section 13-3 of Article 1 of Chapter 13 of the
of Seal Beach, California is hereby amended to read
"Section 13-3.
Same--Bicycle.
The word, BICYCLE, for the purpose of this Chapter,
shall mean and include any device upon which a person
may ride, which is propelled by human power through a
system of belts, chains, or gears and which has wheels
at least twenty (20") inches in diameter and a frame
size of at least fourteen (14") inches."
Section 2. Section 13-14 of Article 1 of Chapter 13
Code of the City of Seal Beach, California is hereby amended
as follows:
of the
to read
"Section 13-14.
Same--pedestrian.
A PEDESTRIAN is any person who is afoot or who is
using a means of conveyance propelled by human power other
than a bicycle."
Section 3. Section 13-17 of Article 1 of Chapter 13 of the
Code of the City of Seal Beach, California is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"Section 13-17. Same--Stop or Stand.
STOP or STAND when prohibited shall mean any cessa-
tion of movement of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except
when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in com-
pliance with the direction of a pOlice officer or official
traffic control device or signal."
Section 4. Article 1 of Chapter 13 of the Code of the
City of Seal Beach, California is hereby amended by adding Section
13-19.1 thereto, which shall read as follows:
"Section 13-19.1.
Bicycle Riding on Sidewalks.
The City Engineer may post signs permitting bicycle
riding on sidewalks and locations where riding on the
street would be extremely hazardous. Any person may
ride or operate a bicycle on sidewalks where signs
have been posted by the City Engineer pursuant to this
Section."
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Secti@n 5.
City of Seal Beach,
follows:
Section 1J-25 of Article I of Chapter 13 of the Code of the
California is hereby amended in its entirety to'proviae ss
"Section 13-25.
Riding or Driving Vehicles on Sidewalk.
'~o person shall operate or move a motor vehicle upon a
sidewalk excepting over permanently constructed driveways and
except as may be necessary to enter or leave adjacent property
and excepting when it ia necessary for any temporary purpose
to drive a loaded vehicle across a sidewalk; provided further,
that said sidewalk area be substantially protected by wooden
planks two inches thick, and written permission be previously
obtained from the City Traffic Engineer. Such wooden planks
shall not be permitted to remain upon such sidewalk area dur-
ing the hours from 6:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M."
"Section 6. Section 13-30 of Article I of Chapter 13 of the Code of
the City of Seal Beach, California is hereby repealed.
Section 7. Section 13-34 of Article I of Chapter 13 of the Code of
the City of Seal Beach, California is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 13-34.
Report of Damage to Certain Property.
(a) The driver of any vehicle or the person in
charge of any animal involved in an accident resulting in
damage to any property including vehicles, shall immediately
stop at the scene of the accident and shall then and there
either:
1. Locate and notify the owner or person
in charge of such property of the name and
address of the driver and owner of the vehicle
involved, or;
2. Leave in a conspicuous place on the
vehicle or other property damaged a written
notice giving the name and address of the
driver and of the owner of the vehicle involved
and a statement of the circumstances thereof;
and shalt', without unnecessary delay, notify
the police department of the city wherein the
collision occurred.
(b) Any person who parks a vehicle which, prior
to the vehicle again being driven, becomes a
runaway vehicle and is involved in an accident
resulting in damage to any property, attended
or unattended, shall comply with the requirements
of this Section, relating to notification and .
reporting."
Section 8. Section 13-68 of Article VI of Chapter 13 of the Code of
the City of Seal Beach, California is hereby repealed.
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Section 9. Secton 13-86 of Article VIII of Chapter 13
of the Code of the City of Seal Beach, California is repealed.
Section 10.
of the Code of the
amended to read as
Section 13-97 of Article XIII
City of Seal Beach, California
follows:
of Chapter 13
is ,hereby
"Section 13-97.
Curb Markings to Indicate No Stopping
and Parking Regulations.
(a) The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized,
subject to the provisions and limitations of this Chapter,
to plac~, and when required herein shall place, the follow-
ing curb markings to indicate parking or standing regula-
tions, and said curb markings shall have the meanings herein
set forth.
1. Red shall mean no stopping, standing or park-
ing at any time, except as permitted by the Vehicle Code,
and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or
signed as a bus zone.
2. Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or
parking at any time between 7:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. of
any day except Sunday for any purpose other than the
loading or unloading of passengers or materials, pro-
vided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall
not consume more than three minutes, nor the loading or
unloading of materials more than twenty minutes.
3. White shall mean no stopping, standing or
parking for any purpose other than the loading or unloading
of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in
an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed three minutes.
Such restrictions shall apply between 7:00 A.M. and 6:00
P.M. of any day except as follows:
A. When such zone is in front of a hotel or
mailbox, the restrictions shall apply at all times.
B. When such zone is in front of a theater,
the restrictions shall apply at all times, except
when such theater is closed.
C. When such zone is established as a taxi-
cab stand, pursuant to Section 13-103 of this Code,
the three minute restriction for taxicabs and
automobiles for hire will be increased to forty
minutes.
4. Green curb markings with time limits stenciled
thereon shall mean no standing or parking for a period
of time longer than indicated, and in no case longer than
twenty-four minutes, between 9:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. on
any day, unless otherwise indicated by signs.
(b) When the City Traffic Engineer, as authorized under
this Section, has caused curb markings to be placed, no
person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to
any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the
provisions of this Section.
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P~ge F9ur
Section 11. Section 13-104 of Article VIII of Chapter 13
of the Code of the City of Seal Beach, California is hereby repealed. :
of
in
Section 12.
the Code of the
its entirety to
13
amended
Section 13-122 of Article XI of Chapter
City of Seal Beach, California is hereby
provide as follows:
"Section 13-122. Increasing State Speed Limit in Certain
Zones.
It is hereby determined upon the basis of an engineering
and traffic survey, that the speed permitted by State law upon
the fOllowing streets is less than is necessary for safe opera-
tion of vehicles thereon by reason of the designation and sign-
posting of suqh streets as through highways and by reason of
widely spaced intersections, and it is hereby declared that the
prima facie speed sHall be as hereinafter set forth on those
streets or parts of streets herein designated, when signs are
erected giving notice thereof:
Name of Street or
Portion Affected
Declared Prima Facie
Speed Limit
Section 13. Section 13-123 of Article XI of Chapter 13 of
the Code of the City of Seal Beach is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 13-123.
Decrease of State Law Maximum Speed.
It is hereby determined upon the basis of an engineering
and traffic survey that the speed permitted by State law out-
side of business and residence districts as applicable upon the
following streets, is greater than is reasonable,or safe under
the conditions found to e~ist upon such stree~s; and it is hereby
declared that the prima facie speed limit shall be as herein
set forth on those streets or parts of streets herein designated,
when signs are erected giving notice thereof.
All streets and portions of streets within the incorporated
limits of the City are declared to have a prima facie speed limit
of twenty-five miles per hour except: '
(a) Any State or federal highway posted with a speed
limit by authority of that jurisdiction.
(b) Any street or portion of street, when signs are
erected designating a greater speed, under authority of
Council resolution or ordinance; in which case, the
post~d speed will be considered prima facie. '
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(c) Streets, portions of streets, alleys, or other
areas in which vehicles may drive when a lesser speed ~s
dictated by local ordinance or provisions of the Vehicle Code.
(Ord. No. 575.) ,
Section 14. Section 13-124 of Article XI of Chapter 13 of
the Code of the City of Seal Beach is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Section 13-124.
Decrease of State Law Speed Between
Districts.
Reference is hereby made to the following portions of
streets where the State speed iaw of fifty-five miles per
hour' is applicable for a d-istance of not exceeding two
thousand feet in length between districts, either business
or residence, and it IS hereby determined upon the basis
of, an engineering and'traffic investigation that the speed
permitted by State law upon the fotlowing described portions
of such street~ which are not State highways is greater
than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to
exist upon the described portions of such streets, and it
is hereby declared that the prima facie speed limit shall
be as herein set forth on these portions of streets herein
designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof:
Portion of Street Affected
Not Exceeding 2,000 Feet
Between Districts
Declared Prima Facie
Speed Limit
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS
, 1975.
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STATE OF CALIFOR~IA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
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I, ~6eprs ~~/ , City Clerk of the City of Seal
Beach and ex-officio clerk of the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach, do hereby certify to the passage and adoption of the fore-
going Ordinance by e City Council at a regular meeting held on the
'1(:!.. day of ..J, 1975, by the fOllowing vote.
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AYES:
Councilmen
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Councilmen
ABSENT:
Councilmen