Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 4 — Public Safety›Chapter 2 — TRAFFIC REGULATION
Atascadero Municipal Code Art. 9 Miscellaneous Driving Rules
Atascadero Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Atascadero
Cite as: Atascadero Municipal Code Article 9 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 4-2.901. Stop when traffic obstructed.¶
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he or she is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.901, 1980)
§ 4-2.902. Driving through funeral or other procession.¶
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion and when such vehicles are conspicuously designated as required in this chapter. This provision shall not apply at intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals or police officers.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.902, 1980)
§ 4-2.903. Driver in procession.¶
Each driver in a funeral or other procession shall drive as near to the right-hand edge of the roadway as practicable and shall follow the vehicle ahead as close as is practicable and safe.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.903, 1980)
§ 4-2.904. When permits required for parades and processions.¶
No procession or parade shall occupy, march or proceed along any street, except in accordance with a permit properly issued by the City.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.904, 1980)
§ 4-2.905. Obedience to barriers and signs.¶
No person, public utility, or City employee shall erect or place any barrier or sign on any street unless of a type approved by the Traffic Engineer, or disobey the instruction, or remove, tamper with, or destroy any barrier or sign lawfully placed on any street.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.905, 1980)
§ 4-2.906. Shrubbery obstructing visibility of intersections.¶
Whenever the Traffic Engineer finds that any hedge, shrubbery, or tree growing in a parkway obstructs the view of any intersection or any traffic upon the streets approaching such intersection, he or she shall give notice to the owner of the property to remove or trim such obstruction together with an appropriate time limit for such actions and, if not properly performed in the time limit, he or she shall cause the hedge, shrubbery, or tree to be immediately removed or reduced in height and the cost of such removal or trimming shall be collectable in the manner provided by law.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.906, 1980)
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