Berkeley Municipal Code Ch. 14.24 Miscellaneous Driving Rules

It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral procession or a parade, provided that such vehicles are conspicuously so designated. The directing of all vehicles and traffic on any street over which such funeral procession or parade wishes to pass shall be entirely subject to the orders of the Police Department. (Ord. 3262-NS § 6, 1952)

It is unlawful for any person to attach themselves with their hands, or to catch on, or hold on to with their hands or by other means, to any moving vehicle or train for the purpose of receiving motive power therefrom. (Ord. 3262-NS § 6.1, 1952)

A. It is unlawful for any person to operate or drive a commercial vehicle in, on or across any private driveway approach or sidewalk area or the driveway itself without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, if a sign or markings are in place indicating that the use of such driveway is prohibited.

B. For the purpose of this section a commercial vehicle shall mean a vehicle having a rated capacity in excess of one-half ton. (Ord. 3262-NS § 6.2, 1952)

It is unlawful for any person to ride, drive, propel or cause to be propelled any vehicle or animal across or upon any sidewalk excepting over permanently constructed driveways and excepting when it is 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 Director of Public Works. Such wooden planks shall not be permitted to remain upon such sidewalk area during the hours from six p.m. to six a.m. (Ord. 3262-NS § 6.3, 1952)

It is unlawful for any person to ride or drive any animal or any vehicle over or across any newly made pavement or freshly painted marking in any street when a barrier or sign is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking, or when a sign is in place stating that the street or any portion thereof is closed. (Ord. 3262-NS § 6.4, 1952)

It is unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle onto or from any limited access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are lawfully established. (Ord. 3262-NS § 6.5, 1952)

It is unlawful for any person to operate or drive or leave any vehicle in, over, or upon any private property without express or implied permission of the owner thereof, or the person entitled to the possession thereof for the time being, or the authorized agent of either, except that this section shall not apply to public or private parking lots. (Ord. 3315-NS § 1, 1953; Ord. 3262-NS § 6.6, 1952)

Any regularly employed and salaried officer of the Police Department of the City, the owner of any private property or the person entitled to the possession thereof for the time being, or the authorized agent of either, may remove or cause to be removed any vehicle that has been parked or left standing on any private property in violation of Section 14.24.070 of this chapter. (Ord. 3315-NS § 6.6-a, 1953)

If a vehicle removed from such private property was rightfully there, the person or persons who complained of the presence of such vehicle and/or the person or persons (other than employees of the Police Department) who caused such vehicle to be removed shall be liable for any and all charges for towage and for caring for and keeping safe such vehicle. (Ord. 3315-NS § 6.6-b, 1953)

Any person referred to in Section 14.24.070 of this chapter who removes any vehicle from any private property in the City is authorized to remove said vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of safety, or to a garage designated or maintained by the City. (Ord. 3315-NS § 6.6-c, 1953)

Any person referred to in Section 14.24.070 of this chapter who removes a vehicle from private property shall give notice to the owner of the vehicle as provided in Section 585 of the Vehicle Code of the state. (Ord. 3315-NS § 6.6-d, 1953)

The keeper of any garage in which any vehicle is stored in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall have a lien thereon for their compensation for towage and for caring for and keeping safe such vehicle, and may satisfy such lien upon compliance with and under the conditions stated in Section 585 of the Vehicle Code of the state. (Ord. 3315-NS § 6.6-e, 1953)

It is unlawful for any person, public utility or department in the City to erect or place any barrier or sign on any street unless of a type approved by the director of public works, or to disobey the instructions, remove, tamper with or destroy any barrier or sign lawfully placed on any street by any person, public utility or by any department of this City. (Ord. 3262-NS § 6.7, 1952)

It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to 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 they are operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed. (Ord. 3262-NS § 6.8, 1952)

A prima facie speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour is established on the westerly frontage road of the Eastshore Highway from Hearst Avenue to Gilman Street. (Ord. 6945-NS § 1 (part), 2006; Ord. 3614-NS § 2, 1958)

When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, it is unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle at a speed greater than twenty miles per hour down grade on Marin Avenue between Grizzly Peak Boulevard and The Circle. (Ord. 3684-NS § 1, 1959)

A prima facie speed limit of thirty miles per hour is established on Sacramento Street between Rose Street and the south City limits. (Ord. 3817-NS § 1, 1961)

A prima facie speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour is established on Solano Avenue, between Del Norte Street and The Alameda. (Ord. 3921-NS § 1, 1963)

It is unlawful for any person to ride, push or wheel a bicycle on the Solano Avenue roadway between Del Norte Street and Contra Costa Avenue. (Ord. 3967-NS § 1, 1963)

A prima facie speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour is established on University Avenue, between Eastshore Highway and Marina Boulevard. (Ord. 4574-NS § 1 (part), 1972)

A prima facie speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour is established on the West Frontage Road between Gilman Street and the south City limit. (Ord. 6276-NS § 1, 1995; Ord. 4574-NS § 1 (part), 1972)

A prima facie speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour is established on Claremont Avenue between Ashby Avenue and Alcatraz Avenue/Oakland City limit. (Ord. 6945-NS § 2 (part), 2006; Ord. 6581-NS § 1, 2000)

In vehicle lanes designated by the use of markings and/or posting for transit-only use, public transit vehicles and bicycles are the only vehicles allowed to operate within such lanes during hours and days indicated by posting and/or marking. Vehicles may be operated momentarily within a transit-only lane while preparing to make a turn or entering into or exiting from a designated parking space or a driveway. Parking, passenger loading and unloading by non-public transit vehicles, and freight loading or unloading are prohibited in the transit-only lane unless otherwise indicated by markings and/or posting. (Ord. 7576-NS § 1, 2017)

As part of the safety improvements for I-80 Gilman Interchange Project the at-grade crossing of Union Pacific railroad corridor at Camelia Street is permanently closed to all traffic, allowing the City to bank credits towards a possible railroad quiet zone in the future. (Ord. 7738-NS § 1, 2020)