Part 3

• (a) The traffic enforcement agency shall remove to a safe place every vehicle which has been parked or left standing upon a public street or alley for seventy-two (72) or more consecutive hours without being moved under its own motive power more than one (1) block.

• (b) Vehicles displaying a current and valid resident or accessibility oversized vehicle parking permit are exempt from this limitation, but shall not be exempt from all other parking prohibitions and limitations, including, but not limited to, street cleaning, red zones, preferential parking, and fire hydrants.

• (Ord. 18-1815 § 1; Ord. 92-969 § 1; Ord. 05-1334 § 1)

Any peace officer as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the California Penal Code, or any regularly employed and salaried employee who is engaged in the directing of traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations of the City of Carson, may remove any vehicle parked or left standing in violation of this Chapter 2. Removal of a vehicle may be requested by the Traffic Enforcement Agency and shall be conducted in compliance with the provisions of this Section and Division 11, Chapter 10, of the California Vehicle Code. (Ord. 04-1324 § 2; Ord. 04-1312U § 3; Ord. 04-1312 § 2)

Part 4. Traffic Control Devices

The Public Works Director shall cause to be placed and maintained official traffic control devices upon streets and highways required to enforce the provisions of the Vehicle Code and Traffic Code. The Director shall also cause to be placed and maintained such appropriate official traffic control devices as deemed necessary to properly indicate and carry out the provisions of the Codes, or to warn or guide traffic.

(Ord. 92-969 § 1; Ord. 05-1334 § 1)

No provision of the Vehicle Code or of the Traffic Code requiring official traffic control devices shall be enforced against an alleged violator unless appropriate official traffic control devices are in place giving notice of such provision or requirement.

(Ord. 92-969 § 1; Ord. 05-1334 § 1)

The Public Works Director, as authorized by the City Council, shall install and maintain official traffic control signals at those intersections and other places where traffic conditions are such as to require that the flow of traffic be alternately interrupted and released. (Ord. 92-969 § 1; Ord. 05-1334 § 1)

The Public Works Director is authorized to remove, relocate or discontinue the operation of any traffic control device not specifically required by the Vehicle Code or the Traffic Code whenever the conditions which warranted or required the installation no longer exist. (Ord. 92-969 § 1; Ord. 05-1334 § 1)

The Public Works Director shall determine the hours and days during which any traffic control device shall be in operation or be in effect, except in those cases where such hours are specified in the Vehicle or Traffic Codes or by the City Council. (Ord. 92-969 § 1; Ord. 05-1334 § 1)

No person or agency, unless authorized by the Public Works Director, shall mark any street or curb surface; provided, however, that this Section shall not apply to the marking of house numbers on a curb surface.

(Ord. 92-969 § 1; Ord. 05-1334 § 1)