Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 10 — VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC CODE
Ceres Municipal Code Ch. 12 Streets and Alleys
Ceres Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Ceres
Cite as: Ceres Municipal Code Chapter 12 · Text as of 2026-10-04
10.12.010 - General provision.¶
It is unlawful for a driver to drive or operate a vehicle in any direction contrary to the designated direction marked by signs or other markings on streets.
(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)
10.12.020 - Authority of City Engineer.¶
Whenever any ordinance or resolution of this City designates a one-way street or alley, the City Engineer shall place and maintain signs giving notice thereof, and no such regulation shall be effective unless proper signs are in place. Signs indicating the direction of lawful traffic movement shall be placed at every intersection where movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited.
(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)
10.12.030 - Traffic control through certain streets and alleys.¶
Whenever an ordinance or resolution of the City designates an alley or street as one-way, no person shall drive any vehicle through the alley or street except in the direction authorized, or to stop or park any vehicle in any such alley except on the side thereof designated by the City Engineer. The City Engineer shall erect signs on one-way alleys indicating the side or portion thereof upon which loading or unloading is authorized.
(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)
10.12.040 - Emerging from alley or driveway.¶
The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley or driveway onto any public street shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk area extending across any alley or driveway pursuant to any posted stop sign.
(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)
10.12.050 - Use restrictions.¶
It is unlawful for the operator of any moving van, dump truck, tank truck used or designed for the purpose of transporting petroleum products or any vehicle described in section 10.04.120, to operate the vehicle upon any street other than unrestricted streets, avenues, or thoroughfares, for any purpose other than to make a pickup or delivery, or to service or secure repairs to the vehicle. In traveling to or from the point of pickup, or delivery, or to service or repair of the vehicle, the operator of the vehicle shall drive as far as possible upon and over an unrestricted street, avenue or thoroughfare.
(Ord. No. 2020-1056, § 2, 2-24-2020)
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