Cudahy Municipal Code Ch. 10.04 Traffic Code

(1) Except as hereinafter amended, Title 15 of the Los Angeles County Code, entitled “Vehicles and Traffic,” as that title was effective on September 1, 1993, is hereby adopted by reference as the traffic and parking ordinance of the city of Cudahy and may be cited as such.

(2) One copy of Title 15 of the Los Angeles County Code is on deposit in the office of the city clerk and shall be at all times maintained by the city clerk for use and examination by the public. References to division, chapter and section numbers and amendments to this chapter are declared to be references to the division, chapter and section numbers contained in Title 15 of the Los Angeles County Code unless otherwise specified. References in Title 15 to the “Commissioner” shall be deemed to refer instead to the city manager or the city manager’s designee.

(3) Chapter 15.16 of Title 15, entitled “Highway Safety Commission,” is hereby repealed.

(4) Section 15.76.130 of Title 15 is hereby amended to read as follows:

15.76.130 Washing vehicles in highway. A person shall not dust, wipe, wash, or polish or otherwise clean, use or employ any method of dusting, wiping, washing or otherwise cleaning or polishing any vehicle or portion thereof while on any highway.

(Ord. 481 § 1. 2002 Code § 8-1).

(1) Pursuant to Section 22655.5(a) of the California Vehicle Code, a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, may remove a motor vehicle from the highway or from public or private property within the city and have same stored for a period not to exceed 30 calendar days, if the peace officer has probable cause to believe that the vehicle was being operated or occupied for the purpose of cruising (as prohibited by this chapter).

(2) When a vehicle has been removed and stored “impounded” pursuant to Section 15.78.10 of the Los Angeles County Vehicle Code, the police chief or his designee shall provide the vehicle’s registered and legal owners as reflected on the most current Department of Motor Vehicles registration records, or their agents, with the opportunity for a post-storage hearing to determine the validity of the storage, or to consider mitigating circumstances attendant to the impoundment.

(3) A notice of the impoundment shall be mailed (via certified mail, return receipt) at the address listed on the most current Department of Motor Vehicles registration records or personally delivered to the registered and legal owners within 48 hours, excluding weekends and holidays, and shall include all of the following information:

(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the agency providing the notice;

(b) The location of the place of storage and description of the vehicle, which shall include, if available, the name or make, the manufacturer, the license plate number and the mileage;

(c) The authority and purpose for the removal of the vehicle, and the time of impoundment not to exceed 30 days; and

(d) A statement that, in order to receive their post-storage hearing, the owners, or their agents, shall request the hearing in person, writing, or by telephone to the agency providing the notice or in any other manner required in the notice within 10 days of the date appearing on the notice.

(4) The failure of the registered or legal owners to receive notice properly served in accordance with this section at the addresses listed on the most current Department of Motor Vehicles registration records, or the failure to notify any person with legal interest in the vehicle that is not listed in the most current Department of Motor Vehicles registration records, does not constitute defective service and shall not be a bar to the impoundment procedures set forth in this chapter.

(5) The post-storage hearing shall be conducted by the police chief or his designee within 48 hours of the request excluding weekends and holidays. In no circumstances may the hearing officer be the same person who directed the impoundment of the vehicle.

(6) No vehicle impounded pursuant to this section shall be released without presentation of the registered owner’s or agent’s currently valid driver’s license to operate the vehicle and proof of current registration and liability insurance in the limits as required by law, or upon order of a court.

(7) The registered owner or his or her agent is responsible for all towing and storage charges related to the impoundment in accordance with Section 22650.5 of the California Vehicle Code.

(8) Pursuant to Section 22655.5(d) of the California Vehicle Code, in any prosecution of the crime for which a vehicle was impounded pursuant to this section, the prosecutors may request, and the court may order, the perpetrator of the crime, if convicted, to pay the costs of towing and storage of the vehicle, and any administrative charges in accordance with Section 22859.5 of the California Vehicle Code.

(9) The notice and hearing provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles impounded for other violations of law and/or other reasons consistent with local or state law. Other administrative procedures are provided for other impoundments. (Ord. 609 § 1, 2009).

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of CMC 10.04.010, no vehicle exceeding 6,000 pounds in gross unladen weight, except a vehicle which is subject to the provisions of Section 1031 through 1036 of the California Public Utilities Code, may be used, operated, towed, driven on or across, or parked on property on or adjacent to the following streets:

(a) Live Oak, Elizabeth, Clara and Santa Ana Streets from the east city limits to the west city limits;

(b) Otis Street from the north city limits to the south city limits;

(c) Cecelia Street from Wilcox Avenue to Ferndale Avenue;

(d) The entire length of Ferndale Avenue;

(e) Cecelia Street and Fostoria Street from Ferndale Avenue to the east city limits;

(f) Wilcox Avenue from the north city limits to Cecelia Street;

(g) Walnut Street from Otis Avenue to the west city limits;

(h) Flower Street from Otis Avenue to the west city limits;

(i) Hartle Street from Atlantic Avenue to Otis Avenue; and

(j) Bear Avenue from the north city limits to Flower Street.

(2) Every person who violates this section shall be punished by a fine equal to the amount specified in California Vehicle Code Section 42030(a); however, in no event shall such fine be less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00. (Ord. 481 § 1. 2002 Code § 8-2).

Notwithstanding the provisions of CMC 10.04.010 and 10.04.020, the provisions of CMC 10.04.020 shall not be applicable to the use of the streets therein listed by a vehicle when it is necessary for a vehicle to travel over such streets for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide conduct of a business located on such street or repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure located upon such streets and for which a building permit has previously been obtained and is in full force and effect. The provisions of CMC 10.04.020 shall not be effective until appropriate signs have been erected. (Ord. 481 § 1. 2002 Code § 8-3).

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of CMC 10.04.010, the operator of any vehicle shall not park such vehicle on any highway, street, alley, public way, or public place between the hours of 12:00 a.m. through 6:00 a.m. every day.

(2) The hourly parking prohibitions set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that properly displays a valid city-issued overnight parking permit.

(3) The operator of any vehicle shall not park or leave standing any vehicle whether attended or unattended at any time, with or without a valid city-issued parking permit, on Atlantic Avenue between Florence Avenue and Salt Lake Avenue.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of CMC 10.04.010, no vehicle exceeding 6,000 pounds in gross unladen weight, except a vehicle which is subject to the provisions of Sections 1031 through 1036 of the California Public Utilities Code, may be parked or idle on the following streets:

(a) Cecelia Street from Atlantic Avenue to Wilcox Avenue;

(b) Patata Street from Salt Lake Avenue to Wilcox Avenue;

(c) Ardine Street from Salt Lake Avenue to Atlantic Avenue;

(d) Wilcox Avenue from Cecelia Street to Patata Street; and

(e) Salt Lake Avenue from Olive Street to Patata Street. (Ord. 724 § 2, 2022; Ord. 721 § 2, 2022; Ord. 671 § 2, 2018; Ord. 481 § 1. 2002 Code § 8-4).

Notwithstanding the provisions of CMC 10.04.010, it shall be unlawful for any person to stop, park or leave standing any vehicle on any municipally owned or operated off-street parking facility at any place, location or stall thereon where a conspicuous sign has been erected indicating that said place, location or stall is reserved for a particular individual, officer, or employee. (Ord. 481 § 1. 2002 Code § 8-5).

Notwithstanding the provisions of CMC 10.04.010, no person shall drive or operate any motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter, or bicycle on the grounds of any public property or park except in an area designated as a parking area. The city manager may issue permits to operate vehicles on such grounds in connection with special events and programs conducted thereon. (Ord. 481 § 1. 2002 Code § 8-6).

Notwithstanding the provisions of CMC 10.04.010, the operator of any vehicle shall not park such vehicle for a period of time in excess of 20 minutes upon any portion of any highway, street, or public way within 200 feet of a polling place between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on any election day. (Ord. 481 § 1. 2002 Code § 8-7).

Notwithstanding the provisions of CMC 10.04.010, the following curb markings shall have the meanings as herein set forth unless otherwise specified by appropriate adjacent signage or painted curb legends:

(1) Red shall mean no stopping, standing or parking 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) Green shall mean no standing or parking for a period of time longer than 20 minutes.

(3) Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided, that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than 20 minutes.

(4) White shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mail box, which shall not exceed three minutes and such restrictions shall apply between 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays and except as follows:

(a) When such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mail box, 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. (Ord. 539 § 1; Ord. 481 § 1. 2002 Code § 8-8).

Notwithstanding the provisions of CMC 10.04.010:

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall stand or park any vehicle, wagon or pushcart from which goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables or foodstuffs are sold, displayed, solicited or offered for sale or bartered or exchanged, or any lunch wagon or eating car or vehicle, on any portion of any streets within this city except that such vehicles, wagons or pushcarts may stand or park only at the request of a bona fide purchaser for a period of time not to exceed 10 minutes at any one place. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons delivering such articles upon order of, or by agreement with, a customer from a store or other fixed place of business or distribution.

(2) No person shall park or stand any vehicle or wagon used or intended to be used in the transportation of property for hire on any street while awaiting patronage for such vehicle or wagon without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the city staff which shall designate the specific location where such vehicle may stand.

(3) No person shall park or stand, on any street or at any curb within this city, any vehicle, wagon or cart upon which has been placed or erected any advertising structure, sign or display for the primary purpose of directing public attention to a place of business, or advertising the sale of services or merchandise at a place of business. (Ord. 481 § 1. 2002 Code § 8-9).