El Dorado County Municipal Code Art. IV Vehicle Regulations

No person shall operate or possess any motor vehicle or motor driven vehicle, including, but not limited to, cars, trucks, motorcycles, motorbikes or similar vehicles, within a park, except upon paved or gravel roads or parking lots, and in conformance with posted signs. This section does not apply to battery-powered wheelchairs.

(Code 1997, § 9.46.500; Ord. No. 4586, 8-14-2001)

No person shall operate any bicycle or similar vehicle in a park except upon paved roads, fire protection roads, designated bicycle pathways or roads not signed against such use. Furthermore, no person shall operate or possess any bicycle or similar vehicle elsewhere in a park, unless signed specifically to permit such operation.

(Code 1997, § 9.46.510; Ord. No. 4586, 8-14-2001)

No person shall operate any land vehicle, including bicycles, at speeds in excess of 15 miles per hour in a park, unless otherwise posted. No vehicle shall be operated at a speed greater than is reasonable or safe or in any manner that may endanger the safety of others or the protection of facilities and environmental resources.

(Code 1997, § 9.46.520; Ord. No. 4586, 8-14-2001)

1. No person shall park, leave, abandon, possess or otherwise store any vehicle in a park, except in locations designated for such use, and during times that such use is allowed. No person shall park any vehicle in the following locations:

A. Within the traveled portion of any road.

B. On any service road or trail.

C. In front of any gate.

D. On any undisturbed or natural hillside.

E. In areas designated for disabled or handicapped persons without appropriate authorization.

F. In more than one parking space per vehicle.

G. Within posted "no parking" areas.

H. In a manner that obstructs the use of a boat ramp.

I. In a manner that obstructs the free flow of traffic.

2. Except in designated overnight parking areas, no person shall park any vehicle for more than 12 consecutive hours. Any enforcement authority mentioned in Vehicle Code § 22651 is authorized to remove any vehicle parked in violation of this section.

(Code 1997, § 9.46.530; Ord. No. 4586, 8-14-2001)

Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, the provisions of the California Vehicle Code shall be applicable to the operation of vehicles in parks.

(Code 1997, § 9.46.540)