§ 7-8. REGULATIONS.

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or propel any vehicle, railroad train or street car over any unprotected hose of the fire department, or any oil or water hose while the same is being used by any department of the city, unless authorized to do so by the person in charge of such hose.

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, propel or cause to be propelled in, along or upon any street any vehicle in a backward direction, or to drive a parked vehicle away from the curb, if by so doing the free and uninterrupted passage of any traffic is impeded, or if by so doing the life, limb and property of any person is endangered.

All police officers are hereby authorized, when necessary to clear any street or other public place open to vehicular travel, of any and all vehicles left standing thereon, whether occupied or unoccupied, and to that end such officers are authorized to move such vehicles to some convenient nearby place. This section is not to be construed to authorize any police officer to tamper with any lock or other lawful device upon any vehicle or to break the glass or other parts thereof.

All police officers are hereby authorized to require the driver in charge of any vehicle to move any vehicle which has been parked in violation of any section of this chapter or any section of the California Vehicle Code relative to parked vehicles, and it is hereby declared to be unlawful to fail to promptly obey the police officer's order, signal or command regardless of any other provision of this chapter.

It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or cause to be constructed, to repair or cause to be repaired, to grease or cause to be greased, or to wash or cause to be washed any vehicle or any part thereof (except temporary repairs in case of accident) upon any public street when a charge is made for such service.

It shall be unlawful for any person to use or occupy for the display, advertising or sale of goods, ware or merchandise any street, portion of any street, sidewalk or portion of any sidewalk, or to leave any goods, wares, merchandise, boxes, barrels, trucks, scales, weighing machines, vending machines, advertising matter, signs, bicycles or other articles or things thereon, except while actually engaged in loading or unloading the same. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the placing of barriers or other signs of warning in the street by any person when such place is provided for by this or any other ordinance, or where the life, limb or property of any person is in danger. Any goods, wares, merchandise, boxes, barrels, trucks, scales, weighing machines, or other articles, or things placed or permitted to remain on any street, or portion of any street, or on any sidewalk or portion of any sidewalk, in violation of the terms of this section, is hereby declared to constitute a nuisance, and the police department is hereby authorized and empowered to abate such nuisance by removing the same to the police department.

It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop or park such vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of police officer, or traffic officer or traffic sign or signal:

• a. On either side of any street between the projected property lines of any public walk, public steps, street or thoroughfare terminating at such street.

• b. In any area where the parking or stopping of a vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property.

It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park the same upon any street in the city for the purpose of demonstrating it or displaying it for sale, unless authorized by resolution of the city council.

It shall be unlawful for any person, except members of the fire, police, health and electrical departments and executives of the city government or other duly authorized person to be or to drive or to park any vehicle on any street or alley within one block of a fire or catastrophe or reputed fire or catastrophe on which either or both the police and fire departments are in attendance, or to refuse to obey the orders of either a police officer or a member of the fire department to remove himself or any vehicle in his charge to a greater distance if required by the necessities of the police or fire department.

The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in an accident (serious or otherwise) or struck by a bullet, shall, as soon as possible thereafter, report such damaged vehicle to the police department, giving the engine number, registration number and the name and address of the owner or operator of such vehicle, as well as a description of the person or persons bringing such vehicle into the garage or repair shop. In no case shall the period of time within which to make such report be in excess of 24 hours after receiving such vehicle.

All doctors and all persons in charge of hospitals or emergency hospitals or druggists treating persons who have been involved in accidents, serious or otherwise, or persons who have been struck by bullets or otherwise have suffered personal injuries shall as soon as possible thereafter report such injuries to the police department, giving the name and address of the person or persons injured, as well as a description of the person or persons bringing such injured persons to said doctor or hospital. In no case shall the period of time within which to make such report be in excess of 24 hours after treating or observing such injuries.

It shall be unlawful for an operator of any passenger or freight vehicle to stand any such vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the loading or unloading of passengers or freight.