Goleta Municipal Code Art. V Miscellaneous Provisions

No person shall stop or loiter on or about any overhead crossings or overstructures over highways, railroads or roads; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to officers, agents and employees of the City, the state or the United States, while in the performance of an official duty, nor to such persons as may be specifically delegated by such officers to aid in the performance of their official duty.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1; Ord. 23-01 § 1)

A. Within all railroad rights-of-way, there shall be maintained for a distance of not less than 12 feet from the property line on each side of the railroad tracks an effective firebreak made by removing and clearing away within such zone all brush, flammable vegetation or combustible growth, or other effective fire protection or fire control measures as may be required by the Fire Chief, when found that because of extrahazardous conditions a firebreak of only 12 feet from each property line is not sufficient to provide reasonable fire safety.

B. Every railroad locomotive, engine or boiler operated in areas designated by the City as extrahazardous fire areas, shall be equipped with an effective device or spark arrester as a part of the exhaust system which will prevent the escape of fire or sparks therefrom.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1; Ord. 23-01 § 1)

Officers, agents and employees of the Public Works Department are authorized to place signs, markings and other notices as may be useful to restrict stopping, parking or standing of vehicles within or near areas where vehicles would interfere with the cleaning, repair or construction of a roadway or highway, or with the installation of underground utilities of any sort. Upon the placement of such sign, marking or other notice, no one shall stop, park or stand any vehicle or permit any vehicle to stand or remain, within or adjacent to any City highway within 50 feet of such sign, marking or other notice. Parking shall not be prohibited by the provisions of this section where such parking is accomplished in compliance with all such signs, markings and notices.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1; Ord. 23-01 § 1)

Any regularly employed and salaried employee of the City who is engaged in directing traffic or the enforcement of parking laws or regulations, within the scope of his or her duties, is hereby authorized to remove, or cause to be removed, or issue citations to, any vehicle found to be in violation of parking laws or regulations, including Sections 22658, 21113 and 22651 of the Vehicle Code and any other parking provisions set forth in the City Code.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1; Ord. 23-01 § 1)

No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon a public street, road or right-of-way for the purpose of overhaul, maintenance or repair of such vehicle except for emergency repairs requiring less than two hours to complete.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1; Ord. 23-01 § 1)

No person shall park any trailer, fifth wheel or equipment that is transported by truck or trailer which has been detached from the tow vehicle upon any public street, highway or right-of-way within the City for a period of 24 or more consecutive hours.

(Ord. 02-01 § 1; Ord. 23-01 § 1)

It is hereby determined, pursuant to applicable California Vehicle Code sections, that the speeds permitted by state law upon the highways hereafter designated in this chapter are greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist upon such highways. Unless otherwise provided, it is hereby declared that the prima facie speed limits shall be as designated in this article, effective when signs are erected giving notice thereof, pursuant to the provisions of the California Vehicle Code and any amendments or successors thereto.

A. Safety Corridors. In accordance with the California Vehicle Code section 22358.7(a)(1), as amended, and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, the streets, or portions thereof, are hereby designated to be Safety Corridors and pursuant to Vehicle Code section 22358.7(d), the City shall issue only warning citations for violations exceeding the speed limit, established under this section, by 10 miles per hour or less for the first 30 days that a lower speed limit is in effect:

B. Facilities that Generate High Concentrations of Bicyclists and Pedestrians. In accordance with the California Vehicle Code section 22358.7(a)(2), as amended, and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, the streets, or portions thereof, are hereby designated to be facilities that generate high concentration of bicyclists and pedestrians, especially those from vulnerable groups such as children, seniors, persons with disabilities, and the unhoused, and pursuant to Vehicle Code section 22358.7(d), the City shall issue only warning citations for violations exceeding the speed limit, established under this section, by 10 miles per hour or less for the first 30 days that a lower speed limit is in effect:

C. Speed Limits. In accordance with the California Vehicle Code, the prima facie speed limits for streets, or portions thereof, in the City are hereby declared to be as follows:

(Ord. 02-01 § 1; Ord. 23-01 § 1; Ord. 24-02, 9/3/2024)

No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon the street in any one block for a period of time in excess of any restriction or limitation on such stopping or standing or parking posted on said block by the Public Works Department under Sections 10.01.110 and 10.01.120. Compliance requires that vehicles be removed from the block in which parked at the end of the allotted time so designated.

(Ord. 23-01 § 1)