Grand Terrace Municipal Code Ch. 12.12 Blinker Lights

The following words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:

A. "Blinker light" means a light, whether colored or uncolored, which emits an intermittent light.

B. "Person" means every natural person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation.

C. "Street" means every public street, alley, lane, court, place, drive, bridge, viaduct or trestle intended for use or used by the general public.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 53.041)

A. No person shall erect or maintain or cause or permit to be erected or maintained any blinker light upon or adjacent to any street within the city whether on public or private property, which emits a light the same or similar to highway warning, danger or signal lights, and which blinker light is so located as to be visible from any public street unless under and in accordance with the terms of a permit in writing first obtained from the city council.

B. The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to apply to advertising signs upon private property consisting of continuous or intermittent lights in the form of illuminated words, letters or figures or portraying any advertising scene, figure or emblem and so constructed, arranged or located as to be clearly distinguishable from a highway warning, danger or signal light.

C. This chapter shall not be deemed to apply to any government lighthouse nor to any warning, danger or signal light erected or maintained before or after the effective date of the ordinance adopting the provisions codified in this chapter, or maintained as required by law or under orders of any board or commission of the state of California.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 53.042)

Any person desiring to maintain any blinker light or lights upon or adjacent to any street so located as to be visible from any street shall first make application in writing so to do the city council, which application shall state the proposed location of such light or lights, and a brief description of the proposed light or lights. The city council shall consider every such application, and if it finds that the blinker light or lights proposed to be erected will serve as a warning to persons using the street and will tend to increase the safety of the traveling public, shall issue a permit in writing authorizing the erection and maintenance of such blinker lights. Such permit shall be valid until revoked and no charge shall be made for any such permit.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 53.043(part))

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1.16 of this code.

(Ord. 1 § 1(part), 1978: county code § 53.043(part))