Laguna Niguel Municipal Code Art. 4 Protection During Construction

(a) Highway construction. Whenever any public highway, county road, state highway or city street within the city shall be hereafter, in course of construction or improvement, paved with cement, asphaltum or any other substance that is soft when first applied, it shall be unlawful for any person to step, walk, ride or drive upon that portion of any such public highway, county road, state highway or city street which is being at the time so improved, until after the asphaltum or other substance shall become set or hard.

(b) Pavement and markings. No person shall ride or drive any animal or any vehicle over or across any newly made pavement, any pavement under construction, or any freshly painted markings upon any public road, highway or street when a barrier or sign is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or markings, or when a sign is in place stating that the street is closed.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 6, 3-6-90)

(a) Definition. The term "director," as used in this section, means the director of public works of the city.

(b) Authority of director. Whenever it shall be deemed necessary by the director of public works to restrict the use of or close any city highway or street for the protection of the public, for the protection of such city highway or street from damage during storms or during construction, improvement or maintenance operations thereon, the director of public works may close or restrict the use of the whole or any part of such city highway or street deemed necessary to be excluded from public travel.

(c) Placement of warning signs, lights and devices. While any such city highway or street or portion thereof is so closed, or while such highway or street or portion thereof is in the process of construction or repair or maintenance, the director of public works or his employees, or the contractor under authority of the director of public works, may erect or cause to be erected suitable barriers or obstructions thereon, may post or cause to be posted conspicuous notices to the effect that such highway or street or portion thereof is closed or directing the traffic, and may place or cause to be placed warning lights or devices on such road or highway or portion thereof. All warning signs, lights and devices shall conform to the uniform sign chart of the state division of highways and the city manual of warning signs, lights and devices.

(d) Damaging or removing barriers, notices or warning signs. When such highway or street or portion thereof is closed to the public or is in the process of construction, repair or maintenance as provided in this section, any person who willfully breaks down, removes, injures or destroys any such barrier or obstruction, or tears down, removes or destroys any such notices, or extinguishes, removes, injures or destroys any such warning lights or devices so erected, posted or placed by such director of public works or his employees or contractor, or willfully enters upon or drives any vehicle on or over such road or highway or portion thereof when in the process of construction, repair or maintenance, without first obtaining a permit so to do from the director of public works or authorized contractor, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 6, 3-6-90)