Lancaster Municipal Code Ch. 10.04 Traffic Code

The provisions of this chapter shall be known as the traffic ordinance for the city.

(Ord. 726 § 1, 1997: prior code § 3-2.1)

A. Except as set forth in subsection B of this section and in Section 10.04.070 regarding road closures, or as otherwise required by law, the city manager, or his designee, shall have the authority to (i) operate and maintain traffic signals, and modify or install phasing of traffic signals; and (ii) determine the need for, and to install, remove, and maintain, or cause to be installed, removed, and maintained, all traffic-control devices and pavement markings in the city, in accordance with applicable statutes, including without limitation, traffic-control devices to accommodate construction, minimize traffic hazards, or otherwise provide for public safety. Traffic control devices include, without limitation, stop signs, yield right-of-way signs, speed restriction signs, railroad warning approach signs, street name signs, lines and markings on the roadway, and stock crossing signs.

B. Approval of the city council shall be required in connection with any of the following activities:

1. The installation and removal of traffic signals;

2. The creation of one-way streets;

3. Causing a street which was previously designated as one way to be open to traffic in both directions; and

4. The establishment and amendment of speed limits.

C. Traffic-control devices in existence as of the effective date of this section are deemed to comply with the provisions hereof.

D. Speed Limits.

1. The speed limits, as recommended in the Engineering and Traffic Survey Report, dated October 30, 2003, incorporated herein by reference, is hereby repealed.

2. The speed limits, as recommended in the Engineering and Traffic Survey Report, dated August 11, 2005, incorporated herein by reference, is hereby repealed.

3. The speed limits, as recommended in the Engineering and Traffic Survey Reports, dated November 1 and 29, 2005, incorporated herein by reference, are hereby repealed.

4. The speed limits, as recommended in Section 5.0 and Table 2 of the 2006 Engineering and Traffic Surveys Report, incorporated herein by reference, are hereby repealed.

5. The speed limits, as recommended in No.'s 8-11 of the Findings and Recommendations and Table 4 of the Engineering and Traffic Survey Report dated January 2009, incorporated herein by reference, are hereby repealed.

6. The speed limits, as recommended in the Engineering and Traffic Survey Report dated August 10, 2010, incorporated herein by reference, are hereby repealed.

7. The speed limits, as recommended in the Engineering and Traffic Survey Report dated July 7, 2011, incorporated herein by reference, are hereby repealed.

8. The speed limits, as recommended in the Engineering and Traffic Survey Report dated March 2017 and the Addendum dated May 2017, incorporated herein by reference, are hereby established.

9. The speed limits, as recommended in the Engineering and Traffic Survey Report dated June 2020, incorporated herein by reference, are hereby established.

10. The speed limits, as recommended in the Engineering and Traffic Survey Reports dated 2022, incorporated herein by reference, are hereby established.

(Ord. 872, § 1, 2007; Ord. 853, § 1, 2006; Ord. 851, § 1, 2006; Ord. 836, § 1, 2004; Ord. 828, § 1, 2004; Ord. 820, § 1, 2003; Ord. 806, § 1, 2002; Ord. 800, § 1, 2001; Ord. 786, § 1(B), 2000; Ord. 726, § 2, 1997; prior code § 3-2.2)

(Ord. No. 919, § 1, 3-10-2009; Ord. No. 951, § 1, 9-14-2010; Ord. No. 969, § 1, 8-23-2011; Ord. No. 1023, § 1, 6-27-2017; Ord. No. 1076, § 1, 10-27-2020; Ord. No. 1081, § 1, 4-27-2021; Ord. No. 1091, § 1, 8-9-2022)

All traffic markings, stop signs and traffic signs which existed in this city on the date of incorporation thereof, which were erected and placed by the officers and officials of the county of Los Angeles, are declared to be the official traffic signs and regulations of the city and all matters pertaining thereto are hereby ratified and confirmed by this city council.

(Prior code § 3-2.3)

A. No person shall be a driver or passenger of a motor vehicle driven past a traffic-control point in traffic which is congested at or near the traffic control point, within four hours after the vehicle operator has been given an adequate written notice that further driving past the traffic-control point within the time frame is prohibited.

B. This section shall not apply to drivers, operators or passengers of the following vehicles:

1. Any authorized emergency vehicle as defined in Section 165 of the California Vehicle Code;

2. Any publicly owned vehicle of any city, county, district, state or federal agency;

3. Any vehicle licensed for public transportation or vehicles which are normally used for business purposes and are engaged in such business use.

C. The ranking peace officer on duty within the affected area shall have the authority to establish a traffic-control point for the purpose of regulating vehicular cruising.

D. No person shall be in violation of this section unless:

1. That person has been given the written notice on a previous driving trip past the traffic-control point and then again passes the control point within the prohibited time frame; and

2. The beginning and end of the portion of the street subject to vehicular cruising controls are clearly identified by signs that briefly and clearly state the appropriate provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 726 § 3, 1997)

Notwithstanding any other provision of the code, any person who commits a first violation of Section 10.04.035, such violation shall constitute an infraction and upon conviction thereof such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). Every person, having been convicted of a violation of Section 10.04.035, who is subsequently convicted of a violation of Section 10.04.035 is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or both.

(Ord. 726 § 4, 1997: prior code § 3-2.5)

A. Parking Trucks in Residential and Commercial Zones.

1. It is unlawful for any person, without a permit therefor, to park or store any commercial motor truck truck-trailer, and/or trailer having an unladen weight of eight thousand (8,000) pounds or more, or any commercial truck-trailer and/or trailer, irrespective of weight, upon any public street or on public or private property within the following zones: R (general residential zone), MHP (mobilehome park zone), MDR (moderate-density residential zone), HDR (high-density residential zone) for more than two hours; the C (general commercial zone), CBD (central business district zone), CPD (commercial planned development zone), and the H (hospital zone) for more than four hours. Except in the case of all residential areas, commercial motor trucks will be allowed legally to park on major highways.

2. The chief of police, or his designee, shall have the power to issue to any person a parking permit to park vehicles in the areas indicated in subsection (A)(l) of this section, upon application, whenever he finds that conditions are such that it appears the neighborhood or persons therein would not be adversely affected thereby. Such permit shall be issued for a stated period only if one of the following findings can be met:

a. That the vehicle is immobile due to accident or mechanical breakdown;

b. That the nature of the particular service to be performed or material or equipment to be delivered requires a longer period of time than the limit described in subsection (A)(1) of this section.

3. Excluded from the provisions of this section shall be a vehicle operated and parked by a registered transient guest of a motel or hotel if such vehicle is parked within approved designated truck parking areas upon the business premises; and vehicles owned or operated by the commercial use on the private property upon which it is to be parked. Truck parking areas shall be submitted to and approved by the city planning department.

4. The chief of police, or his designee, may revoke any permit granted pursuant to the provisions of subsection (A)(2) of this section, whenever any of the terms or conditions thereof have been wilfully violated or when it appears that the neighborhood or persons therein are being adversely affected thereby. Such revocation shall be effective two hours after posting notice thereof on the vehicle in question.

5. Any person who feels he is aggrieved by refusal of a permit or revocation of a permit may appeal to the city council for relief and hearing. The decision of the city council upon the appeal shall be final after a hearing thereon.

6. Any person who has good cause for being exempted from the operation of provisions of subsection (A)(1) and (A)(2) of this section may make a written request, submitted to the city clerk, and shall state the grounds therefor for such exemption. The city clerk shall therewith transmit one copy of the request to the chief of police. The city council shall set the matter for hearing and may, by resolution, grant, deny or modify in whole or in part such request.

7. Penalties. If any person shall violate any of the provisions of this subsection A, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for every day during such portion of which any violation of this section is committed, continued, or permitted by such, and shall be punishable therefor as provided by the section.

B. Time Limited Parking. Parking prohibited on the south side of Avenue J between Elm Avenue and the alley east of Elm Avenue for a period longer than two hours between the hours of eight a.m. and six p.m., Saturdays and Sundays excepted.

C. It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle on any private property used or zoned for residential purposes in any area other than on a paved driveway or paved parking area. This section shall not be construed to allow the parking of a vehicle on any driveway or other paved area where such parking is otherwise prohibited by law.

(Ord. 856 § 1, 2006; Prior code § 3-2.6, 3-2.6.1, 3-2.6.2)

A. Definitions.

1. For purposes of this section, "bus" shall mean and include a bus, school bus, public paratransit vehicle, or a transit bus, as defined in California Vehicle Code sections 233, 545, 462 and 642, respectively.

2. For purposes of this section, "oversized vehicle" shall mean any vehicle, as defined in California Vehicle Code section 670, which is twenty-two (22) feet or more in length, seven (7) feet or more in width and/or seven (7) feet or more in height. "Oversized vehicle" includes, without limitation, any motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, camper, boat, trailer, commercial motor truck or truck-trailer which meets or exceeds any of these dimensions, or any combination of connected vehicles, including but not limited to trailers and semi-trailers as defined in Vehicle Code sections 630 and 550, respectively, which collectively meet or exceed any of these dimensions.

B. General Prohibition. It shall be unlawful for any person to park, store or leave an oversized vehicle on any public street, alley, right-of-way or publicly owned lot in the city at any time. To the extent that there is conflict between this subsection and subsection 10.04.050.A.1, this subsection shall apply.

C. Exceptions. Subsection B shall not apply to the following:

1. An oversized commercial vehicle which is parked for the immediate pickup or delivery of goods, merchandise, wares or other materials at an adjacent business or residence, provided, however, that such activity does not exceed thirty (30) minutes.

2. An oversized vehicle belonging to or under contract with federal, state or local government authorities, a public utility, the city's refuse collection and disposal franchisee, or any emergency vehicle as defined in California Vehicle Code section 165.

3. A bus, as defined in this section, provided it is not parked or stored for longer than two (2) hours or is located in an area specifically posted to allow bus parking for a prescribed time.

4. An oversized vehicle that is parked in a residential zone for the purpose of and while being actively loaded or unloaded by an owner or occupant of a dwelling, for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours.

5. An oversized vehicle used in relation to construction activity at an adjacent property (between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekends), provided that there is a current and valid City building permit or other permit or approval for the activity. The vehicle must be associated with a business for which a current and valid city business license has been issued and must display both a copy of the business license and the vehicle-specific city-issued parking permit at all times the vehicle is parked on a public street, alley, right-of-way or lot.

6. An oversized vehicle used by a landscaping business at an adjacent property (between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekends). The vehicle must be associated with a business for which a current and valid city business license has been issued and must display both a copy of the business license and the vehicle-specific city-issued parking permit at all times the vehicle is parked on a public street, alley, right-of-way or lot.

D. Nuisance; Violation; Remedies.

1. An oversized vehicle parked, stored or left on a public street, alley, right-of-way or lot is hereby declared a public nuisance, subject to abatement, including but not limited to removal and impounding at the owner's expense.

2. Any person violating the provisions of this section is subject to the penalty provisions set forth in Chapter 1.12 and/or may be issued a parking, administrative or other applicable citation.

3. The city's removal and impounding of an oversized vehicle and/or issuance of a citation shall not prejudice or adversely affect any other civil, administrative or criminal action that may be brought to abate an unlawfully parked or stored oversized vehicle or to seek compensation for damages suffered. A civil or criminal action may be brought concurrently with any other process regarding the same violation.

(Ord. No. 1035, § 1, 10-10-2017)

A. The driveways. passageways and circulation routes within a public parking area, serving a shopping center, as defined in Section 17.04.240, whether publicly or privately owned, are designated as traffic and fire access lanes.

B. When appropriate signs are posted thereon, no person shall stand or park a vehicle within any such traffic or fire access lane, and all provisions of the Vehicle Code may be enforced with regard thereto.

C. The city council finds and determines that it is necessary and appropriate to enact this section pursuant to the provision of Section 21107.6 of the Vehicle Code and the general police power of the city (pursuant to the Constitution, legislation, and case law), in order to provide for the health, safety and welfare of persons using, vehicles transgressing, and ingress and egress for abutting property owners surrounding large parking areas with regard to which there is heavy traffic congestion. In the event the owner of any such parking facility refuses jurisdiction to the city to enforce Section 3331, as above set forth, appropriate public hearings and notices as required by Section 21107.6 of the Vehicle Code shall be processed.

(Prior code § 3-2.7)

A. The public works director may authorize the temporary closure, or restrict the use of, any city road or highway whenever the public works director considers such closure or restriction of use necessary for the protection and safety of the public during storms or other emergencies, or during construction, improvement or maintenance operations thereon.

B. Whenever any city road or highway, or portion thereof, shall be closed to travel under the provisions of subsection A of this section, it shall be the duty of the contractor, foreman, engineer or other person in charge of the work of constructing, improving or maintaining said road to post conspicuously at each end of the portion of the highway closed and at all intersections thereof with other public roads, "Road Closed" signs and appropriate warning and detour signage.

C. No person shall drive or propel any automobile or other vehicle upon any road or highway, or portion thereof, that is closed to travel under the provisions of subsection A of this section, provided, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit riding or driving thereon for purposes connected with the improvement thereof, which is in progress; and provided further that no person shall be guilty of a violation of this section who shall go upon the closed portion of any public road or highway at any intersection thereof with another public road, or at either end of such closed portion of such road, unless at such intersection or at such end of the closed portion of such road, as the case may be, the sign required by subsection B of this section is posted, or unless such person has been going upon the closed portion of such road, after having been informed that such road or highway or portion thereof is closed to travel.

(Ord. No. 935, § 1, 11-10-2009; Ord. 724, § 5, 1996; prior code § 3-2.8)

A. Declaration of Policy. In the interest of the protection of the public health, safety and general welfare, it is declared to be the policy of the city to prohibit the installation of new speed bumps on private streets, easements or fire lanes as such vehicle speed control devices may obstruct convenient and timely emergency vehicle access or otherwise jeopardize the public health, safety and general welfare.

B. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the meanings herein specified:

"Existing speed bump" means any speed bump or similar traffic control device serving to limit or otherwise control the flow and/or speed of vehicular traffic in existence as of the effective date of this subsection.

"Private easement" means any easement or access way reserved for vehicular access which is not dedicated for public use.

"Private fire lane" means any street or access way which is reserved in recording documents for fire protection access or reserved as a condition of occupancy of a structure or structures and which is not dedicated for public use.

"Private street" means any street access way or drive, which is not dedicated for public use.

"Traffic control review committee," hereinafter referred to as the review committee, is comprised of the following individuals or their designees: fire marshall, sheriff and city engineer.

C. Existing Speed Bumps. Speed bumps on private streets, easements or fire lanes, existing as of the effective date of this subsection, may not be reconstructed, replaced, or otherwise altered without the express permission of the review committee.

D. Permitted Traffic Flow/Vehicle Speed Control Mechanisms.

1. Functional project design and sensitive land use planning with respect to internal traffic circulation and street pattern;

2. Signs, conforming to the city sign ordinance and approved by the department of community development.

E. Removal of Existing Speed Bumps. Existing speed bumps which are determined by the review committee to obstruct convenient and timely emergency vehicle access or in any other manner jeopardize the public health, safety and general welfare may be declared a public nuisance and removed within a period of time determined to be reasonable by the committee.

F. Exceptions. The review committee may grant exceptions to provisions of subsection E of this section when:

1. The applicant has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the review committee that alternative means for controlling vehicle speed are unwarranted or infeasible.

2. A speed bump plan relative to height, width, composition, spacing, and such other information as requested by the city engineer is approved by the review committee.

G. Appeal to City Council. Determinations and actions of the review committee shall be subject to appeal to the city council per the uniform appeal procedure.

(Prior code § 3-2.9)

A. Skateboards. No person shall ride or propel any skateboard on any road located within or adjacent to any property zoned for commercial uses pursuant to the provisions of Sections 251.1 through 262, inclusive, of the Zoning Ordinance of City of Lancaster.

B. Roller Skates. No person shall engage in roller skating on a highway, sidewalk or roadway located within or adjacent to any property zoned for commercial uses pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.12 of this code.

C. Bicycles. No person shall operate a bicycle on any pedestrian facility located within or adjacent to any property zoned for commercial uses pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.12 of this code.

(Prior code § 3-2.10)

A. Definitions.

"Vehicle" means a vehicle as defined in Section 670 of the California Vehicle Code as the section now reads or may hereafter be amended.

"Vessel" means a vessel as defined in Section 9840(a) of the California Vehicle Code as the same now reads or may hereafter be amended.

B. Parking for certain purposes prohibited. No person shall park a vehicle, vessel or other personal property:

1. Upon any roadway for the principal purpose of painting, greasing or repairing a vehicle or property thereon except repairs necessitated by emergency;

2. Upon any roadway for the principal purpose of washing or polishing such vehicle or vessel or any part thereof when a charge is made for such service.

(Ord. 880 § 2, 2007; Ord. 796 §§ 1, 2, 2001; editorially amended during 2/99 supplement; prior code § 3-3A.l—3-3A.3)

Any driver of a motor vehicle shall comply with all signs or pavement markings restricting stopping, parking, duration or use of an area within the roadway or in a parking lot open to public use.

(Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

Where parking space markings are placed in the roadway or in a parking lot open to the public, no vehicle shall be stopped or left standing other than within a single space unless the size or shape of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.

(Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

A. A person shall not park any trailer or semitrailer upon any highway, street, alley, public way or public place unless the trailer or semi-trailer is at all times while so parked attached to a vehicle capable of moving the trailer or semi-trailer in a normal manner upon the highway, street, alley, public way or public place.

B. This section shall not apply to trailers or semi-trailers in the process of being loaded or unloaded, nor shall it apply to any trailer or semi-trailer which is disabled in such a manner and to such an extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the disabled trailer or semitrailer on that portion of the highway, street, alley, public way or public place ordinarily used for vehicular parking.

(Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

A driver shall not park or stop in any alley for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials, or both. Such driver shall not stop for the loading or unloading of passengers for more than three minutes or for the loading or unloading of materials for more than twenty (20) minutes at any time in any alley.

(Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

Every driver who parks a motor vehicle upon any highway shall first lock the ignition, remove the key therefrom and take such key with him, unless a licensed driver remains in such motor vehicle, in which case such licensed driver before leaving such vehicle shall first lock the ignition, remove the key therefrom, and take such key with him.

(Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

A. A person shall not park any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, in any private driveway or upon any public or private property, except a highway, without the express or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession of such driveway or property.

B. This action does not prohibit any act, either expressly authorized or expressly prohibited by either Section 602 of the Penal Code, or Section 21113 of the Vehicle Code of the state of California, or by any other state law.

(Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

A person shall not park any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon any highway where the roadway is bordered by adjacent curbs or upon any private street which is open to the public, whether bordered by curbs or not, unless not less than fifteen (15) feet of the width of the paved or improved or main traveled portion of such highway or such private street opposite such parked vehicle is left clear and unobstructed for the free passage of other vehicles, except as provided in Section 10.04.215 - Angle Parking in Downtown Lancaster.

(Ord. No. 948, § 4, 7-13-2010; Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

Whenever any vehicle parking space is assigned for the exclusive use of the occupant of any building, whether residential, commercial or industrial, and at, in or near such parking space there is a legible sign stating either that such space is exclusively assigned, or that parking is prohibited, or both, a person, other than the person to whom such parking space is assigned, shall not park any vehicle in such parking space except with the permission of the person to whom such parking space is assigned.

(Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

A person shall not park any commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more on any highway or alley in a residential district. As used herein, the term "residential district" includes any residential zone as defined in Title 17 of this code. It is not a violation of this section to park said vehicles in residential districts when such vehicles are involved in:

A. Necessary loading and unloading;

B. Performing a service activity on the adjacent lot or parcel of land;

C. A lawful commercial use on the adjacent lot or parcel of land;

D. The construction of buildings or structures on the adjacent lot or parcel of land; or

E. The construction or maintenance of a street, alley, parkway, or highway.

(Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

A person shall not park any commercial vehicle weighing more than six thousand (6,000) pounds unladen on any highway or alley between two a.m. and six a.m. in a residential district. As used herein, the term "residential district" includes any residential zone as defined in Title 17 of this code. It is not a violation of this section to park said vehicles in residential districts when such vehicles are involved in:

A. Necessary loading and unloading;

B. Performing a service activity on the adjacent lot or parcel of land;

C. A lawful commercial use on the adjacent lot or parcel of land;

D. The construction of buildings or structures on the adjacent lot or parcel of land; or

E. The construction or maintenance of a highway or alley.

(Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

A. Angle parking may be established on Lancaster Boulevard, between 10th Street West and Sierra Highway, and on any other public street within the area defined in the Downtown Lancaster Specific Plan, provided, however, that angle parking shall not be permitted:

1. At any place where passing traffic would thereby be caused or required to drive upon any part of the roadway other than the designated traffic lane;

2. Upon any street where angle parking is prohibited by the California Vehicle Code.

B. The Director of Public Works shall determine:

1. The portions of Lancaster Boulevard and other streets within the Downtown Lancaster Specific Plan area along which the angle parking of vehicles will benefit the public and where the surrounding conditions are such that the free movement of traffic will not be unduly interfered with by such method of parking;

2. Whether an angle parking zone shall be along the curb, in the median of the roadway, or both, subject to the conditions stated in Subsection A. of this section;

3. The hours and conditions of use for each angle parking zone as deemed appropriate.

(Ord. No. 948, §§ 1—3, 7-13-2010)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 948, §§ 1—3, adopted July 13, 2010, amended the Code by adding new provisions to be designated as § 10.04.210. In order to avoid duplication of section numbers, the provisions have been designated as § 10.04.215 at the discretiono of the editor.

A. A person shall not leave a vehicle parked on a highway for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours. Any such vehicle shall be subject to removal by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department or a regularly employed and salaried employee of the city of Lancaster who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations.

B. For purposes of this section, as well as Section 10.04.230 of this code, a vehicle shall be deemed to have been left parked when it has not been moved more than one block or three hundred (300) feet, whichever is greater, from its original parked or stopped position. Distance in feet shall be measured from either the lot line or boundary of the lot abutting its original stopped position.

C. For purposes of this section, as well as Section 10.04.230 of this code, "highway" means a highway as defined in Section 360 of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

(Ord. No. 911, § 1, 12-9-08)

A. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, or a regularly employed and salaried employee of the city of Lancaster who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations, shall remove to a safe place every vehicle which has been parked or left standing upon a highway for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours.

B. As used in this section, the words "safe place" include, but are not confined to, any garage, parking lot or open space owned by, maintained by or under the jurisdiction of the county of Los Angeles, and also every privately owned garage the owner or proprietor of which will accept such vehicle.

(Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

(Ord. No. 911, § 2, 12-9-08)

A. For purposes of this section:

1. A motor vehicle is attended when the person in charge of the vehicle is on the vehicle, awake, and not in a sleeper berth, or is within one hundred (100) feet of the vehicle and has it within his unobstructed field of view.

2. A qualified representative of a motor carrier is a person who:

a. Has been designated by the carrier to attend the vehicle;

b. Is aware of the nature of the hazardous material or substance contained in the vehicle he attends;

c. Has been instructed on the procedures he must follow in emergencies concerning hazardous materials or substances;

d. Is authorized to move the vehicle and has the means and ability to do so.

B. A vehicle transporting a hazardous material or substance as identified in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations must be attended at all times by its driver or a qualified representative of the motor carrier that operates it, and shall not be parked on any highway, highway shoulder, street, alley, public way or public place, or within five feet of the traveled portion thereof, within a residential zone, or within one thousand (1,000) feet of any school, or within three hundred (300) feet of any bridge or tunnel, except for brief periods when mechanical or equipment failure or disablement or malfunction of the vehicle, or the necessities of operation require the vehicle to be parked and make it impractical to park the vehicle in any other place.

C. Repair, maintenance, refuse, utility, termite and pesticide vehicles, fuel delivery vehicles, and vehicles delivering life support and health commodities, while servicing residential areas or schools, are exempt from the provisions of subsection B of this section. Additionally, such exempt vehicles need not be attended while the drivers are performing duties that are evident and necessary as the driver of the vehicle or the provider of the service.

D. The rules of this section do not relieve a driver from any obligation imposed by federal, state or local laws relating to the transportation of hazardous materials or explosives, motor carrier safety regulations, or the placement of warning signs or devices when a motor vehicle is stopped on a public street or highway.

(Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

The provisions of this chapter are intended to augment, and not replace, the provisions of the California Vehicle Code regarding vehicles and traffic, and the Los Angeles County sheriff's department shall be authorized, to the extent of its authority under the California Vehicle Code and this chapter, to enforce all provisions of the California Vehicle Code and this chapter. If any provision of this chapter is deemed to be inconsistent with any provision of the California Vehicle Code, or to exceed the authority of the city to regulate vehicles and traffic, such provisions shall be deemed superseded by the California Vehicle Code or severed from this chapter, and the invalidity of any such provision of this chapter shall not affect the other provisions of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.

(Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

As used in this chapter:

"Bus loading zone" means the space adjacent to the curb or edge of a roadway reserved for the exclusive use of buses during the loading or unloading of passengers.

"Loading zone" means that space marked via signs or paint adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive loading and unloading of passengers or materials.

"Parkway" means that portion of a highway other than a roadway or a sidewalk.

"Section" means a section of the ordinance codified in this chapter unless some other ordinance or statute is specifically mentioned.

Any terms used in this chapter which are not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the California Vehicle Code, as amended from time to time.

(Ord. 786 § 1(C) (part), 2000)

A. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter except Sections 10.04.100 and 10.04.110 shall be guilty of an infraction and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by:

1. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation;

2. A fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year;

3. A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year.

B. Each person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of the chapter shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day or portion thereof during which such violation continues and shall be punishable therefor as herein provided.

(Ord. 786 § 1(A), 2000; Ord. 685 § 1, 1995: prior code § 3-2.4)