Chapter 10.04 — ADMINISTRATION

State Law reference— Provisions authorizing local authorities to regulate traffic through traffic-control devices, Veh. C. § 21100.

There is established in the Engineering Department of this City a Traffic Engineering Division. This Division shall be administered by the City Traffic Engineer, who shall be directly responsible to the City Engineer. The City Traffic Engineer shall exercise all the powers and duties imposed upon him by the ordinances of the City.

(ORD-09-0021, § 2, 2009; Prior code § 3410.2)

It shall be the general duty of the City Traffic Engineer to plan and coordinate all Traffic Engineering functions of the City; to arrange for the installation, operation and maintenance of traffic control devices, such as traffic signs, traffic signals, markings and street name signs; to review design of traffic facilities and to participate in studies involving the economics of street design and operation; to conduct engineering analyses of traffic accidents and to devise remedial measure; to conduct engineering and traffic investigations of traffic conditions; to engage in traffic research, including collection and compilation of traffic data; to cooperate with the Police Department in the establishment of traffic regulatory measures; to cooperate with the City Planning Director in planning master plan of freeways and highways; to cooperate in the promotion of traffic safety educational programs; and to carry out the additional powers and duties imposed by ordinances of the City.

(ORD-09-0021, § 3, 2009; Prior code § 3410.3)

A.

It shall be the duty of the officers of the Police Department, and such officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police, to enforce all street traffic laws of this City, and all of the State vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this City.

B.

Officers of the Police Department or such officers as are assigned to direct all traffic by voice, hand or other signal, in conformance with traffic laws, provided that in the event of a fire or other emergency, or to

expedite traffic, or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the Police Department may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.

C.

Officers of the Fire Department, in the course of their duties at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the Police in directing traffic.

(Prior code § 3410.4)

It shall be the duty of the employees of the Public Service Department and such employees as are assigned by the Director of Public Service. in cooperation with the Police Department. to issue notices in accordance with the requirements of the State Vehicle Code for violations of Subsection 10.22.140.A.

(Prior code § 3410.4.1)

A.

Employees of the City employed in the classification of parking control checker, or such other classifications as approved by the appointing authority, are authorized and shall, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Vehicle Code, have the duty to issue notices of violation of any statute of the State or any ordinance of the City or appropriate regulations issued thereunder relating to the standing or parking of a vehicle.

B.

Parking control checkers are designated and authorized to remove or cause the removal of a vehicle from a highway or other public property in accordance with the provisions of Sections 22651 and 22669 of the Vehicle Code, when said employees have been duly designated, authorized and assigned to perform such duties by the Chief of Police.

C.

Parking control checkers are authorized to regulate and direct traffic in accordance with the provisions of Section 21100 of the Vehicle Code, when said employees have been duly assigned or appointed to perform such duties.

D.

Nothing in this Section is intended to operate either in addition to or in contravention of Title 3, Chapter 4.5, of the Penal Code which expressly designates those persons who are classified as peace officers. Further, nothing in this Section is intended to or shall operate to change or shall have the effect of changing the status of the officers and employees authorized to act pursuant to this Section from public or miscellaneous officers and employees to individual peace officers or safety members or classes of peace officers or safety members for purposes of retirement, workers' compensation or similar injury or death

benefits to which said officer or employee would not have been entitled as a public or miscellaneous officer or employee prior to the adoption of this Section.

(Ord. C-7930 § 1, 2004; Ord. C-6125 § 1, 1985; Ord. C-5302 § 1, 1977; prior code § 3410.4.2.)

It shall be the duty of those employees of the Department of Planning and Building designated by the Director of the Department of Planning and Building, in cooperation with the Police Department, to issue notices in accordance with the requirements of the State Vehicle Code for violations of Sections 10.22.020, 10.22.080, 10.22.130, 10.22.150, 10.22.160, 10.26.030 and 10.40.010.

Those employees designated by the Director of the Department of Planning and Building are authorized and may issue notices of violations pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 41103 and other sections of the Vehicle Code relating to the standing or parking of a vehicle. If the notice of violation cannot be attached to the vehicle or other personal property, it may be posted on the front door of the involved premises.

Nothing in this Section is intended to operate to make these employees peace officers. Further, nothing in this Section is intended to or shall operate to change or shall have the effect of changing the status of the employees authorized to act pursuant to this Section from public or miscellaneous employees to individual peace officers or safety members or classes of peace officers or safety members.

(Ord. C-6288 § 3, 1986; Ord. C-6158 § 1, 1985; Ord. C-6099 § 5, 1984)