Long Beach Municipal Code Ch. 10.18 Vehicles Restricted from Streets

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State Law reference— Provisions on regulation of highways by local authorities, Veh. C. § 21101.

No person shall operate any of the following vehicles in the central traffic district, except on designated truck routes, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day; provided, that the Chief of Police may, by written permit, authorize the operation of any such vehicle for the purpose of making necessary emergency deliveries to or from points within the central traffic district:

A. Any freight vehicle more than eight and one-half feet (8½') in width with load, or any freight vehicle so loaded that any part of its load extends more than twenty feet (20') to the front or rear of said vehicle;

B. Any freight vehicle with a trailer;

C. Any freight vehicle carrying crude oil.

(Prior code § 3410.115)

No person shall drive any animal-drawn vehicle into, or within, the central traffic district, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day.

(Prior code § 3410.117)

No person shall operate or drive any vehicle used for advertising purposes, or any advertising vehicle equipped with a sound amplifying or loudspeaker device, upon any street or alley, at any time, within the central traffic district.

(Prior code § 3410.119)

No person shall use or occupy any recreational vehicle, trailer coach, camper, van or other vehicle on any public street for human habitation or camping purposes.

(Ord. C-6139 § 1, 1985)

A. Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to eliminate billboard advertising in the City in order to promote the safe movement of vehicular traffic, to reduce air pollution and to improve the aesthetic appearance of the City.

B. General requirements. It is unlawful for any person to conduct, or cause to be conducted, any mobile billboard advertising upon any street, or other public place within the City in which the public has the right of travel.

C. Parking. It is unlawful for any person to conduct or cause to be conducted by stopping, standing or parking, any mobile billboard advertising upon any street, or other public place within the City in which the public has the right of travel.

D. Definition. Mobile billboard advertising includes any vehicle or wheeled conveyance which carries, conveys, pulls or transports any sign or billboard for the primary purpose of advertising.

E. Exemptions. This Section shall not apply to:

1. Any vehicle which displays any advertisement or business identification of its owner, so long as such vehicle is engaged in the usual business or regular work of the owner, and not used merely, mainly or primarily to display advertisements;

2. Buses; or

3. Taxicabs.

(ORD-09-0021, § 31, 2009)