Earlier editions: 2026-09
Marin County Municipal Code Ch. 9.05 Vehicle and Traffic Regulations
Marin County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Marin County
Cite as: Marin County Municipal Code Chapter 9.05 · Text as of 2026-10-04
9.05.010 - Motor vehicles.¶
No person shall operate or possess any motor vehicle or motor driven vehicle, including, but not limited to cars, trucks, motorcycles, motorbikes or similar vehicles on lands managed by the department, except upon public roads or parking lots. For the purposes of this section, battery-powered wheelchairs are exempted.
(Ord. 3418 § 1 (part), 2004)
9.05.020 - Bicycles.¶
No person shall operate any bicycle or similar vehicle on lands managed by the department except upon paved roads, fire protection roads, designated bicycle pathways or public roads not signed against such use. Furthermore, no person shall operate or possess any bicycle or similar vehicle elsewhere on lands managed by the department, including trails, unless signed specifically to permit such operation.
(Ord. 3418 § 1 (part), 2004)
9.05.030 - Boats.¶
No person shall place, operate or possess any motorized vessels, including boats, rafts or similar watercraft, in reservoirs, lakes, streams, waterways or other bodies of water owned, maintained or otherwise managed by the department, except on bay and tidal waterways, subject to applicable state and local laws.
(Ord. 3418 § 1 (part), 2004)
9.05.040 - Speed limits.¶
No person shall operate any land vehicle, including bicycles, at speeds in excess of fifteen miles per hour on lands managed by the department, unless otherwise posted. No vehicle shall be operated at a speed greater than is reasonable for safe operation, nor in any manner which may endanger the safety of others or the protection of facilities and environmental resources.
(Ord. 3418 § 1 (part), 2004)
9.05.050 - Parking and vehicle removal.¶
No person shall park, leave, abandon, possess or otherwise store any vehicle on lands managed by the department, except in locations designated for such use. No person shall park any vehicle on lands managed by the department during periods when parking areas or lands are closed, nor in the following locations:
A. Within the traveled portion of any road;
B. On any service road;
C. In front of any gate;
D. In areas designated for persons with disabilities, unless the person has appropriate authorization;
E. In more than one parking space per vehicle;
F. Within posted "no parking" areas;
G. In any manner obstructing the free flow of traffic.
Except in designated overnight parking areas, no person shall park any vehicle for more than twelve consecutive hours. Any enforcement officer mentioned in California Vehicle Code Section 22651 is authorized to remove any vehicle parked in violation of this section.;hn0;(Ord. 3418 § 1 (part), 2004)
(Ord. No. 3522, § III, 2009)
9.05.060 - California Vehicle Code.¶
Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, the provisions of the California Vehicle Code shall be applicable to the operation of vehicles on lands managed by the department.
(Ord. 3418 § 1 (part), 2004)
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