Mission Viejo Municipal Code Ch. 14.04 Protection of Roads During Construction

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Cross reference— Offenses against property, ch. 11.16.

(a) Highway construction. Whenever any public highway or road within the city shall be hereafter in course of construction or improvement, 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 or state highway, which is being at the time so improved, until after the same 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, or any pavement under construction, or any freshly painted markings upon any public road or highway 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. 88-12, § 5(6-3-91), 6-27-88)

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

(b) Warning signs, lights and devices required for closed highway or during construction. While any such highway or portion thereof in the city is so closed, or while such highway or portion thereof is in the process of construction or repair or maintenance, the director, his employees, or the contractor under authority of the director 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 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 CALTRANS and the work area traffic control handbook.

(c) Violation; damage to barrier, notices, warning signs. When such highway or portion thereof in the city is closed to the public or is in process of construction, repair or maintenance, as provided herein, 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 the director, 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, or authorized contractor, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 88-12, § 5(6-3-92), 6-27-88)