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Title 12 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC›Chapter 12.44 — PRIVATE ROADS

Monterey County Municipal Code Art. VII East Garrison Area

Monterey County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Monterey County

Cite as: Monterey County Municipal Code Article VII · Text as of 2026-10-04

12.44.400 - Purpose.

This article is enacted for the purpose of adopting the provisions of the Vehicle Code of the State of California in the manner provided in Section 21107.5 of the California Vehicle Code for the control of vehicular traffic in the East Garrison subdivision. The "East Garrison subdivision" means that subdivision created by the East Garrison Phases One, Two, and Three Final Maps, filed for record respectively as follows: Phase One, filed on 28 June, 2007 at Volume 24, Cities and Towns, at page 7,; Phase Two, filed on 19 March, 2015 at Volume 24, Cities and Towns, at page 41; and Phase Three, filed on 26 December 2017 at Volume 24, Cities and Towns, at page 54.

(Ord. 5241, 2014).

(Ord. No. 5301, § 2, 4-3-2018; Ord. No. 5329, § 2, 3-9-2021; Ord. No. 5348, § 2, 3-9-2021)

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12.44.401 - Application of Vehicle Code.

The roads described in Section 12.44.402 are privately owned and maintained roads that are generally held open for use by the public for vehicular travel and which so connect with highways that the public cannot determine that the roads are not highways.

(Ord. 5241, 2014).

(Ord. No. 5301, § 2, 4-3-2018; Ord. No. 5329, § 2, 3-9-2021; Ord. No. 5348, § 2, 3-9-2021)

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12.44.402 - Roads affected.

The following roads, all of which are located within the East Garrison subdivision (Phases One, Two, and Three), are affected by this article, and the provisions of the California Vehicle Code shall apply to such roads:

  1. Alexander Lane.

  2. Banks Street.

  3. Breckinridge Avenue.

  4. Burnside Road.

  5. Caldwell Street.

  6. Chamberlain Avenue.

  7. Chapel Hill Road.

  8. Coliseum Lane.

  9. Early Lane.

  10. East Garrison Drive.

  11. Falling Water Lane.

  12. Kearny Street.

  13. Kilpatrick Lane.

  14. Kit Carson Drive.

  15. Lee Avenue.

  16. Logan Street.

  17. Mahone Street.

  18. McClellan Circle.

  19. McDowell Street.

  20. Meade Way.

  21. Morgan Street.

  22. Ord Avenue.

  23. Pickett Lane.

  24. Pope Lane.

  25. Porter Street.

  26. Reynolds Street.

  27. Schofield Lane.

  28. Sedgwick Lane.

  29. Sheridan Street.

  30. Sherman Boulevard.

  31. Sloat Street.

  32. Steedman Street.

  33. Stonehenge Lane.

  34. Thomas Lane.

  35. Warren Avenue.

  36. Wilcox Street.

(Ord. 5241, 2014).

(Ord. No. 5301, § 2, 4-3-2018; Ord. No. 5329, § 2, 3-9-2021; Ord. No. 5348, § 2, 3-9-2021)

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12.44.403 - Signs and markings.

A. The roads described in section 12.44.402 are private roads that are generally held open for use by the public for vehicular travel and are subject to the provisions of the California Vehicle Code.

B. All traffic regulatory and warning signs and markings shall conform to the design and siting standards depicted in the most current edition of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices published by the State of California Department of Transportation in accordance with Section 21400 of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 5241, 2014).

(Ord. No. 5301, § 2, 4-3-2018; Ord. No. 5329, § 2, 3-9-2021; Ord. No. 5348, § 2, 3-9-2021)

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12.44.404 - Traffic enforcement.

The California Vehicle Code may be enforced on the roads affected by this article within the East Garrison subdivision by the County of Monterey Sheriff's Department and the California Highway Patrol. Enforcement shall be carried out per the current California Vehicle Code as it may be amended from time to time.

(Ord. 5241, 2014).

(Ord. No. 5301, § 2, 4-3-2018; Ord. No. 5329, § 2, 3-9-2021; Ord. No. 5348, § 2, 3-9-2021)

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12.44.405 - Penalty for violation.

Every person who violates any of the provisions of the California Vehicle Code shall be guilty of an infraction or a misdemeanor based on applicable California Vehicle Code provisions, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished in the manner specified in Section 42000 et seq. of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. No. 5301, § 2, 4-3-2018; Ord. No. 5329, § 2, 3-9-2021; Ord. No. 5348, § 2, 3-9-2021)

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