Moorpark Municipal Code Art. II Operation of Motor Vehicles

Every person operating a motor vehicle shall have all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable by the laws of the state or by the laws of the city, except those provisions of laws and ordinances which by their nature have no application and except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (See Vehicle Code Sections 21200 et seq.)

(Ord. 20 § 1, 1984)

It is unlawful for any person operating a motor vehicle or handling an animal to fail to obey any official trafficcontrol device applicable to him, unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic officer.

(Ord. 20 § 1, 1984)

The provisions of this chapter regulating the moving, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to vehicles being used by any authorized police or fire department, the street department or the Division of Highways of the state while the driver of any such vehicle is engaged in the necessary performance of public emergency duties.

(Ord. 20 § 1, 1984)

It shall be unlawful for any person to ride, drive or drag or cause to be ridden, driven or dragged any unlicensed vehicle, tractor, sled or implement over, along or across any street in such a manner as to cause injury or damage to such street.

(Ord. 20 § 1, 1984)

Physically disabled persons and persons 50 years of age or older are authorized to operate electric carts on public sidewalks or bicycle lanes within the city; provided, however, any such person who owns an electric cart shall apply to the chief of police for a permit and an identification sticker to so operate the cart, and such sticker shall be affixed to the cart in order to operate it upon any public sidewalk or bicycle lane within the city.

(Ord. 20 § 1, 1984)

A. Whenever a bicycle lane has been established on a roadway pursuant to Section 21207 of the Vehicle Code, any person operating a motor vehicle on such highway shall not drive in the bicycle lane, except to park where parking is permitted, to enter or leave the highway or to prepare for a right turn.

B. When it is necessary to make a right-hand turn on a roadway which has a bicycle lane to the right of the motor vehicle lane, the motorist shall merge into the bicycle lane in accordance with subsection (a) of Section 21658 of the Vehicle Code and make his turn as closely as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, in accordance with Section 22100 of the Vehicle Code, after yielding the right-of-way to all cyclists and pedestrians within the bicycle lane who are so near as to constitute a hazard.

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It is unlawful for any person to transport liquid hydrocyanic (HCN), referred to in this section as "acid," over any street in the city in or upon any vehicle or conveyance unless the following provisions are each and all complied with:

A. The acid shall be securely enclosed in a suitable container which will prevent the escape of such acid in the event such container should be upset or jarred.

B. The vehicle shall be equipped with substantial sideboards and tailboards, each and all of which are at least 20 inches in height, and the vehicle shall be equipped with a substantial, tight and solid bed.

C. The vehicle shall not be of the type designed for use as a passenger vehicle.

D. The driver of the vehicle shall be accompanied by at least one other male person of the age of 16 years or more.

E. The rear end of such vehicle shall be painted white or carry a sign securely fixed, upon which vehicle or sign there shall appear in red letters not less than three inches in height the words "Danger-Inflammable-Keep Your Distance."

F. Containers of acid in such vehicles shall be firmly secured to the vehicle so that the containers cannot overturn in the vehicle or fall therefrom.

G. Trailers used to carry such acid shall be attached to the motor vehicle so as to prevent side-whipping by the trailer.

H. Vehicles carrying the acid shall come to a full stop at all railroad and street railway crossings and proceed only after making certain that the crossing can be safely crossed.

I. Vehicles containing such acid and containers or applicators containing the acid shall not be allowed to stand within 15 feet of the traveled portion of any public highway.

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Every vehicle carrying trash upon a highway shall be covered with a cover sufficient to prevent any material from falling or being blown from such vehicle; provided, however, when traveling from house to house or from place to place to pick up material, vehicles used in collecting trash or garbage need not be covered so long as the distance between such stops for loading is not more than one-half (½) mile.

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A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to repair or modify any vehicle or install any part or accessory on any vehicle while such vehicle is on any public highway, street or alley.

B. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit emergency repairs to any vehicle located on any public highway, street or alley whenever the mechanical condition of such vehicle is such that it cannot be moved from the public highway, street or alley without such emergency repairs.

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A. It is unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle upon any land in the city, except upon a city, county or state highway; a specifically designated parking area; a well-defined private roadway or driveway; or on private property where express permission from a person in lawful possession has been obtained.

B. Emergency Vehicle Exemption. This section shall not apply to publicly owned or operated vehicles while engaged in official business nor to vehicles engaged in an emergency where the preservation or protection of life or property is involved.

C. Exceptions.

1. This section shall not apply to trails or areas which may be designated as open to use by vehicles by resolution of the council.

2. Whenever a trail or area is designated by resolution of the council as open to the use of vehicles, the trail shall be so posted. No person operating a vehicle upon a trail or area open to the use of vehicles shall cause the vehicle to proceed cross country, use short cuts on switchbacks or other turns of any trail, or depart in any other way from the traveled portion of any trail or area.

D. Noise Control.

1. No person shall operate any vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine on private property within the city without a United States Forestry Service or state-approved spark arrestor or a noise-muffling device approved by the state.

2. No person shall operate any vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine on private property within three hundred feet of the exterior boundaries of any residential property, except where reasonably necessary upon his own property or property of others over which a lawful easement right is owned for purposes of ingress or egress.

3. No person shall operate within the city any vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine beyond 300 feet of the exterior boundary of any residential property (whether on his own property or that of others) with equipment on such vehicle (or in such a manner) that the volume of the exhaust, sound or motor noise is audible to the extent that such noise volume is so loud, raucous or jarring as to be disturbing or a nuisance to the peace or quiet of any adjacent neighborhood or a person residing in an adjacent neighborhood or conducting a lawful business therein. There shall be a rebuttable presumption of compliance with the equipment requirements of this subsection if the vehicle is determined to be in compliance with the provisions of subsection (D)(1) of this section.

E. For the purposes of this section, "vehicle" means any device so defined by the Vehicle Code of the state.

(Ord. 20 § 1, 1984)