Morro Bay Municipal Code Ch. 10.32 Miscellaneous Driving Rules

No operator of any vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral procession or a parade; provided, that such vehicles are conspicuously so designated. The directing of all vehicles and traffic on any street over which such funeral procession or parade wishes to pass shall be subject to the orders of the police department.

(Ord. No. 548, 5-26-09)

A. No person shall operate or drive a commercial vehicle in, on or across any private driveway approach or sidewalk area itself without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, if a sign or markings are in place indicating that the use of such driveway is prohibited.

B. For the purpose of this section, a "commercial vehicle" means a vehicle having a rated capacity in excess of one-half ton.

(Ord. No. 548, 5-26-09)

No person shall ride, drive, propel, or cause to be propelled, any vehicle or animal across or upon any sidewalk excepting over permanently constructed driveways and excepting when it is necessary for any temporary purpose to drive a loaded vehicle across a sidewalk; provided further, that the sidewalk area be substantially protected by wooden planks two inches thick, and written permission be previously obtained from the city traffic engineer. Such wooden planks shall not be permitted to remain upon such sidewalk area during the hours of darkness.

(Ord. No. 548, 5-26-09)

No person shall ride or drive any animal or any vehicle over or across any newly made pavement or freshly painted markings in any street when a barrier, sign, cone-marker or other warning device is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking, or when any such device is in place indicating that the street or any portion thereof is closed.

(Ord. No. 548, 5-26-09)

No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are lawfully established.

(Ord. No. 548, 5-26-09)

No person, public utility or department in the city shall erect or place any permanent barrier or sign on any street unless of a type approved by the city traffic engineer or disobey the instructions, remove, tamper with or destroy any permanent or temporary barrier or sign lawfully placed on any street by any person, public utility or by any department of this city.

(Ord. No. 548, 5-26-09)

A. No operator of any vehicle shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he or she is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.

B. It is unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to drive into any marked crosswalk while there is in such crosswalk on the half of the roadway or street on which such vehicle is traveling any pedestrian engaged in crossing the street or roadway, until such pedestrian shall have passed beyond the path of said vehicle.

(Ord. No. 548, 5-26-09)

No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of the fire department when laid on any street or private driveway without the consent of the fire chief or fire personnel in command of the incident.

(Ord. No. 548, 5-26-09)