National City Municipal Code Ch. 7.18 On-Street Activities

Sections:

* Noncodified list of cross-references:

NCMC Chapters 11.32 and 11.40

A. "Itinerant merchant" as used in this chapter, means any person who engages in a temporary business in the manner described in Section 11.32.150.

B. "Unimproved sidewalk" as used in this Title means any portion of a public street parkway between the edge of roadway and property line, wherein there is no improved sidewalk, which is used as a walkway by pedestrians. Such unimproved sidewalks are public sidewalks.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

A. It is unlawful for any person to park, or otherwise leave unattended, any vehicle in such a manner that any part of that vehicle overhangs onto a public sidewalk, or onto any street parkway, or onto the space between the property line and the curb or edge of roadway where there is no curb.

B. Any vehicle parked or left unattended in violation of this section will be towed away and impounded by the police department at the owner's expense in the manner provided for by California Vehicle Code Section 22654, et seq.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

A. No vehicle shall be parked or left unattended within or upon a public street parkway, as that term is defined in Section 11.04.120 of this code.

B. Any vehicle parked or left unattended in violation of this section will be towed away and impounded by the police department at the owner's expense in the manner provided for by California Vehicle Code Section 22654, et seq.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

A. It is unlawful for any person to place any obstacle, sign, placard, exhibit, display or other item on a public sidewalk or street parkway without having specific written permission by the city council to do so. This does not apply to garbage and refuse receptacles placed upon sidewalks for collection as provided for in Chapter 7.10.

B. All obstacles improperly placed upon public property, public sidewalk or street parkway will be summarily removed by the public works director and disposed of.

C. See Section 10.40.010.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

A. It is unlawful for any person to place or allow to be placed any trash, building materials or obstacles of any kind, except as provided for by the California Vehicle Code, upon public streets or alleys.

B. Any such materials or obstacles shall be summarily removed by the public works director and disposed of. The actual cost of removal of any such materials or obstacles and restoration of any damaged roadway attributed to such placement will be paid by the violator.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within the city unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any load, contents of litter from being blown or deposited upon any street, alley or other public place. Nor shall any person drive or move any vehicle or truck within the city, the wheels or tires of which carry onto or deposit on any street, alley or other public place mud, dirt, sticky substance, litter or foreign matter of any kind.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

A. Except for emergency repairs necessary to move a disabled vehicle off the street, it is unlawful for any person to perform vehicle repairs on public streets or alleys.

B. Except in a residential area, it is unlawful to wash a vehicle on any public street. Vehicles may be washed with potable water containing detergent solutions in residential areas over porous surfaces such as lawns and gravel areas where feasible. Remaining detergent solutions prepared for use in vehicle washing, but not used up in that process, may not be disposed of by emptying buckets or other containers directly or indirectly to the storm water conveyance system or receiving waters. Disposal to the sanitary sewer (e.g., through a sink, toilet or floor drain) or to a porous surface is required. The use of "hose off" or single use engine degreasing chemicals is prohibited, unless the effluent is captured and disposed of into a sanitary sewer. All other motor vehicle washing other than at individual residential properties is prohibited, unless all wash and rinse water is diverted to or contained and disposed to a porous area or the sanitary sewer.

(Ord. 2250 § 1, 2004; Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

A. No bus bench shall be placed on any public street right-of-way or on any public property without specific written permission by the city engineer.

B. All advertising displays and messages placed upon bus benches on public streets or public property shall be subject to approval by the director of planning. The director of planning may order the removal of such displays or messages whenever they are found to be inconsistent with public policy.

C. No bus bench shall be allowed to fall into a state of disrepair.

D. Bus benches found by the director of planning to be inappropriate, pursuant to the preceding subsections A, B and C, will be removed by the public works director and disposed of.

E. Bus benches placed on private property shall not have any sort of advertising message placed thereon, except noncommercial messages of public interest such as directing attention to bona fide charitable organizations and nonprofit organization activities.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

The provisions of Section 11.32.150 are incorporated in this title, by reference, to provide for enforcement authority pursuant to Chapter 7.32. (See also Section 7.20.070.)

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

A. See Section 13.04.280.

B. The provisions of Section 13.04.280 also apply to the entire width of the parkway, whether or not a sidewalk is located therein.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

A. It is unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle to or from a public way onto private property at any place other than approved driveways. "Climbing" or "jumping" concrete curbs or asphalt berms where there is no driveway is prohibited.

B. Temporary access over curbs may be allowed by the public works director or city engineer during the course of construction on the site which will include construction of driveway approaches, subject to the protective devices and other limits he determines to be necessary.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)