Chapter 3 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC: SPEED LIMITS, PARKING AND CONTROL OF

The prima facie speed limits on the following described portions of various County roads and highways, after an engineering and traffic survey, are hereby determined to be fifteen (15) miles per hour; and such prima facie speed limit of fifteen (15) miles per hour on such County roads and highways is hereby established.

Furthermore, the Director of the Department of Public Works of the County of Nevada is hereby authorized and instructed to erect, or cause to be erected, appropriate signs on the County roads or highways specified in this Section, giving notice of the prima facie speed limit as declared and established by this Section.

Washington Road, one (1) mile segment at town.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

The prima facie speed limits on the following described portions of various County roads and highways, after an engineering and traffic survey, are hereby determined to be twenty (20) miles per hour; and such prima facie speed limit of twenty (20) miles per hour on such County roads and highways is hereby established.

Furthermore, the Director of the Department of Public Works of the County of Nevada is hereby authorized and instructed to erect, or cause to be erected, appropriate signs on the County roads or highways specified in this Section, giving notice of the prima facie speed limit as declared and established by this Section.

Within the Grand View Terrace Subdivision as listed below:

Pleasant Valley Road from two and forty-one one-hundredths (2.41) miles north of Bitney Springs Road to four and two one-hundredths (4.02) miles north of Bitney Springs Road (one and sixty-one one-hundredths

(1.61) miles).

(Ord. 2238. (05/29/2007); Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

Posted.

The prima facie speed limits on certain portions of various County roads and highways, after an engineering and traffic survey, are hereby determined to be twenty-five (25) miles per hour. Furthermore, the Director of Public Works of the County is hereby authorized and instructed to erect, or cause to be erected, appropriate signs on the County roads or highways specified in this Section, giving notice of the prima facie speed limit as declared and established by this Section.

Roads and highways affected include:

Banner Lava Cap Road extending from zero and eight tenths (0.8) miles east to one and three tenths (1.3) miles east of Idaho-Maryland Road.

Banner Quaker Hill Road from three hundred (300') feet westerly of Pasquale Rd. (West) to two hundred (200') feet easterly of Summit Ridge Drive (East).

Polaris Drive from 0.3-mile South of McCourtney Road to one and forty-five one-hundredths (1.45) miles South of McCourtney Road.

Reserved.

Alta Sierra Drive from Highway 49 to 500 east of Little Valley Road.

Walker Drive (including a portion of Alpine Lane) from Squirrel Creek Road to Butler Road.

Gold Hill Drive, entire length.

Footwall Drive, entire length.

Silver Way, entire length.

Copper Drive, entire length.

Hanging Wall Drive, entire length.

Mercury Drive, entire length.

Partridge Drive, entire length.

Terrace Pines, entire length.

Grass Valley Avenue, entire length.

Nevada City Avenue, entire length.

Charles Drive, entire length.

Gold Country Drive from Pleasant Valley Road to Lodestone Court (0.68 miles).

Alta Vista Avenue, entire length.

Adams Avenue from Squirrel Creek Road northerly to Rough and Ready Highway.

Bragg Avenue, entire length.

Wheeler Acres Road, entire length.

Mount Olive Road from Highway 174 to Miranda Drive.

Rough and Ready Highway and Adam Avenue along the frontage with 10085 Adam Avenue, a school zone when children are present.

Pasquale Road from the intersection of Red Dog Road on the west to the first intersection with Banner Quaker Hill Road on the east.

Repealed.

Squirrel Creek Road from Rough and Ready Highway to Shockley Road.

Pittsburg Road, entire segment. of Pittsburg Road.

Willow Valley Road, City limits to zero and eighty-five one-hundredths (0.85) miles east of the city limits.

Meadow Drive for its entire length south from Highway 174.

Entire length of Crystal Wells Road.

Red Dog Road from Cedar Springs Road east one and one tenths (1.1) miles.

Boulder Street from the easterly city limits of the City of Nevada City to its intersection with Red Dog Road.

Red Dog Road from its intersection with Boulder Street to the intersection of Park Avenue Extension (formerly known as Murchie Road).

East Empire Street from the Grass Valley City Limit to State Highway 174. (Length zero and eighty-two one- hundredths (0.82) mile).

Lake Vera-Purdon Road from North Bloomfield Road to Rock Creek Road (one-half (0.5) miles).

Within the Alta Sierra Subdivision as listed below:

Tammy Way.

Gary Way.

Agnes Way.

Aileen Way.

Alexandra Way.

Anona Court.

Alice Way.

Alioto Drive.

Angelina Way.

Annie Drive.

Avern Way.

Lower Circle.

Betty Way.

Barde Court.

Bernadine Court.

Carrie Drive from Dog Bar to Gary Way.

Cathy Drive.

Upper Circle.

Crotty Court.

Charles Way.

Curtis Court.

Connie Drive.

Darlene Court.

David Way.

Dennis Way.

Ernest Court.

Elizabeth Way.

Edward Drive.

Francis Drive (from west intersection with Alta Sierra Drive to Ball Road).

Fay Road.

Geneva Court.

George Way.

Grace Court.

Hensen Way.

Horace Drive.

Hanley Drive.

Hackett Court.

Joann Way.

Joey Court.

Judith Court.

Jamie Lee Court.

Joseph Court.

Juanita Court.

Janet Way.

Jody Court.

Jon Eric Court.

John Way.

Lawrence Way.

Low Court.

Laurrine Way.

Iola Way.

Lorie Drive.

Lena Court.

Michael Way.

Marion Way.

Meyer Way.

Marilyn Court.

Nancy Way.

Names Drive.

Norager Way.

Norvin Way.

Oscar Drive.

Pamela Drive.

Pammy Way.

Penny Court.

Patricia Way.

Ragan Way.

Robert Court.

Ricky Court.

Ruth Court.

Rainbow Road.

Shana Way.

Sharon Way.

Sandra Court.

Sunset Way.

Sean Way.

Sky Pines Way.

Scott Way.

Stinson Drive.

Tony Court.

Troy Court.

Tina Court.

Thiel Way.

Tippy Way.

Terren Court.

Thorncroft Way.

Timothy Way.

Virginia Way.

Wallis Drive.

West View Way.

Alta Sierra Drive between a point five hundred (500') feet east of Little Valley Road to Ball Road.

Within the Cascade Shores Subdivision as listed below:

Aurora Close.

Gaston Drive.

Spanish Lane.

Cascade Drive.

Summit Ridge Drive.

Sargent and Jacobs Dr.

Mountain View Drive.

China Close.

Baltic Close Drive.

Lake Lane.

Sadie D. Drive.

Arctic Close.

Little York Close.

Nugget Street.

Gas Canyon Road.

Cascade Loop.

Banner Quaker Hill Road from three hundred (300') feet westerly of Pasquale Rd. (West) to two hundred (200') feet easterly of Summit Ridge Drive (East).

Within the Willaura Acres Subdivision as listed below:

Vintage Drive, the County maintained portion which extends from the intersection with Lime Kiln Road West to Harvest Way and North to Autumn Way.

Autumn Way, entire length.

Harvest Way, entire length.

Brewer Road from Gary Way to Sandra Court (length of three thousand (3,000') feet).

Burma Road, entire length (zero and ninety-three one-hundredths (0.93)).

Donner Pass Road from Interstate 80 Soda Springs Exit to Soda Springs Road.

Donner Pass Road from Soda Springs Road to Donner Drive.

(Ord. 1680. (11/13/1990); Ord. 2238. (05/29/2007); Ord. 2378. (04/10/2014); Ord. 2387. (10/28/2014); Ord. 2400. (10/27/2015); Ord. 2440. (09/12/2017); Ord. 2443. (Adopt. 10/10/2017, Eff. 11/09/2017); Ord. 2469. (08/27/2019); Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023); Ord. 2536. (05/14/2024); Ord. 2550. (12/16/2025))

The prima facie speed limits on the following described portions of various County roads and highways, after an engineering and traffic survey, are hereby determined to be thirty (30) miles per hour; and such

prima facie speed limit of thirty (30) miles per hour on such County roads and highways is hereby established.

Furthermore, the Director of the Department of Public Works of the County of Nevada is hereby authorized and instructed to erect, or cause to be erected, appropriate signs on the County roads or highways specified in this Section, giving notice of the prima facie speed limit as declared and established by this Section.

Alta Sierra Drive from Ball Road to the East Intersection of Francis Drive. (Length one and nine tenths (1.9) miles).

You Bet Road from State Highway 174 to the Greenhorn Bridge.

Norlene Way from Alta Sierra Drive to Tammy Way and from eight hundred (800') feet south of Lawrence Way to six thousand nine hundred fifty (6,950') feet south of Lawrence Way.

Cement Hill Road from two and one tenths (2.1) miles northwest of Highway 49 at Gochine Drive one-half (0.5) miles northwest to two and six tenths (2.6) miles northwest of Highway 49 at Applewood Lane.

Little Valley Road (north) from Alta Sierra Drive to Highway 49.

Scotts Flat Road from Highway 20 to one and eighty-two one-hundredths (1.82) miles southwest to the end of pavement just east of Scotts Valley Road.

Banner Ridge Lava Cap Road from Nevada City Highway to one (1) mile southeast.

Rattlesnake Road from one and eight tenths (1.8) miles south of Highway 174 to Wheeler Cross Road (one and two tenths (1.2) miles).

North Bloomfield Road from Lake Vera-Purdon Road to zero and eight tenths (0.8) miles north of Cooper Road (three and one-half (3.5) miles).

Allison Ranch Road from the Grass Valley City limits to Highway 49.

Cement Hill Road from Applewood Lane to end of the road.

Rattlesnake Road extending from Dog Bar Road to Wheeler Cross Road.

Donner Pass Road between November 1 and April 1 from Placer/Nevada County Line to Brennan Avenue (zero and nine tenths (0.9) miles).

Mount Olive Road from Miranda Drive to Rolphholm Road.

Cement Hill Road from 0.1 mile northwest of Highway 49 to West Piper Lane.

Soda Springs Road from Donner Pass Road to one thousand one hundred (1,100') feet south of Donner Pass Road.

(Ord. 1721. (06/25/1991); Ord. 2443. (Adopt. 10/10/2017, Eff. 11/09/2017); Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023); Ord. 2536. 05/14/2024); Ord. 2550. (12/16/2025))

Posted.

The prima facie speed limits on the following described portions of various County roads and highways, after an engineering and traffic survey, are hereby determined to be thirty-five (35) miles per hour; and such prima facie speed limit of thirty-five (35) miles per hour on such County roads and highways is hereby established.

Furthermore, the Director of the Department of Public Works of the County of Nevada is hereby authorized and instructed to erect, or cause to be erected, appropriate signs on the County roads or highways specified in this Section, giving notice of the prima facie speed limit as declared and established by this Section.

County roads and highways which are affected by this Section include the following:

Ridge Road from zero and thirty-four one-hundredths (0.34) mile east of Rough & Ready Hwy to Hughes Rd. (one and eleven one-hundredths (1.11) miles) and from Grass Valley City Limits (zero and fifty-two one-

hundredths (0.52) mile east of Hughes Rd.) to Nevada City Hwy (one and sixty-two one-hundredths (1.62) miles).

Alta Street from the city limits of the City of Grass Valley, northwesterly to the intersection of Alta Street with Ridge Road.

Donner Pass Road from Donner Drive to two and forty-three one-hundredths (2.43) Miles East of Interstate 80 Soda Springs Exit.

Rough and Ready Rd. from Rough and Ready Highway to one and four tenths (1.4) miles northwesterly.

Penn Valley Drive from a point approximately eight hundred (800') feet easterly of the Spenceville Rd. intersection with Penn Valley Drive to a point approximately ten (10') feet west of the eastern intersection of Easy St. and Penn Valley Drive.

Greenhorn Rd. from Brunswick Rd. to a point four (4) miles east of Brunswick Road.

Alta Sierra Drive from the east intersection of Francis Drive to Dog Bar Road.

Norlene Way from Tammy Way to eight hundred (800') feet south of Lawrence Way and from six thousand nine hundred fifty (6,950') feet south of Lawrence Way to Patricia Way.

Banner Ridge Lava Cap Road from one (1) mile southeast of Nevada City Highway to zero and eight tenths (0.8) miles east of Idaho-Maryland Road.

Entire segment of Ball Road.

McCourtney Road, city limits to Auburn Rd. (zero and thirty-five one-hundredths (0.35) mile).

East Bennett Street, city limits to zero and four tenths (0.4) miles east.

Willow Valley Rd., zero and eighty-five one-hundredths (0.85) miles east of city limits to one and eighty-five one-hundredths (1.85) miles east of city limits.

Nevada City Highway from the city limits of Grass Valley to the city limits of Nevada City.

Magnolia Rd. from intersection with Combie Rd. to zero and one tenths (0.1) miles east.

Francis Drive from Ball Road to Alta Sierra Drive at its easterly intersection.

Red Dog Road from Park Avenue Extension to Cedar Springs Road.

Prosser Dam Road from one and three tenths (1.3) miles east of Highway 89 to two (2.0) miles east of Highway 89.

Loma Rica Drive from Brunswick Road to the end of the County maintained portion of the road (length one and four tenths (1.4) miles).

LaBarr Meadows Road from State Highway 49 to Dog Bar Road. (Length one and twenty-five one- hundredths (1.25) miles).

Idaho-Maryland Road from one (1.0) miles east of Brunswick Road to Banner Lava Cap Road.

Quaker Hill Cross Road from Red Dog Road to Banner Quaker Hill Road.

Polaris Drive from McCourtney Road to zero and three tenths (0.3) mile south of McCourtney Road.

Gracie Road from Banner Mountain Trail zero and four tenths (0.4) mile to the Nevada City Limit (four hundred fifty (450') feet south of Gold Flat Road).

Cement Hill Road from the NID Ditch at West Piper Lane one-half (0.5) miles northwest of Highway 49 one and six tenths (1.6) miles northwest to two and one tenths (2.1) miles northwest of Highway 49 at Gochine Drive.

North Bloomfield Road from zero and eight tenths (0.8) miles north of Cooper Road to zero and two tenths (0.2) miles south of Rock Creek Road (one and eight tenths (1.8) miles).

North Meadow View Drive, entire length (0.57).

Lake Vera-Purdon Road from Rock Creek Road to New Rome Road (one (1.0) miles).

Banner Quaker Hill Road from Quaker Hill Cross Road to zero and three tenths (0.3) miles east of Quaker Hill Cross Road.

Rough and Ready Highway from Grass Valley City Limits to two hundred twenty-five (225') feet west of Squirrel Creek Road; from six hundred fifty (650') feet east of Mills Road to six hundred (600') feet west of West Drive; and from nine hundred (900') feet west of Ponderosa Way to Rex Reservoir Road.

East Bennett Road from Brunswick Road to zero and four tenths (0.4) miles east of Grass Valley city limits.

Lime Kiln Road from Highway 49 to two and one tenths (2.1) miles west; curve warning signs to be installed.

Pleasant Valley Road from one and eighty-five one-hundredths (1.85) miles north of Bitney Springs Road to two and forty-one one-hundredths (2.41) miles north of Bitney Springs Road (zero and fifty-six one- hundredths (0.56) mile).

Dog Bar Road from Carrie Drive to Taylor Crossing Road (three and forty-six one-hundredths (3.46) miles).

Red Dog Road from Hornbrook Road to Banner Quaker Hill Road.

Jones Bar Road from Newtown Road to Yuba Crest Drive.

Lower Colfax Road extending from Powerline Road to Laws Ranch Road.

East Lime Kiln Road from Highway 49 to Karen Drive (zero and twenty-eight one-hundredths (0.28) mile).

Lake Vera Purdon Road from New Rome Road to Round Mountain Ranch Road (one and forty-four one- hundredths (1.44) miles).

Dalewood Way from Braemer Way to zero and fourteen one-hundredths (0.14) miles south.

Golden Star Road from Alison Ranch Road to Norambagua Lane.

Squirrel Creek Road from Shockley Road to Toad Lane.

Rough and Ready Highway from Rex Reservoir Road to Valley Drive.

Oak Tree Road from Tyler Foote Crossing Road to Wampum Way (one and two tenths (1.2) miles).

Soda Springs Road from one thousand one hundred (1,100') feet south of Donner Pass Road to the Placer County line.

(Ord. 1729. (07/16/1991); Ord. 1780. (05/26/1992); Ord. 1811. (11/24/1992); Ord. 2342. (09/13/2011); Ord. 2369. (11/07/2013); Ord. 2372. (12/10/2013); Ord. 2440.((Adopt. (09/12/2017), Eff. (10/12/2017)); Ord. 2449. (05/22/2018); Ord. 2457. (12/11/2018); Ord. 2493. (06/22/2021); Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023); Ord. 2536. 05/14/2024); Ord. 2550. (12/16/2025))

The prima facie speed limits on the following described portions of various County roads and highways, after an engineering and traffic survey, are hereby determined to be forty (40) miles per hour.

Furthermore, the Director of the Department of Public Works of the County of Nevada is hereby authorized and instructed to erect, or cause to be erected, appropriate signs on portions of the various County roads and highways described in this Section, giving notice of the prima facie speed limit as declared and established by this Section.

Duggans Road, entire length (Lime Kiln Road to Wolf Road one and eighty-nine one-hundredths (1.89) miles).

Bitney Springs Road from Rough and Ready Highway to three (3.0) miles north.

Lime Kiln Road from two and one tenths (2.1) miles west of Highway 49 to McCourtney Road; curve warning signs to be installed.

Brewer Road from Sandra Court to the end of the County maintained portion.

Rattlesnake Road from Highway 174 to one and eight tenths (1.8) miles south.

Indian Springs Road from Penn Valley Drive to Spenceville Road (one and ninety-five one-hundredths (1.95) miles).

Pleasant Valley Road from seven and twelve one-hundredths (7.12) miles north of Bitney Springs Road to Highway 49 (one and eight tenths (1.8) miles).

Auburn Road from McCourtney Road two and five one-hundredths (2.05) miles south.

Spenceville Road from Penn Valley Drive to Indian Springs Road (one and six tenths (1.6) miles).

Tyler Foote Crossing Road from Old Mill Road to Lake City Road.

Dog Bar Road extending from Lodestar Drive to Magnolia Road.

Wolf Road extending from Highway 49 to Duggans Road.

Lower Colfax Road extending from Laws Ranch Road to Rattlesnake Road.

Newtown Road extending from Highway 49 to Bitney Springs Road.

McCourtney Road from Banner Grange Hall (one and twenty-five one-hundredths (1.25) miles) to South Ponderosa Way.

McCourtney Road Wolf Mountain Road to Indian Springs Road.

McCourtney Road one and three tenths (1.3) miles south of Indian Springs Road to two and two tenths (2.2) miles south of Indian Springs Road.

Magnolia Road from zero and ten one-hundredths (0.10) miles east of Combie Road to one and seventy- eight one-hundredths (1.78) miles east of Combie Road.

Combie Road from Magnolia Road to Robles Road (two and eight tenths (2.8) miles).

Combie Road from State Highway 49 to Magnolia Road (zero and eighty-two one-hundredths (0.82) miles).

Spenceville Road from Indian Springs to the end of the County maintained portion (one and seventy-four one-hundredths (1.74) miles).

(Ord. 2493. (06/22/2021); Ord. 2375. (01/14/2014)

The prima facie speed limits on the following described portions of various County roads and highways, after an engineering and traffic survey, are hereby determined to be forty-five (45) miles per hour.

Furthermore, the Director of the Department of Public Works of the County of Nevada is hereby authorized and instructed to erect, or cause to be erected, appropriate signs on portions of the various County roads and highways described in this Section, giving notice of the prima facie speed limit as declared and established by this Section.

Mooney Flat Road from Englebright Dam Road to Marina Drive.

LaBarr Meadows Road from Grass Valley city limits to the intersection with Dog Bar Road.

Dog Bar Road from LaBarr Meadows to Alta Sierra Drive.

Pleasant Valley Road from State Highway 20 to five and one tenths (5.1) miles north.

Prosser Dam Road from Highway 89 to one and three tenths (1.3) miles east of Highway 89.

Ridge Road from Rough and Ready Highway to zero and thirty-four one-hundredths (0.34) mile East (zero and thirty-four one-hundredths (0.34) mile).

Penn Valley Drive from the eastern intersection with Highway 20 to eight hundred (800') feet east of Spenceville Rd.

Penn Valley Drive from the intersection with Pleasant Valley Road to the west side of the eastern intersection of Easy Street.

McCourtney Road starting at two and two tenths (2.2) miles south of Indian Springs Road and extending to Lime Kiln Road (a length of two and nine tenths (2.9) miles).

Gracie Road from Banner Lava Cap Road one and six one-hundredths (1.06) mile to Banner Mountain Trail.

Rough and Ready Highway from two hundred twenty-five (225') feet west of Squirrel Creek Road to six hundred fifty (650') feet east of Mills Road; and from six hundred (600') feet west of West Drive to nine hundred (900') feet west of Ponderosa Way.

Karen Drive from East Lime Kiln Road to Alexandra Way (zero and seventy-three one-hundredths (0.73) miles).

Oak Tree Road from Wampum Way to State Route 49 (one and six tenths (1.6) miles).

Washington Road extending from Highway 20 to one and four tenths (1.4) miles north.

Donner Pass Road between April 2 and October 31 from Placer/Nevada County Line to Brennan Avenue (zero and nine tenths (0.9) miles).

Brunswick Road from Towntalk Road to zero and twenty-eight one-hundredths (0.28) miles to the south.

Rough and Ready Highway from Valley Drive to State Route 20.

McCourtney Road from South Ponderosa Way to Wolf Mountain Road.

McCourtney Road from its intersection with Indian Springs Road to one and three tenths (1.3) miles south of Indian Springs Road.

McCourtney Road from Auburn Road to Banner Grange Hall.

(Ord. 1874. (09/27/1994); Ord. 2449. (05/22/2018); Ord. 2457. (12/11/2018); Ord. 2493. (06/22/2021); Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023); Ord. 2536. 05/14/2024))

The prima facie speed limits on the following described portions of various County roads and highways, after an engineering and traffic survey, are hereby determined to be fifty (50) miles per hour, and such prima facie speed limit of fifty (50) miles per hour on such County roads and highways is hereby established.

Furthermore, the Director of Public Works of the County of Nevada is hereby authorized and instructed to erect, or cause to be erected, appropriate signs on the County roads or highways specified in this Section, giving notice of the prima facie speed limit as declared and established by this Section.

Brunswick Road from zero and one tenths (0.1) miles northwest of Loma Rica Road to State Route 174.

Tyler Foote Road from Highway 49 to Oak Tree Road.

Mooney Flat Road from Highway 20 to Englebright Dam Road.

(Ord. 2536. 05/14/2024)

A.

No vehicle shall be parked at any time upon the traveled portion being approximately twenty-four (24') feet wide, of the Soda Springs Road from the southerly end of the bridge crossing the spillway from Van Norden Lake thence southerly to the Nevada-Placer County boundary.

B.

No vehicle shall be parked at any time upon the County right-of-way used for Dog Bar Road for a distance of one thousand five hundred (1,500') feet from the bridge crossing Bear River.

C.

No vehicle shall be parked at any time upon the traversed portion of Newtown Road from State Highway 49 to five hundred (500') feet southwest on Newtown Road.

D.

The Director of the Department of Public Works of the County of Nevada is hereby authorized and instructed to erect or cause to be erected, appropriate signs on various County roads and highways described in this Code, giving notice of the prohibition of parking as declared and established by Section 16.03.070.

E.

No vehicle shall be parked at any time upon the County right-of-way from one thousand two hundred (1,200') feet south of the Yuba River Bridge on Pleasant Valley Road at the South Yuba State Park to five

hundred (500') feet north of the Yuba River Bridge on Pleasant Valley Road at the South Yuba State Park. No vehicle shall be parked at any time upon County right-of-way in designated no parking zones on Purdon Road, both sides of Purdon Bridge, nor on North Bloomfield-Graniteville Road, both sides of the Edwards Crossing Bridge.

F.

No vehicle shall be parked between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days upon the County right-of-way on Via Vista between Ridge Road and two hundred (200') feet east of its intersection with Echo Ridge Drive.

G.

No vehicle shall be parked at any time upon the County right-of-way in designated no parking zones, and between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. where indicated by "NO PARKING 10p.m.— 5a.m." signs, on Old Downieville Highway from Cedro Road to the Nevada City limit and Champion Road from Newtown Road to Old Downieville Highway.

(Ord. 2446. (01/23/2018); Ord. 2451. (06/26/2018); Ord. 2497. (10/12/2021); Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

The provisions of the preceding section shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon such street.

The Road Commissioner of the County is hereby authorized and directed to erect and maintain or cause to be erected and maintained appropriate signs on such street giving notice of the provisions of this and the preceding section and in accordance with the requirements of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

The word "bus" as used in Sections 16.03.100 and 16.03.110, shall mean any motorbus, motor coach or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

A bus zone for the purpose of loading or unloading buses or common carriers of passengers is hereby established and described as follows:

A.

Beginning at the intersection of the northerly line of Commercial Row (State Highway Road III-Nev-38-A) with the easterly property line of Bridge Street (State Highway Road III-Nev-83-A); thence easterly along said northerly line of Commercial Row one hundred eighty (180') feet to a point Town of Truckee.

B.

No person shall stop, stand by or park any vehicle except a bus in a bus zone.

C.

Sections 16.03.100 and 16.03.110 shall be of no force or effect unless the locality described herein is either signposted or appropriately marked in the manner provided in Cal. Veh. Code § 21458 to give warning of the prohibition against such stopping, standing or parking, there is not a violation of this Code.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

The Road Commissioner of the County is hereby authorized and directed to erect and maintain, or cause to be erected and maintained, appropriate signs on the street referred to in the preceding section, giving notice of the provisions of such section and in accordance with the requirements of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

It is necessary and for the health, safety and welfare of the people of the County that the County roads as defined in Cal. Sts. & High. Code § 25 within the County be kept clear of snow and other obstructions.

Vehicles parked on the rights-of-way of said highways during the process of snow removal by the County cause an obstruction and an impediment to such operations of snow removal resulting in delays, expenses and inconvenience to the County.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave unattended any vehicle as defined in Cal. Veh. Code § 670 upon the right-of-way of any County road in the County of Nevada, outside of an incorporated city, at any time or in any manner which will obstruct, hinder, delay or otherwise inconvenience any County officer, employee, or County contractor during snow removal operations, or which will leave the vehicle in such a position that it is subject to damage by County officers, employees, or County contractors engaged in snow removal operations.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

Any public officer of the County of Nevada and any member of the Department of Public Works of the County of Nevada, or any agency under contract with the County of Nevada which is actively involved in providing snow removal upon County roads and highways within the unincorporated territory within the County of Nevada shall have the right and responsibility during snow removal operations, or in preparing for snow removal, to remove or to cause to be removed, any vehicle which is disabled or abandoned or unattended or which obstructs or interferes with traffic or with the snow removal operations on any such

County road or highway in accordance with the provisions of the Cal. Veh. Code § 22654 as it presently exists or may from time to time hereinafter be amended. All costs and expenses incurred in the removal and/or storage of any such vehicles shall be the responsibility of the registered owner of the vehicle.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

Any violation of Section 16.03.150 shall be punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) and not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or by imprisonment in the County jail for not less than five (5) days nor more than thirty (30) days or both.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

A.

No vehicle shall be parked in the parking areas located adjacent to the Grass Valley or Nevada City Veterans Building between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, for more than one (1) hour for any purpose unrelated to County business unless the vehicle displays a County parking permit.

B.

Parking permits shall be issued by the Department of General Services on a first come, first served basis. Permits shall be issued for a specific parking space. Permits shall be valid solely for the vehicle displaying the permit and for the parking space assigned.

C.

Parking permits shall be issued on a calendar quarterly basis. The fee for any permit issued after the beginning of a calendar quarter shall be prorated from the date of issuance to the end of the quarter. The fee for the parking permit shall be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. There shall be no refund of any portion of a permit fee for any time during which the permit is not required by the permittee.

D.

County employees whose assigned duty location is the Grass Valley Veterans Building, the Nevada City Veterans Building, or the Nevada County Courthouse and Annex shall be issued a permit without cost, except as may be modified by a subsequent labor agreement. Jury members and persons attending events or having business in the Grass Valley Veterans' Building or Nevada City Veterans' Building are exempt from these permit requirements.

E.

Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in the County of Nevada Code, the Director of General Services, the Nevada County Sheriff, the Grass Valley Police Department and the Nevada City Police Department are authorized to issue parking violation citations as prescribed by Cal. Veh. Code §§ 40202

and 4020. The Sheriff of Nevada County shall be authorized to order the removal of vehicles in violation of this Section pursuant to Cal. Veh. Code §§ 22850—22856.

F.

The fine for parking in violation of this Section shall be that amount adopted by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

G.

A permittee shall save and hold harmless the County of Nevada, its officers, employees, contractors and consultants for liability or damages sustained while parked on County property and shall provide evidence of automobile insurance coverage in the amount required by law.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

A.

Persons are prohibited from riding or propelling skateboards on the roadways of all County maintained roads and highways. As used in this Section, roadways shall mean that portion of the road or highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic.

B.

Persons are prohibited from riding or propelling skateboards on any public parking facility or private parking facility open to the public if the facility is posted with a sign stating that skateboarding is prohibited. For the purpose of this Section, public parking facility or private parking facility open to the public include sidewalks adjacent to or within such parking facilities.

C.

Persons are prohibited from willfully riding, propelling or operating a skateboard on any sidewalk, road not regulated by the Vehicle Code, or private property open to public access in such a manner as to endanger the property, safety or well-being of any person.

(Ord. 1694. (02/26/1991); Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

A.

The Director of Public Works of the County of Nevada is hereby authorized and instructed to erect and maintain, or cause to be erected and maintained, appropriate signs on County roads or highways giving notice of provisions of Section 16.03.190.A where deemed necessary.

B.

Notwithstanding any other County ordinance to the contrary, the provisions of this Chapter shall only apply to public parking facilities, private property generally open to the public or to business premises if said property or premises is posted with signs expressly forbidding skateboarding. Such posting shall be located at all clearly defined entry ways and shall not be required on any property not generally open to the public. Appropriate wording on such signs would be "No Skateboarding. Violators may be cited."

(Ord. 1694. (02/26/1991); Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

A.

Every person convicted of a violation of Section 16.03.190.A shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00).

B.

Every person convicted of a violation of Section 16.03.190.B is guilty of an infraction.

C.

Every person convicted of a violation of 16.03.190.C is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

Consecutive Hours on County Roads

A.

No person who owns or has custody or control of any vehicle, as the term is defined in the California Vehicle Code, shall park, store, or otherwise leave standing any such vehicle upon any highway, street or county road which is publicly maintained and open to the use of the public, for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours. Any peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 of Cal. Veh. Code (commencing with Section 830) or any regularly employed County employee who enforces parking laws and regulations may remove any vehicle that is parked in violation of this Section.

B.

Any person convicted of violation of this Section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and shall provide proof to the Court that the cost of removal and disposition of the vehicle have been paid.

C.

Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a mandatory fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation; two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation of the same ordinance (section) within a twelve (12)-month period and five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a third or subsequent violation of the same ordinance (section)

within a twelve (12)-month period. Every day any violation continues shall constitute a separate offense punishable by a separate fine.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

The Director of the Department of Public Works of the County of Nevada is hereby authorized and instructed to adopt traffic regulations and to place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, official traffic control devices, when they are required or authorized by State law and when it is determined, on the basis of a traffic and engineering survey, that such regulations and/or devices are necessary in order to provide for the safe and efficient movement of vehicles on County roads or highways. Such regulations and devices may pertain to:

Parking;

Delineation; and

Such other traffic signs, signals and traffic control devices as outlined in Division 11 of the California Vehicle Code; except that the Director shall not control or regulate with regard to speed limits, weight limits, multi- ways stop signs and traffic signals.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

The length of vehicles shall be restricted on County roads as follows:

A.

Truck traffic on Coyote Street shall be restricted to a maximum length of twenty-three (23) feet.

The Road Commissioner of the County is hereby authorized and directed to erect and maintain, or cause to be erected and maintained, appropriate signs on the roads referred to in this Section, giving notice of the provisions of such section, and in accordance with the requirements of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 2546. (07/08/2025))

The Director of the Department of Public Works of the County of Nevada is hereby authorized and instructed to cause the designation of restricted speed zones on any portion of any road or highway maintained by the County where officers or employees of the County, or any contractor of the County or their employees, are at work on the roadway or within the right-of-way so close thereto, in the opinion of

the Director as to be endangered by passing traffic. The Director shall cause the erection and maintenance of appropriate signs within four hundred (400') feet of each end of each restricted zone, indicating the boundaries of the zone and the speed limit applicable thereto. The signs shall display figures indicating the applicable speed limit, which shall not be less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour and shall indicate the purpose of the restriction.

Nothing in this Section shall relieve any operator of a vehicle from complying with the basic speed law.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

The parking area located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Main Street and Washington Street in Nevada City shall contain parking spaces designated as reserved, Tuesday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for the vehicles of persons serving during that time as jurors in the Nevada County Courthouse. The twelve (12) parking spaces adjacent to Washington Street and nearest the intersection of Main Street and Washington Street shall be so reserved. It shall be unlawful for any person not actively answering a summons to serve as a juror to park or leave unattended any vehicle as defined by Cal. Veh. Code § 670 in said parking spaces during the periods when this restriction applies and when posted as provided herein.

Any vehicle found parked during the restricted hours in the reserved parking spaces by anyone not actively answering a summons to serve as a juror may be removed and stored at the expense of the owner or person in charge thereof. Towed vehicles may be stored at the nearest garage designated by the County for this purpose and may be reclaimed by paying the bill for towing and storage. The restricted parking spaces shall be posted with a sign immediately adjacent thereto and visible from each restricted parking space. The sign shall be not less than seventeen (17) by twenty-two (22") inches in size with lettering not less than one (1) inch in height providing notice of the parking restriction, vehicle removal, and information as to how and where towed vehicles may be reclaimed.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

Golf carts may be driven on the following specified County roads, or parts thereof, between the hours of sunrise and sunset, daily:

Agnes Way.

Alioto Drive.

Angelina Way.

Avern Way.

Barde Court.

Bernadine Court.

Betty Way.

Brewer Road from Gary Way to Nancy Way (South).

Cathy Way.

Charles Way.

Dennis Way.

Edward Way.

Elizabeth Way.

Fay Road from Rainbow Road to Janet Way.

Francis Drive from its westerly intersection with Alta Sierra to its intersection with Ball Road.

Gary Way.

Hanley Drive.

Hansen Way.

Horace Drive.

Iola Way.

Janet Way.

Joey Court.

John Way.

Juanita Court.

Lawrence Way from Brewer Road to David Way.

Lorrie Way.

Lower Circle.

Marilyn Court.

Marion Way.

Michael Way.

Names Drive.

Nancy Way.

Pamela Way.

Pammy Drive.

Ragan Way.

Rainbow Road from Carrie Drive to Pamela Way.

Ricky Court.

Robert Court.

Scott Way.

Sean Way.

Sharon Way.

Tammy Way.

Terren Court.

Thiel Way.

Timothy Way.

Upper Circle.

Carrie Drive.

Pleasant Valley Road, just for crossing from the Lake Wildwood subdivision to the shopping center to the west.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

A.

The Board of Directors of the Lake of the Pines Association, as the entity owning and maintaining the private roads located within the Lake of the Pines Subdivision, is hereby authorized, pursuant to the provisions of Cal. Veh. Code § 21107.7, to erect such traffic signs, signals, markings, and devices which conform to the uniform standards and specifications adopted by the California Department of Transportation for the roads owned and maintained by the Association located within the Lake of the Pines Subdivision. As a condition of the exercise of the authority granted by this Chapter, the Association shall maintain a comprehensive policy of public liability and property damage insurance for the subject roads in an amount not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00).

B.

The Board of Directors of the Lake Wildwood Association, as the entity owning and maintaining the private roads located within the Lake Wildwood Subdivision, is hereby authorized, pursuant to the provisions of Cal. Veh. Code § 21107.7, to erect such traffic signs, signals, markings, and devices which conform to the uniform standards and specifications adopted by the California Department of Transportation for the roads owned and maintained by the Association located within the Lake Wildwood Subdivision. As a condition of the exercise of the authority granted by this Chapter, the Association shall maintain a comprehensive policy of public liability and property damage insurance for the subject roads in an amount not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000.00).

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

A.

No vehicle shall be parked for any purpose on County roads which are designated as no parking zones and/or with curbs painted red.

B.

The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon such street. The Director of the Department of Public Works of the County of Nevada is hereby authorized and instructed to erect and maintain, or cause to be erected and maintained, appropriate signs on such streets giving notice of the provisions of this and the preceding paragraph and in accordance with the requirements of the Vehicle Code.

C.

The Sheriff of the County of Nevada, California Highway Patrol, or their designee, is hereby authorized to enforce the parking regulations contained in this Section. The Sheriff shall comply with all of the procedural requirements contained in Cal. Veh. Code §§ 40200—40230.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

State Law reference— Cal. Veh. Code § 22507.

A.

No vehicle shall travel at a speed in excess of ten (10) miles per hour on any of the following listed County property, including but not limited to the driveways, access roadways and parking lots thereof:

Eric Rood Administrative Center;

Truckee Government Center;

Truckee Government Center Annex;

Truckee Library;

HEW Building;

Grass Valley Veterans Building;

County Corporation Yard, 12548 Loma Rica Drive, Grass Valley;

Nevada City Veterans Building; and

Nevada County Airpark.

B.

The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at the entrance to each parking area delineated herein. The Director of General Services of the County is hereby authorized and directed to erect and maintain, or cause to be erected and maintained, appropriate signs on such public property giving notice of the provisions of this and the preceding paragraph and in accordance with the requirements of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

State Law reference— Cal. Veh. Code § 21113.

A.

The Director of General Services, or their designee (hereinafter "Director"), is authorized to enforce parking restrictions contained in Section 2.18.020, Parking Restrictions on County Property.

B.

If a vehicle is unattended during the time of the violation, the Director shall securely attach to the vehicle a notice of parking violation setting forth the violation. The notice shall contain all information required by Cal. Veh. Code § 40202. The notice of parking violation shall be accompanied by a written notice of parking penalty due pursuant to Cal. Veh. Code § 40203.

C.

Once the Director has prepared the notice of parking violation and has attached it to the vehicle, the Director shall file a copy of the notice with the Municipal Court of the County of Nevada.

D.

If the person appears and contests the parking violation or the parking penalty is not otherwise paid, further proceedings as outlined in Cal. Veh. Code §§ 40206—40230, inclusive, shall be followed.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

State Law reference— Cal. Veh. Code § 40200.

A.

The Director of General Services (hereinafter "Director"), shall have the authority to remove a vehicle from a County road or public property for violation of this Chapter. Whenever the Director, or their designee, removes a vehicle from a County Road or public property for violation of this Chapter, they shall take the vehicle to the nearest garage, or other place of safety, or to a garage maintained by the County where the vehicle shall be placed in storage. The Director shall comply with all requirements specified in Cal. Veh. Code § § 22850—22856.

B.

Pursuant to Cal. Veh. Code § 22851, the County and the garage owner shall have a lien for compensation for towing and for storage of the vehicle. The amount of the lien shall be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

C.

Whenever the Director directs the storage of a vehicle, they shall provide the vehicle's registered and legal owner of record, or their agent, with the opportunity for a post-storage hearing to protest the storage.

D.

A notice of the storage shall be mailed or personally delivered to the registered and legal owner within forty-eight (48) hours of the storage. The notice shall contain all of the information required by Cal. Veh. Code § 22852.

E.

Upon request of the registered or legal owner, the post-storage hearing shall be conducted before the County Administrative Officer, or their designee, no later than forty-eight (48) hours after the request, excluding weekends and holidays. The Director may not serve as the hearing officer. The County of Nevada shall be responsible for the costs incurred for towing and storage if it is determined by the County Administrative Officer, or their designee, at the post-storage hearing that reasonable grounds for the storage are not established.

F.

A post-storage hearing shall not be required if the vehicle was towed and stored under circumstances described in Cal. Veh. Code § 22852(g).

G.

If the Director removes a vehicle for storage under this Chapter, and the Director is unable to ascertain the name of the owner or otherwise give notice to the owner, the Director shall immediately notify the Department of Justice, Stolen Vehicle System. The notice and any subsequent reports, if any, shall comply with the provisions of Cal. Veh. Code § 22853.

(Ord. 2526. (06/13/2023))

State Law reference— Cal. Veh. Code § 22651.