Chapter 12.20 — STREET AND SIDEWALK USE RESTRICTIONS
Palos Verdes Estates Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Palos Verdes Estates
§ 12.20.010. Roller skates and toy vehicles on roadway.¶
It is unlawful for any person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or skateboard to go upon any roadway.
(Ord. 354 § 1, 1981; Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)
§ 12.20.020. Roller skates and toy vehicles in business district.¶
It is unlawful for any person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or skateboard to go upon the sidewalk in a business district. (Ord. 354 § 2, 1981; Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)
§ 12.20.030. Overnight camping on street or alley.¶
It is unlawful for any person to use any public street or alley for the purpose of overnight sleeping or camping in a camper, motor home, van or other vehicle. For the purpose of this section, “overnight” means any portion of the hours between sunset and sunrise. (Ord. 326 § 1, 1977; Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)
§ 12.20.040. Building material and containers in right-of-way – Placement.¶
No person shall deposit or maintain any building material or any trash container, dumpster, or container of any kind upon any street right-of-way or alley in such a manner as to constitute a traffic hazard.
(Ord. 367 § 1, 1982; Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)
§ 12.20.050. Building material and containers in right-of-way – Reflectors.¶
All building material, trash containers and dumpsters stored or left upon any street or alley shall be equipped with reflectors in the front and the rear of the same, not less than six inches in diameter. The reflectors should be located on the left and right sides, front and rear, no less than fifteen inches from the ground and no more than sixty inches from the ground. The reflectors facing traffic shall be red in color. All such reflectors shall be visible for a minimum of three hundred feet in the dark.
(Ord. 367 § 2, 1982; Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)
§ 12.20.060. Building material and containers in right-of-way – Removal by police.¶
The police department is authorized to remove, at the owner’s expense, any building materials, trash containers, dumpsters or containers of any kind or any other matter left on the street or alley without the reflectors required in PVEMC § 12.20.050 or, whether equipped with reflectors or not, if such material or other equipment constitutes a hazard or obstructs free passage of the street or alley.
(Ord. 361 § 3, 1982; Ord. 701 § 2 (Exh. 1), 2012)
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