Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 10 — Vehicles and Traffic
Rancho Mirage Municipal Code Ch. 10.32 Prohibited Acts
Rancho Mirage Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Rancho Mirage
Cite as: Rancho Mirage Municipal Code Chapter 10.32 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 10.32.010. Driving through funeral procession.¶
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. 52 § 8, 1975)
§ 10.32.020. Commercial vehicles using private driveways.¶
No person shall operate or drive a commercial vehicle in, on or across any private driveway approach or sidewalk area or the driveway 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.
For the purpose of this section a commercial vehicle shall mean a vehicle having rated capacity in excess of one-half ton.
(Ord. 52 § 8.2, 1975)
§ 10.32.030. Riding or driving on sidewalk— Exception.¶
No person shall ride, drive, propel, or cause to be propelled any vehicle or animal across or upon any sidewalk except over permanently constructed driveways and except when it is necessary for any temporary purpose to drive a loaded vehicle across a sidewalk; provided further, that such 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 from six p.m. to six a.m.
(Ord. 52 § 8.3, 1975)
§ 10.32.035. Vehicles on bicycle or horse paths.¶
It is unlawful for any person to operate or park any motorized vehicle, excepting golf carts, on any bicycle path or horse path designated as such within the city.
(Ord. 119 § 1, 1976)
§ 10.32.040. Crossing new pavement or markings.¶
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. 52 § 8.4, 1975)
§ 10.32.050. Placing unapproved or disobeying approved devices.¶
No person, public utility or department in the city shall erect or place any 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 barrier or sign lawfully placed on any street by any person, public utility or by any department of the city.
(Ord. 52 § 8.5, 1975)
§ 10.32.060. Disobedience to limited access regulation.¶
No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are lawfully established.
(Ord. 52 § 8.7, 1975)
§ 10.32.070. (Reserved)¶
§ 10.32.080. Exemption—City-sponsored art displays and art displays by other nonprofit…¶
Art displays sponsored by the city or by other nonprofit organizations shall be subject to all the provisions of Section 10.32.070 except visibility of art from public rights-of-way. An applicant for an art display sponsored by the city or other nonprofit organization, may apply to the city for an exemption to this section for purposes of displaying art so it can be viewed from the public rights-of-way and the city manager, for good and satisfactory cause shown, may allow art shows so sponsored to place art so it can be viewed from the public rights-of-way.
(Ord. 531 § 1, 1992)
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