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Chapter 13 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Red Bluff Municipal Code Art. I General Provisions
Red Bluff Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Red Bluff
Cite as: Red Bluff Municipal Code Article I · Text as of 2026-10-03
§ 13.1 LOAD LIMIT ON MONROE AVENUE ESTABLISHED.¶
The maximum permissible load limit on Monroe Avenue from Walnut Street to State Highway 36 shall be ten tons for all vehicles or combinations of vehicles. The ten-ton load limit shall be the gross load of vehicle and its cargo.
(`61 Code, § 13.1) (Ord. 286, passed 7-6-1954; Am. Ord. 498, passed 9-16-1969)
§ 13.2 EXCEPTIONS.¶
(A) The provisions of the preceding section shall not apply to any commercial vehicle coming from an unrestricted street having ingress and egress by direct route to and from Monroe Avenue when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on Monroe Avenue or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building or structure upon Monroe Avenue for which a building permit has previously been obtained therefor.
(B) The provisions of § 13.1 shall not apply to any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility.
(`61 Code, § 13.2) (Ord. 286, passed 7-6-1954)
§ 13.3 ERECTION OF SIGNS.¶
(A) The Director of the California Department of Transportation is hereby directed to erect appropriate signs at the entrances to Monroe Avenue giving notice of the weight limitations upon Monroe Avenue.
(B) Sections 13.1 and 13.2 shall not be effective until such appropriate signs have been erected.
(`61 Code, § 13.3) (Ord. 286, passed 7-6-1954; Am. Ord. 798, passed 8-2-1988)
§ 13.4 ONE-WAY ALLEYWAYS AND ONE-WAY STREETS ENUMERATED; ERECTION OF SIGNS.¶
(A) (1) The portion of the alleyway lying between Main Street and Rio Street from Elm Street on the south to Antelope Boulevard on the north is hereby declared to be a one-way alleyway in the northerly direction and that the alleyway lying between Main Street and Rio Street from Antelope Boulevard on the south to Hickory Street on the north is hereby declared to be a one-way alleyway in the southerly direction.
(2) The portion of the alleyway lying between Main Street and Washington Street from Elm Street on the south and Hickory Street on the north is hereby declared to be a one-way alleyway and all vehicular traffic traveling thereon shall proceed in a northerly direction. Vehicles loading or unloading in the alleyway shall, whenever practicable, stop on the westerly side of the alleyway.
(3) The portion of Elm Street lying from Jackson Street to Lincoln Street is hereby declared to be a one-way street in the westbound direction.
(B) (1) The portion of “old” Main Street lying between Douglas Street on the north and Crittenden Street on the south is hereby declared to be a one-way street and all vehicular traffic traveling thereon shall proceed in a southerly direction.
(2) The portion of “old” Main Street lying between Breckenridge Street on the south to its intersection with Main Street on the north is hereby declared to be a one-way street and all vehicular traffic traveling thereon shall proceed in a southerly direction.
(C) The Director of the California Department of Transportation shall cause appropriate signs to be erected at the entrances of the alleyways and streets referred to in this section.
(`61 Code, § 13.4) (Ord. 322, passed 1-23-1957; Am. Ord. 734, passed 2-21-1984; Am. Ord. 798, passed 8-2-1988; Am. Ord. 931, passed 9-4-2001; Am. Ord. 980, passed 10-2-2007)
§ 13.5 RIDING BICYCLE ON SIDEWALK.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride any bicycle upon any of the sidewalks of the city.
(`61 Code, § 13.5) (Ord. 70, passed 8-5-1895)
§ 13.6 PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS.¶
(A) The Director of the California Department of Transportation shall mark or cause to be marked lanes for pedestrian traffic by connecting the property lines across the streets and by connecting the curblines across the streets where the streets are paved their entire width.
(B) All pedestrians are prohibited from being upon the street intersection enclosed by the inside line of the lanes.
(`61 Code, § 13.6) (Ord. 240, passed 3-3-1947; Am. Ord. 798, passed 8-28-1988)
Statutory reference: Pedestrians, see California Vehicle Code §§ 21949 through 21971
§ 13.7 LIMITATIONS UPON RIGHT TO TURN AT INTERSECTIONS.¶
The Director of the California Department of Transportation shall cause to be placed in the appropriate places as may be directed from time to time by the City Council appropriate signs to designate limitations upon the right to turn at or within an intersection. Limitations upon turning at or within intersections shall contain the words “No U-Turn,” “No Left Turn” or “No Right Turn.”
(`61 Code, § 13.7) (Ord. 257, passed 12-4-1950; Am. Ord. 798, passed 8-2-1988)
§ 13.8 SPEED LIMITS ON PORTIONS OF CERTAIN STREETS.¶
(A) As a result of a traffic and engineering survey on some city streets, it has been determined that these streets be posted with mile per hour signs as follows:
| Street | Limit | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Road | 30 mph | Main Street to I-5 |
| Airport Blvd | 35 mph | Luther Road to Vista Way |
| Aloha Street | 35 mph | Madison Street to Jackson Street |
| Aloha Street | 25 mph | Jackson Street to Aloha Court |
| Aloha Street | 25 mph | Aloha Court to El Cerrito Drive |
| Aloha Street | 25 mph | El Cerrito Drive to David Avenue |
| Diamond Ave | 30 mph | South Main Street to I-5 |
| Gilmore Road | 30 mph | Antelope Boulevard to South End |
| Jackson Street | 25 mph | Oak Street to Aloha Street |
| Kimball Road | 35 mph | South Jackson Street to Montgomery Road |
| Luther Road | 35 mph | South Main Street to Mill Street |
| Luther Road | 35 mph | Mill Street to South Jackson Street |
| Luther Road | 35 mph | South Jackson Street to Hasvold Drive |
| Luther Road | 40 mph | Hasvold Drive to West City Limit |
| Main Street | 30 mph | Oak Street to Willow Street |
| Monroe Street | 30 mph | Walnut Street to Breckenridge Street |
| Monroe Street | 35 mph | Breckenridge Street to Hwy 36W |
| Park Avenue | 30 mph | First Street to Bulkeley Street |
| Park Avenue | 35 mph | Bulkeley Street to Baker Road |
| Paskenta Road | 35 mph | Walnut Street to Reeds Creek |
| Sale Lane | 25 mph | Antelope Boulevard to Williams Avenue |
| Sale Lane | 35 mph | Karel Avenue to Gilmore Ranch Road |
| South Jackson Street | 35 mph | Reeds Creek to Luther Road |
| South Jackson Street | 35 mph | Luther Road to Kimball Road |
| South Jackson Street | 35 mph | Kimball Road to Vista Way |
| South Jackson Street | 35 mph | Vista Way to South City Limit |
| South Main Street | 35 mph | Reeds Creek to Brearcliff Avenue |
| South Main Street | 35 mph | Brearcliff Avenue to Diamond Avenue |
| South Main Street | 30 mph | Diamond Avenue to Luther Road |
| South Main Street | 35 mph | Luther Road to Sutter Street |
| South Main Street | 40 mph | Sutter Street to South City Limit |
| Vista Way | 40 mph | South Jackson Street to Airport Boulevard |
| Walbridge Street | 25 mph | Baker Road to Bulkeley Street |
| Walnut Street | 30 mph | Cemetery Lane to Paskenta Road |
| Walnut Street | 25 mph | Main Street to Jackson Street |
| Walnut Street | 25 mph | Jackson Street to Cemetery Lane |
(B) The speed limits shall be effective following the effective date of this section and when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the designated streets.
(`61 Code, § 13.8) (Ord. 381, passed 5-17-1960; Am. Ord. 772, passed 11-4-1986; Am. Ord. 840, passed 2-18-1992; Am. Ord. 866, passed 11-22-1994; Am. Ord 935, passed 9-3-2002; Am. Ord. 1019, passed 1-3-2012; Am. Ord. 1043, passed 5-17-2016)
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