Sacramento Municipal Code Art. II Vehicular Traffic Regulations

No person shall operate or park any motor vehicle on a mall. (Prior code § 51.02.201)

The provisions of Section 12.44.050 of this chapter shall not apply to the following:

A. Fire vehicles and ambulances responding to emergency calls;

B. Utility vehicles engaged in the repair of hazards or the correction of disruptions of essential services;

C. Building services vehicles engaged in the repair of hazards or the correction of disruptions of essential services;

D. Shuttle buses operated by the Sacramento regional transit district;

E. Vehicles leaving the parking garage at 11th Street between the K-L alley and L Street from the exit to L Street only; provided, however, that no vehicle shall stop or stand unless in a traffic queue exiting from the garage;

F. Vehicles traversing the K-L alley from 12th to 10th Streets over the extension of the alley right-of-way only;

G. Self-propelled wheelchairs or invalid tricycles operated by persons whose physical disabilities prohibit normal walking;

H. City-operated maintenance vehicles not exceeding ten (10) feet long and five feet wide;

I. Maintenance vehicles and equipment used between the hours of ten-thirty p.m. and four-thirty a.m. for maintenance of the mall, utilities and buildings which cannot be reached from adjacent streets and alleys, if authorized by a written permit issued by the city manager;

J. Waste removal vehicles being used between the hours of ten-thirty p.m. and six-thirty a.m., or during emergencies or special events;

K. Construction vehicles and equipment used between the hours of ten-thirty p.m. and four-thirty a.m. in construction or demolition of buildings adjacent to malls or the installation or maintenance of signs thereon, if authorized by a written permit issued by the city manager;

L. Funeral vehicles including no more than one hearse and three vehicles, and wedding vehicles including no more than three vehicles on 11th Street from the J-K alley to north line of K Street;

M. Vehicles for display or operated for special events at such times and places as may be authorized by a written permit issued by the city manager;

N. Police vehicles;

O. Light rail vehicles and supervisory, maintenance and revenue collection vehicles operated by the Sacramento regional transit district.

No person authorized to operate or park a motor vehicle on a mall shall stop, stand or park such vehicle on a mall at any time in such a manner as to block passage of any emergency vehicle or light rail vehicle or to block pedestrian movement or access to any buildings. (Ord. 2011-029 § 2; prior code § 51.02.202)

Except as authorized by Section 12.44.060 of this chapter, no person shall roller skate, ride on a skateboard or operate any device having wheels on any mall. (Prior code § 51.02.204)

No person shall operate any vehicle on any mall at a speed of more than five miles per hour; provided, however, that this speed limit shall not apply to the light rail transit vehicles and shuttle buses (thirty (30) passengers or less) operated by the Sacramento regional transit district. It is understood that light rail transit vehicles are governed by and shall operate in compliance with the regulations of the California Public Utilities Commission relating to the speed of light rail vehicles on pedestrian malls such as the K Street mall. Shuttle buses and bicycles shall not be operated on any mall at a speed faster than is reasonable under the circumstances but in no event more than ten (10) miles per hour. (Ord. 2009-051 § 2; prior code § 51.02.205)

No person shall operate or park any vehicle on a mall in such a manner as to damage or deface any surface, structure or accessory thereof. No motor vehicle shall be parked upon any area of a mall unless its driver shall have placed beneath its motor and transmission a drip pan or similar device designed to prevent oil, lubricants and similar stain producing liquids from dripping upon the mall surface. Any person operating any vehicle or equipment causing damage to a mall shall be responsible to the city for the cost of satisfactory repair. (Prior code § 51.02.206)

No person shall park any vehicles on 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th and 13th Streets between the north right-of-way line of K Street and the south right-of-way line of K Street. (Prior code § 51.02.208)

When signs have been posted giving notice of removal, any vehicle parked or left standing in violation of the provisions of this article may be removed in the manner provided by Section 10.36.080 of the city code. This section shall not require the posting of signs as the prerequisite to removal of illegally parked vehicles from sidewalk areas within a mall. (Prior code § 51.02.209)