San Bernardino County Municipal Code Ch. 1 Vehicle Regulations

This Chapter shall be known as the County Traffic Code.

(a) Provision Not Affected by Headings. Chapter and section headings contained herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, or modify, or in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of any chapter or section hereof.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963; Am. Ord. 2778, passed - -1983)

Whenever in this Chapter the following terms are used, they shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them in this Chapter.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963; Am. Ord. 2778, passed - -1983)

Whenever any words or phrases used in this Chapter are not defined herein, but are now defined in the Vehicle Code of the State of California, such definitions as now existing are incorporated herein and shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases as used in this Chapter as though set forth herein in full.

ALLEY. A public thoroughfare, not exceeding 25 feet in width for the use of pedestrians and/or vehicles, which affords only a secondary means of access to the abutting property.

BOARD. The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino.

BUS LOADING ZONE. That space adjacent to a curb or edge of a roadway reserved for the exclusive use of busses during the loading or unloading of passengers.

CHAPTER. A chapter of this Division, unless the chapter of some other Division or law is indicated.

HOLIDAYS. Within the meaning of this Chapter, holidays are January 1, February 12, February 22, May 30, July 4, the first Monday in September, September 9, October 12, November 11, December 25, Thanksgiving Day, and any day proclaimed a holiday by the President of the United States or the Governor of California.

LOADING ZONE. The space adjacent to a curb or edge of a roadway reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.

PASSENGER LOADING ZONE. The space adjacent to a curb or edge of a roadway reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers.

OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. All signs, signals, markings and devices not inconsistent with this Chapter, placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic.

OFFICIAL TRAFFIC SIGNALS. Any device whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternatively directed to stop and proceed, and which may be equipped with a flashing feature which when operated, discontinues normal signal operation and causes the flashing of any predetermined combination of signal lights, and which is erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction.

PARK. To leave standing any vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading of passengers or materials.

PEDESTRIAN. Any person afoot.

ROAD COMMISSIONER. The Road Commissioner of the County of San Bernardino.

SECTION. A Section of this Chapter, unless the section of some other ordinance or law is specified.

STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. The Department of Transportation of the State of California.

STOP or STAND.

(a) The word STOP means the complete cessation of movement.

(b) The words STOP OR STAND mean any stopping or standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except where necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device.

TIME. Whenever certain hours are named herein, they shall mean standard time or daylight- saving time as may be in current use in the unincorporated territory of the County of San Bernardino.

VEHICLE CODE. The Vehicle Code of the State of California.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963; Am. Ord. 1420, passed - -1968; Am. Ord. 2778, passed - -1983)

It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden, or fail to perform any act required by this Chapter.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963; Am. Ord. 2778, passed - -1983)

The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government, the State, or any county or city. It shall be unlawful for any said driver to violate any of the provisions of this Chapter except as otherwise permitted in this Chapter or by State statute.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963; Am. Ord. 2778, passed - -1983)

(a) The provisions of this Chapter regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle that has qualified under the Vehicle Code as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any such vehicle is operated in the manner specified in the Vehicle Code in response to an emergency call.

(b) The foregoing exemption shall not, however, protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of his willful disregard of the safety of others.

(c) The provisions of this Chapter regulating parking or standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of the Transportation Department of the County of San Bernardino or of the State Department of Transportation, while necessarily in use for the construction, repair work, survey work, or traffic engineering investigations on any highway or any vehicle owned by the United States while in use for the collection, transportation or delivery of the United States mail.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963; Am. Ord. 2778, passed - -1983)

(a) Signs. The Road Commissioner shall determine and designate the size, shape and character of all official warning, regulatory, and direction signs, other than signs the size, shape and character of which have been established by the State Department of Transportation pursuant to the Vehicle Code.

(1) Violation. No provision of this Chapter for which signs are required, shall be enforced against an alleged violator thereof, unless appropriate signs are in place and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person, giving notice of such provision.

(b) Authorization and Placing of Signals.

(1) The Board shall by resolution designate, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, what intersections shall be controlled by official traffic control signals.

(2) Whenever the Board finds, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions, because of which traffic control signals have been placed at an intersection pursuant to § 52.0107(b), no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct that such traffic control signals be removed.

The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized to place, maintain, operate or remove, or cause to be placed, maintained, operated or removed, all official traffic control signals authorized by the Board as herein provided. Such official traffic signals shall conform to the provisions of the Vehicle Code.

(c) Hours of Operation. The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized to determine, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, the hours and days during which any traffic control device shall be in operation or be in effect, except in those cases where such hours or days are specified in this Chapter or established by resolution of the Board.

(d) Installation by Road Commissioner.

(1) The Road Commissioner may place and maintain such traffic control devices in addition to those authorized by other provisions of this Chapter as may be necessary to regulate, guide or warn traffic, but the Road Commissioner shall make such determination upon the basis of traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations and in accordance with such standards, limitations and rules as may be established by ordinance or resolution of the Board.

(2) Whenever the Road Commissioner finds, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions, because of which such traffic control devices have been installed as provided in § 52.0107(d), no longer exist, the Road Commissioner shall remove such traffic control devices.

(e) Traffic Markings. The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized to place, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, traffic guide lines, dividing highways into the number of traffic lanes that are proper and necessary, and may place such other pavement markings as are necessary to direct vehicular movements in accordance with requirements of this Chapter and the Vehicle Code.

Whenever the Road Commissioner finds, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions, because of which traffic guide lines or other markings were placed as provided in § 52.0101(e), no longer exist, the Road Commissioner shall remove such traffic guide lines or such markings.

(f) Temporary Removal. Whenever, because of the construction, alteration, repair or improvement of any highway, or because of other emergency, compliance with any prohibition of this Chapter, including a prohibition pursuant to any action of the Board taken in accordance with this Chapter, will create a traffic hazard and the Road Commissioner so finds, he or she is hereby authorized to either remove or cover up any traffic control device which informs persons of such prohibition. While such traffic control device is removed or covered, the effect of such prohibition is suspended. At the end of such emergency, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Road Commissioner shall replace or uncover such traffic control device.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963; Am. Ord. 2778, passed - -1983)

(a) Restricted Turn Signals.

(1) Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the prohibition of the making or any turning movement by any vehicle at any intersection or between any designated intersections is necessary, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect any appropriate sign or signs stating the prohibition of such turning movements. The sign or signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

(2) Whenever the Board finds, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions because of which such turning movements at such intersections or between such intersections has been prohibited as provided in § 52.0108(a)(1), no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such sign or signs and pavement markings.

(b) Turn Markers and Multiple Lanes.

(1) Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, the Board hereby authorizes the Road Commissioner, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, to place markers, buttons or signs within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a different course from that specified in the Vehicle Code be traveled by vehicles turning at an intersection or may allocate and indicate more than one lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right- or left-hand turns.

(2) Whenever the Road Commissioner finds, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that any turning movement within or adjacent to any intersection which has been required by the placing of markers, buttons or signs as provided in § 52.0108(b)(1) is no longer necessary, the Road Commissioner shall remove such markers, buttons or signs.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963; Am. Ord. 2778, passed - -1983)

(a) Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that it is necessary to designate particular highways or portions thereof as one-way highways and require that all vehicles thereon move in one specified direction, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect appropriate signs indicating the direction of travel at each highway intersecting such one-way highway upon such particular highway or portion thereof.

(b) Whenever the Board finds, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions, because of which such highway or portions thereof has been designated as a one-way highway as provided in § 52.0109(a), no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs from such one-way highway.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963; Am. Ord. 2778, passed - -1983)

(a) Streets Dividing School Property. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines on the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that it is necessary to close a street that divides school grounds to vehicular traffic, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to place appropriate signs indicating such closure.

(b) Hours, Days and Conditions. Whenever the Board, pursuant to § 52.0109 of this Chapter, orders the closing of streets, the Road Commissioner shall, on the basis of traffic engineering investigation, determine the hours of the day, the days of the week and the conditions under which such street shall be closed.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) Establishment. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, the Board may determine, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, by resolution that it is necessary, (1) to designate any highway as a through highway and to require that all vehicles stop before entering or crossing the same, (2) to designate any intersection as a stop intersection and to require all vehicles to stop at one or more entrances to such intersections, (3) to control traffic within an intersection and require it to stop, when signs are erected as provided by the Vehicle Code.

(b) Railroad Stop Signs. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, the Board may determine, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, by resolution that all vehicles shall stop before entering or crossing the tracks at any highway railroad grade crossing when signs are in place giving notice thereof, but no such ordinance shall be effective unless approved by an order of the Public Utilities Commission of the State.

(c) Stop Signs. When the Board has adopted resolutions pursuant to § 52.0111(a) and (b) of this Chapter, the Road Commissioner shall erect a stop sign on each and every street intersecting such through street or portion thereof so designated and at those entrances to or locations within other intersections where a stop is required and at any railroad grade crossing so designated. Every such sign shall conform with and shall be placed as provided in the Vehicle Code. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

(1) Removal. Whenever the Board finds, on the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions, because of which such highways have been designated as through highways or such intersection has been designated as a stop intersection or such location within an intersection has been designated where vehicles are required to stop, or such highway railroad grade crossing has been designated at which vehicles are required to stop before entering or crossing the tracks, as provided in § 52.0111(a) and (b) of this Chapter, no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs and pavement markings from such intersections or railroad grade crossings.

(d) Emergency Stop Signs. The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized when any emergency condition, as indicated by a traffic engineering investigation, exists at any highway intersection or intersections, to place and maintain stop signs as provided in § 52.0111(c) for the duration of such emergency condition. Such stop signs shall be removed when such emergency condition ceases to exist unless otherwise determined by the Board.

(1) Removal. The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized, when because of temporary detours, or other emergency, it would be impractical and a hazard to require vehicles to stop at an intersection where stop signs have been erected pursuant to this Chapter, to either remove such signs or so cover them that no portion of the word “stop” remains visible. At the termination of such emergency, the Road Commissioner shall restore such signs or uncover such signs unless otherwise determined by the Board.

(e) Obedience to Stop Signs. Where stop signs have been erected pursuant to this Chapter, any vehicle approaching such signs shall stop in accordance with the provisions of the Vehicle Code except that no stop is required where:

(1) An officer is on duty and directs traffic to proceed;

(2) A traffic signal is in operation and indicates that traffic may proceed;

(3) A stop sign has been removed or covered pursuant to § 52.0111(d)(1).

(f) Yield-Right-of-Way Signs.

(1) Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that it is necessary to require vehicles entering an intersection at one or more of its approaches to slow and yield the right of way as provided in the Vehicle Code, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect and maintain “Yield - right - of - way” signs on such approaches.

(2) Whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions, because of which the “Yield - right - of - way” signs were erected as provided in § 52.0111(f)(1) no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) The provisions of this Chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device.

(b) The provisions of this Chapter imposing a time limit on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the Vehicle Code or an ordinance of this County prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within any median strip between roadways or within any traffic island or other area designed to separate or guide the movement of traffic.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) Parking on One-Way Street. Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within 18 inches of the left-hand curb facing in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way street unless signs or curb markings as described in § 52.0121(f) are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.

(b) Parking on Highways Comprised of Two or More Separate Roadways. In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon or adjacent to the left-hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are in place permitting such standing or parking.

(c) Prohibition of Parking on One-Way Street. Whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that standing or parking of vehicles shall be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any one-way street or when standing or parking may be permitted upon or adjacent to the left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two or more separate roadways, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to place signs, pavement markings or curb markings as described in § 52.0121(f) on such street or highway giving notice thereof.

(1) Removal of Prohibition. Whenever the Board, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which parking was either prohibited or permitted as provided in § 52.0114(c), no longer exist, it shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs, pavement markings and curb markings from such portion of street or highway.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, to place signs or curb markings as described in § 52.0121, indicating no parking upon any highway when the width of the roadway and shoulders of such highway do not exceed 20 feet or upon one side of a highway when the width of the roadway and shoulders of such highway do not exceed 30 feet.

(a) Removal of Signs. Whenever the Road Commissioner finds that, due to widening, the conditions as set forth in § 52.0115 no longer exist, he or she shall remove such signs and curb markings from such portion of such highway.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) Prohibited. The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, to place signs or curb markings described in § 52.0121 indicating no parking upon either side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.

(b) Removal of Prohibiting Sign. Whenever the Road Commissioner, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which parking was prohibited as provided in § 52.0116 no longer exist, he or she shall remove such signs and curb markings.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized to prohibit stopping, standing or parking and to place signs or curb markings as described in § 52.0121, at any of the following places when such prohibition as indicated by a traffic engineering investigation will alleviate dangerous hazardous traffic conditions, facilitate the full use of the roadway, or serve the convenience of the public:

(1) At any place within 100 feet of the intersection of two or more highways;

(2) At any place within 25 feet of a railroad grade crossing;

(3) Adjacent to either side of a crosswalk or driveway entrance for a distance not to exceed 20 feet from either side of such crosswalk or driveway;

(4) Adjacent to any fire hydrant when it has been determined that stopping, standing or parking of any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, would present some special hazard or would prevent ready access to the fire hydrant;

(5) At any place in connection with a street or highway vehicular parking layout or plan;

(6) On either side of a highway in those areas where any highway has been cleared of snow by snowplows, and the width of the highway is restricted by reason of snow conditions.

(b) When the Road Commissioner, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which stopping, standing or parking was prohibited as authorized in § 52.0117(a) no longer exist, he or she shall remove such signs and such curb markings from such portion of such street or highway.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) Basis for Regulation. Whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that it is necessary to prohibit stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on certain highways or portion thereof at all or certain hours of the day in order to facilitate the movement of traffic or to eliminate hazardous conditions, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to place appropriate signs or curb markings as designated in § 52.0121 on such highways or portions thereof.

(b) Basis for Lifting Parking Regulations. Whenever the Board, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which it was necessary to prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles at all or certain hours of the day as provided in § 52.0118(a) no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs and curb markings from such highways or portion thereof.

(c) Temporary No Parking. Whenever the Road Commissioner determines that traffic congestion or traffic hazard of an emergency nature is likely to result from the operation, stopping, standing or parking of vehicles during the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings, or functions, or during the construction, alteration, repair or improvement of any highway, or for any other reason, he or she may place or cause to be placed, temporary signs prohibiting the operation, stopping, standing or parking of vehicles during the existence of such emergency.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicles shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of 72 hours.

(b) In the event a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a street in excess of a consecutive period of 72 hours, the Sheriff or any member of the Highway Patrol of the State of California may remove said vehicle from the street in the manner and subject to the requirements of the Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) Washing, Greasing, or Repairing of Vehicles. No person shall park a vehicle upon any highway or right-of-way for the principal purpose of washing, greasing, or repairing such vehicle except repairing necessitated by an emergency.

(b) Vending. No person shall park a vehicle upon any highway or right-of-way for the principal purpose of vending, except adjacent to the premises of the purchaser when taking orders or delivering any commodity, or except as otherwise authorized by the County Code.

(c) Display of Vehicles for Sale on Certain County Highways.

(1) Legislative Findings.

(A) The County of San Bernardino has experienced used vehicles being parked or left idle on public streets for the purpose of advertising or displaying such vehicles for sale, resulting in a negative impact on the County, its residents, and businesses.

(B) The courts have ruled that a city or county may reasonably regulate the time, place, and manner in which its public streets are used for the sale of vehicles.

(C) The California State Legislature enacted Section 22651.9 of the California Vehicle Code authorizing cities and counties to remove and impound vehicles with “for sale” signs from designated streets or public lands.

(D) Section 22651.9(a) of the Vehicle Code authorizes the removal and impoundment of vehicles when all of the following requirements are met:

(I) Because of a sign or placard on the vehicle, it appears that the primary purpose of parking the vehicle at that location is to advertise to the public the private sale of that vehicle;

(II) Within the past 30 days, the vehicle is known to have been previously issued a notice of parking violation, under local ordinance, which was accompanied by a notice containing all of the following:

(i) A warning that an additional parking violation may result in the impoundment of the vehicle;

(ii) A warning that the vehicle may be impounded pursuant to Section 22651.9 of the Vehicle Code, even if moved to another street, so long as the signs or placards offering the vehicle for sale remain on the vehicle; and

(iii) A listing of the streets or public lands subject to the resolution or ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 22651.9(a)(4) of the Vehicle Code, or if all streets are covered, a statement to that effect.

(III) The notice of parking violation was issued at least 24 hours prior to the removal of the vehicle; and

(IV) The local authority of the city, County, or city and County has, by resolution or ordinance, authorized the removal of vehicles pursuant to Section 22651.9 of the Vehicle Code from the street or public lands on which the vehicle is located.

(E) The County of San Bernardino Department of Public Works conducted an investigation of its County Highways, in particular, Valley Boulevard, between Alder Avenue and Spruce Avenue, and Mission Boulevard, between Central Avenue and Benson Avenue, to determine whether any parked or standing vehicles were posted with “for sale” signs or placards and whether such activity adversely affects traffic.

(F) The investigation found that significant health and safety issues as well as dangerous traffic conditions resulted from vehicles parked for purposes of sale on certain streets in the County.

(G) Based on the County of San Bernardino Department of Public Works investigation, the Board of Supervisors seeks to impose reasonable restrictions by prohibiting the parking of vehicles for the primary purpose of advertising or displaying such vehicles for sale upon certain streets within the unincorporated areas of the County.

(H) The Board of Supervisors finds and determines that there is an important and substantial public interest in adopting the restrictions identified in this Subsection of the County Code upon vehicles parked along designated streets for the purpose of advertising or displaying such vehicles for sale, as they are necessary to protect the general health, safety, and welfare of the community, and specifically finds:

(I) The unrestricted parking of vehicles for such commercial purposes causes passing motorists to slow down or stop in the street to obtain information from the signage on the parked vehicles, and, as a result, such activity may lead to a sudden and unexpected obstruction to other vehicles thereby creating dangerous traffic conditions; and

(II) The unrestricted parking of vehicles for such commercial purposes encourages prospective buyers to inspect the vehicles while standing in the street, thereby creating dangerous traffic conditions as well as health and safety issues for other motorists, the prospective buyers, and pedestrians alike in the County; and

(III) The unrestricted parking of vehicles for such commercial purposes creates a nuisance by detrimentally impacting existing businesses and/or residences by reducing and/or eliminating the number of parking spaces on public streets which are available to business patrons, residents, occupants, and/or guests in the vicinity of such parked vehicles.

(I) The purpose of this Section is to narrowly restrict the standing or parking of vehicles for sale at the locations identified in Subsection 52.0120(c)(3) in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community.

(2) Authority. Subsection 52.0120(c)(3) is adopted pursuant to the authority granted to the County of San Bernardino by Section 22651.9 of the Vehicle Code. Section 22852 of the Vehicle Code requires that a post-removal hearing take place after the removal of any vehicle under Section 22651.9 of the Vehicle Code.

(3) Restriction. No person shall park or leave standing any motor vehicle with a sign or placard on such vehicle at any of the locations listed below which makes it appear that the primary purpose for parking such vehicle at that location is to advertise to the public the private sale of such vehicle:

(A) Valley Boulevard, between Alder Avenue and Spruce Avenue, posted with signage reflecting the prohibition.

(B) Mission Boulevard, between Central Avenue and Benson Avenue, posted with signage reflecting the prohibition.

(C) Any additional County Highway segment(s), which is/are posted with signage reflecting the prohibition, based upon a determination made by the Board of Supervisors in a resolution that one or more of the conditions described in Subsection 52.0120(c)(1)(H)(I)-(III) exist at such location(s).

(4) Notice of Parking Violation. A vehicle found to be in violation of Subsection 52.0120(c)(3) shall be issued a notice of parking violation. The notice of parking violation shall contain all of the following:

(A) A statement that the parking of the vehicle violates Subsection 52.0120(c)(3) of the County Code and the date of the violation.

(B) A warning that an additional parking violation may result in the impoundment of the vehicle pursuant to Section 22651.9 of the Vehicle Code.

(C) A warning that the vehicle may be impounded pursuant to Section 22651.9 of the Vehicle Code, even if moved to another street described in Subsection 52.0120(c)(3), so long as the signs or placards offering the vehicle for sale remain on the vehicle.

(D) A listing of the streets subject to the restriction and described in Subsection 52.0120(c)(3).

(5) Authorization for Removal of a Vehicle. Pursuant to Section 22651.9(a)(4) of the Vehicle Code, any peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, or any regularly employed and salaried employee of the County who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations of the County, may remove a vehicle located within the unincorporated area of the County if all of the following requirements are satisfied:

(A) Subsection 52.0120(c)(3) has been violated and a notice of violation was issued pursuant to Subsection 52.0120(c)(4).

(B) Within the past 30 days of the issuance of the notice of violation referenced in subdivision (A) above, the vehicle is known to have been previously issued a notice of parking violation for violating Subsection 52.0120(c)(3).

(C) The notice of parking violation referenced in Subsection (A) above was issued at least 24 hours prior to removal of the vehicle.

(6) Post Storage Impound Hearing. Section 22852 of the Vehicle Code applies to the removal of any vehicle pursuant to Subsection 52.0120(c)(5) and is incorporated by reference as if set forth in full herein. In summary, the procedure under Section 22852 of the Vehicle Code is as follows: Whenever an authorized member of the County directs the storage of a vehicle pursuant to Subsection 52.0120(c)(5), the County shall direct the storage operator to provide the vehicle's registered and legal owners of record, or their agents, with the opportunity for a post-storage hearing to determine the validity of the storage. Notice of the storage shall be mailed or personally delivered to the registered and legal owners within 48 hours, excluding weekends and holidays, as specifically provided for under Section 22852 of the Vehicle Code. To receive a post-storage hearing, the owners of record, or their agents, must request a hearing in person, in writing, or by telephone within ten days of the date appearing on the notice. The County may authorize its own officer or employee to conduct the hearing as long as the hearing officer is not the same person who directed the storage of the vehicle. The decision of the hearing officer shall be final.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963; Am. Ord. 4267, passed - -2015)

(a) Establishment of Loading Zones. Whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that loading zones, passenger loading zones or bus loading zones are necessary on any highway or portion thereof, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to place signs or curb markings as provided in § 52.0121(f) on such highway or portion thereof.

(1) Removal of Signs. Whenever the Board, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions, because of which loading zones, passenger loading zones and bus loading zones were established along such highway or portion thereof as provided in § 52.0121(a) no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs or such curb markings designating such Zones.

(b) Marking of Loading Zones. Loading zones shall be indicated by appropriate signs indicating such zone or by a yellow line stenciled with black letters “Loading Only” upon the top or side of all curbs within such zones.

(c) Marking of Passenger Loading Zones. Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by appropriate signs or by a white line stenciled with black letters “Passenger Loading Only” upon the top or side of all curbs within such zones.

(d) Marking of Bus Loading Zones. Bus loading zones shall be indicated by appropriate signs or by a red line stenciled with white letters “No Standing” together with the words “Bus Zone” on the top or side of all curbs within such zones.

(e) Use of Bus Loading Zone—Restricted. No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except a bus in a bus loading zone.

(f) Curb Markings to Indicate No Stopping and Parking Regulations. The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this Chapter, to place, and where required herein shall place the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and said curb markings shall have the meaning herein set forth.

(1) Red. Red shall mean no stopping, standing or parking except as permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.

(2) Yellow. Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials, provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than 20 minutes.

(3) White. White shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers which shall not exceed three minutes.

(4) Green. Green shall mean no standing or parking for longer than 20 minutes.

(g) Markings in Lieu of Curb Markings. When there are no curbs, the Road Commissioner shall indicate the parking or standing regulations by installing, in lieu of curb markings, appropriate signs giving notice of such regulations.

(h) Effect of Permission to Load or Unload.

(1) Applies Only to Commercial Vehicles and Time Limit. Permission herein granted to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than 20 minutes.

(2) Deliveries. The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries, the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.

(3) Passenger. Permission herein granted to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers shall include the loading or unloading of personal baggage but shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than three minutes.

(4) Abuse of Privilege. Within the total time limits above specified, the provisions of this Section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges hereby granted.

(i) Standing in Alleys. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials in any alley.

(j) Bus Loading Zone Adjacent to School. The Road Commissioner is hereby authorized, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, to place signs or curb markings described in § 52.0121(f) indicating bus loading zone upon either side of any street adjacent to any school property when such loading zone would facilitate the orderly movement of traffic.

(1) Removal. Whenever the Road Commissioner, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which a bus loading zone was established as provided in § 52.0121(j) no longer exist, he or she shall remove such signs and such curb markings.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) Angle Parking.

(1) Permitted. Whenever the Board determines upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that the width of a highway or portion thereof, and traffic conditions are such that the parking of vehicles at an angle to the curb or edge of the highway will not be unduly hazardous to the flow of traffic, and that there is need for additional parking space which angle parking will provide, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to, and the Road Commissioner shall indicate at what angle traffic conditions make it desirable that vehicles should be parked by placing parallel white lines upon the surface of such highway or portion thereof. On such portions of such highways a person shall not stop, stand or park any vehicle except between, at the angle indicated by, and parallel to both adjacent white lines, with the nearest front wheel not more than one foot from the curb or bumper, which may be placed in lieu of curbs or the edge of the highway. The Road Commissioner may prohibit stopping, standing, or parking in connection with any angle parking layout or plan as provided in § 52.0117(a)(5).

(2) Prohibited. Whenever the Board, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions, because of which angle parking has been permitted upon a highway or portion thereof as provided in § 52.0122(a)(1) no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to obliterate such angle parking lines and other markings from such highways or portions thereof. Thereafter on such portion of the highway, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, other than according to the Vehicle Code or as provided in this Chapter.

(b) Parallel Parking Lines.

(1) Placement. Whenever parallel parking is required on any highway or portion thereof as provided in the Vehicle Code, the Board hereby authorizes the Road Commissioner to place white lines consistent with the provisions of the Vehicle Code parallel to and/or at right angles to the curb or edge of the highway when a traffic engineering investigation indicates that such white lines would facilitate the parking of vehicles or alleviate a hazardous condition. When such white lines have been placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle outside of the rectangular space indicated by such lines and the curb or the edge of the highway. The Road Commissioner may prohibit stopping, standing or parking in connection with any parallel parking plan or layout as provided in § 52.0117(a)(5).

(2) Prohibited. Whenever the Road Commissioner, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions, because of which parallel white lines were placed as provided in § 52.0122(b)(1) no longer exist, the Road Commissioner shall obliterate such white lines from such highway or portion thereof.

(c) Right-of-Way When Parallel Parking.

(1) Definition. For the purpose of this Section, a LIMITED PARALLEL PARKING SPACE shall mean an area open for lawful parking along side of, and adjacent to, a curb or edge of a highway, which area is not of sufficient length to permit two or more vehicles to park therein at the same time.

(2) Right of Way to Person Backing Into Parking Space. Any person seeking to park his or her vehicle in a limited parallel parking space, whose vehicle arrives at said parking space prior to any other vehicle, and who proceeds beyond said space with his entire vehicle a distance not to exceed ten feet for the purpose of backing his or her vehicle therein, shall have the right of way over any person driving or attempting to drive any other vehicle directly into such limited parallel parking space and the driver of such other vehicle shall yield the right of way to the driver who first arrived at said limited parallel parking space.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) Authority to Increase 25-Mile Limit. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that a greater speed would facilitate the orderly movement of vehicular traffic and would be safe upon any street otherwise subject to a prima facie limit of 25 miles per hour under the Vehicle Code, the Board shall determine and declare a higher prima facie speed limit. When such determination has been made, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect and maintain signs upon such street as provided in the Vehicle Code indicating the appropriate prima facie speed limit. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

(1) Removal. Whenever the Board, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions, because of which a speed limit has been determined as provided in § 52.0123(a) no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs and markings from such street.

(b) Authority to Decrease 65-Mile Limit. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that the limit of 65 miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon any street or highway where such limit of 65 miles per hour is applicable under the Vehicle Code, the Board shall determine and declare a lower prima facie limit which is appropriate to facilitate the orderly movement of traffic and is reasonable and safe. When such determination has been made, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect and maintain signs upon such street or highway as provided in the Vehicle Code indicating the appropriate speed limit. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

(1) Removal. Whenever the Board, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which a speed limit has been determined as provided in § 52.0123(b) no longer exists, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs and pavement markings from such street or highway.

(c) Authority to Link Speed Limit Districts. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey. that the limit of 65 miles per hour is more than is reasonable or safe upon any portion of a street or highway for a distance of not exceeding 2,000 feet in length between districts either business or residence, the Board may determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie limit thereof lower than 65 miles per hour, but not less than 25 miles per hour. When such determination has been made, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect and maintain signs thereon as provided in the Vehicle Code. Such signs may be supplemented by appropriate pavement markings.

(1) Removal. Whenever the Board finds, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic survey, that the conditions because of which a prima facie limit lower than 65 miles per hour has been determined as provided in § 52.0123(c) no longer exist, it shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs and markings from such portion of street or highway.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) Establishment Between Intersections. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, that a crosswalk between intersections would facilitate the orderly movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to provide and maintain painted markings or other appropriately devised symbols or warning signs at all crosswalks which have been designated as such.

(1) Removal. Whenever the Board finds, upon the basis of a traffic engineering study, that the conditions because of which a crosswalk has been provided and maintained as provided in § 52.0124(a) no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such markings, symbols or signs from such crosswalk.

(b) Establishment at Intersections. The Board hereby authorizes the Road Commissioner to provide and maintain painted crosswalk markings or other appropriately devised symbols or warning signs at any intersection whenever a traffic engineering investigation indicates that such markings, symbols or signs would facilitate the orderly movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

(1) Removal. Whenever the Road Commissioner, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the conditions because of which painted crosswalk markings or other appropriately devised symbols or warning signs at any intersection have been provided and maintained as provided in § 52.0124(b) no longer exist, the Road Commissioner shall remove such markings, symbols or signs at such crosswalk.

(c) Prohibiting the Use of Crosswalks by Pedestrians. Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that prohibiting the use of any crosswalk is necessary, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect and maintain signs adjacent to such crosswalk directing that pedestrians shall not cross in the crosswalk.

(1) Removal. Whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions because of which signs were erected prohibiting the use of a crosswalk as provided in § 52.0124(c) no longer exists, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) Limits on Unimproved Highways.

(1) Whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of an engineering investigation, that a highway is unimproved as the word “unimproved” is used in the Vehicle Code, and that the nature of the pavement or surface is such that it will be damaged if vehicles of over a certain gross weight are permitted to operate thereon, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect signs specifying the maximum gross weight limits which shall be permitted to operate on such highway.

(2) The Road Commissioner shall erect and maintain signs upon all unimproved highways upon which a weight limit is imposed at the entrances thereto from all improved highways, from all highways upon which no weight limit has been imposed, and from all highways upon which a greater weight limit has been imposed.

(3) Whenever such weight limit signs have been placed as provided in this Section, it shall be a misdemeanor for any person to drive or operate a vehicle upon such unimproved highway when the maximum gross weight of such vehicle, plus the weight of the load thereon, exceeds the weight limit stated by such signs except that any commercial vehicle shall not be prohibited from using any County highway by direct route to or from a State Highway for the purpose of delivering or loading for transportation, goods, wares, or merchandise as provided in the Vehicle Code.

(4) Whenever the Board finds that because of repaving or repair of an unimproved highway, that a weight limit is no longer necessary upon such highway, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove the weight limit signs from such highway or entrances thereto.

(b) Temporary Limits on Improved Highways.

(1) Whenever the Board, upon the basis of an engineering investigation, determines that an improved highway as defined in the Vehicle Code, will be destroyed by reason of deterioration if vehicles of over a certain gross weight are permitted to operate thereon, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect temporary signs, as provided in § 52.0125(a)(2) for unimproved highways, specifying the maximum gross weight limits upon such highway. No such reduced weight limits shall extend for a period of more than 90 days unless actual repair of such highway is begun within such time and thereafter continuously carried on to completion.

(2) Whenever such temporary weight limit signs have been placed as provided in this Section, it shall be a misdemeanor for any person to drive or operate a vehicle upon such improved highway when the maximum gross weight of such vehicle, plus the weight of the load thereon, exceeds the weight limit stated by such signs, except that any commercial vehicle shall not be prohibited from using any County highway by direct route to or from a State highway for the purpose of delivering or loading for transporting goods, wares, or merchandise as provided in the Vehicle Code.

(c) Closing Highways to Commercial Vehicles.

(1) Pursuant to the Vehicle Code, whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that it is necessary to prohibit the use of any street, road, or highway in an unincorporated residential subdivision area to commercial vehicles exceeding a gross weight of 14,000 pounds, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to erect and maintain signs indicating such prohibition.

(2) Whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, that the conditions because of which a load limit was established as provided in § 52.0125(c)(1) no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such weight restriction signs.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) Whenever the Board determines, upon the basis of a structural engineering investigation, that the structure of a bridge on a highway is such that it is unsafe for vehicles over a certain weight to use such bridge, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to place signs at both entrances to such bridge specifying the maximum gross weight limits of any vehicle or combination of vehicles which shall be permitted to cross such bridge.

(b) Whenever the Board finds, because of rebuilding, repairing, or strengthening such bridge, that such weight limits are no longer necessary, the Board shall by resolution direct the Road Commissioner to remove such weight limit signs from the entrances to such bridge.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) Riding on Motorcycles and Bicycles. No person shall ride upon a highway on either a motorcycle or bicycle on a portion of said vehicle which is not specifically designed for the carrying of passengers, nor shall any person operating a motorcycle or bicycle upon a highway permit another to do so.

(b) Clinging to Moving Vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any person traveling upon any bicycle, motorcycle, motorscooter or any moving vehicle of any nature whatever, on any public highway, to cling to or attach himself or herself or his or her vehicle to any other moving vehicle.

(c) Driving Through Funeral Processions. No driver of a vehicle shall drive between vehicles comprising a funeral procession while they are in motion and when the vehicles in such procession are conspicuously so designated.

(d) Driving on New Pavement—Prohibited. No person shall ride or drive any animal or any vehicle over or across any newly-made pavement or freshly painted marking on any street when a barrier or sign is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking, or sign stating that the street or any portion thereof is closed.

(e) Driving on Limited Access Roadway—Prohibited. No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority.

(f) Tampering with Traffic Survey Devices. It shall be unlawful for any person to move, molest, tamper with or damage any survey device used for the purpose of making traffic investigations located on any County highway.

(g) Skiing or Tobogganing on or Across Any Highway—Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to ski or toboggan on or across any County highway in such a manner as to interfere with the movement of vehicles thereon. A person on skis proceeding on or across a highway at a pace no greater than a walk is not within the prohibition of this Section and shall be considered to be a pedestrian with all the rights and duties thereof as prescribed in the Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963)

(a) Whenever the Board determines that it is necessary to prohibit stopping, standing or parking of commercial vehicles having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 10,000 pounds on certain residential district streets, portions thereof, or with a limited access residential community at all or certain hours of the day, the Board shall, by resolution, direct the Road Commissioner to place appropriate signs specifying applicable prohibitions on such streets or entrances to the limited access residential communities thereof.

(b) Whenever the Board finds that conditions because of which it was necessary to prohibit stopping, standing or parking of commercial vehicles having a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 10,000 pounds at all or certain hours of the day as provided in this Section no longer exist, the Board shall, by resolution, direct the Road Commissioner to remove such signs from such streets or entrances to communities thereof.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963; Am. Ord. 2203, passed - -1977; Am. Ord. 3380, passed - -1990)

(a) The purpose of this Section is to establish procedures for terminal designation and truck route designation to terminals for overwidth and overlength trucks as defined by the California Vehicle Code when operating on a Federally designated highway system.

(b) An applicant is any interested person requiring terminal access from the Federal designated highway system. The applicant shall submit an application, on a form provided by the County Transportation Department with such information as may be required.

(c) TERMINAL means any facility at which freight is consolidated to be shipped or where full load consignments may be loaded and off-loaded or at which the vehicle combinations defined in Vehicle Code § 35401.5 are regularly maintained, stored or manufactured.

(d) County maintained roads or streets for which use is requested in the application will be investigated for the purpose of determining if said road(s) or street(s) are adequate to handle overwidth and overlength trucks as allowed by Vehicle Code §§ 35100 and 35401.5. The investigation may include, but not be limited to, turning radii, land width and public safety.

(e) Upon receipt of an application, the Road Commissioner shall investigate available highways to determine if a feasible route(s) appropriate for the passage of oversized trucks exists.

(f) If the Road Commissioner determines that a feasible route(s) appropriate for oversized trucks exists, then the Application shall be approved. The routes determined to be appropriate for oversized trucks will be marked with signs as established by the California Department of Transportation. Truck route signing will be posted by the County Transportation Department at decision points as determined by said Department.

(g) If all feasible routes to a requested terminal are found unsatisfactory by the investigation, the application shall be denied. Such denial will be accompanied with an identification of deficiencies.

(h) If the requested approved route passes through several jurisdictions, applicant shall comply with the application process for each jurisdiction. Coordination will be the responsibility of the jurisdiction in which the terminal is located.

(i) Subsequent to the approval and granting of a route to a terminal, the Road Commissioner may find the route to be unsatisfactory and thereafter revoke the designated terminal route or, at his or her discretion, designate an alternate route.

(j) Whenever the Road Commissioner determines that the terminal route is no longer appropriate, feasible or necessary, he or she shall deem the route no longer a truck route and order such route signs removed with written notice to the applicant.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963; Am. Ord. 2203, passed - -1977; Am. Ord. 3395, passed - -1990)

(a) Except as otherwise provided, any person who violates any provision of this Title or disobeys any sign or marking installed pursuant thereto shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount established by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to a schedule of parking penalties, unless the violation is cited as a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to a remedy provided by Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 1 of this Code.

(b) Except as provided in California Vehicle Code § 40209 (as presently stated or amended in the future), the registered owner and driver, renter, or lessee of a motor vehicle cited for any violation of this Chapter related to motor vehicle parking, shall be jointly liable for parking penalties imposed by the County, unless the registered owner can show, to the satisfaction of the San Bernardino County, that the vehicle was used without the owner's consent.

(Ord. 596, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 598, passed - -1947; Am. Ord. 702, passed - -1953; Am. Ord. 1119, passed - -1963; Am. Ord. 2778, passed - -1983; Am. Ord. 3395, passed - -1990; Am. Ord. 4446, passed - -2022)

Whenever the Board determines that it is necessary to prohibit the use of certain vehicles on particular highways within the unincorporated area of the County, the Board shall, by resolution, set forth those certain streets upon which use is restricted and the certain vehicle types that are prohibited thereon. The Board, by resolution, shall further direct the Director of Transportation to erect and maintain signs indicating such prohibition.

(Ord. 3766, passed - -1999)

(a) The Director of Transportation is authorized to post signs indicating that the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles is prohibited on such highways and streets that the Board determines, on the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, to be no stopping/no standing/no parking/tow-away zones. The signs authorized by this Section shall provide for the removal of vehicles stopped, standing or parked in no stopping/no standing/no parking/tow-away zones.

(b) When signs authorized by the provisions of this Section are in place giving notice thereof, no persons shall stop, stand or park any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.

(c) Any peace officer, or regular employed and salaried employee of the County who is engaged in directing traffic or enforcing County parking laws and regulations, may remove a vehicle that is stopped, standing or parked in the no stopping/no standing/no parking/tow-away zone as established by this Section. Vehicles removed pursuant to this Section shall be stored and/or disposed of in accordance of Vehicle Code Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Division 11.

(Ord. 3766, passed - -1999)