San Bernardino County Municipal Code Ch. 3 Parking Regulations in Mountain Areas

The purpose of this Chapter is to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare by prohibiting parking vehicles on State and County roadways in certain unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County to promote effective and speedy removal of snow by the San Bernardino County Transportation Department and the California State Department of Transportation or other persons engaged, hired, contracted, or otherwise authorized to remove snow from said roadways and to prevent hazardous traffic conditions on said roadways.

(Am. Ord. 2024, passed - -1975)

When used in this Chapter, the words and phrases contained in this Section shall, for the purposes of this Chapter, have the following meanings:

EMERGENCY VEHICLES. All vehicles defined in Vehicle Code §§ 165 and 165.5.

PERSON. Includes a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, or corporation.

ROADWAY. That portion of highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel including improved shoulders.

SNOW AREA. All unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County encompassed by the U. S. National Forest boundary.

SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT. Rotary plows, graders and loaders with V-plot, angle-plow and/or wing plow attachments and such other machinery or equipment as may be engaged in snow removal and all supporting vehicles of the San Bernardino County Transportation Department and California State Department of Transportation or other persons engaged, hired, contracted or otherwise authorized to remove snow from State or County highways or roads.

UNATTENDED VEHICLE. A vehicle where the licensed driver responsible for the vehicle is not within an audible distance and immediately available for moving said vehicle.

VEHICLE. A device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

(Am. Ord. 2024, passed - -1975)

It shall be unlawful for any person operating or in charge of a vehicle to park within snow area or leave unattended, such vehicle upon any State or County roadway, so as to interfere with snow removal operations, except when necessary to comply with the directions of peace officers.

(Am. Ord. 2024, passed - -1975)

Snow area shall be posted by signs in a manner and at such places as are reasonably calculated to give notice of the snow area parking restrictions contained in this Chapter.

(Am. Ord. 2024, passed - -1975)

It shall be unlawful for any person to tear down, remove, mutilate, destroy or otherwise tamper with any sign erected pursuant to § 53.0304 of this Chapter.

(Am. Ord. 2024, passed - -1975)

(a) Any vehicle which is in violation of this Chapter may be moved or caused to be moved by those regularly employed and salaried County or State highway employees designated by the Board of Supervisors, or the California Highway Patrol.

(b) Charges for vehicle removal, tow away, and storage, shall be assessed against the vehicle in accordance with the California Highway Patrol Tow Service Agreement for San Bernardino, Arrowhead, Pomona and Banning Areas.

(Am. Ord. 2024, passed - -1975)

This Chapter shall not apply to emergency vehicles.

(Am. Ord. 2024, passed - -1975)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be punished by a fine or fines established by Vehicle Code § 42001.

(Am. Ord. 2325, passed - -1979)