San Clemente Municipal Code Ch. 10.44 Miscellaneous Traffic Regulations

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.

(Prior code § 15-92)

No person shall attach himself with his hands, or to catch on, or hold on to with his hands or by other means, to any moving vehicle or train for the purpose of receiving motive power therefrom.

(Prior code § 15-93)

A. .....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.

B. .....For the purpose of this section, a "commercial vehicle" means a vehicle having a rated capacity in excess of one-half (½) ton.

(Prior code § 15-94)

No person shall ride, drive, propel, or cause to be propelled, any vehicle or animal across or upon any sidewalk excepting over permanently constructed driveways, and excepting when it is necessary for any temporary purpose to drive a loaded vehicle across sidewalks; provided further, that such sidewalk area be substantially protected by wooden planks two (2) 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 (6:00) p.m. to six (6:00) a.m.

(Prior code § 15-95)

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.

(Prior code § 15-96)

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 this City.

(Prior code § 15-97)

No person shall operate a vehicle contrary to the directions or provisions of any barrier or sign erected: (1) pursuant to the provisions of any ordinance of the City; or (2) by any public utility; or (3) by any department of the City; or (4) by any other person pursuant to law or contract with the City, nor shall any unauthorized person move or alter the position of any such barrier or sign.

(Prior code § 15-98)

No operator of any vehicle shall enter any intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he or she is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.

(Prior code § 15-99)

No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are lawfully established.

(Prior code § 15-100)

No person shall drive or operate any bicycle, motor-driven cycle, or any vehicle which is not drawn by a motor vehicle upon any street established as a freeway, as defined by state law, nor shall any pedestrian walk across or along any such street so designated and described except in space set aside for the use of pedestrians, provided official signs are in place giving notice of such restrictions.

(Prior code § 15-101)

It shall be unlawful for any person as operator of a vehicle to conduct or join in or be a member of any procession or assemblage on any public highway of the City without a permit having been issued by the Chief of Police of the City for such procession or assemblage.

(Prior code § 15-102)

No person shall drive, propel or cause to be propelled any vehicle or combination thereof across or upon any curb as defined in this chapter, excepting when it is necessary for any temporary purpose to drive across or upon any such curb; provided further, that such curb area be substantially protected by wooden planking to such extent that no portion of the vehicle weight rests upon such curb, and written permission be previously obtained from the City Traffic Engineer except where a valid building permit for construction has been obtained. Such wooden planking shall not be permitted to remain upon the roadway adjacent to the curb area during the hours from six (6:00) p.m. to six (6:00) a.m.

(Prior code § 15-103)

Whenever the Traffic Engineer finds that any hedge, shrubbery, or tree growing in a parkway obstructs the view of any intersection, or any traffic upon the streets approaching such intersection, he or she shall cause the hedge, shrubbery or tree to be immediately removed or reduced in height.

(Prior code § 15-104)

A. .....No person shall move or operate upon any of the City streets any vehicle with a load or loads in excess of those permitted by the Vehicle Code without a written permit from the City Traffic Engineer.

B. .....The City Traffic Engineer may, by written permit, authorize a load or loads in excess of those allowed for in the Vehicle Code, if, in his or her judgment, the streets upon which such vehicle is to be operated can safely withstand the additional weight, or if the applicant will guarantee to the City that all costs of repair to the streets or to the public property of the City damaged by the movement of such load or loads will be paid in full. Such permit shall be granted upon such conditions and upon depositing such bond as the City Traffic Engineer in his or her discretion may require.

(Prior code § 15-105)