San Leandro Municipal Code Art. 2 Traffic Regulations

(Legislative History: Ordinance No. 65-3, 1/25/65; Ordinance No. 66-65, 9/26/66; Ordinance No. 75-34, 7/14/75; Ordinance No. 82-084, 11/1/82; Ordinance No. 83-022, 8/15/83; Ordinance No. 85-017, 6/17/85; Ordinance No. 88-014, 8/1/88; Ordinance No. 97-033, 12/15/97 (Section 6-1-265); Ordinance No. 06-012, 8/17/06 (Section 6-1-200))

It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to turn such vehicle (either left hand turn, right hand turn, through movement, or U-turn) at the intersection or between the intersections and between the hours and on the days designated by the City Council by ordinance.

It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to make a right turn at the intersections and between the hours and on the days designated by the City Council by ordinance.

It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to fail to stop at the entrance or entrances to those streets or parts of streets designated by the City Council by resolution.

It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to fail to stop at the entrance or entrances to those intersections designated by the City Council by resolution.

The City Council, by resolution, shall designate the entrances to intersections on highways at which yield right-of-way signs shall be erected.

It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to drive or park such vehicle on any street listed in the Traffic Code as a one-way street, except in the direction indicated in the Traffic Code. The City Council shall designate the one-way streets, and the direction of traffic thereon, by resolution. The City Manager shall erect official traffic control devices on such one-way streets in the manner provided in Vehicle Code § 21657.

The City Manager shall install traffic signals at such locations as designated by the City Council by resolution.

It shall be unlawful for any person to disobey the instructions of any mechanical or electrical traffic signal, traffic sign or mark upon the street placed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle over or across any newly laid pavement or street surfacing or newly painted markings on any street when an appropriate barrier, sign, marker or any other warning device is in place.

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle over any street or portion thereof when any barrier, sign, marker or other warning device gives notice that such street or portion thereof is closed.

The City Manager is authorized to place markings, signals, signs, devices or other indications upon or adjacent to a street indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles on such streets. The City Manager is authorized to locate and indicate more than one lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right or left hand turns. The City Manager is authorized to place turning markers in intersections whenever, in his or her opinion, traffic is sufficiently heavy to warrant such placement. It shall be unlawful to disobey such authorized markings, signals, signs, devices, or other indications.

No person, public utility, or any department in this City shall erect or place any barrier or sign on any street unless of a type first approved by the Superintendent of Streets, except in cases of emergency pending the posting of a proper sign. It shall be unlawful for any person to disobey the instruction of any barrier or sign placed in any street by any public utility or by any department of this City, provided the type of barrier or sign so erected has been first approved by the Superintendent of Streets.

It shall be unlawful for the operator or any vehicle to drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral procession, providing that such vehicles are conspicuously so designated, or authorized parade, and the disposition and the directing of all vehicles and traffic on any street over which such procession or parade wishes to pass shall be entirely subject to the orders of the Police Department.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to ride on a skateboard, rollerskate, coaster, toy vehicle or similar device, upon any highway, sidewalk, roadway, Civic Center property, Library property, Marina Community Center property, parking lot or parking structure in any business district.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to ride on a skateboard, rollerskate, coaster, toy vehicle or similar device; (i) in any manner which damages, defaces, or scratches public property; (ii) in any park where signs are posted prohibiting skateboarding and (iii) on public tennis courts, basketball courts, or baseball fields.

It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, or cause to be constructed, or repair, or cause to be repaired, any vehicle or part thereof, upon any street, excepting temporary repairs in case of accident.

It shall be unlawful for any person who is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs to be in or about any automobile, motorcycle or other motor vehicle, to which he or she has right of access or control, unless the same is under the immediate control or operation of a person not under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs.

When signs are erected giving notice thereof, drivers of vehicles shall stop before crossing the railroad grade crossings which have a demonstrated need for stop signs as designated by the City Council by resolution.

It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to drive across a municipal parking lot, public property not intended for use as the public right-of-way or private property as a means of effecting a shortened route between or along highways except with the express permission of the owner of such property.

It shall be unlawful for the driver of a tow car to render assistance to a disabled vehicle unless the tow car has been summoned to render such assistance.