San Luis Obispo County Municipal Code Ch. 15.01 Traffic Regulations—generally

The director of public works and transportation is hereby directed to create a separate booklet entitled the "County of San Luis Obispo Traffic Regulations Code" (hereafter the "Traffic Regulations Code" or "TRC") which shall contain all of the provisions and regulations previously contained in the following chapters of the Title 15 of the county code:

(Ord. 2991 § 4 (part), 2003)

(a) All ordinances previously codified in the chapters of Title 15 listed in Section 15.01.010 above, are hereby transferred to the County Traffic Regulations Code ("TRC"), and shall be codified in the Traffic Regulations Code with the same force and effect as if they were still codified in Title 15 of the county code. Each said section transferred to the TRC shall retain the same section number it had when it was part of Title 15 of this code. Any references in this County Code to any of the chapters or sections being transferred to the TRC shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the TRC.

(b) Sections of Title 15 which are not transferred to the TRC may nonetheless be copied into the TRC so that the TRC can serve as a general source of County traffic ordinances and resolutions.

(c) Pursuant to County Code Section 2.18.030, any references in the TRC to the county road commissioner shall refer to the director of public works and transportation, or a registered civil engineer acting under the direction of the director.

(Ord. 2991 § 4 (part), 2003)

The County Traffic Regulations Code ("TRC") is hereby adopted by reference, and need not be published. The director of public works and transportation shall maintain at least three complete copies of the TRC for inspection by the public. Copies shall be on file at the office of county clerk, the county law library, and at the office of public works and transportation. The director of public works and transportation shall be responsible for the filing, updating, and maintenance of said copies of the TRC.

(Ord. 2991 § 4 (part), 2003)

Any future traffic regulations which the county is authorized to adopt as a resolution pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 32 or other applicable law may be adopted as a resolution, and shall be codified in the County Traffic Regulations Code.

(Ord. 2991 § 4 (part), 2003)

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, except in cases of weight violations or ordinances relating to weight restrictions where the amount of the excess weight is more than four thousand five hundred pounds, a violation of any provision of this title, or the Traffic Regulations Code is an infraction and is punishable in accordance with the applicable provision of the California Vehicle Code. However, any such violation which would otherwise be an infraction is a misdemeanor, punishable in accordance with the provisions of the California Vehicle Code, if the defendant has been convicted of three or more violations of the California Vehicle Code or of any ordinance adopted pursuant to such code within the twelve-month period immediately preceding the commission of the violation and such prior convictions are admitted by the defendant or alleged in the accusatory pleading. For this purpose a bail forfeiture is deemed to be a conviction of the violation charged. Violations of any provision of this title, or of any rule, regulation or order adopted or established pursuant to any provision of this title (including the TRC) relating to weight restrictions where the amount of the excess weight is more than four thousand five hundred pounds, is a misdemeanor and is punishable in accordance with the applicable provisions of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 2991 § 4 (part), 2003)