Santa Barbara County Municipal Code Ch. 23F Private Roads

This chapter is enacted pursuant to authority granted by section 21107.7 of the California Vehicle Code, adopted by ordinance of the board of supervisors, to permit the provisions of the California Vehicle Code to be enforced on certain private roads listed in this chapter. This chapter shall be known as the "private roads" chapter.

(Ord. No. 4775, 12-14-2010)

For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section:

(a) "Director" means the director of public works or his/her designee.

(b) "Private road" means any roadway having private ownership, privately maintained, and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner but not by other members of the public.

(c) "Motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined by Section 415, or as hereinafter amended, of the California Vehicle Code.

(d) "Highways" is a way or place of whatever nature, publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. Highway includes street.

(e) "Common interest development" means a development as defined by Section 1351 of the California Civil Code.

(Ord. No. 4775, 12-14-2010)

(a) "Hope Ranch private roads" are all of the private roads located within the area shown as Hope Ranch.

(b) Hope Ranch is a common interest development and managed by the Hope Ranch Park Homes Association, which maintains the private roads within the boundaries of Hope Ranch. The Hope Ranch Park Homes Association has submitted to the county, a resolution from their board of directors, as required by Section 21107.7 of the California Vehicle Code.

(c) The provisions of the California Vehicle Code shall apply to the following private roads in the Hope Ranch community:

a. Via Presada

b. Lago Drive

c. Via Tranquila

d. Estrella Drive

(d) The private roads listed in subsection (c) are not generally held open for use of the public, but that by reason of their proximity to or connection with highways, the interest of (a) any resident residing along the roads, and (b) the motoring public, will best be served by application of the provisions of the vehicle code to those roads.

(e) All regulatory traffic signs on the private roads listed in subsection (c), shall conform to the county, state, and federal standards and specifications, and shall be approved by the director or his designee prior to enforcement of the private roads.

(f) The speed limit for the private roads listed in subsection (c) shall be designated as follows, and enforceable under the vehicle code:

a. Via Presada: Thirty miles per hour speed limit.

b. Lago Drive: Twenty-five miles per hour speed limit.

c. Via Travquila: Thirty miles per hour speed limit.

d. Estrella Drive: Thirty miles per hour speed limit.

(g) The following intersections in the Hope Ranch community shall be designated as all-way stop intersections and enforceable under the vehicle code:

a. Via Tranquila and Via Presada

b. Via Alegre and Via Esperanza and Via Vistosa

c. Via Bendita and Via Roblada

d. Estrella Drive and Cuesta Avenue and Cuervo Avenue

e. Estrella Drive and Llano Avenue and Cantera Avenue.

(h) The Hope Ranch Homes Association shall be responsible for the placement and maintenance of proper signage, pursuant to Section 21107.7 of the California Vehicle Code, notifying travelers that the private roads are subject to the provision of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. No. 4775, 12-14-2010)

(a) "Pepper Hill Private Roads" are all of the private roads located within the area shown as Pepper Hill Homes (Attachment B).

(b) Pepper Hill Homes is a common interest development managed by the Pepper Hill Homes Association, a California corporation, which maintains the private roads within the boundaries of the Pepper Hill Homes tract. The Pepper Hill Homes Association has submitted to the County a Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions from their Board of Directors, as required by section 21107.7 of the California Vehicle Code.

(c) The provisions of the California Vehicle Code shall apply to the following private roads in the Pepper Hill Homes tract:

a. Woodley Road.

b. Glenview Road.

(d) The private roads listed in subsection (c) are not generally held open for use of the public, but that by reason of their proximity to or connection with highways, the interest of (a) any resident residing along the roads, and (b) the motoring public, will best be served by application of the provisions of the California Vehicle Code to those roads.

(e) All regulatory traffic signs on the private roads listed in subsection (c), shall conform to the county, state, and federal standards and specifications, and shall be approved by the director or his designee prior to enforcement of the private roads.

(f) The speed limit for the private roads listed in subsection (c) shall be designated as follows, and enforceable under the Vehicle Code:

a. Woodley Road: Twenty-five miles per hour speed limit

b. Glenview Road: Twenty-five miles per hour speed limit

(g) The following locations in the Pepper Hill Homes Tract shall be designated as no parking, no stopping, and no standing and enforceable under the Vehicle Code (Attachment E):

a. South side of Glenview Road from Alston Road to the west intersection of Glenview Road and Woodley Road.

b. North side of Woodley Road from Sycamore Canyon to the western property line of 435 Woodley Road.

c. South side of Woodley Road from Sycamore Canyon to the western property line of 466 Woodley Road.

(h) The Pepper Hill Homes Association shall be responsible for the placement and maintenance of proper signage, pursuant to section 21107.7 of the California Vehicle Code, notifying travelers that the private roads are subject to the provisions of the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. No. 4988, 1-17-2017)

Note— The attachments referred to in this section are not set out at length herein, but are on file in the offices of the county.