Santa Barbara County Municipal Code § 23-13 Loitering on overpasses, etc., prohibited; exceptions as to authorized…

The board of supervisors may, by resolution:

(a) Designate any highway under its jurisdiction as a through highway and may erect or cause to be erected stop signs at specified entrances thereto;

(b) Designate any highway intersection under its jurisdiction as a stop intersection and erect or cause to be erected stop signs at one or more entrances thereto; or

(c) Require that all vehicles stop before entering or crossing the tracks at any highway railroad grade crossing, when signs are in place giving notice thereof;

(d) Regulate traffic at any highway intersection under its jurisdiction by means of semaphores or traffic control lights or signals or any other traffic control signaling devices;

(e) Regulate or prohibit processions or assemblages on the highways under its jurisdiction;

(f) Designate particular highways under its jurisdiction as one-way highways and require that all vehicles thereon be moved in one specified direction;

(g) Close any highway under its jurisdiction to vehicular traffic when in its opinion such highway is no longer needed for vehicular traffic;

(h) Prohibit the use of particular highways under its jurisdiction by certain vehicles, except as otherwise provided by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to article 2 of chapter 5 of part 1 of division 1 of the State Public Utilities Code.

(Ord. No. 970, § 1)

Bodger Road shall be closed to vehicular traffic between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 8:00 A.M.

(Ord. No. 3286, § 1)

No resolution or regulation adopted by the board of supervisors under subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (g), and (h) of section 23-1 shall be effective until signs giving notice of such regulation are posted at all entrances to the highway or part thereof affected.

(Ord. No. 970, § 5)

The driver of any vehicle upon approaching any entrance onto a through highway, intersection, or highway railroad grade crossing, signposted with a stop sign pursuant to a duly adopted resolution of the board of supervisors shall stop:

(a) Before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at a limit line when marked; otherwise before entering such highway or intersection.

(b) Not less than ten nor more than fifty feet from the nearest rail of any track or tracks of any railroad before traversing such highway railroad grade crossing.

(Ord. No. 970, § 2)

The driver of a vehicle approaching any intersection where traffic is regulated by a semaphore or traffic control lights or signals, or any other traffic control signaling devices, shall proceed in obedience to such traffic control devices and shall stop when required by such traffic control devices before entering the intersection or before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or limit line, if either a crosswalk or limit line is marked at such intersection.

(Ord. No. 970, § 3)

If any street is designated a one-way street or is closed to vehicular traffic, or is closed to certain types of vehicles, or is otherwise regulated as provided in this chapter, the driver of any vehicle and any other person shall enter upon such street only in compliance with such regulation.

(Ord. No. 970, § 4)

The board of supervisors may, by resolution regulate vehicular and pedestrian traffic in or upon bridges, viaducts or tunnels by:

(a) Establishing speed limits in or upon such bridges, viaducts or tunnels; or

(b) Requiring that all vehicles stop before entering in or upon any such bridges, viaducts or tunnels, when signs are in place giving notice thereof.

(Ord. No. 946, § 1)

The driver of any vehicle upon approaching any bridge, viaduct or tunnel signposted with a stop sign pursuant to a duly adopted resolution of the board of supervisors, shall stop before proceeding beyond such stop sign.

(Ord. No. 946, § 2)

The driver of any vehicle, upon approaching any bridge, viaduct or tunnel signposted with a speed limit sign pursuant to a duly adopted resolution of the board of supervisors, shall proceed in compliance with such sign and at a speed not to exceed the posted speed limit.

(Ord. No. 946, § 3)

The board of supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, in accordance with the provisions of division 15 of chapter 5 of the California Vehicle Code, may prohibit the use of a county street or highway by any commercial vehicle or by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit; may reduce the permissible weight of vehicles and loads upon county highways or county bridges; and may establish and fix the permissible weight of such vehicles and loads on county highways or county bridges. Upon adoption of such limitations or restrictions, the director of public works shall cause signs indicating the weight so fixed or the limitations so established to be erected upon such county highways or at the entrance to such county bridges in conformity with the action taken by the board of supervisors.

(Ord. No. 947, § 1; Ord. No. 1919, § 1; Ord. No. 3661, § 1)

When any county highway or bridge has been posted with signs indicating a restriction on use or a maximum permissible weight pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the board of supervisors, no person shall drive or operate or bring any restricted vehicle or vehicle or load or conveyance of any kind with a gross weight in excess of the posted weight limit upon such highway or bridge.

(Ord. No. 947, § 2; Ord. No. 1919, § 2; Ord. No. 3661, § 2)

Weight limits are hereby established for the following roads and bridges:

Via Chaparral, between the centerline of Cathedral Oaks Road and a point which is eighty-five one-hundredths miles northerly of said centerline of Cathedral Oaks Road:

Sixteen tons per vehicle,

Seventeen tons per semi-trailer combination,

Eighteen tons per truck and full trailer,

excepting any passenger stage subject to sections 1031—1036 of the Public Utilities Code.

Painted Cave Road, from the intersection of State Highway 154 to a point one and three-tenths miles north of the intersection of Painted Cave Road and State Highway 154:

Ten thousand pounds gross vehicle weight.

Padaro Lane Bridge (Bridge No. 51C-206), over Arroyo Paredon Creek:

Sixteen tons per vehicle,

Twenty-six tons per semi-trailer combination,

Thirty-two tons per truck and full trailer.

(Ord. No. 1919, § 3; Ord. No. 1981, § 3; Ord. No. 2285, § 1; Ord. No. 3053, § 1; Ord. No. 3067, § 1; Ord. No. 3087, § 1; Ord. No. 3198, § 1; Ord. No. 3243, § 1; Ord. No. 3324, § 1; Ord. No. 3329, § 1; Ord. No. 3449, § 1; Ord. No. 3460, § 1; Ord. No. 3576, § 1; Ord. No. 3661, § 3; Ord. No. 4092, § 1; Ord. No. 4192, § 1; Ord. No. 4999, § 1, 6-20-2017)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 4999, § 2, adopted June 20, 2017, repealed the former section 23-10.2 in its entirety, which pertained to weight restrictions on bridges and highways authorized—Los Carneros Road overhead, and derived from Ord. No. 3770, § 1.

The board of supervisors may by resolution:

(a) Designate portions of any highway under its jurisdiction as a "No Parking Zone" or as a "No Parking Zone—Tow Away Zone."

(b) Designate portions of any highway under its jurisdiction as "Loading Zone."

(c) Designate portions of any highway under its jurisdiction as time-limited, or altogether prohibited parking, during certain hours as recommended by the road commissioner. Portion of highways so designated shall be posted with signs stating the applicable parking limitations and the hours during which parking is time-limited or altogether prohibited.

(d) Designate portions of any highway under its jurisdiction as "Angle Parking Zone," except on state highways.

(e) Establish crosswalks for pedestrian traffic at locations other than street intersections.

(f) Designate portions of any highways under its jurisdiction as "Temporary No Parking Zones."

(g) Cause white lines designating parking spaces to be marked on the pavement, pursuant to section 22508 of the State Vehicle Code.

(h) Designate portions of any highway under its jurisdiction as being areas in which parking is prohibited between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

(i) Designate portions of any one-way roadways of divided highways under its jurisdiction as "Left-Hand Parking Zones."

(j) Designate portions of any highway or parking facility under its jurisdiction as "Handicapped Parking Zones."

(k) Designate portions of highway or parking facilities as "Car Share Permit Parking" or "Shared Mobility Device Parking".

(l) Designate portions of highway or parking facilities as "No Parking of Oversized Vehicles."

(1) "Oversized vehicle(s)" shall be defined for this section as any motor vehicle, boat or trailer, which meets or exceeds at least one of the following criteria, exclusive of fixtures and accessories:

A. Twenty-four feet in length; or

B. Seven feet in height; or

C. Eight feet in width.

(2) Any violation of the herein stated provisions pertaining to the parking of oversized vehicles shall be subject to penalties of fifty dollars plus administrative fee and/or removal.

(3) The section shall not be enforceable until signs or markings giving adequate notice thereof have been placed

(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to:

A. Agricultural vehicles, implements, equipment, or trailers actively used in connection with commercial farming or ranching operations;

B. Vehicles temporarily parked while servicing or supporting agricultural operations, including but not limited to deliveries, crop transport, irrigation, and maintenance;

This exemption shall apply only when such vehicles are parked in furtherance of bona fide agricultural activities and not for long-term storage unrelated to such use.

(Ord. No. 1133, § 1; Ord. No. 1280, § 1; Ord. No. 2016, § 1; Ord. No. 2994, § 1; Ord. No. 3033, § 1; Ord. No. 3060, § 1; Ord. No. 3167, § 1; Ord. No. 3180, § 1; Ord. No. 3641, § 1; Ord. No. 4476, § 1; Ord. No. 4742, § 1, 2-23-2010; Ord. No. 5064, § 1, 11-13-2018; Ord. No. 5247, § 1, 4-8-2025)

The board of supervisors by resolution may designate limited parking zones and no parking zones and may designate loading zones and passenger loading zones and bus zones and in such resolution may authorize the road commissioner to place appropriate markings or signs for such zones. The road commissioner is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of Sections 23-11.l to 23-11.6, to place, and when required herein shall place, the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and such curb markings shall have the meanings as herein set forth.

(a) "Red" shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time except as permitted by the Vehicle Code and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.

(b) "Yellow" shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time between 7:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. of any day except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided, that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty minutes.

(c) "Green" shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for a period of time longer than fifteen, twenty, or thirty minutes, as delineated, any time between 7:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. on any day except Sundays and holidays.

(d) "White" shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mail box, which shall not exceed three minutes and such restrictions shall apply between 7:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. of any day except Sundays and holidays and except as follows:

(1) When such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mailbox, the restrictions shall apply at all times.

(2) When such zone is in front of a theater the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed.

(e) When the road commissioner as authorized under this section has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legal curb marking in violation of any of the provisions of this section.

(Ord. No. 1824, § 1 Ord. No. 4527, § 1)

When authorized signs or curb markings have been approved by resolution and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle during such hours as designated by the road commissioner and as set forth on the signs or markings.

(Ord. No. 1824, § 1; Ord. No. 4476, § 2)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or material, for such time as is permitted in section 23-11.1.

(Ord. No. 1824, § 1)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any passenger loading zone for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers for such time as is specified in section 23-11.1.

(Ord. No. 1824, § 1)

Pursuant to the provisions of Vehicle Code section 22507.5, the parking or standing on any street or portion thereof, in any residential district in the unincorporated territory of the County of Santa Barbara, of any commercial vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more, is prohibited at any time, except for emergency parking of disabled vehicles. Provided, further, that this section 23-11.7 shall not apply to any commercial vehicle making pick ups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on such streets, nor to any commercial vehicle delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any such building or structure for which a building permit has previously been obtained, nor to utility vehicles performing work operations, or other commercial vehicles exempted by law from parking restrictions.

(Ord. No. 2016, § 2; Ord. No. 3060, § 2)

Blue curb marking shall mean that no person shall park or stand any vehicle adjacent to such curb unless said vehicle bears a special license plate or displays a special placard issued under the provisions of section 9105 or section 22511.5 of the California Vehicle Code. When authorized signs or curb markings have been determined by the road commissioner/director of transportation or director of public works to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign in violation thereof.

(Ord. No. 3033, § 2)

Pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 40519(b), any person who receives a notice of a parking violation may enter a plea of not guilty in writing in lieu of appearing in person. The written plea shall be directed to the court or city agency named in the parking citation or notice and, if mailed, shall be sent by registered or certified mail postmarked not later than five days prior to the date specified in the citation for payment or appearance. The written plea shall be accompanied by a deposit consisting of the amount of bail specified in the citation or notice.

Upon receipt of the plea and deposit, the case shall be set for arraignment and trial on the same date. Thereafter, the case shall be conducted in the same manner as if the defendant had appeared in person, made his or her plea in open court, and deposited bail. The court or the clerk of the court shall notify the accused of the time and place of trial by first-class mail postmarked at least ten days prior to the time set for trial.

Any person using the procedure set forth hereinabove shall be deemed to have given a written promise to appear at the time designated by the court for trial, and failure to appear shall constitute a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 3524, § 1)

(a) Authorization. The public works director or designee is hereby authorized to establish and remove "No Parking" zones for buses (bus zones) along county roads for the purpose of loading and unloading buses upon request by the transit or school bus service provider.

(b) Definition. The term "bus" as used in this section shall be limited to include "transit buses" and "school buses" in accordance with the California Vehicle Code.

(c) Dimensions. The dimensions of "No Parking" zones (bus zones) at intersections shall be as follows:

(1) Near side of intersection bus stop—one hundred feet;

(2) Far side of intersection bus stop—seventy-five feet;

(3) Far side of intersection bus stop after left turn—one hundred ten feet;

(4) Near side of intersection bus stop before right turn—one hundred forty feet;

(5) Far side of intersection bus stop after right turn—one hundred feet.

The length of each mid-block "No Parking" zone (bus zones) shall be one hundred forty feet. When evidence has been presented to the public works director or designee showing the necessity therefor, the public works director or designee may extend "No Parking" zones (bus zones) not to exceed a total length of one hundred sixty feet.

(d) Markings. "No Parking" zones (bus zones) shall be appropriately marked to indicate that they have been designated. The public works director or designee may allow the transit provider to paint adjacent curbs red, install bus signs and to maintain and remove such zones or facilities.

(e) School Bus Zones. Notwithstanding the other provisions in this section, the public works director or designee may designate certain "No Parking" zones as "School Bus Zones" and further designate certain hours of the day when school is in session during which no person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle except a school bus in said zones. Said restrictions shall be posted on a sign in a manner visible to motorists. At all other times, persons may stop, stand, or park any vehicle in said zone.

(Ord. No. 4213, § 1)

(a) Marking. Car share and shared mobility device permit parking spaces shall be appropriately marked to indicate that they have been designated.

(b) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a space designated for car share or shared mobility device permit parking except vehicles with a current parking permit issued for that space displayed in a location that is visible through the windshield from the outside of the vehicle.

(c) Procedures for the issuance of car share and shared mobility device parking permits shall be established pursuant to a duly adopted resolution of the board of supervisors and in conformance with chapters 9 and 28 of the County Code.

(d) Applicants for car share and shared mobility device permits shall be required to file a certificate of insurance evidencing coverage for bodily injury and property damage liability as a condition of obtaining a permit.

(e) The violation of any condition of a car share or shared mobility device permit shall constitute a violation of this Code section and shall be subject to the same penalties as follows:

(1) Any organization, person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, violating any provision of a car share or shared mobility device permit, shall be guilty of an infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by (1) a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a first violation of conditions; (2) a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars for a second violation of conditions within one year; and (3) revocation of the permit for a third violation of conditions within one year.

(2) Such organization, person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm or corporation, and shall be punishable as herein provided.

(3) The remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive.

(Ord. No. 4742, § 1, 2-23-2010; Ord. No. 5064, § 1, 11-13-2018)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 5064, § 1, adopted November 13, 2018, changed the title of section 23-11.12 from "Same—Car share permit parking spaces within Isla Vista" to "Same—Car share permit parking spaces." The historical notation has been preserved for reference purposes.

No resolution or regulation adopted by the board of supervisors under subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of section 23-1 shall be effective until signs giving notice of such regulation are posted on curbs or streets or crosswalks painted in a proper manner so indicating the specific regulation.

No person shall park his vehicle in more than one parking space where white lines designating parking spaces are marked pursuant to subsection (i) of section 23-11, or in such a manner that it extends over the white lines into the adjoining parking space.

(Ord. No. 1133, § 2; Ord. No. 1280, § 1)

No person shall stop or loiter on or about any overhead crossings or overstructures over state highways, railroads or county roads in the unincorporated area of the county; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to officers, agents and employees of the county, the state or the United States, while in the performance of official duty, nor to such persons as may be specifically delegated by such officers to aid in the performance of such official duty.

(Ord. No. 1282, §§ 1, 2)

No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle upon any street or highway within the county for a period of seventy-two or more consecutive hours.

(Ord. No. 1691, § 1; Ord. No. 4842, § 1, 9-4-2012)

Pursuant to Section 22651(k) of the California Vehicle Code, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended or renumbered, any officer described in that section is hereby authorized to and may remove or cause to be removed any unattended vehicle from any street or highway to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a garage designated or maintained by the governmental agency when such vehicle has been parked or left standing upon any street or highway for a period of seventy-two or more consecutive hours.

In the event of such removal as authorized herein such officer so removing such vehicle, or causing same to be removed, shall give notice as provided in Sections 22852 through 22854 of the California Vehicle Code, and the keeper of any garage in which such vehicle is stored may have a lien thereon for his compensation for towage and for caring for and keeping safe such vehicle and may satisfy such lien in compliance with and under the conditions stated in such Section 22851 of the Vehicle Code of the state.

(Ord. No. 1691, § 2; Ord. No. 4842, § 1, 9-4-2012)

No person shall park any vehicle, including but not limited to campers, trailers, semi-trailers and housecars, for the purpose of occupancy, or sleeping or camping between the hours of 10:00 P.M. of one day and 6:00 A.M. of the next day in or on any highway or portions thereof that the board of supervisors has designated as a "No Overnight Parking for Occupancy Zone."

(Ord. No. 1637, § 2)

Within all railroad rights-of-way within the unincorporated area of the county, there shall be maintained for a distance of not less than twelve feet from the property line on each side of the railroad tracks an effective firebreak made by removing and clearing away within such twelve feet all brush, flammable vegetation or combustible growth, or other effective fire protection or fire control measures as may be required by the county fire chief or the fire district having jurisdiction, when he finds that because of extra-hazardous conditions a firebreak of only twelve feet from each property line is not sufficient to provide reasonable fire safety.

Every railroad locomotive, engine or boiler operated within the unincorporated area of the county in areas designated by the board of supervisors extra-hazardous fire areas, shall be equipped with an effective device or spark arrester as a part of the exhaust system which will prevent the escape of fire or sparks therefrom.

(Ord. No. 1714, §§ 2, 3)

(a) The board of supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, in accordance with Section 35712 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California, may by ordinance prohibit the use of any highway located in an unincorporated residential or subdivision area by any commercial vehicle exceeding a gross weight of fourteen thousand pounds.

(b) When the highway has been posted with signs indicating that vehicles with a gross weight exceeding fourteen thousand pounds are prohibited pursuant to a duly adopted ordinance of the board, from using the road, no person shall drive or operate or bring any commercial vehicle with a gross weight exceeding fourteen thousand pounds upon such county road except as otherwise permitted by the California Vehicle Code. Local deliveries are permitted.

(c) The highways subject to the weight limit and the alternate limit-free highways are the following:

(1) Hermosillo Road—Alternate: Hot Springs Road;

(2) Lakeview Road—Alternates: Clark Avenue or Santa Maria Way;

(3) Foster Road (Bradley Road to Orcutt Road)—Alternates: Clark Avenue or Santa Maria Way;

(4) University Drive—Alternates: Cathedral Oaks Road, U.S. 101 or Hollister Avenue;

(5) California Boulevard — Alternates: State Route 135, Foxenwood Lane or Blosser Road;

(6) Refugio Road (State Route 246 to Roblar Avenue) — Alternates: Alamo Pintado Road or State Route 154;

(7) Edison Street (State Route 246 to Baseline Avenue) — Alternate: State Route 154;

(8) Baseline Avenue (Alamo Pintado Road to Edison Street) — Alternate: State Route 246;

(9) Roblar Avenue (Alamo Pintado Road to State Route 154) — Alternate: Grand Avenue;

(10) Hill Road (Channel Drive to Butterfly Lane) — Alternate: U.S. 101 or Coast Village Road;

(11) Channel Drive (Olive Mill Road to the Santa Barbara city limits) — Alternate: U.S. 101 or Coast Village Road;

(12) Fairway Road — (Channel Drive to Channel Drive) — Alternate: U.S. 101 or Coast Village Road;

(13) Butterfly Lane (Channel Drive to Hill Road) — Alternate: U.S. 101 or Coast Village Road.

(d) A person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of an infraction and subject to a fine not to exceed the sum of fifty dollars for a first violation; a fine not to exceed the sum of one hundred dollars for a second violation of this section, occurring within one year after the first violation; and a fine not to exceed the sum of two hundred fifty dollars for each additional violation occurring within one year. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 2298, § 1; Ord. No. 3132, §§ 1—5; Ord. No. 3267, § 1; Ord. No. 3467, § 1; Ord. No. 4333; Ord. No. 4398, § 1: Ord. No. 4528, § 1: Ord. No. 4544, § 1; Ord. No. 4528, § 1; Ord. No. 4544, § 1)

No person shall park, place or leave standing any vehicle on any public street, highway or alley at any time for the principal purpose of displaying such vehicle for sale.

(Ord. No. 3520, § 1)

Officers, agents and employees of the road commissioner and/or the public works director are authorized to place signs, markings and other notices as may be useful to restrict stopping, parking or standing of vehicles within or near areas where vehicles would interfere with the cleaning, repair or construction of a roadway or highway, or with the installation of underground utilities of any sort. Upon the placement of such sign, marking or other notice, no one shall stop, park or stand any vehicle or permit any vehicle to stand or remain, within or adjacent to any county highway within fifty feet of such sign, marking or other notice. Parking shall not be prohibited by the provisions of this section where such parking is accomplished in compliance with all such signs, markings and notices.

(Ord. No. 3727, § 1)

Any regularly employed and salaried employee of the public works department who is engaged in directing traffic or the enforcement of parking laws or regulations, within the scope of his or her duties, is hereby authorized to remove, or cause to be removed, or issue citations to, any vehicle found to be in violation of parking laws or regulations, including sections 22658, 21113 and 22651 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California and any other parking ordinances of the county.

(Ord. No. 3905, § 1)

No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon a public street, road or right-of-way for the purpose of overhaul, maintenance or repair of such vehicle except for emergency repairs requiring less than two hours to complete. Violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars for each day the violation continues. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 4394 § 1)

No person shall park any trailer, fifth wheel or equipment that is transported by truck or trailer which has been detached from the tow vehicle upon any public street, highway or right-of-way within the county for a period of twenty-four or more consecutive hours.

(Ord. No. 4469, § 1)

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, in accordance with Section 21101(c) of the Vehicle Code of the State of California, may by ordinance adopt rules and regulations prohibiting the use of particular highways by certain vehicles, except as otherwise provided by the public utilities commission pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 1031) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code.

Rules and regulations prohibiting the use by certain vehicles are hereby established for the following highways:

BALLARD CANYON ROAD; from a point one thousand forty feet south of the centerline of Foxen Canyon Road to a point two thousand seven hundred thirteen feet south of the centerline of Foxen Canyon Road:

Motor trucks, over thirty feet in combined length, with three or more axles are prohibited.

The designated alternate route for prohibited vehicles shall be Grand Avenue-Alamo Pintado Road.

HARRIS GRADE ROAD, from Burton Mesa Boulevard to State Route 135:

Autos with trailers over thirty feet in combined length, and trucks over thirty feet in combined length are prohibited.

The designated alternate route for prohibited vehicles shall be State Route 1.

PAINTED CAVE ROAD, from State Route 154 to East Camino Cielo:

Autos with trailers over thirty feet in combined length, and trucks over thirty feet in combined length are prohibited. The designated alternate route for prohibited vehicles shall be State Route 154.

PAINTED CAVE ROAD, at a point one and one-half miles north of the centerline of State Route 154:

Vehicles over twelve feet in height are prohibited. The designated alternate route for prohibited vehicles shall be State Route 154.

SAN MARCOS ROAD, from Via Los Santos to State Route 154:

Autos with trailers over thirty feet in combined length, and trucks over thirty feet in combined length are prohibited. The designated alternate route for prohibited vehicles shall be State Route 154.

Pursuant to Section 21103 of the California Vehicle Code, no provision of this section 23-13.11 shall be effective until signs giving notice of the local traffic laws are posted at all entrances to the highway or part thereof affected.

Pursuant to Section 21104 of the California Vehicle Code, a person who violates any provision of this section 23-13.11 shall be guilty of an infraction and subject to a fine of one hundred dollars.

Exemptions to any aforementioned prohibitions include emergency vehicles and any vehicles with the purpose of providing services, making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise or delivering construction materials to sites within the restricted highway segment that have no other means of access utilizing the most direct route.

(Ord. No. 4758, § 1, 9-7-2010; Ord. No. 4878, § 1, 3-11-2014; Ord. No. 5008, § 1, 8-29-2017)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 5247, § 2, adopted April 8, 2025, repealed the former section 23-13.12 in its entirety, which pertained to prohibiting parking of "oversized vehicles" on certain streets between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and derived from Ord. No. 4863, § 1, adopted July 2, 2013; Ord. No. 4878, § 1, adopted March 11, 2014; Ord. No. 4937, § 1, adopted September 15, 2015; Ord. No. 4957, § 1, adopted March 1, 2016, and Ord. No. 5060, § 1, adopted October 2, 2018.