Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code § 71.01 Reports of Accidents Involving Damage to Public Property

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Cross reference— Operation of vehicles in public parks, see § 130.04; Vehicles, skateboards and scooters on public property, see § 130.05

(A) The driver of a vehicle or the person in charge of any animal involved in any accident resulting in damage to any property publicly owned or owned by a public utility, including but not limited to any fire hydrant, ornamental lighting post, telephone pole, electric light or power pole, or resulting in damage to any ornamental shade tree, traffic-control device or other property of a like nature located in or along any street, shall within 24 hours after such accident make a written report of such accident to the Police Department of the city.

(B) Every report required by division (A) of this section shall state the following:

(1) The time when and the place where the accident took place.

(2) The name and address of the person owning and of the person driving or in charge of the vehicle or animal involved.

(3) The license number of every vehicle involved.

(4) A brief description of the property damaged in the accident.

(C) A driver involved in any accident shall not be subject to the requirements of division (A) of this section if, and during the time, such driver is physically incapable of making a report; but, in such event, such driver shall make the required report within 24 hours after regaining ability to make such report.

(D) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 17, passed 7-12-57; '64 Code, §§ 14-5—14-7)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway whenever a stop sign has been erected by the City Traffic Engineer.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 17, passed 7-12-57; '64 Code, § 14-8)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) No driver of a vehicle shall drive between vehicles comprising a funeral procession while they are in motion and when the vehicles in such procession are conspicuously so designated.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 17, passed 7-12-57; '64 Code, § 14-9)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) Any person riding upon any bicycle, motorcycle, coaster, skateboard, scooter, roller blades, roller skates, or any toy vehicle shall not attach the same or himself to any moving vehicle upon any roadway.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 17, passed 7-12-57; '64 Code, § 14-10)

Cross reference— Bicycles, see §§ 73.01 et seq.; Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area or any parkway except at a permanent or temporary driveway.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 17, passed 7-12-57; '64 Code, § 14-11)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) A person shall not operate any motor vehicle (including any motorcycle, trailbike, dune buggy, motor scooter or jeep) or the motor thereof on any vacant lot, parking lot, vacant property or acreage so as to disturb the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or person by noise, dust, smoke or fumes caused by such motor vehicle.

(B) The provisions of division (A) of this section do not apply to any act prohibited by Cal. Penal Code § 372, or prohibited or expressly permitted by any statute of the state.

(C) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

('64 Code, § 14-11.3—14-11.4; Ord. 366, passed 12-11-69)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) No person shall ride or drive any animal or any vehicle over or across any newly made or freshly slurry-sealed pavement or freshly painted marking in any street when a barrier or sign is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking or when a sign is in place stating that the street or any portion thereof is closed.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 17, passed 7-12-57; '64 Code, § 14-12)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited access roadway, except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 17, passed 7-12-57; '64 Code, § 14-13)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) Whenever any law of the city designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a street the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle, the City Traffic Engineer shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on those streets affected by such ordinance.

(B) The provisions of this section shall not apply to passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission.

(C) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 17, passed 7-12-57; '64 Code, § 14-14)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 17, passed 7-12-57; '64 Code, § 14-15)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) No person shall cause or permit any railway train, railway cars or similar vehicle on rails to operate or to be operated in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for the purposes of travel for a period of time longer than ten minutes; except, that the provisions shall not apply to railway trains, cars or similar vehicles on rails while blocking or obstructing a crossing because of an accident.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 17, passed 7-12-57; '64 Code, § 14-16)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) Whenever any law of the city designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a street the use of which is permitted by any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons, the City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to designate such street or streets by appropriate signs as "truck traffic routes" for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three tons.

(B) When any such truck traffic routes are established and designated by appropriate signs, the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three tons shall drive on such routes and none other; except, that nothing in this section shall prohibit the operator of any vehicle exceeding maximum gross weight of three tons coming from a truck traffic route having ingress and egress by direct route to and from restricted streets when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on such restricted streets or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building or structure upon such restricted streets for which a building permit has previously been obtained therefor.

(C) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) Passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission.

(2) Any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility.

(Ord. 17, passed 7-12-57; '64 Code, § 14-20)

Cross reference— Truck routes, see Ch. 74, Sched. II

The City Traffic Engineer shall establish, desig-nate and maintain crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, markings or lines upon the surface of the roadway when vehicular and pedestrian traffic movement require the same for the safety of the public.

(Ord. 17, passed 7-12-57; '64 Code, § 14-96)

(A) No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb except in a marked crosswalk.

(B) No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk:

(1) In any business district; or

(2) At any of the following locations:

(a) Orr and Day Road between Tele-graph Road and Florence Avenue.

(b) Pioneer Boulevard between Tele-graph Road and Florence Avenue.

(C) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 17, passed 7-12-57; '64 Code, § 14-97—14-98; Ord. 268, passed 5-13-65)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 70.99

(A) No person shall stand or walk in any roadway other than in a safety zone or in a crosswalk if such action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic. This section shall not apply to any public officer or employee or employee of a public utility when necessarily upon a street in the line of duty.

(B) Violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(Ord. 17, passed 7-12-57; '64 Code, § 14-99)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 70.99

For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Whenever any words or phrases used in this title are not defined in this section but are now defined in the California Vehicle Code, such definitions are incorporated in this section and shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein as though set forth in this section in full.

Caltrans. The State of California Department of Transportation or its successor agency.

Director. The Director of Public Works of the city or his authorized representative.

Interstate Truck. A truck tractor and semi-trailer or truck tractor, semi-trailer and trailer with unlimited length as regulated by the California Vehicle Code.

Terminal. Any facility at which freight is consolidated to be shipped or where full load consignments may be loaded and off loaded or at which vehicles are regularly maintained, stored or manufactured.

('64 Code, § 14A-1; Ord. 669, passed 6-27-85)

The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures for terminal designation and truck route designation to terminals for interstate trucks operating on a federally designated highway system and to promote the general health, safety and welfare of the public.

('64 Code, § 14A-2; Ord. 669, passed 6-27-85)

(A) Any interested person requiring terminal access for interstate trucks from the federally designated highway system shall submit an application, on a form as provided by the city, together with such information as may be required by the Director and appropriate fees to the city.

(B) Upon receipt of the application, the Director will cause an investigation to be made to ascertain whether or not the proposed terminal facility meets the requirements for an interstate truck terminal. Upon his approval of that designation, he will then determine the capability of the route requested and alternate routes, whether requested or not. Determination of route capability will include, without limitation, a review of adequate turning radius and lane widths of ramps, intersections and highways and general traffic conditions such as sight distance, speed and traffic volumes. No access off a federally designated highway system will be approved without the approval of Caltrans.

(C) Should the requested route pass through the city to a terminal located in another jurisdiction, the applicant shall comply with that jurisdiction's application process. Coordination of the approval of the route through the city will be the responsibility of the entity which controls the terminal's land use. Costs for trail-blazer signs shall be as provided in § 71.43(B).

('64 Code, § 14A-3; Ord. 669, passed 6-27-85)

(A) The applicant shall pay a non-refundable application fee in an amount to be determined from time to time by City Council resolution to cover the cost of the review of the terminal designation and the review of the route and alternate route.

(B) Upon the approval of the terminal designation and route by the city and by Caltrans, the applicant shall deposit with the city sufficient funds as estimated by the Director to pay for the purchase and installation of terminal trail-blazer signs. Trail-blazer signs will be required at every decision point in the city on route to the terminal. Upon completion of the installation of the signs, the actual cost shall be computed and any difference between the actual and the estimated cost shall be billed or refunded to the applicant, whichever the case may be. No terminal or route may be used until such signs as may be required are in place. Costs for trail-blazer signs may be apportioned in accordance with the procedures in § 71.44(C).

('64 Code, § 14A-4; Ord. 669, passed 6-27-85)

(A) If all feasible routes to a requested terminal are found unsatisfactory by the Director, the applicant may request retrofitting the deficiencies. All costs of engineering, construction and inspection will be the responsibility of the applicant. Except when the retrofitting of deficiencies is within the jurisdiction of Caltrans, the actual construction will be done by the city or by a contractor acceptable to it.

(B) When the work is to be done by the city, the applicant shall deposit with the city the estimated cost of retrofitting. Adjustments between the estimated and actual cost shall be made after completion of the work and any difference between the actual and the estimated cost shall be billed or refunded to the applicant as the case may be. When the work is done by the applicant, the applicant may file with the Director, on a form satisfactory to the Director, a statement detailing the actual costs of the retrofitting.

(C) If at any time within five years from the date of completion of the retrofitting by the applicant, should any applicant seek terminal approval which would use the route upon which such retrofitting was accomplished, any such applicant's fee may include that applicant's proportionate share of the retrofitting as determined by the Director, which fee shall be disbursed by the city to the applicant who paid for the retrofitting as well as to any applicant who contributed to the cost of retrofitting under this division. Nothing herein shall require the payment of proportionate fee if the applicant doing the work failed to file the report with the Director required by division (B) of this section.

('64 Code, § 14A-5; Ord. 669, passed 6-27-85)

The Director may revoke any approved terminal or route if the terminal or route becomes a traffic hazard for vehicular traffic. A safety hazard includes the inability of interstate trucks to negotiate the route or said vehicles causing unsafe driving conditions for other vehicular traffic or pedestrians.

('64 Code, § 14A-6; Ord. 669, passed 6-27-85)

(A) If the Director denies terminal designation, route feasibility or revokes a previously approved terminal or route, the applicant/terminal owner, within ten days following the date of receipt of the decision of the Director may appeal said decision to the City Council in writing. An appeal shall be filed with the City Clerk. The appeal shall state specifically wherein there was an error or abuse of discretion by the Director or wherein his decision is not supported by the evidence in the record. Within five days of the filing of an appeal, the Director shall transmit to the City Clerk the terminal application, the sketches of the revoked route and all other data filed therewith, the report of the Director, the findings of the Director and his decision on the application.

(B) The City Clerk shall make copies of the data provided by the Director available to the applicant and to the appellant (if the applicant is not the appellant) for inspection and may give notice to any other interested party who has requested notice of the time when the appeal will be considered by the City Council.

(C) If Caltrans and not the Director denies or revokes terminal access from federally designated highways, no appeal may be made to the City Council, but must be made to Caltrans as may be permitted by Caltrans.

('64 Code, § 14A-7; Ord. 669, passed 6-27-85)