Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 10.44 — OPERATION OF VEHICLES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
Signal Hill Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Signal Hill
Sections:
- 10.44.010 Prohibited without owner's permission.
- 10.44.020 Written permission in possession required.
- 10.44.030 Exceptions.
10.44.010 Prohibited without owner's permission.¶
No person shall operate a motor vehicle, as defined in Section 415 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California, including but not limited to a motor vehicle, a minibike, a trailbike, a dirtbike, a dune buggy, a motorscooter, a jeep, or other form of
transportation, upon the private property of another without first obtaining the written permission of said owner. (Ord. 70-9-663 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.56.010)
10.44.020 Written permission in possession required.¶
Persons who obtain permission from private property owners to operate vehicles thereon, as described in Section 10.44.010, shall maintain their possession in such written permission at all times while operating such vehicles on the private property. (Ord. 70-9-663 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.56.020)
10.44.030 Exceptions.¶
This chapter does not prohibit the use of such private property by the following: A. Emergency vehicles; B. Vehicles operated by duly constituted police officers; C. Vehicles of commerce in the course of the conduct of normal business; D. Vehicles being operated on property devoted to commercial purposes where the general public is expressly or impliedly invited to such property; E. Vehicles operated on property actually used for residential purposes where such vehicles are there at the express or implied invitation of the owner or occupant. (Ord. 70-9-663 § 1 (part): prior code § 11.56.030)
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