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South Pasadena Municipal Code Ch. 19 Motor Vehicles and Traffic

South Pasadena Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · South Pasadena

Cite as: South Pasadena Municipal Code Chapter 19 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sections:

ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
19.1 Definitions—Generally.
19.2 Same—Adoption of state law.
19.3 Obedience to chapter.
19.4 Direction of traffic by policemen.
19.5 Direction of traffic by firemen.
19.6 Obedience to police and firemen.
19.7 Direction of traffic by unauthorized persons.
19.8 Public employees to obey traffic regulations.
19.9 Exemptions to emergency, etc., vehicles.
19.10 Repealed by Ordinance No. 1983.
19.11 Reports by garagemen of damaged vehicles.
19.12 Report of repossession of vehicle.
19.13 State speed limit decreased on certain streets.
19.13-1 Speed limits.
19.14 Regulation of speed by traffic signals.
19.15 Prohibition as to turns—Generally.
19.16 Same—At stop signals.
19.17 One-way streets—Erection of signs.
19.18 Same—Huntington Drive.
19.19 Same—Oneonta Drive.
19.19-1 Same—Grevelia Street.
19.20 Truck routes generally.
19.21 Heavy trucks prohibited on Pasadena Freeway; exceptions.
19.21-1 Vehicles, etc., having greater weight or width than permitted by state law—Permit required.
19.21-2 Same—Application for and issuance of permit; conditions of permit; fee for permit and display of permit.
19.21-3 Same—Liability for damages.
19.21-4 Construction-related vehicles—Southwest Monterey Hills.
19.22 Construction-related vehicles—Authorized hours in Southwest Monterey Hills.
19.23 Driving through funeral processions.
19.24 Repealed by Ordinance No. 1983.
19.25 Boarding or alighting from moving vehicles.
19.26 Repealed by Ordinance No. 1983.
19.27 Repealed by Ordinance No. 1983.
19.28 Driving on new pavement or freshly-painted markings.
19.29 Barriers.
19.30 Freeways or limited-access roadways—Established entrances and exits must be used.
19.31 Repealed by Ordinance No. 1983.
19.32 Repealed by Ordinance No. 1983.
19.33 Enforcement of traffic laws.
ARTICLE II. TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
19.34 Authority of city manager to install.
19.35 Installation of signs as prerequisite to enforcement of chapter or Vehicle Code.
19.36 Street name signs required.
19.37 Lane markings on roadways.
19.38 Turning markers.
19.39 Hours of operation.
19.40 Removal, relocation or discontinuance.
ARTICLE III. STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
19.41 Applicability of article.
19.42 Curb markings.
19.43 Prohibited in parkways.
19.44 Prohibited in specified places when signs, etc., erected.
19.45 Parking regulations on particular streets.
19.46 Parking spaces.
19.47 Parking for more than seventy-two hours—Prohibited.
19.48 Same—Removal of vehicle.
19.49 Parking for certain purposes prohibited.
19.49-1 Mobile food vending.
19.49-2 Parking of advertising vehicles prohibited.
19.50 Parking on left-hand side of roadways.
19.51 Parking adjacent to schools.
19.52 Parking on hills.
19.53 Emergency no parking signs.
19.54 Parking, stopping, etc., in alleys.
19.55 Parking on private or public property.
19.55-1 Parking on private property—Signs.
19.55-2 Parking on city-owned or operated off-street parking facilities.
19.55-3 Parking prohibited during certain hours in city-owned and operated facility.

19.55-4 Parking permit required during certain hours in city-owned and operated facility.

19.56 Loading zones. 19.57 Bus zones. 19.57-1 Oversized vehicles. DIVISION 2. ALL-NIGHT PARKING PERMIT 19.58 Required. 19.59 Permit fees. 19.60 Types of permits and investigation. 19.61 Issuance or denial. - 19.61 5 Exception to denial. 19.62 To be signed by chief of police. 19.63 Contents and effect. 19.64 Term. 19.65 Destruction. 19.66 Renewal. 19.67 Duplicates. 19.68 Display of sticker. 19.69 Not to issue for commercial vehicles. 19.70 Emergency permits. ARTICLE IV. BOULEVARDS AND STOP INTERSECTIONS 19.71 Duty to stop before entering. 19.72 Erection of signs at intersections. 19.73 Erection of “Boulevard Stop” signs. ARTICLE V. PEDESTRIANS 19.74 Establishment, designation, etc. of crosswalks. 19.75 Use of crosswalks in business district. 19.76 Crossing roadways at right angles. 19.77 Standing in roadways. ARTICLE VI. OFF-STREET PARKING LOTS 19.80 Definitions. 19.81 Boundaries established. 19.82 City engineer to mark parking spaces. 19.83 Parking regulations. 19.84 Parking restriction; city engineer to post signs. 19.85 Applicability of parking regulations. ARTICLE VII. TRIP REDUCTION AND TRAVEL DEMANDS 19.86 Definitions.

19.87 Review of transit impacts.

— 19.88 Transportation demand and trip reduction measures Applicability of requirements.

— 19.89 Same Development standards. — 19.90 Same Monitoring for compliance with article provisions. 19.91 Violation—Misdemeanor.

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