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Title 3 — PUBLIC SAFETY›Chapter 5 — PARKS AND CIVIC CENTER

Temple City Municipal Code Art. C Traffic Regulations

Temple City Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Temple City

Cite as: Temple City Municipal Code Article C · Text as of 2026-10-04

3-5C-0: STATE MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS APPLY:

No person shall fail to comply with all applicable provisions of any city, county or state vehicle codes or traffic laws in regard to equipment and operation of vehicles together with such regulations as are contained in this and other ordinances. (Ord. 05-899)

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3-5C-1: ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC REGULATIONS:

No person shall fail to obey all traffic officers and park employees, such persons being hereby authorized and instructed to direct traffic whenever and wherever needed in the parks and on the highways, streets or roads immediately adjacent thereto in accordance with the provisions of these regulations and such supplementary regulations as may be issued subsequently by the director. (Ord. 05-899)

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3-5C-2: TRAFFIC SIGNS:

No person shall fail to observe carefully all traffic signs indicating speed, direction, caution, stopping, or parking and all others posted for proper control and to safeguard life and property. (Ord. 05-899)

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3-5C-3: OPERATION OF VEHICLES:

No person shall ride or drive a vehicle on any area except the paved park roads or parking areas or such other areas as may on occasion be specifically designated as temporary parking areas by the director. (Ord. 05-899)

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3-5C-4: OPERATION CONFINED TO ROADS:

3-5C-5: PARKING, DESIGNATED AREAS:

All persons shall park a vehicle only in an established or designated parking area, and such use shall be in accordance with the posted directions thereat and with the instructions of an attendant who may be present. (Ord. 05-899)

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3-5C-6: FULL PARKING:

3-5C-7: IMMOVABLE VEHICLES:

It shall be unlawful to leave any vehicle anywhere in the park so that such vehicle cannot readily be moved by hand. (Ord. 05-899)

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3-5C-8: VEHICLE PARKING:

No private vehicle shall be parked in any park area including parking lots between the hours of ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M., without the written consent of the director or other authorizing city official. Vehicles left unattended between ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M. may be towed. No vehicles shall enter upon any park property except legally established driveways or parking areas, without the written consent of the director or other authorized city official. (Ord. 05-899)

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3-5C-9: EMERGENCY PROCEDURE:

3-5C-10: DOUBLE PARKING:

No person shall double park any vehicle on any road or parkway unless directed by staff. (Ord. 05-899)

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3-5C-11: MUFFLER REQUIRED:

3-5C-12: BICYCLES CONFINED TO ROAD:

No person shall ride a bicycle on other than a paved vehicular road or path designated for the purpose unless pursuant to a supervised activity approved in writing by the director or by the department of parks and recreation. A bicyclist shall be permitted to wheel or push a bicycle by hand over any grassy area or wooded trail or on any paved area reserved for pedestrian use. (Ord. 05-899)

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3-5C-13: OPERATION OF BICYCLES:

No person shall ride a bicycle other than on the right hand side of the road paving as close as conditions permit, and bicycles shall be kept in a single file when two (2) or more are operating as a group. Bicyclists shall at all times operate their machines with reasonable regard to the safety of others, signal all turns, pass to the right of any vehicle they are overtaking, and pass to the right of any vehicles they may be meeting. Safety equipment shall be worn as required by law. (Ord. 05-899)

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3-5C-14: RIDER PROHIBITED:

No person shall ride any other person on a bicycle. (Ord. 05-899)

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3-5C-15: DESIGNATED RACKS:

No person shall leave a bicycle in a place other than a bicycle rack when such is provided and there is a space available. (Ord. 05-899)

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3-5C-16: IMMOBILE:

No person shall leave a bicycle lying on the ground or paving, or set against trees, or in any place or position where other persons may trip over or be injured by them. (Ord. 05-899)

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3-5C-17: NIGHT OPERATION:

No person shall ride a bicycle on any road between thirty (30) minutes after sunset or before thirty (30) minutes before sunrise without an attached headlight plainly visible at least two hundred feet (200') in front of and without a red taillight or red reflector plainly visible from at least one hundred feet (100') from the rear of such bicycle. (Ord. 05-899)

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