Tustin Municipal Code Part 4 Special Regulations

a Advertising Vehicles

No person shall operate or drive any vehicle used for advertising purposes or any advertising vehicle equipped with a sound amplifying or loudspeaking device upon any street or alley at any time within the City limits, except as approved by permit issued by the City Traffic Engineer.

b Truck Routes

(1) Whenever any resolution of this 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 (3) tons, the City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to designate such street or streets by appropriate signs such as "Truck Route" for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three (3) tons.

(2) When any such truck route or routes are established and designated by appropriate signs the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of three (3) tons shall drive on such route or routes and none other, except that nothing in this Section shall prohibit the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of three (3) tons coming from a "Truck 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.

(3) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to (1) passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, or to (2) any vehicle owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility.

(4) Those streets and parts of streets established by resolution of the Council are hereby declared to be truck routes for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of three (3) tons. (Ord. No. 370, Sec. 1)

(5) As an alternative to the establishment of truck routes and the prohibition of the use of all streets other than truck routes by vehicles exceeding a certain weight limit, City may by ordinance or resolution designate the use of any street or portions thereof to be described in the ordinance or resolution upon which it shall be prohibited to operate any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of six thousand (6,000) pounds, provided, however, that there shall be exempted from the prohibitions hereinabove provided the following vehicles:

(a) Any passenger stage vehicle certified under Public Utilities Code Sections 1031 through 1036;

(b) Any vehicle owned, operated, controlled or used by public utility in connection with the construction, installation, operation, maintenance or repair of any public utility facility;

(c) Any vehicle of licensed contractor while necessarily in use in the construction, installation or repair of any public utility;

(d) Any vehicle coming from an unrestricted street having ingress and egress by direct route to and from the restricted street when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares or merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted street, 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 the restricted street for which a building permit has previously been obtained;

(e) Any ambulance or hearse;

(f) Any vehicle being operated in the collection of solid waste within the City of Tustin;

(g) Any City vehicle being operated for construction, maintenance or repair or for street tree installation or maintenance.

Such prohibition shall not be effective until appropriate signs are erected indicating the streets so restricted. (Ord. No. 616)

c Commercial Vehicles Prohibited from Using Certain Streets

(1) Whenever any resolution of this 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.

(2) Those streets and parts of streets established by resolution of the Council are hereby declared to be streets, the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission. (Ord. No. 370. Sec. 1)

d Parking of Commercial Vehicles

(1) No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle of an unladen weight of six thousand (6,000) pounds or over on any public street, highway, thoroughfare or alley for a period of more than two (2) consecutive hours in any part of the City except:

(a) while loading or unloading property for such time as is reasonably necessary to complete said work; or

(b) when such vehicle is parked in connection with, and in aid of, the performance of a service to or on a property in the block in which such vehicle is parked, for a time reasonably necessary to complete such service; provided, however, that there shall be specifically excluded from the provisions of this Section pickup trucks, panel trucks, station wagons and limousines; (See California Vehicle Code Section 390 re weight ratings; see Health and Safety Code, Section 18255 regarding parking of mobile homes); and provided further, however, that upon a showing of special circumstances, the Police Department may grant a special permit for parking for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive hours.

(2) Any commercial vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or highway in violation of this Section may be removed or caused to be removed by any regularly employed and salaried officer or other employee or officer of the Police Department of this City designated by separate ordinance. (Ord. No. 370, Sec. 2, 11-6-67; Ord. No. 786, Sec. 24, 2-5-79; Ord. No. 952, Sec. 1, 12-2-85; Ord. No. 982, Sec. 2, 4-6-87; Ord. No. 1066, Sec. 2, 5-20-91)

a Generally

No person shall cause or permit any railway train or railway cars or similar vehicle on rails to stop or stand or to be operated in such manner as to prevent the use of any street for the purpose of travel for a period of time longer than ten (10) minutes or as outlined in Section 5341b below, except that this provision shall not apply to railway trains, cars or similar vehicles on rails while blocking or obstructing a crossing because of an accident which requires the operator of the train, car or similar vehicle on rails to stop at or near the scene of the accident. (Ord. No. 370, Sec. 1)

b Walnut Avenue Grade Crossing

This crossing with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company shall be restricted to the following: No railroad traffic shall be allowed to obstruct vehicular traffic on Walnut Avenue between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. except for urgency rail operations and then not to exceed a continuous period of more than five (5) minutes. (Ord. No. 786, Sec. 25, 2-5-79)

a Consent of Owner Required

No person shall park or leave a vehicle in a private or public driveway, or on private property, including any parking lot of a shopping center or store, without the express or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession of the property served by such driveway or of such private property, including the parking or leaving of a vehicle in a manner or place thereon not in accordance with the posted signs, painted stripes or curbs indicating no parking or special or limited parking by being painted red (no parking), yellow (commercial vehicle parking only), green (24 minute parking only) or white (passenger loading only). (Ord. No. 652, Sec. 1)

b Application of Traffic Regulations to Private Property

(1) Privately owned and maintained parking lots, roads, ways and driveways designated by ordinance or resolution of the City Council, the owners of all of which such properties have consented thereto, shall be subject to the application of the provisions of the Tustin City Code relative to vehicular traffic and parking and to the provisions of Chapter 12 of Division 11, commencing with Section 23100, of the Vehicle Code of the State of California.

(2) Signs shall be posted and maintained by the respective owners of each such property at the entrances to such roads, ways and driveways, which shall not be smaller than forty-five (45) inches by thirty (30) inches, with letters not less than three (3) inches in height, and of such size, shape and color as to be readily legible during daylight hours at a distance of one hundred (100) feet, which shall state:

TRAFFIC & PARKING REG. BY C.V.C. AND TUSTIN CITY CODE. VIOLATING VEHICLES MAY BE CITED AND/OR TOWED AWAY Tustin P.D. 544-5424

All curb markings, signs, designated parking spaces, no parking areas, fire lanes, etc., shall be clearly marked and located so that appropriate enforcement action can be taken, if necessary. (Ord. No. 652, Sec. 2; Ord. No. 786, Sec. 26, 2-5-79)

(a) Private property. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in skateboarding on any commercial property in the City in which the owner, lessee, or operator of such property has posted at least one (1) sign stating:

"SKATEBOARDING IS PROHIBITED ON THIS PROPERTY PURSUANT TO TUSTIN CITY CODE SECTION 5343."

The size of the sign shall be not less than twenty-two (22) by seventeen (17) inches with lettering not less than one (1) inch in height. The sign shall be posted in plain view in at least one (1) prominent location on the property.

"Skateboarding" is defined to mean a board of any material which has wheels attached to it and which is propelled or moved by human movement, or mechanical power. "Private commercial property" shall have the same meaning as stated in Tustin City Code section 6350(b).

(b) Public property. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in skateboarding in or on any city public parking structure, or on or within the City Civic Center/Library complex property.

(c) Streets and public highways. It shall be unlawful for any person to skateboard on any City street or public highway within the City. This prohibition shall not extend to include City sidewalks. Skateboards shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians at all times.

(Ord. No. 786, Sec. 27, 2-5-79; Ord. No. 1412, Sec. 3, 5-15-12)

It is hereby declared unlawful for any person to sleep in any vehicle parked in any place in the City between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. of the next day. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to or shall prohibit the use of campers, motor coaches, or motor vans for sleeping purposes where the same are parked in an authorized trailer court or camp site within the City. (Ord. No. 1140, Sec. 1, 9-6-94; Ord. No. 1576, Sec. 3, 5-19-26)

Editor's note— Ord. No 1576, Sec. 3, adopted May 19, 2026, renumbered the former § 5346 as § 5344. The historical notation has been retained with the amended provisions for reference purposes.