It shall be the authority of the officers of the police department, and such officers as are assigned by the chief of police, to enforce all traffic laws of this city and all of the state vehicles laws applicable to traffic in this city.
(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.051))
Parking citations or notices of violations, related to charging violations of local or Vehicle Code regulations governing the parking or standing of vehicles, may be issued by any peace officer, by any other employee or agent of the police department or of the city who is duly authorized by the chief of police to do so, by any other person specifically so authorized by some other provision of law, and by any other person specially authorized by the chief of police in writing to do so. Whenever the chief of police delegates such authority to persons other than peace officers, he or she shall endeavor to see that each such person is adequately instructed regarding the provisions of the parking regulations to be enforced, and the evidentiary prerequisites to proper prosecution for violations thereof. He or she shall further provide such persons with the same form of citations or notices of violations as are utilized for the purpose by officers of the police department. Any such persons shall be appropriately instructed to deposit executed citations or notices with the police department for filing with the court, after review for legal sufficiency.
(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.052))
Officers of the police department or such officers as are assigned by the chief of police are authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or other signal in conformance with traffic laws, provided that in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police department may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.
(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.053))
Officers of the fire department who, when at the scene of a fire or when in the course of their duties, are protecting personnel or equipment of the fire department, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic. Members of the city's survey crew who, when in the course of their duties, are surveying the city's streets and rights-of-way, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic.
(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.054))
No person shall wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order of a police officer or fire department official when directing traffic.
(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.055))
The city traffic engineer or chief of police may without notice remove or cause to be removed every unauthorized sign, barricade, marking signal or device placed, maintained or displayed upon any city street or road right-of-way contrary to the provisions of Section 21467 of the Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.056))
Whenever the city traffic engineer determines that any fence, hedge, shrubbery, tree or other objects within the parkway obstructs the view of any traffic upon the roadways, or is an undue obstruction to pedestrians attempting to walk within the parkway at locations where no sidewalk exists, he/she shall cause the obstruction to be removed or altered in such a manner as to permanently eliminate the problem.
(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.057))
It is unlawful to dump, deposit or otherwise place hazardous substances and waste (as defined in applicable state or federal laws), rocks, dirt, trash, garbage or other waste material upon any public or private highway or road (including any portion of the right-of-way thereof), or any public or private property without the written consent of the owner of any such property.
(Ord. 99-22 § 3)
Every person riding a bicycle or riding or driving an animal upon a highway shall be granted all of the rights, and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to, the driver of a vehicle by this title except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application.
(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.059))
The provisions of this title shall apply to the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government, this state or any county or city, and it is unlawful for any such driver to violate any of the provisions of this title except as otherwise permitted in this chapter or by the Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.060))
A. 
The provisions of this title regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of the police or fire departments, or other city vehicles properly equipped to qualify as emergency vehicles, any public utility vehicle or any private ambulance, which public utility vehicle or private ambulance has qualified as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in this section is operated in the manner specified in the Vehicle Code in response to any emergency call.
B. 
The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of his wilful disregard of the safety of others.
C. 
The provisions of this title regulating the parking or standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a city department or public utility vehicle in use for construction or repair work, or any vehicle owned by the United States while in use for the collection, transportation or delivery of United States mail.
(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.061))
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 twenty-four hours after such accident prepare a written report of the events of such accident to the city police department.
(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.062))
Every such report shall state the time and the place the accident took place, the name and address of the person owning and of the person driving or in charge of such vehicle or animal, the license number of every such vehicle, and shall briefly describe the property damaged in such accident.
(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.063))
A driver involved in an accident shall not be subject to the requirements of Section 10.08.120, if and during the time such driver is physically incapable of making a report but in such event the driver shall make a report as required in Section 10.08.120 within twenty-four hours after regaining ability to make such a report.
(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.064))
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.
(Ord. 91-16 § 2 (12.08.601))