No person shall engage in, or permit any vehicle registered to such person to engage in, cruising in any cruising control area. A violation of this chapter is an infraction and shall be punishable as specified in chapter 1.12, or any successor provision thereto.
(Code 1980, § 10.72.010; Ord. No. 731, § 1, 2004; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
"Cruising"
means the repetitive driving of a motor vehicle past a traffic control point in traffic that is congested at or near the traffic control point, as determined by the ranking peace officer on duty within the affected area, within a specified time period and after the vehicle operator has been issued a warning notice that further driving past the control point will be a violation of this chapter. A vehicle shall be deemed to be in violation of this chapter each time it passes a traffic control point prior to the designated permissible return time. Each such violation shall constitute a separate violation and no additional warning notice shall be required before issuance of subsequent citations may occur.
"Cruising control area"
means an area subject to cruising controls, clearly identified by signs at the beginning and end of the area that briefly and clearly state the appropriate provisions of California Vehicle Code § 21100(k) and the provisions of this chapter.
"Traffic control point"
means a location within a cruising control area that is designated by the ranking peace officer on duty within the area, as a reference point for purposes of determining if a vehicle has engaged in cruising.
(Code 1980, § 10.72.020; Ord. No. 731, § 1, 2004)
The ranking peace officer on duty within any cruising control area may, upon determining that such area is adversely impacted by traffic congestion, establish and maintain one or more traffic control points for such area.
(Code 1980, § 10.72.030; Ord. No. 731, § 1, 2004; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
Any peace officer may issue a written warning notice to a driver and/or to each occupant legally capable of driving a motor vehicle, who is identified by such officer as having passed a particular traffic control point two or more times within a four-hour period, or such other period as determined to be appropriate by the ranking peace officer on duty within a cruising control area. The warning notice shall identify the street on which one or more traffic control points are located and shall generally state that further driving past the same traffic control point prior to the time specified therein shall constitute a violation of chapter 10.72 and shall be punishable by a fine.
(Code 1980, § 10.72.040; Ord. No. 731, § 1, 2004; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
This section shall not apply to the following:
A. 
Authorized emergency vehicles as defined in Vehicle Code § 165;
B. 
Vehicles owned by a public entity or public utility;
C. 
Vehicles licensed for public transportation;
D. 
Commercial vehicles while being driven for business purposes;
E. 
Vehicles used to drop off or pick up any person whose residence or place of employment is located within a cruising control area; provided, however, that such person must be able to present satisfactory proof of residence or employment to a peace officer at a traffic control point within such cruising control area.
(Code 1980, § 10.72.050; Ord. No. 731, § 1, 2004; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)