No person shall ride or operate a bicycle upon any public sidewalk in any business district within the city except where such sidewalk is officially designated as part of an established bicycle route. Pedestrians shall have the right-of-way on sidewalks. The prohibition in this section shall not apply to peace officers on bicycle patrol.
(Ord. 5116 § 1, 1996)
A. 
Generally. No person owning or in possession of real property located at any corner formed by intersecting streets shall install, set out, maintain, permit or allow the installation, setting out, maintenance or existence of any hedge, shrubbery, natural growth or other obstruction to view within that triangular area between the property lines adjacent to the corner and a diagonal line joining points on the property lines 25 feet from the point of their intersection, or in the case of rounded corners, the area between the tangents to the curve and a diagonal line joining points on such tangents 25 feet from their point of intersection, when to do so would prevent or interfere with a driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection on one street seeing a vehicle approaching the intersection on another street.
B. 
Exceptions. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not apply to public utility poles; trees trimmed to the trunk so that only the trunk obstructs the view; saplings or plant species of open growth habits and not planted in the form of a hedge, which are so planted and trimmed as to leave at all seasons a clear and unobstructed crossview; and permanent buildings.
C. 
Remedies. In addition to the remedy by prosecution for violation of this section, any obstruction maintained in violation of this section shall be deemed a nuisance, and upon failure to abate the same within twenty days after the posting upon the premises of notice to abate the nuisance, signed by the director of public works or the director's authorized representative, the director of public works or the director's authorized representative may enter upon the premises and remove or eliminate the obstruction. In such event the cost to the city of the abatement of the nuisance shall be a personal obligation against the owner of the premises upon which the nuisance was maintained, recoverable by the city in an action before any court of competent jurisdiction.
D. 
Scope. No obstruction to cross-visibility shall be deemed to be excepted from the application of this section because of its being in existence at the time of the adoption hereof, unless expressly exempted by the terms of this section.
(Prior code § 27-29)
Whenever the director of public works finds that any hedge, shrubbery or tree growing in a parkway obstructs the view of any intersection, or of any traffic upon the streets approaching such intersection, the director of public works shall cause the hedge, shrubbery or tree to be immediately removed or reduced in height.
(Prior code § 27-30)
A. 
No person shall operate or use any skating or coasting device while:
1. 
Upon any public roadway, alley or sidewalk in any business district within the city;
2. 
In any public park, playground or recreation area, except where the city has posted signs permitting the use of the device;
3. 
Upon any city-owned or operated parking facility;
4. 
Upon the civic center complex.
B. 
For the purpose of this section, the term "skating or coasting device" means and includes any skateboard, roller skate, scooter, coaster or other rolling or wheeled device self-propelled by human, motor or wind power.
C. 
The prohibitions of this section shall not apply to a wheelchair or bicycle.
(Prior code § 27-33)
A. 
Whenever any ordinance or resolution of the city designates or describes any street or portion thereof as a street the use of which is prohibited to any commercial vehicle, the traffic and transportation administrator shall erect and maintain signs at the entrances of such street from the principal thoroughfares intersecting the same, giving notice that commercial vehicles are prohibited thereon.
B. 
When authorized signs are in place giving notice that commercial vehicles are prohibited, no person shall operate a commercial vehicle over any such street; provided, that this prohibition shall not apply to the use of any block of such street by such a vehicle if such operation is for the purpose of delivering or loading for transportation of persons or property located in such block. The provisions of this section shall not apply to passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission.
(Prior code § 27-35)
A. 
Whenever any ordinance or resolution of the 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 five tons, the traffic and transportation administrator is authorized to designate such street by appropriate signs as "Truck Traffic Routes" for the movement of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of five tons.
B. 
When any such truck traffic routes are established and designated by appropriate signs the operator of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight of five tons shall drive on such routes and none other, except when necessary to traverse another street to a destination for the purpose of loading or unloading, but then only by such deviation from the nearest truck route as is reasonably necessary. The provisions of this section shall not apply to passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission.
(Prior code § 27-36)
Any person aggrieved by any decision or determination of the traffic and transportation administrator may present his or her grievance to the city manager, in an effort to secure an adjustment of such decision or determination. If the matter is not adjusted to his or her satisfaction, the person aggrieved may appeal to the council within the time and in the manner provided in chapter 2.88.
(Prior code § 27-39)
A. 
Whenever the city manager shall determine that the orderly, efficient conduct of the city's business or the orderly and efficient use of property owned by the city or of city off-street parking lots established as parking meter zones or of off-street parking facilities operated by the city requires that driving, parking or standing of vehicles on such city property, including off-street parking lots and parking facilities but not including property within city parks, be prohibited, limited or restricted, the city manager shall have the power and authority to order signs to be erected or posted indicating that the driving, parking or standing of vehicles is thus prohibited, limited or restricted; provided, however, that the council shall determine the charges applicable to and hours of operation of such off-street parking lots and parking facilities in the manner provided in subdivision C of this section.
B. 
Whenever the park, playground and recreation commission shall determine that the safe, orderly and efficient use of the parks and the property therein requires that driving, parking or standing of vehicles within city parks be prohibited, limited or restricted, the commission shall have the power and authority to order signs to be erected or posted indicating that the driving, parking or standing of vehicles is thus prohibited, limited or restricted.
C. 
Whenever the council shall determine that the public interest and necessity require the operation of off-street parking lots established as parking meter zones and of city parking facilities in which parking meters are not used, the council by resolution shall establish the charges applicable to the use of such facilities and the hours of operation thereof, and signs giving notice of such charges and hours of operation shall be posted at each vehicular entrance of such parking facility.
D. 
When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place, no person shall drive, park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions or provisions of such signs.
E. 
No person shall drive, park or stand any vehicle on city property in wilful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.
F. 
No person who is addicted to the use, or under the influence, of narcotic drugs shall drive any vehicle on city property.
G. 
No person shall drive any vehicle on city property at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the driving portions of such property and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.
(Prior code § 27-40)
No person shall operate any train or train of cars or permit the same to remain standing so as to block the movement of traffic upon any street for a period of time longer than five minutes.
(Prior code § 27-62)