Unless otherwise stated, any person violating the provisions of Title 11 is guilty of an infraction and shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1.24.
(Ord. 1109 § 2, 1992)
Police officers and other persons designated by the chief of
police are authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, audible
or other signal in conformance with traffic laws. In the event of
fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians,
police officers or members of the fire department or a person designated
by the chief of police or by law may direct traffic as conditions
may require, notwithstanding the provisions to the contrary contained
in this title, or the Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 1109 § 2, 1992)
(a)
It is unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to comply with any
act required or to perform any act forbidden by any lawful order,
signal or direction of a police officer or a member of the fire department
or a person authorized by the chief of police or by law.
(b)
It is unlawful for any person driving any vehicle or other conveyance
upon any street or any pedestrian to do any act forbidden, or fail
to perform any act required as applicable to any such person under
this title, or the Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 1109 § 2, 1992)
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. 1109 § 2, 1992)
It is unlawful for any person to interfere with or obstruct
in any way any police officer or other officer or employee of the
city in their enforcement of the provisions of this title. The removal,
obliteration or concealment or any chalk mark or other distinguishing
mark used by any police officer or other employee or officer of the
city in connection with the enforcement of parking regulations shall,
if done for the purpose of evading the provisions of this title, constitute
such interference or obstruction.
(Ord. 1109 § 2, 1992)
(a)
It shall be the duty of any person appointed by the chief of police
for such purpose, to control traffic at school crossings or other
places designated by the chief. It is unlawful for any person, at
any school crossing, to refuse or fail to comply with any order, signal
or direction of any person appointed by the chief to control traffic
at school crossings or such other designated places, provided that
such person giving any order, signal or direction shall at the time
be wearing some insignia indicating such authority.
(b)
It is unlawful for any minor to direct or attempt to direct traffic
unless authorized to do so by the chief of police.
(Ord. 1109 § 2, 1992)
Any police officer has authority to order a train blocking any
grade crossing to be uncoupled or broken at the grade crossing in
order to permit the passage of any emergency vehicle while such vehicle
is engaged in any emergency call or mission.
(Ord. 1109 § 2, 1992)
The provisions of this title shall apply to the operator of
any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government,
this state, or any county or city. It is unlawful for any operator
to violate any of the provisions of this title except as otherwise
permitted in this title, or by the Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 1109 § 2, 1992)
(a)
The provisions of this title regulating the operation, parking and
standing of vehicles shall not apply to vehicles operated by the police
or fire department, any public ambulance or any public utility vehicle
or 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 by the
Vehicle Code in response to an emergency call.
(b)
The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, relieve the operator
of any such vehicle from obligation to exercise due care for the safety
of others or the consequences of willful 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 while necessarily in use for construction or repair work or
any vehicle owned or operated by the United States Post Office while
in use for the collection, transportation or delivery of United States
mail.
(Ord. 1109 § 2, 1992)
(a)
The operator 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 entity, including but not limited to any fire
hydrant, parking meter, lighting post, telephone pole or resulting
in damage to any 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, make a written report of such accident
to the police department.
(b)
Every such report shall state the time when and the place where the
accident took place, the name and address of the person owning and
of the person operating or in charge of such vehicle or animal, the
license number of every such vehicle, and shall briefly describe the
property damage in such accident.
(c)
The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident shall not be subject to the requirements or penalties of this section if and during the time the operator is physically incapable of making a report, but a report as required in subsection (a), shall be filed within twenty-four hours after the operator regains ability to make such report.
(d)
The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in an accident requiring a report under subsection (a), shall during such periods as designated by the chief of police, notify the police department immediately after such motor vehicle is received.
(Ord. 1109 § 2, 1992)
Any regularly employed member of the police department may remove
or cause to be removed:
(a)
Any vehicle that has been parked or left standing upon a street or
highway for seventy-two or more consecutive hours after notice to
remove has been given;
(b)
Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or highway,
when such parking or standing is prohibited by ordinance or resolution
and appropriate signs are posted;
(c)
Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or highway
where the use of such street or highway or a portion thereof is necessary
for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or highway
or for the installation of underground utilities or where the use
of the street or highway or any portion thereof is authorized for
a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic or where the use of
the street or highway or any portion thereof is necessary for the
movement of equipment, articles of structures or unusual size and
the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such
use or movement; provided that signs giving notice that such vehicle
may be removed are erected or placed at least twenty-four hours prior
to the removal.
(Ord. 1109 § 2, 1992)
At places where large numbers of people and vehicles are to
gather or have gathered, nothing in this title shall be construed
to prevent any police officer from prohibiting any person from parking
any vehicle upon or using any street or sidewalk, or from prohibiting
any pedestrian from using any street or sidewalk, and the police officer
shall have authority to direct the parking of vehicles in any reasonable
manner, way or direction. It is unlawful for any person to fail to
promptly obey the police officer’s order, signal or command,
regardless of any other provision of this title.
(Ord. 1109 § 2, 1992)
(a)
Whenever any object such as a hedge, shrub, tree, fence, wall, etc.,
within any street or highway obstructs the view of any intersection
or any vehicular or pedestrian traffic upon the approaches to such
intersection or any other traffic hazard, the traffic engineer and
the chief of police, may remove or may cause to be removed such object
or have such object reduced to a height less than three feet from
level sidewalk.
(b)
Whenever any object such as noted in subsection (a) is on property outside the street or highway, the traffic engineer and the chief of police shall notify the occupant or owner of such property to remove or cause to be removed such object or reduce the height of such object to comply with Chapter 15.08 and Title 20.
