This title is known as the "City Traffic Code."
(Ord. 563 § 3, 2019)
When the following terms are used in this title, they have the
meaning set forth in this section. Whenever any words or phrases used
in this title are not defined in this section, the definitions set
forth in the Vehicle Code, if any, apply.
means any highway with a width of 20 feet or less and without
a sidewalk or sidewalks
means the space adjacent to a curb or edge of a roadway reserved
for the exclusive use of busses during loading and unloading of passengers.
means the person charged with overseeing traffic engineering
in the City.
is either:
That portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the prolongation
or connection of the boundary lines of sidewalks at intersections
where the intersecting roadways meet at approximately right angles,
except the prolongation of any such lines from an alley across a street;
Any portion of a roadway distinctly indicated for pedestrian
crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
means the curved section of a curb at an intersection that
connects two straight sections of curbs.
means the Department of Transportation of the State of California.
means the Director of Engineering of the City of Santee and
any subsequent title for this department head, the City Engineer,
or designee. In the event that this position is vacant or eliminated
by the City, the Director shall be the City Manager or designee.
means those means of shared transportation, not otherwise
regulated by the State of California, the County of San Diego, or
a regional transit operator, in which the operating company leases
vehicles for use in the City, but does not have a physical dispatching
location within the City.
means the entire width between boundary lines of every way
set apart for public travel when any part thereof is open to the use
of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
are New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents
Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving
Day, the day after Thanksgiving Day, the day before Christmas Day
and Christmas Day.
means the area within the prolongation of the lateral curb
lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways,
of two highways which join one another at approximately right angles
or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways
joining at any other angle may come in conflict.
means the space adjacent to a curb or edge of a roadway reserved
for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading
of passengers or materials.
means streets to be used by trucks and commercial vehicles
as direct routes for the purpose of accessing restricted streets or
locations necessary for making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares
and merchandise from or to any building or structure located within
the City or for delivering materials to be used in the actual and
bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building
or structure within the City for which a building permit has previously
been obtained or for vehicles owned, leased, operated or controlled
by any licensed contractor or public utility while necessarily in
use in the construction, maintenance or repair of any public works
project or public utility within the City.
means the space adjacent to a curb or edge of a roadway reserved
for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading
of passengers.
mean all signs, signals, markings and devices not inconsistent
with this title placed or erected by authority of a public body or
official having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, warning
or guiding traffic.
mean any device, whether manually, electrically or mechanically
operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and proceed,
and which is erected by authority of a public body or official having
jurisdiction.
means to stand or leave standing any vehicle, occupied or
not, except while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers
or materials.
means any person on foot.
has the same meaning as defined in the zoning code.
means those streets and portions of streets which are not
designated and established as local delivery routes and are to be
used only for direct access to specific addresses or locations.
means that portion of a roadway reserved for the exclusive
use of pedestrians, marked and designated as provided in this title.
means that portion of the highway, other than the roadway,
set apart by curbs, barriers, markings, or other delineation for pedestrian
travel.
The word "stop" means the complete cessation of
movement.
The words "stop or stand" mean any stopping, or
standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except where necessary
to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions
of a police officer or official traffic-control device.
means a City road, State highway, public road, street, or
alley, or a private thoroughfare not less than 10 feet in width connecting
with a City road, State highway, public road, street or alley, which
affords primary access to an abutting lot. Street includes highway.
means any vehicle other than emergency vehicles and buses
having three or more axles or measuring 36 feet or longer in overall
length, including truck and load, and in excess of 14,000 pounds.
means every device or animal by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn on a street or highway, excepting
devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon rails.
means the Vehicle Code of the State of California.
(Ord. 563 § 3, 2019; Ord. 612 § 2, 2023)
The provisions of this chapter apply to the driver of any vehicle
owned by or used in the service of the United States government, this
State, any County, City, or other public entity, and it is unlawful
for any driver to violate any of the provisions of this chapter except
as otherwise permitted in this chapter or by State statute.
(Ord. 563 § 3, 2019)
The provisions of this chapter regulating the operating, parking,
stopping, and standing of vehicles do not apply to the following:
A.
Any
vehicle that is considered an authorized emergency vehicle under the
Vehicle Code, when any such vehicle is operated in the manner specified
in the Vehicle Code in response to an emergency. This exemption does
not protect a driver from the consequences of that person's
willful disregard of the safety of others.
B.
Any
City vehicle while in use for construction or repair work on any highway
or any vehicle owned by the United States while in use for the collection,
transportation or delivery of United States mail.
(Ord. 563 § 3, 2019)
