It is unlawful to operate any type of motorized vehicle (as defined in Section
415 of the Vehicle Code of the state) except upon public streets and highways. The operation of such motor vehicles on private property including private roadways or easements is expressly forbidden unless the operator thereof has the prior written consent of the owner of the property or easement or his or her authorized agent.
This section shall not prohibit the operation of motor vehicles upon the property of another when the motor vehicles are:
(1) Authorized emergency vehicles as defined in California Vehicle Code Section
165; or
(2) Operated upon public or private parking lots; or
(3) Operated upon property primarily used for retail or wholesale sales, service or repair, manufacture or distribution of motor vehicles, but, operated in a manner not to be offensive and which shall not disturb peace and quiet of the general neighborhood; or
(4) Operated upon property generally used in conjunction with commercial, industrial or office uses and used solely in conjunction with said uses and in a manner not to be offensive and which shall not disturb the peace and quiet of the general neighborhood; or
(5) Operated upon private roadways or easements necessary for ingress to and egress from property used for those purposes designated in subsections
(2),
(3), and
(4) of this section, and for no other purposes.
(Ord. 991 § 1, 1966; Ord. 1121 § 1, 1970)