A. 
General. Any word or phrase used in this chapter not otherwise defined shall have the meaning as set forth in the California Vehicle Code, or if not defined therein, the meanings attributed to it in ordinary usage.
B. 
Definitions. For the purpose of this title, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
"City highway"
shall be as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 360, and shall include all or any part of the entire width of the right-of-way, whether the entire area is actually used for highway purposes.
"Commercial vehicle"
means a vehicle or a combination of vehicles of a type required to be registered under the Vehicle Code, used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit, or designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
"Residential or subdivision area or district"
means that portion of a highway and the property contiguous thereto, upon one side of which highway, within a distance of a quarter of a mile, the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by 13 or more separate dwelling houses or business structures.
"Vehicle"
means a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(Prior code § 70.01; Ord. 01-191 § 8)
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 utility, including, but not limited to, any fire hydrant, parking meter, lighting post, telephone pole, electric light or power 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 24 hours after such accident make a written report of such accident to the police department of this city.
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 chapter if and during the time said operator is physically incapable of making a report, but in such event, the operator shall make a report as required in subsection A within 24 hours after regaining ability to make such report.
(Prior code § 70.02)
In cases where lines of traffic are delineated on pavement by paint, reflective pavement delineators or like or similar devices, or any other device which is applied to or attached to pavement to distinguish traffic lines, and the application of the device or attachment of the devices is either in progress or has been done so recently that the adhesion of the substance to the pavement is not complete, and as a consequence the lines would be impaired or obliterated by contact with moving vehicles, the traffic division of the department of public works is authorized to place temporary markers on the traffic lines to warn motorists of the aforesaid situation. These markers shall be of such size and design as to be plainly visible to motorists.
(Prior code § 70.03)
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to operate said vehicle over traffic lines on any city street or highway where temporary markers have been placed as authorized by Section 10.04.030.
(Prior code § 70.04)
No person shall walk, go, travel or drive with any animal, vehicle, motorcycle or bicycle, or ride or drive any animal across or over any highway in this city when the highway is being repaired or constructed before the repair or construction is finally completed.
(Prior code § 70.05)
When any train of cars, car or engine, except a passenger train, on any railroad operated within this city, stops in a position to obstruct the ordinary travel on any street or highway, the corporation, company or person, or officer, agent, conductor or engineer having charge of or operating any train, car or engine must cause it to be removed within 10 minutes after stopping, so as to leave the street or highway open to its full width to accommodate public travel.
(Prior code § 70.06)
A. 
Pursuant to Section 22850.5 of the California Vehicle Code, the city is authorized and finds it necessary to establish a process by which the registered owners of impounded vehicles are charged the administrative costs relating to the removal, impound, storage and/or release of vehicles.
B. 
Impounded Vehicles Return Fee.
1. 
The city council shall adopt, by resolution, the rate(s) to be charged for the release of impounded vehicles.
2. 
Any such charge adopted pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be in addition to any storage, impound and/or towing fee relating to the impounding of the vehicle.
C. 
Appeals Process. Any person desiring to contest the validity of any impound or towing, including the imposition of any fee pursuant to this section, shall receive the notice and hearing rights set forth under Vehicle Code Section 22852, as may be amended from time to time. The chief of police, or designee, is appointed to conduct any such hearing as may be requested or required under Section 22852 of the Vehicle Code.
(Prior code §§ 70.01—74.03)