It is the purpose of this chapter to establish the duties and powers of City officials responsible for the enforcement and administration of the traffic regulations under this title.
(Ord. 93-09)
The office of City Traffic Engineer is established. A Principal/Senior Engineer in the Development Services Department shall serve as City Traffic Engineer in addition to his or her other functions and shall exercise the powers and duties with respect to traffic as provided in this chapter.
(Ord. 2014-12; Ord. 2019-26)
It shall be the general duty of the City Traffic Engineer to determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic control devices and signals, to conduct engineering analysis of traffic collisions and to devise remedial measures, to conduct engineering investigation of traffic conditions and to cooperate with other City officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions and to carry out the additional powers and duties imposed by ordinances of the City.
(Ord. 2019-26)
There is established in the San Diego County Sheriff's Department an Encinitas Sheriff Station to be under the control of an "appointing authority." For the purpose of this title, the appointing authority is referred to as the Police Chief and the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, Encinitas Station, is referred to as the Police Department.
It shall be the duty of the Police Chief to enforce the street traffic regulations in the City, and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in the City, to make arrests for traffic violations, to investigate traffic accidents and to cooperate with the City Traffic Engineer and other officers of the City in the administration of the traffic laws and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out those duties specially imposed upon the division by this chapter and the traffic ordinances of the City.
The Police Department or San Diego County Sheriff's Office shall maintain a suitable system of filing traffic collision reports which shall be made available to the City Traffic Engineer and shall cooperate with the City in the development of remedial measures to reduce the number of accidents and enhance traffic safety in accordance with the now existing provisions of the Agreement for General Law and Traffic Enforcement Services between the City and the County of San Diego.
(Ord. 2019-26)