No driver of a vehicle shall drive between vehicles comprising a funeral procession while they are in motion and when the vehicles in such procession are conspicuously so designated.
(Ord. 210 N.S. § 8-801, 1952)
Any person riding upon any bicycle, motorcycle, coaster, roller skates or any toy vehicle shall not attach the same or himself to any moving vehicle upon any roadway.
(Ord. 210 N.S. § 8-802, 1952)
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area or any parkway except at a permanent or temporary driveway.
(Ord. 210 N.S. § 8-803, 1952)
No person shall ride or drive any animal or any vehicle over or across any newly made pavement or freshly painted marking in any street when a barrier or sign is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking, or when a sign is in place stating that the street or any portion thereof is closed.
(Ord. 210 N.S. § 8-804, 1952)
No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited-access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority.
(Ord. 210 N.S. § 8-805, 1952)
No person or persons shall attach to any automobile motorcycle, motor vehicle or power-driven vehicle any attachment of any type or kind which, through its operation, can in any manner endanger the safety, property or the person of anyone. What shall constitute a dangerous attachment to any of the above-named vehicles shall rest in the discretion of the chief of police. Any such attachments to any of the above-designated vehicles which should be deemed by the chief of police to be dangerous to persons or property shall be grounds for their immediate confiscation by the said chief of police or members of his or her department upon his or her order. Nothing herein shall prohibit said guilty party from also being subject to a fine or imprisonment, or both, in addition thereto, as provided by PGMC § 1.16.010.
(Ord. 210 N.S. § 8-807, 1952)
(a)
On Sidewalk. No person shall ride a bicycle upon any sidewalk. The rider of a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as nearly as practicable within five feet of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except when passing a standing vehicle, or making a left-hand turn at an intersection.
(b)
Riders. It is unlawful for any person to operate a bicycle or motorcycle while carrying another person on the bar, handles or tank of either of such vehicles.
(Ord. 210 N.S. § 8-3070, 1952; Ord. 655 N.S. § 1, 1970; Ord. 701 N.S. § 1, 1971; Ord. 775 N.S. § 1, 1973; Ord. 827 N.S., 1975; Ord. 1117 N.S. § 1, 1979)
(a)
Roller Skates, Skateboards, Coasters and Similar Devices Regulated. No person shall roller skate or ride a skateboard, coaster, scooter or similar device in the city without complying with the terms of this section. As used in this section, "to roller skate" shall mean to skate on any type of roller skate, in-line skate, street skate or similar skate. As used in this section a "scooter" means any device consisting of a long footboard between two or more small end wheels, controlled by an upright steering handle attached to the front wheel and is propelled by foot power.
(b)
Operation. No person shall roller skate or ride a skateboard, coaster, scooter or similar device in a manner which:
(c)
Prohibited Areas. It is unlawful for any person to roller skate or to ride a skateboard, coaster, scooter or similar device within the following areas:
(1)
Central business district, commencing from a point at the northwest corner of Twelfth Street, proceeding west on Lighthouse Avenue to Fourteenth Street, then west on Central Avenue to Fountain Avenue, then north on Fountain Avenue to Park Place, west on Park Place to Grand Avenue, south to Central Avenue, then west on Central Avenue to the point where it intersects Lighthouse Avenue, then west on Lighthouse Avenue to Lobos Avenue to the south side of Lighthouse Avenue, then east on Lighthouse Avenue to Seventeenth Street, then south on Seventeenth Street to Pine Avenue, then along the east side of Seventeenth Street to Pine Avenue, east on Pine Avenue to Grand Avenue, then north on Grand Avenue to Laurel Avenue, east on Laurel Avenue to Fifteenth Street, then north on Fifteenth Street to Lighthouse Avenue, then east on Lighthouse Avenue to Thirteenth Street, and north on Thirteenth Street, terminating at the north side of Lighthouse Avenue.
(2)
Eardley – Central district, commencing at the city limit on the north side of Lighthouse Avenue at Line Street, north through the parking lots of private commercial properties to the north side of Oceanview Boulevard on the north curb, then west to Dewey Avenue, then south to Central Avenue on the south side, then east to Eardley Avenue, then south on Eardley Avenue to Lighthouse Avenue, then east on the north side of Lighthouse Avenue to the city limit at Line Street.
(3)
Lovers Point Park, and sidewalks and parking lot adjacent to the park.
(4)
Municipal Golf Course links, driving range, clubhouse grounds, parking lot and grounds of the Point Pinos Lighthouse.
(5)
The Forest Hill area, commencing along the south side of Sunset Drive from Nineteenth Street, east to Forest Avenue, south on both sides of Forest Avenue to Piedmont Avenue, west on Piedmont Avenue to Ransford Avenue, to the alleyway at the rear of 1212 Forest Avenue, north in the alley to the parking lot at 1170 Forest Avenue, and east to Forest Avenue, north on Forest to the alleyway from the rear of 1134 Forest to David Avenue, then west on the north side of David Avenue to the west property line of Country Club Center, then north along the fence to Forest Lodge Road, then from Forest Lodge Road north along the west boundary of Pacific Grove High School and Forest Grove School to the north boundary of Pacific Grove High School to Nineteenth Street.
(d)
Sales and Rentals. Commercial establishments selling or renting any of the devices described and regulated in this section shall post a copy of the ordinance codified in this chapter, or a summary of the rules set out herein in a conspicuous place.
(Ord. 210 N.S. § 8-3080, 1952; Ord. 97-13 § 1, 1997; Ord. 01-20 § 1, 2001; Ord. 08-006 § 64, 2008; Ord. 09-005 § 21, 2009)
Upon the sounding of any fire or police siren, whistle, or bell, all vehicles shall at once stop on the right-hand side of the street and as near the curb as possible, and shall not again proceed until the police or fire department vehicle shall have passed the point at which said vehicle has stopped.
(Ord. 210 N.S. § 9-202(1), 1952)
No driver of a vehicle shall drive or park within 300 feet of any vehicle of the fire department when it is responding to an alarm of fire.
(Ord. 210 N.S. § 9-202(2), 1952)
It shall be the duty of officers of the fire department and of the police officers and they shall have the power to establish fire limits at any fire, and to prevent any and all persons from going inside the fire limits so established.
(Ord. 210 N.S. § 9-203, 1952)
(a)
Prohibition. It is unlawful for any person to drive, propel or operate any motor vehicle, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, on any public beach, public golf course, public park, public cemetery or other public place within the city of Pacific Grove, except on roads, streets, driveways and parking areas designated and laid out for vehicular use by the public. It is unlawful for any person to drive, propel, or operate a motor vehicle in a direction contrary to signs indicating a westerly one-way direction for traffic, on that certain roadway, in the oceanfront park known as Perkins Park, which enters from Ocean View Boulevard west of Coral Street, and exits onto Ocean View Boulevard near Acropolis Street.
(b)
Exceptions. The following are excepted from the provisions of this section:
(1)
Police officers or auxiliary police officers operating vehicles in the performance of their duties;
(2)
Persons operating vehicles owned by public agencies in the performance of their duties;
(3)
Any person operating a motor vehicle in the performance of a contract for construction, repair or maintenance of any public beach, public golf course, public park, or structure thereon, or agent or employee of such person;
(4)
Golf carts manufactured specifically for use on golf courses, and whose design is approved by the golf professional in charge; provided, that said carts are used in areas posted or designated for such use by said professional.
(c)
Motor Vehicle Defined. For purposes of this section, a "motor vehicle" is defined as any vehicle which is self-propelled. It includes, but is not limited to, automobiles, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, motor scooters, motor-driven bicycles, beach buggies and amphibious craft or vehicles.
(Ord. 210 N.S. § 8-808, 1952; Ord. 413 N.S., 1963; Ord. 687 N.S. § 1, 1971; Ord. 1009 N.S. § 1, 1978)
It shall be unlawful to operate on any public street a golf cart rented for use during play at the city's public golf course, except as follows:
(a)
The designated crosswalk on Asilomar Boulevard from the golf cart exit at the public golf course parking lot to the west side of Asilomar Boulevard, thence southerly on the westernmost paved portion of Asilomar Boulevard to the entrance to the tenth tee.
(b)
From the exit from the eighteenth green southerly on the westernmost paved portion of Asilomar Boulevard to the crosswalk described in subsection (a) of this section, thence to the golf course parking lot.
(c)
Seventeen Mile Drive, in the designated crosswalks between (1) the third green and fourth tee, and (2) between the seventh green and eighth tee.
(d)
Del Monte Boulevard, in the designated crosswalks between (1) the fourth green and fifth tee, and (2) the sixth green and seventh tee.
(Ord. 1638 N.S. § 1, 1988; Ord. 98-01 § 1, 1998)
The physically disabled, persons 50 years of age or older, and, while in the course of their employment, employees of the United States Postal Service, governmental agencies and utility companies may operate electric carts on sidewalks, subject to first obtaining a permit from the chief of police. The chief of police shall issue a permit and an identification sticker if the chief determines that an electric cart is safe and is of appropriate size to operate on city sidewalks. The identification sticker shall be affixed to the electric cart. A permit may be revoked if the electric cart becomes unsafe, is operated in an unsafe manner, or if the person to whom it is issued ceases to operate, own or possess the cart. There shall be no fee for issuance of a permit and sticker.
(Ord. 98-01 § 2, 1998)
(a)
The driver of a vehicle involved in a collision causing injury or death to any wildlife such as deer, skunk, possum, raccoon, fox, rabbit, fowl, sea otter, seal or sea lion, or any household domesticated animal such as a dog or cat shall, as soon as reasonably possible following the collision, notify the Pacific Grove police department or the Monterey County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals regarding (1) the last known location and, if known, condition of the animal, and (2) the name, address and telephone number of the driver.
(b)
Any person failing to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be prosecuted pursuant to Chapter 1.16 PGMC. Upon conviction for a violation of this section the court may order payment of prosecution costs and the costs of the care, housing and veterinary care for the victim animal.
(c)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a driver involved in a collision with any animal to stop or to render aid to such animal.
(Ord. 98-26 § 1, 1998; Ord. 08-006 § 65, 2008; Ord. 09-005 § 22, 2009)