Chapter 10.38
VEHICLE REGULATIONS ON PRIVATE
ROADS AND PARKING FACILITIES
SERVING BUSINESSES
Sections:
10.38.010 Findings and purpose.
10.38.020 Traffic and parking regulations.
10.38.030 Signage and curb markings.
10.38.010 Findings and purpose.
The city council finds and declares that the requirements and restrictions imposed by this chapter are reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the city. (Ord. 854 § 1 (part), 2003)
10.38.020 Traffic and parking regulations.
Pursuant to California Vehicle Code Sections 21107.6 and 21107.8, all such provisions of the California Vehicle Code and of the Cerritos Municipal Code relating to traffic and parking, as permitted by such sections, shall apply to all such privately owned and maintained roads and parking facilities serving commercial establishments as may be designated from time to time by ordinance or resolution of the city council. All private roads at the Towne Center and Best Plaza properties that are held open to the public for purposes of vehicle travel to serve commercial establishments shall be subject to all Vehicle Code and municipal code laws, ordinances and regulations. (Ord. 854 § 1 (part), 2003)
10.38.030 Signage and curb markings.
The owner of each commercial establishment designated pursuant to this section may maintain at locations approved by the city engineer, by appropriate paint upon the curb surface, zones in which parking of motor vehicles is prohibited or restricted on private roads serving each such commercial establishment. The owner of such commercial establishment may, additionally, post signs, conforming to specifications set by the city engineer, at each entrance to the private roads and/or parking facilities serving their respective establishment, providing notice that this section is being enforced. (Ord. 854 § 1 (part), 2003)
10.38.040 Violations.
While such curb markings and signs are in place, it shall be a violation of this and the Vehicle Code for the operator of any vehicle to operate or park such vehicle in violation of such prohibitions or restrictions in the designated areas. Whoever violates any provisions of this chapter or any provision of the California Vehicle Code made applicable by this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and unless a separate penalty is provided in the California Vehicle Code, in which case that penalty will apply, shall be punishable according to Section 1.08.020. (Ord. 854 § 1 (part), 2003)
10.38.050 Exceptions.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any private road or parking facility not designated by resolution of the city council or, if designated, where the owner has caused to be erected a notice of such size, shape and color as to be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of one hundred feet, to the effect that the road or parking facility is privately owned and maintained and that it is not subject to public traffic or parking regulations or control. (Ord. 854 § 1 (part), 2003)