Chapter 4-7 TRAFFIC

The words and phrases defined in this article, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this article. Whenever any words or phrases used in this chapter are not defined in this article, the definitions for such words or phrases shall be as set forth in the Vehicle Code of the State and amendments thereto.

4-7-102 Traffic Engineer.

“Traffic Engineer” shall mean the City Engineer or his designee.

4-7-103 Curb.

“Curb” shall mean the lateral boundary of the roadway, whether such curb be marked by curbing construction or not so marked, and shall not include the line dividing the roadway of a street from parking strips in the center of a street, nor from the tracks or rights-of-way of a public utility company.

4-7-104 Divisional island or median island.

“Divisional island” or “median island” shall mean an area in the roadway, of variable width, separating opposing or conflicting streams of traffic by means of a dividing section of not less than two (2') feet in width, either unpaved or paved, delineated by curbs, double parallel lines, or other markings on the roadway.

(1183-CS, Amended, 04/25/2013)

4-7-105 Loading zone.

“Loading zone” shall mean the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.

4-7-106 Official time standard.

Whenever certain hours are named in this chapter, they shall mean standard time or daylight saving time as may be in current use in the City.

4-7-107 Parkway.

“Parkway” shall mean that portion of a street other than a roadway or sidewalk.

4-7-108 Parking meter.

“Parking meter” shall mean a mechanical device installed immediately adjacent to a parking space for the purpose of controlling the period of time of the occupancy of such parking space by any vehicle.

4-7-109 Passenger loading zone.

“Passenger loading zone” shall mean the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers.

4-7-110 Police officer.

“Police officer” shall mean every officer of the Police Department or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.

4-7-111 Vehicle Code.

“Vehicle Code” shall mean the Vehicle Code of the State.

4-7-112 Parking, standing and equipment citation adjudication procedure.

(a) An investigation, administrative review, and an administrative and judicial appeal procedure is hereby authorized pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 40200. Such investigation, administrative review, and an administrative and judicial appeal procedure shall be adopted by resolution of the Turlock City Council and may be amended from time to time.

(b) All vehicle parking and standing violations under this Title or the Vehicle Code cited within Turlock City limits, whether cited with or without an equipment violation, shall be subject to the investigation, administrative review, and an administrative and judicial appeal procedure as established hereinabove.

(835-CS, Enacted, 12/14/1993)

4-7-113 Turlock Parking Management Bureau.

Implementation of the procedures authorized pursuant to Turlock Municipal Code Section 4-7-112 shall be the responsibility of the Turlock Parking Management Bureau (TPMB) of the Turlock Police Department.

(835-CS, Enacted, 12/14/1993)

Article 2. Enforcement and Obedience to Traffic Regulations

4-7-201 Authority of Police and Fire Department officials.

Police officers and such officers as are assigned by the Police Chief are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, audible or other signal in conformance with traffic laws, except that in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, police officers or members of the Fire Department may direct traffic or remove vehicles as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions to the contrary contained in this chapter or the Vehicle Code.

4-7-202 Persons other than officials shall not direct traffic.

No person, other than a police officer or member of the Fire Department or a person authorized by the Police Chief or by law, shall direct, or attempt to direct, traffic by voice, hand, or other signal, except that persons may operate when, and as provided in this chapter, any mechanical push button signal erected by order of the Traffic Engineer.

4-7-203 Obedience to police or authorized officers.

No person shall fail or refuse to comply with or perform any act forbidden by any lawful order, signal, or direction of a police officer, or a member of the Fire Department, or a person authorized by the Police Chief or by law. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be Fifty and no/100ths ($50.00) Dollars.

(820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993)

4-7-204 Traffic regulations apply to persons riding bicycles or animals.

Every person riding a bicycle or riding or driving an animal upon a highway shall have all of the rights and be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by the provisions of this chapter, except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application.

4-7-205 Obstruction or interference with police or authorized officers.

No person shall interfere with or obstruct in any way any police officer or other officer or employee of the City in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. The removal, obliteration, or concealment of any chalk mark or other distinguishing mark used by any police officer or other employee or officer of the City in connection with the enforcement of the parking regulations of this chapter shall, if done for the purpose of evading the provisions of this chapter, constitute such interference or obstruction. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be Twenty-Five and no/100ths ($25.00) Dollars.

(820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993)

4-7-206 Public employees to obey traffic regulations.

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the operator of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government, the State, or any county or city, and it shall be unlawful for any such operator to violate any of the provisions of this chapter except as otherwise permitted in this chapter or by the Vehicle Code.

4-7-207 Exemption of certain vehicles.

(a) The provisions of this chapter regulating the operation, parking, and standing of vehicles shall not apply to vehicles operated by the Police or Fire Department, any public ambulance, any public utility vehicle or any private ambulance which public utility vehicle or private ambulance as qualified as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in this section is operated in the manner specified by the Vehicle Code in response to an emergency call.

(b) The provisions of this chapter regulating the parking or standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a City department or public utility while in use for construction or repair work or to any vehicle owned or operated by the United States Post Office Department while in use for the collection, transportation, or delivery of United States mail.

4-7-208 Reports of damages to certain property.

(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, barrier, lighting post, telephone pole, or 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, within twenty-four (24) hours after such accident, shall make a written report of such accident to the Police Department.

(b) Every such report shall state the time and the place the accident took place, the name and address of the person owning such vehicle or animal, the name and address of the person operating or in charge of such vehicle or animal, and the license number of every such vehicle and shall briefly describe how the accident took place and the property damaged in such accident.

(c) The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident shall not be subject to the requirements of this section if, and during the time, he is physically incapable of making a report, but in such event he shall make the report required within twenty-four (24) hours after regaining the ability to make such report.

4-7-209 When vehicles may be removed from streets.

Any officer of the Police Department may remove or cause to be removed:

(a) Any vehicle which has been parked or left standing upon a street or highway for seventy-two (72) or more consecutive hours;

(b) Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or highway where such parking or standing is prohibited;

(c) Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or highway where the use of such street or highway, or any portion thereof, is necessary for the cleaning, repair, or construction of the street or highway or for the installation of underground utilities, or where the use of the street or highway, or any portion thereof, is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic, or where the use of the street or highway, or any portion thereof, is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles, or structures of unusual size and the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement; provided, however, signs giving notice that parking is prohibited and that such vehicle may be removed shall be erected or placed at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the removal; and

(d) Any officer of the Police Department or Fire Department may remove, or cause to be removed, any vehicle parked in a fire lane in violation of Section 4-7-1015 of Article 10 of this chapter or the Uniform Fire Code.

Article 3. Traffic Control Devices

4-7-301 Authority to install traffic control devices.

(a) The Traffic Engineer shall have the power and duty to place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, official traffic control devices when and as required to make effective the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Whenever the Vehicle Code requires for the effectiveness of any provision thereof that traffic control devices be installed to give notice to the public of the application of such law, the Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to install, or cause to be installed, the necessary devices subject to any limitations or restrictions set forth in the law applicable thereto.

(c) The Traffic Engineer may also place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, such additional traffic control devices as he may deem necessary or proper to regulate traffic or to guide or warn traffic, but he shall make such determinations only upon the basis of traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations and in accordance with such standards, limitations, and rules as may be set forth in this chapter or as may be determined by law.

4-7-302 Traffic control signs required for enforcement purposes.

No provision of the Vehicle Code or of this chapter for which signs are required shall be forced against an alleged violator unless appropriate legible signs are in place giving notice of such provisions of the traffic laws.

4-7-303 Obedience to traffic control devices.

The operator of any vehicle or train shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device or signal placed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise directed by a police officer or other authorized person, subject to the exceptions granted the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle when responding to emergency calls.

4-7-304 Installation of traffic signals.

(a) Subject to the approval of the expenditure therefor, the Traffic Engineer is hereby directed to install and maintain official traffic signals at those intersections and other places where traffic conditions are such as to require that the flow of traffic be alternately interrupted and released in order to prevent or relieve traffic congestion or to protect life or property from exceptional hazard.

(b) The Traffic Engineer shall ascertain and determine the locations where such signals are required by field investigation, traffic counts, or other traffic information as may be pertinent, and his determinations therefrom shall be made in accordance with those traffic engineering and safety standards and instructions set forth in the California Maintenance Manual issued by the Division of Highways of the Department of Public Works of the State.

(c) Whenever the Traffic Engineer installs and maintains an official traffic signal at any intersection, he shall likewise erect and maintain at such intersection street name signs clearly visible to traffic approaching from all directions, unless such street name signs have previously been placed and are maintained at such intersection.

4-7-305 Lane markings.

The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to mark center lines and lane lines upon the surface of the roadway to indicate the course to be traveled by vehicles and may place signs temporarily designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction, regardless of the center line of the highway.

4-7-306 Distinctive roadway markings.

The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to place and maintain distinctive roadway markings as described in the Vehicle Code on those streets, or parts of streets, where the volume of traffic or the vertical or other curvature of the roadway renders it hazardous to drive on the left side of such markings or signs and markings. Such markings or signs and markings shall have the same effect as similar makings placed by the Department of Public Works of the State pursuant to the provisions of the Vehicle Code.

4-7-307 Authority to remove, relocate, and discontinue traffic control devices.

The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to remove, relocate, or discontinue the operation of any traffic control device or signal not specifically required by the Vehicle Code or this chapter whenever he shall determine in any particular case that the conditions which warranted or required the installation no longer exist or obtain; provided, however, the operation of any signal shall not be permanently discontinued, and a signal shall not be permanently removed, without the approval of the Council.

4-7-308 Traffic control devices: Hours of operation.

The Traffic Engineer shall determine the hours and days during which any traffic control device shall be in operation or be in effect, accept in those cases where such hours or days are specified in this chapter.

4-7-309 Unauthorized painting of curbs.

No person, unless authorized by the Traffic Engineer, shall paint any street or curb surface; provided, however, the provisions of this section shall not apply to the painting of numbers on a curb surface by any person who has complied with the provisions of any resolution or law of the City pertaining thereto.

Article 4. Turning Movements

4-7-401 Authority to place turning markers: Intersections: Multiple lanes.

The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to place official traffic control devices within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections, and the Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to locate and indicate more than one lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right- or left-hand turns, and the course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law.

4-7-402 Authority to place restricted turn signs.

The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left, or U turn and shall place the required signs at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or such signs may be removed when such turns are permitted.

4-7-403 Signal-controlled intersections: Right turns.

(a) No driver of a vehicle shall make a right turn against a red or stop signal at any intersection which is signposted giving notice of such restriction as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) The Traffic Engineer shall post appropriate signs giving effect to the provisions of this section when he determines that the making of right turns against traffic signal “stop” indications would seriously interfere with the safe and orderly flow of traffic.

Article 5. One-Way Streets and Alleys

4-7-501 Traffic Engineer to sign one-way streets and alleys.

Whenever any resolution designates any one-way street or alley, the Traffic Engineer shall place and maintain signs giving notice thereof, and no such regulations shall be effective unless such signs are in place. Signs indicating the direction of lawful traffic movement shall be placed at every intersection where the movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited.

Article 6. Special Stops Required

4-7-601 Stop signs.

The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to erect and maintain stop signs at those locations where he deems such controls to be necessary in order to protect the public safety. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, drivers of vehicles shall stop at the entrances of such intersections.

Article 7. Yield Right-of-Way Signs

4-7-701 Yield right-of-way signs.

Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 21356 of the Vehicle Code, the Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to erect or cause to be erected, yield right-of-way signs at one or more approaches to an intersection of streets and highways in the City.

Article 8. Miscellaneous Driving Rules

4-7-801 Driving through funeral processions.

No operator of any vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral procession or a parade provided such vehicles are conspicuously so designated. The directing of all vehicles and traffic on any street over which such funeral procession or parade wishes to pass shall be subject to the orders of the Police Department.

4-7-802 New pavement and markings.

No person shall ride or drive any animal or any vehicle over or across any newly-made pavement or freshly painted markings in any street when a barrier, sign, cone marker, or other warning device is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking or when any such device is in place indicating that the street, or any portion thereof, is closed.

4-7-803 Obedience to barriers and signs.

No person, public utility, or department of the City shall erect or place any barrier or sign on any street unless of a type approved by the Traffic Engineer or disobey the instructions of, remove, tamper with, or destroy any barrier or sign lawfully placed on any street by any person, public utility, or department of the City.

Article 9. Pedestrians

4-7-901 Crosswalks.

The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to establish, designate, and maintain crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks, or lines upon the surface of the roadway.

4-7-902 Jaywalking prohibited.

No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in any business district as defined in Section 235 of the Vehicle Code.

The Traffic Engineer may place signs at or adjacent to an intersection in respect to any crosswalk directing that pedestrians shall not cross in the crosswalk so indicated.

4-7-903 Repealed.

(1164-CS, Repealed, 05/08/2012; 845-CS, Enacted, 02/22/1994)

4-7-904 Pedestrians prohibited on median islands.

Pedestrians are prohibited from stepping, standing, sitting, or lying upon any divisional island or median island, as defined, except for the express purpose of crossing the divisional island or median island at a marked crosswalk or walking upon a sidewalk contained within the divisional island or median island, constructed and maintained for that purpose. City employees in the course of their duties; contractors who are hired by the City to construct, repair, or maintain the divisional island or median island; emergency personnel or other persons who must temporarily use the divisional island or median island because of an accident or vehicular emergency; or those who are otherwise authorized by State law are exempt from the provisions of this section.

(1183-CS, Enacted, 04/25/2013)

Article 10. Stopping, Standing, and Parking for Certain Purposes or in Certain Places

4-7-1001 Application of regulations.

(a) The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times specified in this chapter, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device.

(b) The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of the Vehicle Code or the laws of the City prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.

4-7-1002 Traffic Engineer to maintain markings or signs for no stopping zones and no parking areas.

The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to maintain by appropriate signs or by paint upon the curb surface all no stopping zones, no parking areas, and restricted parking areas as defined and described in this chapter.

When such curb markings or signs are in place, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.

4-7-1003 No parking areas.

No operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, park, or leave standing such vehicle in any of the following places:

(a) In any area where the Traffic Engineer determines that the parking or stopping of a vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

(b) In any area established by resolution of the Council as a no parking area when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;

(c) In any area where the parking or stopping of any vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property; and

(d) On any street or highway where the use of such street or highway, or a portion thereof, is necessary for the cleaning, repair, or construction of the street or highway or for the installation of underground utilities, or when the use of the street or highway, or any portion thereof, is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic, or where the use of the street or highway, or any portion thereof, is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles, or structures of unusual size and the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement; provided, however, signs giving notice of such no parking shall be erected or placed at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the effective time of such parking prohibition.

(e) The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1004 Use of streets for storage of vehicles prohibited.

No person who owns or has the possession, custody, or control of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a period of seventy-two (72) consecutive hours. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1005 Parking adjacent to schools.

(a) The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property where such parking, in his opinion, would interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.

(b) When official signs are erected prohibiting parking upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.

4-7-1006 Parking prohibited on narrow streets.

The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to place signs or markings indicating no parking upon any street where the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty (20') feet or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings where the width of the roadway does not exceed thirty (30') feet.

4-7-1007 Emergency parking signs.

Whenever the Traffic Engineer determines that an emergency traffic congestion is likely to result from the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings, or functions, or for other reasons, the Traffic Engineer shall have the power and authority to order temporary signs to be erected or posted indicating that the operation, parking, or standing of vehicles is prohibited on such streets and alleys as the Traffic Engineer shall direct during the time such temporary signs are in place. Such signs shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency, and the Traffic Engineer shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter.

4-7-1008 Parking commercial vehicles in residential districts.

No person shall park or leave standing any commercial vehicle, as defined in the Vehicle Code of the State, upon any street or real property within any residential district of the City, as residential is defined by the City in this section below, if such vehicle has a manufacturer’s gross weight rating of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more, for any purpose other than making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any building or structure located adjacent to the restricted streets or highways or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure adjacent to the restricted streets or highways for which a building permit has previously been obtained. For the purposes of this section, a residential district of the City is defined as a Low Density Residential District (R-L), Medium Density Residential District (R-M), High Density Residential District (R-H), Public and Semi-Public District (P-S), or any other residential district that is hereafter created or defined by the City, as shown on the Zoning Map heretofore or hereafter adopted by the City and any Commercial Office (C-O) or Planned Community Development which is vacant or has one (1) or more dwelling units. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 957-CS, Amended, 09/21/2000; 932-CS, Amended, 03/26/1998; 820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993; 718-CS, Amended, 11/27/1990)

4-7-1008.1 Repealed.

(1120-CS, Repealed, 07/23/09)

4-7-1009 Parking trucks and vans near intersections and driveways.

(a) No person shall park or leave standing upon any street within the City within twenty-five (25') feet of any driveway or within fifty (50') feet of any intersection any truck, trailer, van, motor home, mini-motor home, boat and trailer, truck with camper, or other vehicle which obstructs the vision of any person attempting to enter such street from a driveway or intersecting street.

(b) No person shall stop, park or leave standing within one hundred (100') feet of any intersection upon the following streets, any vehicle at any hour during the day:

(1) Geer Road between Golden State Boulevard and Taylor Road.

(2) Monte Vista Avenue between Walnut Road and North Berkeley Avenue.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993; 718-CS, Amended, 11/27/1990)

4-7-1010 Method of parking.

(a) Any vehicle parked or left standing in any parking place shall be parked or left standing with the hood of such vehicle facing the curb or structure immediately adjacent to the parking space or, if in a double head-on parking space, the hood of the vehicle shall face the white line separating the two (2) head-on parking spaces.

(b) No vehicle shall be backed into any diagonal or angle parking space or placed into any diagonal or angle parking space so that the vehicle is facing the opposite direction of the general traffic pattern for the street or parking lot or is facing the travel portion of the street, alley, or lot providing access to the parking space.

(c) Any vehicle shall be parked or left standing within the lines marked on the street or curb for such parking space. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or stand any vehicle across any such line or marking or to park such vehicle in any manner whatsoever that the vehicle shall not be within the area so designated by such lines or markings.

(d) The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1011 Parking for disabled persons on public property.

Pursuant to Sections 22507.8 and 22511.7 of the Vehicle Code, the City Engineer shall designate parking spaces for the exclusive use of disabled persons on public streets and on all off-street parking lots owned or operated by the City and shall cause such spaces to be marked and signed as required by the Vehicle Code and located and designed as required by State and Federal laws.

4-7-1012 Parking for disabled persons on private property.

Pursuant to Section 21107.8 of the Vehicle Code, the Council finds and declares that there are privately owned and maintained off-street parking facilities for commercial, industrial, educational, social, and other purposes which are generally held open for use by the public for parking purposes. The City Engineer shall designate parking spaces for the exclusive use of disabled persons in such privately owned and maintained parking facilities, after a notice and hearing as required by Section 21107.8 of the Vehicle Code, and shall cause such spaces to be marked and signed as required by the Vehicle Code and located and designed as required by State and Federal laws.

4-7-1013 Application of Vehicle Code provisions.

The provisions of Section 22350 (basic speed law), Section 23103 (reckless driving), Section 23109 (speed contests and exhibitions of speed), and Division 16.5, commencing with Section 38000 (off highway vehicles), of the Vehicle Code shall apply to all privately owned and maintained off-street parking facilities within the City when the signs and notices required by section 21107.8 of the Vehicle Code have been posted.

4-7-1014 Bus and taxicab loading and unloading in crosswalks and in front of driveways.

(a) A bus engaged as a common carrier or a taxicab may stop in an unmarked crosswalk to load or unload passengers.

(b) A bus engaged as a common carrier, a school bus, or a taxicab may stop to load or unload passengers in front of a public or private driveway.

4-7-1015 Parking in fire lanes.

No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle in a fire safety lane on private or public property when such lane has been required by the City and has been designated by appropriate signs or markings. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1016 Parking on private property without consent prohibited.

No person shall park a vehicle on private property without the direct or implied consent of the owner or person in lawful possession of such property. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993)

Article 11. Stopping, Standing, or Parking Restricted or Prohibited on Certain Streets

4-7-1101 Restricted parking.

The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to place signs or markings indicating restricted parking where unlimited parking, in his opinion, would interfere with traffic or create a hazardous condition.

(a) When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon any street or alley for a period of time longer than specified on said signs.

(b) Each such period of time or fraction thereof that a vehicle is parked in excess of the maximum time limit specified on said signs shall constitute a separate violation; however, any violation occurring within a period in excess of the maximum time prescribed shall constitute but one (1) violation during each prescribed period of time.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 999-CS, Amended, 12/26/2002)

4-7-1102 Restricted weight, length, or size of vehicles.

The Traffic Engineer may restrict the weight, length, or size of vehicles operated on, or parking, standing, or stopping on, any street and shall post signs designating such limitations.

4-7-1103 Diagonal parking.

The Traffic Engineer may provide for diagonal parking on any street where, in his opinion, such parking will not interfere with traffic or create a hazardous condition.

4-7-1104 Parking space markings.

The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbings where authorized parking is permitted.

Where such parking space markings are placed on the highway, subject to other and more restrictive limitations no vehicle shall be stopped, left standing, or parked other than within a single space unless the size or shape of such vehicle makes compliance impossible.

4-7-1105 All night parking prohibited.

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle on any street, except in a residential area, for a period of time longer than thirty (30) minutes between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. of any day; provided, however, the provisions of this section shall not apply to the vehicle of any regularly licensed physician when actually engaged in making professional calls. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993)

Article 12. Stopping for Loading or Unloading Only

4-7-1201 Authority to establish loading zones.

(a) The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine and mark loading zones and passenger loading zones as follows:

(1) At any place in the central traffic district or any business district; and

(2) Elsewhere in front of the entrance to any place of business or in front of any hall or place used for the purpose of public assembly.

(b) In no event shall more than one-half (1/2) of the total curb length in any block be reserved for loading zone purposes.

4-7-1202 Curb markings to indicate no stopping and parking regulations.

(a) The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this chapter, to place and, when required by the provisions of this chapter, shall place the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and such curb markings shall have the following meanings:

(1) Red shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking at anytime, except as permitted by the Vehicle Code and except that a bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.

(2) Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials; provided, however, the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three (3) minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty (20) minutes.

(3) White shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers and baggage or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed three (3) minutes, and such restrictions shall apply between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and holidays, and when such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mailbox, the restrictions shall apply at all times.

(4) Green shall mean no standing or parking for a period of time longer than twenty-four (24) minutes at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day, except Sundays and holidays.

(b) It shall be unlawful to stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, in violation of the prohibitions or limitations set forth in this section.

(Ord. 1043-CS, Amended, 05/12/2005)

4-7-1203 Effect of permission to load or unload.

The permission granted by the provisions of this chapter to stop or stand a vehicle for the purposes of loading or unloading materials shall apply only to commercial deliveries and the delivery or pickup of parcel post or express packages and United States mail and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than twenty (20) minutes.

4-7-1204 Standing for loading or unloading only.

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials for such time as is permitted by TMC 4-7-1202. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1205 Standing in passenger loading zones.

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in any passenger loading zone for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers for such time as is specified in TMC 4-7-1202. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1206 Standing in alleys.

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of persons or materials in any alley. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993)

Article 13. Restricted Use of Certain Streets

4-7-1301 Use of vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of ten thousand (10,000) pounds prohibited: Exception.

No person shall operate, cause to be operated, park, or leave standing any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of ten thousand (10,000) pounds upon any street, or portion thereof, other than those streets, or portions thereof, designated as truck routes in TMC 4-7-1301.1. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1145-CS, Amended, 12/09/2010; 820-CS, Amended, 06/22/1993; 760-CS, Rep&ReEn, 11/26/1991)

4-7-1301.1 Designated truck routes.

The following streets, or portions thereof, are designated as truck routes for the purposes of this Chapter, and the Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to post signs indicating same:

DESIGNATED
	Linwood Avenue
	Between Kilroy Road and West Glenwood Avenue
	West Glenwood Avenue
	Between West Linwood Avenue and Lander Avenue
	Fulkerth Road
	Between Highway 99 and Golden State Boulevard
	Golden State Boulevard
	Between the North City Limits and the South City Limits
	Geer Road
	Between Golden State Boulevard and North City Limits
	Canal Drive
	Between Geer Road and Golden State Boulevard
	Lander Avenue
	Between the South City Limits and “F” Street
	West Main Street
	Between the West City Limits and Highway 99
	Monte Vista Avenue
	Between the West City Limits and the East City Limits
	“F” Street
	Between Lander Avenue and Golden State Boulevard
	Walnut Road
	Between Main Street and the South City Limits
	Tully Road
	Between Main Street and South Avenue

(760-CS, Enacted, 11/26/1991)

4-7-1301.2 Exception.

Nothing in this article shall prohibit the operation of any vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of five (5) tons coming from a truck route, designated in Turlock Municipal Code Section 4-7-1301.1, having ingress and egress by direct route to and from a non-designated street, or portion thereof, for the purpose of:

(a) Making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on such restricted streets if verification or proof are provided. Such verification or proof may include but not is not limited to bill(s) of lading, work or purchase orders, pickup or delivery invoices or documents, and waybill(s).

(b) Delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure upon such restricted streets for which a building permit has previously been obtained therefor, if verification or proof are provided. Such verification or proof may include but not is not limited to bill(s) of lading, work or purchase orders, pickup or delivery invoices or documents, and waybill(s).

(c) Maintenance, repairs, or fueling if the location is a commercial business having a current business license to perform such work and the business location is within a Neighborhood Commercial District (C-1), General Commercial District (C-2), Commercial Light-Industrial District (C-M), Light Industrial District (M-1), Heavy Industrial District (M-2), or Planned Community Development District (PD); or

(d) Obtaining commercial lodging or commercial food services, if such business is within a Neighborhood Commercial District (C-1), General Commercial District (C-2), Commercial Light-Industrial District (C-M), or Planned Community Development District (P-D), and the commercial lodging or food service business is not located more than 2,000 feet from an unrestricted street.

(760-CS, Enacted, 11/26/1991)

4-7-1301.3 Exemption.

The provisions of this article shall not apply to:

(1) Passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission of the State; or

(2) Vehicles owned by a public utility while necessarily in use in the construction, installation, or repair of any public utility.

(760-CS, Enacted, 11/26/1991)

4-7-1302 Repealed.

(1145-CS, Repealed, 12/09/2010)

Article 14. Special Speed Zones

4-7-1401 Modifying statutory speed limits. Revised 11/24

When a speed limit is to be posted, it shall be established at the nearest five (5) mph increment of the eighty-fifth percentile speed of free-flowing traffic, except as otherwise provided in this section. The nearest five (5) mile per hour (mph) increment to the eighty-fifth percentile speed may be reduced by five (5) mph if the Traffic Engineer documents the conditions and justification for the lower speed limit in writing in an engineering and traffic survey, as defined by California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 627. When evaluating conditions for a potential reduction in speed, the Traffic Engineer shall consider collision records, roadside conditions not readily apparent to the driver, residential density, and pedestrian or bicyclist activity.

At the recommendation of the Traffic Engineer, the City of Turlock may, by ordinance, determine and declare a prima facie speed limit that has been reduced an additional five (5) mph speed limit reduction, after the five (5) mph reduction discussed above, if a given segment is designated as a safety corridor, or adjacent to land or facility generating high concentrations of bicyclists and pedestrians, as defined and required per CVC Section 22358.7 and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) Section 2B.13.

The Council, by ordinance, may set forth the altered prima facie speed limits on such streets, when supported by an engineering and traffic survey, and no person shall exceed the speed designated for such streets, or parts of such streets, therein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof.

(1316-CS, Amended, 08/22/2024; 1175-CS, Amended, 11/22/2012)

4-7-1402 Altered speed limits. Revised 11/24

Pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22357, “Increase of Local Speed Limits,” and Section 22358, “Decrease of Local Speed Limits,” an engineering and traffic survey has been conducted to establish prima facie speed limits upon the streets or portions thereof within the City of Turlock. Pursuant to such survey, prima facie speed limits are established on the following designated streets or portions thereof as reflected below:

(a) Twenty (20) mph speed limit.

Primary St.	Beginning	Ending
Fifth St.	Lander Ave.	“F” St.

(b) Twenty-five (25) mph speed limit.

Primary St.	Beginning	Ending
“A” St.	Lander Ave.	First St., S.
Arbor Wy.	Berkeley Ave., N.	Quincy Rd., N.
“B” St.	Lander Ave.	First St., S.
Berkeley Ave., S.	East Ave.	Ramson Dr.
Broadway, S.	Olive Ave., E.	“D” St.
“C” St.	Lander Ave.	First St., S.
Castleview Dr.	Johnson Rd., N.	Quincy Rd., N.
Chesnut St.	Grant Ave.	Canal Dr., W.
“D” St.	Lander Ave.	First St., S.
Delbon Ave.	Olive Ave., N.	Colorado Ave.
Denair Ave., N.	Hawkeye Ave., E.	North Ave.
El Capitan Dr.	Berkeley Ave., N.	Quincy Rd., N.
“F” St., E.	Golden State Blvd., S.	Alpha Rd.
“F” St., W.	Lander Ave.	Golden State Blvd., S.
First St., S.	Olive Ave., E.	“F” St., W.
Fullerton Dr.	Geer Rd.	Olive Ave., N.
Georgetown Ave.	Del’s Ln.	Andre Ln.
Grant Ave.	Chestnut St.	Main St., W.
Kilroy Rd., N.	Christoffersen Pkwy., W.	Paseo Del Sol
Main St., E.	Lander Ave.	E. Canal Dr.
Marshall St., E.	Minaret Ave., N.	Johnson Rd., N.
McKenna Dr.	Christoffersen Pkwy., W.	Summerton Ln.
Minnesota Ave., W.	Del’s Ln.	Geer Rd.
North Ave.	Geer Rd.	Olive Ave., N.
Olive Ave., W.	Lander Ave.	West Ave., N.
Palm St., N.	Hawkeye Ave., E.	Olive Ave., E.
Palm St., N.	Olive Ave., E.	Minaret Ave., N.
Panorama Ave.	Springer Dr., W.	Christoffersen Pkwy., W.
Park St.	Soderquist Rd., N.	First St., N.
Sebastian Dr.	Quincy Rd., N.	Daubenberger Rd., N.
Springer Dr., E.	Olive Ave., N.	Berkeley Ave., N.
Tuolumne Rd., W.	Golden State Blvd., N.	Geer Rd.
Wayside Dr.	Geer Rd.	Olive Ave., N.
West Ave., N.	Park St.	Main St., W.

Primary St.	Beginning	Ending
Alpha Rd.	East Ave.	Berkeley Ave., S.
Berkeley Ave., N.	Hawkeye Ave., E.	East Ave.
Broadway., N.	Front St.	Olive Ave., E.
Canal Dr., W.	Broadway, N.	Geer Rd.
Colorado Ave.	Hawkeye Ave., E.	East Ave.
Countryside Dr.	Monte Vista Ave., W.	Tuolumne Rd., W.
Crowell Rd.	Monte Vista Ave., W.	Tuolumne Rd., W.
Denair Ave., N.	E. Canal Dr.	Hawkeye Ave., E.
East Ave.	Golden State Blvd., N.	Bell St.
Fosberg Rd.	Sunday Dr.	Monte Vista Ave., E.
Georgetown Ave.	Walnut Rd., N.	Del’s Ln.
Golden State Blvd., S.	Main St., W.	East Ave.
Heathernoel Wy.	Colorado Ave.	Berkeley Ave., N.
Hedstrom Rd.	Geer Rd.	Colorado Ave.
Joett Dr.	Fulkerth Rd.	Tully Rd., N.
Johnson Rd., N.	Tuolumne Rd., E.	East Ave.
Linwood Ave., W.	Lander Ave.	West Ave., S.
Main St., E.	Canal Dr., E.	Berkeley Ave., N.
Main St., W.	West Ave., S.	Lander Ave.
Marshall St., E.	Golden State Blvd., S.	Minaret Ave., N.
Marshall St., E.	Johnson Rd., N.	Daubenberger Rd., N.
Minaret Ave., N.	Main St., E.	East Ave.
Minnesota Ave., E.	Geer Rd.	Olive Ave., N.
Minnesota Ave., E.	Olive Ave., N.	Colorado Ave.
Minnesota Ave., W.	Crowell Rd.	Del’s Ln.
Olive Ave., N.	Christoffersen Pkwy., E.	Inspiration Wy.
Olive Ave., N.	Canal Dr., E.	Cristoffersen Pkwy., E.
Olive Ave., E.	Canal Dr., E.	Broadway, N.
Orange St., S.	Main St., W.	Montana Ave.
Peacock Dr.	Berkeley Ave., N.	Johnson Rd., N.
Pedras Rd.	Golden State Blvd., N.	Geer Rd.
Porsche Strasse	Monte Vista Ave., W.	Walnut Rd., N.
Quincy Rd., N.	Tuolumne Rd., E.	East Ave.
Roberts Rd.	Golden State Blvd., N.	Kilroy Rd., N.
Soderquist Rd., S.	Main St., W.	Jordan Ave.
South Ave.	Lander Ave.	Tully Rd., S.
Spengler Wy.	Kilroy Rd., S.	Tegner Rd., S.
Springer Dr., E.	Geer Rd.	Olive Ave., N.
Springer Dr., W.	Crowell Rd.	Geer Rd.
Tegner Rd., N.	Sandstone St.	Taylor Rd., N.
Tuolumne Rd., E.	Geer Rd.	Berkeley Ave., N.
Twentieth Century Blvd.	Golden State Blvd., N.	Geer Rd.
Walnut Rd., N.	Monte Vista Ave., W.	Golden State Blvd., N.
West Ave., S.	Main St., W.	Linwood Ave., W.

(d) Thirty-five (35) mph speed limit.

Primary St.	Beginning	Ending
Atherstone Rd.	Golden State Blvd., N.	Tegner Rd., N.
Berkeley Ave., N.	Taylor Rd., E.	Hawkeye Ave., E.
Canal Dr., E.	Geer Rd.	Johnson Rd., N.
Canal Dr., E.	Johnson Rd., N.	Daubenberger Rd., N.
Canal Dr., W.	Soderquist Rd., N.	Broadway., N.
Colorado Ave.	Taylor Rd., E.	Hawkeye Ave., E.
Countryside Dr.	Tuolumne Rd., W.	Fulkerth Rd.
Crowell Rd.	Paseo Belleza	Monte Vista Ave., W.
Daubenberger Rd., N.	Tuolumne Rd., E.	East Ave.
Del’s Ln.	Monte Vista Ave., W.	Golden State Blvd., N.
East Ave.	Bell St.	Johnson Rd., N.
Fifth St.	“F” St., W.	Linwood Ave., E.
First St., N.	Chestnut St.	Olive Ave., E.
Front St.	Golden State Blvd., N.	W. Canal Dr.
Fulkerth Rd.	State Route 99	N. Tully Rd.
Geer Rd.	Monte Vista Ave., W.	Golden State Blvd., N.
Golden State Blvd., N.	Canal Dr., W.	Main St., W.
Hawkeye Ave., E.	Geer Rd.	Waring Rd.
Kilroy Rd., S.	Main St., W.	Linwood Ave., W.
Lander Ave.	Main St., W.	State Route 99
Linwood Ave., E.	Golf Rd.	Lander Ave.
Main St., W.	Kilroy Rd., S.	West Ave., S.
Ninth St.	Lander Ave.	Linwood Ave., E.
Quincy Rd., N.	Swan Park Dr.	Tuolumne Rd., E.
Soderquist Rd., N.	Fulkerth Rd.	Main St., W.
Tully Rd., N.	Tuolumne Rd., W.	Main St., W.
Tully Rd., S.	Main St., W.	South Ave.
Tuolumne Rd., W.	Countryside Dr.	Golden State Blvd., N.
Tuolumne Rd., E.	Berkeley Ave., N.	Waring Rd.
Walnut Rd., N.	Main St., W.	Canal Dr., W.
Walnut Rd., S.	Main St., W.	Linwood Ave., W.

(e) Forty (40) mph speed limit.

Primary St.	Beginning	Ending
Canal Dr., W.	Tully Rd., N.	Soderquist Rd., N.
Christoffersen Pkwy., W.	Golden State Blvd., N.	Kilroy Rd., N.
East Ave.	Johnson Rd., N.	Daubenberger Rd., N.
First St., S.	“F” St., W.	Golf Rd.
Fulkerth Rd.	Tegner Rd., N.	State Route 99
Fulkerth Rd.	Tully Rd., N.	Golden State Blvd., N.
Glenwood Ave., W.	Linwood Ave., W.	Lander Ave.
Glenwood Ave., E.	Lander Ave.	Golf Rd.
Golden State Blvd., N.	Fulkerth Rd.	Canal Dr., W.
Golden State Blvd., S.	East Ave.	1,100 feet south of “F” St., W.
Golf Rd.	First St., S.	State Route 99
Hawkeye Ave., W.	Golden State Blvd., N.	Geer Rd.
Linwood Ave., W.	West Ave., S.	1,400 ft. west of Walnut Rd.
Main St., W.	Tegner Rd., S.	Kilroy Rd., S.
Monte Vista Ave., E.	Geer Rd.	East City limits
Monte Vista Ave., W.	Tegner Rd., N.	Geer Rd.
Tegner Rd., N.	Tuolumne Rd., W.	Monte Vista Ave., W.
Walnut Rd., N.	Taylor Rd., W.	Monte Vista Ave., W.

(f) Forty-five (45) mph speed limit.

Primary St.	Beginning	Ending
Christoffersen Pkwy., E.	Geer Rd.	East City limits
Christoffersen Pkwy., W.	Kilroy Rd., N.	Geer Rd.
Dianne Dr.	Main St., W.	Fulkerth Rd.
Geer Rd.	Taylor Rd., W.	Monte Vista Ave., W.
Tegner Rd., N.	Fulkerth Rd.	Tuolumne Rd., W.
Tegner Rd., S.	Main St., W.	Linwood Ave., W.
Walnut Rd., S.	Linwood Ave., W.	Glenwood Ave., W.
Waring Rd.	Hawkeye Ave., E.	Tuolumne Rd., E.

(g) Fifty (50) mph speed limit.

Primary St.	Beginning	Ending
Fransil Ln.	Main St., W.	Fulkerth Rd.
Fulkerth Rd.	Washington Rd., N.	Tegner Rd., N.
Golden State Blvd., N.	Taylor Rd., W.	Fulkerth Rd.
Washington Rd., N.	Main St., W.	Fulkerth Rd.

(h) Fifty-five (55) mph speed limit.

Primary St.	Beginning	Ending
Linwood Ave., W.	Tegner Rd.	Washington Rd., S.
Main St., W.	Washington Rd., S.	Tegner Rd., S.
Taylor Rd., E.	Geer Rd.	East City limits
Taylor Rd., W.	Golden State Blvd., N.	Geer Rd.
Washington Rd., S.	Main St., W.	Linwood Ave., W.

(1316-CS, Amended, 08/22/2024; 1226-CS, Amended, 02/23/2017; 1202-CS, Amended, 11/27/2014; 1175-CS, Amended, 11/22/2012; 1077-CS, Amended, 12/28/2006; 1025-CS, Amended, 04/08/2004; 960-CS, Amended, 02/08/2001; 882-CS, Amended, 09/07/1995; 700-CS, Amended, 06/14/1990; 696-CS, Amended, 04/26/1990)

4-7-1403 Regulation of speed by traffic signal.

The Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to regulate the timing of traffic signals so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly and safe manner at speeds slightly at variance from the speeds otherwise applicable within the district or at intersections and may erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.

Article 15. Miscellaneous Provisions

4-7-1501 Advisory opinions from the Council.

Prior to performing any of the acts set forth in this chapter, the Traffic Engineer may obtain an advisory opinion from the Council.

4-7-1502 Continuation of existing signs, markers, and signals.

All signs, markings, traffic control devices, and signals erected or in place on May 31, 1973, shall be deemed erected or put in place pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and the Traffic Engineer shall have the same powers, authorities, and duties concerning such existing signs, markings, traffic control devices, and signals as he has over signs, markings, traffic control devices, and signals erected or put in place after May 31, 1973, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive, park, or stand any vehicle contrary to the provisions of such existing signs, markings, traffic control devices, or signals or in violation of the provisions of this chapter.

4-7-1503 Trains blocking streets.

It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit any railway train or railway cars or similar vehicles on rails to operate or to be operated in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for the purposes of travel for a period of time longer than ten (10) minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to railway trains, cars, or similar vehicles on rails while blocking or obstructing a crossing because of an accident which requires the operator of the train, car, or similar vehicle on rails to stop at or near the scene of the accident.

4-7-1504 Diversion of traffic by peace officers.

In the event any peace officer (as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Part 2 of Title 3 of the Penal Code of the State) employed or appointed by the City determines that (a) the traffic load on a particular street, or portion thereof, is such that little or no vehicle flow is occurring, and (b) a significant number of vehicles are not promptly moving when an opportunity arises to do so, the peace officer may divert vehicles, except public safety or emergency vehicles, from such street or highway, or portion thereof, until such time as reasonably flowing traffic is restored.

Article 16. Licenses and Miscellaneous Provisions

4-7-1601 Registration required.

(a) No person shall drive, move, or leave standing upon a highway, or in an off-street public parking facility, any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole or pipe dolly, logging dolly, or auxiliary dolly unless it is registered and the appropriate fees have been paid under this Code, except that an off-highway motor vehicle which displays an identification plate or device issued by the Department pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 38010 may be driven, moved, or left standing in an off-street public parking facility without being registered or paying registration fees.

(b) For purposes of this article, “off-street public parking facility” means either of the following:

(1) Any publicly owned parking facility.

(2) Any privately owned parking facility for which no fee for the privilege to park is charged and which is held open for the common public use of retail customers.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1602 Display of license plates.

When two (2) license plates are issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles for a vehicle, they shall be attached to the vehicle for which they were issued, one (1) in the front and the other in the rear. When one (1) license plate is issued for use upon a vehicle, it shall be attached to the rear thereof. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1603 Positioning of license plates.

(a) License plates shall at all times be securely fastened to the vehicle for which they are issued so as to prevent the plates from swinging and shall be mounted in a position to be clearly visible, and shall be maintained in a condition so as to be clearly legible. The rear license plate shall be mounted not less than twelve (12") inches nor more than sixty (60") inches from the ground, and the front license plate shall be mounted not more than sixty (60") inches from the ground, except as follows:

(1) The rear license plate on a tow truck may be mounted on the left-hand side of the mast assembly at the rear of the cab of the vehicle, not less than twelve (12") inches nor more than ninety (90") inches from the ground.

(2) The rear license plate on a tank vehicle hauling hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, or asphalt material may be mounted not less than twelve (12") inches nor more than ninety (90") inches from the ground.

(3) The rear license plate on a truck tractor may be mounted at the rear of the cab of the vehicle, not less than twelve (12") inches nor more than ninety (90") inches from the ground.

(4) The rear license plate of a vehicle designed by the manufacturer for the collection and transportation of garbage, rubbish, or refuse and which is used regularly for the collection and transportation of such material by any person or governmental entity employed to collect, transport, and dispose of garbage, rubbish, or refuse may be mounted not less than twelve (12") inches nor more than ninety (90") inches from the ground.

(5) No covering shall be used on license plates. However, the installation of a cover over a lawfully parked vehicle to protect it from the weather and the elements does not constitute a violation of this article. Any peace officer or other regularly salaried employee of a public agency designed to enforce laws, including local ordinances, relating to the parking of vehicles may temporarily remove so much of such a cover as is necessary to inspect any license plate, tab, or indicia of registration on a vehicle.

(b) The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1604 Period of display.

Every license plate issued by this State or any other jurisdiction within or without the United States shall remain attached during the period of its validity to the vehicle for which it is issued while being operated within this State or during the time the vehicle is being held for sale in this State, or until such time as a vehicle with special or identification plates is no longer entitled to such plates and no person shall operate, nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated, upon any highway any vehicle unless the license plate is so attached. Special permits issued in lieu of plates shall be attached and displayed on the vehicle for which issued during the period of their validity. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1605 Tabs.

(a) Except as provided by subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a tab shall indicate the year for which it is issued and a tab shall indicate the month of expiration, which tabs, stickers, or other suitable devices shall be attached to the rear license plate assigned to the vehicle for the last preceding registration year in which license plates were issued, and, when so attached, the license plate with the tabs, stickers, or other devices shall, for the purposes of this Code, be deemed to be the license plate for the ensuing registration year, except that truck tractors, and commercial motor vehicles having an unladen weight of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or more, shall display the tabs, stickers, or other devices upon the front license plate assigned to the truck tractor or commercial motor vehicle.

(b) The requirement of subsection (a) of this section that the tab indicate the year number for which issued and the month of expiration does not apply to fleet vehicles subject to Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 5300) of the California Vehicle Code.

(c) The requirement of subsection (a) of this section does not apply when proper application for registration has been made pursuant to Section 4602 of the California Vehicle Code and the new indicia of current registration have not been received from the Department.

(d) The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1606 Public grounds.

(a) No person shall drive any vehicle or animal, nor shall any person stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle or animal, whether attended or unattended, upon the driveways, paths, parking facilities, or the grounds of any public school, State university, State college, unit of the State park system, County park, municipal airport, rapid transit district, transit development board, or any property under the direct control of the legislative body of a municipality, or any State, County, or hospital district institution or building, or any educational institution exempted, in whole or in part, from taxation, or any harbor improvement district or harbor district formed pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 5800) or Part 3 (commencing with Section 6000) of Division 8 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, a district organized pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 27000) of Division 16 of the Streets and Highways Code, or State grounds served by the California State Police, or any property under the possession or control of a housing authority formed pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 34240) of Part 2 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, except with the permission of, and upon and subject to any condition or regulation which may be imposed by the legislative body of the municipality, or the governing board or officer of the public school, State university, State college, County park, municipal airport, rapid transit district, transit development board, or State, County, or hospital district institution or building, or educational institution, or harbor district, or a district organized pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 27000) of Division 16 of the Streets and Highways Code, or housing authority, or the Director of Parks and Recreation regarding units of the State park system or the State agency with jurisdiction over the grounds served by the California State Police.

(b) A transit development board may adopt ordinances, rules, or regulations to restrict, or specify the conditions for, the use of bicycles, motorized bicycles, skateboards, and roller skates on property under the control of, or any portion of property used by, the board.

(c) A public agency, including, but not limited to, the Regents of the University of California and the Trustees of the California State University, may adopt rules or regulations to restrict, or specify the conditions for, the use of bicycles, motorized bicycles, skateboards, and roller skates on public property under the jurisdiction of that agency.

(d) “Housing authority,” for the purposes of this section, means a housing authority located within a county with a population of over six million (6,000,000) people.

(e) The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1607 Prohibited stopping, standing, or parking.

(a) No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or official traffic control device, in any of the following places:

(1) Within an intersection except adjacent to curbs as may be permitted by local ordinance.

(2) On a crosswalk, except that a bus engaged as a common carrier or a taxicab may stop in an unmarked crosswalk to load or unload passengers when authorized by the legislative body of any city pursuant to ordinance.

(3) Between a safety zone and the adjacent right-hand curb or within the area between the zone and the curb as may be indicated by a sign or red paint on the curb, which sign or paint was erected or placed by local authorities pursuant to ordinance.

(4) Within fifteen (15') feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station. This subsection does not apply to any vehicle owned or operated by a Fire Department and clearly marked as a Fire Department vehicle.

(5) In front of a public or private driveway, except that a bus engaged as a common carrier, school bus, or a taxicab may stop to load or unload passengers when authorized by local authorities pursuant to ordinance.

(6) On a sidewalk, except electric carts when authorized by local ordinance, as specified in Section 21114.5 of the California Vehicle Code.

(7) Alongside or opposite any street or highway excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic.

(8) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped, parked, or standing at the curb or edge of a highway, except for a school bus when stopped to load or unload pupils in a business or residence district where the speed limit is twenty-five (25) miles per hour or less.

(9) Except as provided under California Vehicle Code Section 22500.5, alongside curb space authorized for the loading and unloading of passengers of a bus engaged as a common carrier in local transportation when indicated by a sign or red paint on the curb erected or painted by local authorities pursuant to ordinance.

(10) In a tube or tunnel, except vehicles of the authorities in charge, being used in the repair, maintenance, or inspection of the facility.

(11) Upon a bridge, except vehicles of the authorities in charge, being used in the repair, maintenance, or inspection of the facility, and except that buses engaged as a common carrier in local transportation may stop to load or unload passengers upon a bridge where sidewalks are provided, when authorized by local authorities pursuant to ordinance, and except that local authorities pursuant to ordinance or the Department of Transportation pursuant to order, within their respective jurisdictions, may permit parking on bridges having sidewalks and shoulders of sufficient width to permit parking without interfering with the normal movement of traffic on the roadway. Local authorities may, by ordinance or resolution, permit parking on such bridges on State highways in their respective jurisdictions if the ordinance or resolution is first approved in writing by the Department of Transportation. Parking shall not be permitted unless there are signs in place, as may be necessary, to indicate the provisions of local ordinances or the order of the Department of Transportation.

(b) The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1608 Curb parking.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel with and within eighteen (18") inches of the right-hand curb, except that motorcycles shall be parked with at least one (1) wheel or fender touching the right-hand curb. Where no curbs or barriers bound any roadway, right-hand parallel parking is required unless otherwise indicated.

(b) Upon a one (1) way roadway, vehicles may be stopped or parked as provided in subsection (a) of this section or with the left-hand wheels parallel to and within eighteen (18") inches of the left-hand curb, except that motorcycles, if parked on the left-hand side, shall have either one (1) wheel or one (1) fender touching such curb. Where no curb or barriers bound any such one (1) way roadway, parallel parking on either side is required unless otherwise indicated.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1609 Parking in spaces for the disabled.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle in a stall or space designed for disabled persons and disabled veterans pursuant to Section 22511.7 or 22511.8 of the California Vehicle Code, unless the vehicle displays either a distinguishing license plate or a placard issued pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22511.5.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to obstruct, block, or otherwise bar access to those parking stalls or spaces except as provided in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle, including a vehicle displaying a distinguishing license plate or placard issued pursuant to Section 22511.5, in either of the following places:

(1) On the lines marking the boundaries of a parking stall or space designated for disabled persons or disabled veterans.

(2) In any area of the pavement within a parking lot or parking facility that is marked by crosshatched lines and is thereby designed for the loading and unloading of vehicles pursuant to any local ordinance.

(d) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section apply to all off-street parking facilities owned or operated by the State, and to all off-street parking facilities owned or operated by a local authority. Subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section also apply to any privately owned and maintained off-street parking facility.

(e) The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1610 Fire hydrants.

(a) No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle within fifteen (15') feet of a fire hydrant except as follows:

(1) If the vehicle is attended by a licensed driver who is seated in the front seat and who can immediately move such vehicle in case of necessity.

(2) If the vehicle is owned or operated by a Fire Department and is clearly marked as a Fire Department vehicle.

(b) The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1611 Unattended vehicles.

(a) No person driving, or in control of, or in charge of, a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand on any highway unattended without first effectively setting the brakes thereon and stopping the motor thereof.

(b) No person in control of, or in charge of, any vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, shall permit it to stand on any highway without first effectively setting the brakes thereon, or blocking the wheels thereof, to effectively prevent the movement of the vehicle.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1612 Locked vehicle.

No person shall leave standing a locked vehicle in which there is any person who cannot readily escape therefrom. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1613 Parking upon or near railroad track.

No person shall park a vehicle upon any railroad track or within seven and one-half (7 1/2') feet of the nearest rail. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1614 Parking near sidewalk access ramps.

No person shall park a vehicle within three (3') feet of any sidewalk access ramp constructed adjacent to a crosswalk so as to be accessible to and usable by the physically handicapped. The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

4-7-1615 Parking with explosives in vehicle.

(a) No motor vehicle transporting explosives shall be left unattended upon any street or highway except in extreme emergency. The vehicle shall be deemed attended whenever a driver or person in charge thereof is in or upon the vehicle or is in a position to observe the vehicle at all times. The driver or person in charge of a vehicle transporting explosives may, however, leave the vehicle unattended at any place designated as a safe parking place on the list of safe stopping places prepared by the Department of the California Highway Patrol or the City of Turlock unless conditions exist, which are known to the driver, which make it unreasonable to do so.

(b) The civil penalty for violation of this section shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(1120-CS, Amended, 07/23/09; 820-CS, Enacted, 06/22/1993)

Article 17. Penalty Provisions

4-7-1701 Civil penalty for equipment violations.

(a) Each vehicle equipment violation cited with a parking or standing violation within the City of Turlock shall subject the vehicle owner to a civil penalty established by resolution of the City Council.

(b) If proof of correction is made within ten (10) days of receiving notice of the equipment violation, the penalty shall be reduced to Ten and no/100ths ($10.00) Dollars. Notice is deemed received upon the first occurring of (1) the owner’s receipt of the citation, or (2) three days after notice of a delinquent citation is mailed by the Turlock Parking Management Bureau.

(1151-CS, Amended, 05/26/2011; 835-CS, Enacted, 12/14/1993)