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TITLE 3. PUBLIC SAFETY Revised 9/24

CHAPTER 1    BICYCLES (Repealed)

CHAPTER 2    CIVIL DEFENSE

3-2.01    Purposes

3-2.02    Definition

3-2.03    Disaster Council Membership

3-2.04    Disaster Council Powers and Duties

3-2.05    Director and Assistant Director of Emergency Service

3-2.06    Powers and Duties of the Director and Assistant Director of Emergency Services

3-2.07    Emergency Organization

3-2.08    Emergency Plan

3-2.09    Expenditures

3-2.10    Punishment of Violations

CHAPTER 3    FIRE PREVENTION CODE (Repealed)

CHAPTER 4    FIRE ZONES (Repealed)

CHAPTER 5    TRAFFIC

Article 1.    Words and Phrases Defined

3-5.101    Definition of Words and Phrases

3-5.102    Central Traffic District

3-5.103    Curb

3-5.104    Divisional Island

3-5.105    Downtown Parking Meter Zone

3-5.106    Holidays

3-5.107    Loading Zone

3-5.108    Official Time Standard

3-5.109    Parkway

3-5.110    Parking Meter

3-5.111    Passenger Loading Zone

3-5.112    Police Officer

3-5.113    Stop

3-5.114    Vehicle Code

3-5.115    Residential District

3-5.116    Transportation Administrator

3-5.117    Sight Distance Area

3-5.118    Safe Stopping Sight Distance

3-5.119    Back Edge of Pavement

3-5.120    Prima Facie Speed Limit

3-5.121    Curbside Pickup Zone

Article 2.    Traffic Administration

3-5.201    Police Department -- Duties

3-5.202    City Transportation Engineer -- Office Established

3-5.203    City Transportation Engineer -- Power and Duties

3-5.204    Public Service Department -- Duties

3-5.205    Traffic Safety Appeals Board -- Established

3-5.206    Traffic Safety Appeals Board -- Duties

3-5.207    Traffic Safety Appeals Board -- Appeals

Article 3.    Enforcement and Obedience to Traffic Regulations

3-5.301    Authority of Police Officers

3-5.302    Traffic Directing by Persons Other Than Officers

3-5.303    Obedience to Traffic Regulations

3-5.304    Interference With Police and Authorized Officers

3-5.305    Vehicles Exempted From Provisions

3-5.306    Removal of Vehicles From Streets

3-5.307    Obedience to Traffic Regulations by Public Employees

3-5.308    Traffic Regulations Applying to Persons Riding Bicycles and Animals

Article 4.    Traffic-Control Devices

3-5.401    Authority to Install, Enforcement and Obedience

3-5.402    Installation of Traffic Signals

3-5.403    Traffic Lanes

3-5.404    Authority to Remove or Relocate Traffic Devices

3-5.405    Hours of Operation

3-5.406    Unauthorized Painting of Street or Curb

Article 5.    Turning Movements

3-5.501    Authority to Place Devices Altering Normal Course For Turns

3-5.502    Authority to Place Restricted Turn Signs

3-5.503    Signal Controlled Intersection -- Right Turns

Article 6.    One-Way Streets and Alleys

3-5.601    Designation -- Signs

Article 7.    Stop and Yield Intersections

3-5.701    Authority for Stop Signs and Yield Signs

Article 8.    Miscellaneous Driving Rules

3-5.801    Driving and Riding on Sidewalks

3-5.802    New Pavement

3-5.803    Limited Access Roadways

3-5.804    Signs and Barriers -- Approval

3-5.805    Entering Intersections and Crosswalks

3-5.806    Standing in Roadways

3-5.807    Use of Roller Skates, Skateboards, Toy Vehicles, Bicycles Prohibited in Certain Areas

Article 9.    Pedestrian Crosswalks

3-5.901    Authority to Install

3-5.902    Midblock Crossings

3-5.903    Use of Crosswalks Restricted

3-5.904    (Repealed)

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

3-5.1001    Authority to Establish, Enforcement, and Obedience

3-5.1002    Application of Article Provisions

3-5.1003    Standing in Parkways

3-5.1004    Stopping and Parking Prohibited

3-5.1005    Storing Vehicles on Streets

3-5.1006    (Repealed)

3-5.1007    Repairing and Greasing Vehicles on Streets

3-5.1008    Washing and Polishing Vehicles on Streets

3-5.1009    Parking on Narrow Streets

3-5.1010    Parking on Hills

3-5.1011    Emergency Parking Signs

3-5.1012    Leaving Keys in Parked Vehicles

3-5.1013    Exception to Article Provisions

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

3-5.1101    Authority to Establish, Enforcement, and Obedience

3-5.1102    Time Limit Parking

3-5.1103    Parking on Unimproved Streets

3-5.1104    Diagonal Parking

3-5.1105    Parking Space Markings

3-5.1106    Commercial Vehicle Parking -- Residential District

3-5.1107    On-Street Parking for Disabled Persons

3-5.1108    Vision Safety Parking Zones

3-5.1109    Parking on Certain Streets by Certain Vehicles

Article 12.    Stopping for Loading or Unloading

3-5.1201    Authority to Establish, Enforcement, and Obedience

3-5.1202    Standing in a Passenger Loading Zone

3-5.1203    Standing in a Loading Zone

3-5.1204    Bus Zones

3-5.1205    Standing in Curbside Pickup Zone

Article 13.    Restricted Use of Certain Streets

3-5.1301    Designated Truck Route

3-5.1302    Commercial Vehicles Prohibited from Using Certain Streets

Article 14.    Parking Meter Zones

3-5.1401    Parking Meter Zone

3-5.1402    Time of Operation

3-5.1403    Parking After Time Has Expired

3-5.1404    Extension of Parking Time Limit Unlawful

3-5.1405    Deposit of Coins by Unauthorized Persons

3-5.1406    Rule of Evidence

3-5.1407    Management of City Garages

3-5.1408    Periodic Adjustment of Downtown Parking Meter Zone Parking Meter Rates

3-5.1409    Preferential Residential Permit Parking Areas Exempt

3-5.1410    Use of Revenue

Article 15.    Special Speed Zones

3-5.1501    Speed Limits -- Signs

3-5.1502    Speed Regulation by Traffic Signals

Article 16.    Bicycles

3-5.1601    Abandoned Bicycles

3-5.1602    Riding on Sidewalks

3-5.1603    (Repealed)

3-5.1604    (Repealed)

3-5.1605    (Repealed)

3-5.1606    (Repealed)

3-5.1607    (Repealed)

3-5.1608    (Repealed)

Article 17.    Obstruction to Visibility at Intersections

3-5.1701    Purpose

3-5.1702    Obstruction to Visibility at Intersections -- Prohibited

3-5.1703    Obstruction to Visibility at Intersections -- Enforcement

Article 18.    Municipal Off-Street Parking

3-5.1801    Authority of the City Transportation Engineer

3-5.1802    Speed Limits in Municipal Parking Lots

3-5.1803    Municipal Parking Lots -- Shortcuts

3-5.1804    Designation of Disabled Persons' Parking Spaces

Article 19.    Vacation Trailers and Motor Coaches

3-5.1901    Overnight Parking of Vacation Trailers or Motor Coaches Prohibited Without Permit

Article 20.    Cruising

3-5.2001    Definitions

3-5.2002    Cruising Prohibited

3-5.2003    Signs

3-5.2004    Exclusions

3-5.2005    Preparation of Warning Notices and Signs

Article 21.    Interstate Trucks

3-5.2101    Definitions

3-5.2102    Purpose

3-5.2103    Application

3-5.2104    Fees and Costs

3-5.2105    Retrofitting

3-5.2106    Revocation of route

3-5.2107    Appeal Process

Article 22.    Preferential Residential Permit Parking

3-5.2201    Purpose

3-5.2202    Definitions

3-5.2203    Designation of Preferential Residential Permit Parking Areas

3-5.2204    Issuance of Residential Parking Permits

3-5.2205    Revocation of Residential Parking Permits

3-5.2206    Guest Parking Permits

3-5.2207    Appeal

3-5.2208    Permit Fees

3-5.2209    Permit Parking Exemptions

3-5.2210    Posting of Permit Parking Areas

3-5.2211    Violations

3-5.2212    Review and Evaluation of the Preferential Residential Permit Parking Program

Article 23.    Obstructions to Sidewalks/Public Areas

3-5.2301    Obstructing Sidewalk Areas

3-5.2302    Disturbing Landscaped or Decorative Areas

3-5.2303    Use of Pedestrian Benches and Plaza Areas

3-5.2304    Exceptions

3-5.2305    Penalty; Misdemeanor or Infraction

CHAPTER 6    WEAPONS

Article 1.    General Firearms Regulations

3-6.01    Concealing Weapons

3-6.02    Possession and Sale of Certain Weapons

3-6.03    Discharge of Weapons

3-6.04    Sale of Weapons to Minors

3-6.05    Authorized Use of Weapons

3-6.06    Safe Storage of Firearms in a Residence Required

3-6.07    Penalty; Misdemeanor or Infraction

3-6.08    Penalty; Civil

Article 2.    Saturday Night Specials

Article 2 repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. 1977

CHAPTER 7    THE ABATEMENT AND REMOVAL AS PUBLIC NUISANCES OF ABANDONED, WRECKED, DISMANTLED OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLES OR PARTS THEREOF FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY OR PUBLIC PROPERTY NOT INCLUDING HIGHWAYS, AND RECOVERY OF COSTS OF ADMINISTRATION THEREOF AS AUTHORIZED BY 22660 VEHICLE CODE

3-7.01    Findings and Declarations: Definitions

3-7.02    Exceptions

3-7.03    Supplemental Legislation

3-7.04    Administration

3-7.05    Authorization to Enter Private or Public Property

3-7.06    Fees

3-7.07    Authorization to Cause Abatement and Removal

3-7.08    Notice of Intention to Abate and Remove

3-7.09    Public Hearing

3-7.10    Conduct of Hearing

3-7.11    Appeal to City Council

3-7.12    Time Limit for Removal

3-7.13    Notice to Department of Motor Vehicles

3-7.14    Charges Included in Tax Bill

3-7.15    Unlawful to Abandon or Keep Vehicles of Type Regulated by This Chapter

3-7.16    Unlawful to Fail to Remove Vehicles After Order to Do So

CHAPTER 8    PRESERVATION OF TREES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY Revised 9/24

3-8.01    Purpose and Intent

3-8.02    Definitions Revised 9/24

3-8.03    Tree Removal Permit Required

3-8.04    Tree Removal Permit Procedure Revised 9/24

3-8.05    Preservation and Maintenance of Existing Trees

3-8.06    Pruning

3-8.07    Preservation and Maintenance of Existing Trees during Development

3-8.08    Penalties Revised 9/24

3-8.09    Appeals of Tree Removal Decisions Revised 9/24

CHAPTER 9    PREMISES SECURITY ALARM SYSTEMS

3-9.01    Purpose

3-9.02    Definitions

3-9.03    Permit Required

3-9.04    Permit Duration and Renewal

3-9.05    Alarm System Maintenance and Operation

3-9.06    Monitoring Procedures

3-9.06    System Performance Reviews

3-9.07    Administrative Fines

3-9.08    Appeals from Fines

3-9.09    Revocation or Suspension of Permit

3-9.10    Appeal from the Denial, Suspension, Revocation or Suspension of Permit

3-9.11    Reinstatement of Permit

3-9.12    Administrative Fines for other Violations

3-9.13    Directory of Duties

CHAPTER 10    TOWING SERVICES

3-10.01    Purpose and Intent

3-10.02    Definitions

3-10.03    Regulation

3-10.04    Unlawful Solicitation

3-10.05    Selection and Designation

3-10.06    Application

3-10.07    Tow trucks: Minimum Equipment Standards

3-10.08    Business and Storage Lot Requirements

3-10.09    Schedules of Fees and Rates

3-10.10    Response Time

3-10.11    Protection of Vehicles

3-10.12    Lawful Orders

3-10.13    Collecting Fees and Lien Sale

3-10.14    Record Maintenance

3-10.15    Damage Appraisals

3-10.16    Cancellation and Appeal

3-10.17    Rotation Turns

3-10.18    Abandoned Vehicles

3-10.19    Rotation Deviation

3-10.20    Police Department Records

CHAPTER 11    COMMERCIAL USE OF CITY HALL

3-11.01    Definitions

3-11.02    Prohibited Activity

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