10.02.010   Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter and Chapters 10.04 through 10.32 shall for the purpose of this chapter and Chapters 10.04 through 10.32 have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this chapter.

1. COACH. Any motor bus, motor coach, trackless trolley or passenger stage used as a common carrier of passengers.
2. CURB. The lateral boundary of the roadway whether such curb be marked by curbing construction, or not so marked. The word “curb” as used herein shall not include the line dividing the roadway of a street from parking strips in the center of a street, nor from tracks or rights-of-way of public utility companies.
3. DISPLAY FOR SALE or DISPLAY A VEHICLE FOR SALE. To place a vehicle containing a sign, window-writing, or other sale advertising upon the public streets for the primary purpose of offering the vehicle for sale or for soliciting offers to purchase the vehicle.
4. DIVISIONAL ISLAND. A raised island located in the roadway and separating opposing or conflicting streams of traffic.
5. LARGE MOTOR VEHICLE. Any house car, pick-up truck with camper, recreational vehicle, or any other vehicle, or combination of vehicles, that either measures more than twenty (20) feet in length, or is both more than eighty-four (84) incres in width and eighty-four (84) inches in height.
6. LOADING ZONE. The space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials.
7. MOTOR VEHICLE CODE. Whenever any words or phrases used herein are not defined, but are defined in the Vehicle Code of the state and amendments thereto, such definitions shall apply.
8. NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLE. Any trailer, boat, or any other device, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power, that can be used for transporting person or property, and is not self-propelled.
9. REGISTERED OWNER. Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association whose name appears on the registration document as the registered owner for the automobile on file with the California State Department of Motor Vehicles.
10. PARK or PARKING. The standing or placement of a vehicle upon the public streets with the ignition off, whether occupied or not, but shall not include a temporary stop while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
11. PARKING METER. A mechanical device installed within or upon the curb or sidewalk area, immediately adjacent to a parking space, for the purpose of controlling the period of time occupancy of such parking meter space by any vehicle.
12. PARKWAY. That portion of a street other than a roadway or a sidewalk.
13. PASSENGER LOADING ZONE. The space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers.
14. PEDESTRIAN. Any person afoot.
15. STOP. Complete cessation of movement.
16. VEHICLE. Any device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a street or highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. (California Vehicle Code Section 670.)
17. VEHICLE OWNER.  The registered owner or person who has possession, custody or control of any large motor vehicle or non-motorized vehicle.

(Ord. 877 §2, 2008; Ord. 870 §§17-18, 2008; Ord. 847 §1, 2005; Ord. 451 §1, 1974.)

I. POLICE DEPARTMENT

10.04.010   Duties generally.

It shall be the duty of the police department to enforce the street traffic regulations of this city and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this city, to make arrests for traffic violations, to investigate traffic accidents and to cooperate with other officers of the city in the administration of the traffic laws and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out those duties specially imposed by the ordinance codified in Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 and the traffic ordinances of this city. (Ord. 451 §2.1, 1974.)

10.04.020   Traffic accident - Studies.

Whenever the accidents at any particular location become numerous, the police department shall cooperate with the city traffic committee in conducting studies of such accidents and determining remedial measures. (Ord. 451 §2.2, 1974.)

10.04.030   Traffic accident - Reports.

The police department shall maintain a suitable system of filing traffic accident reports. Accident reports or cards referring to them shall be filed alphabetically by location. Such reports shall be available for the use and information of the traffic committee. (Ord. 451 §2.3, 1974.)

10.04.040   Annual traffic safety report.

The police department shall annually prepare a traffic report which shall be filed with the city council. Such a report shall contain information on traffic matters in the city as follows:

1. The number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the number of persons injured and other pertinent traffic accident data;
2. The number of traffic accidents investigated and other pertinent data on the safety activities of the police;
3. The plans and recommendation of the division for future traffic safety activities.

(Ord. 451 §2.4, 1974.)

II. TRAFFIC COMMITTEE

10.04.050   Established - Membership.

There is established a Traffic Committee consisting of the Chief of Police and Director of Public Works. (Ord. 875 §52, 2008; Ord. 451 §2.5, 1974.)

10.04.060   Powers and duties.

1. It shall be the general duty of the city traffic committee to determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic control devices and signals, to conduct engineering analyses of traffic accidents and to devise remedial measures, to conduct engineering and traffic investigations of traffic conditions and to cooperate with other city officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions.
2. Whenever, by the provisions of Chapters 10.07 through 10.32 a power is granted to the police chief or a duty imposed upon him, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by his authorized representative.
3. It shall be the duty of the traffic committee to suggest the most practicable means for coordinating the activities of all officers and agencies of this city having authority with respect to the administration or enforcement of traffic regulations; to stimulate and assist in the preparation and publication of traffic reports; to receive complaints having to do with traffic matters; and to recommend official ways and means for improving traffic conditions and the administration and enforcement of traffic regulations.

(Ord. 451 §2.6, 1974.)

10.06.010   Police and fire department officers' authority.

Officers of the police department and such officers or persons as are assigned by the chief of police are authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, audible or other signal in conformance with traffic laws, except that in the event of fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police department or members of the fire department may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions to the contrary contained in Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 of this title or the Vehicle Code. (Ord. 875 §53, 2008; Ord. 451 §3, 1974.)

10.06.020   Persons other than official directing traffic prohibited.

No person other than an officer of the police department or members of the fire department or a person authorized by the chief of police or a person authorized by law shall direct or attempt to direct traffic by voice, hand or other signal, except that persons may operate, when and as herein provided, any mechanical push-button signal. (Ord. 451 §3.1, 1974.)

10.06.030   Obedience to authorized officers required.

No person shall fail or refuse to comply with or to perform any act forbidden by any lawful order, signal, or direction of a traffic or police officer, or a member of the fire department, or a person authorized by the chief of police or by law. (Ord. 451 §3.2, 1974.)

10.06.040   Applicability of provisions to bicycles and animals.

Every person riding a bicycle or riding or driving an animal upon a highway has all of the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by Chapters 10.02 through 10.32, except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application. (Ord. 451 §3.3, 1974.)

10.06.050   Interference or obstruction with officers prohibited.

No person shall interfere with or obstruct in any way any police officer or other officer or employee of this city in their enforcement of the provisions of Chapters 10.02 through 10.32. The removal, obliteration or concealment of any chalk mark or other distinguishing mark used by any police officer or other employee or officer of this city in connection with the enforcement of the parking regulations of Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 shall, if done for the purpose of evading the provisions of Chapters 10.02 through 10.32, constitute such interference or obstruction. (Ord. 451 §3.4, 1974.)

10.06.060   Public employees required to obey regulations.

The provisions of Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 shall apply to the operator of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government, this state, any county or city, and it is unlawful for any operator to violate any of the provision of Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 except as otherwise permitted in Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 of this title or by the Vehicle Code. (Ord. 451 §3.5, 1974.)

10.06.070   Exemption from provisions of certain vehicles.

1. The provisions of Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 of this title regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to vehicles operated by the police or fire department, any public ambulance or any public utility vehicle or any private ambulance, which public utility vehicle or private ambulance has 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.
2. The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, relieve the operator of any such vehicle from obligation to exercise due care for the safety of others or the consequence of his willful disregard of the safety of others.
3. The provisions of Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 regulating the parking or standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a city department or public utility while necessarily in use for construction or repair work or 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.

(Ord. 451 §3.6, 1974.)

10.06.080   Report of damage to public property or utilities.

1. 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, lighting post, telephone pole, 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, shall, within twenty-four hours after such accident, make a written report of such accident to the police department of this city.
2. Every such report shall state the time when and the place where the accident took place, the name and address of the person owning, and of the person operating or in charge of such vehicle or animal, the license number of every such vehicle and shall briefly describe the property damage in such accident.
3. The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident shall not be subject to the requirements or penalties of this section if, and during the time, he is physically incapable of making a report, but in such event he shall make a report as required in subdivision A within twenty- four hours after regaining ability to make such report.

(Ord. 451 §3.7, 1974.)

10.06.090   Vehicle removal from streets when.

Any regularly employed and salaried officer of the police department of this city may remove or cause to be removed:

1. Any vehicle including trailers, boats or boat trailers, that are left parked or left standing upon a street or highway for seventy-two or more consecutive hours. Any vehicle in violation of Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 shall be posted with a written notice placed under the windshield wiper or other obvious location on the vehicle, notifying such persons, as are interested in the vehicle, that such vehicle shall be removed upon the lapse of one hundred twenty (120) hours from the time period so noted when tagged by the officer. See Fort Bragg Municipal Code Section 10.20.270 for procedure;
2. Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or highway between the hours of seven a.m. and seven p.m. when such parking or standing is prohibited by resolution of this city and signs are posted giving notice of such removal;
3. Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a 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 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 that signs giving notice that such vehicle may be removed are erected or placed at least twenty-four hours prior to the removal;
4. Vehicles shall be removed to a licensed storage facility in accordance with Section 22850 of the California Vehicle Code whereupon such vehicles shall be disposed of in accordance with the laws of the state and the ordinances of the city regulating the disposal of abandoned vehicles.

(Ord. 823 §2, 2000; Ord. 451 §3.8, 1974.) (10/2003)

10.08.010   Installation authority.

1. The council 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 Chapters 10.02 through 10.32. No traffic-control devices shall be installed per the ordinance codified in Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 unless authorized by resolution.
2. 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 chief of police is authorized to install or cause to be installed the necessary devices subject to any limitations or restrictions set forth in the law applicable thereto.
3. The chief of police 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 determination 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 Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 and as may be determined by ordinance or resolution of the council.

(Ord. 451 §4, 1974.)

10.08.020   Required for enforcement purposes.

No provision of the Vehicle Code or of Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 of this title for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator unless appropriate legible signs are in place giving notice of such provisions of the traffic laws. (Ord. 451 §4.1, 1974.)

10.08.030   Obedience to devices required.

The operator of any vehicle or train shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device placed in accordance with Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 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. (Ord. 451 §4.2, 1974.)

10.08.040   Installation.

1. The chief of police, upon authorization of the council, is 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.
2. The chief of police shall ascertain and determine the locations where such signals are required by field investigation, traffic courts and other traffic information as may be pertinent and his determinations therefrom shall be made in accordance with those traffic engineering (10/2003) and safety standards and instructions set forth in the California Maintenance Manual issued by the Division of Highways of the State Department of Public Works.
3. Whenever the chief of police 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 any intersection.

(Ord. 451 §4.3, 1974.)

10.08.050   Lane marking.

The chief of police, upon council approval, is authorized to mark centerlines 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 centerline of the highway. (Ord. 451 §4.4, 1974.)

10.08.060   Distinctive roadway markings.

The chief of police, upon council approval, is 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 marking or signs and markings. Such marking or signs and markings shall have the same effect as similar markings placed by the State Department of Public Works pursuant to the provisions of the Vehicle Code. (Ord. 451 §4.5, 1974.)

10.08.070   Authority to remove, relocate or discontinue devices.

The chief of police, upon approval of council, is authorized to remove, relocate or discontinue the operation of any traffic-control device not specifically required by the Vehicle Code or Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 of this title whenever they determine in any particular case that the conditions which warranted or required the installation no longer exist. (Ord. 451 §4.6, 1974.) 10,08.080 Hours of operation. The council shall determine the hours and days during which any traffic-control device shall be in operation or be in effect, except in those cases where such hours or days are specified in Chapters 10.02 through 10.32. (Ord. 451 §4.7, 1974.)

10.08.090   Unauthorized curb painting prohibited.

No person, unless authorized by the council, shall paint any street or curb surface; provided, however, that 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 ordinance of this city pertaining thereto. (Ord. 451 §4.8, 1974.)

10.10.010   Turning marker placement - Multiple lane designation - Authority.

The chief of police, upon approval of the council, is 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 committee is 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 or ordinance. (Ord. 451 §5, 1974.)

10.10.020   Authority to place restricted turn signs.

The council is authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left or U-turn, and shall place proper 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 they may be removed when such turns are permitted. (Ord. 451 §5.1, 1974.)

10.10.030   Signal-controlled intersections - Right turns.

1. 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 hereinafter provided in this section.
2. B. The chief of police, upon council resolution, shall post appropriate signs giving effect to this section where he determines that the making of right turns against the traffic signal "STOP" indication would seriously interfere with the safe and orderly flow of traffic.

(Ord. 451 §5.2, 1974.)

10.12.010   Sign placement and maintenance.

Whenever any ordinance or resolution of this City designates any one-way street or alley, the Public Works Department 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 movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited. (Ord. 873 §17, 2008; Ord. 451 §6, 1974.)

10.14.010   Stop sign erection.

Whenever any ordinance or resolution of this City designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a through street, or any intersection at which vehicles are required to stop at one or more entrances thereto, or any railroad grade crossing at which vehicles are required to stop, the Public Works Department shall erect and maintain stop signs as follows:

A stop sign shall be erected on each and every street intersecting such through street as specified in Section 10.14.020 and at those entrances to other intersections where a stop is required and at any railroad grade crossing so designated; provided, however, stop signs shall not be erected or maintained at any entrance to an intersection when such entrance is controlled by an official traffic-control signal. Every such sign shall conform to, and shall be placed as provided in, the Vehicle Code. (Ord. 873 §18, 2008; Ord. 451 §7, 1974.)

10.14.020   Stopping at through streets or stop signs.

1. Those streets and parts of streets established by resolution of the council are declared to be through streets for the purposes of this section. Where northbound and southbound through streets cross eastbound and westbound through streets, eastbound and westbound shall have the through traffic and northbound and southbound shall stop, unless it is designated otherwise by resolution.
2. The provisions of this section shall also apply at one or more entrances to the intersections as such entrances and intersections are established by resolution of the council.
3. The provisions of this section shall apply at those highway railway grade crossings as established by resolution of the council.

(Ord. 451 §7.1, 1974.)

10.14.030   Emerging from alleys, driveways or buildings.

The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or driveway. (Ord. 451 §7.2, 1974.)

10.16.010   Driving through funeral procession.

No operator of any vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral procession or a parade, provided that 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. (Ord. 451 §8, 1974.)

10.16.020   Clinging to moving vehicle prohibited.

No person shall attach himself with his hands, or to catch on, or hold on with his hands or by other means, to any moving vehicle or train for the purpose of receiving motive power therefrom. (Ord. 451 §8.1, 1974.)

10.16.030   Commercial vehicles using private driveways.

No person shall operate or drive a commercial vehicle in, on or across any private driveway approach or sidewalk area of the driveway itself without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, if a sign or markings are in place indicating that the use of such driveway is prohibited.

For the purpose of this section, "commercial vehicle" means a vehicle having a rated capacity in excess of one-half ton. (Ord. 451 §8.2, 1974.)

10.16.040   Riding or driving on sidewalks.

No person shall ride, drive, propel or cause to be propelled any vehicle or animal across or upon any sidewalk excepting over permanently constructed driveways and excepting when it is necessary for any temporary purpose to drive a loaded vehicle across a sidewalk; that the sidewalk area be substantially protected by wooden planks two inches thick, and written permission be previously obtained from the chief of police. Such wooden planks shall not be permitted to remain upon such sidewalk area during the hours from six p.m. to six a.m. (Ord. 451 §8.3, 1974.)

10.16.050   Riding or driving over new pavement or 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 markings, or when any such device is in place indicating that the street or any portion thereof is closed. (Ord. 451 §8.4, 1974.)

10.16.060   Barrier and sign placement - Obedience required.

No person, public utility or department in the city shall erect or place any barrier or sign on any street unless of a type approved by the chief of police; or disobey the instructions, remove, tamper with or destroy any barrier or sign lawfully placed on any street by any person, public utility or by any department of the city. (Ord. 451 §8.5, 1974.)

10.16.070   Obstructing intersections or crosswalks prohibited.

No operator of any vehicle shall enter any intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed. (Ord. 451 §8.6, 1974.)

10.16.080   Driving onto limited - access roadways.

No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited-access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are lawfully established. (Ord. 451 §8.7, 1974.)

10.18.010   Crosswalks - Establishing and designating same.

1. The Public Works Department shall establish, designate and maintain crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway as follows:

    

   Crosswalks shall be established and maintained at all intersections within the Central Business District and at such intersections outside such district, and at other places within or outside the district where the Director of Public Works or City Engineer determines that there is a particular hazard to pedestrians crossing the roadway subject to the limitation contained in subsection B of this section.

2. Other than crosswalks at intersections, no crosswalk shall be established in any block which is less than four hundred feet in length and such crosswalk shall be located as nearly as practicable in midblock.
3. The Public Works Department 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.

(Ord. 873 §19, 2008; Ord. 451 §9, 1974.)

10.18.020   Crosswalks - Use required when.

No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in the Central Business District or in any business district. (Ord. 873 §20, 2008; Ord. 451 §9.1, 1974.)

10.20.010   Applicability of regulations.

1. The provisions of Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 of this title prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified, 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.
2. The provisions of Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 of this title 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 ordinances of this city prohibiting or limiting the standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.

(Ord. 451 §10, 1974.)

10.20.020   Signs required to designate no parking or stopping.

The chief of police is 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 Chapters 10.02 through 10.32.

When the 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 Chapters 10.02 through 10.32. (Ord. 451 §10.1, 1974.)

10.20.030   No parking areas.

No operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, or park or leave standing such vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or other authorized officer, traffic sign or signal:

1. Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings;
2. On either side of any street between the projected property lines of any public walk, public steps, street, or thoroughfare terminating at such street, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;
3. In any area where the traffic committee 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;
4. 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;
5. Upon, along or across any railway track in such manner as to hinder, delay or obstruct the movement of any car traveling upon such track;
6. In any area where the parking or stopping of any vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property;
7. 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 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 that signs giving notice of such "no parking" are erected or placed at least twenty-four hours prior to the effective time of such "no parking";
8. At any place within twenty feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the midblock end of a safety zone, when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;
9. At any place within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection in any business district when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop;
10. Within twenty feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop, sign or official electric-flashing device.

(Ord. 451 §10.2, 1974.)

10.20.031   Double parking.

1. Every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway as established by resolution of the city council, where there are adjacent curbs shall be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel with and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb, except that motorcycles shall be parked with at least one 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.
2. Authority to adopt these provisions is provided in California Vehicle Code Section 22502.

(Ord. 793 §1, 1996.)

10.20.035   Parking on private property.

1. The city council finds and declares that there are privately owned and maintained off-street parking facilities within the city which are generally held open for use by the public for purposes of vehicular parking.
2. Pursuant to Vehicle Code §21107.8, the city council shall, by resolution, designate those privately owned and maintained off-street parking facilities within the city which are held open for use by the public for the purpose of vehicular parking to which the provisions and penalties of this title shall apply. Each such resolution shall also specifically state that Sections 22350, 23103, 23109 and the provisions of Division 16.5, commencing with Section 38000, of the Vehicle Code shall be applicable.
3. Upon enactment by the city council of such a resolution, the infraction provisions of this title shall be applicable to such privately owned and maintained off-street parking facilities within the city as designated by resolution.
4. In order for the provisions of this section, and any resolution adopted pursuant to this section, to become applicable to a private facility, the owner or operator of a designated privately owned and maintained off-street parking facility shall cause to be posted in a conspicuous place at each entrance to such off-street parking facility a notice, not less than seventeen inches by twenty-two inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height, stating that such off-street parking facility is subject to the public traffic regulations and control of this title. The notice shall also reference this section.
5. No resolution contemplated by this section shall be enacted or become effective unless a public hearing is held thereon and ten days' prior written notice of the proposed adoption of the resolution is given to the owner and operator of the privately owned and maintained off- street parking facility.

(Ord. 555 §§1,2,3,4,5, 1981.)

10.20.040   Prohibiting parking of vehicles advertised

1. It shall be unlawful for any person to display a vehicle for sale in any on-street parking place on Main Street, Franklin Street and any streets intersecting Main Street and Franklin Street as to the portion of such streets between Main Street and Franklin Street unless the vehicle is parked within 400 feet of the residence of the owner of the vehicle.
2. Any person authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter may issue a citation to the owner or other person in lawful possession of a vehicle displayed in violation of this section by placing a copy of the citation under the windshield wiper or in any other obvious location on the vehicle.
3. A violation of this Section shall be punished as an infraction.
4. Any person who is cited under this section shall be subject to the provisions of Vehicle Code section 4760, pertaining to non-registration of vehicles for unpaid parking penalties or fees.
5. The enforcement of civil penalties under this section shall be in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Division 17 of the Vehicle Code (Vehicle Code 40200, et seq.).

(Ord. 847 §2, 2005.)

10.20.050   Repairing or greasing vehicles on public streets.

No person shall construct or cause to be constructed, repair or cause to be repaired, grease or cause to be greased, dismantle or cause to be dismantled any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in this city. Temporary emergency repairs may be made upon a public street. (Ord. 451 §10.4, 1974.)

10.20.060   Vehicles for repair to be parked on repairing business premises.

The public streets and alleys of the city shall not be used for parking or storage for any business or person carrying on a business pertaining to the repair, body work, mechanical work or similar occupations. All vehicles in the care and custody of such business or persons carrying on such businesses, shall be stored on the property under the ownership or control of the businesses or persons. (Ord. 451 §10.5, 1974.)

10.20.110   Washing or polishing vehicles.

No person shall wash or cause to be washed, polish or cause to be polished any vehicle or any part thereof upon any public street in this city, when a charge is made for such service. (Ord. 451 §10.7, 1974.)

10.20.120   Parking adjacent to schools.

1. The chief of police is authorized to erect signs indicating "no parking" upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.
2. 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.

(Ord. 451 §10.8, 1974.)

10.20.130   Parking prohibited on narrow streets.

1. The chief of police is authorized to place signs or markings indicating "no parking" upon any street when the width of the roadway does not exceed twenty feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed thirty feet.
2. When official signs or markings prohibiting parking are erected upon narrow streets as authorized herein, no person shall park a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign or marking.

(Ord. 451 §10.9, 1974.)

10.20.140   Parking on grades.

No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle unattended on a highway when upon any grade exceeding three percent (within any business or residence district) without blocking the wheels of the vehicle by turning them against the curb or by other means. (Ord. 451 §10.10, 1974.)

10.20.150   Parking of peddlers' vehicles - Permit - Required.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall stand or park any vehicle, wagon or pushcart from which goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, vegetables or foodstuffs are sold, displayed, solicited or offered for sale or bartered or exchanged, or any lunch wagon or eating car or vehicle, on any portion of any street within this city without first obtaining a written permit from the city council. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to persons delivering such articles upon order of, or by agreement with, a customer from a store or other fixed place of business or distribution.
2. No person shall park or stand on any street any lunch wagon, eating cart, vehicle or pushcart from which tamales, peanuts, popcorn, candy, ice cream or other articles of food are sold or offered for sale without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the city council which shall designate the specific location in which such cart shall stand.
3. No person shall park or stand any vehicle or wagon used or intended to be used in the transportation of property for hire on any street while awaiting patronage for such vehicle or wagon without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the city council which shall designate the specific location where such vehicle may stand.
4. Whenever any permit is granted under the provisions of this section and a particular location to park or stand is specified therein, the length of time any vendor or peddler can stay at any one location is 30 minutes. The intent of the provisions of this section is to create a "fixed route" of specific locations from which a vendor or peddler can transact business.
5. No person shall park or stand any vehicle, wagon, or pushcart on any location other than as designated in such permit. In the event that the holder of any such permit is convicted in any court of competent jurisdiction for violating any of the provisions of this section, such permit shall be forthwith revoked by the city council upon the filing of the record of such conviction with the city clerk and no permit shall thereafter be issued to such person until six months have elapsed from the date of such revocation.

(Ord. 705 §1, 1989; Ord. 451 §10.11, 1974.)

10.20.155   Parking of peddlers' vehicles - Permit - Liability insurance requirements.

Before any vendor's or peddler's permit is issued pursuant to Section 10.20.150, the applicant for such a permit shall be required to file with the City Clerk, and thereafter keep in full force and effect, policies of insurance as set forth in the City's Administrative Regulations as from time to time amended.  (Ord. 872 §5, 2008; Ord. 562 §2, 1981.)

10.20.160   Emergency parking signs.

1. Whenever the chief of police determines that an emergency traffic congestion is likely to result from the holding of public or private assemblages, gatherings, functions or for other reasons, the chief of police shall have 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 chief of police 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 chief of police shall cause such signs to be removed promptly thereafter. These signs need not be authorized by resolution and shall have the same effect as any other authorized traffic-control devices authorized by resolution.
2. When signs authorized by the provisions of this section are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall operate, park or stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such signs.

(Ord. 451 §10.12, 1974.)

10.20.170   Display of warning devices when commercial vehicle disabled.

Every motor truck having an unladen weight of four thousand pounds or more, and every truck tractor irrespective of weight when operated upon any street or highway during darkness, shall be equipped with and carry at least two flares or two red lanterns or two warning lights or reflectors, which reflectors shall be of a type approved by the Department of California Highway Patrol. When any vehicle above mentioned, or any trailer or semi trailer is disabled upon streets or highways within this city and upon which street or highway there is insufficient street lighting to reveal a vehicle at a distance of two hundred feet during darkness, a warning signal of the character indicated above shall be immediately placed at a distance of approximately one hundred feet in advance of, and one hundred feet to the rear of, such disabled vehicle by the driver thereof. The continuous flashing of at least four approved Class A-Type I turn signal lamps, at least two toward the front and at least two toward the rear of the vehicle, shall be considered to meet the requirements of this section until the devices mentioned above can be placed in the required locations. The warning signals herein mentioned shall be displayed continuously during darkness while such vehicle remains disabled upon such street or highway. (Ord. 451 §10.13, 1974.)

10.20.180   City employee parking lots restricted - Penalty for violation.

1. Whenever a parking area on city property is declared to be restricted to city employee parking only, no other unauthorized vehicle shall park in this designated area. For the purpose of Chapters 10.02 through 10.32, each day an unauthorized vehicle is parked in these areas is a separate violation and shall be subject to a penalty as set by resolution of the city council.
2. The following listed area is declared to be restricted to city employees only: The parking area located on the north side of the Fort Bragg City Hall, 416 North Franklin Street, an area between Franklin Street and the alley east of Franklin Street.
3. The following listed area is declared to be restricted to city employees and volunteer firemen only: The parking area located on the south side of the Fort Bragg Fire Station, 153 north Main Street, an area between Main Street and the alley West of Main Street.

   The fire chief is instructed to designate and mark a reasonable number of parking spaces as official visitor spaces for persons having official business at the Fire Station.

(Ord. 864; §5, 2007; Ord. 546 §1, 1981; Ord. 451 §10.14, 1974.)

10.20.190   Twenty minute parking.

"Green curb marking" means no standing or parking for any period of time longer than twenty minutes at any time between seven a.m. and six p.m. on any day except Sundays and holidays.

When authorized signs, parking meters or curb markings have been determined by the traffic committee to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any such vehicle shall stop, stand or park the vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking or sign or parking meter in violation thereof. (Ord. 864; §6, 2007; Ord. 451 §11, 1974.)

10.20.200   One hour parking.

When authorized signs, parking meters or curb markings have been determined by the traffic committee to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park the vehicle between the hours of nine a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for a period of time longer than one hour. (Ord. 451 §11.1, 1974.)

10.20.210   Two hour parking.

When authorized signs, parking meters or curb markings have been determined by the traffic committee to be necessary and are in place giving notice thereof, no operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park the vehicle between the hours of nine a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for a period of time longer than two hours. (Ord. 451 §11.2, 1974.)

10.20.220   Parallel parking on one-way streets.

1. Subject to other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or parked within eighteen inches of the left-hand curb facing in the direction of traffic movement upon any one-way street unless signs are in place prohibiting such stopping or standing.
2. In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left- hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are in place permitting such standing or parking.
3. The traffic committee is authorized to determine when standing or parking shall be prohibited upon the left-hand side of any one-way street or when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left-hand side of any one-way roadway of a highway having two or more separate roadways and shall erect signs giving notice thereof.
4. The requirement of parallel parking imposed by this section shall not apply in the event any commercial vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading freight or goods, in which case such vehicle may be backed up to the curb, provided that such vehicle does not extend beyond the centerline of the street and does not block traffic thereby.

(Ord. 451 §11.3, 1974.)

10.20.230   Diagonal parking.

On any of the streets or portions of streets established by resolution of the city council as diagonal parking zones, when signs or pavement markings are in place indicating such diagonal parking, it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to park the vehicle except:

1. At the angle to the curb indicated by signs or pavement markings allotting space to parked vehicles and entirely within the limits of the allotted space;
2. With the front wheel nearest the curb within six inches of the curb.

The provisions of this section shall not apply when the vehicle is actually engaged in the process of loading or unloading passengers, freight or goods, in which event the provisions applicable in Section 10.20.220 of this chapter shall be complied with.

(Ord. 451 §11.4, 1974.)

10.20.240   Parking space markings.

The chief of police is authorized to install and maintain parking space markings to indicate parking spaces adjacent to curbs where authorized parking is permitted.

When 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. (Ord. 451 §11.5, 1974.)

10.20.250   No stopping zones.

The chief of police shall designate established "no stopping zones" by placing and maintaining appropriate signs indicating that stopping of vehicles is prohibited and indicating the hours and days when stopping is prohibited.

During the hours and on the days designated on the signs, it is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop the vehicle on any of the streets or parts of streets established by resolution of the city council as "no stopping zones." (Ord. 451 §11.6, 1974.)

10.20.260   All night parking prohibited.

1. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on any street for a period of time longer than thirty minutes between the hours of two a.m. and four a.m. of any day when all night parking on that street has been prohibited by resolution.
2. No person shall stop, stand or park in a residential district a vehicle whose overall length exceeds thirty feet, for a period of time longer than thirty minutes between the hours of seven p.m. and seven a.m.

(Ord. 451 §11.7, 1974.)

10.20.261   Regulating Vehicle Habitation on Public Streets and Other Public Property.

1. Except in a verifiable emergency, no person shall use any vehicle parked or standing upon any public street, alley, right-of-way, public park or other public property as a temporary or permanent substitute for a residence or dwelling unit.
2. For the purposes of this section, evidence that a vehicle is being used as a temporary or permanent substitute for a residence or dwelling unit shall include, but not be limited to, use of the vehicle for living, sleeping, cooking and/or bathing purposes.

10.20.270   72 hour continuous parking violation.

No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle registered or unregistered, on any City street, alley, highway, parkway, or publicly owned or leased parking lot for more than seventy-two continuous hours. Upon receipt of a complaint (or other evidence) that a vehicle has been parked or left standing on a City street or alley for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours, the following procedures will be followed:

1. Officers will first tag the vehicle with a FBPD Vehicle Parking Warning Tag.
2. If the vehicle is not moved within seventy two (72) hours, the officer will issue a citation for violation of this section, which becomes a parking violation, carrying a fine. Said fine shall be determined by resolution of the City Council.
3. If forty eight (48) more hours have elapsed without the vehicle being moved the officer shall have the vehicle towed under California Vehicle Code Section 22651(k) which provides for removal of the vehicle in violation of the seventy two (72) hours of continuous parking rule as depicted in Fort Bragg Municipal Code Section 10.06.090.
4. For the purposes of this section, the term "moved" means that the vehicle must be driving from the location, (and not just pushed or pulled) for a distance of one City block and parked at least twenty-four (24) feet from the location where tagged or cited.
5. Citations in violation of the seventy two (72) continuous hour parking rule will be handed as parking violations through the City of Fort Bragg finance department, following the same format and procedure for all other parking violations.
6. If the vehicle's registered or legal owner wishes to dispose of the vehicle without City involvement, he or she, may contact the tow company of their choice and make arrangements for the removal of the vehicle. This will avoid additional administrative costs or other cost incurred by the City which will be passed on to them.

(Ord. 877 §4, 2008; Ord. 823 §1, 2000.)

10.20.271   Prohibited Parking of Large Motor Vehicles, Non-Motorized Vehicles and Commercial Vehicles.

1. No person shall, at any time, park or leave standing any large motor vehicle or non-motorized vehicle on any public street, highway, parkway, alley or publicly owned or leased parking lot, except:
   1. In residential districts, large motor vehicles or non-motorized vehicles attached to a motor vehicle or large motor vehicle, which are parked adjacent to the vehicle owner’s residence, are allowed for a period of time not to exceed forty-eight (48) consecutive hours, for the sole purpose of loading, unloading, cleaning, battery-charging, or other activity preparatory or incidental to travel.
   2. In residential districts, large motor vehicles, or non-motorized vehicles attached to a motor vehicle or large motor vehicle, which are parked adjacent to the vehicle owner’s residence, may be allowed for an additional period of time of up to twenty-four (24) consecutive hours, but no more than a total of seventy-two (72) consecutive hours, provided an extension has been granted by the Chief of Police.
   3. Any large motor vehicle, or non-motorized vehicle attached to a motor vehicle or large motor vehicle, which is parked on a public street, highway, parkway or alley shall at the end of the permitted period of time, whether forty-eight (48) or seventy-two (72) hours, be removed from its location, and shall not be parked on any public street, highway, parkway or alley within the City limits for a period of at least forty-eight (48) hours.
2. Removal and Penalties:
   1. Unless otherwise specified, a violation of any provision of this section shall be punishable by a fine established by resolution of the City Council.
   2. Any vehicle found in violation of this section may be cited or removed, or both cited and removed, by any member of the Police Department authorized by the Chief of Police, in the manner and subject to the requirements of this section and California Vehicle Code Section 22651 and 22852.

(Ord. 877 §5, 2008.)

10.21.010   Definitions.

The following terms whenever used in this chapter shall be construed as defined in this section:

1. "Blue curb parking space" means a space as defined by Vehicle Code Section 22511.7 reserved for disabled persons and disabled veterans. Such spaces shall be identified, posted and marked as set forth in Section 10.21.070(A) of this chapter.
2. "Disabled person" means as follows:
1. Any person who has lost, or has lost the use of, one or more lower extremities or both hands, or who has significant limitation in the use of lower extremities, or who has a diagnosed disease or disorder which substantially impairs or interferes with mobility, or who is so severely disabled as to be unable to move without the aid of an assistant device;
2. Any person who is blind to such an extent that the person's central visual acuity does not exceed twenty-two hundred in the better eye, with corrective lenses, as measured by the Snellen test, or visual acuity that is greater than twenty-two hundred, but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle not greater than twenty degrees;
3. Any person who suffers from lung disease to such an extent that his forced (respiratory) expiratory volume one second when measured by spirometry is less than one liter or his arterial oxygen tension (p02) is less than sixty mm/Hg on room air at rest;
4. Any person who is impaired by cardiovascular disease to the extent that his functional limitations are classified in severity as class III or class IV according to standards accepted by the American Heart Association;
5. A disabled veteran as defined by Vehicle Code Section 9105.

(Ord. 531 §1, 1980.)

10.21.020   Use of blue curb spaces.

Persons using blue curb parking spaces shall comply with the following:

1. No person shall park or stand any vehicle in a disabled persons parking zone (blue curb space) unless said vehicle bears a special license or displays a special placard issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles under the provisions of Vehicle Code Section 9105 or 22511.5.
2. Blue curb parking spaces shall be operative twenty-four hours a day, Sundays and holidays included.
3. Parking zones for disabled persons are subject to any temporary parking prohibitions established by the city.

(Ord. 531 §2, 1980.)

10.21.030   On-street parking.

Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22511.7, the Traffic Committee shall designate special blue curb parking spaces for the purpose of providing on-street parking for the exclusive use of disabled persons. (Ord. 873 §21, 2008; Ord. 531 §3, 1980.)

10.21.040   Off-street - Publicly owned facilities.

The Traffic Committee shall designate parking stalls or spaces in publicly owned, leased, or controlled off-street parking facilities for the exclusive use of disabled persons. (ORd. 873 §22, 2008; Ord. 531 §4, 1980.)

10.21.050   Off-street - Privately financed facilities.

1. The city hereby declares that there are privately owned and operated parking facilities which may reserve parking stalls for the exclusive use of disabled persons and encourages private owners and employers to so designate and reserve parking spaces for disabled persons. Pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 21107.8 the city council shall, by resolution, designate privately owned and maintained off-street blue curb parking spaces within the city which are held open for use by disabled persons. Upon enactment by the city council of such a resolution, the infraction provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to privately owned and maintained off-street parking facilities so designated by resolution. Off-street privately owned blue curb spaces shall be posted and marked as provided by Section 10.21.070(B) of this chapter.
2. No resolution contemplated by this section shall be enacted unless a public hearing is held thereon and ten days' prior written notice is given to the owner and operator of the privately owned and maintained off-street parking facility.

(Ord. 531 §5, 1980.)

10.21.060   Prohibition.

It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle in a publicly owned, leased or controlled stall or space designated for disabled persons. (Ord. 531 §6, 1980.)

10.21.070   Marking of spaces.

1. Blue curb spaces shall be marked in accordance with Vehicle Code Section 22511.7. They shall be indicated by blue paint on the curb edge of the paved portion of the street adjacent to the space. For further identification, the international symbol of access shall be painted on the pavement within the parking space.
2. Off-street publicly owned, leased, or controlled parking stalls or spaces reserved for the disabled shall be marked, posted, and designated pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 22511.8. The designation shall be made by posting a sign as described in paragraph 1, and by either of the markings described in paragraph 2 or 3 .
1. By posting immediately adjacent to, and visible from each stall or space, a sign consisting of a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant in white on a blue background.
2. By outlining or painting the stall or space in blue and outlining on the ground in the stall or space in white or suitable contrasting color a profile view depicting a wheelchair with occupant.
3. By outlining a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant in white on a blue background. The profile view shall be located so that it is visible to a traffic enforcement officer when a vehicle is properly parked in the space.

(Ord. 835, 2003; Ord. 531 §8, 1980.)

10.21.080   Specifications.

When parking spaces are made available to disabled persons in off-street facilities the following specifications must be complied with:

1. A minimum width of seventeen feet;
2. Located where the slope in the immediate area does not exceed two percent;
3. Placed to minimize necessary travel on sloped surfaces;
4. Located near level or ramped entrance;
5. Located to minimize travel behind parked vehicles.

(Ord. 875 §54, 2008; Ord. 531 §9, 1980.)

10.21.090   Alternative parking.

In addition to reserved (blue curb) on-street and off-street parking spaces for disabled persons, disabled persons who have procured and properly display on their vehicle a Department of Motor Vehicle license plate or placard issued pursuant to either Vehicle Code Section 9105 or 22511.5 shall be allowed to park for unlimited periods of time in parking zones otherwise restricted as to the length of time parking is permitted and shall further be allowed to park in any metered parking space without being required to pay any parking meter fees. This section shall have no application to those parking zones in which stopping, parking or standing of all vehicles is prohibited or which are reserved for other special types of vehicles. (Ord. 531 §10, 1980.)

10.21.100   Violations.

Pursuant to California Vehicle Code Sections 42001 and 42001.5, violations of this chapter are declared to be infractions, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1.12.  (Ord. 874 §26, 2008; Ord. 595, 1983; Ord. 531 §11, 1980.)

10.21.110   Enforcement.

The Fort Bragg police department shall have the authority to issue citations for violations of this chapter and shall have the responsibility for enforcement of this chapter. (Ord. 531 §12, 1980.)

10.22.010   Authority to establish loading zones.

1. The city council is authorized to determine and to mark loading zones and passenger loading zones as follows:
1. At any place in the central traffic district or any business district;
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.
2. In no event shall more than one-half of the total curb length in any block be reserved for loading zone purposes.
3. Loading zones shall be indicated by yellow paint upon the top of all curbs within such zones.
4. Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by white paint upon the top of all curbs in said zones.

(Ord. 451 §12, 1974.)

10.22.020   Curb markings designated.

The city council is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of Chapters 10.02 through 10.32, to place, and when required herein, shall place the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing regulations, and the curb markings shall have the meanings as herein set forth:

1. Red means no stopping, standing or parking at any time 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 means no stopping, standing or parking at any time between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers or materials, provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes nor the loading or unloading of materials more than twenty minutes;
3. White means no stopping, standing or parking for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox, which shall not exceed three minutes and such restrictions shall apply between seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays and except as follows:
1. When such zone is in front of a hotel or in front of a mailbox, the restrictions shall apply at all times.
2. When such zone is in front of a theater, the restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater is closed;
4. When the chief of police as authorized under Chapters 10.02 through 10.32 has caused curb markings to be placed, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle adjacent to any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the provisions of this section.

(Ord. 451 §12.1, 1974.)

10.22.030   Effect of permission to load or unload.

1. Permission herein granted to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than twenty minutes.
2. The loading or unloading of materials shall apply not only to commercial deliveries but also the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail.
3. Permission herein granted to stop or park for purposes of loading or unloading passengers shall include the loading or unloading of personal baggage but shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than three minutes.
4. Within the total time limits specified above, the provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges hereby granted.

(Ord. 451 §12.2, 1974.)

10.22.040   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 loading or unloading passengers or material for such time as is permitted in Section 10.22.030. (Ord. 451 §12.3, 1974.)

10.22.050   Standing in passenger loading zone.

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 Section 10.22.030. (Ord. 451 §12.4, 1974.)

10.22.060   Standing in any alley.

1. 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 so designated by city council resolution, within the city. The loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three minutes. The loading or unloading of materials shall not consume more than twenty minutes. These restrictions shall apply at all times, without exception for Sundays, holidays or nights. In no event shall a vehicle, whether loading or unloading, block any alleyway to vehicular traffic or prevent or obstruct other vehicles from clear passage of the alley.
2. All alleys shall be posted by visible, appropriate traffic signs indicating no stopping, standing or parking in the alley except for loading or unloading for the time specified. The traffic signs shall also indicate in bold lettering that vehicles must not obstruct or block the alleyway, regardless of loading or unloading operations.
3. Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of an infraction and punishable as provided by Section 10.32.010 of this code.

(Ord. 532 §§1,2,3, 1980.)

10.22.070   Coach zones to be established.

1. The city council is authorized to establish bus zones opposite curb space for the loading and unloading of buses or common carriers of passengers and to determine the location thereof.
2. Coach zones shall normally be established on the far side of an intersection.

(Ord. 451 §12.6, 1974.)

10.24.010   Commercial vehicles.

1. Whenever any resolution of this City designates and describes any street or portion thereof as a street, the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle, the Public Works Department shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on those streets affected by such resolution.
2. Those streets and parts of streets established by resolution of the city council are declared to be streets, the use of which is prohibited by any commercial vehicle. The provisions of this section shall not apply to passenger buses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission.

(Ord. 451 §13, 1974.)

10.26.010   Driving vehicles through railway gates or barriers.

No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed. (Ord. 451 §14, 1974.)

10.26.020   Blocking street crossings restricted.

No person shall cause or permit any railway train or railway cars or similar vehicle on rails to stop or stand 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 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. (Ord. 451 §14.1, 1974.)

10.28.010   Prima facie speed limit.

The prima facie speed limit on all streets within the city limits, excluding state highways shall be twenty-five miles per hour. Streets that are not in residence or business districts shall be posted giving notice of this speed limit. All through streets shall be so posted.

If the safe speed on any street shall be found to be less than twenty-five miles per hour, the city council may, by resolution, lower the speed limit on those streets or portions thereof. (Ord. 451 §15, 1974.)

10.28.020   Regulation of speed by traffic signals.

The chief of police is authorized to regulate the timing of traffic signals 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 shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof. (Ord. 451 §15.1, 1974.)

10.30.010   Intersections.

Intersections may be declared to be yield right-of-way intersections and when so posted, traffic must yield right-of-way to through traffic. (Ord. 451 §16, 1974.)

10.32.010   Designated.

Unless otherwise specifically provided, any person violating any provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this traffic ordinance codified in Chapters 10.02 through 10.30 is guilty of an infraction, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1.12.  (Ord. 874 §27, 2008; Ord. 864 §7, 2007.)

10.40.010   Permit required.

It is unlawful for any person to conduct a meeting, assembly, parade or procession, or use a sound-amplifying system of any kind or any other similar display, or cause or permit the same upon any public street, alley, park or any other public grounds in the city unless there has first been obtained from the city clerk a permit to do so, and the permit shall be carried by a person heading or leading the activity. (Ord. 445 §1, 1974.)

10.40.020   Exceptions from provisions.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:

1. Funeral processions;
2. Students of the schools going to and from classes or when constituting a part of their education activities and under the immediate direction and supervision of the proper school authorities; nor
3. A governmental agency within the scope of its functions.

(Ord. 445 §2, 1974.)

10.40.030   Permit - Application - Required information.

Any person desiring to conduct or manage a meeting, assembly, parade or procession or use a sound-amplifying system shall, at least sixty days before the date on which it is proposed to conduct such parade, meeting or other activity, file with the City Clerk a verified application on a form furnished by the City Clerk, setting forth the following information:

1. The name of the person or organization wishing to conduct such parade, meeting or other activity;
2. If the parade, meeting, or other activity is proposed to be conducted for, on behalf of, or by an organization, the name, address and telephone number of the headquarters of the organization, and the authorized and responsible head of such organization;
3. The name, address and telephone number of the person who will be the chairman of the parade, meeting or other activity and who will be responsible for its conduct;
4. The name, address and telephone number of the person or organization to whom the permit is desired to be issued;
5. The date when such parade, meeting or other activity is to be conducted;
6. The location or the route to be traveled, the starting point and the termination point;
7. The approximate number of persons who, and animals and vehicles which, will constitute such parade, meeting or other activity; the type of animals, and a general description of the vehicles;
8. The time when such parade, meeting or other activity will start and terminate;
9. Whether such parade will occupy all or only a portion of the width of the streets proposed to be traversed;
10. The location by streets of any assembly area or areas for such parade;
11. The time at which units of the parade will begin to assemble at any such assembly area or areas;
12. Such other information as may be required by the city clerk to enable him to make adequate arrangements, as circumstances may require, for proper policing of the proposed activity or public use of the sound-amplifying system.

(Ord. 875 §55, 2008; Ord. 445 §3, 1974.)

10.40.040   Permit - Issuance.

The City Clerk shall issue a permit as provided for hereunder when, following review by the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), the TAC finds that:

1. The conduct of such parade, meeting or other activity will not require the diversion of so great a number of police officers of the City to properly police the line of movement or location and the areas contiguous thereto, as to prevent normal police protection to the City;
2. The conduct of such parade, meeting or other activity will not substantially interrupt the safe and orderly movement of other pedestrian or vehicle traffic contiguous to its route;
3. The concentration of persons, animals and vehicles at assembly points of the parade or location of the meeting or other activity will not unduly interfere with proper fire and police protection of, or ambulance service to, areas contiguous to such assembly areas or locations;
4. The conduct of such parade or meeting or use of a sound-amplifying system will not have an undue adverse affect upon schools, hospitals, churches, businesses or residents in the vicinity of such activity;
5. The conduct of such parade, meeting or other activity will not unduly interfere with the movement of fire-fighting equipment en route to a fire or other emergency equipment;
6. The conduct of such parade, meeting or other activity is not reasonably likely to cause injury to persons or property or to provoke disorderly conduct or create a disturbance; and
7. Such parade, meeting or other activity is not to be held for the sole purpose of advertising the goods, wares or merchandise of a particular business establishment or vendor.

(Ord. 875 §56, 2008; Ord. 445 §4, 1974.)

10.40.050   Permit - Terms.

The permit to be issued by the City Clerk shall prescribe those items listed in Section 10.40.030 above, and any special conditions imposed by the TAQC during their review of the application. (Ord. 875 §57, 2008; Ord. 445 §5, 1974.)

10.40.060   Permit - Application - Notice of rejection.

The City Clerk shall forward a copy of the parade permit application to the TAC for review and discussion.  Should the TAC disapprove the application, the Community Development Department shall mail to the applicant within five days after the date of the TAC meeting where the appilcation was denied a notice of such action, stating the reasons for denial of the permit.  Such notice shall be mailed to the applicant at his or her address as given on the permit application.  (Ord. 875 §58, 2008; Ord. 445 §6, 1974.)

10.40.070   Appeal from notice of rejection.

Any person who has been denied a permit by the TAC may appeal to the City Council by filing a written notice of the appeal within five days after the mailing by the Community Development Department of the notice of rejection. (Ord. 875 §59, 2008; Ord. 445 §7, 1974.)

10.40.080   Permit - Alternative.

The TAC, in denying an application, may authorize the conduct of such parade, meeting or other activity on a date, at a time, or at a location or by a route different from that named by the applicant, and if the applicant desires to accept the proposed date, time and location or route, he or she shall, within five days after notice of the action of the TAC, file a notice of acceptance with the City Clerk. Such permit shall conform to the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 875 §60, 2008; Ord. 445 §8, 1974.)

10.40.100   Officials to be notified of proposed activity.

Immediately upon the granting of a parade permit, the city clerk shall send a copy thereof to the following:

1. The chief of the Fort Bragg police department;
2. The chief of the Fort Bragg fire department;
3. Other public officials responsible for functions deemed likely to be affected by the parade, meeting or other activity;
4. Any public transportation or other utility, the regular routes of whose vehicles will be affected by the route of the proposed parade, meeting or other activity.

(Ord. 445 §10, 1974.)

10.40.110   Interference with activity prohibited.

No person shall, without the consent of the permittee, join or participate in a parade, meeting or other activity, nor in any manner interfere with its progress or orderly conduct. (Ord. 445 §11, 1974.)

10.40.120   Penalty for violation - Nuisance declared.

Each violation of any provision of this chapter and each violation of any of the prescribed terms under which the permit is issued constitutes a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1.12. Each violation of any of the prescribed terms under which the permit is issued constitutes a public nuisance and is subject to abatement as such. (Ord. 874 §28, 2008; Ord. 445 §12, 1974.)

10.44.010   Abandoned vehicles.

This chapter is not the exclusive regulation of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles within the city. In this regard the City of Fort Bragg will utilize Section 22660, et seq. of the California Vehicle Code. (Ord. 706 §1, 1990.)

10.48.010   Scope.

This chapter is designed to regulate the operation of registered and unregistered motorcycles and motor-driven cycles by all persons, whether they possess a valid California motor vehicle operator's license or not, upon unimproved private property and upon all public property except highways, in the city. (Ord. 410 §1, 1972.)

10.48.020   Definitions.

1. "Highway" is a way or place of whatever nature, publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel. "Highway" includes street.
2. A "motorcycle" is any motor vehicle other than a tractor having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground and weighing less than one thousand five hundred pounds.
3. A "motor-driven cycle" is any motorcycle, including every motor scooter, with a motor which produces not to exceed five horsepower, and every bicycle with motor attached.
4. "Unimproved private property" means any parcel of land which either contains no structures or which is not surfaced with cement, concrete, asphaltic concrete or other similar material, or which does not have a hard surface made up of a mixture of rock, sand, or gravel bound together with a chemical or mineral substance other than natural soil.

(Ord. 410 §2, 1972.)

10.48.030   Prohibited operations.

1. No person shall operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle other than a publicly owned motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, upon any public sidewalk, walkway, parkway or in any public park or recreational area or upon any other publicly owned property, except highways, within the city. This shall not be construed to prohibit the operation of a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle having a valid California vehicle registration by any person possessing a valid California operator's license upon the public highways in the city.
2. No person shall operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, other than a publicly owned motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, upon any unimproved parcel of real property within the city except as set forth in Section 10.48.040.

(Ord. 410 §3, 1972.)

10.48.040   Exceptions.

Any person desiring to operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, and any owner of private property desiring to allow a person or persons to operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle on his private property may do so upon first obtaining a permit from the chief of police. Permits shall be issued upon his determination that:

1. The owner or owners of said real property concerned, or the person or persons in lawful possession thereof, have consented in writing to the proposed operation; and
2. The city fire marshal has certified that such proposed operation will not create any undue fire hazard by reason of the nature of the vehicle and its proposed operation or by reason of the nature of the property concerned; and
3. Such operation is of sufficient distance from occupied residences, churches, assembly halls or schools, as to likely not constitute a noise, dust or fumes nuisance.

(Ord. 410 §4, 1972.)

10.48.050   Operation by permit.

The operation of any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle on unimproved private property by authority of a permit issued in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.48.040 shall be limited to the hours commencing one-half hour before sunrise and ending one-half hour after sunset. The operation of said vehicles shall not be permitted nearer than two hundred yards to any residential structure, church, assembly hall or school. Each permit so issued shall specify the effective date or dates of operation for which the permit is valid and shall further specify the area or areas of permitted operation. The permit shall be displayed on the vehicle at all times and shall be presented to any peace officer on request. The permit is not, and shall so state on its face, an expression by the city that such proposed operation can be done with safety to the operator or other persons or property, all of which said risks are assumed by the permittee or the property owner. (Ord. 410 §5, 1972.)

10.48.060   Appeal.

Any person whose application for a permit is denied may appeal such decision to the city council by filing a written notice of appeal within ten days after notification by the chief of police that said permit has been denied. The city council shall thereupon conduct a hearing on said appeal within thirty days from the date of filing said notice of appeal with the city clerk. The decision of the city council shall be final and conclusive upon all persons concerned. (Ord. 410 §6, 1972.)

10.48.070   Violation - Penalty.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof is punishable as provided in Chapter 1.12. (Ord. 874 §29, 2008; Ord. 410 §7, 1972.)

10.52.010   Purpose.

This chapter is adopted to achieve, among others, the following purposes, and the provisions hereof are to be interpreted in order to accomplish such purposes:

1. To establish public parking lots within the city;
2. To provide for the administration and supervision of such public parking lots;
3. To regulate such public parking lots to provide parking for limited or unlimited periods of time, as appropriate;
4. To provide penalties for violation of the regulations established pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 411 §1, 1972.)

10.52.020   Acquisition.

The city may acquire property from time to time upon resolution of the city council for the purpose of establishing public parking lots, by lease on forms approved by the city council, by purchase or as otherwise provided by law, and shall establish public parking lots thereon. (Ord. 411 §2, 1972.)

10.52.030   Regulations.

The city council may, from time to time, adopt resolutions to accomplish the following:

1. To acquire by lease, purchase or otherwise, parcels of property for use as public parking lots;
2. To regulate the manner and length of time that vehicles may remain on public parking lots;
3. To provide for maintenance for such lots;
4. To provide for the employment of a parking enforcement officer or officers whose duties shall be to enforce the parking regulations on public parking lots, and such other duties as may be prescribed by such resolutions;
5. To administer funds derived from fines for violation of regulations applicable to public parking lots.

(Ord. 411 §3, 1972.)

10.52.040   Obedience to time restriction.

Whenever the council, by resolution, has restricted and limited the time and/or purpose of parking on any public parking lot of the city, and official signs or markings indicating such limitations have been erected or installed, it is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to park said vehicle on any such lot for a time longer or for a purpose other than is indicated on said sign or marking. (Ord. 411 §4, 1972.)

10.52.050   Parking within parallel lines.

Whenever the city council determines that on any public parking lot of the city it is desirable that vehicles should be parked by placing thereon parallel white lines upon the surface of such parking lots or portions thereof, it is unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park any vehicle except between, at the angle indicated by, and parallel to, both adjacent white lines. (Ord. 411 §5, 1972.)

10.52.060   Administration.

The administration of public parking lots pursuant to this chapter shall be vested in the Director of Public Works or City Engineer. The Director of Public Works or City Engineer is authorized and required to provide, erect and install the appropriate signs giving notice of parking limitations prescribed by the City Council with respect to such lots. (Ord. 873 §24, 2008; Ord. 411 §6, 1972.)

10.52.070   Violation - Penalty.

Any person violating any provision or regulation established under this chapter, including any time limitation for parking, or other regulation prescribed by the City Council by resolution hereunder, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof is punishable as provided in Chapter 1.12.  (Ord. 874 §30, 2008; Ord. 411 §7, 1972.)

10.56.010   Height of obstructions at corners of intersecting streets.

It is unlawful for the owner or occupant of any corner lot or premises in the city to install, set out, maintain, permit, or allow the installation, setting out, maintenance, or existence of any sign, fence, hedge, shrubbery, tree, natural growth or other obstruction to a view higher than 42 inches (3 1/2 feet) above the adjacent street curb level between the curbline and the property line or within that triangular area of the private lot or premises between the property lines adjacent to the corner and a diagonal line joining points on the property lines twenty feet from the point of their intersection, or in the case of rounded corners, the area circumscribed by the curve and a chord to the curve, said chord being a line drawn between the point of tangency at the beginning of the curve and the point of tangency at the end of the curve. (Ord. 875 §62, 2008; Ord. 404 §1, 1972.)

10.56.020   Height of obstructions at alleys and driveways.

It is unlawful for any owner or occupant of any premises of the city to install, set out, maintain, permit, or allow the installation, setting out, maintenance, or existence of any sign, fence, hedge, shrubbery, tree, natural growth, or other obstruction to a view higher than 42 inches (3 1/2 feet) above the adjacent street curb level between the curbline and the property line or within that triangular area of the private lot or premises between the property lines adjacent to the corner of a private or public alleyway or driveway and a diagonal line joining points on the property or driveway line five feet from the point of their intersection. (Ord. 875 §63, 2008; Ord. 404 §2, 1972.)

10.56.030   Exceptions.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to permanent buildings, public utility poles, official warning signs or signals, or to places where the contour of the ground is such that there can be no visibility at the intersection. (Ord. 404 §3, 1972.)

10.56.040   Enforcement of provisions.

The enforcement of the provisions of this chapter shall be under the direction of the Director of Public Works or City Engineer. The Director of Public Works or City Engineer may designate the representatives who may investigate violations of this chapter, give such notice as may be required to carry out the provisions of this section, and perform such other duties in connection with the enforcement of this chapter as may be imposed upon them by the Director of Public Works or City Engineer. (Ord. 873 §25, 2008; Ord. 404 §4, 1972.)

10.56.050   Maintenance of obstructions - Abatement.

In addition to the remedy by prosecution for violation of this chapter, any obstruction maintained in violation of the provisions of this chapter is a nuisance, and upon failure to abate the same within twenty days after the posting upon the premises of a notice to abate the nuisance, signed by the city engineer or his authorized representative, such officer may enter upon the premises and remove or eliminate the obstruction. In such event the cost to the city of the abatement of the nuisance shall be a personal obligation against the owner of the premises upon which the nuisance was maintained, recoverable by the city in an action before any court of competent jurisdiction. (Ord. 404 §5, 1972.)

10.58.010   Definitions of words and phrases.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall, for the purposes of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section.

1. California Vehicle Code Definitions to be Used. Whenever any words or phrases are defined in the Vehicle Code of the State of California and amendments thereto, such definitions shall prevail.
2. "Bicycle-bike" means any device upon which a person may ride, which is propelled by human power through a system of belts, chains, or gears having either two or three wheels (one of which is at least twenty inches in diameter) or having a frame size of at least fourteen inches, or having four or more wheels.
3. "Bicycle dealer" means any person, firm, partnership, or corporation which is engaged wholly or partly in the business of selling bicycles, or buying or taking in trade bicycles for the purposes of resale, selling or offering for sale, or otherwise dealing with bicycles, whether or not such bicycles are owned by such person or entity. The term also includes agents or employees of such person or entity.
4. "Bicycle lane" means any lane within the roadway designated by signs and markings for the operation of bicycles.
5. "Bicycle license" means a license tag or decal designated by the State of California in accordance with Vehicle Code Section 39001, to be permanently affixed to the bicycle in a visible location and which bears a unique number permanently assigned to that bicycle by the state.
6. "Bicycle registration certificate" (registration certificate) means the ownership card issued by the licensing agency or agent of the Fort Bragg police department upon receipt of the designated license fee.
7. "Bicycle route" means any route recommended for bicycle travel which may include bicycle paths and public streets for accommodating bicycle riders.
8. "Cyclist" means any bicycle operator.
9. "Licensing agency" means the party or parties designated by the chief of police as official licensing agencies for bicycles in the city.
10. "Pedestrian" means any person afoot or any cyclist having dismounted a bicycle and then proceeding to move the bicycle afoot.
11. "School days" means those weekdays as may be currently and officially established as regular school attendance days within this city.
12. "Skateboard" means any natural or synthetic board, equipped with wheels, upon which a person may ride or skate.
13. "Skateboard operator" means any person riding a skateboard.

(Ord. 870 §19, 2008; Ord. 530 §§1,2(D)(1), 1980.)

10.58.020   Bicycle registration coordinator.

The chief of police shall appoint one of the officers of the police department as the bicycle registration coordinator. This officer shall be in charge of bicycle registration, shall keep records and statistics pertaining to such registration and shall report quarterly to the chief of police regarding the bicycle registration program. (Ord. 530 §2(A), 1980.)

10.58.030   Bicycle safety officer.

The chief of police shall appoint one of the officers of the police department as the bicycle safety officer. This officer shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining a public education program of bicycle safety within the city. The bicycle safety officer shall report to the chief of police quarterly regarding the establishment and maintenance of a bicycle safety program. (Ord. 530 §2(B), 1980.)

10.58.040   Coordination of activities.

The bicycle registration coordinator and the bicycle safety officer shall coordinate their activities as fully as possible. The same officer may be designated as bicycle registration coordinator and safety officer. (Ord. 530 §2(C), 1980.)

10.58.050   Bicycle licensing.

1. Bicycle registration is permissive, not mandatory. Any person who is a resident of the city or who operates a bicycle within the city limits may voluntarily register his/her bicycle pursuant to this chapter.
2. For purposes of this chapter, the chief of police and his representative shall be designated as the official licensing agent. The chief of police is hereby authorized to appoint such responsible persons as the chief of police deems desirable to assist in the capacity of bicycle licensing agencies. Each licensing agency shall license bicycles for persons desiring to operate bicycles within the city limits as defined by this chapter. Licensing agencies shall submit annual reports to the chief of police indicating a summary of all licensing activities and fees collected.

(Ord. 530 §2(D)(2), 1980.)

10.58.060   Bicycle registration certificate - Bicycle License - Insurance.

At the time that any person licenses a bicycle and pays the established license fee in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the licensing agency shall provide him with a registration certificate bearing the date, owner's name, address, telephone number, bicycle license number, the bicycle manufacturer, type and frame number and any other descriptive material concerning the bicycle deemed necessary by the licensing agency. In addition, at the time of licensing, the bicycle owner shall be issued his permanent bicycle license bearing the unique number reflecting the proper indicia procedure from the Director of Motor Vehicles pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 39001. Bicycle licenses shall be renewed on January 1st of the third year following the year of initial registration. (Ord. 530 §2(D)(3), 1980.)

10.58.070   Sale or transfer of bicycle.

Whenever any person sells, trades, disposes of, or transfers any bicycle licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, he may endorse upon the registration certificate previously issued for such a bicycle a written transfer of same, setting forth the name, address, and telephone number of the transferee, the date of transfer, the signature of the transferor, and may deliver said registration certificate, so endorsed, to the licensing agency at the time of transfer. The transferee may, within ten days after such transfer, apply to the licensing agency for a transfer of the registration certificate. A fee in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of the City Council shall be charged for such transfer of ownership. (Ord. 871 §18, 2008; Ord. 530 §2(D)(4), 1980.)

10.58.080   Lost or stolen license receipt - Bicycle plate - Report - Replacement.

1. In the event that any registration certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is lost or stolen, the licensee of such bicycle may immediately notify the licensing agency, and within ten days after such notification can apply to the licensing agency for a duplicate registration certificate; whereupon, said licensing agency shall issue to such licensee a duplicate registration certificate, upon payment to the licensing agency of a fee in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
2. In the event that any bicycle license issued pursuant to the provision of this chapter is lost or stolen, the licensee may immediately notify the licensing agency of such loss, and may within ten days apply to said licensing agency for a new bicycle license; whereupon, the licensing agency shall issue to such licensee a new bicycle license upon payment to said licensing agency of a fee in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. 871 §19, 2008; Ord. 530 §2(D)(5), 1980.)

10.58.090   Fees.

The fees required to be paid pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall bein the amounts as established from time to time by resolution of the City Council.  (Ord. 871 §20, 2008; Ord. 530 §2(D)(6), 1980.)

10.58.100   Tampering with registration certificate - Bicycle license - Serial number prohibited.

1. A. It is unlawful and an infraction for any person to tamper with, destroy, mutilate or alter any registration certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
2. It is unlawful and an infraction for any person to remove, destroy, mutilate or in any way alter or tamper with any bicycle license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
3. It is unlawful and an infraction for any person to remove, alter or mutilate the serial number of any bicycle frame licensed under the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 530 §2(D)(7), 1980.)

10.58.110   Bicycle dealers - Weekly bicycle sales reports required.

Any person engaged in the business of buying, selling or trading new or used bicycles within the city is hereby requested to make an annual report to the licensing agency giving the name, address and telephone number of all persons either buying, selling or trading new or used bicycles and the bicycle manufacturer, type, frame number and bicycle license number, if any. (Ord. 530 §2(D)(8), 1980.)

10.58.120   Bicycle fund.

All amounts collected in excess of the cost of conducting and administering the bicycle licensing program, including reasonable cost reimbursement to licensing agencies, shall be placed in a special bicycle fund. The bicycle fund shall be used to improve bicycle safety programs and to establish and maintain bicycle facilities, including but not limited to, bicycle paths and lanes. (Ord. 530 §2(D)(9), 1980.)

10.58.130   Police authorized to number bicycle frames.

All bicycles sold as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter may have, as a means of identification, serial numbers stamped on the frame of the bicycle in a manner determined by the Director of Motor Vehicles. The police department may stamp numbers on the left rear fork ends or such other portion of the frame or gear casing if the left fork ends cannot be adequately stamped, upon such bicycles not bearing manufacturers' serial numbers. (Ord. 530 §2(D)(10), 1980.)

10.58.140   Annual bicycle safety report.

The chief of police shall render an annual bicycle safety report to the city council as part of the department's annual traffic safety report pursuant to Section 10.04.040 of this code. (Ord. 530 §2(E), 1980.)

10.58.150   Report of bicycle accident.

1. The operator of a bicycle involved in any accident at whatever location within this city, which accident results in injury to any person or in property damage in excess of one hundred dollars, shall within twenty-four hours after such accident make a written report of such accident to the police department of this city.
2. Every such report shall state the date and time when and the place where the accident took place, the names and addresses of the person owning and of the person operating such bicycle, the registration number of every such bicycle, if any, and shall briefly describe the circumstances of the accident.
3. The operator of any bicycle involved in an accident shall not be subject to the requirements or penalties of this section if and during the time he is physically incapable of making a report, but in such event he shall make a report as required herein within twenty-four hours after regaining ability to make such report.

(Ord. 530 §3, 1980.)

10.58.160   Operation upon sidewalks.

No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within the central business district, as described by this chapter, nor shall any person ride upon any such sidewalk within this city which has been posted with signs prohibiting such riding. Violation of this section is an infraction. (Ord. 530 §4(A), 1980.)

10.58.170   Restrictions on the use of skateboards.

1. It is unlawful for any person to skate, or use, or ride any skateboard or, other similar device on or over any public streets, bridge, underpass sidewalk, sidewalk space, park, public pedestrian walkway or publicly owned parking facility within the city limits, in violation of the following restrictions:
1. Such use shall not occur after sunset of one day and before sunrise of the following day.
2. Persons riding skateboards on streets shall ride as near to the right side of the street as practicable.
3. No person riding a skateboard shall attach the same or himself or herself to any other vehicle.
4. Persons riding skateboards shall yield the right-of-way to all motor vehicles and pedestrians.
5. No person shall ride a skateboard when approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in the street, where the view of such person is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard from an approaching motor vehicle.
6. It is unlawful to place or use on all public streets, sidewalks, alleys, parks or any and all publicly owned facilities within the city limits, skateboard jumping devices or ramps.
7. Except as hereinabove provided, any person riding a skateboard shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to a rider of a bicycle, as provided by California Vehicle Code Section 21200, which Section is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof.
2. Prohibitions on the use of skateboards. It is unlawful for any person to skate, or use, or ride any skateboard or similar devise upon or over any public street, bridge, underpass, sidewalk, sidewalk space, park, public pedestrian walkway, or publicly owned parking facility in the central business district, as said area is defined under Section 10.58.010(h) of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code.
3. Penalty for violation. Violation of this ordinance is deemed to be an infraction. (10/2003) (Ord. 679 §§2,3,4, 1987; Ord. 530 §4(B), 1980)

10.58.180   Bicycles on pedestrian bridge.

No person shall ride a bicycle upon any pedestrian bridge within this city which has been posted with signs prohibiting such riding. (Ord. 530 §4(C), 1980.)

1. For the abandoned vehicle removal ordinance, see Chapter 10.44 of this code.
2. For statutory provisions regarding the registration and licensing of bicycles, see Vehicle Code §39000, et seq. For the authority to impose fines as infractions punishable by citation, see Government Code §36900.