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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1257 2 3 4 8 6' 7 8 9; Z4 1~. 12 ].3 I4 1.5 Z6 17 18 is 24 2I, 22 23 24 '' 25 24 II Ordinance No. _ ~ ~~ ^_ AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, REGULATING PARKING UPON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF BUTTE The Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of California, DO ORDAIN as follows: Section 1, PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIC PLACES. (a) The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation to prohibit stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on certain highways or portions thereof at all or certain hours of the day and to place signs or curb markings as described in Section 6, at any of the following places for the purpose of alleviating dangerous or hazardous traffic conditions, facilitating the full use of the roadway, facilitating the movement of traffic or serving the convenience of the public: (1) At any place within one hundred (l0~) feet of the intersection of two or more highways. {2} At any place within twenty-five (25) feet of a railroad grade crossing. {3) Adjacent to either side of a crosswalk or driveway entrance for a distance not to exceed fifty (50) feet from either side of such crosswalk or driveway. (4) Adjacent to any fire hydrant when it has been determined that stopping, standing or parking of any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, would present some special hazard or would prevent ready access to the fire hydrant, (5) At any place in connection with a street or highway vehicular parking layout or plan. 1 2 3 4~ 5 B 7 8 9: 1:0 1Z 12: 13 3.4 3.5 16 17 18 19 20 2I 22 23 24 25 28 {6) On either or both of the sides of a highway in those areas where any highway has been cleared of snow by snow plows, and the width of the highway is restricted by reason of snow conditions. (7) On either or both of the sides of a highway when the width of the roadway and shoulders of such highway does not exceed twenty {20) feet or upon one side of a highway when the width of the roadway and shoulders of such highway does not exceed thirty (30} feet. (8) On either or both of the sides of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation. (b) Whenever 'the Director of Public Works finds ~ upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that the conditions because of which stopping, standing or parking was prohibited as authorized in Section l(a) no longer exist, he shall remove such signs and such curb markings from such portion of such street or highway. Section 2. BOARD TO ESTABLISH LOADING ZONES. (a} Whenever the Board of Supervisors determines upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation that loading zones, passenger loading zones ar bus loading zones are necessary on any highway or portion thereof, the Board shall by resolution direct the Director of Public Works to place signs or curb markings as provided in Section.6 on such highway or portion thereof . z. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 l~. 12 13- 14 15: 16- 1'7 18 19 20. 2~. 22 23 24. 2~ . 26 (b} Whenever the Board upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation finds that the conditions, because.af which loading zones, passenger loading zones and bus loading zones were established along such highway or part ion thereof as provided in Section 2(a ), no longer exist, the Board shall by resolution direct the Director of Public Works to remove such signs ar Such curb markings designating such zones. Section 3o EFFECT OF PERMISSION TO LOAD OR UNLOAD. (a) Permission herein granted to stop or stand a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading freight shall apply only to commercial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor, and in no event for more than twenty (20) minutes. (b) The loading or unloading of freight shall apply only to commercial deliveries, the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail. (c) Permission herein granted to stop ar 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 (3) minutes. (d) Within the total time limits above specified, the provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommo- date necessary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse of the privileges hereby granted. ,.... 3a 1 Section 4. STANDING IN ANY ALLEY. No person sha11 2 stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the 3 loading or unloading of passengers or freight in any alley. ¢ Section 5. BUS LOADING ZONES ADJACENT TO SCHOOLS. 5; {a) The Director of Public Works is hereby 6 authorized upon the basis of a traffic engineering investigation 7 to place signs or curb markings described in Section 6 indicating g Bus Loading Zone upon either side of any street adjacent to any g, school property when such loading zone would facilitate the 14 orderly movement of traffic. Z1~ (b) Whenever the Director of Public Works, upon 12' the basis of a traffic engineering investigation, finds that the 13 conditions because of which a bus loading zone was established 14 as provided in Section 5(a) no longer exist, he sha11 remove such 15 signs and curb markings. 16' Section.6. CURB MARKINGS TO INDICATE N4 STOPPING AND 17 PARKING REGULATIONS. lg {a) The Director of Public forks is hereby 19 authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this 2Q. ordinance, to place, and when required herein shall place, the 2Z following curb markings to indicate stopping, standing or parking 22 regulations, and said curb markings shall have the meaning herein 2~ set forth: 24~ (1) Red sha11 mean no stopping, standing or 25' parking, whether the vehicle is attended or unattended, except as 26 permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a bus may stop in 4. 1 2 3 4 6 s 7 8 9 ia. it ~2 13 Z4 ~.5 16 1.7 18- 19 20` 2I 22 2~ 24 23 26 a red zone marked or sign pasted as a bus loading zone. {2) Yellow indicates stopping only for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers ar freight, provided that the laading ar unloading of passengers shall not consume mare than three (3) minutes nor the loading or unloading of ',freight more than twenty (20) minutes. (3) White shall mean no stopping, standing or 'parking for any purpose other than laading ar unloading of pass- engers, provided that the Loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three {3) minutes, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mail box. {4) Green shall mean no stopping, standing or ,parking for longer than twenty {20} minutes. {b) When there are no curbs, the Director of Public Works shall indicate the stopping, standing or parking regulations by ,installing, in lieu of curb markings, appropriate signs giving notice of such regulations. Section 7. PENALTY. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or disobeying any signs or markings installed pursuant thereto, shall be punished upon a first conviction by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars {$50} and for a second conviction within a period of one year by a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars {$100) and far a third or any subsequent conviction within a period of one year by a fine of not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars {$250). ..a.. 5. 1 2 3 4 5` 5 7 8 9 10 11' 12 ~.3 14' 15 16 i7 18 19 2a 21 22; 23 24 2S 26 Section 8. ENACTMENT CLAUSE. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage and before the expiration of fifteen (15:) days after its passage it shall be published once with the names of the members voting for and against the same in a newspaper published in the County of Butte. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Super- visors this J,~~ day of April. 1972, by the following vote: AYES: Superv~.sors Madigan, r~cKillvp, Reynolds and Chairman Gi3:man NOES: Sup~r~sor Maxon ABSENT: None NOT VOTING: None ~ ~ ~~~ Board of ATTEST: CLARK A. NELSON, County Clerk and ex--officio Clerk of the Board By trairman o rvisors 6.