HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 210-1940 ORDINANCE RE~ING TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC
ETS OF THE OiT.~Y 0F SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO.
The city council of the City of ~uth San Francisco do Ordain
as follows:
ITION~: ~.
$~etio~l.',l. ;~ ~he following words and expressions, whemev®~
useA im ~l~is or~inam~, shall have ~he meanings given to th®m,
reap®e~lvely, lm ~he Vehielm G-e~e of the $ta~e of ~allforni& as
the same emists~ on the first ~ay of ~eto~r, 195~: Street, roadway,
~idowalk, im~ermectiom, w~hiclm, per,om, ~riw~r, ~perator, priwa~m'
~rivm~ay ~d remidenem
~ffielal wa~l~ ~d diree~iom signs ~d
mh~l, as thos~ e~res~ions are use~ he~im, me~ all warnln~
· lree~iem mi~m ~d si~al~ eenformi~ with said V~hiel~ ~m
me% imeonsls~em~ wi~h this ordin~em, whether heretoform or hereaf~mr
plaem~ or er~ete~ ~der this ordin~e~ by authority of ~he eiSy
........ / A~ORI~ OF POLICE. ~
......... /T~F~C SIGNS ~ SI~~
~e~iem ~ ~dlen~ ~e peliem. ~ffle~r~ of ~he policm
~epar~m~m~ are her~y authorized ~e dirmet all traffic by me~a of
visibl~ or aute~%i~ sisals. It mhall ~ unlaw~l for any
~o r~sm or fail ~o eo~ly with ~y law~l erdmr, ~i$~ ~r dir~iem
of a %raffie er police offie~. I$ shall ~e ~law~l for ~y
~lr~ er att~p% ~o dir~e~ %raffle, unlearn authorized to do me by
order of the chief of polie~
Se~i~ ~ ~gns. ~e city ee~ell shall, ~y ~solu~lem~
d~e~!~ ~d ~esi~atm the eharaeSer of all official wa~ing
~lr~etiom ~lSs ~d sisals. ~bJe~ to this s~etien, the chief ef
~eliee i~ hermby au~horiz~, ~d am to thos~ signs requl~ hereundmr,
1~ ~11 ~ him du~y, to place ~ ~intaim or cause to be
am~ ~ln~aine~ all official wa~i~ and direction siSs ~d ~l~al~.
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Section 4, No provision ef this o~dlnence, for which slg~s
are required, shall be enforcible against the alleged violator if,
at the time and place of the alleged violation, the sign herein re-
qul~re4 is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen
by an ordinarly observant person.
Section 5. No public utility or department in this city shall
erect or place any barrier or sign, unless of a type first approve~
by the chief of police. It shall be unlawful for any driver or
operator or pedestrian to disobey the instruction of any barrier or
sign approve~, as above pr~0vide~, erected or placed by a public utility
or by any department of this city.
T~IC. MARKER, LINES, BOULEVARD STOPS.
Section 6. Location of turning markers. The chief police
is hereby authorized, and as to those intersections mentioned in para-
graph (1) of this section, it shall be his duty to place or cause to
be placed the turning markers in intersections as follows:
(1) Within intersections where e~her~lntersect-
ing roadway is less than sixty (60) feet in width and in intersections
where one street terminates in another, a marker shall be placeA at
every intersection of the medial 12~e of each street with the prolonga-
tion of the property or the cu'~b, lines of the~interseotlng street~/or.
as near ths~ntersection point of said line as may be practical.
(2) Intersections other than those mentioned in
paragraph (I) may be' marked as Provided in paragraph (1), or a single
marker, m~y be Placed within such intersection at the intersection of
the medial line of the intersecting street.~
Section ?, Boul®vax~t stops. The driver or operator of any
vehicle shall stop such vehicle immediately before entering upon the
respective.streets or avenues hereinafter named from any one of the
respective s~reets or avenues hereinafter named and intersecting
therewith' particularly specifle~ as follows:
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(1) Upon ~/agnolla Avenue from Commercial Avenue and Miller
Avenue.
(m) Upon Lux Avenue from Cypress Avenue.
(n) Upon Hallroa~ Avenue from Maple Avenue, Spruce Avenue,
Magnolia Avenue, ~range Avenue1 and Circle Court.
(e) Upon Orange Avenue from A Street, B Street am~ C Street,
(p) Upon Mission Roa~ from Gran~ Avenue.
be chief of police is hereby authorl~.e~ an~ re~uire~ to
place an~ maintal~ or cause to be place~ an~ maintaine~ upon each
e~ every stx~eet intersecting a~other street, where the operator is
re~uire~ to stop such vehicle, an~ at or near the property line of
such street appropriate signs upon the street er ~evlces or marks
lm the roadway, such signs, ~evices or marks te bear the wor~ -STOP~
or ~he wor~s "~V~ ~P= in such position ~d with letters of a
size to be clearly legible from a distance of fifty (~0) feet alcng
t~e steer intersecting such other steer.
R~S FOR D~VING.
~ction 8. Cros~ng fire hose. No vehicle shall be ~riven
over any ~protecte~ ~ese of the fire department when laid ~o~ on
~y at,et or private ~riveway, to be used at any fire or alarm of
fire, without the consent of the chief of the fire ~epartment, o~ the
assiat~t la c~~.
sec~!em ~?~ Bicycle rl~lng restricted. It shall be umlaw~l
to ri~e a bicycle upon ~y sidewalk lm sal~ city. ~e rider of a
bicycle upon a roadway shall ri~e as nearly as practicable within five
(~) feet of the right h~ curb or e~ge of the roadway, except when
passing a stan~i~ or other vehicle, or m~iag a left h~d t~n' at ~y
intersection.
(a) Upon Grand Avenue from each of the following name~
streets and avenues;
Division Street, Cypress Avenue, Maple Avenue, Walnut Avenue
Spruce Avenue, Magnolia Avenue, Locust Avenue, Orange Avenue,
Avenue, Eucalyptus Avenue, Laurel Avenue, Chestnut Avenue, Oak Avenue
and Willow Avenue.
(b) Upon Bay Shore Boulevax~l from each of the following
named streets and avenues:
Randolph Avenue, Butler Avenue, Chapman Avenue, Linden Avenue,
Armour Avenue, Pine Avenue, California Avenue, Lux Avenue, Miller
AvenUe, Grand Avenue and Baden Avenue.
[~) Upon Linden Avenue from each of the following named
streets and avenues:
~Iroad Avenue, First Lane, Commerelal Avenue, Second Lane,
Baden Avenue, Third Lane ' Grand Avenue, ~ourth Lane, Miller Avenue,
Tamarae~ Avenue, Lux Avenue, Sixth Lane, California Avenue, Seventh
Lane, Pine Avenue, Eighth Lane, Aspen Avenue, Ninth Lane, ~uniper
Avenue, Armour Avenue and Hillside Boulevard.
(d) Upon Baden Avenue from Cypress Avenue, Maple Avenue,
Spruce Avenue, Orange Avenue., Magnolia Avenue, Acacia Avenue and
Euc alypt us Avenue.
(e) Upon Miller Avenue from ~pruce Avenue.
(f) Upon Lux Avenue from Spruce Avenue.
(g) Upon C~ommercial Avenue from Orange Avenue.
(h) Upon C'hestnut Avenue from Miller Avenue.
(1) Upon C2preas Avenue from Lux Avenue.
(J) Upon Eli CAsino Real from FlrSt~.Street, Second Street an~
Orange Avenue.
(k) Upon Maple Avenue from Commercial Avenue:, Miller Avenue.,
Lux Avenue, Walnut Avenue and California Avenue.
Section 10. Riding on handlebars prohibite~. It shall be
unlawful for the operator of any bicycle or motorcycle, when upon
a street, to carry any other person upon the bar, handle or tank of
any such vehicle, or for such person to so ride upon any such vehicle.
Section il. Use of coasters, roller skates and similar
devices restricted. It shall be unlawful for any person upon roller
skates to ride on, or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or
similar device to go upon any roa/~ or upon the sidewalk upon any of
the streets described as follows:
Grand Avenue from Maple Avenue to 'Division
Stre®~; Linden Avenue from Baden Avenue to Miller Avenue, Mapie..
Avenue from Baden Avenue to Miller Avenue, Cypress Avenue from
Baden Avenue to Miller Avenue, and Bay Shore Boulevar~l for the
entire length.
/~ Section lE. Unlawful to Drive Through Funeral Processions.
It shall be unlawful far the driver or operator of any vehicle to ~
drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral procession, provided
that such vehicles are conspicuously so designated.
Section l~. 01inging to Moving Vehicles. It shall be unlaw-
ful for any person traveling upon any bicycle, motorcycle or any toy
vehicle to cling to or at~ach himself or his vehicle to any other
moving vehicle or street car upon any roadway.
Section lA. It shall be unlawful to park any automobile, other
than an automobile used in the United states postal service, in front
of a post office, or to park an automobile in front of any bank
entrance during banking hours, or upon the portion of Butler Avenue
east of Bay ~h. ore Boulevard, or upon either side of CYPress-. Avenue with-
In the distance of fifty (50) feet north of the north line of Gran~ AVenue.
Section 15. The City Council shall, from time to time, as
public convenience may require, establish certain areas to be known
as bus stops, which shall be designate~ by appropriate signs. Smch
bus stops shall not exceed fifty (50) feet in length, and shall no~
l~e. place/~ adjacent to a safety zone.
Se,etlon 16, The driver or operator of a vehicle shall not
park such vehicle for longer than one (1) hour between the hours
of ? o'clock a. m. and 6 o'clock p. m. of any day, except Sundays
and holidays, on streets designated as follows:
Grand Avenue from Division Street to Maple
Avenue, Bay Shore Boulevar~ from Miller Avenue to subway; Linden
Avenue from Baden Avenue to Miller Avenue, Cypress Avenue from
Miller Avenue to Baden Avenue; Division Street from Miller Avenue
to' Grand Avenue; nor shall the operator of a vehicle park such ve-
hicle at any time in Third and Fourth Lanes between Cypress and
Maple Avenue, except for the purpose of loading an~ unloading.
Section 1~..EarlY Morning Parking Limited. It shall be un-
lawful for the driver or operator of any vehicle to park sal~
vehicle on any street for a perlo~ of time longer than one {1) hour
~tween the hours of ~ o'clock a. m. and 6 o'clock a. m. of any day.
........ .:~ pollce officer may cause any vehicle, parked in violation of
this section, to be taken to some public garage in said city. The
expenses of so removing such vehicle and storing the same shall be a
lien upon such vehicle. The cost of removing such vehicle- to a public
garage shall not exceed Two Dollars {$~.00) and the charge to be made
for storing such vehicle is hereby fixed at Fifty {50) cents for each
twenty-four (24) hours or fraction thereof.
Section 1S. Standing or Parking Close to Curb. The driver
or operator of a vehicle shall not stop, stand or park such vehicle
in a roadway other than parallel with the curb and with the two right-
hand wheels of the vehicle within one (1) foot of the curb, except in
any residence district now established or which may be hereafter
establishe~, and except on Grand Avenue between Maple Avenue and the
Bay ~hore Boulevard where vehicles may be parked diagonally against the
curb at such angles as may be indicated by lines placed upon the
pavement under the direction of the chief of police.
Section 19, At such places as may be designated By asia
city council, the chief of police shall cause paint to be placed
upon the top of curbing in the following colors: red, yellow
and white.
(a) Red indicates no stopping, standing or parking, whether
the vehicle ia attende/~ or unattende~l; provided that a bus may stop
in a red zone marked or sign posted as. a bus loading zone.
(b) Yellow indicates stopping only for the purpose of load-
ing or unloading passengers or freight at any time between the hour
of 8 o'clock a. m. and the hour of & o'clock p. m. of any /~ay, except
Sundays and holidays.
(o) ~hlte indicates stopping only for loading or unloading
of passengers between the hour of 8 o'clock a. m. and the hour of
6 o'cloc~ p. m. of any day, except SUndays. and holidays.
Section ~0, ~xcept as provided in Section 1/~ of this ordinance,
it shall be unlawful to stop, stand or par~ any vehicle in any street
in the business district of said city, unless the front portion of
suah vehicle shall point forward along the curb to the right of the
driver thereof.
Section '21. It shall he unlawful for the proprietor or
operator of any garage, in which vehicles are repaire/[, to permit or
allow any damaged vehicle or any vehicle needing repair or adjustment,
to stand upon any street or other public thoroughfare in said city
more than one (1) hour Before such vehicle is repaired or adJuste/~.
Se0tlon 22, Parking Vehicles for Sale. It shall be unlawful
for any person to par~ any vehicle upon any street for the purpose
of displaying it for sale.
action ~3. It shall be unlawful to unlaod merchandise from
any vehicle upon any sidewalk upon Grand Avenue between Cypress Avenue
and Maple Avenue between the hours of nine (9) o,cloc~ a. m. and seven
(?) o'clock p. m. of any day, or to permit merchandise to be deposited
upon or remain upon said sidewalk during such time.
Section 24, It shall be unlawful to drive any vehicle upon
any street of said city when any solid or liquid material carried
in or upon such vehicle is allowed to drop therefrom upon such
st re et.
Section 25, It shall be unlawful to drive any vehicle over,
across or upon any portion of any sidewalk in said city where pro-
vision has not been made for a vehicle crossing in such sidewalk.
Section 26. It shall be unlawful to deposit, or store or
leave standing, any vehicle, or wrecked or dismantled vehicle, or
part er parts of any vehicle, or of any wrecke~ or dismantle~ vehicle.
upon any land in said city, not covered by some building conforming
to the building ordinances of said city, and not owned by the person
or persons having the custc~ly or control of Such vehicle, or wrecke~
or dismantled vehicle, or part or parts of such vehicle, or wrecke~
'or dismantled Vehicle, without the written consent of the recor~
owner or owners of such lend first thereunto obtained and duly acknow-
ledge~,by such owner or owners, before some officer competent to
administer an oath, and filed in the office of the city clerk of said
city.
PEN_A_LTIES.
Section 27. Any person violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Three Hundred
Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the city Jail for a period
not exceeding three (5) months, or by both such fine and imprison-
section ~8, Effect of Ordinance. If any section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held
to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City
Co'~ncil hereby declares that it would have passe~ this ordinance and
each section, sub-section, sentence, clause and phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sentences,
clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
~eetion Eg~ This ordinance shall be published once in 'The
Enterprise~, a weekly newspaper printed and published in said City
of South San Francisco, and shall take effect and be in force from
and after the expiration of thirty (301 days after its adoption.
Introduced this ~i~ day of~~ , 1940.
Passed and adopted as an ordinance of the City of South ~an
Francisco et a regular meeting of the Cit~_~ouncil of the City of
South San Francisco, this ~ day of .. ,lOAO,
by the following vote:f
Ayes, ~ou~cilme~ ~~~~.~
Absent, Councilmen
Approved:
Ma~[Qr of 'San Francisco.