HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - May 6, 1987 (58)ra-Y-1 (-Al Y OF LODI
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
MEETING DATE: May 6, 1987
COUNCIL C0i��:l UNICh T I:
SUBJECT: Set Public Hearing on Traffic Ordinance and Traffic Resolution
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council initiate adoption proceedings of
a new Traffic Ordinance and accompanying Traffic Resolution and set the
matter for public hearing at the regular meeting of July 15, 1987, pursuant
to Streets and Highways Code Section 35705.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The attached Traffic Ordinance and accompanying
Traffic Resolution are being recommended for adoption for a number of
reasons. They are:
1. Some sections of ttie present ordinance are obsolete with respect to the
California Vehicle Code and should be revised or deleted.
2. Our present ordinance is written such that it must be revised frequently
in ,areas whe:•e the Vehicle Code allows changes to be made by resolution
or by staff. By taking advantage of all or some of these situations,
Council and staff time will be saved and there will be a small savings in
actual expenditures (i.e., publication of ordinances, revising code book).
3. Revis'on of the outdated ordinance has been recommended by the Institute
of Transportation Studies under the auspices of the State Office of
Traffic Safety. A copy of the applicable portion of their report is
attached (Exhibit A).
To accomplish the above, sample ordinances from the League of California
Cities and a model ordinance from the Southern California Chapter of the
American Public Works Association were reviewed. The City's ordinance was
reorganized to follow the order of the applicable sections of the model
ordinance. Revisions were made to meet Lodi's needs and the draft was
reviewed by all affected departments. To simplify review of the draft
ordinance, the following exhibits have been prepared and are attached:
Exhibit B - Proposed Ordinance
Exhibit C - Draft of proposed Traffic Resolution
Exhibit D - List of major changes with comments
APPROVED: / / FILE N0.
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THOMAS A_ PFTF�it' � ManaQer
CTRAFFIC/TXTW.C,2M April 28, 1987
City Council
Pace 2
May 6, 1987
The major change is the use of the "Traffic Resolution." It contains items
now done by ordinance (one-way streets and alleys, through streets, speed
limits, prohibitions on commercial vehicles, parking regulations). In
general, it includes all traffic restrictions which are controlled on the
street by signs. Citations can be issued under the appropriate Vehicle Code
section or the City ordinance section requiring obedience to official traffic
control devices.
The resolution compiles other actions now done by separate resolution. Its
use will eliminate the need for frequently revising the City Code in order to
make changes in these areas. In fact, some ordinances (i.e., through streets
and stop intersections) have not been placed in the Code because of the
difficulty and expense in revising the Code with every change.
Because of the length and detail contained in the attached exhibits, this
memo is being kept relatively short. This ordinance will be reviewed
verbally by staff with the Council and any specific areas of concern can be
reviewed in greater detail.
Because of the sections on prohibitions of commercial vehicles, a special
hearing must be held on this ordinance. Pursuant to State statute, the time
fo%- submission of objections shall not expire, and the hearing may not be
held less than 6 days after the first publication of notice.
,,lack L. Ronsko
Publi Works Director
JLR/RCP/ma
Attachments
cc: City Attorney
Police Chief
Street Superintendent
Assistant Civil Engineer - Traffic
CTRAFFIC/TXTW.02M April 28, 1987
Exhibit AJ
CITY OF LODI
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AN ENFORCEMENT AND ENGINEERING ANALYSIS
OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS
JUNE 18 & 19, 1986
POPULATION: 43,000 AREA: 9 Square Miles
MART{ L. KERMIT, P.E.
DIRECTOR, ITS EXTENSION PROGRAMS
Institute of Transportation Studies
University of California
102 Naval Architecture
Berkeley, California 94720
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ENGINEEP14G EVALUATION .
II. INTRODUCTION
The Team Engineer wishes to express his appreciation for
being invited to evaluate the Traffic Engineering program
for the City of Lodi. The City has a very dedicated,
competent and well trained staff and the condition of
its traffic control plant is very good. In 1982, the
Engineering and Enforcement Team did a similar evaluation.
At that time the opinion was that Lodi was doing a very
good traffic engineering job. The report made six engineer-
ing recommendations, part of which have been done. Where
appropriate, those recom.Tendations that have not been
accomplished will be re -recommended.
III. LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
Title 10 of the Lodi Municipal Code, Vehicles and Traffic,
assigns the responsibility for traffic engineering functions
and for traffic.,.regulations. There is,no mention of traffic
engineering or of a Traffic Engineer; however the City
Engineer, who is also the Director of Public Works, is
given responsibility to place and maintain traffic control
devices, institute double turning regulations and paint
parking stalls. The Chief of Police is assigned responsi-
bility for emergency parking restrictions, bicycle licensing
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and, for some reason that is hard to fathom,
the hours
of operation of
traffic control devices. In reality,
this last item is
decided by the City Engineer.
The Council
retains authority
over all the major and minor traffic
regulations plus
the designation of loading
zones, bus
zones and red curbs.
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The 1982 report stated that the City Code was outdated
and was being revised. This revision is still in process
but it certainly should be expedited. The present Code
is unusual in that the Council retains so much authority,
even over minor traffic regulations and operational items
such as loading zones, bus zones and curb markings. Most
City Councils keep jurisdiction ever the more controversial
types of traffic regulations such as one-way streets and
? STOP sign designation, but delegates authority for minor
traffic regulations and traffic control devices to adminis-
trative units. ?t appears to the Team Engineer that this
would be a wise thing for Lodi to do.
If this were done,
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at times the Council felt that the City Engineer
fthey
was not
as responsive to public concerns as necessary,
There is no Traffic
Commission, bu, the Chamber
of Commerce
has a Highway and
Transportation Committee
that meets
certain
once a month and
to which public officials
interested
tion of
in traffic problems
in the Lodi area are invited.
While
the Committee has no official status, it does
serve some
of the functions of
a Traffic Commission in that
it provides
a sounding board for
public concerns on traffic problems.
The 1982 report stated that the City Code was outdated
and was being revised. This revision is still in process
but it certainly should be expedited. The present Code
is unusual in that the Council retains so much authority,
even over minor traffic regulations and operational items
such as loading zones, bus zones and curb markings. Most
City Councils keep jurisdiction ever the more controversial
types of traffic regulations such as one-way streets and
? STOP sign designation, but delegates authority for minor
traffic regulations and traffic control devices to adminis-
trative units. ?t appears to the Team Engineer that this
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Recommendation #1
Improve Legal Authority for
Traffic Engineering
It is recommended that the City proceed expeditiously with
the revision of Title 10 of the Municipal Code. The City
should consider delegating control over all traffic control
devices and minor traffic regulations to the City Engineer
and transferring the control of hours of operation of traffic
control devices from the Police Chief to the City Engineer.
Also those items not now covered in the Code regarding traffic
regulations should be covered.
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would be a wise thing for Lodi to do.
If this were done,
and if
at times the Council felt that the City Engineer
fthey
was not
as responsive to public concerns as necessary,
could always act as an appeals
unit for the public.
A.other
reason to revise the Code is that authority for
certain
types of traffic regulations,
such as the designa-
tion of
YIELD signs and interstate
truck routes is not
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Recommendation #1
Improve Legal Authority for
Traffic Engineering
It is recommended that the City proceed expeditiously with
the revision of Title 10 of the Municipal Code. The City
should consider delegating control over all traffic control
devices and minor traffic regulations to the City Engineer
and transferring the control of hours of operation of traffic
control devices from the Police Chief to the City Engineer.
Also those items not now covered in the Code regarding traffic
regulations should be covered.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
WHEREAS, the Lod -1 City Council, at its regular meeting of May 6, 1987,
initiated adoption proceedings of a new traffic ordinance and the
accompanying traffic resolution; and
WHEREAS, because of the sections in the traffic ordinance on
prohibitions of commercial vehicles, a special public hearing must be
held on the subject ordinance. These sections will establish truck
routes and prohibit truck travel and parking on non -truck routes.
These prohibitions will not apply to trucks making deliveries.
Pursuant to state statute, the time for submission of objections shall
not expire and the hearing may not be held less than 60 days after the
1st publication of notice.
Notice is hereby given that on July 15, 1987 the City Council of the
City of Lodi, at its regular meeting to be held on that date at 7:30
p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 221 West Pine Street, Lodi,
California, 011 conduct a public hearing to consider a new traffic
ordinance for the City of Lodi and the accompanying traffic resolution.
Copies of the subject ordinance and accompanying resolution are
available during regular business hours in the off;ce of the City
Clerk, 221 West Pine Street, Lodi. Information regarding this matter
may be obtained by calling Richard Prima, Chief Civil Engineer at
333-6706.
All interested persons are invited to present their views on this
matter. Written statements.may be filed with the City Clerk at any
time prior to the hearing scheduled herein and oral statements may be
made"°at said hearing.
If you challenge the above matter in court you may be limited to
raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public
hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered
to the City Clerk, at or prior to, the public hearing.
Dated: May 6, 1987
By Order of the Lodi City Council
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Alice M. Reimche
City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO.
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REGULATING THE USE OF AND TRAFFIC UPON THE STREETS, SIDEWALKS, F.ND OTHER
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PLACES IN THE CITY OF LODI; TKE USE, PARKING, AND CONTROL
OF VEHICLES THEREON; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 493 AND ALL ORDINANCES AND
PARTS OF ORDINANCES AMENDATORY THEREOF AND IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE I
WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED
Section 1.0 - Definitions of Words and Phrases
A. WhenPver any words or phrases used herein are not defined, but are
defined it; the California Vehicle Code (VC) and subsequent amcidments,
such definitions shall apply. (VC 100 et seq.)
B. Sections of the Vehicle Code authorizing or relating to sections of this
ordinance are shown in parentheses and are included for information and
reference only.
C. The following words a,,d phrases when used in this ordinance shall, for
the purpose of this ordinance, have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them in this article.
1. "Council" means the City Council of the City of Lodi.
2. "Holidays", within the meaning of this ordinance, a -e:
a. Any day adopted by Council Resolution;
b. January 1st (New Year's Day);
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c. The third Monday in February, (Washin ton's Birthday);
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d. The last Monday in May (Memorial Day?;
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e. July 4th (Independence Day);
f. The first Monday in September (Labor Day);
g. The fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day); and
h. December 25th (Christmas Day).
3. "Loading Zone" means the space adjacent to a curb reserved for the
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exclusive use of ve:iicles during the loading or unloading of
passengers or materials.
4. "Parkway" means that portion of a street right-cf-way between the
roadway and the sidewalk.
5. "Passenger Loading Zone" means the space adjacent to a curb reserved
for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of
passengers.
6. "Police Officer" means every officer of the Police Department of this
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Cit, or any person authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to
make arrests for violations of traffic regulations.
7. "Public Works Director" means the Public Works Director and City
Engineer of the City of Lodi.
8. "Traffic Resolution" means the resolution adopted by the Council and
amended from time to time pursuant to this ordinance which specifies
traffic regulations and restrictions which shall be noticed by
official traffic control devices. (VC 32)
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ARTICLE II
TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION
Section 2.0 - Traffic Engineer - Designated
The office of the City Traffic Engineer is established. The Public
Works Director shall serve as City Traffic Engineer or shall appoint the
person to so act, who shall exercise the powers and duties with respect to
traffic as provided in this ordinance.
Section 2.1 - Traffic Engineer - Duties
It shall be the general duty of the City Traffic Engineer 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; and to carry out
the additional powers and duties imposed by the ordinances of this City.
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ARTICLE iiI
ENFORCEMENT AND OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Section 3.0 - Authority of Police and Fire Department Officials
Officers of the Police Department and such persons as are assigned by
the Police Chief are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand,
or other signal in conformance with traffic laws. Notwithstanding the
provisions to the contrary contained in this ordinance or the Vehicle Code,
officers of the Police Department or Fire Department may direct traffic as
conditions may require in emergencies. (VC 21100)
Section 3.1 - Required Obedience to Traffic Regulations
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate the traffic regulations
as promulgated by this ordinance or to fail to obey any device erected or
maintained pursuant to this ordinance or the Traffic Resolution.
(VC 21461 et seq.)
Section 3.2 - Unauthorized Persons Shall Not Direct Traffic
No person shall direct or attempt to direct traffic by voice, hand, or
other signal, except in the following circumstances:
A. Officers of the Police and Fire Departments as described in this article;
B. Persons authorized by the Police Chief;
C. Persons authorized by a Police or Fire officer in an emergency.
Section 3.3 - Obstruction or Interference With Police or Authorized Officers
No person shall interfere with;or obstruct in any way any police officer
or other officer or employee of this City in their enforcement of the
provisions of this ordinance or the Traffic Resolution. The removal,
obliteration, or concealment of any chalk mark or other distinguishing mark
or object used by any person authorized by this City in connection with the
enforcement of the parking regulations of this ordinance shall, if done for
the purpose of evading the provisions of this ordinance, constitute such
interference or obstruction.
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ARTICLE IU
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
Section 4.0 - Authority to Install Traffic Control Devices (VC 21351, 21360)
A. As specifically authorized by the Council in the Traffic Resolution, the
Public Works Director shall place and maintain traffic signals, and stop,
speed limit, one way, weight limit, yield, and parking restriction
official traffic control devices as required by the Vehicle Coae to make
effective the provisions of City ordinances or resolutions.
B. The Public Works Director shall place and maintain all other official
traffic control devices deemed necessary to properly indicate and carry
out the previsions of the Vehicle Code or the ordinances and resolutions
of the City or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic, unless otherwise
directed by the Council.
Section 4.1 - Authority to Remove, Relocate, and Discontinue Traffic Control
Devices
The Public Works Director is hereby authorized to remove, relocate, or
discontinue the operation of any traffic control device not specifically
required by the Vehicle Code or this ordinance whenever the Public Works
Director determines in any particular case that the conditions which
warranted or required the installation no longer exist.
Section 4.2 - Traffic Control Devices: Hours of Operation
The Public Works Director 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 this
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ordinance or by resolution.
Section 4.3 - Unauthorized Painting of Curbs
No person or agency, unlessauthorized by the Public Works Director,
shall paint any street, sidewalk, 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.
Section 4.4 - Shrubbery, Etc., Obstructing Visibility
Whenever the Public Works Director finds that any hedge, shrubbery, or
tree growing within the street right-of-way obstructs the view of any traffic
control device or of any intersection, or any traffic upon the streets
approaching such intersection, the Public Works Director shall cause the
hedge, shrubbery, or tree to be removed or trimmed to remove the obstruction.
Section 4.5 - New Pavement and Freshly Painted Markings
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No person shall drive any vehicle over or across any newly made pavement
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or freshly painted markings in any street when a barrier sign, cone marker, '
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or other warning device is in place warning persons not to over or
across such pavement or markings.
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ARTICLE V
SPEED REGULATIONS
Section 5.0 - Speed Zones
A. The State traffic laws regulating the speed of vehicles shall be
applicable upon all streets within this City except where special speed
zones are established by Council resolution in accordance with the
procedures provided in the Vehicle Code.
B. Speed limits established in the Traffic Resolution pursuant to this
section shall become effective when appropriate signs giving notice
thereof are erected upon said street.
(VC 22357 et seq.)
Section 5.1 - Regulation of Speed by Traffic Signals
The Public Works Director is authorized to regulate the timing of
traffic signals so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly and
safe manner at speeds slightly at variance from the speed otherwise
applicable, and may erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof.
(VC 22401)
Section 5.2 - Speed Limit of Vehicles in Lodi Lake Nark
All of that certain park belonging to the City known as Lodi Lake Park
is a public playground and a place of public assemblage and all the highways
and driveways in the park pass places of public assemblage and through such
public playground, and all of such highways and driveways are subject to the
provisions of the Vehicle Code of the State and this ordinance.
It shall be prima facie unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle
upon any such highways or driveways at a speed greater than 15 miles per
hour. The Public Works Director is hereby authorized and directed to erect
appropriatesigns, along the lines of such highways and driveways, giving
notice of such speed limit.
(VC 21113)
ARTICLE VI
TURNING MOVEMENTS
Section 6.0 - Regulation of Turns at Intersections
The Public Works Director is authorized to place official traffic
control devices within or adjacent to intersections controlling movements
therein. Such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day.
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ARTICLE VII
STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS
Section 7.0 - Authority for Stop Signs and Yield Signs
Through streets or intersections at which vehicular traffic shall stop
or yield before entering the intersection may be designated in the Traffic
Resolution. The Public Works Director shall place and maintain official
traffic control devices giving notice thereof and no such designations shall
be effective until such devices are in place. (VC 21355, 21356)
ARTICLE Pill
RAILROAD TRAINS
SPc_tion 8.0 - Railroad Trains
No person shall operate any train ut train of cars so as to permit the
same to remain standing and block the movement of traffic upon any street for
a period of time longer than ten minutes.
Section 8.1 - Train Speed
The City may establish the maximum speed (subject to California Public
Utilities Commission approval) that a train engineer or conductor may cause a
train under their control to travel on or across a City street.
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ARTICLE IX
PEDESTRIANS' RIGHTS AND DUTIES
Section 9.0 - Crosswalks
A. The Public Works Director shall establish, designate and maintain
crosswalks by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the
roadway where, in the Public Works Director's opinion, there :s
particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway.
B. The Public Works Director may install signs at or adjacent to an
intersection or other appropriate locations directing that pedestrians
shall not cross. It is unlawful for any pedestr4an to cross at the
location(s) prohibited by a sign.
(VC 21106)
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ARTICLE X
REGULATIONS FOR BICYCLES
Section 10.0 - Bicycle License Required
A. All bicycles operated in the City shall be licensed and registered by the
City.
B. Bicycle licenses shall be issued by the Police Chief. The Police Chief
is authorized to issue rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this
section or accompanying resolution, governing the issuance and display of
bicycle licenses.
C. The Police Chief shall collect a fee as established by resolution for
each license issued.
D. This section does not apply to bicycle manufacturers or dealers
transporting, displaying, or demonstrating bicycles, or to the operators
of bicycles not residing within the City limits; provided that such
operators not residing within the City limits have complied with any
registration and licensing requirements of the local authority in which
they reside.
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The Police Department shall have the right to impound and retain
possession of any bicycle in violation of the provisions of this section,
and may retain possession of such bicycle until the provisions of this
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article are complied with.
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Section 10.1 - Bicycle Riding Rules
A.
No person shall operate a bicycle on the sidewalk in a Business District.
B.
Persons operating bicycles on the sidewalk shall yield the right of way
to any pedestrian°approaching thereon, and shall exercise due care for
the safety of any person upon the sidewalk.
C.
Persons operating bicycles on the sidewalk shall obey any signs posted by
the Public Works Director regulating or prohibiting the riding, walking,
or parking of bicycles.
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ARTICLE XI
STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING
Section 11.0 - Public Works Director to Maintain No Stopping, No Parking,
and Restricted Parking Zones
The Public Works Director is hereby authorized to maintain, by
appropriate signs or by paint upon the curb surface, all no stopping zones,
no parking areas, and restricted parking areas, as required in the Vehicle
Code and as described in this ordinance or established ty the Council in the
Traffic Resolution.
When said curb markings or signs are in place, no operator of any
vehicle shall stop, stand, or park such vehicle adjacent to any such legible
curb marking or sign in violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance.
(VC 22500 et seq.)
Section 11.1 - Prohibited Stopping, Standing, or Parking
No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether
unattended or attended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other
traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or other
authorized person or official traffic control device, in any of the following
places:
A. In any area established by the Council in the Traffic Resolution as a no
parking area, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red
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B. Within any parkway or on a sidewalk. ¢
C. In any alley, except for the purpose of the loading or,_unloading of
persons or materials.
D. On any street or highway where the use of such street or highway or a
portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair, or construction of
the street or highway or 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 24 hours prior to the effective time of such
no parking.
E. On one side of the South Hutchins Street and Lower Sacramento Frontage
Roads; said side to be the one adjacent to the major street.
F. In any area 20 feet or less in length, where the Public Works Director
determines that the parking or stopping of any vehicle would constitute a
traffic hazard or would endanger life or property, or on the approach to
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signs or by red paint upon the curb surface.
G. in front of a wheelchair ramp when such place is indicated by appropriate
signs or by red paint upon the curb surface. (VC 22500-1)
Section 11.2 - Parking for Consecutive Period of 72 Hours - Prohibited
No person who owns or has possession, custody, or control of any vehicle
shall park such vehicle upon any street for more than a consecutive period of
72 hours.
Section 11.3 - Parking for Certain Purposes Prohibited
No person shall park a vehicle or vessel:
A. Upon a public or private street, public right-of-way, parking lot, or any
public or private property for the purpose of displaying such vehicle or,
vessel thereon for sale, hire, or rental, unless the property is duly
licensed and zoned by the City to transact that type of business at that
location. This section shall not prohibit persons from parking vehicles
or vessels on private residential property belonging to the owner of the
vehicle or vessel, nor on the public street immediately adjacent to said
private residential property.
CThe parking or placing of any vehicle or vessel with a sign or other
advertising device thereon or proximate thereto, indicating such vehicle
or vessel is for sale, hire, or rental, shall constitute prima facie
evidence that such vehicle or vessel was parked or placed for the purpose
of displaying same for sale, hire, or rental.
B. Upon any street, public right-of-way, or public property for the
principal purpose of painting, greasing, or repairing a vehicle or vessel
or property thereon except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
C. Upon any street, public right-of-way, or public property for the
principal purpose of washing or polishing such a vehicle or any part
thereof when a charge is made for such service.
Section 11.4 - Parking Not to Obstruct Traffic
No person shall park any vehicle in such a position as to obstruct the
normal movement of traffic or within the roadway as defined by a painted edge
line.
Section 11.5 - No Stopping in Intersection That Would Obstruct Traffic
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 being operated without
obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any
�. traffic control signal indication to proceed.
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Section 11.6 - �arkinq Not to vbstr u"t Sight Dist."Ce
No person shall park or leave standing a vehicle which is S feet or more
in height, including any load thereon within 100 feet of any intersection so
designated in the Traffic Resolution. (VC 29-507)
Sectior 11.7 - Unlawful Parking - Peddlers, Vendors
A. 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 food stuffs 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 except that such vehicles, wagons, or pushcarts may stand or park
only at the request of a bona fide purchaser for a period of time not to
exceed ten minutes at any one place. 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.
B. No person shall park or stand on any street any lunch wagon, eating cart
or vehicle, or pushcart from which tamales, peanuts, popcorn, candy 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.
C. 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.
D. Whenever any permit is granted under the provisions of this section and a
particular location to park or stand is specified therein, 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 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 Council and no permit shall thereafter be issued
to such person until six months have elapsed from the date of such
revocation. (VC 22455)
Section 11.8 - Temporary Parking Restrictions
Whenever the Public Works Director or the Police Chief determine that a
traffic congestion is likely to result from the holding of public or private
assemblages, gatherings, or functions, or for other reasons, they 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 as they shall direct during the time such temporary signs are
in place. Such signs shall remain in plLoe only during the existence of such
emergency and the Public Works Director shall cause such signs to be removed
promptly thereafter.
Section 11.9 - Angle Parking
On any of the streets or portions of streets established in the Traffic
Resolution as angle parking zones, when signs or pavement markings are in
place indicating such angle parking, it shall be unlawful for the operator of
any vehicle to park said vehicle except:
A. At the angle to the curb indicated by signs or pavement markings
allotting space to parking vehicles and entirely within the limits of
said allotted space.
B. With the front wheel nearest the curb within six inches of said c,irb.
(VC 22503)
Section 11.10 - Parking Space Markings
The Public Works Director is authorized to install and maintain parking
space markings to indicate parking spaces where authorized parking is
permitted.
When such parking space markings are placed on the street, highway, or
parking lot, 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.
Section 11.11 - Disabled Persons' Parking Spaces
The Public Works Director is authorized to designate exclusive disabled
persons' parking stalls both on -street and in City operated parking lots in
accordance with the provisions of the Vehicle Code. (VC 22511.7)
Section 11.12 - Establishment of Restrictions and Permit Parking in Parking
Lots
A. The City Council may, in the Traffic Resolution, provide for and
establish time restrictions and permit parking in City maintained parking
lots and charge for the use of a parking space in said lots.
B. No person shall park or stand any vehicle in a permit parking lot
contrary to the provisions of resolutions adopted pursuant to this
ordinance.
Section 11.13 - Parking on City Property
A. The City Manager shall have the authority to prohibit, limit, or restrict
the parking or standing of vehicles in parking lots at City facilities in
order to provide orderly, efficient conduct of City business. City
facilities include, but are not limited to, the Civic Center, Municipal
Service Center, Hutchins Street Square, fire houses, parks, and other
City buildings, but do not include downtown public/permit parking lots.
B. When signs authorized by the provisions of this article are.in place
giving notice thereof, no person shall park or st,:.nd any vehicle contrary
to the directions or provisions of such signs or markings.
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Section 11.14 - Public Wforks Director to Designate Loading Zones and
Passenger Loading Zones
A. The Public Works Director is authorized to determine the location of
loading zones and passenger loading zones and shall place and maintain
appropriate signs or markings indicating the same and stating the hours
during which the provisions of this article and the Vehicle Code are
applicable, except as provided in this ordinance.
B. Loading zones shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking at any time as
indicated for any purpose other than the loading or unloading of
passengers or freight, provided that the loading or unloading of
passengers shall not consume more than 3 minutes nor the loading or
unloading of freight more than 20 minutes.
C. Passenger loading zones shall mean 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 9:00 a.m, and
6:00 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, school, or church, the
restrictions shall apply at all times except when such theater,
school, or church is closed.
Section 11.15 - Public Works Director to Designate Public Carrier Stops
and Stands
The Public Works Director is authorized to establish bus stops, bus
stands, taxicab stands, and stands for other passenger common -carrier motor
vehicles on such streets, in such places, and in such number as the Public
Works Director shall determine to be of the greatest benefit and convenience
to the public, and every such bus stop, bus stand, taxicab stand, or other
stand shall be designated by appropriate official traffic control devices.
(VC 21458, 22500 et seq.)
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ARTICLE XII
PERMIT PARKING
Section 12.0 - Zones on Designated Streets - Authorized
The Council may designate in the Traffic Resolution certain residential
streets or any portions thereof as a preferential parking zone for the
benefit of residents and merchants adjacent thereto, in which zone vehicles
displaying a permit or other authorized indication may be exempt from parking
prohibitions or restrictions otherwise posted, marked, or noticed.
No preferential parking resolution shall apply until signs or markings
giving adequate notice thereof have been posted.
Section 12.1 - Permit - Issuance
Parking permits shall be issued by the Finance Director. The Finance
Director is authorized to issue rules and regulations, not inconsistent with
this article or authorizing resolution, governing the manner in which persons
shall qualify for and display parking permits.
Section 12.2 - Fees
The Finance Director shall collect a fee as established by resolution
for each permit issued.
Section 12.3 - Exemptions
The provisions of this article shall not apply to any delivery vehicle,
which vehicles are under the control of an individual providing service to
property located on a street in a permit parking area, nor to any emergency
motor vehicle including, but not limited to, an ambulance, fire engine, or
police vehicle.
(VC 22507)
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ARTICLE XIII
REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ROUTES AND PARKIP;G
Section 13.0 - Vehicle Weight Limits in City Streets
Whenever the Traffic Resolution of this City designates and describes
any street or portion thereof as a street, the use of which is permitted by
any commercial vehicle exceeding a maximum gross weight limit of five tons,
the Public Works Director is hereby authorized to designate such street by
appropriate signs as a "truck route" for the movement of vehicles exceeding a
maximum gross weight limit of five tons.
When s4,..s are erected giving notice thereof, streets or portions of
streets are hereby declared to be truck routes for the movement of commercial
vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight of five tons.
(VC 35701)
Section 13.1 - Vehicle Size Limits in City Streets
Whenever the Traffic Resolution of this City designates and describes
any street or portion thereof as a street, the use of which is permitted by
vehicles within the length limitations described in Section 35401.5 of the
Vehicle Code, the Public Works Director is hereby authorized to designate
such street by appropriate signs as a "truck route" for the movement of such
vehicles.
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, streets or portions of
streets are hereby declared to be truck routes for the movement of vehicles
within the maximum lengths allowed by Section 35401.5 of the Vehicle Code.
(VC 35401.5)
Section 13.2 - Route Restrictions
A. When any weight or length truck routes are established and designated by
appropriate signs, the operator of any vehicle not in compliance with the
specified limits shall drive on such routes and none other except as
otherwise provided by City ordinance or in the Vehicle Code. (VC 35401.5)
B. Nothing in this ordinance shall prohibit any vehicle exceeding a maximum
gross weight of five tons coming from a "Truck Route" having ingress and
egress by direct route to and from a restricted street when necessary for
the purpose of making pick-ups or deliveries of goods, wares and
merchandise from or to any building or structure located.on such
restricted streets or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used
in the actual and bona -fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or
construction of any building or structure upon such restricted streets
for which a building permit has previously been obtained therefor.
(VC 35703)
Section 13.3 - Permits
The Public Works Director may issue permits in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the Vehicle Code for the operation of vehicles
exceeding the weight/length limitations imposed by this ordinance and the
Vehicle Code. (VC 35401.5, 35780 et seq.)
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When truck routes are established and designated by appropriate signs,
the operator of any vehicle not in compliance with the specified limits may
park said vehicle only on such routes except as otherwise provided by City
ordinance or in the Vehicle Code.
Section 13.5 - Parking of Trailers Prohibited
No person who owns or has possession, custody, or control of any trailer
or semitrailer shall park such trailer or semitrailer upon any street, alley,
public way or public place, unless such.trailer or semitrailer, at all such
times it is so parked, is attached to a motor vehicle capable of providing
the motive power for moving the trailer or semitrailer upon the highway,
street, alley, public way or public place.
This section shall not prohibit the parking of a trailer or semitrailer
in the process of being loaded or unloaded, nor of a trailer or semitrailer
which is disabled in such a manner and to such an extent that it requires
some vehicle or facility other than its normal means of motivation to move
the same along said highway, street, alley, public way or public place;
provided, however, such trailer or semitrailer so disabled may remain so
parked while unattached to the motor vehicle described in this section only
for the time necessary for the vehicle or facility to be provided for its
Cremoval, and in no event longer than two hours.
This section shall not apply to utility trailers or trailer coaches
(travel trailers).
Section 13.6 - Bus and Utility Vehicles
The.provisions of this article shall not apply to school buses and buses
under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, or to any vehicle
owned by a public utility or licensed contractor while necessarily in use in
the construction, installation, or repair of any public utility. JVC 22512,
35704)
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\ ARTICLE XIV
REMOVAL OF VEHICLES
Section i4.0 - Removal From Streets and/or From Privately -Owned or
Publicly -Owned Parking Facilities
Any officer of the Police Department or regularly employed and salaried
employee who is engaged in enforcing parking laws and regulations of this
City may remove or cause to be removed a vehicle in accordance with the
provisions of the Vehicle Code and the following:
A. Any vehicle that has been parked or left standing upon a street or alley
for 72 or more consecutive hours.
B. Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street when such
parking or standing is prohibited by ordinance or resolution and signs
are posted giving notice of removal.
C. Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or highway
where the use of such street or highway or any portion thereof is
necessary for the cleaning, repair, or construction of the street or
highway or for the installation of underground utilities, or where the
use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is 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 atleast 24 hours prior to the removal.
(VC 22650 et seq.)
Section 14.1 - Removal From Private Property
A. Findings and Declarations: In addition to and in accordance with the
determination ma aawn tfie authority granted by the State of California
under Section 22660 of the Vehicle Code to remove abandoned, wrecked,
dismantled, or 'inoperative vehicles or parts thereof as public nuisances,
the City Council of the City of Lodi hereby makes the following findings
and declarations:
The accumulation and storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or
inoperative vehicles or parts thereof on private or public property, not
including highways, is hereby found to create a condition tending to
reduce the value of private property, to promote blight and
deterioration, to invite plundering, to create fire hazards, to
constitute an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and
safety of minors, to create a harborage for rodents and insects, and to
be injurious to the health, safety, and general welfare. Therefore, the
presence of an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle or
parts thereof on private or public property, not including highways,
except as expressly hereinafter permitted, is hereby declared to
constitute a public nuisance which may be abated as such in accordance
with the provisions of this article.
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A, B. Definitions: As used in this article:
1. The term "public property" does not include "highway".
2. The term "owner of land" means the owner of the land on which the
vehicle, or parts thereof, is located, as shown on the last equalized
assessment roll.
C. Exceptions: This article shall not apply to:
1. A vehicle, or parts thereof, which is completely enclosed within a
building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street
or other public or private property; or
2. A vehicle, or parts thereof, which is located behind a solid fence
six feet or more in height, or which is not plainly visible from a
highway; or
3. A vehicle, or parts thereof, which is stored or parked in a lawful
manner on private property in connection with the business of a
licensed dismantler, licensed vehicle dealer, or junk dealer, or when
such storage or parking is necessary to the operation of a
lawfully -conducted business or commercial enterprise.
Nothing in this section shall authorize the maintenance of a public
or private nuisance as defined under provisions of law other than Chapter
10 (commencing with Section 22650_) of Division 11 of the Vehicle Code and
this article.
D. Non -Exclusive Regulations: This article is not the exclusive
regulation of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles
within the City of Lodi. it shall supplement and be in addition to the
other regulatory codes, statutes, and ordinances heretofore or hereafter
enacted by the City of Lodi, the State, or any other legal entity or
agency having jurisdiction_
E. Administration: Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of
this art— icle shall be administered and enforced by the Community
Development Director. In the enforcement of this article, such officer
and deputies may enter upon private or public property to examine a
vehicle, or parts thereof, or obtain information as to the identity of a
vehicle (and to remove or cause the removal of a vehicle or parts
thereof) declared to be a nuisance pursuant to this article.
F. Contractor or Franchise Holder - Entry to Remove Vehicle: When the
City Council has cont ted with or granted a ranc iso to any person or
persons, such person or persons shall be authorized to enter upon private
property or public property to remove or cause the removal of a vehicle
or parts thereof declared to be a nuisance pursuant to this article.
G. Administrative Costs: The City Council shall from time to time
determine and fix an amount to be assessed as administrative costs
(excluding the actual cost of removal of any vehicle or parts thereof)
under this article.
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H. Community Development Director - Authority to Cause Abatement: Upon
discovering the existence of an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or
inoperative vehicle, or parts thereof, on private property or public
property within the City or Lodi, the Community Development Director
shall have the authority to cause the abatement and removal thereof in
accordance with the procedure prescribed herein.
1. Notice of Intention: A 10 -day notice of intention to abate and remove
the vehicle, or parts thereof, as a public nuisance shall be mailed by
registered mail to the owner of the land and to the owner of the vehicle,
unless the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are
not available to determine ownership. The notice of intention shall be
in substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ABATE AND REMOVE AN ABANDONED,
WRECKED, DISMANTLED, OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLE OR PARTS
THEREOF AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE
(Name and Address of Owner of the Land)
As owner shown on the last equalized assessment roll
of the land located at (address), you are hereby notified
that the undersigned, pursuant to Ordinance No. , has
determined that there exists upon said land an (or parts of
an) abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle
registered to , license
number which constitutes a public
nuisance pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No.
You are hereby notified to abate said nuisance by the
removal of said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle) within
10 days from the date of mailing of this notice and, upon
your failure to do so, the same will be abated and removed
by the City and the costs thereof, together with
administrative costs, assessed to you as owner of the land
on which said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle) is
located.
As owner of the land on which said vehicle (or said
parts of a vehicle) is located, you are hereby notified
that you may, within IC days after the mailing of this
notice of intention, request a public hearing and, if such
a request is not received by the Community Development
Director within such 10 -day period, the Community
Development Director shall have the authority to abate and
remove said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle) as a
public nuisance and assess the costs as aforesaid without a
public hearing. You may submit a sworn written statement
within such 10 -day period denying responsibility for the
presence of said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle) on
said land, with your reasons for denial, and such statement
shall be construed as a request for a hearing at which your
presence is not required. You may appear in person at any
hearing requested by you or the owner of the vehicle, or in
ileu thereof, may present a sworn written statement as
aforesaid in time for consideration at such hearing.
Notice Mailed s/
(Date) Community Development Director
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ABATE AND REMOVE AN ABANDONED,
WRECKED, DISMANTLED, OR INOPERATIVE VEHICLE OR PARTS
THEREOF AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE
(Name and address of last registered and/or legal
owner of record of vehicle - Notice should be
given to both if different)
As last registered (and/or legal) owner of record of
(description of vehicle - make, model, license, etc.)., you
are hereby notified that the undersigned, pursuant to
Ordinance No. , has determined that said vehicle (or
parts of a vehir-c-e) exists as an abandoned, wrecked,
dismantled, or inoperative vehicle at (described location
on public or private property) and constitutes a public
nuisance pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No.
! You are hereby notified to abate said nuisance by the
removal of said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle) within
10 days from the date of mailing of this notice.
As registered (and/or legal) owner of record of said
vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle), you are hereby
notified that you may, within 10 days after the mailing of
this notice of intention, request a public hearing and, if
such a request is not received by the Community Development
Director within such 10 -day period, the Community .
Development Director shall have the authority to abate and
remove said vehicle (or said parts of a vehicle) without a
hearing.
Notice Mailed _ s/
Date Community Deve opment Director
J. Public Hearing: Upon request by the owner of the vehicle or owner of
the TanK, received by the Community Development Director within 10 days
after the mailing of the notices of intention to abate and remove, a
public hearing shall be held by the Community Development Director on the
question of abatement and removal of the vehicle or parts thereof as an
abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle, and the
assessment of the administrative costs and the cost of removal of the
vehicle or parts thereof against the property on which it is located.
If the owner of the land submits a sworn written statement denying
responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on his/her land within
such 10 -day period, said statement shall be construed as a request for a
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hearing shall be mailed, by registered mail, at least 10 days before the
hearing, to the owner of the land and to the owner of the vehicle, unless
the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not
available to determine ownership. If such a request for hearing is not
received within said 10 days after trailing of the notice of intention to
abate and remove, the City of Lodi shall have the authority to abate and
remove the vehicle or parts thereof as a public nuisance without holding
a public hearing.
K. Public Hearing b Community Development Director: All hearings under
This article Shall be held before the Community Development Director who
shall hear all facts and testimony he/she deems pertinent. Said facts
and testimony may include testimony on the condition of the vehicle or
parts thereof and the circumstances concerning its location on the
private property or public property. The Community Development Director
shall not be limited by the technical rules of evidence. The owner of
the land may appear in person at the hearing or present a sworn written
statement in time for consideration at the hearing, and deny
responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on the land, with reasons
for such denial.
The Community Development Director may impose such conditions and
take such other action he/she deems appropriate under the circumstances
to carry out the purpose of this article. The Community Development
Director may delay the time for removal of the vehicle or parts thereof
if, in his/her opinion, the circumstances justify it. At the conclusion
of the public hearing, the Community Development Director may find that a
vehicle or parts thereof has been abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or is
inoperative on private or public property and order the same removed from
the property as a public nuisance and disposed of as hereinafter provided
and determine the administrative costs and the cost of removal to be
charged against the owner of the land. The order requiring removal shall
include a description of the vehicle or parts thereof and the correct
identification number and license number of the vehicle, if available at
the site.
If it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle was placed on
the land without the consent of the owner of the land and that the owner
has not subsequently acquiesced in its presence, the Community
Development Director shall not assess the costs of administration or
removal of the vehicle against the property upon which the vehicle is
located or otherwise attempt to collect such costs from such owner of the
land.
If the owner of the land submits a sworn written statement denying
responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on his/her land but does
not appear, or if an interested party makes a written presentation to the
Community Development Director but does not appear, the owner or
interested party shall be notified in writing of the decision.
L. Appeal to City Council: Any interested party may appeal the decision
of the Community Development Director by filing a written notice of
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appeal with the Community Development Director within five days after the
decision. .
Such appeal shall be heard by the City Council which may affirm,
amend, or reverse the order or take other action deemed appropriate.
The City Clerk shall give written notice of the time and place of
the hearing to the appellant and those persons specified in Section I.
In conducting the hearing, the City Council shall not be limited by
the technical rules of evidence.
M. Removal of Vehicles: Five days after adoption of the order declaring
the vehicle or parts thereof to be a public nuisance, five days from the
date of mailing of notice of the decision if such notice is required by
Section K, or fifteen days after such action of the governing body
authorizing removal following appeal, the vehicle or parts thereof may be
disposed of by removal to a scrapyard or automobile dismantler's yard.
After a vehicle has been removed, it shall not thereafter be
reconstructed or made operable.
N. Notice to Department of Motor Vehicles: Within five days after the
date of removal of the vehicle or parts thereof, notice shall be given to
the Department of Motor Vehicles identifying the vehicle or parts thereof
removed. At the same time, there shall be transmitted to the Department
of Motor Vehicles any evidence of registration available, including
registration certificates, certificates of title, and license plates.
0. Assessment of Costs: If the administrative costs and the cost of
removal whit are charged against the owner of a parcel of land pursuant
to Section K are not paid within 30 days of the date of the order or the
final disposition of an appeal therefrom, such costs shall be assessed
against the parcel of land pursuant to Section 38773.5 of the Government
Code and shall be transmitted to the tax collector for collection. Said
assessment shall have the same priority as other City of Lodi taxes.
P. Unlawful to Abandon, Park, Store, or Leave Vehicle: It shall be
unlawful for any person to abandon, park, store, or leave or permit the
abandonment, parking, storing, or leaving of any licensed or unlicensed
vehicle or parts thereof which is in an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled,
or inoperative condition upon any private property or public property,
not including highways, within the City for a period in excess of seven
days unless such vehicle or parts thereof is completely enclosed within a
building in a lawful manner where it is not plainly visible from the
street or other public or private property, or unless such vehicle is
stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection
with the business of a licensed dismantler, licensed vehicle dealer, or a
junkyard.
Q. Unlawful to Refuse to Comply With Order: It shall be unlawful for any
person to fail or refuse to remove an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, -or
inoperative vehicle, or parts thereof, or refuse to abate such nuisance
when ordered to do so in accordance with the abatement provisions of this
article or State law where such State law is applicable.
(VC 22660)
ARTICLE XV
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Section 15.0 - Vehicles Transporting Hazardous, Materials
No person shall leave any vehicle transporting a hazardous material,
waste, or substance, as defined in the Vehicle Code, unattended or, public
places or private property, except:
A. When loading or unloading the vehicle.
B. When inside a bulk plant, chemical plant, or processing plant and 25 feet
from any property line or within a building approved for such use.
C. When the vehicle is parked on private property in a location not less
than 100 feet from any building except parking lots approved for the
storage or servicing of such vehicles.
D. In case of breakdown or emergency. The operator shall notify the Police
or Fire Department of the problem and what actions are necessary to
correct the problem.
E. Repair, maintenance, refuse, utility, termite and pesticide vehicles,
fuel delivery vehicles, and vehicles delivering life support and health
commodities are exempt from the provisions of this section while the
operators are performing a service or loading or unloading the vehicle.
(VC 2402.7)
Section 15.1 - Hazardous Material Vehicle Operator
A. A motor vehicle is attended when the person in charge of the vehicle is
an operator as defined herein and is on the vehicle and awake.
B. An,operator as defined herein is a person who:
1. Has been designated by the carrier to attend the vehicle.
2. Is aware of the nature of the hazardous material or substance
contained in the vehicle the operator attends.
3. Has been instructed on the procedures the operator must follow in
emergencies concerning hazardous materials or substances.
4. Is authorized to move the vehicle and has the means and ability to do
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RESOLUTION NO. i
TRAFFIC RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi City Council has adopted a traffic ordinance
which calls for various traffic restrictions to be adopted by resolution;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following be adopted and future
changes be incorporated into this resolution by revision:
Section 1 - One -Way Streets and Alleys
The streets or portions of streets or alleys in this City hereinafter
listed are hereby defined and established as one-way streets:
A. Streets
o Lee Avenue from Lodi Avenue to Locust Street - southbound.
o Pleasant Avenue from Lodi Avenue to Pine Street and from Elm Street to
Lockeford Street - northbound.
o Washington Street from Poplar Street to Concord Street - southbound.
B. Alleys
o North -south alleys between School Street and Sacramento Street from
Elm Street to Lodi Avenue shall be southbound except the alley between
Oak Street and Walnut Street
o East -west alleys between Lockeford Street and Lodi Avenue from
Sacramento Street to Church Street shall be westbound.
Section 2 -Through Streets, Stop Intersections, and Yield Intersections
A. The streets or portions of streets, intersections, or entrances thereto
listed in Sections 2B, 2C, 2D of this resolution are hereby defined and
established as through streets, stop intersections, or yield
intersections and shall be governed by the appropriate sections of the
Vehicle Code.
Where through streets intersect, stops shall be as indicated in
Section 2C of this resolution. Where iio limits are given, through
streets extend from City Limit to City Limit or to end of street.
Through street limits designated "from" and "to" do not include the cross
streets named.
B. Through Streets:
Almond Drive
Beckman Road from Turner Road to Kettleman Lane
L California Street from Turner Road to Elm Street
Central Avenue from Pine Street to Kettleman Lane
Century Boulevard
Cherokee Lane
Curch Street from Turner Dvud to Clentury Boulevard
Cluff Avenue from Turner Road to Pine Street
Elm Street from west City Limit to Cherokee Lane
Fairmont Avenue from Lodi Avenue to Kettleman Lane
Ham Lane from Turner Road to Marney Lane
Harney Lane
Hutchins Street from Lockeford Street to south City Limit
Kettleman Lane
Lockeford Street from Mills Avenue to Cluff Avenue
Lodi Avenue
Lower Sacramento Road from north City Limit to south City Limit
Mills Avenue from Turner Road to south City Limit
Pine Street from Ham Lane to east City Limit
Stockton Street from Turner Road to south City Limit
Tokay Street from west City Limit to Cherokee Lane
Turner Road
Victor Road
Vine Street from west City Limit to Church Street
C. Stop Intersections
1. Multi -Way Stop Intersections
Street &
Street
eckman Road
Lodi Avenue
Beckman Road
Pine Street
California Street
Lockeford Street
Central Avenue
Tokay Street
Central Avenue
Vine Street
Century Boulevard
Ham Lane
Church Street
Tokay Street
Eilers Lane
Lilac Street
Elm Street
Hutchins Street
Elm Street
Mills Avenue
Fairmont Avenue
Tokay Street
Fairmont Avenue
Vine Street
Garfield Street
Tokay Street
Ham Lane
Lockeford Street
Hutchins Street
Pine Street
Lodi Avenue
Lower Sacramento Road
Lodi Avenue
Mills Avenue
Lower Sacramento Road (North)
Turner Road
Lower Sacramento Road/Woodhaven Lane
Turner Road
Mills Avenue
Tokay Street
Oak Street
Pacific Avenue
Oak Street
School Street
Pine Street
Stockton Street
School Street
Walnut Street
Stockton Street
Tokay Street
2. Two -Way and One -Way Stop Intersections
/ Street Stops at Street
Beckman Road Lockeford Street
Beckman Road Victor Road
Cardinal Street Crescent Avenue
Century Boulevard Stockton Street
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D. Yield Intersections
Street
Acacia Street
Avena Avenue
Avena Avenue
Cambridge Drive
Central Avenue
Chestnut Street
Chestnut Street
Clowe Court right turn
Columbia Drive
Cross Street
DeForce Avenue
Eden Street
Eureka Avenue
Eureka Avenue
Eureka Avenue
Eureka Avenue
Yields at Street
as ngton Street
Oak Street
Walnut Street
Pin^ Street
Locust Street
Pleasant Avenue
School Street
Virginia Avenue
Calaveras Street
Lake Street
School Street
Washington Street
Grant Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Pleasant Avenue
Roper Avenue
Street
Stops at Street
Chestnut Street
Lee Avenue
Clowe Court
Virginia Avenue (left turn)
Cluff Avenue
Industrial Way
Cluff Avenue
Turner Road
Cluff Avenue
Victor Road
Cluff Avenue
Vine Street
Eden Street
Garfield Street
Elm Street
Lower Sacramento Road
Elm Street
Sacramento Street
Elm Street
School Street
Elm Street
Stockton Street
Fairmont Avenue
Oak Street
Fairmont Avenue
Walnut Street
Garfield Street
Vine Street
Holly Drive
Loma Drive
Lincoln Avenue
Daisy Avenue
Locust Street
Sacramento Street
Locust Street
School Street
Mills Avenue
Kettleman Lane
Oak Street
Crescent Avenue
Oak Street
Main Street
Oak Street
Sacramento Street
Park Street
Crescent Avenue
Pleasant Avenue
Oak Street
Rose Street
Walnut Street
Stockton Street
Lockeford Street
Tokay Street
Lower Sacramento Road
Vine Street
Hutchins Street
Vine Street
Lower Sacramento Road
Vine Street
Mills Avenue
Vine Street
School Street
Walnut Street
Crescent Avenue
Walnut Street
Main Street
Walnut Street
Sacramento Street
Windsor Drive
Crescent Avenue
York Street
Crescent Avenue,".
D. Yield Intersections
Street
Acacia Street
Avena Avenue
Avena Avenue
Cambridge Drive
Central Avenue
Chestnut Street
Chestnut Street
Clowe Court right turn
Columbia Drive
Cross Street
DeForce Avenue
Eden Street
Eureka Avenue
Eureka Avenue
Eureka Avenue
Eureka Avenue
Yields at Street
as ngton Street
Oak Street
Walnut Street
Pin^ Street
Locust Street
Pleasant Avenue
School Street
Virginia Avenue
Calaveras Street
Lake Street
School Street
Washington Street
Grant Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Pleasant Avenue
Roper Avenue
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Fairmont Avenue
Locust Street
Flora Street
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Forrest Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Forrest Avenue
Pleasant Avenue
Forrest Avenue
.School Street
Garfield Street
Locust Street
Garfield Street
Oak Street
Garfield Street
Walnut Street
Grant Avenue
Louie Avenue
Greenwood Drive
Ham Lane
Hilborn Street
Garfield Street
Hilborn Street
Washington Street
Klamath Court
Rutledge Drive
Laurel Avenue
Lake Home Drive
Lee Avenue
Oak Street
Lee Avenue
Walnut Street
Lincoln Avenue
Louie Avenue
Lloyd Street
Delores Street
Locust Street
Crescent Avenue
Locust Street
Cross Street
Locust Street
Loma Drive
Louie Avenue
Pleasant Avenue
Maple Street
Garfield Street
Maple Street
Washington Street
Mission Street
Washington Street
Northwood Drive
Maplewood Drive
Oak Street
Washington Street
Olive Court
Lincoln Avenue
Olive Court
Pleasant Avenue
Orange Avenue
Locust Street
Orange Avenue
Oak Street
Orange Avenue
Walnut Street
Palm Avenue
Grant Avenue
Palm Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Palm Avenue
Roper Avenue
Park Street
Lee Avenue
Park Street
Pleasant Avenue
Park Street
School Street
Pleasant Avenue
Locust Street
Pleasant Avenue
Walnut Street
Poplar Street
Washington Street
Roper Avenue
Louie Avenue
Rose Street
Oak Street
Sierra Vista Place
Pleasant Avenue
Sunset Drive
Oak Street
Sunset Drive
Walnut St' rtt
Sycamore Street
Pleasant Aienue
Tamarack Drive
Lee Avenue
Tamarack Drive
School Street
Village Street
School Street
Walnut Street
Washington Street
Washington Street
Locust Street
Westwood Avenue
Lake Street
Willow Glen Drive/Edgewoou Drive
Edgewood Drive/Midvale Road
Yosemite Drive
Rutledge Drive
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Certi�r� Z _ Strect D air inn I)-strict:.,ns
A. The following portions of streets shall
shall be designated by appropriate signs
designated, time limits apply between the
except Sundays and holidays.
1. Twenty -Minute Parking (Green Curb)
(None)
2. One -Hour Parking
(None)
3. Two -Hour Parking
have time limited parking and
or markings. Unless otherwise
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Church Street from Locust Street to Walnut Street
Elm Street from School Street to Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks
Elm Street (southside) from Church Street to School Street
Locust Street from Church Street to Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks
Oak Street from Pleasant Avenue to Sacramento Street
Pacific Avenue (westside) from 600 feet south of Elm Street to 700
feet south of Elm Street, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00
p.m. except Sundays and holidays
Pine Street from Pleasant Avenue to Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks
Sacramento Street from Lockeford Street to Lodi Avenue
School Street from Lockeford Street to Lodi Avenue
Walnut Street from Church Street to Sacramento Street
4. Four -Hour Parking
Elm Street (northside) from Church Street to School Street
B. The following portions of streets shall have no parking for the duration
indicated and shall be designated by appropriate signs or markings.
Unless otherwise designated, this restriction applies every day except
Sundays and holidays.
1. No parking during the following times, every day, June 1 through
March 31:
8:00 a.n. to 9:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
3:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.
Stockton Street (westside) from 200' NJTokay Street to Flora Street
Stockton Street (eastside) from Mission Street to Flora Street
Washington Street from Vine Street to Tokay Street
Eden Street from Stockton Street to Washington Street
Tokay Street from Stockton Street to Washington Street
Redwood Street from Stockton Street to Washington Street
Maple Street from Stockton Street to Washington Street
Cherry Street from Stockton Street to Washington Street
Vine Street from Stockton Street to Washington Street
Watson Street from Stockton Street to Washington Street
(See Permit Parking Area, Zone A)
_ 2. No parking between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m_. every day:
Lodi Avenue from Hutchins Street to Stockton: Street
Lodi Avenue (northside) from Stockton Street to Washington Street
Lodi Avenue (southside) from Stockton Street to 150 feet west of
Washington Street.
3. No parking from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 u.a;. and 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
on school days only:
Walnut Street from Pacific Avenue to Ham Lane
Oak Street from Pacific Avenue to Ham Lane
Wellington Way
Pacific Avenue (westside) from Elm Street to 150 feet south of Elm
Street
Pacific Avenue (eastside) from Walnut Street to Elm Street
4. No parking from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
on school days only:
Century Boulevard (northside) from Scarborough Drive to 200 feet west
of Scarborough Drive
Century Boulevard (sou'hside) from Scarborough Drive to Ham Lane
Dartmoor Circle
5. No parking from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on school days only:
Pacific Avenue (westside) from 700 foot south of Elm Street to 1250
feet south of Elm Street
C. The following streets shall be designated as no parking for vehicles over
6 feet high within 100 feet of the intersections named:
(None)
Section 4 - Angle Parking Areas ;
The streets or portions of streets in this City hereinafter listed are
hereby defined and established as Angle Parking Zones.
Central Avenue (westside) from Cherry Street to Vine Street
Central Avenue (eastside) from Hilborn Street to Harold Street
Central Avenue (westwide) from the alley south of Lodi Avenue to Harold
Street
Central Avenue (eastside) from Vine Street to 130 feet north of Vine
Street
Elm Street (northside) from Church Street to School Street
Elm Street (southside) from School Street to Sacramento Street
Locust Street (southside) from 100 feet east of Church Street to 250 feet
east of Church Street
Oak Street (southside) from Church Street to School Street
Oak Street (northside) from School Street to Sacramento Street !
Pacific Avenue (westside) from 600 feet south of Elm Street to 1250 feet
south of Elm Street
Sacramento Street (westside) from Lockeford Street to Lodi Avenue
School Street (westside) from alley north of Elm Street to Elm Street and
from Oak Street to Walnut Street
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School Street (eastside) from Elm Street to Oak Street and from Walnut
Street to Lodi Avenue
Walnut Street (northside) from Church Street to School Street
Walnut Street (southside) from School Street to Sacramento Street
Section 5 Parking Lots
The City of Lodi does hereby establish public parking limits in various
City owned or operated parking lots.
A. The following City owned or operated parking lots are hereby defined for
the purposes of this section:
Lot 1 - Parking Lot No. 1, located at the northeast corner of Church
Street and Walnut Street (Lot 8 and the west 40 feet of Lot 7,
Block 8, City of Lodi)
Lot 2 - Parking Lot No. 2, located on the south side of Oak Street
between School Street and Church Street (Lot 2, Block 8, City of
Lodi)
Lot 3 — Parking Lot No. 3, located at the northeast corner of Church
Street and Oak Street (Lot 8, Block 9, City of Lodi)
Lot 4 - Parking Lot No. 4, located on the southeast corner of Church
Street and Pine Street (Lot 1 and the west 30 feet of Lot 2,
Block 9, City of Lodi)
Lot 5 - Parking Lot No. 5, located on the northeast corner of Church
Street and Elm Street (Lot 8, Lot 7, and the west 70 feet of Lot =;
C 6, Block 11, City of Lodi)
SP Lot - That area leased by the City from the Southern Pacific
Transportation Company, located on the southeast corner of
Sacramento Street and Elm Street
B. The following lots or portions of lots are hereby established as public
parking for the maximum time indicated between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m. except Sundays and holidays:
1.1 Two Hours ;
Lot
1 - the east
two parking rows
Lot
2 - all
Lot
Lot
3 - the east
two parking rows
Lot
4 - the east
three parking rows
2. Four Hours
Lot 5 - the east two parking rows
C. The following lots or portions of lots are hereby established as all -day
permit only parking between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. except
Sundays and holidays. Permit issuance and usage shall be in accordance
with the requirements of Section 6, "Permit Parking - Zone B," of this
resolution.
Lot
1 -
the
west two parking rows
Lot
3 -
the
west parking row
Lot
4 -
the
west parking row
Lot
5 -
all
except the east two parking rows
SP
Lot
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Section 6 - Petah t Park' Ing
A, The following streets or portions of streets are hereby established as
preferential parking areas in accordance with the City Traffic Ordinance:
Zone A - South Stockton Street Cannery Area
Stockton Street (westside) from 200' NJTokay Street to Flora Street
Stockton Street (eastside) from Mission Street to Flora Street
Washington Street from Vine Street to Tokay Street
Eden Street from Stockton Street to Washington Street
Tokay Street from Stockton Street to Washington Street
Redwood Street from Stockton Street to Washington Street
Maple Street from Stockton Street to Washington Street
Cherry Street from Stockton Street to Washington Street
Vine Street from Stockton Street to Washington Street
Watson Street from Stockton Street to Washington Street
Zone B - Downtown Area
Church Street (westside) from Elm Street to alley south of Elm Street
Church Street (eastside) from Pine Street to Oak Street
Church Street (westside) from Oak Street to Walnut Street
Church Street (eastside) from Walnut Street to alley north of Walnut
Street
Sacramento Street (eastside) from Elm Street to Pine Street
Walnut Street (northside) from School Street to Sacramento Street
C B. Permits shall be issued to qualified applicants upon payment of fees as
described below.
Zone A - South Stockton Street Cannery Area
Qualification - Parking permits may be issued for vehicles only upon
application of a legal resident of property adjacent to
a street within the residential permit parking area who
has a motor vehicle registered in his or her name or
has a motor vehicle for his or her exclusive use and
under his or her control.
Proof of residency and motor vehicle ownership or
vehicle use and control shall be demonstrated in a
manner determined by the Finance Director.
Term - Zone A permits shall remain effective for a period of three
calendar years or fractions thereof, beginning June 1, 1986, or
so long as the applicant continues to reside in a qualified
dwelling unit for such permit or until the preferential parking
zone for which such permit was issued is eliminated, whichever
period of time is less.
Fee - The Finance Director shall collect a fee of $3.00 for each
original permit issued and for each renewal permit issued. Fees
are payable for three calendar yeer periods of time only and will
not be prorated for lesser periods of time.
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Zone B - Downtown Area
Qualification - Parking permits may be issued to individuals or
businesses in a number and manner as determined by the
Finance Director.
Term - Zone B permits shall be issued quarterly or fractions thereof
beginning in January, April, July, and October.
Fee - The Finance Director shall collect a fee of $15.00 for each
permit issued. Fees shall be prorated by month for lesser
of time; however, no refunds shall be issued for portions of a
quarter.
Section 7 - Speed Limits
In accordance with the provisions of the Traffic Ordinance, speed limits
are hereby established on the following streets:
NAME OF STREET
PORTION AFFECTED SPEED LIMIT (MPH
Beckman Road
Kettleman Lane to Pine Street
45
Beckman Road
Pine Street to Victor Road
30
Beckman Road
Lockeford Street to Turner Road
40
Brandywine Drive
Ham Lane to Hutchins Street
35
California Street
Oak Street to Lockeford Street
25
California Street
Lockeford Street to Turner Road
30
Central Avenue
Kettleman Lane to Tokay Street
30
Central Avenue
Tokay Street to Railroad Avenue
25
Century Boulevard
Ham Lane to Hutchins Street
35
Cherokee Lane
S. City Limit to Delores Street
45
Cherokee Lane
Delores Street to Victor Read
35
Cherokee Lane
Victor Road to Pioneer Drive
40
Church Street
Century Boulevard to Kettleman Lane
30
Church Street
Kettleman Lane to Tokay Street
35
Church Street
Tokay Street to Turner Road
30
Cluff Avenue
Lodi Avenue to Victor Road
35
Cluff Avenue
Victor Road.to Turner Road
40
Crescent Avenue
Kettleman Lane to Lodi Avenue
30
Eilers Lane
Woodhaven Lane to Lower Sacramento Road
30
Elm Street
Lower Sacramento Road to Hutchins Street
35
Elm Street
Hutchins Street to Cherokee Lane
30
Ham Lane
Harney Lane to Turner Road
35
Holly Drive
Mills Avenue to California Street
30
Hutchins Street
Harney Lane to Kettleman Lane
45
Hutchins Street
Kettleman Lane to Tokay Street
35
Hutchins Street
Tokay Street to Lockeford Street
30
Hutchins Street
Lockeford Street to California Street
25
Lockeford Street
Mills Avenue to E. City Limit
35
Lodi Avenue
Lower Sacramento Road to Ham Lane
35
Lodi Avenue
Ham Lane to Cluff Avenue
30
Loma Drive
Elm Street to Turner Road
30
Lower Sacramento Road
S. City Limit to Turner Road
45
Mills Avenue
Vine Street to Lodi Avenue
30
Mills Avenue
Lodi Avenue to Turner Road
35
Pine Street
Ham Lane to Beckman Road
30
Pine Street
Beckman Road to E. City Limit
40
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NAME OF STREET
Rutledge Drive
Stockton Street
Stockton Street
Stockton Street
Stockton Street
Tokay Street
Tokay Street
Turner Road
Vine Street
Vine Street
Vine Street
Woodhaven Lane
PORTION AFFECTED SPEED LIMIT (MPH`)
Elm Street to Turner Road 30
S. City Limit to Kettleman Lane 45
Kettleman Lane to Tokay Street 35
Tokay Street to Lockeford Street 30
Lockeford Street to Turner Road 35
Lower Sacramento Road to Ham Lane 25
Ham Lane to Cherokee Lane 30
W. City Limit to E. City Limit 35
Lower Sacramento Road to Ham Lane 35
Hain Lane to Hutchins Street 30
Hutchins Street to Cherokee Lane 25
Turner Road to Eilers Lane 35
Section 8 - Truck Routes/Certain Vehicles Prohibited
A. The streets or portions of streets listed below are hereby defined and
established as truck routes for vehicles exceeding a maximum gross weight
of five tons and shall be governed by the provisions of the Traffic
Ordinance.
Cherokee Lane
Kettleman Lane
Victor Road
C B. The streets or portions of streets listed below are hereby defined and
established as truck routes for vehicles within the length limitations
described in Section 35401.5 of the Vehicle Code dnd shall be governed by
the provisions of the Traffic Ordinance.
Cherokee Lane
Kettleman Lane
Victor Road
Section 9 - Miscellaneous Street Restrictions
In accordance with the provisions of the Traffic Ordinance, the
following streets are restricted in the manner described:
A. Pleasant Avenue from Tokay Street to Chestnut Street shall be closed to
through traffic during school hours.
Dated:
I hereby certify that Resolution No.
was passed and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Lodi in a meeting
held by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers -
Noes: Councilmembers -
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ALICE M. REIMCHE
City Clerk
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