(Amended by Ord. No. 134,523, Eff. 7/17/67.)
(a) Whenever the Department finds and determines that the travel of vehicles upon any street or portion thereof which crosses or divides any school ground or grounds creates unusual hazards and is not essential to maintain free circulation of traffic or access to property, the Department shall, subject to the approval of the Council by resolution, close such street to vehicular traffic during those days and hours when that school is open to normal use pursuant to Section 21102 of the Vehicle Code. Upon receiving such approval, the Department shall cause signs and barriers to be placed closing such streets during such days and hours. When such signs and barriers are in place upon such street or portion thereof, no person shall operate any vehicle thereon.
(b) Whenever the Department shall find and determine that it would be necessary and desirable and in the interests of the automobile Driver Training Program in secondary schools, and vehicular traffic would not be unduly inconvenienced or impeded, said Department shall place or cause to be placed appropriate signs or barricades, or both, thereby specifying that a particular street or streets is closed to through traffic during regular school hours, pursuant to the provisions of Section 21101(e) of the Vehicle Code, for the specific purpose of conducting special Driver Training Program.