§ 70.07 REPORT OF DAMAGE TO CERTAIN PROPERTY.

   (A)   The operator of a vehicle or the person in charge of any animal involved in any accident resulting in damage to any property publicly owned or owned by a public utility, including but not limited to any fire hydrant, parking meter, lighting post, telephone pole, electric light or power pole, or resulting in damage to any tree, traffic-control device or other property of a like nature located in or along any street, shall within 24 hours after such accident make a written report of such accident to the Police Department of this city.

   (B)   Every such report shall state the time when and the place where the accident took place, the name and address of the person owning and of the person operating or in charge of such vehicle or animal, the license number of every such vehicle, and shall briefly describe the property damage in such accident.

   (C)   The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident shall not be subject to the requirements or penalties of this section if and during the time he is physically incapable of making a report, but in such event he shall make a report as required in division (A) of this section within 24 hours after regaining ability to make such report.

('81 Code, § 10.12.060) Penalty, see § 70.99

§ 70.08 CONDITIONS FOR REMOVAL OF VEHICLES FROM STREET.

   Any member of the Police Department designated by the Police Chief may remove or cause to be removed:

   (A)   Any vehicle that has been parked or left standing upon a street or highway for 72 or more consecutive hours;

   (B)   Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or highway between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. when such parking or standing is prohibited by ordinance or resolution of this city and signs are posted giving notice of such removal;

   (C)   Any vehicle which is parked or left standing upon a street or highway where the use of such street or highway or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or highway or for the installation of underground utilities or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size, and the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement; provided, that signs giving notice that such vehicle may be removed are erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the removal.

('81 Code, § 10.12.070)

Statutory reference:

   Removal of parked and abandoned vehicles, see Cal. Veh. Code §§ 22650 et seq.

§ 70.09 OBJECTS OBSTRUCTING VISIBILITY AT INTERSECTIONS.

   (A)   Whenever any object such as a hedge, shrub, tree, fence, wall, and the like, within any street or highway obstructs the view of any inter-section, or any vehicular or pedestrian traffic upon the approaches to such intersection, or any other traffic hazard, the Chief of Police or City Engineer may remove or may cause to be removed such object, or have such object reduced in height.

   (B)   Whenever any object such as noted in division (A) of this section is on property outside the street or highway, the Chief of Police or City Engineer shall notify the occupant or owner of such property to remove or cause to be removed such object or reduce the height of such object to comply with the land use plan of the city.

('81 Code, § 10.12.080)

PATROL DIVISION

§ 70.20 ESTABLISHED.

   There is established in the Police Department of this city a Patrol Division to be under the control of an officer of police appointed by and directly responsible to the Chief of Police.

('81 Code, § 10.08.010)