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§ 71.005 RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FREEWAYS.
   No person shall drive or operate any bicycle, motor-driven cycle, or any vehicle which is not drawn by a motor vehicle upon any street established as a freeway, as defined by state law, nor shall any pedestrian walk across or along any such street so designated and described except in space set aside for the use of pedestrians; provided, official signs are in place giving notice of such restrictions.
('81 Code, § 10.24.130) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 71.006 ERECTION OF AND OBEDIENCE TO BARRIERS AND SIGNS.
   No person, public utility or department in the city shall erect or place any barrier or sign on any street, unless of a type approved by the City Engineer, or disobey the instructions, remove, tamper with or destroy any barrier or sign lawfully placed on any street by any person, public utility or by any department of this city.
('81 Code, § 10.24.140) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 71.007 TRAINS NOT TO BLOCK CROSSING.
   No person shall cause or permit any railway train or railway cars or similar vehicle on rails to stop or stand or to be operated in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for the purposes of travel for a period of time longer than five minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to railway trains, cars or similar vehicles on rails to stop at or near the scene of an accident.
('81 Code, § 10.24.150) Penalty, see § 70.99
SPEED LIMITS
§ 71.020 ESTABLISHMENT OF SPEED LIMITS.
   (A)   Whenever the City Engineer determines, pursuant to state law, that a prima facie or maximum speed limit other than that established by state law is reasonable and safe, the City Council may, by ordinance, determine and declare such prima facie or maximum speed limit.
   (B)   The declared prima facie or maximum speed limit shall be effective when the appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the street.
('81 Code, § 10.16.010) (Ord. 745, passed - -80)
Statutory reference:
   Speed limits, see Cal. Veh. Code §§ 22348 et seq.
TURNING MOVEMENTS
§ 71.030 PLACEMENT AND OBEDIENCE TO TURNING MARKERS.
   (A)   The City Engineer may place markings, buttons or signs within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections, and such course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law or this title.
   (B)   When authorized markers, buttons or other indications are placed within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of such indications.
('81 Code, § 10.24.010) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
   Turning movements, see Cal. Veh. Code §§ 22101 and 22113
§ 71.031 RESTRICTED TURN SIGNS.
   (A)   The City Engineer may determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left or U-turn and shall place proper signs at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event, such hours shall be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when such turns are permitted.
   (B)   Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right turn, left turn or U-turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign.
('81 Code, § 10.24.020) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 71.032 SIGNS PROHIBITING RIGHT TURN AGAINST STOP SIGNAL.
   (A)   The City Engineer may determine those intersections within any business district at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right turn against a red or stop signal and shall erect proper signs giving notice of such prohibition.
   (B)   No driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign.
('81 Code, § 10.24.030) Penalty, see § 70.99
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