Ordinance Number 2669
ORDINANCE NO. 266
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 84,
AND PROVIDING FOR THE DESIGNATION OF
"BUSES -ONLY" PARKING BY RESOLUTION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: ORDINANCE NO. 84 SHALL BE AMENDED TO READ:
ARTICLE I: GENERAL REGULATIONS
Section 1: Definitions:
(a) Vehicle defined.
The term "vehicle as used in this Ordinance
shall, unless otherwise designated herein,
include every animal drawn or self-propelled
vehicle, and bicycles.
(b) Buses defined.
A "bus" is any motor vehicle other than a
,'motor truck" or "truck tractor" designed
for carrying more than ten persons including
the driver, and used or maintained for the
transportation of passengers.
Section 2: Unlawful to drive or ride on sidewalk
(a) Vehicles not permitted on sidewalks
It is hereby declared unlawful for any person
to drive any vehicle upon any sidewalk within
the City of San Juan Capistrano, or obstruct
any such sidewalk by the passage or conveyance
of any vehicle.
(b) Animals not permitted on sidewalks
It shall be and is hereby made unlawful for any
person or persons,to ride, lead, drive or propel
any horse, other beast of burden upon any side-
walk in this city, or to use, or obstruct any
such sidewalk by the passage or conveyance of
any such animal.
Section 3: Use of certain tires restricted.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corp-
oration, to operate or drive a motor or other
vehicle along upon or over any city street or
highway or bridge of the city of San Juan Capistrano
when such vehicle is equipped with tires, the outer
circumference of which have a flat space or spaces
thereon, which pound the _surface of such street,
highway or bridge, and/or as restricted by Section
27454 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California.
Section 4: Heavy traffic
(a) Defined.
Heavy traffic for the purpose of this Section is
hereby defined to be any vehicle regardless of
the motive power thereof, carrying a load including
the weight of the vehicle in excess of twelve
thousand pounds.
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(b) Resolution to prohibit heavy traffic.
Whenever the City Council of the city of San
Juan Capistrano shall by resolution prohibit
heavy traffic on any city street, highway or
boulevard in the city and the said street or
highway shall be posted as hereinafter provided,
it shall be unlawful for any person to use said
street or highway for the purpose of heavy
traffic.
(c) Posting sign.
Whenever the City Council shall pass a reso-
lution prohibiting heavy traffic upon any
street or highway in the city of San Juan Cap-
istrano, the said City Council shall cause to
be posted upon said street or highway at the
intersection of said street or highway with all
other streets and highways at or near each of
such intersections a sign upon which shall be
printed in letters, not less than two inches in
height, the words "HEAVY TRAFFIC PROHIBITED."
ARTICLE II: PARKING
Section 1: Traffic districts and zone designations.
The City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano
may by resolution:
(a) Designate certain streets or portions of
streets within the incorporated area of the city
as Traffic District "A", "B" or "C".
(b) Designate certain streets or portions of streets
as "No Parking" areas.
(c) Designate portions of streets as "Loading Zones".
(d) Designate portions of streets as "Bus Stops".
(e) Designate portions of streets as "Passenger
Loading Zones".
(f). Determine. and select those streets and highways
entering business or residential districts which
shall be sign -posted.
(g) Designate certain streets or portions thereof
as "Buses -Only" parking areas.
SECTION 2: Except as herein specifically amended,
provisions of Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall take effect and
be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage and
repeals those sections of Ordinance No. 54, in conflict
herewith.
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SECTION 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this ordinance by the City Council of
the City of San Juan Capistrano at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 3rd day of July 1974,
and shall cause the same to be published in the
Good News within fifteen (15) days after
its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day
Of July , 1974, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Sweeney, Weathers, Nash, Heckscher
and Mayor Byrnes
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
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City of S n Juan Capistrano
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, MARY ANN HANOVER, City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and exact
copy of Ordinance No. 266 which was duly introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council held on the 19th day of June, 1974,
and thereafter was duly and regularly adopted by the said City
Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of
July . 1974.
(SEAL)
CITY CL�
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