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ORDINANCE N0. 493
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY Or LY1\1Wd00D REGULATING
TRAFFIC UPON THE'PUBLIC STREETS AND REPEALING
ORDINANCES NOS. 404 AND 436, AND ALL OTHER OR-
DI1NANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH.
follows:
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The City Council of the City of Lynwood does ordain as
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1: Definitions of Words and Phrases. (a) The
following phrases when used in this ordinance shall for the purpose
of this ordinance have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in
this article.
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(b) Whenever any words or phrases used in this ordinance
are not defined herein, but re now or hereafter defined in the vehicle
code of this State, such definitions are incorporated herein and shall
be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein as though
set forth herein in full.
Section 2: Alley Any unnamed street less than 25 feet in
width between property lines.
Section 3: Central Traffic District All streets and por-
tions of streets within the entire corporate boundaries of the City
of Lynwood shall be deemed within the central traffic,district.
Section 4: Loading Zon e. The space adjacent to a curb re-
served for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or un-
loading of passengers or materials.
Section 5: Official Time Standard Whenever certain hours
are named herein, they shall mean standard time or daylight saving
time as may be in current use in this city.
Section 6: Official Traffic Control Devices. All signs,
signals, markings and devices not inconsistent with this ordinance
placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having
jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
Section 7: Official Traffic Signals Any device, whether
manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which traffic is
alternately directed to stop and proceed and which is erected by
authority of a public body or official having ,jurisdiction.
Section 8: Park To stand or leave standing any vehicle,
whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for'the purpose of
and while actually engaged in loading or unloading of passengers or
materials.
Section 9: Parkway That portion of a street other than a
roadway or a sidewalk.
Section 10: Passenger Loading Zone The space adjacent to
a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading
or unloading of passengers.
Section 11; Pedestrian Any person afoot.
Section 12: Person Every natural person, firm, copartner-
ship, association, corporation, street car company, or interurban
railroad company.
Section 13: Police Officer Every officer of the police
department of this city.
Section 14: (a) Stop When required means complete
cessation movement.
(b) Stop or Stand When prohibited means any stopping or
standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary
to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions
of a police officer or official traffic control device.
Section 15: Street Car A car other than a railroad train
for transporting persons or property and operated upon rails within
any part of the City of Lynwood. The term "Street Car" whenever used
in this ordinance shall include interurban car.
Section 16. Traffic Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals,
vehicles, street cars and other conveyances either singly or together
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while using any street for purposes of travel.
ARTICLE II
TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION
Section 30: Police Administration There is hereby estab-
lished in the police department of this city a traffic division to be
under the control of an officer of police appointed by and directly
responsible to the chief of police.
Section 31: Duty of Traffic Division It shall be the duty
of the traffic division with such aid as may be rendered by other
members of the police department to enforce the street traffic regula-
tions of this city and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to
street traffic in this city, to make arrests for traffic violations,
to investigate traffic accidents and to cooperate with all officers of
the City in the administration of the traffic laws and in developing
ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out those
duties specially imposed upon said division by this ordinance and the
traffic ordinances of this city.
Section 32: Traffic Accident Reports The traffic division
shall maintain a suitable system of filing traffic accident reports.
Accident reports or cards referring to them shall be filed alphabetically
by location.
Section 33: Chief of Police The Chief of Police of the
City of Lynwood shall exercise the powers and duties as provided in
this ordinance and in the ordinances of this city. It shall be the
general duty of the Chief of Police so far as his duties under this
ordinance are concerned, to determine the installation and proper
timing and maintenance of traffic control devices and signals, to con-
duct or cause to be conducted engineering analyses of traffic acci-
dents and to devise remedial measures to conduct engineering investi-
gation of traffic conditions and to cooperate with other city officials
and civic bodies in the development of ways and means to improve
traffic conditions and generally to supervise the enforcement of this
ordinance.
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ARTICLE III
ENFORCEMENT AND OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
Section 50: Authority of Police and Fire Department Officials
(a) It shall be the duty of the officers of the Police Department and
such officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police, to enforce all
provisions of this ordinance, all street traffic laws of this city, and
all of the State vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this city.
(b) Officers of the Police Department and such officers as
are assigned by the Chief of Police are hereby authorized to direct all
traffic by voice, hand or signal in conformance with traffic laws, pro-
vided that in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite
traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the Police Department
traffic
may direct as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions
of the traffic laws.
(c) Members of the Fire Department, when at the scene of a
fire, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic thereat or
in the immediate vicinity. I
Section 51: Required Obedience to Traffic Ordinance It is
a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform
any act required in this ordinance.
Section 52: Obedience to Police and Fire Department.Officials
No person shall wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order
of a police officer or member of the Fire Department when directing
traffic.
Section 53: Persons Other -Than Officials Shall Not Direct
Traffic No person other than an officer of the Police Department or
a person, by the Chief of Police or person authorized by law
shall direct or attempt to direct traffic by voice, hand or other signal
(except that persons may operate'r:hen and as herein provided any mechani-
cal - pushbutton signal erected by order of the Chief of Police, as here-
inafter provided.)
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Section 54: Public Employees to Obey Traffic Regulations
The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to the driver of any
vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government,
this State, any county or city and it shall be unlawful for any said
driver to violate any of the provisions of this ordinance except as
otherwise permitted in this ordinance or by state statute.
Section S5: Exemptions to Certain Vehicles (a) The pro-
visions of this ordinance regulating the operation, parking and standing
of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of the police or Fire Depart-
ment, any public ambulance or any public utility vehicle or any private
ambulance, which public utility vehicle or private ambulance has quali-
fied as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in
this section is operated in the,manner specified in the vehicle code in
response to an emergency call.
(b) The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, protect the
driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of his willful disregard
of the safety of others.
(c) The provisions of this ordinance regulating the parking
or standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a city depart-
ment or public utility while necessarily in use for construction or,re-
pair work or any vehicle owned by the United States mile in use for the
collection, transportation or delivery of the United States Mail.
Section 56: Report of Damage to Certain Property (a) The
driver 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,or-
namental lighting post, telephone pole, electric light or power pole,
or resulting in damage to any ornamental shade tree, traffic control
device or other property of a like nature located in or along any street,
alley, park, or public place, shall within twenty -four (24) hours after
such accident make a written report of such accident to the Police
Department of this City.
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(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 driving or in charge of such vehicle or animal,
the license number of every such vehicle, and shall briefly describe
the property damaged in such accident.
(c) A driver involved in an accident shall not be subject
to the requirements or penalties of this section if and during the
time such driver is physically incapable of making a report, but in
such event said driver shall make a report as required in subdivision
(a) within 24 hours after regaining ability to make such report.
ARTICLE IV
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
Section 60: Authority to Install Traffic Control Devices
(a) The Chief of Police of the City of Lynwood shall have the power
and duty to place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained
official traffic control devices when and as required, to make effective
provisions of this and other traffic ordinances of the City of Lynwood.
(b) 1dhenever the vehicle code of this state requires for
the effectiveness of any provision thereof that traffic control devices
be installed to give notice to the public of the application of such
law, the Chief of Police is hereby authorized to install the necessary
devices subject to any limitations or restrictions set forth in the
law applicable thereto.
(c) The Chief of Police may also place and maintain such
additional traffic control devices as he may deem necessary to regulate -
traffic or to guide or warn traffic.
(d) The Chief of Police shall report in writing to the City
Council the contemplated installation or removal of any traffic control
device installed pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of this
section. The Chief of Police shall report in writing to the City Council
the completion of the installation of any traffic control device pur-
suant to subdivisions (a), (b), or (c), of this section, stating in
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such written report his reasons for the contemplated installation or
removal. The failure of the Chief of Police to so report either the
installation or completion of such traffic control device shall not
affect the validity thereof. The City Council hereby confirms and
approves the location of all traffic control devices now in operation
in the City of Lynwood. Whenever the Chief of Police has installed any
traffic control device pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), or (e) of
this section, it shall be presumed that there was necessity to regulate
or to guide or warn traffic at places where such traffic control de-
vices are installed.
Section 61: When Traffic Control Devices Required for En
forcemeat Purposes No provision of "the,vehicle -code or of this ordin-
ance for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged
violator unless appropriate signs are in place and sufficiently legible
to be seen by an ordinarily observant person.
Section 62: Obedience to Traffic Control Devices The driver
of any vehicle and the motorman of any street car or interurban street
car shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device
applicable thereto placed in accordance with this ordinance unless
otherwise directed by a police officer, subject to the exceptions
granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle when responding
to emergency calls.
Section 63: Installation of Traffic Signals (a) The Chief
of Police is hereby directed to install and maintain official traffic
signals at those intersections and other places where traffic conditions
are such as to require that the flow of traffic be alternately inter-
rupted and released in order to prevent or relieve traffic congestion
or to protect life or property from hazard.
(b) The Chief of Police shall ascertain and determine the
locations where such signals are required by resort to field observation,
traffic counts and other traffic information as may be pertinent and
his determinations therefrom shall be made in accordance with those
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traffic engineering and safety standards and instructions set forth in
the California Maintenance Manual issued by the Division of Highways
of the State Department of Public Works.
(c) The Chief of Police shall report in writing to the City
Council the contemplated installation or removal of any official traffic
signals, installed pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of this section.
The Chief of Police shall report in writing to the City Council the
completion of any such installation, stating in such written report his
reasons for the contemplated installation or removal. The failure of
the Chief of Police to so report either the installation or the com-
pletion of such traffic signals shall not affect the validity thereof.
The City Council hereby confirms and approves the location of all
official traffic signals as now located and in operation in the City
of Lynwood. Whenever the Chief of Police has installed any official
traffic signals pursuant to this ordinance, it shall be presumed that
his determinations were made in accordance with the aforesaid Mainten-
ance Manual.
Section 63.1: Obedience to Official Traffic Signals The
driver of any vehicle
street car shall obey
applicable thereto pl
otherwise directed by
granted the driver of
to emergency calls.
and the motorman of any street car or interurban
the instructions of any official traffic signal
aced in accordance with this ordinance unless
a police officer subject,to the exceptions
an authorized emergency vehicle when responding
Section 64: Lane Markings The Chief of Police is hereby
authorized to mark center lines and lane lines upon the surface of the
roadway to indicate the course to be traveled by vehicles and may place
signs temporarily designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a
particular direction, regardless of the center line of the highway.
When authorized signs have been placed designating off - center traffic
lanes, no person shall disobey the instructions given by such signs.
Section 65: Authority to Remove. R or Discontinue
Traffic Control Devices The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to
remove, relocate or discontinue the operation of any traffic control
device not specifically required by state law or this ordinance when-
ever he shall determine in any particular case that the conditions
which warranted or required the installation no longer exist or obtain.
The Chief of Police shall report to the City Council as provided in
Section 60, subdivision (d) hereof, the removal, relocation, or discon-
tinuance of'any traffic {control device, as provided in this section,
or the installation or discontinuance of any traffic control device
pursuant to Section 63 hereof, giving his reasons therefor.
Section 66: Traffic Control Devices- -Hours of Operation
The Chief of Police shall determine the hours and days during which
any traffic control device shall be in operation or be in effect, ex-
cept in those cases where such hours or days are specified in this or-
dinance.
ARTICLE V
TURNING MOVEMENTS
Section 70: Authority to Place and Obedience to Turning
Markers (a) The Chief of Police is authorized to place markers,
buttons, or signs within or adjacent to intersections indicating the
course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections.
(b) When authorized markers, buttons, or other,ind.ications
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 markers, buttons, or other indications.
Section 71: Authority to Place Restricted Turn Signs The
Chief of Police is hereby authorized to 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 per-
mitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated
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on the signs or they may be removed when such turns are permitted.
Section 72: Obedience to No -turn Sims Whenever authorized
signs are erected indicating that no right or left or U turn is Der-
mitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any
such sign.
Section 73: Signal Controlled Intersections - -Right Turns
No driver of a vehicle shall make a right turn against a red or stop
signal at any intersection within the central traffic district of the
City of Lynwood unless a right turn is authorized by an appropriate
sign. No such right turn shall be made so as to interfere with the
flow of traffic nor until a complete stop has been made prior to under-
taking such right turn.
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ARTICLE VI
ONE -'WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS
Section 80: The Chief of Police to Sian One -Way Streets and
Alleys, The Chief of Police shall place and maintain signs giving
notice of one -way streets or alleys designated as such in Section 190
hereof. Signs indicating the direction of lawful traffic movement on
one -way streets.or alleys shall be placed at every intersection where
movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited.
Section 81: Obedience to One -way Signs when signs are
erected on any one-way street or alley giving notice thereof, no person
shall drive any vehicle in a direction contrary thereto.
ARTICLE VII
SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED
Section 90: The Chief of Police is authorized and directed
to establish in accordance with law, stop signs at the intersections
of through streets or any intersection at which vehicles are required
to stop at one or more entrances thereto or at any railway grade cross-
ing at which vehicles are required to stop. Every such sign shall con-
form with and shall be placed as provided in Section 471 of the Vehicle
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Code. The Chief of Police shall advise the City Council in writing of
the establishment or discontinuance of any such stop signs; the failure
of the Chief of Police so to do, however, shall not affect the validity
of such stop signs.
.Section 91: Stop at Through Street or Stop Sipn. (a) Those
streets and parts of streets described in Section 191 hereof are here-
by declared to be through streets for the purposes of this ordinance.
(b) The provisions of this section shall also apply at one
or more entrances to the intersections as such entrances and intersec-
tions are described in Section 192 hereof.
(c) The provisions of this section shall apply at those
highway railway grade crossings as described in Section 1 93•
(d) When stop signs are erected as herein provided at any
through street or the entrance to any intersection or at any railway
grade crossing, every driver of a vehicle and every motorman of a
street car shall stop as required by the vehicle code.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING
TO THE USE OF STREETS
Section 100: Interference with Fire Apraratus (a) No
driver of a vehicle excepting an authorized emergency vehicle, or a
vehicle of a duly authorized member of the Fire Department of said
City, -shall follow any fire apparatus answering a fire alarm, closer
than 300 feet, or park any vehicle within 300 feet of a fire, or oper-
ate or park any vehicle in such manner as to interfere with any fire
apparatus or line of fire hose when in use at a fire or when in place
for use in response to a fire alarm.
(b) Crossing Fire Hose No street or interurban car or
vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of the Fire Depart-
ment when placed or laid down on any street, private driveway or street
or interurban car track, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire with-
out the consent of the members of the Fire Department in command.
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Section 101: Driving Through Funeral Processions No driver
of a vehicle or motorman of a street car or interurban street car shall
drive between vehicles comprising a funeral procession while they are
In motion and when the vehicles in such processions are conspicuously
so designated.
Section 102: Riding on Motorcycles and Bicycles A person
operating a motorcycle or bicycle upon a street shall not ride other
than upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, or carry any
other person upon such motorcycle or bicycle other than upon a firmly
attached seat to the rear of the operator, nor shall any person ride
upon a motorcycle or bicycle upon a street other than as above authorized.
Section 103: Unlawful Riding No person shall ride on any
street car or interurban car or vehicle upon any portion thereof not
designed or intended for the use of passengers. This provision shall
not apply to any employees engaged in the necessary discharge of a
duty, or to persons riding within truck bodies in space intended for
merchandise.
Section 10 Clinging to Moving Vehicles Any person riding
upon any bicycle, motorcycle, coaster, roller skates or any toy vehicle
shall not attach the same or himself to any street car or moving ve-
hicle upon any roadway.
Section 105: Vehicles and Bicycles Shall Not be Driven or
Animals be Ridden on the Sidewalk. The driver or operator of a vehicle
or bicycle shall not drive or operate the same nor shall the rider of
any animal ride or drive such animal, within any sidewalk area or any
parkway except at a permanent or temporary driveway. A temporary
driveway for the purposes of this section is defined to mean a crossing
or driveway suitably planked or otherwise protected to prevent injury
to the curb or sidewalk. This section shall not apply to invalid care
or vehicles.
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Section 106: New Pavement No person shall ride or drive
any animal or any vehicle or bicycle over or across any newly made
pavement or freshly painted marking in any street when a barrier or
sign is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pave-
ment or marking, or when a sign is in place stating that the street or
any portion thereof is closed.
Section 107: Sidewalks, Coasting. Etc. No persons shall
coast or propel himself down, along, upon or over any sidewalk in any
wagon, cars, hand - wagon, coaster, roller skates, bicycle or other ve-
hicle, except at a permanent or temporary driveway.
Section 108: Restricted Access No person shall drive a
vehicle onto or from any limited access roadway except at such entrances
and exits as are established by public authority.
Section 109: Emerging From Alley or Private Driveway The
driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway, or building,
shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidepra.lk
or into the sidewalk area extending across any alley way.
Section 110: Miscellaneous Regulations Relating to the Use
of Streets It shall be unlawful for any person, without first obtain-
ing a permit from the City Council of the City of Lynwood to engage in
any game, dance, public meeting, parade, or exhibition upon any street
or alley.
Section 110.1. Obstructions in Streets No person shall
erect, construct, place, maintain, leave or abandon any building, fence,
porch, steps, post, pole, track, wire, pipe, conduit or other structure
in whole or in part in or upon any street or alley within said City;
and no person shall place, affix, paint, maintain, leave, or abandon
any sign, placard, notice, advertisement, seat, bench, table stand,
material or other obstruction in any street within said City; without
a special permit in writing so to do first had and obtained from the
Chief of Police, or the Street Superintendent, or the City Council of
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said City; provided, ho-rever, that the provisions of this Section
shall not apply;
(a) To United States Mail boxes;
(b) To poles and facilities of public utilities lawfully
using the public streets of said City.
(c) To portable and usual garbage and rubbish receptacles
when conforming to and placed in accordance with the
rules and regulations of said City with reference
thereto;
(d) To notices, placards, posters or any of the other
articles or means above mentioned or referred to,
erected or placed by any City or other public
officer, official or employee acting within the
scope of his or her office or employment as such
public officer, official or employee.
Section 110.2: Excavations in Streets No person shall dig
in, excavate, tear up, deface or injure any street without an express
written permit so to do first had and obtained from either the Super-
intendent of Streets or the City Council of said City and it shall be
unlawful for any person to violate or permit or cause to be violated
any of the terms or conditions imposed in any such permit if and when
issued.
Section 110.3. Lights on Obstructions. No person placing
or maintaining any obstruction or making any excavation in any street
shall fail or neglect to provide, during the period between sunset of
any day and sunrise of the succeeding day, a suitable and adecuate
light to warn users of such street of any such obstructions or excava-
tions.
Section 110.4: Deposit of Rubbish in Streets No person
shall throw, deposit or place in or upon any street any glass, bottles,
paper, rubbish, garbage (except in proper containers as permitted by
law), or any unsightly, foul, or noxious substance.
Section 110.5: Expectoration in Streets and Public Places
Etc. No person shall expectorate on the floor or any other'portion of
any public building, hall or stairway or upon the floor or any other
portion of any street car, bus, or other public conveyance, or upon
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any sidewalk within said city.
Section 110.6: Closing Streets Temporarily The Chief of
Police shall have the right, authority and power at any time to close
any street or any portion thereof temporarily to vehicular, pedestrian
or other traffic when in the opinion of such Chief of Police the public
peace, health or safety requires such temporary closing; provided, how-
ever, that in all such cases, suitable signs shall be conspicuously
posted giving notice of the fact that such street or portion thereof is
closed, or a police officer or person designated by the Chief of Police
is present thereat for the purpose of giving such notice. No person
shall, in case any such street or portion thereof is so closed, enter
into or upon such closed portion or drive any vehicle into or upon the
same contrary to any such notice or notices or the order or orders of
any such pollee officer or,person so designated. Nothing herein con-
tained shall be construed as depriving the City Council and /or Street
Superintendent of said City from concurrent power to likewise tempor-
arily close any street or portion thereof within said City, but the
delegation of power to the Chief of Police herein made shall be con-
strued as in addition thereto.
Section 110.7: Sidewalks, Parkways, Merchanidse Etc No.
person shall leave or permit to remain in or upon any street, alley,
sidewalk, or in or upon any parkway in any street within said City, any
merchandise, fruit or fruits, melon or melons, vegetable or vegetables,
meat or meats or any baggage or any article of personal property.
ARTICLE IX
PEDESTRIANS
Section 111: The Chief of Police to Establish Crosswalks
(a) The Chief of Police shall establish, designate, and maintain cross-
walks at intersections and other places by appropriate marks or lines
upon the surface of the roadway. Crosswalks shall be established at
such intersections and at other within the City of Lynwood
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where the Chief of Police determines that there is a particular hazard
to pedestrians crossing the roadway. The Chief of Police shall report
the contemplated installation and removal of crosswalks to the City
Council, giving his reasons therefor. Failure to so report shall not
affect the validity of any such crosswalks.
(b) Other than crosswalks at intersections established pur-
suant to subdivision (a) hereof, no crosswalks shall be established in
any block which is less than 400 feet in length. Elsewhere, not more
than one additional crosswalk shall be established in any one block
and such crosswalk shall be located as nearly as practicable at mid -
block.
Section 112: When a Pedestrian Must Use Crosswalk No pedes-
trian shall cross a roadway other than in a crosswalk in any business
district in the City of Lynwood.
Section 113: Crossing at Right Angles No pedestrian shall
cross a roadway outside of a business district at any place other than
by a route at approximately right angles to the curb or by the shortest
route to the opposite curb, except in a marked crosswalk.
Section 114: Standing in Roadway. No person shall stand in
any roadway other than in a safety zone or in a crosswalk, if such
action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic. This provision
shall not apply to any public officer or employee or employee of a pub-
s lic utility when necessarj:gn the street in line of duty.
ARTICLE X
STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING.
Section 120: Application of Regulations (a) The provisions
of this ordinance prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking of a
vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified,
except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with
other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer
or official traffic control device.
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(b) The provisions of this ordinance imposing a time limit
on standing or parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to
observe other and more restrictive provisions of the state vehicle
code or the ordinances of this city, prohibiting or limiting the stand-
ing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
Section 121: Standing in Parkways Prohibited No person
shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle within any parkway.
Section 122: Use of Streets for Storage of Vehicles Pro
hibited In the event a vehicle is parked or left standing upon a
.street or alley in excess of a consecutive period of 120 hours, any
member of the Police Department may remove said vehicle from the street
or alley in the manner and subject to the requirements of Sections 585
and 585.1 of the Vehicle Code.
Section 123: Parkinp for Certain Purposes Prohibited No
person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose
of:
1. Displaying such vehicle for sale.
2. dashing, greasing, or repairing such vehicle
except repairs necessitated by emergency.
Section 124; Parking Parallel with Curb (a) Subject to
other and more restrictive limitations, a vehicle may be stopped or
parked within 18 inches of the left -hand curb facing in the direction
of traffic movement upon any one -way street unless signs are in place
prohibiting such stopping or standing.
(b) The Chief of Police is authorized. to determine when
standing or parking shall be prohibited upon the left side of any one -
way street or when standing or parking may be permitted on the left
hand side of any one -way roadway having two or more separate roadways,
and shall erect signs giving notice thereof; no person shall violate
any such notice.
Section 125: Signs or Markings Indicating Angle Parking
(a) Angle parking shall be permitted upon those streets and part's of
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streets described in Section 194- hereof and prohibited on all other
streets or parts of streets in the City of Lynkrood.
(b) The Chief of Police shall mark the streets designated
in Section 194 hereof, indicating the angle at which vehicles shall be
parked.
(c) l'Then signs or marks are in place indicating angle parking
as herein provided, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than
at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs
or markings.
Section 126: Parking AdJacent to Schools (a) The Chief of
Police is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon
that side of any street adjacent to any school property when such park=
ing would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous
situation.
(b) When official signs are erected indicating no parking
upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, no person
shall park a vehicle in any such designated place.
Section 127: Parking Prohibited on Narrow Streets (a) The
Chief of Police is hereby authorized to place signs or markings indi-
cating no parking upon any street when the width of the roadway does
not exceed 30 feet, or upon one side of a street as indicated by such
signs or markings when the width of the roadway does not exceed 40 feet.
(b) when official signs or markings prohibiting parking are
erected upon narrow streets as authorized herein, no person shall park
a vehicle upon any such street in violation of any such sign or marking.
Section 128: Stopping or Parking Prohibited - -Signs Required
The Chief of Police shall appropriately sign or mark the following
places and when so signed or marked no person shall stop, stand or
park a vehicle in any of said places.
1. At any place within 15 feet of a point on the curb
immediately opposite the mid -block end of a safety
zone.
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2. At any place within 15 feet of an intersection in the
central traffic district or in any business district
except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop.
3. Within 15 feet of the approach to any traffic signal,
boulevard stop sign, or official electric flashing
device.
4. At any place where the Chief of Police determines that
It is necessary in order to eliminate unusual traffic
hazard.
Section 129: Unlawful Parking -- Peddlers, Vendors (a) Ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this section no person shall stand or
park any vehicle, wagon or push -cart from which goods, wares, merchan-
dise, 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 or alley within
this city, except that such vehicles, kagons, or push -carts may stand
or park only at the request of a bona fide purchaser for a period of
time not to exceed ten (10) 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 or alley any
lunch wagon, eating cart or vehicle, or push -cart 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
legislative body 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 or alley while awaiting patronage for such vehicle
or wagon without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the
legislative body 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
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therein, no person shall park or stand any vehicle, wagon, or push -cart
on any location other than as designated in such permit.
Section 130: Emergency Parking Signs (a) Whenever the
Chief of Police shall determine that an emergency traffic congestion
is likely to result from the holding of public or private assemblages,
gatherings or functions, or for other like reasons, the Chief of Police
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 and alleys as the Chief of Police shall
direct during the time such temporary signs are in place. Such signs
shall remain in place only during the existence of such emergency and
the Chief of Police shall cause such signs to be removed promptly there-
after.
(b) When signs authorized by the provisions of this section
are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall operate, park or
stand any vehicle contrary to the directions and provisions of such
signs.
Section 131: Display of Warning Devices I Commercial
Vehicle Disabled Every motor truck having unladen weight of 4,000
pounds or more, and every truck tractor irrespective of weight when
operated upon any street or highway during the time specified in Section
618 of the Vehicle Code shall be equipped with and carry at least two
flares or two red lanterns, or two warning lights or reflectors, which
reflectors shall be of a type approved by the California Highway Patrol.
When any vehicle above mentioned or any trailer or semi- trailer is dis-
abled upon streets or highways outside of any business or residence dis-
trict within this city and upon which street or highway there is in-
sufficient street lighting to reveal a vehicle at a distance of 200
feet during any time mentioned in Section 618 of the Vehicle Code, a
warning signal of the character indicated above shall be immediately
placed at a distance of approximately 100 feet in advance of and 100
feet to the rear of such disabled vehicle, by the driver thereof. The
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warning signals herein mentioned shall be displayed continuously
during the times mentioned in Section 618 while such vehicle remains
disabled upon such street or highway.
ARTICLE XI
STOPPING FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING ONLY
Section 140: Authority to Establish Loading Zones (a) The
Chief of Police is hereby authorized to determine and to mark loading
zones and passenger loading zones as follows:
1. At any place in the central traffic district where, in
the opinion of the Chief of Police, such loading zones are necessary
including the entrance to any place of business, hall, or place used
for public assembly.
(b) Loading zones shall be indicated by a yellow paint line
at least 21 feet in length, stenciled with black letters, "LOADING
ONLY", on the top of all curbs within such zones.
(c) Passenger loading zones shall be indicated by a white
line at least 21 feet in length stenciled with black letters, "PASSEN-
GER LOADING ONLY" upon the top of all curbs in said zones.
(d) In no event shall more than one - seventh of the total
curb length on one side of any street in any block be reserved for
loading zone and passenger loading zone purposes. The Chief of Police
shall report to the City Council in smiting the establishment and dis-
continuance of all loading zones and all passenger loading zones,
giving his reasons therefor. Failure of the Chief of Police to so
report the establishment of such zones shall not affect the validity
thereof.
Section 141: Curb Markings to Indicate No Stopping and
Parking Regulations (a) The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to
establish the following curb markings to indicate parking or standing
regulations and said curb markings shall have the meanings as herein
set forth.
1. "Red" shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at
any time except as permitted by the Vehicle Code, and except that a
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bus may stop in a red zone marked or signed as a bus zone.
2. "Yellow" shall mean no stopping, standing, or parking
at any time between 7:00 a. m. and 6:00 p. m. of any day except
Sundays and holidays for any purpose other than the loading or unload-
ing of passengers or materials, provided that the loading or unloading
of passengers shall not consume more than three (3) minutes nor the
loading or unloading of materials more than twenty (20) minutes.
3. "White" shall mean no stopping, standing or parking
for any purpose other than loading or unloading of passengers which
shall not exceed three (3) minutes and such restrictions shall apply
between 7:00 a. m. and 6:00 p. m. of any day except Sundays and holidays.
4. "Green" shall mean no standing or parking for longer
than twenty (20) minutes at any time between 7:00 a. m, and 6:00 p, m.
of any day except Sundays and holidays.
5. The Chief of Police is authorized, pursuant to this
ordinance, to cause curb markings to be placed as aforesaid, provided
that he shall report the establishment of all such red, yellow, vihite,
or green zones, in writing, to the City Council. The Chief of Police
shall report the discontinuance of any such zones to the City Council.
The Chief of Police shall state his reasons for completed installation
or discontinuance. The failure of the Chief of Police to so report
shall not affect the validity of any such zones.
6. No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle adjacent
to any such legible curb marking in violation of any of the provisions
of this section.
Section 142: Effect of Permission to Load or Unload (a)
Permission granted by Section 141 to stop or stand a vehicle for pur-
poses of loading or unloading of materials shall apply only to commer-
cial vehicles and shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor,
and in no event for more than twenty (20) minutes.
(b) The loading or unloading of materials shall apply only
to commercial deliveries, also the delivery or pickup of express and
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parcel post packages and United States Nail.
(c) Permission herein granted to stop or park for purposes
of loading or unloading passengers shall include the loading or unload-
ing of personal baggage but shall not extend beyond the time necessary
therefor and in no event for more than three (3) minutes.
(d) Within the total time limits above specified the pro-
visions of this section shall be enforced so as to accommodate neces-
sary and reasonable loading or unloading but without permitting abuse
of the privileges hereby granted.
Section 143: Standing for Loading or Unloading Only No
person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone
for any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or material
for such time as is permitted in Section 142.
Section 144. Standing in Passenger Loading Zones No person
shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any passenger loading zone for
any purpose other than the loading or unloading of passengers for such
time as is specified in Section 142.
Section 145: Standing in Any Alley No person shall stop,
stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other than the loading or un-
loading of persons or materials in any alley.
Section 146: Bus Zones to be Established (a) The Chief of
Police is hereby authorized to establish bus zones opposite curb space
for the loading and unloading of passengers of common carriers and to
determine the location of such bus loading zones. The Chief of Police
shall report the establishment of such bus loading zones, in writing,
to the City Council. Failure to so report shall not affect the validity
of such zones.
(b) The word "bus" as used in this section shall mean any
motor bus, motor coach, trackless trolley coach, or passenger stage
used as a common carrier of passengers.
(c) No bus zone shall-exceed 60 feet in length.
(d) No bus zone shall be established opposite and to the
right of a safety zone.
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(e) The Chief of Police shall paint a red line stencil
with white letters "NO STANDING ", together with the words "BUS ZONE"
upon the top and side of all curbs and places specified as a bus zone.
(f) No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle ex-
cept a bus in a bus zone. No bus shall stop or park in the bus zone
except for the length of time necessary to pick up and discharge pass-
engers.
ARTICLE XII
STOPPING STANDING OR PARKING RESTRICTED
OR PROHIBITED ON CERTAIN STREETS
Section 151: Parking Time Limited in Business Districts
Whe n authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person
shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle on any of the streets enumerated
in Section 195(a) hereof between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
of any day except Sundays and holidays for a period of time longer
than one hour.
Section 152: Parking Time Limited on Certain Enumerated
Streets When authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof no
person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle on any of the streets
enumerated in Section 195(b) hereof for a period of time longer than
two (2) hours at any time between the hours of 7:00 a. m. and 6:00 p.m.
of any days except Sundays and holidays.
Section 153: Parking Prohibited at All Times - on Certain
Streets When signs are erected giving notice thereof no person shall
park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof
described in Section 196 of this ordinance.
Section 154: All Night Parking Prohibited No person shall
stop, stand or park a vehicle on any street for a period.of time longer
than two (2) hours between the hours of 1 and 6:00 a.m, of any
day.
Section 155: Authority to Establish Parking Signs The
Chief of Police is authorized to post signs giving notice of the parking
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limitations set forth in this Article XII on the streets designated
and enumerated in this ordinance.
ARTICLE XIII
RESTRICTED USE OF CERTAIN STREET'S
Section 163: Truck Routes (a) Those streets and parts of
streets described in Section 197 hereof are hereby declared truck
traffic routes for the movement of the following.,described vehicles:
`1. Vehicles exceeding a manufacturers rated capacity of
2 tons.
2. Any freight vehicle with a trailer.
3. Any vehicle conveying refuse, rubbish, garbage, or
dirt; except any such vehicle conveying refuse, rub-
bish, garbage, or dirt for and on behalf of the
City of Lynwood.
4. Any vehicle transporting`crude or fuel oil, gasoline,
or other inflammable material.
(b) Whenever any streets or parts of streets described in
Section 197 hereof, the use of which is permitted by any of the fore-
going described vehicles, the Chief of Police is hereby authorized to
designate such street or streets by appropriate signs as "Truck Traffic
Route" for the movement of any of the above mentioned vehicles.
(c) When any such truck traffic route or routes are estab-
lished and designated by appropriate signs, the operators of any vehicle
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described in /Section (a) hereof shall drive on such route or routes
and none other except when necessary to traverse another street or
streets to his destination for the purpose of loading or unloading or
other lawful purpose,within the City of Lynwood or its immediate en-
virons or for the purpose of gaining access from within the City of
Lynwood to any such truck route; or for the purpose of storing or
parking of any such vehicle within the City of Lynwood_.
(d) Subdivision (a) of this section shall not be construed
as to be applicable to passenger busses operating as common carriers.
Section 164: Commercial Vehicles Prohibited from Using
Certain Streets (a) The streets referred to in Section 198 hereof shall
not be used by any commercial vehicle when appropriate signs have been
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erected and maintained indicating that such streets are not to be
used by commercial vehicles. The Chief of Police is authorized and
empowered to erect such appropriate signs.
(b) Those streets and parts of streets described in Section
198 hereof are hereby declared to be streets the use of which is pro-
hibited by any commercial vehicle exceeding a gross weight of 4 thou-
sand pounds. The provisions of this section shall not apply to pas'sen-
ger busses under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission.
ARTICLE XIV
TRAINS STREET CARS
Section 170: Railway Gates No person shall drive any
vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a
railroad grade crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is
being opened or closed.
Section 171: Trains Not to Block Streets No person shall
operate any train or train of cars, or permit the same to remain standing,)
so as to block the movement of traffic upon any street for a period of
time longer than five (5) minutes.
ARTICLE -XV
SPECIAL SPEED ZONES
Section 180:. Decrease of State Law Maximum Speed It is
hereby determined upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investi-
gation that the speed permitted by State law outside of business and
residence districts as applicable upon the following streets is greater
than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist upon
such streets and it is hereby declared that the prima facie speed
limit shall be as herein set forth on those streets or parts of streets
herein designated when signs are erected giving notice thereof.
Name of Street or
Portion Affected
Bullis Road
Century Boulevard
Imperial Highway
Declared Prima Facie
Speed Limit
,25
miles
per
hour
35
miles
per
hour
35
miles
per
hour
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Section 182: Regulation of Speed by Traffic Signals The
Chief of Police is authorized to regulate the time of traffic signals
so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly and safe manner
at speeds slightly at variance from the speeds otherwise applicable
within the district or at intersections, and shall erect appropriate
signs giving notice thereof.
ARTICLE XVI
SCHEDULES OF DESIGNATED STREETS REFERRED TO
IN ORDINANCE
Section 190: One -Way Streets In accordance with Section
80 and when properly signposted, traffic shall move only in the
direction indicated upon the following streets:
Plaza Street, between Mulford and Court Street;
State Street between Lynwood Road and Long Beach Blvd;
Fernwood Avenue from east to west boundaries;
Los Flores Blvd, from Bellinger Street to Long Beach Blvd.
Section 191. Through Streets The following streets and
parts of streets are hereby declared to be through streets, or high-
ways, within the City of Lynwood:
1. Atlantic Ave. from the northerly to the southerly
City limits;
2. Long Beach Blvd., from the northerly to the southerly
City limits;
3. Alameda Street from the northerly to the southerly
City limits;
4. Imperial Highway, from Atlantic Ave. to Alameda St.;
5. Abbott Road, from San Antonio St. to Atlantic Ave.;
6. Century Elvd. from Atlantic Ave. to Alameda St.;
7. Tweedy Road from the easterly to the westerly City
limits; "% I ^ '
8. Fernwood Ave, from the easterly to the westerly City
limits;
9. Morton Road from Bullis Road to Atlantic Avenue;
10. Lynwood Road from State Street to Alameda Street;
11. Bullis Road from Imperial Highway to Carlin Avenue;
12. California Ave. from Fernwood Ave. to Century Blvd.;
13. State street from Tweedy Road to Cedar Street;
14. Santa Fe Ave. from Cedar Street to southerly City
limits;
15. Norton Avenue from State Street west;
16. Los Flores Blvd, from Santa Fe to Bellinger Avenue;
17. Santa Fe Ave. from Fernwood Ave. north;
18. Bellinger Street from Los Flores to Norton Avenue.
Section 192: Stop Intersections In accordance with the
provisions of Section 90(b) and when signs are erected giving notice
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thereof, drivers of vehicles shall stop at the entrance or entrances
to those intersections described as follows:
Alameda & Imperial
Long Beach Blvd. & Century
Blvd.
Long Beach Blvd. & Norton
Long Beach Blvd. & Mulford
Long Beach Blvd. & Josephine
Imperial Highway & State
Century Blvd. & Bullis Rd.
Bullis Road & Agnes
California Ave. & Norton
State & Tweedy
State & Fernwood (2 sides)
State & Burton
Josephine & School St.
Atlantic & Imperial Highway
Atlantic & Beechwood
Atlantic & Morton Road
Long Beach Blvd. & Tweedy
Blvd.
Locust & Beechwood
Long Beach B lvd. & Imperial
Long Beach Blvd. & Fernwood
Long Beach Blvd. & Burton
Imperial Highway & Century
Century & California Ave.
Bullis Road & Fernwood
California Ave. & Mulford
State & Norton
State & Lynwood Road
Peach & Josephine
Morton Road & Elm
Atlantic & Abbott Road
Atlantic & Elmwood
Atlantic & Century Blvd.
Section 193: Railroad Stops In accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 90(c) and when signs are erected giving notice
thereof, drivers of vehicles shall stop before crossing the railroad
or interurban tracks at those highway grade crossings described as
follows:
Southern Pacific Co. lines, along Alameda Street:
Century Boulevard
Imperial Highway
Butler Avenue
Fernwood Avenue
Lynwood Road
Pacific Electric Co. lines, along Fernwood Avenue:
Alameda Street
State Street
Long Beach Blvd.
Atlantic Avenue
Imperial Highway
Bullis Road
Caress Street
Section 194: Angle Parking on Certain Streets. In accordance
with Section 125 and when signs or markings are in place giving notice
thereof, drivers of vehicles may stand or park a vehicle only as indi-
cated by such marks or signs on the following streets or portions thereof:
Plaza Street between Mulford and Court
Imperial Highway, wherever marked.
Section 195: Parking Time Limited on Certain Enumerated
Streets. (a) In accordance with Section 151, parking is limited to
one (1) hour between the hours of 7:00 a. M. and 6:00 p. m, of any
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day except Sundays and holidays upon any of the following enumerated
streets:
Long Beach Blvd. between Oakwood Avenue and Magnolia Ave.
Atlantic Ave. from Abbott Road to Fernwood Avenue.
(b) In accordance with Section 152, parking is limited to
two (2) hours between the,hour of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.,of any day
except Sundays and holidays upon any of the following enumerated
streets:
On all streets intersecting Long Beach Blvd, from
Oakwood Ave. to and including Magnolia Ave., approxi-
mately 300 feet east and west of Long Beach Blvd. on
said intersecting streets.
Abbott Road from Rosewood Avenue easterly to the east
City limits.
Imperial a ighway from Elm Ave. easterly to the east
City limits.
Section 196: Parking Prohibited at All Times on Certain
Streets In accordance with Section 153 and when signs are erected
giving notice thereof, no person shall at any time park a vehicle upon
any of the following described streets or parts of streets:
Alameda Blvd. east side of the west roadway, north city
limits to south city limits.
Fernwood Ave. South side of north roadway Alameda to
Atlantic Avenue.
Plaza Street, West side,, Mulford to Court.` East side,
Court to Sanborn.
Court Street. East side, Mulford to Plaza.
Mulford Avenue, North side, Plaza St. to Court. North side,
California to Birch.
Magnolia Ave. North side, School St. to Bullis Road.
Lynwood Road, North side, Long Beach Blvd. to alleyway
east of Lewis Street. South 'side, School
Street to Fir Street.
Orchard Avenue. South side, Long Beach Blvd. to Bullis Road.
State Street. West side of, east roadway, Beechd..iood to
Oakwood. East side of west roadway, Beech -
wood to Oakwood.
Locust Avenue, both sides, Alberta to Sanborn.
Peach Street, east side, between Fernwood and Beechwood.
Section 197: Truer Routes. In accordance with Section 163
and when signs are erected giving notice thereof, the following streets
or portions of streets are hereby declared to be truck traffic routes
for the movement of vehicles described in Section 163:
1. Atlantic Avenue - 33 Century Blvd.
2. Alameda Blvd. -' Imperial Highway
5. Long Beach Blvd. between Century & Tweedy
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% Section 198: Commercial Vehicles Prohibited In accordance
with Section 164, the following streets and parts of streets are hereby
declared to be streets the use of which prohibited by any commercial
vehicle; exceeding 4000 pounds: When marked, all streets in the City
of Lynwood except those designated in Section 191 hereof.
ARTICLE XVII
TRAFFIC CITATIONS
Section 210: When Person Arrested Must be Taken Immediately
Before Judge or Magistrate Whenever any person is arrested for any
violation of this ordinance the arrested person shall be immediately
taken before the City•Judge of the City of Lynwood or a magistrate
acting for and on behalf of said City Judge:
(a) When the person arrested demands an immediate appearance
before a magistrate, or
(b) When the person arrested refuses to give his written
promise to appear in court as hereinafter provided for in this ordinance.
Section 211: Court Procedure When Person Arrested
Immediately Taken Before a Judge or Magistrate (a) Whenever any
person is arrested for a violation of any provision of this ordinance
and is immediately taken before the City Judge or a magistrate acting
for and on behalf of the City Judge, the arresting officer shall file
with said Judge or magistrate a complaint stating the offense with
which such person is charged.
(b) The person so taken before said Judge or magistrate
shall be entitled to at least five days continuance of his case in
which to plead and prepare for trail and said person shall not be re-
quired to plead or be tried within said five days unless he waives
such time in writing or in open court.
(c) The person so taken before such City Judge, or magistrate,
shall thereupon be released from custody upon his own recognizance or
upon such bail as the City Judge or iagistrate may fix.
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Section 212: When Person Arrested to be Given Notice to
Appear in Court (a) whenever any person is arrested for any violation
of any provision or provisions of this ordinance and such person is not
immediately taken before the City Judge or a magistrate acting for and
on behalf of said City Judge as hereinbefore required or permitted, the
arresting officer shall prepare in duplicate a written notice to appear
in court containing the name and address of such person, the license
number of his vehicle, if any, the offense charged and the time and
place when and where such person shall appear in Court.
(b) The time specifted.in said notice to appear must be at
least five days after such arrest.
(c) The place specified in said notice to appear shall be
before said City Judge or magistrate acting for and on behalf of said
City Judge, within said City of Lynwood.
(d) Said officer shall deliver one copy of said notice to
the arrested person and said arrested person, in order to secure release,
must give his written promise to so appear in Court by signing the
duplicate notice which shall be retained by said officer; thereupon,
the arresting officer shall forthwith release the person arrested from
custody.
(e) Said officer shall, as soon as practicable, file said
duplicate notice with the City Judge or magistrate acting for and on
behalf of said City Judge. Thereupon, the said City Judge or magistrate
shall fix the amount of bail which in his ,judgment, in accordance with
the provisions of Section 1275 of the Penal Code of the State of Calif-
ornia, will be reasonable and sufficient for the appearance of the de-
fendant and shall endorse upon said notice a statement signed by him
in the form set forth in Section 815A of said Penal Code. The defendant
may, prior to the date upon which he promised to appear in Court, de-
posit with the City Judge or magistrate or officer authorized by such
Judge or Magistrate to receive a deposit of bail, the amount of bail
thus set. Thereafter, at the time when the case is called for arraign-
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ment before the City Judge or magistrate,'if the defendant shall not apnea
either in person or by counsel, the magistrate may declare the bail
forfeited and may in his discretion order that no further proceedings
shall be had in the case.%
Upon the making of such order that no further proceedings
be had, all sums deposited as Bail shall f6rthwith be paid into the
City Treasury of said City.
(f) No warrant shall issue on such charge for the arrest
of a person who had given such written momise to appear in Court unless
and until he has violated such promise or has failed to deposit bail,
to appear for arraignment, trial,.or judgment, or to comply with the
terms and provisions of the judgment, as required by law, or unless
in the discretion of the City Judge or magistrate such person should
be required to appear before such Judge or magistrate.
Section 213: Waiver of Filing of Written Complaint Whenever
written notice to appear has been prepared, delivered, and filed with
the court, as provided in this ordinance, or whenever notice of illegal
parking has been given pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance,
an exact and legible duplicate copy of said notice when filed with the
magistrate specified herein, in lieu of a verified complaint, shall
notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1426 of the Penal Code, con-
stitute a complaint to which the defendant may plead "Guilty".
If, however, the defendant shall violate his promise to appear
in court or shall not deposit laTaful bail, or shall plead other than
"Guilty" of the offense charged, a complaint shall be filed which shall
conform to the provisions of Section 1426, Penal Code, and which shall
be deemed to be an original complaint, and thereafter proceeding shall
be had as provided by law; provided that a defendant may, by an agree-
ment in writing, subscribed by him and filed with the court, waive the
filing of a verified complaint and elect that the prosecution may pro-
ceed upon the written notice provided in this ordinance.
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ARTICLE XVIII
PENALTIES AND EFFECT OF ORDINANCE
Section 220: Any person,firm, or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishably by a fine of
not to exceed five hundred dollars 0500.00) or imprisonment in the
City Jail of the City of Lynwood or the County Jail of Los Angeles
County, State of California, for a period of time not to exceed six
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Each such person, firm or corporation shall be deemed guilty
of a separate offense for every day during any portion of which vio-
lation of any provision of this ordinance is committed, continued or
permitted by such person, firm or corporation, and shall be punishable
therefor as provided by this ordinance.
Section 221: Effect of Ordinance If any section, sub-
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason
held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Legislative Body
hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective
of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Section 222: Repeal Ordinance No. 404 and 436 of this
city is hereby repealed, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance
are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or pre-
vent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or
committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the
taking effect of this ordinance.
Section 223: Publication of Ordinance The City Clerk of
the City of Lynwood shall certify to the passage of this ordinance
and cause the same to be published in the Lynwood Press, a weekly
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newspaper published, printed, and circulated in the City of Lynwood,.,.
California, and which said newspaper is hereby designated for that
purpose.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of February, 1949.
ATTEST*
��, OF UNWOOD
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES: ss
CITY OF LYN'WOOD )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
Lynwood, California, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council of
said City at a - - - - - _ meeting thereof held in the
City Hall of said City, on the 15th day of Febru ary s 19+9
and passed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Brune Jensen Stroh.
I NOES: COUNCILT.TEN
ABSENT= COUNCILMEN
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Willa and Willia
None. _
None.
C.
CITY LE , C 10 .. OF LYNFTO5D