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ORD 253 ORDINANCE NO. 253 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADDING CHAPTER 10. 24 TO TITLE 10 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE I/ RELATING TO OFF ROAD VEHICLE USE AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 10. 24 of Title 10 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code is added to read: Chapter 10.24 OFF-ROAD USE OF VEHICLES Sections: 10. 24 . 010 Prohibition. 10. 24 . 020 Exemptions. 10. 24 . 030 Government property. • 10. 24 . 040 Penalty for violation. 10. 24 . 010 Prohibition. A. Subject to the exemptions provided in Section 10 . 24 . 020, it is unlawful for any person to drive or operate a vehicle, as defined under Section 670 of the California Vehicle Code, including but not limited to a motor vehicle as defined in Section 415 of said Code, on land or property owned by or occupied by another person unless he or she has in his or her immediate possession, as of the time of such operation or driving of such vehicle, written permission from -the owner of such land, his or her agent or the person in lawful possession thereof, and displays such written permission to a peace officer upon request therefor. B. No person shall cause, allow or permit any vehicle operated or controlled by him or her to park or stand on land or property owned by or occupied by another person unless he or she has in his or her possession written permission from the owner of such land, or the person in lawful occupancy or possession thereof. 10 . 24 . 020 Exemptions. This chapter shall not apply to: A. Any person who, at the time of his or her operation of a vehicle, has lawful business with the owner of the land or his or her agent, or the person in lawful occupancy or possession thereof. B. Any person who is operating a vehicle on publicly or privately owned land which is expressly set apart by the owner or lawful occupant thereof for the use of such vehicle pursuant to any permit or license issued by the City under its zoning regulations or other enabling law. C. Any person who, at the time of operating a vehicle, is operating such vehicle for agricultural purposes, grading or construction purposes, governmental purposes or golf carts on golf courses; D. Any person who is operating an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined under Section 165 of the California Vehicle Code, when such operation is for the purposes enumerated in said section; E. Any person who is operating a vehicle upon any public highway, street road or alley. F. Any person who is operating a horse drawn or driven vehicle, provided that such vehicle is designed for primary use as a horse drawn or driven vehicle. 10 . 24 . 030 Government property. Nothing in this chapter shall abrogate or interfere with the right of any duly authorized governmental agency to regulate, permit or prohibit the operation and use of vehicles on property owned by the governmental agency or under its control and jurisdiction. 10. 24 . 040 Penalty for violation. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of an infraction and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. Upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by (1) a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100. 00) for a first violation; (2) a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200. 00) for a second violation within one year; (3) a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500. 00) for each additional violation within one year. -2- ORDINANCE NO. 253 Section 2 . The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause this Ordinance to be published or posted as -required by law. I/ PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 2nd day of April , 1990. / ,/ /OA' j/ / - ' 0 ' MAY:R 40e ATTEST: 411 Ar . - 1 .fir de.- I CITY CLERK S =to of California ) County of Los Angeles ) ss City of Rancho Palos Verdes ) I, JO PURCELL, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 253, was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held on April 2, 1990, and the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: McTaggart, Hinchliffe, Ryan, Bacharach and Mayor Hughes NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None 1 i CITY - RK CITY sr RANCHO PALOS VERDES I/ -3- ORDINANCE 253 ORD. NO. 253 '44 RANCHO PALOSVERDES STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES) The undersigned, being first duly sworn, desposes and says : That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is the duly qualified City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes , Y y California: That on the 6th day of April 1990, she caused to i be posed in three conspicuous places , as required by law the following : ADDING CHPATER 10 . 24 TO TITLE 10 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO OFF ROAD VEHICLE USE AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. a copy of which is attached hereto, in the following public places in the City: CITY HALL RANCHO PALOS VERDES 30940 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, CALIFORNIA 90274 LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE STATION MIRALESTE STATION 4000 MIRALESTE PLAZA RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA 90274 U. S. POST OFFICE 28649 SOUTH WESTERN AVENUE RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA 90732 I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct affidavit of posting . JO' ,'URCELL, CMC C 'Y CLERK • 30940 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD / RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90274-5391 / (213) 377-0360