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.
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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.
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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
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ORD. NO. 253
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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 ,
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California:
That on the 6th day of April 1990, she caused to
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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
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30940 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD / RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90274-5391 / (213) 377-0360