ORDINANCE 204B,-. _ _.
Crossialks shall be established and maintained
at all intersections within the Central Traffic District
and at such intersections outside such district, and at
other places within or outside said district where the
Chief of Police determines that there is particular hazard
to pedestrians crossing the roadway subject to the limita-
tion contained __n (b) of this section.
(b) Other than crosswalks at intersections no
crosswalk shall be established in any block which is less
than four _hundred (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.
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SECTION 50. TRAINS NOT TO BLACK 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 ibr a period of time longer than
five (5) minutes.
ARTICLE XI.
METHOD OF PARKING
SECTION 51. PARALLEL WITH CURB - EXCEPTIONS.
No person shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other
than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the
direction of traffic and with the right hand Wheels of the
vehicle within eighteen (18) inches of the curb line or edge
of the roadway, except as follows;
(a) Upon those streets which have been marked or
signed by the Chief of Police for angle parking, upon which
streets vehicles shall be parked at the angle to the curb
indicated by such marks or signs.
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(b) Upon those streets where parking on the
left side of the roadway or otherwise is specifically
provided by ordinance.
SECTION 52. THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO INDICATE ANGLE
PARKING. The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to de-
termine those streets upon which angle parking shall be
permitted (other than state highways where such parking is
prohibited by the State Vehicle Code) and shall indicate all.
such places by placing white lines upon the surface of the
roadway indicating the angle at which parking is permitted.
ARTICLE XII.
STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING.
SECTION 53. APPLICATION OF ORDINANCE. (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 com-
pliance with the directions of a police officer or official
traffic control device.
(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 hereof or of law prohibiting or limiting the
standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at
specified times.
SECTION 54. STOPPING OR STANDING PROHIBITED -
NO SIGNS REWUIRED. No person shall stop, stand or park a
vehicle in any of the following places:
1. Within any tunnel or upon any bridge, vikduct
or approach thereto.
2. Within any parkway.
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SECTION 55. THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO ERECT SIGNS.
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 between a safety zone and the
nearest curb and any place within twenty (20) feet of a
point on the curb immediately opposite the mid -block
end of a safety zone.
2. At any place within thirty (30) feet of an
intersecting roadway in the Central Traffic District or
in any business district except that a bus may stop at
a designated bus stop.
SECTION 56. THE CHIEF OF POLICE MAY PLACE "NO
STANDING" SIGNS OR MARKS. The Chief of Police may appro-
priately 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 thirty (30) feet of an
intersection other than hereinbefore mentioned.
2. Within twenty -five (25) feet of the approach
to the nearest line of a crosswalk.
3. At any place between the portal of a tunnel
and the nearest street intersection.
SECTION 57. CURB MARKINGS TO INDICATE NO STOPPING
AND PARKING REGULATIONS.
(a) The Chief of Police is hereby authorized,
subject to the provisions and limitations of this ordinance,
to place, and when required herein shall place, the follow-
ing 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 park-
ing at any time; except that a bus may stop in a red zone
marked or signed as a bus zone.
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2. Yellow shall mean no stopping, standing or
parking at any time between 8 :00 A. M. and 6 :00 P. M. of
any day except Sunday, for any purpose other than the
loading or unloading 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 8 :00 A. M. and
6:00 P. Tot. of any day except Sunday and except as follows:
When such zone is in front of a hotel the re-
strictions shall apply at all times;
When such zone is in front of a theatre the re-
strictions shall apply at all times except when such
theatre is closed.
4. Green shall mean no standing or parking
for longer than twenty (20) minutes at any time between
8 :00 A. M. and 6 :00 P. M. of any day except Sunday.
(b) When the Chief of Police as authorized
under this ordinance has caused curb markings to be placed,
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.
ARTICLE XIII.
STOPPING FOR LOADING OR UNIDADING ONLY.
SECTION 58. THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO ESTABLISH
LOADING ZONES. (a) The Chief of Police is hereby author-
ized to determine and to mark loading zones and passenger
loading zones as follows:
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1. At any p lace in the Central Traffic District
or any business district.
2. Elsewhere in front of the entrance to any
place of business or in front of any hall or place used
for the purpose of public assembly.
4.'.)) In no event sha111 more than one -half of
the total curb length in any block be reserved for loading
zone purposes exclusive of the passenger loading zones at
the entrances to public theatres.
(c) Loading zones shall be indicated by a
yellow paint line stenciled with black letters, "LOADING
ONLY ", upon the tops of all curbs within such zones.
(d) Passenger loading zones shall be indicated
by a white line stenciled with black letters, "PASSENGER
LOADING ONLY ", upon the tops of all curbs in said zones.
SECTION 59. EFFECT OF PERMISSION TO LOAD OR
UNLOAD. (a) Permission herein granted to stop or stand
a vehicle for purposes of loading or unloading of materials
shall apply only to commercial 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 parcel post packages and United
States mail.
(c) Permission herein granted to stop or park
for purposes of loading or unloading passengers shall in-
clude the loading or unloading 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 provisions of this section shall be enforced so as to
accommodate necessary and reasonable loading or unloading
but without permitting abuse of the privileges hereby granted. ,
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SECTION 60, STANDING IN ANY ALLEY. No person:
shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose other
than the loading or unloading of persons or materials in
any alley.
SECTION 61. STANDING FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING ONLY.
When authorized signs or marks are in place giving notice
thereof no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for
any purpose other than loading or unloading passengers or
materials for such time as is permitted herein, in any of
the following places:
1. In any yellow loading zone;
2. Within ten (10) feet of any entrance to any
school, or any other building used for the transaction of
governmental business.
SECTION 62. STANDING IN PASSENGER LOADING ZONE.
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 59.
SECTION 63. THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO DETERMINE
ADDITIONAL LOADING OR UNIAADING PLACES. Whenever the Chief
of Police has determined that parking shall be limited and
authorized signs or marks are in place giving notice thereof,
no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose
other than loading or unloading passengers or materials
in any of the following places:
1. At any curb where the grade of the street
exceeds twelve (12) per cent.
2.
On any part
of a
roadway having a width of
not more than
twenty -five
(25)
feet.
3. In front of any hall or place used for the
purpose of public assemblage.
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S. "CTION 66. PARKING TIME LIT KITED IN CENTRAL
TRAFFIC DISTRICT. When authorized signs are in place
;riving notice thereof no person shall stop, stand or park
any vehicle within the Central Traffic District between
the hours of 8 :00 A. M. and 6 :00 P. M. of any day except
Sunday for a period of time longer than forty -five (45)
minutes.
SECTION 67. PARKING TIME LIM:TED IN OTHER
BUSINESS DISTRICTS. When authorized signs are in place
giving notice thereof no person shall stop, stand or park
any vehicle within a business district outside of the
Central Traffic District between the hours of 8 :00 A. M.
and 6:00 P. 1-11. of any day except Sunday for a period of
time longer than two (2) hours.
SECTION 68. PARKING TIM, LIM1ITED ON CERTAIN
EMJERATED STREETS. When authorized signs are in place
hiving notice thereof no person shall stop, stand or park
any vehicle on any of the streets enumerated in Section 80
hereof for a period of time longer than is specified in said
Section 80 , for said respective streets of: portions thereof
at any time between the hours of 8 :00 A. M. and 6 P. M. of any
day except Sunday.
SECTION 69. ALL NIGHT PARKING PROHIBITED. No
person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on any street
for a period of time longer than thirty (30) minutes between
the hours of 2 :00 A. P. and 4 :00 A. Pr. of any day.
SECTION 70. UNLAWFUL PARKING - PEDDLERS, VENDORS.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person
shall stand or park any vehicle, wagon or push -cart from which
goods, wares, merchandise, 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 within this city, except that such
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vehicles, wagons 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 sub - section 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.
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(b) No person shall/or stand on any street,
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 City Council
of said City, which shall designate the specified 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 while awaiting patronage
for such vehicle or wagon without first obtaining a written
permit to do so from the City Council, which shall desig-
nate the specific location where such vehicle may stand.
(d) No person shall stand or park a vehicle upon
any street for the purpose of displaying such vehicle for
sale by sign or otherwise.
(e) Whenever any permit is granted under the
provisions of this section and a particular location to park
or stand is specified therein, no person shall park or
stand any vehicle, wagon, or push -cart on any location
other than as designated in such permit. In the event
that the holder of any such permit is convicted in any
court of competent jurisdiction for violating any of the
provisions of this section, such permit shall be forthwith
revoked by the City Council, upon the filing; of the record
of such conviction, with the said City Council, and no
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months, or by a fine of not to exceed three hundred
dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the
discretion of the court.
SECTION 74. 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 City Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each
section, sub- section, sentence, clause and phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
sub - sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared
unconstitutional.
SECTION 75. That Ordinance No. 134, entitled;
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON THE
PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS AND
THOROUGHFARES WITHIN SAID CITY,. AND
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT
THEREWITH.
passed and adopted on the 17th day of June, A. D., 19270
as amended to date, 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 prevent 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 76. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this ordinance, and shall cause
the same to be published once in the El Segundo Herald, a
weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed, published
and circulated within the said City of E1 Segundo, and which
is hereby designated for that purpose.
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ARTICLE XVI.
SCHEDULES OF DESIGNATED STREETS REFERRED TO
IN ORDINANCE.
SECTION 77, ONE WAY STREETS. In accordance
with Section 36 and when properly signposted, traffic
shall move only in the direction indicated upon the
following streets:
(None at present).
SECTION 78. THROUGH STREETS. In accordance
with the provisions of Section 38a and when signs are
erected giving notice thereof, drivers of vehicles shall:
stop at the entrance or entrances to those intersections
described as follows:
(None at present).
SECTION 79, STOP INTERSECTIONS. In accordance
with the provisions of Section 38b and when signs are
erected giving notice thereof, drivers of vehicles shalll
stop at the entrance or entrances to those intersections
described as follows:
(1) Inglewood- Redondo Road, at its intersection
with Imperial Highway.
(2) Inglewood- Redondo Road, at its intersection
with E1 Segundo Boulevard.
(3) Sepulveda Boulevard, at its intersection
with Imperial Highway.
(4) Sepulveda Boulevard, at its intersection
with Grand Avenue.
(5) Sepulveda Boulevard, at its intersection
with E1 Segundo Boulevard.
(6) Sepulveda Boulevard, at its intersection
with Rosecrans Avenue.
(7) Imperial Highway, at its intersection
with Sheldon Street.
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(8) Main Street from the Southerly line of
Sycamore Avenue to the Northerly line of Pine
Avenue,; excepting at its intersection with Palm
Avenue, and also excepting at its intersection
with Oak Avenue on the 'Westerly side.
(9) Mlariposa Avenue, at its intersection with
Sepulveda Boulevard, and at its intersection with
Virginia Street.
(10) Palm Avenue at its intersection with
Virginia Street.
(11) Grand Avenue from the West property
line of the Alley which lies between Main Street and
Standard Street, to the Westerly boundary of the
City of El Segundo, excepting only at its inter-
section with Richmond Street.
(12) Franklin Avenue from the West property
line of Richmond Street, to the East property line
of Concord Street.
(13),'1 Segundo Boulevard, at its intersection
with the Alley which lies between Concord Street and
Richmond Street in said City of El Segundo.
SECT IOAI 30. PARKIIq G T I ?;!E LIMITED O'N CERTAIN
EN7Jt;11'j ]RATED STREETS. In accordance with Section 68, parking
is limited between the hours of 8 :00 A. '11. and 6 :00 P. i,?. of
any day except Sunday upon the following enumerated streets,
as follows:
(A) Two hours on Richmond Street between El
Segundo Boulevard and Grand Avenue within the said City;
(B) rwo 'Hours on Grand Avenue between the east-
erly line of Concord Street and the westerly line of
Yain Street within said City;
(C) Two hours on Concord Street between Franklin
Avenue and 2i'!"l Seb-undo Boulevard within said City;
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SECTION 81. TRUCK TRAFFIC ROUTE. The following
described and designated streets or portions thereof are
hereby designated and described as "Truck Traffic Routes"
streets, the use of which is permitted by any commercial
vehicle or by any vehicle exceeding the maximum gross
limit of three ( 3 ) tons, to-wit:
Rosecrans Avenue from Inglewood- Redondo Road
to the westerly city liriits of the City of El Segundo;
El Segundo Boulevard from Inglewood- Redondo
Road to Concord Street;
Grand Avenue from Main Street to the westerly
boundary line of the City of El Segundo;
Imperial Highway from Inglewood- Redondo Road
to i.Tain Street;
Main Street from Imperial Highway to El Segundo
Boulevard;
Concord Street from Grand Avenue to El Segundo
Boulevard;
Coast Boulevard from the northerly boundary line
to the southerly boundary line of the City of
E1 Segundo.
S:CTION 82. That this ordinance shall become
effective at midnight on the thirtieth day from and after
the date of the final passage and adoption thereof.
Passed, approved and adopted this 28th day of
October, A. D . , 1936.
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Mayor of th City of El Segundo,
A EST; California.
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STATE 0�7 CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) SS.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I, Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the
City of El Sesundo, California, do hereby certify that
the whole number of members of the City Council of the
said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being
Ordinance No. 204, was duly passed and adopted by the said
City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of said
City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all
at a regular meeting of the said Council held on the
28th day of October, A. D., 1936, and that the same
was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmen GEROR', HESSER, SELBY AND MAYOR BINDER,
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Noes: Councilmen NONE ;
Absent :Councilmen LOVE
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CLERKIS CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) SS.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I, Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the City
of E1 Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of the said
City is five; that the foregoing ordinsnce, being
Ordinance No. 204, is a full, true and correct original
of Ordinance No. 204 of the said City of El Segundo,
entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON THE
PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, THOROUGH-
FARES AND PLACES WITHIN SAID CITY, AND
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH."
which was duly passed and adopted by the
approved and signed by the Mayor of said
by the City Clerk of said City, all at a
the said Council held on the 28th day of
that the same was so passed and adopted
vote:
said City Council,
City, and attested
regular meeting of
October, 1936, and
)y the following
AYES : Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Selby and Mayor Binder ,
NOES: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen Love
I do hereby further certify that pursuantto the
provisions of Section 878 of Act 5233 of the General Laws
of the State of California (Deering 1923 Edition), as
amended to date, that the foregoing Ordinance No. 204 was
duly _-and regularly published according to law and the order
of the City Council of said City, in the E1 Segundo Herald,
a weekly newspaper of general circulation printed, published
and circulated within the said City, and that the same was
so published therein on the following date_, to -wit:
November 12, 1986
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said City this
18thday of November , A. D . , 1936.
-Zlty Clerk of the Cit
E1 Segundo, Calif r ia.
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Frank L.
is, and at all of the times hereinafter mentioned was, a citizen of the United States of Amertea,
the age of eighteen years, and a resident of the County of Los Angeles, State of California,
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was, at, and during all of the time of the publication of the instrument hereunto attaches tlu�
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IghMn and publisher of EL SEGUNDO HERALD, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, 8dr
lished and circulated WEEKLY in the City of El Segundo, in said County and State; that staid n$-"
paper had been so printed, published and circulated at regular intervals of one week for more t fi
year immediately preceding the publication of the instrument hereunto annexed; that said .Owspa er tK'-z 4 "
and was, at all of the times herein mentioned, a newspaper of general circulation within, ;tbs�
of Section 4460 of the Political Code of the State of California; that as provided by sakc
newspaper is published for the dissemination of local or telegraphic news and intelllgenee'otl s
t' character, having a bona fide subscription list of paying subscribers; that said newspaper 1�#t v13=
was not at any of the times herein referred to, devoted to the interests, or published.l3gr{� sxt
tainment or instruction of a particular' class, profession, trade, calling, race or denom h,
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any number of such classes, 'professions, trades, callings, races or demoninations, and that lsa�, ,
+ paper is not devoted to or published for, nor was it at any of the times herein mentionedl.
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correct copy of the said notice, ordinance, resolution or instrument, in words and figures
that the same was set and printed in type not smaller than nonpareil and that` t!!$ ff e `ttG
published, t P z .
the same was preceded with words - printed in black-face type not smaller than nonparq}
and expressing in general terms the purpose and character of the notice, order, ordinabwqe }4
or instrument intended to be published, as will appear from -an inspection of the said a>t6, ii . `
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permit shall thereafter be issued to such person until
six (6) months have elapsed from the date of such revocation.
SECTION 71. WASHING VEHICLES IN STREET. No
person shall dust, wipe, wash, or otherwise clean, use or
employ any method of dusting, wiping, washing or otherwise
cleaning any vehicle or portion thereof while on any street
unless such vehicle is owned by or under the direct control
or supervision of the person doing any of the acts herein
enumerated.
SECTION 72. EMERGENCY PARKING SIGNS. (a) When-
ever 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 reasons, the said 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 tem-
porary 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 thereafter.
(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.
ARTICLE XV.
PENALTIES AND EPFEQT Or ORDINANCE.
SECTION 73. PENALTIES. Any person violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a
:misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by imprisonment in the City Jail or in the county jail of
Los Angeles County, California, for not exceeding three
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