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ORDINANCE NO. 2513
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING TITLE 13
(STREETS AND SIDEWALKS) CHAPTER 13.24 (OBSTRUCTION OF
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS) BY ADDING SECTION 13.24.050
RELATIVE TO REMAINING ON CROSSWALKS, ROUNDABOUTS AND
CENTER MEDIANS
Section 1. Title 13 (Streets and Sidewalks), Chapter 13.24 (Obstruction of Streets and
Sidewalks) is amended by adding Section 13.24.050 to read as follows:
13.24.050 Remaining on Crosswalks, Roundabouts and Center Medians.
A. Purpose. The city council finds that when persons remain on crosswalks,
public medians and roundabouts in the city for purposes other than the
purpose of assisting pedestrians to safely cross the street, including using
the crosswalks, medians and roundabouts for, among other purposes,
disorderly conduct, solicitation of money, solicitation of prostitution,
consumption of alcoholic beverages, or other activity not related to
crossing the street, they obstruct traffic and distract drivers, thereby
threatening both their own safety and the safety of the community. This
regulation is therefore necessary to protect the public health, safety, and
welfare.
B. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, "remain" means using a
crosswalk, median or roundabout for a purpose other than assistance in
crossing the street including the purposes of disorderly conduct,
solicitation of money, solicitation of prostitution, consumption of
alcoholic beverages, or other activity not related to crossing the street.
When intersections that contain roundabouts also contain crosswalks that
connect the intersection's streets, "remain" shall also include using the
roundabout for street-crossing purposes. For purposes of this section,
"median strip" means a raised nonlandscaped, paved, planted, or otherwise
landscaped strip of ground dividing a street, roadway or highway into
lanes according to the direction of travel. These traffic fixtures are also d
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referred to as median islands, chokers, curb bulb outs, diverter islands,
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traffic calming devices and traffic circles. "Roundabout" means a raised
circular shaped, nonlandscaped, paved, planted, or otherwise landscaped
piece of ground located within the intersection of two or more streets,
roadways or highways around which vehicular traffic streams for the
purpose of continuing through the intersection or moving from one of the
intersection's streets onto another of the intersection's streets. The
roundabout fixture includes the roundabout median, splitter islands and
truck aprons.
C. Remaining on Medians and Roundabouts Prohibited. It is unlawful for
any individual to remain on a median or roundabout within a street,
roadway or highway located in the city. This section shall not apply to
public employees, employees of public utilities or employees of public
contractors when it is necessary for them to be upon a median strip or
roundabout in connection with their employment duties.
D. Subsequent Offense within Six Months. Any person who violates this
section and is cited for such a violation, and who within six months after
receiving such a citation again violates this section, is guilty of a
misdemeanor. A person is cited for a violation when he or she is issued
and signs an infraction or misdemeanor citation, or when he or she is
arrested and booked, or when a complaint is filed and the person is
notified of the filing of such a complaint.
Section 2. The passage of this ordinance is not a "project" according to the definition
in the California Environmental Quality Act and therefore is not subject to the provisions
requiring environmental review.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption and the
City Clerk shall certify the adoption thereof and cause its publication according to law.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and read by the City
Council at a regular meeting on the 21st day of October, 2014, and was duly read and adopted at
a regular meeting on the 4th day of November, 2014, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cadd,Jones,McArthur, Sullivan, & Bosetti
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
RICK BOSETTI,Mayor
Attest: Form Approved:
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AMEL-A MIZE, CifyClerk RICHARD A. DUVERNAY, City Aftorney
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