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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
AMENDING TITLE 11, VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, OF THE REDDING
MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 11.23, CRUISING.
The City Council of the City of Redding does hereby ordain as
follows:
Section 1. Title 11, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Redding
Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Chapter 11. 23 , Cruising,
as follows:
Chapter 11.23
CRUISING
Sections:
11 . 23 . 010 Cruising Prohibited
11 . 23. 020 Definitions
11. 23 . 030 Warning Against Cruising
11 . 23 . 040 Violation of Section 11. 23 . 030
11 . 23. 050 Posting of Signs
11 . 23 . 060 Penalty for Violations
11 . 23 . 070 Severability.
11.23.010 Cruising Prohibited.
No person shall engage in the activity known as "cruising" as
defined in this chapter on the public streets, alleys, or highways
of the City of Redding in any area which has been posted as a No-
Cruising Zone.
11.23.020 Definitions.
Whenever in this chapter the words or phrases defined in this
section are used, they shall have the respective meanings assigned
to them in the following definitions:
A. "Cruising" is the repetitive driving of any motor vehicle past
a traffic control point in traffic which is congested at or
near the traffic control point.
B. "Congested traffic" means traffic on any public street, alley,
or highway which is delayed to the point that:
1. Motor vehicles cannot move through a 100-yard approach
corridor to an intersection controlled by a traffic light
within two complete green-light cycles where the delay in (�
forward movement is due to the position of other motor
vehicles; or
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2. Motor vehicles cannot move through a 100-yard approach
corridor to an intersection controlled by a traffic light,
stop sign, or yield sign within a five-minute period of
time where the delay in forward movement is due to the
position of other motor vehicles; or
3 . Motor vehicles cannot readily move forward on portions of
public streets, alleys, or highways between intersections
because traffic speed is slowed to less than five miles per
hour, and the delay in movement is due to the position of
other motor vehicles.
The determination that a street, alley, or highway is congested
shall be made by the ranking peace officer on duty within the
affected area.
C. "Green light cycle" means the period commencing upon the
switching of a traffic light from a red light to a green light
through to the return of a red light.
D. "Traffic control point" means a location along a public street,
alley, or highway utilized by a peace officer on duty within
the affected area as an observation point in order to monitor
traffic conditions for potential violations of this chapter.
11.23.030 Warning Against Cruising.
A peace officer may issue a written notice to any person
operating or occupying any motor vehicle passing a traffic control
point stating that any subsequent passage past that traffic control
point within the next succeeding four hours will be a violation of
this chapter.
11.23.040 Violation of Section 11.23.030.
Any person who, after having received a written notice as
described in Section 11.23 . 030, subsequently drives past or is a
passenger in a vehicle passing the same traffic control point
within the next succeeding four hours shall be in violation of this
chapter.
11.23.050 Posting of Signs.
This chapter may be enforced in any area which has been posted
as a "No-Cruising Zone. " "No Cruising" signs shall be posted at
the beginning and the end of any public street, alley, or highway,
or portion thereof, which is a No-Cruising Zone. The signs shall
reference California Vehicle Code Section 21100(k) and this
chapter.
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The City Manager is hereby authorized to designate No-Cruising
Zones in which it is found that conditions of congested traffic
exist.
11.23.060 Penalty for Violations.
Violation of this chapter is an infraction. The minimum
penalties are as follows:
1 . First conviction of cruising: $100 fine.
2 . Second conviction within one year: $200 fine.
3 . Third or subsequent conviction
within one year: $250 fine.
11.23.070 Severability.
If any provision, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this
chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance,
shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other
provisions or applications of the provisions of this chapter which
can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application,
and, to this end, the provisions of this chapter are hereby
declared to be severable.
Section 2. City Council has found that this matter is
categorically exempt under Section 15321 of the California
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Ordinance and cause its publication according to law.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced
and read at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 6th day
of April , 1993, and was duly read and adopted on the 20th day of
April 1993 , at a regular meeting of the City Council by the
following vote:
AYES• COUNCIL MEMBERS• Anderson, Kehoe, Moss and Arness
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dahl
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Mayor, CARL ARNESS
City of Redding
A ST• FO /APPR ED:
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CONNIE RTROH6YER, City Clerk RANDALL . HAYS, City Attorn y
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