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Home My WebLink AboutNS-2141 - Amending Various Sections of Chapter 36 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to Make Certain Minor Revisions... - I . ,031 REL: 8/6/91 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2141 r AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 36 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO MAKE CERTAIN MINOR REVISIONS TO THE TRAFFIC REGULATIONS OF THE CITY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That section 36-11 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 36-11. Director. As used in this chapter, "director" or "director of public works II means the executive director of the public works agency of the City of Santa Ana or his or her authorized representative. SECTION 2: That section 36-115 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 36-115. Establishing crosswalks between intersections. The director shall establish and maintain such crosswalks between intersections as the director may determine to be necessary for pedestrian safety, based on engineering studies which show such necessity, or as the director may be directed to establish by resolution of the city council, and shall designate them by appropriate devices or painted marks or signs upon the surface of the roadway. SECTION 3: That section 36-117 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 36-117. When pedestrians must use crosswalks. Where signs have been posted prohibiting crossing a street other than in a crosswalk, no pedestrian shall cross a street other than in a crosswalk. The director is authorized to post such signs at such locations as the director may determine to be necessary for pedestrian safety. 1 ORDINANCE NS-2141 PAGE TWO .033 SECTION 4: That section 36-121 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 36-121. Crossing guards for elementary schools. ~ (a) Adult crossing guards for street crossings by elementary school children on their way to or from school shall normally be provided by the city if the crossing is on a "suggested route to school," as determined pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, if at least 40 such children use the crossing while going to or from school for each of any two hours (not necessarily consecutive) on any school day (except as otherwise provided in paragraph (l)b below), and if any of the following conditions apply: (1) At uncontrolled crossings where there is no alternate controlled crossing within 600 feet; and a. If the critical (85 percentile) approach speed does not exceed 40 miles per hour: where the vehicular traffic volume exceeds 350 vehicles during each of any two hours (not necessarily consecutive) in which 40 or more school pedestrians cross daily while going to or from school; or b. If the critical (85 percentile) approach speed exceeds 40 miles per hour: where the vehicular traffic volume exceeds 300 vehicles during each of any two hours (not necessarily consecutive) in which 30 or more school pedestrians cross daily while going to or from school. (2) At stop sign controlled crossings where the vehicular traffic volume on an undivided street of four or more lanes exceeds 500 vehicles per hour during any period when the school pedestrians are going to or from school. (3) At traffic signal controlled crossings where either: a. The number of vehicular turning movements through the school crosswalk exceeds 300 per hour while school pedestrians are going to or from school; or b. There are circumstances not normally present at a signalized intersection, such as 2 ORDINANCE NS-2141 PAGE THREE I 035 crosswalks more than 80 feet long with no intermediate refuge, or an abnormally high proportion of large commercial vehicles. (b) The director shall work cooperatively with elementary school officials to develop "suggested routes to school" in accordance with guidelines issued by the California Department of Transportation. SECTION 5: That sections 36-122, 36-123, 36-124, and 36-125 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code are hereby repealed. SECTION 6: That section 36-126 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 36-126. same-special circumstances. In the event a location does not meet the standards set forth in section 36-121 and the appropriate board of education, within whose jurisdiction this intersection is, feels that special circumstances warrant the placement of an adult crossing guard at this location to protect the children crossing to or from their elementary school, the board may place an adult crossing guard at this intersection at its own expense. In such event, the city will place such guards under city police control and will provide them only with training and supervision at city expense. SECTION 7: That section 36-131 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 36-131. parking signs and curb markings, color legend. The director is authorized, subject to the provisions and limitations of this chapter, to place and maintain and, when required herein, shall place the following curb markings or signs to indicate parking, standing or stopping regulations and said curb markings and signs shall have the meanings as herein set forth as follows: (1) Red curb markings shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time of any day except as permitted by the Vehicle Code. (2) Yellow curb markings shall mean no stopping, standing or parking between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day, or, if a sign specifying a different time period has been posted adjacent to the yellow 3 ORDINANCE NS 2141 PAGE FOUR ~ (3) (4) (5) 037 l marked curb, during the time period specified in such sign, for any purpose other than the loading or unloading or passengers or materials, provided that the loading or unloading of passengers shall not consume more than three (3) minutes nor the unloading of materials more than twenty (20) minutes, and such loading or unloading shall be actively carried on during all of the said time. white curb markings shall mean no stopping, standing or parking at any time of any day, or, if a sign specifying a time period has been posted adjacent to the white marked curb, during the time period specified in such sign, for any purpose other than stopping for three (3) minutes or less for the purpose of loading or unloading of passengers, or for the purpose of depositing mail in an adjacent mailbox. Green curb markings shall mean no stopping, standing or parking for a period of time longer than twelve (12) or twenty-four (24) minutes at all times or during certain hours of the day as designated by signs. Such restrictions may be limited so as not to apply on specified days and, if so limited, such limitation shall also be designated on said signs. Blue curb markings or a sign consisting of a profile view of a wheelchair with occupant in white on a blue background posted immediately adjacent to and visible from each parking space, indicates parking for the exclusive use of physically handicapped persons whose vehicles display either one of the distinguishing license plates issued to disabled persons pursuant to Section 22511.5 of the california Vehicle Code or to disabled veterans, as specified in section 9105 of the California Vehicle Code. SECTION 8: That section 36-133 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 36-133. No parking or standing during street sweeping. (a) No operator of any motor vehicle, and no person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle upon any street in the city that is designated as to days and times for street sweeping during the time period parking is prohibited for street sweeping. 4 ORDINANCE NS-2141 PAGE FIVE 039 (b) The director is hereby authorized to determine the locations of and to place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, signs designating the hours during which, and day or days of the month on which, parking is prohibited in order to permit city equipment to sweep the streets. ,'-" SECTION 9: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The city Council of the city of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 10: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. ADOPTED this 19th day of AUQust 199-1-. ATTEST: ~~ Mayor Yk.. y ~7! nice C. Guy' Clerk of the counci COUNCILMEMBERS: Young Pulido Acosta Griset McGuigan Norton Richardson Aye Ayp Ayp Ayp Ayp. Ayp A\/t:Jo - APPROVED AS TO FORM: 5 I 040 CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION state of California County of Orange , I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Ordinance N S - ';;/~I to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the city of Santa Ana on g-I'7-1/ ; and that said ordinance was published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. r;:4... · .Y.'&:.;7, fi u If / Clerk of the coun~, ~at: City of Santa Ana