Ord 1553 - AMENDING CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE X OF THE TOWN CODE TO DELETE THE FORMER CRUISING ORDINANCE AND SUBSTITUTE AN ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY ALLOWED BY SECTION 21100(k) OF THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODEORDINANCE NO. 1553
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE X OF THE TOWN CODE TO
DELETE THE FORMER CRUISING ORDINANCE AND SUBSTITUTE AN
ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY ALLOWED BY SECTION 21100(k)
OF THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE
The Town Council of Los Gatos hereby ORDAINS:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 16, Article X of the Town Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Article X. Cruising.
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The following definitions apply in this article:
(1) Central business district means East Main Street and the area bounded
by and including Blossom Hill Road from North Santa Cruz Avenue to State Highway
17, State Highway 17 to South Santa Cruz Avenue, South Santa Cruz Avenue to Broadway,
Broadway to Lingley, Lingley to West Main Street, West Main Street to Bayview
Avenue, Bayview Avenue to Bean Avenue, Bean Avenue to Massol Avenue, Massol
Avenue to Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga Avenue to San Benito Avenue, San Benito
Avenue to Mariposa Avenue, Mariposa Avenue to North Santa Cruz Avenue, and North
Santa Cruz Avenue to Blossom Hill Road.
(2) Cruising is driving a.motor vehicle on a highway past a traffic control
point designated by a peace officer, under conditions in which traffic is con-
gested at or near the control point, three or more times within a two -hour period,
after having driven past said control point twice within the same period and
having been given adequate written notice after the second passing that passing
the control point a third time under the conditions stated herein shall constitute
a voilation of this section.
"(3) Highway and motor vehicle are defined in Sections 360 and 415,
respectively, of the Vehicle Code.
Sec. 16 -105 Exclusions
This article shall not apply to the following vehicles: emergency vehicles
on patrol, taxicabs for hire, and other business vehicles being driven for busi-
ness purposes,
Sec. 16 -110 Cruising Prohibited
Cruising in the central business district shall constitute an infraction.
Sec 16 -115 Penalty for Cruising
The minimum penalty for a first conviction of cruising is a twenty -five
dollar fine; for a second or subsequent conviction within one year, a fifty-
dollar fine."
SECTION 2.
This ordinance takes effect thirty (30) days after the date it is adopted.
Within fifteen (15) days after this ordinance is adopted, the Town Clerk shall
cause it to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published and
circulated in the Town.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town. Council of
the Town of Los Gatos on September 20, 1982 , and adopted by the .following
vote as an ordinance of.the Town of Los Gatos at a regular meeting of the Town
Council on October 4, 1982
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Ruth Cannon, Thomas J. Ferrito, Marlyn J..
Rasmussen; Peter W. Siemens and Mayor Brent N. Ventura
NOES: COUNCIIMEMBERS None
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ABSTAIN: COUNCILM MBERS .None
ABSENT: COUNCILMQHBERS None
SIGNED:
ATTEST:
Deputy C er o t e Town Las Gatos
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