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9629
of the City of Petaluma, California ~
P;ROVIDING F.OR: THE P~IEANS" TO
REDUCE TRAFFIC C'ONGESTION ,ON ~PETALUM~A STREETS
WHEREAS, traffic loads~ on Petaluma streets may' cause cangestion from
time to time and impair'•the travel of. emerg;ency ve'hicles; and, ~
WHEREAS, the .Galiforriia Vehicle Code Section 21101.2 permits the City
Council to adopt a resolution to assist in { the control of traffic on city
streets;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED th:at t~he City Council hereby
adopts such resolution as permitted under California Vehicle Code Section
21101, 2 as follows :
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,_;- :,.!~If a peace offieer, as defined in Ghapter 4,5
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,MM~ W,. ~~ ^.__the_....P._enal Code, determines that a traffic load on a
._ .... _par~t,icular street or highway, or a portion thereof, is
,..,_...._.... -~-- -•suc•h~~~•t~hat little or no vehicular flow is occurring and,
.~••~~-----° -~~ addi~ionally, if the peace officer finds th~at a significant
~~ m~~~ •~-~ °°"'"number~~ of vehicies are not promptly moving when an
opportunity arises to do so, then the peace officer may
divert vehicles, excepting public safety or emergency
vehicles, from that street or highway, or portion there-
of, subject to traffic congestion until sueh time as
reasonably flowing traffic is restored. "
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby authorizes
the Police Department to implement the above VeYiicle Code Section 21101.2.
th~ power and authority conferred unon this Council b,y ,the Charter of said
I hereby certify the foreooing Resolution was introducecl,'and,;adopted by the
Council,•of the City of g?etalu~na at a(Regular) (~LL~II~~~~p~ meeting
on tH'e .......................... day of .--•-•-•----•--------=--•----------•------------•-----------, 19---•..._, by the
following vote: 20th December 82~
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, - Balshaw, Bond, Cavanagh, Harberson,. Perry, May ~Mattei
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