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RESOLUTION NO. 07-155 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, AUTHORIZING APPLICATION OF THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE TO ROADS WITHIN RUBY HILL WHEREAS, unless authorized by statute, many provisions of the California Vehicle Code are not applicable to roads that are privately owned and maintained and are not generally open for use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel; and WHEREAS, section 21107.7 of the California Vehicle Code provides that a majority of the owners of any privately owned and maintained road, or at least a majority of the board of directors of a common interest development, as defined by Section 1351 of the California Civil Code, that is responsible for maintaining the road, may file with a city within which the roads are located a petition requesting the application of the provisions of the California Vehicle Code to those roads; and WHEREAS, section 21107.7 of the California Vehicle Code provides that after a city receives such a petition, the city by ordinance or resolution may find and declare that privately owned and maintained roads that are not generally open for use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel but, by reason of their proximity to or connection with highways, the interests of residents residing along the roads and the motoring public will best be served by application of the California Vehicle Code to those roads; and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 21107.7 of the California Vehicle Code, if such petition is filed, the City Council shall hold a public hearing to consider the issue, and prior to the hearing provide a minimum ten day notice to all owners of the road or all owners in the development of the hearing; and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 21107.7 of the California Vehicle Code, the city may impose reasonable conditions and may authorize the owners, or board of directors of the common interest development, to erect traffic signs, signals, markings, and devices which conform to the uniform standards and specifications adopted by the Department of Transportation; and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 21107.7 of the California Vehicle Code, the Police Department shall not be required to provide patrol or enforce any provisions of the California Vehicle Code on any privately owned and maintained road subjected to the provisions of the California Vehicle Code under section 21107.7, except those provisions applicable to private property other than by action under section 21107.7; and WHEREAS, the roads in Ruby Hill are privately owned and maintained by the Ruby Hill Homeowners' Association and constitute private roads, as defined by section 490 of the California Vehicle Code; and WHEREAS, the roads in Ruby Hill are not generally held open for public use for purposes of vehicular travel; and