Ordinance 1978-17
ORDINANCE , 78-17
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AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS FOR
TRAFFIC, BOTH VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN,
IN AND THROUGH THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS
REPEALING ORDINANCE' 71-15, ORDINANCE' 73-1,
ORDI~ANCE # 10-10-61, ORDINANCE # 62-10,
ORDINANCE # 78-9.
ARTICLE I--GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
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DEFINITION OF TERMS:' AUTHORITY TO DIRECT
TRAFFIC; OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC OFFICERS~
INCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS: ILLEGAL RIDING
PROHIBITED; RIDING MOTORCYCLES RESTRICTED;
BOARDING OR ALIGHTING FROM MOVING VEHICLES
PROHIBITED; CLINGING TO MOVING VEHICLES
PROHIBITED; ROLLER SKATES, COASTERS, ETC.,
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PROHIBITED; DEPOSITING OF GLASS, NAILS,
ETC. ; PROJECTING LOADS; REMOVAL OR DAMAGE
OF TRAFFIC BARRIERS: POLLUTION AND PREVEN-
T10N OF NOISE.
ARTICLE II--TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
ACCIDENTS INVOLVING Dk~GE TO VEHICLES;
DUTY TO GIVE INFORMATION AND RENDER AID~
DUTY UPON STRIKING UNATTENDED VEHICLE;
DUTY UPON STRIKING FIXTURES "ON PUBLIC
THOROUGHFARE; REPORTING ACCIDENTS; RE-
PORTING DAMAGED VEHICLES; REMOV"ING VEH.I-
CLE FROM SCENE: MOVING OR REMOVAL OF
WRECKED-VEHICLE BY WRECKER TRUCK.
ARTICLE III-GENERAL OPERATION OF VEHICLES
DRIVING: PASSING: -TURNING: S~GNAL~';
DRIVING ON LANED ROADWAYS: DRIVING ON
DIVIDED STREETS: RIGHT-OF-WAY; BACKING
RESTRICTED; EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND SCHOOL
BUSES; OBSTRUCTIONS; FOLLOWING OF VEHI-
CLES; DRIVING OVER FIRE HOSE; PARADES
AND PROCESSIONS; DRIVING AREAS PROHIBITED
AND RESTRICTED; "DIGGING OUT" PROHIBITED;
CONTROL OF VEHICLE REQUIRED; OPENI~G DOORS
INTO TRAFFIC RESTRICTED; "CORNER CUTTING"
PROHIBITED; RESTRICTED ACCESS; OVERLOAD-
ING OR CROWDING OF .VEHICLES RESTRICTED.
ARTICLE IV--TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
CONFORMITY WITH MANUAL AND SPECIFICATIONS
OF STATE HIGffiA1AY DEPARTMENT; POWERS AND
DUTIES OF TRAFFIC ENGINEER; OBEDIENCE
TO DEVICES; NECESSITY OF SIGNS; RATIFI-
CATION OF EXISTING DEVICES; UNAUTHORIZED
.
SIGNS, SIGNALS, MARKINGS, OR DEVICES;
ALTERING, DAMAGING, ETC., OF DEVICES;
INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS; TRAF-
FIC-CONTROL SIGNAL LEGEND; FLASHING
SIGNALS; RAILROAD CROSSINGS; PEDES-
TRIAN "WALK" AND "DON'T WALK" SIGNALS;
STOP INTERSECTION; "YIELD" SIGNS; DES-
IGNATION OF CROSSWALKS, ZONES, AND MARK-
ING OF TRAFFIC.LANES; ONE-WAY STREETS
AND ALLEYS; PROHIBITED TURNS AT INTER-
SECTIONS; TURNING MARKER; NO PASSING
ZONE; TRUCK ROUTES.
ARTICLE V--SPEED REGULATIONS
GENERAL SPEED LIMITS; SPECIFIC SPEED
LIMITS; RACING PROHIBITED; MINIMUM
LIMITS. EXEMPTIONS.
ARTICLE VI--STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING OF VEHICLES
PRESUMPTION THAT OWNER OF VEHICLE IS VIO-
LATOR; IMPOUNDMENT OF STANDING OR PARKED
VEHICLES; UNATTENDED VEHICLES; PROHIBITED
PARKING; EMERGING FROM ALLEY, DRIVEWAY, OR
BUILDING; ENTERING INTERSECTION OR CROSSWALK
AREA; DESIGNATION AND MARKING OF SPECIAL
PARKING STALLS AND AREAS; PARKING IN PRO-
HIBITED AREAS; PARALLEL AND ANGLE PARKING;
PARKING OR STANDING IN ALLEYS RESTRICTED;
PARKING IN EXCESS OF FORTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS
PROHIBITED; STARTING A PARKED VEHICLE;
DESIGNATION OF LOADING AND UNLGADING ZONES;
USE OF PASSENGER ZONES; USE OF FREIGHT
ZONES; PERMIT FOR BACKING TO CURB FOR LOAD-
ING AND UNLOADING; VEHICLES EXCEEDING
LENGTH OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) FEET; O\~RNrGHT
P^~KING# COMMERCIAL VEHICLERS NOT TO BE PARKED
ON RESIDENTlAL DISTRICT PROPERTY,
ARTICLE VII--RESERVED
ARTICLE VIII--PEDESTRIANS
APPLICATION OF ARTICLE; RIGHT-OF-WAY;
CROSSING RESTRICTIONS; WALKING ON ROADWAYS;
HITCHHIKING; . DUTY OF DRIVERS TO PEDESTRIANS;
USE OF CROSSWALK; BLIND PEDESTRIANS.
ARTICLE IX--PENALTY AND SEVERABILITY
PENALTY: SEVERABILITY.
ARTICL; X~DECL^RING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, in order to ensure to the people the maxi-
mum use and benefits of the public streets of the City and
yet retain the maximum degree of safety to prevent injury
to persons and property, it is deemed necessary to prescribe
regulations controlling both vehicular and pedestrian traf-
fic; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF Wylie , TEXAS:
ARTICLE I--GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
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SECTION I: DEFINITION OF TERMS. When used in .
this Ordinance, the following words and phrases shall have
the meaning herein ascribed to them:
a. Alley. "Alley" shall mean any public way
in the Gity extending either partly through,
or through any City block in the rear of
City lots and in a direction generally from
avenue to avenue, and being not more than
twenty feet (20') in width and capable of
being traversed by a vehicle.
b. Authorized Emergency Vehicle. "Authorized
emergency vehicle" shall mean any Fire De-
partment vehicle, Police vehicle,
or public or private ambulance for which
permits have been issued by the State Board
of Health; emergency vehicles of City de-
partments or public service corporations as
are designated or authorized by the City
Council; and private vehicles operated by
volunteer firemen while answering a fire
alarm.
c. Bus. "Bus" shall mean any commercial
vehicle carrying passengers for hire and
operating over and along a fixed route.
d. Bus Stop. "Bus stop" shall mean any
section of the roadway alo~g the edge
thereof authorized by oreer of the City
Council and marked by signs reading "Bus
Stop" as a place for the sole use and con-
venience of the general public to board
and depart from any bus.
e. Business District. "Business district"
shall mean any territory contiguous to,
,
~and including, a roadway when--within any
six hundred feet (6001) along such road-
way--there are buildings in use for busi-
ness or industrial purposes which occupy
three hundred feet (3001) of frontage on
one side or three hundred feet (3001) col-
lectively on both sides of the roadway.
f. Crosswalk. "Crosswalk" shall mean that
part of a roadway at any intersection in-
cluded within the connection of lateral
lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides
of the street, whether marked or not,
measured from the curbs or, in the absence
of curbs, from the edges of the traversable
roadway. The word, "crosswalk," also in-
cludes any portion of a roadway at an inter-
section or elsewhere distinctly indicated
for pedestrian crossing by lines or other
markings on the surface of the roadway.
g. Digging Out. "Digging out" shall mean
the practice of starting any motor vehicle
from a standing position by applying a sud-
den burst of power, and recognized by spin-
ning wheels and the noise of tires on the
surface of the roadway.
h. Driver. "Driver" shall mean any person
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who drives or is in actual physical control
of the movement of a vehicle.
i. Driveway, Private. "Private driveway"
shall mean any entrance or exit from the
sidewalk or sidewalk area of any street af-
fording a means of ingress or egress for
vehicles to or from any private property,
or the entrance or exit of any private gar-
age into or from any alley.
j. Driveway, Pub1ic. "Public driveway"
shall mean any entrance or exit crossing
the sidewalk or sidewalk area of any street
affording a means of ingress or egress for
vehicles on or off any public property.
k. Intersection.
"Intersection" shall
mean the area embraced within the prolonga-
tion or connection of the lateral curb lines
or, if none, then the lateral curb lines or,
if none, then the lateral boundary lines of
the roadway of two (2) streets which join
one another at, or approximately at, right
angles; or the area within which vehicles
traveling upon different streets joining at
any other angle may come in conflict. Where
a street includes two (2) roadways, thirty
feet (30') or more apart, then every cross-
ing of each roadway of such divided street
by an intersecting street shall be regarded
as a separate intersection. In the event
that such intersecting streets also include
two (2) roadways thirty feet (30') or more
apart, then every crossing of two (2) road-
ways of such streets shall be regarded as a
separate intersection.
1.
Laned Roadway.
mean a roadway
or more clearly
traffic.
"Laned roadway" shall
which is divided into two (2)
marked lanes for vehicular
m. Limited-Access or Controlled-Access Highway.
"Limited-access" or "controlled-access"
highway shall mean any highway, street, or
roadway in respect to which owners or occu-
.Ipants of abutting property or land and other
.
persons have no legal right of access to or
from same, except at such points only and in
such manner as may be determined by the pub-
lic authority having jurisdiction over such
highway, street, or roadway.
n. Loading Zone. "Loading zone" shall mean
that portion of any roadway set apart, marked,
and numbered.for the sole use of the public
as a place for loading or unloading passen-
gers, merchandise, or other cargo.
o. Motor Vehicle. "Motor vehicle" shall mean
every vehicle which is self-propelled and
every vehicle which is.propelled by electric
power obtained from overhead trolley wires,
but not operated upon rails.
p. Motorcycle. .Motorcycle. shall mean every
motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of
the rider and designated to travel on not
more than three (3) wheels in contact with
the ground, but excluding a tractor.
q. No Parking Zone. "No Parking Zone" shall
mean a space on the roadway adjacent to the
curb, whether marked by official sign or not,
in which no vehicle may be parked.
r. Official Traffic-control Devices. "Official
traffic-control devices" shall mean all signs,
signals, markings, and devices not inconsis-
tent with this Ordinance which are placed or
erected by authority of a public body or offi-
cial having jurisdiction, for the purpose of
regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
s. Park or Parking. "Park" or "parking" shall
m~an the standing of a vehicle---occupied or
unoccupied--otherwise than a temporary stop-
ping of such vehicle for the purpose of,
and while actually engaged in, loading or
unloading passengers, merchandise, or other
. . cargo; except an involuntary stopping of
such vehicle by reason of mechanical failure
or by direction of a police officer.
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t. Parking Stall or Parking Space. "Parking
stall" or .parking space" shall mean that
portion or section of a'roadway adjacent to
the curbing or edge, set apart, marked, and
bounded by lines painted or marked upon the
surface of the roadway and ext~nding into
the roadway for the use of parking vehicles:
or that portion of any alley ,marked by offi-
cial signs showing such space to be a parking
zone.
u. Pedestrian. "Pedestrian" shall mean any
person afoot or walking.
v. Policeman or Police Officer.
"Policeman"
or "Police officer" shall mean any member
of the Police Department of the City author-
ized by law to make arrests for traffic
offenses.
w. Residential District.
"Residential dis-
trict" shall mean the territory contiguous
to and including a street not comprising a
business district, when the property on such
street for a distance of three hundred feet
(300') or more is, in the main, improved
witl\ residences.
x.
Right-of-way.
the privilege
roadway.
"Right-of-way" shall mean
of the immediate use of a
y. Roadway. "Roadway" shall mean that por-
tion of a street improved, designed or
ordinarily used for vehicular travel. In
the event a street includes two (2) or more
separate roadways, the term, -roadway,"
shall refer to any such roadway separately,
but not to all such roadways collectively.
z. Safety Zone. "Safety zone" shall mean the
area or space officially set apart within or
along a roadway for the exclusive ~se of
pedestrians, and wl~ch is protected,or so
marked,or so indicated by adequate and plainly
visible signs at a::.1 times while set apart
as a safety zone.
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aa. Side\.:a 1 k.
"Sidewalk" shall mean that
portion of a street between the curb lines
or the lateral lines of a roadway and the
adjacent property lines, which is intended
for the use of pedestrians.
bb. Stop. "Stop" shall mean the complete
cessation of motion of a moter vehicle or
pedestrian.
cc. ?top, Stopping, or Standi~. "Stop,"
"stopping," o~ "standIng" shai1 mean any
stopping or standing of a veticle--whether
occupied or not--when prohibited, except
when necessary to avoid conflict with other
traffic or when in compliance with the di-
rection of a police officer or traffic-con-
trol sign or signal.
dd. Street or Highway. "Street" or "highway"
shall mean the entire width between the
boundary lines o{ every way publicly main-
tained when any part thereof is open to use
by the public for purposes of vehicular
travel.
ee. Traffic. "Traffic" shall mean pedestrians,
ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other
conveyances, either singly or together,
while such are using any street for purposes
of travel.
ff. Traffic-cont~~l Signal. "Traffic-control
device shall mean any device--whether manually,
electrically, or mechanically operated--by
which traffic is alternately directed to stop
and to proceed.
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gg. Truck. "Truck" shall mean a motor vehicle
designed primarily for the transportation
of cargo.
hh. U-Turn. "U-turn" shall mean turning, or
causing the turning of, a vehicle so that
when such turning is completed that such
vehicle will be heading in the opposite di-
rection from that in which it was headed
before such turning was begun, whether or
not such vehicle is pulled into a driveway
or any space beyond the curb line of the
street.
ii. Vehicle. "Vehicle" shall mean any device
in, upon, or by which any person or property
may be, or is, transported upon any street
within the corporate limits of the City, ex-
cept devices moved by human power or used
exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
SECTION 2: AUTHORITY TO DIRECT TRAFFIC.
a. Officers of Police Department. Officers
of the Police Department, or such officers
as are assigned by the Chief of POlice, are
hereby authorized to direct all traffic by
voice, hand, or signal in conformance with
this Ordinance and other traffic laws. In
the event of fire or other emergencies, to
expedite traffic, or to safeguard pedes-
trians, officers of the Police Department
may direct traffic as conditions may require,
notwithstanding the provisions of this Ordi-
nance and other traffic laws.
b. Officers of Fire Department. Officers
of the Fire Department, when at the scene
of a fire, may direct or assist the police
in directing traffic thereat or in the im-
mediate vicinity.
SECTION 3: OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC OFFICERS. No
person shall willfully fail to or refuse to comply with any
lawful order or direction of a police officer or fire depart-
ment official given to direct or control traffic as author-
ized by this ~rdinance.
SECTION 4: INCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS.
a. Persons Propelling Pushcarts, Riding Animals,
etc. Every person propelling any pushcart
or riding any animal upon a roadway and every
person driving any animal-drawn vehicle shall
be subject to the provisions of this Ordi-
nance applicable to the driver of any vehicle,
except those provisions which, by their very
nature, can have no such application.
b. Drivers of Government Vehicles. The pro-
visions of this Ordinance shall apply to the
drivers of any vehicle owned by or used in
the service of the United States Government,
this State, Centennial County, or this City:
and it shall be unlawful for any such driver
to violate any of the provisions of this Ordi-
nance, except as otherwise permitted herein
or by State statutes.
c. Workmen and Equipment. The provisions of
this Article shall not apply to persons, motor
vehicles, or other equipment while actually
engaged in work upon the surface of a highway
or street, but shall apply to such persons
and vehicles when traveling to and from work.
d. Emergency Vehicles.
1) The provisions of this Ordinance regula-
ting the operation, parking, and stand-
ing of vehicles shall apply to authorized
emergency vehicles, except l)that a driver,
when operating aBY such vehicle in an
emergency or in the immediate pursuit of
an actual or suspected violator of the
law, or 2) when otherwise directed by a
police officer, may:
a) Park or stand, notwithstanding the
provisions of this Ordinance;
b) Proceed past a red or stop signal or
stop sign, but only after slowing down
as may be necessary for safe operation;
c) Disregard regulations governing di-
rection of movement or turning in speci-
fied directions so long as he does not
endanger life or property;
d) Exceed the prima facie speed limits
established by this Ordinance so long as
life and property are not endangered;
provided, however, that this exception
shall not apply to ambulances.
2)
The exemptions granted above shall apply
only when the driver of the vehicle sounds
a siren, bell, or exhaust whistle as may
be reasonably necessary, and when the
vehicle displays a lighted re~ lamp visible
from the front as a warning to others.
e. Minors. Any male or female minor who
has passed the fourteenth (14th) birthday,
but has not reached the seventeenth (17th)
birthday, and who drives or operates an
automobile or any other motor vehicle on
any street, alley, public way, overpass, or
avenue within the corporate limits of the
City in such a way as to violate any traffic
Ordinance of the City shall, upon conviction,
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be pun-
ished by a fine of not more than two hundred
dollars($200). No such minor, after convic-
tion or a plea of guilty and the imposition
of a fine, shall be committed to jail in de-
fault of payment of the fine imposed, but
the Court imposing such fine shall have power
to suspend and take possession of such minor's
operators license and retain the same until
such fine has been paid.
If any such minor shall drive any
motor vehicle upon any street, alley, public
way, overpass, or avenue within the corporate
limits of the City without having a valid
operators license authorizing such driving,
such minor shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined
not more than t~o hundred dollars ($200).
SECTION 5: ILLEGAL RIDING :PROHIBITED. No person
shall ride on any vehicle upon any portion thereof not desig-
nated or intended for the use of passengers. However, this pro-
vision shall not apply to any employee engaged in the necessary
discharge of his duty or to a person seated within truck bodies
or spaces intended for merchandise.
SECTION 6: RIDING MOTORCYCLES RESTRICTED. A
person operating a motorcycle shall not ride other than upon
the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, nor shall any
other person; nor shall any other person ride upon such motor-
cycle other than upon a firmly attached seat to the rear or to
the side of the motorcycle.
SECTION 7: BOARDING OR ALIGHTING FROM MOVING VEHI-
CLES PROHIBITED. No person shall board or alight from any
vehicle while such vehicle is in motion.
SECTION 8:
No person riding upon
roller skates, or any
himself to any moving
CLINGING TO MOVING VEHICLE PROHIBITED.
any bicycle, motorcycle, coaster, sled,
toy vehicle shall attach the same or
vehicle' upon any roadway.
SECTION 9: ROLLER SKATES, COASTERS, ETC., PROHIBITED.
No person upon roller skates, or riding in or by means of any
coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle, or similar device shall go
upon any roadway, except while crossing the street on a
crosswalk, and when so crossing, such person shall be grant~d
all the rights and shall be subject to all the regulations
applicable to pedestrians.
SECTION 10: DEPOSITING OF GLASS, NAILS, ETC.
a. Prohibited. No person shall throw or
deposit upon any street or alley any glass
bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans,
or any other substance likely to injure
any person, animal, or vehicle upon such
streets or alleys.
b. Removal of Materials.
1) Any person who drops or permits to be
dropped or thrown upon any street or
alley any destructive or injurious
materials shall ~ediately remove the
same or cause it to be removed.
2) Any person removing a wrecked or damaged
vehicle from any street or alley shall
remove any glass or other injurious sub-
stance dropped upon such street or al-
ley from the vehicle.
SECTION 11: PROJECTING LOADS.
Whenever the
load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet (4') or
more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall be
displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, between thirty
(30) minutes after sunset and thirty (30) minutes before sun-
rise, a red light ,or lantern plainly visible from a distance
of at least five hundred feet (500') to the side and rear of
the vehicle. Such red light shall be in addition to the red
rear lights required for every vehicle. At any other time,
there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load,
.a red flag or cloth not less than twelve inches (12") square
and so hung that the entire area is visible to the driver of
a vehicle apporaching from the rear.
SECTION 12: REMOVAL OR DAMAGE OF TRAFFIC BARRIERS.
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a City em-
ployee, to remove or damage any barrier erected under the
direction of the Chief of Police or Street Superintendent
either in closing a street or for the purpose of warning
traffic of an obstruction in the street.
SECTION 13: POLLUTION AND PREVENTION OF NOISE.
a.
Noise. Every motor vehicle shall, at
all times, b$ equipped with-8 muffler in
good working condition and in constant opera-
tion to prevent excessive or unusual noise
and annoying smoke, and no person shall use
a muffler cut-out, by-pass, or similar de-
vice upon any motor vehicle in the City.
b. Fumes and Smoke. The engine and power
mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so
equipped and adjusted as to prevent the es-
cape of excessive fumes or smoke.
ARTICLE II--TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
SECTION 1: ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DAMAGE TO VEHICLES.
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting
only in damage to ~ vehicle which is driven or attended by
any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene
of such accident, or as close thereto as possible, and shall
forthwith return to said damaged vehicle and remain on the
scene of such accident until he has fulfilled the requirements
of Section 2 of this Article. Every.such stop shall be made
in such a way as not to obstruct traffic.
SECTION 2: DUTY TO GIVE INFORMATION AND RENDER AID.
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting
in inj~ries to, or death of, any person or damage to any ve-
hicle which is driven or attended by any person shall give
his name, address, and the registration number of the vehi-
cle being driven;. and shall, upon request, exhibit his or
. her operators or chauffeurs license to the person struck, or
to the driver or occupant of or persons attending any vehi-
cle collided with, or to any peace officer; and shall render
assistance to any person injured in such accident, including
the carrying,or the making of arrangements for the carrying,
of such persons to a physician, surgeon, or hospital for
medical or surgical treatment--if it is apparent that such
treatment is necessary, or if such carrying is requested
by an injured person.
SECTION 3: DUTY UPON STRIKING AN UNATTENDED VEHI-
CLE. The driver of any vehicle which collides with any
vehicle which is unattended shall immediately stop and shall
then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner
of such vehicle of the name and address of the driver or
owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle; or
shall 1eave--securely fastened and in a conspicuous p1ace--
in or on the vehicle struck, a notice giving the name and
address of the driver and of the owner of the vehicle doing
the striking and a statement of the circumstances thereof.
SECTION 4: DUTY UPON STRIKING FIXTURES ON PUBLIC
THOROUGHFARE. The driver of any vehicle involved in an
accident resulting only in damage of fixtures which are
legally upon or adjacent to a street, roadway, or highway
shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner
or person in charge of such property of such fact, and no-
tify such owner of the driver's name and address and of the
registration number of the vehicle being driven; and shall,
upon request and,if available, exhibit his operators or
.
chauffeurs license and make report of such accident when and
as required in Section S.
SECTION 5: REPORTING ACCIDENTS.
a. Accident Reports Required.
1) The drive~ of any vehicle involved in
any accident within the City resulting in
an injury to, or death of, any person or
damage to any property, to an apparent
extent of twenty-five dollars ($25) or
more, shall immediately by the quickest
means of communication give notice of
such accident to the Police Department.
2) The Police Department may requ1re any
driver of any vehicle involved in an
accident of which a report must be made
as provided herein, to file a supple-
mental report whenever the original re-
port is insufficient, and it is hereby
made the duty of all persons witnessing
any accident or collision of a vehicle
of any kind to report the same to the
Police Department.
b.
Filing of Report. Every law enforcement
officer, other than members of the City Po-
. .
lice Department and State Department of Pub-
lic Safety, who, in the regular course of
duty, investigates a motor vehicle accident
of which a report must be made, shall either
at the time of and at the scene of the acci-
dent or thereafter by interviewing the parti-
cipants or witnesses and within twenty-four
(24) hours after completing such investiga-
tion, file a written report of such accident
with the Police Department. Every such acci-
dent report shall be made on the appropriate
form provided by the Police Department and
shall contain all of the information required
therein, unless information is not available.
Such reports shall be without prejudice to
the officer so reporting and shall be for
. the confidential use of the Police Department
and the City Traffic Engineer.
c. Inability to Report. When the driver or
operator of a vehicle is unable physically
to make the required accident report and,
if there were other occupant(s) of the ve-
hicle at the time of the accident who are
capable of making the report, such occupant
or occupants shall make or cause to be made
said report.
SECTION 6: REPORTING OF DAMAGED VEHICLES. The
person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is
brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of being in-
volved in an accident or struck by any bullet of which re-
port must be made as provided by State Law, shall report to
the Police Department within twenty-four (24) hours after
such motor vehicle is received and give the engine number,
registration number~ and the name and address of the owner
or operator of such vehicle.
SECTION 7: REMOVING VEHICLE FROM SCENE. It
shall be unlawful for the driver or any other person to re-
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move any vehicle involved in an accident from the scene of
the accident until authorized to do so by a police officer
of the Police Department of this City; provided, however,
that this Section shall not apply if there exists or arises
a duty on the part of such driver or other person in ~ontrol
,
of such vehicle to use said vehicle in carrying any person
injured in said accident to a physician or surgeon for medi-
calor surgical treatment.
SECTION 8: MOVING OR REMOVAL OF WRECKED VEHICLE
BY WRECKER TRUCKS. It shall be unlawful for the operator
of any vehicle equipped with a crane, hoist, -winch, or tow-
ing device who has answered a call to, or is attending, the
scene of any collision or accident of one or more vehicles
on any highway or street in the City to remov~or attempt to
remove, any vehicle involved in such collision or accident, or
in any way to interfere with or change the position cf any
such vehicle--except upon authority or direction and in the
presence of a police officer of the City--unless such change
is made or attempted for the purpose of releasing a person or
persons imprisoned within or under such vehicle; provided,
however, that it shall be unlawful for such operator of any
such vehicle equipped with a crane, hoist, winch, or towing
device to remove any vehicle from the scene of the accident
or collision without the consent of the owner of the vehicle
so removed, unless directed by a police officer to remove
such vehicle as a public safety measure or for the protection
of private property.
ARTICLE III--GENERAL OPERATION OF VEHICLES
SECTION 1: DRIVING. Upon all roadways, the
driver of a vehicle shall drive upon the right half of the
roadway, except as follows:
a. When overtaking and passing another vehicle
proceeding in the same direction under the
rules governin~ such movements;
b. When the right half of the street is closed
to traffic while under construction or repair;
c. Upon a street divided into three (3) marked
lanes for traffic under the rules applica-
ble thereto;
d. Upon a street designated and sign-posted for
one-way traffic.
SECTION 2: PASSING.
a. Vehicles Proceeding in Same Direction.
Except as provided in Subsection C of this
Section, the driver of a vehicle overtaking
another vehicle proceeding in the same direc-
tion shall pass on the left thereof at a safe
distance and shall not again drive to the
right side of the street until safely clear
of the overtaken vehicle. No vehicle shall
be driven on the left side of the center of
a street in overtaking and passing another
vehicle while proceeding in the same direc-
tion unless such left side is clearly visi-
ble and is free of on-coming traffic for a
sufficient distance ahead to permit such
o~ertaking and passing to be made completely
without interfering with the safe operation
of any vehicle approaching from the opposite
direction by any overtaking vehicle. In
every event, the overtaking vehicle must re-
tQrn to the right-hand side of the street
before coming within one hundred feet (100')
of any vehicle approaching from the opposite
direction.
No vehicle shall, at any time, be driven
to the left of the street for the purpose of
passing a vehicle proceeding in the same di-
rection when approaching within one hundred
feet (100') of, or traversing, any intersec-
tion or railroad grade crossing or when ap-
proaching within one hundred feet (100') of
any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel.
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b. Duty of Driver of Overtaken Vehicle. It
shall be the duty of the driver of a vehicle,
upon audible signal that such vehicle is
about to be overtaken on th~ left, to give
way to the right in favor of the overtaking
vehicle, and the speed of such vehicle shall
not be increased until completely passed by
the overtaking vehicle.
c. Passing on Right-hand Side Restricted.
1) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and
pass to the right of a vehicle proceed-
ing in the same direction only under the
following conditions:
a) When the overtaken vehicle is making,
or about to rnak~, a left turn;
b) When a vehicle is being driven upon
a street or highway with unobstruct-
ed pavement of sufficient width for
two (2) or more lines of moving traf-
fic in each direction and not .occu-
pied by parked vehicles;
2) Whenever a vehicle may be overtaken and
passed on the right under conditions per-
mitting such movement in safety. In no
event shall such movement be made by driv-
ing off the pavement or main-traveled
portion of the street.
d. Venicles'Proceeding in Opposite Direction.
Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite
directions shall pass each other to the
right and, upon streets having width for
not more than one line of traffic in
each direction, each driver shall give to
the other at least one-half (1/2) of the
main-traveled portion of the street, as
nearly as possible.
SECTION 3: TURNING.
a. Turning Movement--Genera11y. The driver
of a vehicle intending to turn at any in-
tersection shall do so as follows:
1) Both the approach for a right turn
and the actual right turn shall be
made as close as practical to the
right-hand curb or edge of the road-
way.
. 2) The approach for a left turn shall be
made in that portion of the right half
of the roadway nearest the center line
thereof; and, after entering the inter-
section, the left turn shall be made so
as to leave the intersection to the
right of the center line of the road-
way being entered.
3) The approach for a left turn from a two-
way street into a one-way street shall
be made in the portion of the right-of-
way of the roadway nearest the center
line thereof and by 'passing to the
right of such center line where it en-
ters the intersection. A left turn
from a one-way street into a two-way
street shall be'made by passing to the
right of the center line of the street
being entered upon leaving the intersection.
4) Where both streets or roadways are one-
way, both the approach for a left turn,
and the left turn, shall be made as
close as practical to the left-hand
curb or edge of the roacway.
b. Limitations Upon U-Turns.
1) It shall be unlawful for the operator of
any vehicle to turn such vehicle so as
to proceed in the opposite direction un-
less such movement can be made in safety
and without backing or without other-
wise interfering with other traffic.
2) A complete turn shall not be made at
any intersection of any two (2) sLreets,
or upon any str~et or alley in the
City, where the City Council may deter-
mine that it is unsafe to make a com-
plete turn and shall have caused to be
posted at such place in the street or
alley a sign showing that a complete
turn is prohibited.
SECTION 4: SIGNALS.
a. Stopping and Turning Signals.
1)
When any other traffic may be affected
by turning movements, no person shall
turn any vehicle without giving a sig-
nal of his intention to turn right or
left. Such signals shall be given con-
tinuously during not less than the last
one hundred feet (100') traveled by the
vehicle before turning. .
2) No person shall stop or suddenly de-
crease the speed of a vehicle without
first giving an appropriate signal to
the driver of any vehicle immediately
to the rear, when there is opportunity
to give such signal.
3) A stop or turn signal required by this
Section shall be given by means of the
hand and arm, or by a signal lamp or
mechanical signal device of a type ap-
proved by the State Department of Pub-
lic Safety; provided, however, that
when the body of the vehicle or the
body and load of a vehicle project
twenty-four inches (24") or more to
the left of the center of the steering-
wheel--or under any condition when a
hand and arm signal would not be visi-
ble both to the front and rear of the
vehicle--the vehicle must be equipped
with, and the signals must be given
by, such turn-indicating lamp or de-
vice.
4) The signal lamp provided for in this
Section shall be used to indicate an
intention to turn, change lanes, or
start from a parking position, and shall
not be flashed on a moving vehicle as
a courtesy or as a "to pass" signal to
operators of other vehicles approaching
from the rear.
b. Manner of Giving Turnin~ SignalS. A1l sig-
nals required by Subsection a, when given
by hand and arm, shall be given from the
left side of the vehicle in the following
manner, and such signals shall be indi-
cated as follows:
I} Left Turn. Hand and arm extended
horizontally.
2} Right Turn. Hand and arm extended
upward.
3} Stop or Decrease Speed. Hand and
arm extended downward.
SECTION 5: DRIVING ON LANED ROADWAYS. When-
ever any roadway has been divided into two (2) or more
clearly-marked lanes for traffic, the following rules, in
addition to all other consistent herewith, shall apply:
a: Lane Restriction. The driver of a vehicle
shall drive as nearly as practical entire-
ly within a single lane, and shall not
mov€ from such lane until the driver has
first ascertained that such movement can
be made with safety.
b. Three-Lane Roadway. Upon a roadway which
is divided into three (3) lanes, the driver
of a vehicle shall not drive in the center
lane, except when overtaking and passing
another vehicle where the roadway is clearly
visible and such center lane is clear of
traffic within a safe distance, or in prep-
aration for a left turn, or where such cen-
ter lane is at the time allocated exclusive-
ly to traffic moving in the direction the
vehicle is proceeding and is'sign-posted
to give notice of such allocation.
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c. Designated Lanes. Official signs may be
erected directing slow-moving traffic to
use a designated lane or designating those
lanes to be used by traffic moving in a
particular direction, regardless of the
center of the roadway; and drivers of
vehicles shall obey the directions of
every such sign.
SECTION 6: DRIVING ON DIVIDED STREETS. When-
ever any street or highway within the City has been divided
into two (2) roadways by leaving an intervening space or by
a physical barrier or clearly-indicated dividing sections
so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic, every vehi-
cle shall be driven only upon the right-hand roadway, and
no vehicle shall be driven over, across, or within any such
divided space, barrier, or section, except through an open-
ing therein, at a cross-over, or at an intersection.
SECTION 7: RIGHT-OF-WAY.
a. At Intersections.
1) The driver of a vehicle approaching an
intersection shall yield the right-of-
way to a vehicle which has entered the
intersection from a different street or
highway. When two (2) vehicles enter
an intersection which is not controlled
by a traffic sign or device, from dif-
ferent streets at approximately the
same time, the driver of the vehicle on
the left shall yield the right-of-way
to the vehicle on the right.
2)
When two (2) vehicles going in opposite
directions approach one another on the
same street and the driver of one of the
vehicles desires to turn off said street,
the turning vehicle shall yield the
right-of-way to the vehicle which con-
tinues on the street in the original
direction. In the event that both
drivers desire to turn off, then the
vehicle turning to the right has the
right-of-way over the vehicle turning
to the left.
b. When Turning Left. The driver of the
vehicle within an intersection intending to
turn to the left shall yield the right-of-
way to any vehicle approaching from the op-
posite direction which is within the inter-
section, or so close thereto, as to consti-
. tute an immediate hazard; but such driver,
having so yielded and having given a signal
when and as required by this Ordinance, may
make such left turn and the drivers of all
other vehicles approaching the intersection
from the opposite direction shall yield the
right-of-way to the vehicle making the left
turn.
SECTION 8: BACKING RESTRICTED. The driver of
a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be
made with reasonable safety and without interfering with
other traffic.
SECTION 9: EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND SCHOOL BUSES.
a. Approach of Authorized Emergency Vehicle.
Upon the immediate approach of an authorized
emergency vehicle equipped with at least one
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lighted lamp exhibiting red light vis-
ible, under normal atmospheric condi-
tions, from a distance of five hundred
feet (500') to the front of such vehicle
and--when the driver of such vehicle is
giving audible signal by siren, exhaust
whistle, or bell--the driver of every
other vehicle shall yield the right-of-
way and shall immediately drive to a
position parallel to, and as close as
possible to, the right-hand edge or curb
of the roadway which is clear of any in-
tersection and shall stop and remain in
such position until the authorized emer-
gency vehicle has passed, except when
otherwise directed by a police officer.
This Subsection shall not operate to re-
lieve the driver of any authorized emer-
gency vehicle from the duty to drive with
due regard for the safety of all persons
using any highway or roadway.
b. Meeting or Overtaking Stopped School Bus.
The driver of a vehicle upon any of the
public streets or highways within the
City limits shall, upon meeting or over-
taking from either direction, any school
bus which as stopped on the highway for
the purpose of loading or unloading any
school children, stop such vehicle when
warning lights on such school bus are
activated. It shall be unla~ful for any
vehicle to proceed as long as such warn-
ing lights remain activated: however, if
any school bus has stopped for the purpose
of loading or unloading any children on
a divided highway, then approaching traf-
fic may continue at a safe and prudent
speed.
SECTION 10: OBSTRUCTIONS.
a. Traffic. It shall be unlawful for any
person to stop, drive, or propel a vehicle
in such manner as to block or obstruct the
traffic on any street or alley in the City.
b. Intersections or Crosswalks. No driver
shall enter any intersection or a marked
crosswalk unless there is sufficient space
on the other side of the intersection or
crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle being
op~rated without obstructing the passage of
other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstand-
ing any traffic-control signal indication to
proceed.
SECTION 11: FOLLOWING OF VEHICLES.
a. Distance. The driver of a motor vehicle
shall not follow another vehicle more closely
than is reasonable and prudent, having due
regard for the speed of such vehicle and the
traffic upon, and the condition of, the street.
b. Emergency Vehicles. No driver of any vehi-
cle,other than one on official business, shall t
follow any fire apparatus traveling in res-
ponse to a fire alarm, or shall follow closer
than five hundred feet (500'), any other emer-
gency vehicle which is on an emergency call,
nor shall such driver drive into or park such
vehicle within the block where the fire ap-
paratus has stopped to answer a fire alarm.
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3) Each driver in a funeral or other author-
ized procession shall drive as near to
the right-hand side of the roadway as pos-
sible and shall follow the vehicle ahead
as closely as is practical and safe.
SECTION 14: DRIVING AREAS PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED.
a. Sidewalks. Any driver of any vehicle who
shall drive such vehicle upon or across any
sidewalk or sidewalk area of any street with-
in the City, except on a driveway, public or
private, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor.
b. Safety Zone. No driver of any vehicle
shall, at any time, drive through or within
a.safety zone.
c. Fresh Pavement. It shall be unlawful for
any person to drive any vehicle upon any por-
tion of any street in the City that has been
freshly paved, unless all barriers or signal
lights have been lawfully removed therefrom,
indicating that the street is ready for travel.
d. Other. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son to drive or operate any vehicle whatsoever
through or upon, or to park such vehicle upon,
any park, hospital ground, or other public
property within the City except upon officially
designated roadways or parking lots.
SECTION 15: "DIGGING OUT" PROHIBITED. Any driver
of any motor vehicle who shall use such vehicle to "dig out"
or shall cause any such vehicle to make unnecessary noises
by reason. of operating such vehicle in, such manner as to cause
the wheels thereof to spin or slide on the roadway of any street
when starting such vehicle or while making any turning movement,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SECTION 16: CONTROL OF VEHICLE REQUIRED. It shall
be the duty of every person who shall operate any vehicle within
the City to keep the same under control at all times and to
avoid, whenever possible, colliding with any other vehicle or
person.
SECTION 17: OPENING DOORS INTO TRAFFIC RESTRICTED.
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side
available to moving traffic unless, and until, it is reason-
ably safe to do so, nor shall any person leave a door of a
motor vehicle open on the side available to traffic for a per-
iod of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
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SECTION 18: 'CORNER CUTTING" PROHIBITED.
It shall
be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle over any sidewalk
area or through any driveway, parking lot, or any business en-
trance at any intersection--making either a right or left turn--
except for the purpose of coming to a complete stop to obtain
or render some service or to make a sale or purchase. It is the
intention of this Section to prohibit "corner cutting"--the
driving of any vehicle from one street into another across any
sidewalk and/or through any parking lot and/or driveway.
SECTION 19: RESTRICTED ACCESS. No person shall
drive his vehicle onto or from any limited roadway except at
such entrances and exits as are established by public author-
ity.
SECTION 20: OVERLOADING OR CROWDING OF VEHICLES
RESTRICTED. No person shall drive a vehicle when it is
loaded with material or passengers so as to obstruct the view
of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle, or so as
to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mech-
anism of the vehicle.
No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such posi-
tion as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the
side, or as to interfere with the control over the driving
mechanism of the vehicle.
ARTICLE IV--TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
Section 1: All traffic control devices including signs, signals and mark-
ings (pavement and/or curb) installed or used for the purpose of directing and
controlling traffic within the City of Wylie shall conform with the Texas Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, Volumes I and II
(hereafter called the Mapual). Article 6701d, Vernon's Civil Statutes states;
all signs, signals and markings erected or used by the City of Wylie shall be
uniform and be located so far as practicable according to the directions shown
in the Manual throughout the city. All existing traffic control devices and
those erected in the future by the city being consistent with the Manual, State
law and this Ordinance shall be official traffic control devices.
SECTION 2: POWERS AND DUTIES OF TRAFFIC ENGINEER.
The Traffic Engineer shall place and maintain traffic-control
signs, signals, and devices when, and as, required under this
Ordinance to make effective the provisions of this Ordinance,
and may place and maintain such additional traffic-control
devices as are deemed necessary to regulate traffic.under
this Ordinance or under State Law or to guide or warn traffic.
It nhall be the duty of the Traffic Engineer to.supervise
the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic-
control devices.
SECTION 3: OBEDIENCE TO DEVICES. The driver
of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official
traffic-control device applicable thereto which has been
placed in accordance with this Ordinance and other traffic
ordinances of the City, unless otherwise directed by a police
officer, subject to the exception granted the driver of an
authorized emergency vehicle.
SECTION 4: NECESSITY OF SIGNS. No provisions of
this Ordinance which require the placing of signs shall be en-
forced against an alleged violator if, at the time and place
of the alleged violation, an official sign is not in proper
position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily
observant person. Whenever a particular section does not
state that signs are required, such sections shall be effec-
tive even though no signs are erected or in place.
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SECTION 5: RATIFICATION OF EXISTING DEVICES.
All traffic-control signs, signals, devices, and markings
placed and erected prior to the adoption of this Ordinance
and in use for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guid-
ing traffic are hereby affirmed, ratified, and declared to
be official traffic-control devices; provided such traffic-
control devices are not inconsistent with the provisions of
this Ordinance or State Law.
" SECTION 6: UNAUTHORIZED SIGNS, SIGNALS, MARKINGS,
OR DEVICES.
a. Prohibited or Restricted. No person
shall place, maintain, or display upon or
in view of any road, street, or highway any
unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or de-
vice which purports to be, is an imitation
of, or resembles an official traffic-control
SECTION 9: TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL LEGEND. When
traffic is controlled 1) by a traffic-control signal exhibit-
ing the word, "Go," "Caution," or "Stop;" 2) by exhibiting
different colored lights successively one at a time; or 3)
with arrows, the following colors only shall be used, and
the following terms and lights shall indicate and apply to
drivers of vehicles and to pedestrians:
a. Green Liqht Alone or Word, "Go."
1) V ehi cular traffic facing the signal
may proceed straight through or turn
right or left, unless a sign at such
place prohibits either such turn; but
vehicular traffic, including vehicles
turning right or left, shall yield the
right-of-way to other vehicles and to
I pedestrians lawfully within the inter-
..'section or in an adjacent crosswalk at
the time such signal is exhibited.
2) Pedestrian facing the signal may proceed
across the roadway within any marked or
unmarked crosswalk.
b. Yellow Light Alone or Word, "Caution," When
Shown Following the Green or "Go" Signal.
1) Vehicular traffic facing the signal is
. . thereby warned that the red or "Stop"
signal will be exhibited immediately
thereafter, and such vehicular traffic
shall not enter or be crossing the inter-
section when the red or "Stop" signal is
exhibited.
2) Pedestrians facing such signals are
thereby advised that there is insuffi-
cient time to cross the roadway, and any
pedestrian then starting to cross shall
yield the right-of-way to all vehicles.
c. Red Light Alone or Word, "Stop."
1) Vehicular traffic facing the signal
shall stop before entering the crosswalk
on the near side of the intersection, or,
if none, then before entering the inter-
section, and shall remain until the green
light or liGon is shown alone; provided
t~at, after stopping and yielding to all
pedestrians and vehicles, the driver of
the vehicle may enter the intersection for
the purpose of making a right turn only,
if no sign is in place indicating that
such turn cannot be legally made.
"2) No pedestrian facing such signal shall
enter the roadway unless he can do so
safely and without interfering with any
vehicular traffic.
d. Red Light With Green Arrow.
1) Vehicular traffic facing such signal may
cautiously enter intersection only to make
the movement indicated by such arrow, but
shall yield the right-of-way to any pedes-
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trian lawfully within the crosswalk and to
other traffic lawfully using the intersec-
t.ion .
2) No pedestrian facing such signal shall
enter the roadway unless he can do so
safely and witho~t interfering with any
vehicular traffic.
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In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected
and maintained at a place other than an intersection, the pro-
visions of this Section shall be applicable, except as to
those provisions which, by their nature, can have no applica-
tion. Any stop required shall be made at a sign or marking
on the pavement indicating where the stop shall be made, but
in the absence of any such signs or markings, the stop shall
be made at the signal.
SECTION 10: FLASHING SIGNALS. Whenever flash-
ing red or yellow signals are used, they shall require the
obedience of vehicular traffic as follows:
a. Flashing Red (Stop Signal). When a red
lens is illuminated by rapid intermittent
flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop be-
~ore entering the nearest crosswalk at an
i~tersection or at the limit line, when
marked, and the right to proceed shall be
subject to the rules applicable after making
a stop at any stop sign.
b. Flashing Yellow (Caution Signal). When
a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid in-
termittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may
proceed through the intersection or pass
such signal only with caution.
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SECTION 11: RAILROAD CROSSINGS. l{henever any
person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad ~rade crossing
under any of the circumstances stated in this Section, the
driver of such vehicle shall stop within fifty feet (50'),
but no less than fifteen feet (IS'), from the nearest rail
and shall not proceed until he can do so safely. The fore-
90in9 requirements shall apply when:
8. A clearly visible electrical or mechanical
sign or device gives warning of an immediate
approach of a railroad train;
b. A crossing gate is lowered or a human
flagman gives, or continues to give, a sig-
nal of the approach of, or passage of, a
railroad train;
c. A railroad train approaching within approxi-
mately fifteen hundred feet (1500') of the
highway crossing emits a signal audible from
such distance, and such railroad train by
reason of its speed or nearness to such cross-
ing is an immediate hazard;
d. An approaching railroad train is plainly
visible and is in hazardous proximity of such
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:crossing.
No person shall drive any vehicle through, around,
or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade
crossing while such gate or barrier is closed, or is being
opened or closed.
SECTION 12: PEDESTRIAN "WALK" AND "DON'T WALK"
SIGNALS.
hibiting the
suchssignals
Whenever special pedestrian-control signals ex-
words, "Walk" or "Don't Walk," are in place,
shall indicate the following:
a.
Walk. Pedestrian facing such signal may
proceed across the roadway in the direction
of the signal and shall be given the right-
of-way by the drivers of all vehicles.
b.
Don't Walk. No p~destrian shall start to
cr-oss the roadway in the direction of, such
signal, but any ~edestrian who ~as partially
completed his crossing on the "Walk" signal
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may proceed to the sidewalk or safety zone
while the "Don't Walk" signal is showing.
SECTION 13: STOP INTERSECTION. The City Traffic
Engineer, with the approval of the City Council, may designate
any street intersection as a '~top" intersection and designate
the streets upon which vehicles shall stop before entering
such intersection. Whenever any intersection has been so
designated, the Traffic Engineer shall cause the same to be
identified by the erection of "Stop" signs indicating which
vehicles approaching such intersection shall stop. It shall
be the duty of the driver of any vehicle approaching such
sign to bring such vehicle to a complete stop at such sign or
at a nearby marked stop line before entering the intersection,
except when directed to proceed by a police officer or a traf-
fic-control signal. After having so stopped, such driver
shall yield the ~i~ht-of-way to other vehicles which have
entered the intersection or which are approaching so closely
as to constitute an immediate hazard. Such driver, after
having so yielded, may proceed, and the drivers of all other
vehicles approaching on the intersecting street shall yield
the right-of-way to the vehicle so proceeding' into or across
the intersection.
SECTION 14: "YIELD" SIGNS. The Traffic Engi-
neer, as authorized from time to time by the City Council,
may install and maintain "Yield" right-of-way signs at inter-
sections where a special hazard may exist or any place vehicles
shall be required to yield the right-of-way. The driver of a
vehicle approaching a "Yield" right-of-way sign shallr in
obedience to such sign, slow down to a speed not in excess
of fifteen (]5) miles per hour; or shall stop, if necessary,
an yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian crossing the
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roadway bcinq travnled or to any vehicle in the inter-
section or approaching so closely on another street as to
constitute an immediate hazard.
SECTION 15: DESIGNATION OF CROSSWALKS, ZONES, AND
MARKING OF TRAFFIC LANES. The Traffic Engineer is hereby
authorized to:
a. Designate and maintain--by appropriate de-
vices, marks, or lines upon the surface of
the roadway--crosswa1ks at any intersection
where, in his opinion, there is particular
danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway
and at such other places as the Traffic
Engineer may deem necessary:
b. Establish safety, quiet, play, and other
zones of such kind and character and at
such places asmay be deemed necessary for
the protection of the public:
c. Mark lanes for traffic on street pavements
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~ at such places as may be deemed adviseab1e and
which are consistent with the provisions of
this Ordinance and other traffic ordinances
of the City.
SECTION 16: ONE-WAY STREETS AND ALLEYS. Whenever
any Ordinance of the City Council designates anyone-way street
or alley, the Traffic Engineer shall place and maintain signs
giving notice thereof. No such regulation shall be effective
until such signs are in place. Signs indicating the direction
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of lawful traffic movement shall be placed at every intersec-
tion where movement of traffic in the opposite direction is
prohibited.
Upon those streets, or parts of streets, or in
those alleys which are designated "One way" streets or alleys,
vehicu1nr traffic shall move only in the indicated direction
where siqns indicating the direction of traffic are erected
c:md maintained at every intersection and where movement in
the opposite direction is thereby prohibited.
SECTION 17: PROHIBITED TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS.
a. Authority for Restrictions. The Traffic
Engineer is hereby authorized, subject to
the approval of the City Council, to deter-
mine those intersections at which drivers of
vehicles shall not make a right, left, and/or
U-turn, and shall place proper signs at such
intersections. The making of any such turn
may be prohibited between certain hours of
any day and permitted at other hours; in
which case,the same shall be plainly indicated
on a sign, and such sign may be removed when
such turns are permitted. Whenever author-
ized signs are erected indicating that no
right, left, or U-turn is permitted, no dri-
ver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions
. .
00 such signs.
b. U-Turn. No driver of any vehicle shall
make a U-turn at any intersection within the
City where a traffic-control signal light is
suspended and operating.
SECTION 18: TURNING MARKER.
a. Authority for Placement. The City Traffic
Engineer, with the approval of the City Coun-
cil, is authorized to place markers, buttons,
or signs (within or adjacent to intersections)
indicating the course to be traveled by vehi-
. .
c1es turning at such intersections; and such
course to be traveled as so indicated, may
conform to, but not be limited to, those loca-
tions prescribed by any provision of this
Ordinance, State Law, or City ordinances,
rules, or regulations.
b. Compliance Required. When authorized
markers, buttons, or other indicators are
placed within an intersection indicating
the Course to be traveled by vehicles turn-
ing thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall
disobey the direction of such indic~tors.
SECTION 19: NO PASSING ZONE. The City Council
is her~by authorized to determine by resolutions those por-
tions of any highway in the City where overtaking and passing
or driving on the left side of the roadway would be expressly
hazardous and may, by appropriate signs or markings on the
roadway, indicate the beginning and end of such zones; and ,....
when such signs or markings are in place and clearly visible'
to any ordinarily observant person, every driver of a vehicle
shall obey the directions thereof.
SECTION 20: TRUCK ROUTES.
a.
Authority to Establish. The Traffic En-
gineer, as authorized from time to time by
the City Council, may designate such truck
routes within the City as may be necessary
for the proper flow of traffic through the
City.
b.
Compliance Required. It shall be unlaw-
ful for any truck with the gross vehicular
weight rating of over eighteen thousand
(18,060) pounds [or eighteen thousand (18,000)
pounds gross cargo weight rating in the case
of a truck trailer or tractor trailer unit]
to use, travel upon, or be driven over any
street, avenue, or highway within the City
not designated as a ~ruck route (See Subsec-
~ion a) of this Sectio~: provided, however,
that if the point of orlgln or destination
(for commercial purposes only) for any such
truck shall be off such truck route, then
such truck may proceed by the shortest pos-
sible route to the nearest truck route.
c. Truck Routes. The following streets and parts
of streets are designed as truck routes under
this ordinance:
NAME OF STREET LIMITS
Brown Street West of Ballard St.
Ballard St. to East Stone St. East of Ballard
ARTICLE V-SPEED REGULATIONS
SECTION 1:
GENERAL SPEED LIMITS.
a. Maximum Speed Limit. No Person shall
operate or drive any vehicle on any street
within the City at a speed greater than
thirty (30) miles per hour, or Dn~any alley
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within the City at a speed greater than ten
(10) miles per hour, unless signs which
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designate a different speed are erected in
accordance with this Ordinance.
b. Reasonable and Prudent Speed Limit. Not-
withstanding any other provisions of this
Ordinance, no person shall drive a vehicle
on a street, or alley at a speed that is
greater than is reasonable and prudent under
existing conditions, having regard for the
actual and potential hazards then existing.
In every event, speeds shall be so controlled
as may be necessary to avoid colliding with
any person, vehicle, or other ,conveyance on, or
entering upon, the street in compliance with
legal requirements, and it shall be the duty
of all persons to use such care.
c. Reduction of Speed. The driver of every
vehicle shall, consistent with the require-
ments of Subsection 1-b of this Section, drive
at an appropriate reduced speed when approaching
a hillcrest, when traveling upon any narrow
or winding roadway, or alley and when a special
hazard exists with respect to pedestrians or
other traffic, or by reason of weather or street,
alley or highway conditions.
SECTION 2: SPECIFIC SPEED LIMITS.
a. Authority to Establish. The City Council
may alter the maximum speed limit on any
street or alley, or portion thereof, as estab-
lished by this Ordinance within the City in
accord with the provisions of Article 670ld,
Section 169, of VEr~ONtS ANNOTATED CIVIL STA-
TUTES. Whenever signs are posted giving
notice of the maximum legal speed limit so
established for a particular street or por-
tion thereof, it shall be unlawful for any
person to drive or operate any vehicle at a
rate of speed in excess of such limit.
b. Speed Limits Established. Pursuant to
the provisions of the preceding Subsection,
the following speed limits are hereby estab-
lished for the streets and portions of streets
enumerated below:
LOCATION
Stone Rd.
SPEED LIMIT
35 MPH
Extending East from P.M. 544 (E. Stone St.)
where F.M. 544 turns South to East City
Limit Line.
c. School Zone. It shall be unlawful for
any person to operate, or drive, any vehicle
at a speed greater than the speed designated or
posted, or to overtake or pass any other vehicle
in any school zone as may be marked or design-
ated within the City during the hours indicated
upon signs erected in such zone, or whenever
children are present in such zones. School Zone
hours are hereby designated as from 7:00 o'clock
am to g:OO o'clock am. and from 2:00 o'clock pm.
to 4:00 o'clock pm. on days when the schools are
in session.
SECTION 3: RACING PROHIBITED. Any person who
shall race or engage in a contest for speed between motor vehicles
of any kind upon any public street or alley within the City shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. The fact that the actual speed
attained by any vehicle engaged in racing or in contest for speed
is less than the PRIMA FACIE legal speed limit shall be no defense
to a complaint of racing or engaging in a contest for speed in
violation of this Section.
rECTION 4: MINIMUM LIMITS. No person shall
drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or
block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except
when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or com-
pliance with law.
SECTION 5: EXEMPTIONS. The provisions of this
Ordinance and other ordinances of the City regulating the
speed of vehicles shall not apply to vehicles of the Fire
Depurtment when responding to a call, nor to police patrol
vehicles, physicians' vehicles, or ambulances when actually
engaged in responding to emergency calls; provided, however,
that this Section shall not authorize any ambulance driver
to exceed the speed of forty-five (45) miles per hour, or the
speed limit, whichever is greater.
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ARTICLE VI--STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING OF VEHICLES
SECTION 1: PRESUMPTION THAT OWNER OF VEHICLE IS
VIOLATOR. In any prosecution charging the violation of
any ordinance or regulation governing the standing or park-
ing of a vehicle, proof that any particular vehicle des-
cribed in the complaint was parked in violation of any such
ordinance or regulation, together with proof that the de-
fcnd~ht named in the complaint was the registered owner of
such vehicle at the time of such parking, shall constitute
in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered
owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed
such vehicle at the point where, and for the time during
which, such violation occurred..
VEHICLES.
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SECTION 2: IMPOUNDMENT OF STANDING OR PARKED
a. Authority. Any vehicle which shall be,
or remain, standing or parked upon any pub-
lic street, avenue, way, alley, or other
public place may, under the following cir-
cumstances, be removed by, or upon order
of, the Chief of Police and placed in stor-
age in a privately-operated garage or other
place designated or maintained by the
City:
1)
When any vehicle is found upon a street,
avenue, alley, way, or public place and
a report has been previously made that
such vehicle has been stolen, or a com-
plaint has been filed and a warrant
issued thereon, charging that such vehicle
has been stolen or converted in violation
of the law;
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2) When any police officer of the City has
reasonable grounds to believe that any
vehicle has been abandoned:
3) When any police officer arrests any per-
son driving,or in control o~ a vehicle
for an alleged offense and such officer
is (or may be) required by law to take
the one arrested immediately before a
magistrate: or, if the arrested person is
immediately taken before a magistrate:
or when the arrested person is the sole oc-
cupant or the owner of the vehicle and
'is immediately placed in custody;
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4) When a vehicle is so disabled that its
normal operation is impossible or im-
practical and the person in charge of
the vehicle is incapacitated by reason
of physical injury or other causes to
such an extent as to be unable to pro-
vide for its removal or custody, or can-
not be found, or is not in the immediate
vicinity of such vehicle;
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5) When any vehicle is left standing or
parked unattended for more than forty-
eight (48) hours in violation of any
applicable provision of State Law,
City ordinance, rules or regulations:
provided, however--that in the event
such vehicle is parked or standing im-
mediately in front of, or immediately
~djacent to, property owned by the
owner of such vehicle, or property rented
by such owner--before such vehicle shall
be removed, the owner thereof shall be
given written notice after the expira-
tion of forty-eight (48) hours and shall
be given an additional twenty-four (24)
hours to remove or cause to be removed
s~ch vehicle. Such written notice may
be given by depositing the same, ad-
dressed to the owner at the address given
on the registratibn receipt of the ve-
hicle or his last known address, in the
United States Mail.
b. Claiming of Vehicle by Owner. In order to
obtain possession of any vehicle stored under
the provisions of this Section, the claimant
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must produce satisfactory evidence of the
ownership or right to possession within
thirty (30) days from the date of such
storage, and, in addition thereto, must
pay all charges for storage and removal
of such vehicle in addition to any fine.
c. Sale of Vehicle.
If the vehicle re-
moved under this Section is not claimed
within thirty (30) days from the date of
storage, the same may be sold by the City
or the garage where the same is stored for
recovery of charges, as provided by law.
d. Impounding Fees. An impounding fee of
five dollars ($5) and a storage fee of
fifty cents ($.50) per day is hereby as-
~essed against, and shall be collected
from, the owner or driver of any vehicle
impounded by virtue of the provisions of
this Section before the release of any
such vehicle. The payment of this im-
pounding fee shall not excuse such owner
or driver from the charge of violating any
applicable provisions of State Law, this
Ordinance, or other rules or regulations.
e. Liability to City. The provisions of
this Section shall not be construed to re-
lieve from, or lessen the responsibility
.
of, any person who shall leave his vehicle
parked on the streets of the City in such
a manner that th~ same may be impounded;
nor shall the City be held as assuming any
such liability by reason of the impounding,
or the causing to be impounded,of such
vehicle.
SECTION 3: UNATTENDED VEHICLES. No person
driving, or in charge of, a motor vehicle shall permit it to
stand unattended without first stopping the engine and ef-
fectively setting the brakes thereo~and, when standing upon
any grade, turning the front wheels toward the curb or side
of the roadway.
SECTION 4: PROHIBITED PARKING.
a. Specifie~P1aces. No person shall stop,
stand, or park a vehicle---except when nec-
essary to avoid conflict with other traffic
or in compliance with law, the direction of
a police officer, or a traffic-control de-
vice--in any of the following places:
1) On a sidewalk or sidewalk area:
,~2) In front of a public or private driveway;
3) Within an intersection;
4) Within fifteen feet (15') of a fire hy-
drant, except within an officially-marked
parking stall;
5) On a crosswalk;
6) Within twenty feet (20') of a crosswalk
at an intersection, except within an of-
ficially-marked parking stall:
7) Within thirty feet (30') of the ap-
proach to any flashing beacon, stop
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sign, or traffic-control signal iocated
at the side of a roadway;
8) Between a safety zone and the adjacent
curb or within thirty .feet( 30 t) of
points on the curb immediately opposite
10)
11)
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13)
14)
the end of a safety zone, unless a dif-
ferent length is indicated by sign or
marking:
9)
Within fifty feet (50') of the nearest
rail of a railroad crossing:
Within twenty feet (20') of the driveway
entrance to any fire station, or on the
side of a street opposite the entrance
to any fire station, or within seventy-
five feet (75') of such entrance (when
properly sign-posted).
Alongside or opposite any street excava-
tion or obstruction when stopping, stand-
ing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped
or parked at the edge or curb of a street:
Upon any bridge or other elevated struc-
ture upon a highway, or within a highway
tunnel;
At any place where official signs prohibit
stopping, standing, or parking.
b. Moving of Vehicles. No person shall move
a vehicle not lawfully under his control into
any prohibited area specified above or any dis-
tance from a curb, except as permitted by law.
c. Specified Purposes. No person shall park
a vehicle upon any street in the City for the
principal purpose of:
1) Displaying such vehicle for sale;
2) Washing, greasing, or repairing such
vehicle, except such repairs as n~cessi-
tated by an emergency:
3) Advertising, except by permit issued by
the Chief of Police and under the con-
ditions stipulated therein.
d. Specified Minimum Roadway. No person
shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle upon
a street in such a manner or under such con-
ditions as to leave available less than ten
feet (10') of width of either lane of a road-
way for free movement of vehicular traf-
fic, except that a driver may stop tempo-
rarily during the actual loading or unload-
ing of passengers or, when necessary, in .
obedience to traffic regulations, traffic
signs,or signals of a police officer.
SECTION 5: EMERGING FROM ALLEY, DRIVEWAY, OR BUILD-
ING. The driver of 'a vehicle emerging from an alley, drive-
way, or building shall stop such vehicle inunediately prior to
driving onto a sidewalk or onto a sidewalk area extending
across any alleyway or driveway, thereby yielding the right-
of-way to any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid colli-
sion; and, upon entering the roadway~ such driver shall yield
the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway.
SECTION 6: ENTERING INTERSECTION OR CROSSWALK AREA.
No driver shall enter an intersection. or a marked crosswalk
,
unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the in-
tersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle being op-
erated without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or
'pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indi-
cating otherwise.
SECTION 7: DESIGNATION AND MARKING OF SPECIAL
PARKING STALLS AND AREAS. The Traffic Engineer shall
cause parking stalls to be maintained and marked off in and
on such streets,or parts thereo~ as may be disgnated by the
City Council from time to time; and su~h person shall cause
spaces in which parking is prohibited to be maintained and
marked off in and on such streets, and parts thereof, as may
be designated by the City Council from time to time. The
Traffic Engineer shall also cause time-limit parkinq areas
to be marked off and maintained in and on such streets, or
parts thereof, as may be designated by the City Council from
time to time. ]\11 such spaces or areas shall be clearly i ndi-
cated by appropriate signs or by marking on the pavement or
curb.
In areas designated as time-limit parking areas,
parking may be li~~ted to any period prescribed by the Coun-
.
ci1--the same areas to be designated with clearly distinguished
markings or signs at both ends of the time-limit areas and at
reasonable intervals between the beginning and ending of
such time-limit areas, indicating the time allowed for
-parking in such area.
Any prohibition of, or time limit on, parking es-
tablished under this Section shall apply on such days ann
between such hours as prescribed by the City Council.
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SECTION 8: PARKING IN PROHIBITED AREAS. It
shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit, or
suffer any vphicle registered in such person's name or owned
ilnd opprated by such person or ini such person's possession
or under such person's control to be or remain in any space
()r ~rpa in which parking is prohibited, as. provided in Section
7. or- in ., time-limit parking area for a longer period: of
t imp thiln thilt designated by tthe markings on the street or
I~ clcarly viRiblc signs..
SECTION 9: PARALLEL ^ND ANGLE P^RKING.
a. Parallel Parking. No person shall stand
or park a vehicle in a roadway other than
parallel with the edge of the roadway and
headed in the direction of lawful traffic
movement and with the right-hand wheels of
the vchicle within twelve inches (12") of
the curb or edge of the roadway, except as
otherwise provided in this Ordinance. On one-
way streets, vehicles may be parked on the
left side of the street with the left-hand
wheels within twelve inchcs (12") of the
curb or edge of the roadway, unless signs
prohibit such parking.
b. Angle Parking. The Traffic Engineer, with
the approval of the City Council, shall de-
termine upon which streets angle parking
shall be permitted and shall mark or sign
such streets, but such angle parking shall
not be indicatcd on any Federal-aid or State
highway within this City unless the ~tate
lIighway Commission has determ~ned by resolu-
tion or order, entered into its minutes, that
the roadway is of sufficient width to permit
angle parking without interfering with the
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free movement of traffic. ^ngle parking
~hall not be indicated or permitted at any
place where passing traffic wouid thereby
he' caused,or required, to drive upon the left
s i (1(' of the str~ct or upon any railroad track.
e. C<;>mpl iimce. Upon those streets which have
h('cn signed or marked for angle parking, no
p('rson shall park or stand a vehicle other
than at the angle to, and with the hood or
front end of such vehicle next to, the curb
or edge of the roadway indicated by such
signs or markings.
d. Marked Stalls. Whenever parking spaces
are marked by lines on the pavement, whether
for parallel or angle parking, a vehicle
must be parked entirely within the lines of
the parking space.
SECTION 10: PARKING OR STANDING IN ALLEYS RESTRICTED.
a. Obstruction of Alley. No person shall
park a vehicle within an alley in such a
manner or under such conditions as to block
the free passage of other vehicles in such
alley.
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b. Parking Within Fire Limits. Notwithstand-
ing the provisions of Subsection a. of this
Section, it shall be unlawful for any person
to park a vehicle in the alley within the
fire limits of the City, except when such
vehicle is actually being used for the pur-
pose of loading or unloading merchandise or
passengers.
SECTION 11: PARKING IN EXCESS OF FORTY-EIGHT (48)
HOURS PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful for the owner or
operator of any vehicle to allow, cause, or,permit such ve-
hicle to remain standing or parked on any street, alley, ave-
nue, or public way within the City for more than forty-eight
(48) hours continuously.
SECTION 12: STARTING A PARKED VEHICLE. No per-
son shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked
unless, and until, such movement can be made with safety.
SECTION 13: DESIGNATION OF LOADING AND UNLOADING
ZONES. The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to
determine and designate the locations of passenger and freight
curb loading zones and shall place and maintain appropriate
signs indicating the same and stating the hours during which
the provisions therefor are applicable.
SECTION 14: USE OF PASSENGER ZONES. No person
shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or period
~ of time, other than for the expeditious loading or unloading
of passengers, in any place marked as a passenger curb-load-
ing zone during the hours when the regulation applicable to
such curb-loading zones is effective, and then only for a
period of time n~t to exceed three (3) minutes; except when
such spaces are a~jacent to, and serving, a hotel or bus sta-
tion, then such period of time shall not exceed fifteen (15)
minutes.
SECTION 15: USE OF FREIGHT ZONE. No person
shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any length of time
in any place marked as a freight curb-loading zone during the
hours so set aside, except that commercial vehicles may so
stop, stand, or park for the expeditious loading and unload-
ing,or pick-up and delivery,of material. In no case shall
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stop for unloading, loading, pick-up, or delivery of
material exceed thirty (30) minutes.
The driver of a.passenger vehicle may stop tempo-
rarily at a place marked as a freight curb-loading zone for
the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, unloading or
loading passengers when such stopping, standing, or parking
do~s not interfere with any motor vehicle used for the
transportation of materials which is waiting to enter or
Jbout to enter such zone.
SECTION 16: PERMIT FOR BACKING TO CURB FOR LOAD-
ING OR UNLOADING. The Traffic Engineer is authorized to
issue special permits for such fee, as may be determined by
the City Council from time to time, to permit the backing of
a vehicle to the curb for the purpose of loading or unloading
merchandise or materials subject to the terms and conditions
of such permit. Such permit may be issued either to the owner
or lessee of real property, or to the owner of the vehicle,
and shall grant to such person the privilege as therein stated
-and as authorized herein, and it shall be unlawful for any
permittee or other person to violate any of the special terms
or conditions of any such permit.
SECTION 17: VEHICLES EXCEEDING LENGTH OF TWENTY-
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FIVE (25) FEET. ~: It shall be unlawful for any person to
park any vehicle, trailer, or combination thereof which shall
exceed twenty-five (25) feet in length on the streets, alleys,
or other public ways of the City.
SECTION 18: OVERNIGHT PARKING. Overnight parking
for storage on any paved street is hereby prohibited. "Overnight
parking for storage" is hereby defined as the habitual parking or
storing of cars, trucks (through or local), tractors or other vehicles
on paved streets or right-of-ways during hours from sundown to sun-
,
up, except temporarily disabled vehicles which are protected by flares
or other approved signal devices. It is not the intention of this
section to prohibit or interfer with passenger c~s, and up to three-
quarters (3/4) ton pickups to be parked overnight.
SECTION 19: COMMERCIAL VEHICLES NOT TO BE PARKED ON
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT PROPERTY. Local commercial vehicles, or
through commercial vehicles shall not be parked on any lot or tract of
land zoned Residential District, except those used during construction
of the Residential "District.
^RTICLE VII
RESERVED
ARTICLE VIII--PEDESTRIANS
SECTION 1: APPLICATION OF ARTICLE. Pedestrians
shall be subject to traffic-40ntrol signals as provided in
this Ordinance, ~~t in all other places pedestrians shall be
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granted those rig~ts and be subject to those restrictions
stated in this Article.
SECTION 2: RIGHT-OF-WAY.
a. Within Crosswalks.
When traffic-control
signals are not in place or are not in opera-
tion, the driver of vehicle shall yield the
right-o~ay--slowin9 down or stopping if
need be--to a pedestrian crossing the
roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian
is upon the half of the roadway upon which the
vehicle is traveling, or when the pedestrian
is approaching so closely from the opposite
half of the roadway as to be in danger: but
no pedestrian shall suddenly leave the curb
or a place of safety and walk or run into the
path of a vehicle which is so close that it
is impossible for the driver to yield.
Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked
crosswalk, or at any unmarked crosswalk at
an intersection, in order to permit a pedes-
trian to cross the roadway, the driver of any
other vehicle approaching from the rear shall
not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.
b. Other. Every pedestrian crossing a road-
way at any point other than within a marked
crosswalk, or within an unmarked crosswalk
at any intersectio~ shall yield the right-of-
way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
Any pedestrian crossing the roadway at a
point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead
pedestrian crossing has been provided shall
yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon
.'the roadway.
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SECTION 3: CROSSING RESTRICTIONS.
a. Between Adjacent Intersections. Pedes-
trians shall cross roadways only at a marked
crosswalk when crossing between adjacent in-
tersections at which traffic-control signals
are in operation.
b. Crosswalks at Intersections.
1) Any crossing by any pedestrian of any in-
tersection within the corporate limits of
the City shall be made within .the cross-
walks of such intersection.
2) It shall be unlawful for a pedestrian to
cross the street at any place other than
at an intersection, but when any such
crossing is made by any pedestrian, such
pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way .
to all vehicles upon such street approach-
ing such place of crossing and in proximity
thereto. It shall be unlawful for any pe-
destrian to cause any vehicle to stop or
to cause any interference with the move-
ment of any vehicle by reason of such
crossing at such place.
c. Crossing at Right Angles. No pedestrian
shall cross a roadway at any place other than
by a route at right angle.s to the curb or by
the shortest route to the opposite curb, except
in a crosswalk.
SECTION 4: WALKING ON ROADWAYS.
a. ~ith Sidewalks Provided. Where sidewalks
.ace provided, it shall be unlawful for any
pedestrian to walk along and upon an adja-
cent roadway.
b. Without Sidewalks Provided. Where side-
walks are not provided, any pedestrian walk-
ing along or upon a street or highway shall,
when practical, walk only on the left side
of the roadway or upon its shoulder facing
traffic which may approach from the opposite
direction.
SECTION 5:
HITCHHIKING.
It shall be unlawfu~
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in any street or other roadway in the
hitchhiking or otherwise soliciting a
any vehicle.
for any person to stand
City for the purpose of
ride from the driver of
SECTION 6: DUTY OF DRIVERS TO PEDESTRIAN. Notwith-
standing the foregoing provisons of this Ordinanee, every
driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid collid-
ing with any pedestrian upon any roadway, shall give warning
by sounding a horn when necessary, and shall exercise proper
precautions upon observing any child or any confused or 'inca-
pacitated person upon any roadway.
SECTION 7: USE OF CROSSWALK. pedestrians shall
move, whenever possible, upon the right half of the cross-
walk.
SECTION 8: BLIND PEDESTRIANS. It shall be un-
lawful for any person, except persons wholly or partially
blind, to carry or use on the public streets of the City any
cane or walking stick which is white in color or white with
a red end.
Any driver of any vehicle, operator of a motor-driven
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vehicle, or pedestrtan who approaches or comes in contact with
a person who is wholly or partially blind and is carrying such
walking stick or cane as above described, shall immediately
come to a full stop and take such other precautions as may be
deemed necessary to avoid accident or injury to the person
carrying such cane or walking stick.
ARTICLE IX-PENALTY AND SEVERABILITY.
SECTION 1: PENALTY. Any person violating any
of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, and, upon convic~ion, shall be subject to a
fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200), unless 'other-
wise specified in other sections of this Ordinance. Each
transaction in violation of any of the provisions hereof shall
be deemed a separate offense~
SECTION 2: SEVERABILITY. It is hereby declared
to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance
are separable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, para-
graph, or section of this Ordinance shall be declared uncon-
stitutional or invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or
invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or sections of this Ordinance,
since the same would have been enacted by the City Council
without the incorporation in this Ordinance of unconstitu-
tional or invalid phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or
sections.
ARTICLE X - DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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The fact ~hat there are no . adequate controls creates
a hazard and endangers the health, safety, and welfare of the
City of Wylie, it is hereb~ declared to be an emergency and
this Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage hereof,
Passed and Approved this ?~rd
day of M~y
,1978.
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ATTEST:
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Approved as to Form:
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