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(First Published in the Ark Valley News
on the 28th day of February , 1991.)
THE CITY OF BEL AIRE, KANSAS
ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC WITHIN THE
CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BEL AIRE,
KANSAS; INCCRPORATING BY REFERENCE THE
"STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE FOR KANSAS
CITIES," EDITION OF 1990, WITH CERTAIN
OMISSIONS, CHANGES AND ADDITIONS;
PRESCRIBING ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS;
PROVIDING CERTAIN PENALTIES; AND REPEALING
ORDINANCES NUMBERED 61, 110, 169 AND ALL
OTHER CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF BEL AIRE,
KANSAS:
Section 1.
Incorporating Standard Traffic Ordinance
There is tereby incorporated by reference for the purpose of
regulating traffic within the corporate limits of the City of Bel
Aire, Kansas, that certain standard traffic ordinance known as
the "Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities," Edition of
1990, prepared and published in book form by the League of Kansas
Municipalities, Topeka, Kansas, save and except certain articles,
sections, parts or portions as are hereafter omitted, deleted,
modified or changed. No fewer than three (3) copies of said
Standard Traffic Ordinance shall be marked "Official Ccpy as
adopted by Ordinance No. /79 ," with all sections or portions
thereof inte~ded to be omitted or changed clearly marked to show
any such creission or change and to which shall be attached a copy
of this Ordinance, and filed with the City Clerk to be open to
inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours.
The Police Department, Municipal Judge and all administrative
departments of the City charged with enforcement of the Ordinance
shall be supplied, at the cost of the City, such number of
official copies of such Standard Traffic Ordinance similarly
marked, as may be deemed expedient.
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Section 2.
Careless Driving
The following offense is hereby added to the Standard
Traffic Ordinance, as herein adopted, to-wit:
Careless Driving (a) No person shall operate or halt any
vehicle in such manner as to indicate a careless or heedless
disregard for the rights or safety of others, or in such a, manner
as to endanger, or be likely to endanger, any person or property.
Any driver who does so shall be considered to be prima facie in
violation of this section, provided, however, that this section
shall not apply to a vehicle driven by a person upon property
owned by him/her.
(b) No person, while driving, shall engage in any activity
which interferes with the safe centrol of his/her vehicle.
(c) No person shall engage in any activity or commit any
act which interferes with a driver's safe operation of a vehicle.
(d) Every person convicted of Careless Driving shall be
punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by a term of
imprisonment for not more than six (6) menths, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
Section 3.
Speed Limit on 45th Street North
The Governing Body having determined it in the best interest
of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Bel Aire,
Kansas that the speed limit permitted under Section 33 of the
Standard Traffic Ordinance is not reasonable under the conditions
found to exist upon 45th Street North within the corporate limits
of the City of Bel Aire, Kansas froIT. Rock Road to Oliver Street,
hereby determines and declares that the speed limit on 45th
Street North within the corporate limits of the City of Bel Aire,
Kansas from Rock Poad to Oliver Street is forty (40) miles per
hour.
Section 4.
Speed Limit on Woodlawn Street
The Governing Body having determined it in the best interest
of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Bel Aire,
Kansas that the speed limit permitted under Section 33 of the
Standard Traffic Ordinance is not reasonable under the conditions
found to exist upon Woodlawn Street within the corporate limits
of the City of Bel Aire, Kansas from 37th Street North to 49th
Street North, hereby determines and declares that the speed limit
on Woodlawn Street within the corporate limits of the City of Bel
Aire, Kansas from 37th Street North to 49th Street North is forty
(40) miles per hour.
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Section 5.
Speed Limit on Certain Other Streets
The Governing Body having determined it in the best interest
of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Bel Aire,
Kansas that the speed limit permitted under Section 33 of the
Standard Traffic Ordinance is not reasonable under the conditions
found to exist upon Danbury Street within the corporate limits of
the City of Bel Aire, Kansas from Janesville Street to Woodlawn
Street, Gunnison Street within the corporate limits of the City
of Bel Aire, Kansas from Danbury Street to Woodlawn access road
and Woodlawn access road within the corporate limits of the City
of Bel Aire, Kansas from Perry ton Street to Danbury Street,
hereby determines and declares that the speed limit on Danbury
Street within the corporate limits of the City of Bel Aire,
Kansas from Janesville Street to Woodlawn Street, Gunnison Street
within the corporate limits of the City of Bel Aire, Kansas from
Danbury Street to Woodlawn access road and Woodlawn access road
within the corporate limits of the City of Bel Aire, Kansas from
Perry ton Street to Danbury Street is twenty (20) miles per hour.
Section 6.
Traffic Infractions and Traffic Offenses
(a) An ordinance traffic infraction is a violation of any
section of this Ordinance that prescribes or requires the same
behavior as that prescribed or required by a statutory provision
that is classified as a traffic infraction in K.S.A. Supp. 8-
2118.
(b) All traffic violations which are included within this
Ordinance, and which are not ordinance traffic infractions, as
defined in subsection (a) of this section, shall be considered
traffic offenses.
Section 7.
Penalty for Scheduled Fines
Tte fine for violation of an ordinance, traffic infraction
or any other traffic offense for which the Municipal Judge
establishes a fine in a fine schedule shall not be less than
$10.00 nor more than $500.00. A person tried and convicted for
violaticn of an ordinance, traffic infraction or other traffic
offense for which a fine has been established in a schedule of
fines shall pay a fine fixed by the Court not to exceed $500.00.
A person tried and convicted for violation of an ordinance,
traffic infraction or other traffic offense for which no fine has
been established in a schedule of fines shall pay a fine fixed by
tte Court not tc exceed $2500.00.
Section 8.
Repeal
OrdinanCE'S NurLbered 61, 110 and 169 are hereby repealed. All
other ordinances or parts of other crdinances in conflict
herewith are repeale~. However, any section of an existing
crdinance not in conflict terewith is not repealed and remains in
full force and effect.
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Section 9.
Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
after its publication in the official city newspaper.
Passed by the City Council this ~ day of'1.Ju--t.A.7I-_'
~;~~i~.~,~~~' the Mayor this /~ day of 7'~<1#_' 1991.
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