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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD-CC-1979-04" ORDINANCE NO. 4-79 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE RULES OF THE ROAD 1978 - TRAFFIC CODE, AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF THE PUBLIC STREETS AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. a1�� Be it ordained by the city council of Moab: Section 1. TRAFFIC CODE ADOPTED. A. The Utah Traffic Code - Rules of the Road 1978, as compiled, prepared and published as a code in book form by the Utah Department of Public Safety and the Utah League of Cities and Towns, three copies of which have been filed for use and examination by the public in the office of the recorder, is hereby approved and adopted as the traffic code for this municipality. The 1979 amendments to Chapter 6, Title 41, Utah Code Annotated, 1953 as enacted by Senate Bill 41 by the 1979 Utah Legislature are hereby adopted and incorporated into this ordinance. B. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references in the Utah Traffic Code - Rules of the Road, 1978 to: (1) "The State Road Commission" shall mean this city and its officers, departments, agencies and agents. (2) "Local authorities" shall mean the city coun- cil of this municipality. (3) "The Department of Public Safety of the State of Utah" shall mean the chief of police of this city or his agent. (4) "Magistrate" shall mean the justice of the peace or judge of this city. Section 2. CITATION TO CODE. Where a citation or com- plaint is issued, it shall be sufficient to use the number of the Utah Code followed by "the ordinances of Moab" to show the section of the ordinance of the city which has been violated. Section 3. PRIMA FACIE SPEED - POSTED STREETS. A. When appropriate traffic control or regulatory signs giving notice of speeds are posted, the prima facie maximum speed limits designated upon said signs shall apply to the appropriate streets or portions of streets so posted. B. In the absence of any speed limit sign designating a speed limit applicable thereto, the prima facie speed limit shall be 30 miles per hour. Section 4. TRAFFIC CONTROL. The traffic control and regulation of all public streets shall be as posted, regulated or controlled by appropriate traffic control devices, signs or other regulatory devices or controls. " -2- Section 5. UNLAWFUL PARKING. A. Parking at Curb. No motor vehicle shall be parked with the left side of the vehicle next to the curb, except on one ay streets. It shall be unlawful to stand or park any motor ve- hicle in a street other than parallel with the curb and with the two right wheels of the vehicle within 12 inches of the regularly established curb line except on those streets which have been marked for angle parking; then vehicles shall be parked at the angle to the curb indicated by suchks. B. Vehicles for Sale. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any street for the purpose of displaying it for sale, or to park any vehicle from which merchandise is peddled on any business street. C. Loading Zone. When so posted, it shall be unlawful for the driver of a passenger vehicle to stand or park such vehicle for a period of time longer than is permitted by the posted sign for the loading or unloading of passengers, or for the driver to stand or park any freight carrying motor vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary to load, unload and deliver mater- ials in any place designated as a loading zone and marked as such. D. Parking Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person, except physicians on emergency calls or designated emer- gency vehicles when properly posted, to park any motor vehicle on any street in violation of the posted restrictions. E. Alleys. No person shall park a motor vehicle within an alley in such manner or under such conditions as to leave less than ten feet of the width of the roadway available for the free movement of vehicular traffic. No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle within an alley in such a position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property. F. Cab Stands - Bus Stands. No motor vehicle other than a licensed taxicab shall be parked in any area designated by ordinance as a taxicab stand and no vehicle other than a bus shall be parked in a place so designated as a bus loading zone. G. Parking Prohibited. It shall be an infraction for any person to park or leave standing on any public road, street, alley or municipal property any motor vehicle for 48 or more con- secutive hours, and any vehicle so parked or left standing may be impounded or removed by the chief of police. For purposes of im- poundment and removal, the chief of police may after making a reasonable effort to locate the owner impound and remove any motor vehicle which has been unmoved for 48 consecutive hours. The cost of impoundment and removal shall be charged to the owner or any person who claims the impounded motor vehicle. Section 6. STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS. When appro- priate traffic control or regulatory signs are posted at entrances to intersections indentifying them as stop or yield entrances, such streets are hereby declared to be stop entrances as designated by the signs. Section 7. PARKING OR BLOCKING STREETS OR HIGHWAYS. In addition to the parking provisions contained in the Utah Traffic Code, as adopted by this municipality, it shall be unlawful for any person to: " -3- PA. Remain standing, lying or sitting on any street or highway in such a manner as to obstruct the free passage of vehi- cular or pedestrian traffic thereon. B. Willfully remain standing, lying or sitting on any street or highway in such manner for more than one minute after being requested to move by any police officer. C. Willfully remain on such street or highway in such manner as to obstruct the free passage of any person or vehicle into or out of any property abutting upon the street or highway or any property having access to such street or highway. Section 8. PENALTIES. Any person violating, causing or permitting a violation of any provision of this ordinance or the provisions adopted or incorporated by reference shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $299.00 or by a jail sentence not to exceed six months or by both. Section 9. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this ordi- nance and the provisions adopted or incorporated by reference are severable. Section 10. REPEALER. The provisions of other ordinances in conflict with this ordinance and the provisions adopted or in- corporated by reference are hereby repealed. Section 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect on the 23rd day of October , 19 79 ATTEST: RECORD,EW