The maximum speed at which vehicles may proceed on or along any streets or highways within the City is hereby established at 25 miles per hour, except that the speed limit for vehicles proceeding on or along those streets or parts of streets described in Schedule I (§ 149-31), attached to and made a part of this chapter, shall be as indicated in said schedule.
Traffic control signals shall be installed and operated at the intersection of those streets described in Schedule II (§ 149-32), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall make a right turn (or a left turn from a one-way street onto another one-way street) when facing a steady red signal at any of the locations described in Schedule III (§ 149-33), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to make a turn of the kind designated (left, right, all) at any of the intersections described in Schedule IV (§ 149-34), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to make a U-turn on any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule V (§ 149-35), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VI (§ 149-36), attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any one-way street other than in the direction established for traffic on that street.
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VII (§ 149-37), attached to and made a part of this chapter, are hereby established as through streets; and the driver of any vehicle, upon approaching any such street at any intersection thereof (except for such intersections where there are now or shall hereafter be located official traffic signals), shall come to a full stop or yield the right-of-way, as the case may be, before entering any such through street.
The intersections described in Schedule VIII (§ 149-38), attached to and made a part of this chapter (in addition to intersections with the through streets established by this chapter), are hereby established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected in such a position upon the first-named street as to face traffic approaching the second-named street in the direction or directions indicated in said schedule. Every driver of a vehicle approaching any such intersection upon the first-named street, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, shall come to a full stop before entering any such intersection.
The intersections described in Schedule IX (§ 149-39), attached to and made a part of this chapter (in addition to intersections with the through streets established by this chapter), are hereby established as yield intersections, and official yield signs shall be erected in such a position upon the first-named street as to face traffic approaching the second-named street in the direction or directions indicated. Every driver of a vehicle approaching any such intersection upon the first-named street, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, shall slow down or stop the vehicle and then yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on the second-named street so closely as to constitute a hazard during the time that the driver is moving across or within such intersection.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any commercial vehicle or other tractor, trailer or tractor-trailer combination, having a gross weight in excess of that respectively prescribed, upon any of the streets or bridges, or portions thereof, described in Schedule X (§ 149-40), attached to and made a part of this chapter, except for the purpose of making local deliveries on said streets.
[Added 1-26-2018 by Ord.
No. O-02-2018]
A.
DEPARTMENT
OWNER
RECORDED IMAGE
(1)
(2)
(3)
SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM
SPEED MONITORING SYSTEM OPERATOR
Definitions. In this section, the following words have the meanings
indicated.
The Glenarden Police Department.
The registered owner of a motor vehicle or a lessee of a
motor vehicle under a lease of six months or more, except that "owner"
does not include:
An image recorded by a speed monitoring system on a photograph,
a microphotograph, an electronic image, a videotape, or any other
medium, and showing:
The rear of a motor vehicle;
At least two time-stamped images of the motor vehicle that include
the same stationary object near the motor vehicle; and
On at least one image or portion of tape, a clear and legible
identification of the entire registration plate number of the motor
vehicle.
A device with one or more motor vehicle sensors producing
recorded images of motor vehicles traveling at speeds at least 12
miles per hour above the posted speed limit.
A representative of the Department or a contractor that operates
a speed monitoring system.
B.
Establishment of school zone; installation of traffic control devices.
(1)
The City Council, by resolution, following reasonable notice
to the public and a public hearing, may establish a school zone on
any road under the City's jurisdiction within 1/2 mile of a school
and, for any school zone so established, shall set a maximum speed
limit, provided that the designation of such school zone and the maximum
speed limit set for such zone shall not become effective until the
City installs signs designating the school zone and indicating the
maximum speed limit applicable in the school zone.
C.
Before activating an unmanned stationary speed monitoring system,
the City Manager or his designee shall:
D.
A speed monitoring system in a school zone may operate only Monday
through Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
E.
A speed monitoring system operator shall:
(1)
Complete training by a manufacturer of speed monitoring systems
in the procedures for setting up and operating the speed monitoring
system.
(2)
Fill out and sign a daily setup log for a speed monitoring system
that states that the speed monitoring system operator successfully
performed the manufacturer-specified self-test of the speed monitoring
system prior to producing a recorded image.
F.
A speed monitoring system manufacturer shall issue a signed certificate
to the speed monitoring system operator on completion of the training,
which certificate shall be admitted as evidence in any court proceeding
for a violation of this section.
G.
Calibration.
(1)
A speed monitoring system shall undergo an annual calibration
check performed by an independent calibration laboratory.
(2)
The independent calibration laboratory shall issue a signed
certificate of calibration after the annual calibration check, which
shall be kept on file and shall be admitted as evidence in any court
proceeding for a violation of this section.
H.
Penalty for violation.
(1)
Unless a driver of a motor vehicle received a citation from a police officer at the time of a violation, the owner or, in accordance with Subsection K(4) of this section, the driver of a motor vehicle is subject to a civil penalty if the motor vehicle is recorded by a speed monitoring system while being operated at least 12 miles per hour above the posted speed limit.
(2)
The penalty for a violation established by a speed monitoring
system under this subsection shall be $40.
I.
Citation and warning notice.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of Subsection I(2) through (4) of this section, the Department shall mail to an owner liable under Subsection H of this section a citation, upon a form to be prescribed by the District Court of Maryland, that shall include the information required by the Maryland Code Annotated, Transportation Article, § 21-809.
(2)
The Department may mail a warning notice instead of a citation to the owner liable under Subsection H of this section and, for a period of 30 days after the City installs the first speed monitoring system, the Department shall mail only a warning notice and may not issue a citation.
(3)
Except as provided in Subsection K(4) of this section, the City may not mail a citation to a person who is not an owner.
J.
Certificate alleging violation; presence and testimony of operator;
adjudication.
(1)
A certificate alleging that the violation of this section occurred
and satisfying the requirements of Maryland Code Annotated, Transportation
Article, § 21-809(e)(1), shall be evidence of the facts
contained in the certificate and shall be admissible in a proceeding
alleging a violation under this section without the presence or testimony
of the speed monitoring system operator.
(2)
If a person who received a citation under Subsection H of this section desires the speed monitoring system operator to be present and testify at trial, the person shall notify the Court and the state, in writing, no later than 20 days before trial.
(3)
Adjudication of liability shall be based on a preponderance
of evidence.
K.
Defense of violation.
(1)
Pursuant to Maryland Code Annotated, Transportation Article,
§ 21-809, the District Court may consider in defense of
a violation:
(a)
Subject to Subsection K(2) of this section, that the motor vehicle or the registration plates of the motor vehicle were stolen before the violation occurred and were not under the control or possession of the owner at the time of violation;
(b)
Subject to Subsection K(3) of this section, evidence that the person named in the citation was not operating the vehicle at the time of the violation; and
(c)
Any other issues and evidence that the District Court deems
pertinent.
(2)
To demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the registration plates
were stolen before the violation occurred and were not under the control
or possession of the owner at the time of the violation, the owner
shall submit proof that a police report regarding the stolen motor
vehicle or registration plates was filed in a timely manner.
(3)
To satisfy the evidentiary burden under Subsection K(1)(b) of this section, the person named in the citation shall provide to the District Court a letter, sworn to or affirmed by the person and mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, that:
(4)
Vehicle operator to receive citation.
(a)
If the District Court finds that the person named in the citation was not operating the vehicle at the time of the violation or receives evidence under Subsection K(3) of this section identifying the person driving the vehicle at the time of the violation, the Clerk of the Court shall provide to the Department a copy of any evidence substantiating who was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation.
