No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to comply with any
lawful order or direction of a Police Officer or Fire Department official.
Every person propelling any pushcart or riding an animal upon
a roadway, and every person driving any animal-drawn vehicle, shall
be subject to the provisions of this Title applicable to the driver
of any vehicle, except those provisions of this Title which by their
very nature can have no application.
No person upon roller skates, or riding in or by means of any
coaster, toy vehicle, skateboard or similar device, shall go upon
any roadway except while crossing a street on a crosswalk and when
so crossing such person shall be granted all of the rights and shall
be subject to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians. This Section
shall not apply upon any street while set aside as a play street as
authorized by ordinance of the City.
[R.O. 2009 §310.040; CC 1976 §17-2; Ord. No. 1906 §§1—2, 11-6-2000; Ord. No. 2117 §1, 5-16-2005; Ord. No. 2199 §1, 7-3-2006]
A. Definitions. For the purpose of this Section, the phrase "skateboard or other like instruments" shall be deemed to
refer to any non-motorized instrument used to transport person or
persons by means of wheels, rollers, etc., propelled solely by the
force of its rider and shall not include any wagon, bicycle or other
device not so propelled.
B. Prohibited In Business Districts. No person shall use, operate
or permit the use or operation of any skateboard or like instrument
on any sidewalk, street, parking lot or other public place in any
business district in the City as determined by the City zoning ordinance
map, as the same may now exist or as it may be amended to be from
time to time.
C. Other Places Prohibited. The use of any skateboard or other
like instrument is permitted only in areas designated as approved
for the same by the owner of the property whether public or private.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, skateboarding is prohibited at the
following places at all times:
1. City sidewalks, streets and public rights-of-way;
2. Public parking lots whether privately or publicly owned; and
3. City parks, except in areas designated by the Park Board.
D. Duty Of Care. Any person using a skateboard or like instrument
shall use the same in a careful and prudent manner and shall yield
the right-of-way to pedestrians and bicycles.
E. Penalty For Violation. Every person convicted of a violation
of any provision of this Section shall be punished in accordance with
the Code of Ordinances.
The provisions of this Title shall apply to the driver of any
vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government,
this State, County or City and it shall be unlawful for any said driver
to violate any of the provisions of this Title, except as otherwise
permitted in this Title.
Motor vehicles and equipment, not otherwise defined in this Title as an authorized emergency vehicle, which are operated by any member of an organized Fire Department, ambulance association or rescue squad, whether paid or volunteer, may be operated on streets and highways in this City as an emergency vehicle under the provisions of Section
310.060 of this Chapter, while responding to a fire call or ambulance call or at the scene of a fire call or ambulance call and while using or sounding a warning siren and using or displaying thereon fixed, flashing or rotating blue lights, but sirens and blue lights shall be used only in bona fide emergencies. Permits for the operation of such vehicles equipped with sirens or blue lights shall be in writing and shall be issued and may be revoked by the Chief of an organized Fire Department, organized ambulance association or rescue squad and no person shall use or display a siren or rotating blue lights on a motor vehicle, fire, ambulance or rescue equipment without a valid permit authorizing the use. Permit to use a siren or lights as heretofore set out does not relieve the operator of the vehicle so equipped with complying with all other traffic laws and regulations. Violation of this Section constitutes an ordinance violation.
The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident within the City
resulting in injury to or death of any person or total property damage
to an apparent extent of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more to
one (1) person shall give or cause to be given notice of such accident
to the Police Department as soon as reasonably possible.
The driver of a vehicle which is in any manner involved in an
accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of any person or total
property damage to an apparent extent of five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or more to one (1) person shall, within five (5) days after such accident,
forward a written report of such accident to the Police Department.
The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable when the accident
has been investigated at the scene by a Police Officer while such
driver was present thereat.
[Ord. No. 2667 § 1, 4-3-2017]
A. A person commits the offense of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle
accident when, being the operator or driver of a vehicle and having
knowledge of such accident, he/she leaves the place of the injury,
damage or accident without stopping and giving his/her name, residence,
including City and street number, motor vehicle number and driver's
license number, if any, to the injured party or to a Police Officer,
or if no Police Officer is in the vicinity, then to the nearest Police
station or judicial officer.
B. For the purposes of this Section, all Peace Officers shall have jurisdiction,
when invited by an injured person, to enter the premises of any such
privately owned parking lot or parking facility for the purpose of
investigating an accident and performing all necessary duties regarding
such accident.