[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business
shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire
alarm closer than five hundred (500) feet or drive into or park such
vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer
to a fire alarm.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a Fire
Department when laid down on any street, private driveway or streetcar
track, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent
of the Fire Department official in command.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising
a funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion
and when such vehicles are conspicuously designated as required in
this Title. This provision shall not apply at intersections where
traffic is controlled by traffic control signals or Police Officers.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
Each driver in a funeral or other procession shall drive as
near to the right-hand edge of the roadway as practicable and shall
follow the vehicle ahead as close as is practicable and safe.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
A funeral composed of a procession of vehicles shall be identified
as such by the display upon the outside of each vehicle of a pennant
or other identifying insignia or by such other method as may be determined
and designated by the Traffic Division.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
No funeral, procession or parade containing two hundred (200)
or more persons or fifty (50) or more vehicles except the forces of
the United States Army or Navy, the military forces of this State
and the forces of the Police and Fire Departments, shall occupy, march
or proceed along any street except in accordance with a permit issued
by the Chief of Police and such other regulations as are set forth
herein which may apply.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk
area except on a permanent or temporary driveway.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
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.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side
available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe
to do so, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a
motor vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer
than necessary to load or unload passengers.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
A.
A person
operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular
seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other
person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless such
motorcycle is designed to carry more than one (1) person, in which
event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if
designed for two (2) persons, or upon another seat firmly attached
to the rear or side of the operator.
B.
The
operator of a motorized bicycle shall ride only astride the permanent
and regular seat attached thereto, and shall not permit more than
one (1) person to ride thereon at the same time, unless the motorized
bicycle is designed to carry more than one (1) person. Any motorized
bicycle designed to carry more than one (1) person must be equipped
with a passenger seat and footrests for the use of a passenger.
[Ord. No. 21.2 §3, 5-6-1982]
It shall be unlawful to operate or occupy as a passenger any
motorcycle or motorized bicycle upon any public street, alley or other
thoroughfare within the City of Lake Tapawingo, Missouri, unless such
person is wearing a safety helmet or protective headgear.
[Ord. No. 21 Art. XXV §§1—4, 3-11-1963]
A.
Motorized Bicycles—Speed Limited—Equipment Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to use or operate upon any street,
boulevard, parkway or in any public park in the City a motorized bicycle
except under the following conditions:
1.
The speed thereof shall never exceed twenty (20) miles per hour.
2.
Every motorized bicycle shall be equipped with a brake or brakes
which will enable its driver to stop the motorized bicycle within
twenty-five (25) feet from a speed of ten (10) miles per hour on dry,
level, clean pavement.
3.
Every motorized bicycle when in use on a street or highway during
the period from one-half (½) hour after sunset to one-half
(½) hour before sunrise shall be equipped with the following:
a.
A front-facing lamp on the front or carried by the rider which shall
emit a white light visible at night under normal atmospheric conditions
on a straight, level, unlighted roadway at five hundred (500) feet;
b.
A rear-facing red reflector, at least two (2) square inches in reflective
surface area, or a rear-facing red lamp, on the rear which shall be
visible at night under normal atmospheric conditions on a straight,
level, unlighted roadway when viewed by a vehicle driver under the
lower beams of vehicle headlights at six hundred (600) feet;
c.
Reflective material and/or lights on any part of the bicyclist's
pedals, crank arms, shoes or lower leg, visible from the front and
the rear at night under normal atmospheric conditions on a straight,
level, unlighted roadway when viewed by a vehicle driver under the
lawful lower beams of vehicle headlights at two hundred (200) feet;
and
d.
Reflective material and/or lights visible on each side of the bicycle
or bicyclist and visible at night under normal atmospheric conditions
on a straight, level, unlighted roadway when viewed by a vehicle driver
under the lawful lower beams of vehicle headlights at three hundred
(300) feet. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to
motorized bicycles which comply with National Highway Traffic and
Safety Administration regulations relating to reflectors on motorized
bicycles.
4.
No person shall operate a motorized bicycle on any street or highway
in this City unless it is equipped in accordance with the minimum
requirements for construction and equipment of MOPEDS, Regulation
VESC-17, approved July, 1977, as promulgated by the Vehicle Equipment
Safety Commission, this State being a party thereto as provided in
Section 307.250, RSMo., and the regulation is hereby approved as provided
in Section 307.260, RSMo., and the regulation shall be published in
the Code of State Regulations.
5.
He/she shall have first procured a State driver's license to operate
the same.
B.
Restrictions Upon Rental Of Motorized Bicycles. No person
shall rent or let a motorized bicycle to any person unless the same
is equipped as provided by this Section and unless the person renting
the same has in his/her possession a valid State driver's license.
C.
Where Motorized Bicycle May Be Operated. It shall be unlawful
to operate motorized bicycles within any public park of the City,
except upon regular driveways or parkways set apart for vehicular
traffic.
D.
Traffic Laws Apply To Persons Riding Motorized Bicycles. Every person riding a motorized bicycle upon a street shall be granted
all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable
to the driver of a vehicle, except as to special regulations in this
Section and except as to those provisions of laws and ordinances which
by their nature can have no application.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
A.
No
person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district.
B.
Whenever
any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall
yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal
before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
C.
No
person shall ride a motorized bicycle upon a sidewalk.
[Ord. No. 878 §1, 9-4-2008; Ord. No. 890 §1, 12-3-2009]
A.
Definition. A "golf cart", which shall include Utility Task
Vehicle (UTV), which may be operated on the streets, roads, and alleyways
of the City shall be classified as a low-speed vehicle.
[Ord. No. 968, 11-17-2016]
B.
Requirements And Restrictions.
1.
Operators of golf carts shall adhere to all rules and laws of the road applicable to any and all motorized vehicles, subject to all fines and penalties under all existing Lake Tapawingo municipal ordinances and in particular Chapter 300, Sections 300.010 to 300.030. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by law, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this Title shall be punished by fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment for each and every violation.
2.
Golf carts may be operated on a street within the gates of Lake Tapawingo
by persons who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age and possess
a valid driver's license or chauffeur's license, but is not required
to pass an examination for the operation of a motorcycle.
3.
The number of occupants in the motorized golf cart may not exceed
the design occupant load. All occupants must be seated and shall wear
a properly fastened seat belt.
4.
Golf carts shall not operate in any careless or imprudent manner
so as to endanger any person or property of any person.
5.
Golf carts shall bear an official permit which shall be issued by
the City of Lake Tapawingo, numbered and showing the address of the
owner. The permit shall be affixed to the left rear of the fender
of the vehicle. The golf cart owner shall complete an application
form for the special permit and pay a yearly fee of twenty-five dollars
($25.00) for each permit issued. Permits shall be issued annually,
and subsequent renewals of the permit shall be due on or before January
first (1st) of each year thereafter. There shall be no proration of
the fee for any permit issued after January first (1st) and all permits
issued after January first (1st) shall expire on the December thirty-first
(31st) of the same year.
a.
Permit applications shall include the full name and address of the
applicant; applicant's date of birth; State of issuance of the applicant's
current driver's license, driver's license number; date of application
and applicant's signature;
b.
Applicant must provide evidence of insurance coverage for a motorized
golf cart, in accordance with any and all applicable requirements
as established by the Missouri Commissioner of Insurance, and shall
specifically list the vehicle as referenced by the serial number and
year of model. Homeowner insurance coverage should not be considered
as acceptable insurance under this Section. Permit must include name
of applicant's insurance company, policy number, date of expiration
of insurance coverage.
c.
Applicant must provide evidence that all personal property and real
estate taxes of the City of Lake Tapawingo are paid in full.
d.
All permits shall be issued for a specific motorized golf cart.
e.
The golf cart permit may be suspended or revoked by the City if there
is any material misrepresentation made in the permit application,
or liability insurance is no longer in effect.
f.
The golf cart must have the owner's address on the left rear fender
in three (3) inch tall letters that are contrasting in color.
6.
All golf carts must be kept in good repair. All golf carts must be
equipped with a seat belt for each passenger, efficient brakes, reliable
steering, safe tires, a rearview mirror, two (2) headlamps mounted
at the same level on the front of the vehicle and two (2) rear lamps,
red in color, mounted at the same level on the rear of the vehicle,
brake lights and turn signals.
7.
When operated on the street, a golf cart shall have a bicycle safety
flag which extends not less than seven (7) feet above the ground and
attached to the rear of the vehicle; the flag shall be day-glow florescent
orange in color and shall be triangular shaped with an area not less
than nine (9) inches tall by ten (10) inches long.
8.
When operated on the street, all traffic and signage rules and ordinances
applicable to all other motorized vehicles shall be adhered to.
9.
It shall be unlawful to operate a golf cart between the hours of
1:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M.
10.
No person shall consume any alcoholic beverage while operating a
moving motor vehicle upon any street or highways. No person shall
operate the golf cart while under the influence of alcohol or controlled
substance.
11.
No person shall possess or have under his/her control any unsealed
glass, bottle, can or other open container of any type containing
any intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating beer while within or on
any motor vehicle while the same is being operated upon, or parked
or standing in or upon, any public place. Any person operating a motor
vehicle shall be deemed to be in possession of an open container contained
within the motor vehicle he/she has control of whether or not he/she
has actual physical possession of the open container.
12.
No person shall operate the golf cart on any Federal, State or County
highways, except to cross.
13.
No golf cart shall cross any Federal or State highway at an intersection
where the highway being crossed has a posted speed limit of more than
forty-five (45) miles per hour.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
A.
No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in Section 300.020, upon the streets and highways of this City, except as follows:
1.
All-terrain vehicles owned and operated by a Governmental entity
for official use;
2.
All-terrain vehicles operated for agricultural purposes or industrial
on-premise purposes between the official sunrise and sunset on the
day of operation;
3.
All-terrain vehicles whose operators carry a special permit issued
by this City pursuant to Section 304.013, RSMo.
B.
No
person shall operate an off-road vehicle, as defined in Section 304.001,
RSMo., within any stream or river in this City, except that off-road
vehicles may be operated within waterways which flow within the boundaries
of land which an off-road vehicle operator owns, or for agricultural
purposes within the boundaries of land which an off-road vehicle operator
owns or has permission to be upon, or for the purpose of fording such
stream or river of this State at such road crossings as are customary
or part of the highway system. All Law Enforcement Officials or Peace
Officers of this State and its political subdivisions shall enforce
the provisions of this Subsection within the geographic area of their
jurisdiction.
C.
A person
operating an all-terrain vehicle on a street or highway pursuant to
an exception covered in this Section shall have a valid operator's
or chauffeur's license, but shall not be required to have passed an
examination for the operation of a motorcycle, and the vehicle shall
be operated at speeds of less than thirty (30) miles per hour. When
operated on a street or highway, an all-terrain vehicle shall have
a bicycle safety flag, which extends not less than seven (7) feet
above the ground, attached to the rear of the vehicle. The bicycle
safety flag shall be triangular in shape with an area of not less
than thirty (30) square inches and shall be dayglow in color.
D.
No
person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle:
1.
In any careless way so as to endanger the person or property of another;
2.
While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance;
or
3.
Without a securely fastened safety helmet on the head of an individual
who operates an all-terrain vehicle or who is being towed or otherwise
propelled by an all-terrain vehicle, unless the individual is at least
eighteen (18) years of age.
E.
No
operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall carry a passenger, except
for agricultural purposes.
F.
A violation
of this Section shall be a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
No person riding upon any bicycle, motorized bicycle, coaster,
roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself/herself
to any vehicle upon a roadway.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled
access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established
by public authority.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-1(a), 9-6-1990]
No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety
zone.
[Ord. No. 21 Art. XII §4, 3-11-1963]
No driver of any vehicle shall drive the same when such vehicle
is so loaded or when there are in the front seat of such vehicle such
number of persons as to obstruct the view of the driver to the back,
front or sides, or to interfere with the driver's control over the
driving mechanism of the vehicle. No passenger in a vehicle shall
ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead,
or to the sides, or to interfere with the driver's control over the
driving mechanism of the vehicle.
[Ord. No. 21 Art. XII §9, 3-11-1963]
A.
No
person shall ride on any vehicle or upon any portion thereof not designated
or intended for the use of passengers and no person shall operate
a vehicle under such conditions. This provision shall not apply to
an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty, or to persons
riding within truck bodies in space intended for merchandise.
B.
No
person shall transport or carry or cause or permit to be transported
or carried any animal outside of any vehicle unless such animal is
protected by framework or other device, which will prevent the animal
from falling off or being thrown from such vehicle.
[Ord. No. 21 Art. XII §12, 3-11-1963]
No person shall drive any vehicle over or across any newly-made
pavement or newly-marked pavement in any public street across, on
or around which portion there is a barrier, or at or near which there
is a person or sign warning persons not to drive over or across such
portion, or a sign stating that the street is closed.
[Ord. No. 21 Art. XII §14, 3-11-1963]
[Ord. No. 21 Art. XII §15, 3-11-1963]
A.
Driving Emergency. When snow, sleet or freezing rain is
causing slippery or hazardous conditions which might lead to serious
traffic congestion, the Mayor or President of the Board of Aldermen
may declare a traffic emergency; and until such is terminated, no
vehicle shall be parked on any street.
B.
Parking Emergency. Whenever snow has accumulated or there
is a possibility that snow will accumulate to such a depth that snow
removal operations will be required, the Mayor or President of the
Board of Aldermen may declare a parking emergency, and until such
an emergency is terminated, no vehicle shall be parked on any road
or street. All vehicles parked on such roads or streets must be removed
within two (2) hours after declaration of emergency or be considered
in violation of this Section.
C.
Designation Of Emergency Routes. "Emergency routes" are hereby defined as all roads or streets.
[Ord. No. 21.2 §8, 5-6-1982; Ord. No. 821 §1, 8-7-2003]
A.
Litter Thrown By Persons In Vehicles. No person while a
driver or a passenger in a vehicle shall throw, drop or deposit litter
upon any street or public lane within the City.
B.
Truck Loads Causing Litter. No person shall drive or move
any truck or other vehicle within the City unless such vehicle is
so constructed or loaded as to prevent any load, contents, or litter
from being blown or deposited upon any street, alley, or other public
place.
C.
Placing Commercial And Non-Commercial Handbills On Vehicles. No person shall throw or deposit any commercial or non-commercial
handbill in or upon any vehicle; provided however, that it shall not
be unlawful in any public place for a person to hand out or distribute
without charge to the receiver thereof, a commercial or non-commercial
handbill to any occupant of a vehicle who is willing to accept such
a handbill.
A.
The
following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles
proceeding in the same direction, subject to the limitations and exceptions
hereinafter stated:
1.
The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in
the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance
and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely
clear of the overtaken vehicle; and
2.
Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the
driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor
of the overtaking vehicle and shall not increase the speed of his/her
vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
B.
The
driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another
vehicle only under the following conditions:
1.
When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;
2.
Upon a City street with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width
for two (2) or more lines of vehicles in each direction;
3.
Upon a one-way street;
4.
Upon any highway outside of a City with unobstructed pavement of
sufficient width and clearly marked for four (4) or more lines of
traffic.
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The driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass another
vehicle upon the right only under the foregoing conditions when such
movement may be made in safety. In no event shall such movement be
made by driving off the paved or main traveled portion of the roadway.
The provisions of this Subsection shall not relieve the driver of
a slow-moving vehicle from the duty to drive as closely as practicable
to the right-hand edge of the roadway.
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C.
Except
when a roadway has been divided into three (3) traffic lanes, no vehicle
shall be driven to the left side of the center line of a highway or
public road in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in
the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is
free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit
such overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering
with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite
direction or any vehicle overtaken.
D.
No
vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the roadway
under the following conditions:
1.
When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve of the highway
where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance as to create
a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite
direction;
2.
When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred (100)
feet of any bridge, viaduct, tunnel or when approaching within one
hundred (100) feet of or at any intersection or railroad grade crossing.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-5, 9-6-1990]
A.
Any
driver of a vehicle upon the streets within the City of Lake Tapawingo,
upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus which
has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school
children or other passengers when the driver of said school bus has
in the manner prescribed by law given a signal to stop, shall stop
such vehicle before reaching such school bus and shall not proceed
until such school bus resumes motion or until signalled by its driver
to proceed.
B.
Every
such school bus operating within the City shall comply with all rules
and regulations of the State Board of Education in and for the operation
thereof.
[Ord. No. 21 Art. XVIII §7, 3-11-1963]
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle
more closely than is reasonably safe and prudent, having due regard
for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition
of the roadway.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-3, 9-6-1990]
Any person who operates a vehicle upon a street carelessly and
heedlessly, in disregard of the rights or safety of others, or without
due caution and circumspection, or at a speed and in a manner so as
to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property shall
be guilty of careless driving.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-6, 9-6-1990]
No person shall be privileged to run, operate or drive any motor
vehicle on private property without the prior consent of the owner
thereof.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-7, 9-6-1990]
All motor or horse-drawn vehicles or bicycles when in operation
shall be kept as close to the right-hand side of the street or alley
as practicable.
[Ord. No. 21 Art. XVIII §1, 3-11-1963; Ord. No. 907 §3, 1-20-2011]
A.
All
vehicles not in motion shall be placed with their right side as near
the right-hand side of the highway as practicable, except on streets
of municipalities where vehicles are obliged to move in one (1) direction
only or parking of motor vehicles is regulated by ordinance.
B.
Upon
all public roads or highways of sufficient width a vehicle shall be
driven upon the right-half of the roadway, except as follows:
1.
When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same
direction under the rules governing such movement;
2.
When placing a vehicle in position for and when such vehicle is lawfully
making a left turn in compliance with the provisions of Sections 304.014
to 304.026, RSMo., or traffic regulations thereunder or of the City's
Code;
3.
When the right-half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under
construction or repair;
4.
Upon a roadway designated by local ordinance as a one-way street
and marked or signed for one-way traffic.
5.
Upon a roadway divided into three (3) marked lanes for traffic under
the rules applicable thereon.
C.
It
is unlawful to drive any vehicle upon any highway or road that has
been divided into two (2) or more roadways by means of a physical
barrier or by means of a dividing section or delineated by curbs,
lines or other markings on the roadway, except to the right of such
barrier or dividing section, or to make any left turn or semicircular
or U-turn on any such divided highway, except in a crossover or intersection.
D.
The
authorities in charge of any highway or the State Highway Patrol may
erect signs temporarily designating lanes to be used by traffic moving
in a particular direction, regardless of the centerline of the highway,
and all members of the Missouri Highway Patrol and other Peace Officers
may direct traffic in conformance with such signs. When authorized
signs have been erected designating off-center traffic lanes, no person
shall disobey the instructions given by such signs.
E.
Whenever
any roadway has been divided into three (3) or more clearly marked
lanes for traffic, the following rules in addition to all others consistent
herewith shall apply:
1.
A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within
a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver
has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety;
2.
Upon a roadway which is divided into three (3) lanes, a vehicle shall
not be driven in the center lane, except when overtaking and passing
another vehicle where the roadway ahead is clearly visible and such
center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance, or in preparation
for a left turn or where such center lane is at the time allocated
exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding
and is signposted to give notice of such allocation;
3.
Upon all highways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal
speed of traffic thereon shall be driven in the right-hand lane of
traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb,
except as otherwise provided in Sections 304.014 to 304.026, RSMo.;
4.
Official signs may be erected by the Highways and Transportation
Commission or the Highway Patrol may place temporary signs directing
slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or allocating specified
lanes to traffic moving in the same direction and drivers of vehicles
shall obey the directions of every such sign;
5.
Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass
each other to the right, and except when a roadway has been divided
into traffic lanes, each driver shall give to the other at least one-half
(½) of the main traveled portion of the roadway whenever possible.
F.
All
vehicles in motion upon a highway having two (2) or more lanes of
traffic proceeding in the same direction shall be driven in the right-hand
lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle or when preparing
to make a proper left turn or when otherwise directed by traffic markings,
signs or signals.
[Ord. No. 21.6 §21-10, 9-6-1990]
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle in this
City when his/her privilege to do so has been suspended, revoked,
or cancelled.
[Ord. No. 249 §§1—3, 11-6-1969]
A.
No
vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be moved or operated on the
dam in this City having a total gross weight of vehicle and/or load
greater than twenty thousand (20,000) pounds.
B.
Any
person, firm, corporation, partnership or association violating this
provision shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars
($5.00); provided however, that where the defined load limits have
been violated, the fine shall not be less than two cents ($.02) for
each pound of excess weight up to and including five hundred (500)
and five cents ($.05) for each pound of excess weight above five hundred
(500) and not exceeding one thousand (1,000) and ten cents ($.10)
for each pound in excess weight above one thousand (1,000); provided,
that the court may, in its discretion, cause to be impounded the motor
vehicle operated by any person violating the provisions of this Section
until such time as the fine and cost assessed by the court is paid.
C.
This
Section does not pertain to authorized emergency vehicles.
Every person operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this
City shall drive the vehicle in a careful and prudent manner and at
a rate of speed so as not to endanger the property of another or the
life or limb of any person and shall exercise the highest degree of
care.
[Ord. No. 907 §4, 1-20-2011]
It shall be the duty of the operator or driver of any vehicle
or the rider of any animal traveling on the highways, streets and
roads of this City to stop on signal of any Police Officer and to
obey any other reasonable signal or direction of such Police Officer
given in directing the movement of traffic on the highways, streets
and roads. Any person who willfully fails or refuses to obey such
signals or directions or who willfully resists or opposes a Police
Officer in the proper discharge of his or her duties shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished as provided
in this Code.
