Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic control signals as heretofore declared in Sections
315.060 and
315.070 of this Title, but at all other places pedestrians shall be granted those rights and be subject to the restrictions stated in this Chapter.
Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right
half of crosswalks.
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than
by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to
the opposite curb except in a crosswalk.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Title, every
driver of a vehicle shall exercise the highest degree of care to avoid
colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning
by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution
upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon
a roadway.
The operator of a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle proceeding in the same direction on the roadway, as defined in Section
300.010, shall leave a safe distance when passing the bicycle, and shall maintain clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle.
[R.O. 1993 § 345.100; Ord. No.
2531 §§ 1 — 2, 9-9-2003]
A. Solicitation Prohibited. No person shall stand, sit or remain upon or within six (6) feet of the traveled part of any street or highway in the City for the purpose of soliciting contributions of money or other property from the drivers and/or passengers of motor vehicles using such streets or highways or for the purpose of selling any goods or services to such drivers and/or passengers or for the purpose of seeking employment from such drivers or passengers or soliciting rides from such drivers unless authorized by permit issued by the City as provided in Subsection
(B) below.
B. Exception
For Tax Exempt Organizations Soliciting Contributions — Permit
Required. Upon issuance of a permit as herein provided, authorized
members of non-profit organizations which are tax exempt under the
provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code may stand,
sit or remain upon or within six (6) feet of the traveled portion
of a street or highway as designated in said permit for the purpose
of soliciting contributions from drivers and/or passengers of motor
vehicles using such streets or highways in accordance with the restrictions
set forth in said permit.
1. Permits — Application — Limit Of One (1) Per Year. Applications
for solicitation permits shall be submitted in writing to the Director
of the Department of Public Safety (or in his/her absence the City
Manager) on a form approved by the City and shall be signed by an
adult member (eighteen (18) years of age or older) of the non-profit
organization. The application shall contain the following information:
a. The name and address of the organization,
b. The date and time of the solicitation,
c. The street location where the solicitation will be held,
d. The names and ages of the organization members who will conduct the
solicitation.
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The application must be accompanied by satisfactory proof of
the organization's tax-exempt status (e.g., a copy of the IRS tax
exemption letter) and a "Release of Liability" form signed by all
members who will participate in the solicitation releasing the City
from any and all liability for death, personal injury, property damage
and all other loss which may be suffered by the participants arising
from the use of said City streets or highways. No organization may
file more than one (1) application per calendar year.
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2. Permits — Issuance — Restrictions. The Director of the
Department of Public Safety (or in his/her absence the City Manager)
may issue a permit to solicit contributions only at street intersections
controlled by stop signs or stop lights where motor vehicles are required
to stop and the permits shall contain the following restrictions:
a. Date, Time And Place. The permit is limited to the specified date,
specified street locations (e.g., stoplight at intersection of Main
and Marshall Streets) and the times when the permit shall begin and
end;
b. Solicitors Must Be Adults. Only adult members [eighteen (18) years
of age or older] of the non-profit organization are authorized to
solicit contributions;
c. Solicitors To Wear Yellow Vests. All solicitors shall wear yellow
traffic hazard vests as designated by the City at all times;
d. Solicitors To Approach Only Stopped Vehicles. Solicitors shall wait
until a motor vehicle has come to a complete stop before approaching
the vehicle and shall not attempt to stop motor vehicles who have
the right-of-way or a green traffic light; and
e. Limitation On Number Of Solicitors. No more than one (1) solicitor
shall stand upon each intersecting street or highway at a stop sign
or stop light, being a maximum of four (4) solicitors at each such
intersection.
3. Summary Suspension Or Revocation Of Permit. The Director of the Department
of Public Safety (or in his/her absence any public safety officer)
may summarily suspend or revoke the permit of any organization for
filing an application containing false or fraudulent information or
whose members violate the terms or restrictions of the permit, obstruct
the free flow of traffic, create a traffic hazard or violate any other
ordinance.
C. Ordinance
Violation. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section,
upon conviction, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation
punishable by a fine not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than
five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment not exceeding ninety
(90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment.