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City of Bridgman, MI
Berrien County
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[Adopted 12-8-1975 by Ord. No. 54 (Ch. 204.000 of the 1999 Compiled Ordinances)]
A. 
This article shall be known as the "School Traffic Control Ordinance" and is adopted pursuant to Act 175 of the P.A. of 1958, as amended by Act 47 of the P.A. of 1967.[1]
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Editor's Note: See MCLA § 257.961.
B. 
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION
Any duly constituted board of education of a public school district operating wholly or partially within the territorial boundaries of the City of Bridgman.
MINIBIKES
Any motor vehicle not licensed to operate on public highways.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Every vehicle which is self-propelled; excluding, however, snowmobiles.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, corporation, and any other body of persons, whether incorporated or not.
SNOWMOBILE
Any motorized vehicle designed for travel primarily on ice or snow steered by wheels, skis or runners.
No person shall operate a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour on any drive, parking lot, access road, or private street owned by a local Board of Education within the City of Bridgman.
No person shall drive or park any motor vehicle on any lands owned by a local Board of Education other than on lands clearly marked and designated as streets and parking lots.
Parking shall be allowed without fee or charge on properties owned by local Boards of Education. All said parking shall be in accordance with the directional lines designated in said parking areas.
In the absence of special regulations issued by school authorities or City law enforcement officers to handle unusual crowd situations, no person shall park a motor vehicle on or in any fire lane located on property owned by a local Board of Education. All such fire lanes shall be identified and shall be designated as fire lanes on the site. Fire lanes may be used, however, for short-term deliveries by school suppliers, by authorized snow and refuse removal truck, or by authorized fire or emergency vehicles.
Areas designated as one-way drives shall be enforced unless emergency situations exist.
No person shall operate a snowmobile on any properties owned by a local Board of Education.
Any person who drives any vehicle upon lot, path, frozen pond, or lake, on the grounds of the local Board of Education in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property shall be guilty of reckless driving.
If any provisions of this article or part thereof shall be adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such adjudication shall not affect the validity of this article as a whole or any provision thereof not so adjudged invalid.
Any person violating any provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $100, or by incarceration in the county jail for not more than 90 days, or both.