Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating any street
or part thereof as a play street, no person shall drive a vehicle
upon any such street or portion thereof except drivers of vehicles
having business or whose residences are within such closed area, and
then any said driver shall exercise the greatest care in driving upon
any such street or portion thereof.
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive upon or within any sidewalk
area except at a driveway.
[Amended 8-17-2023 by Ord. No. 23-21]
No person shall drive a motor vehicle on the streets of the
City unless all passengers of said vehicle are inside the vehicle
in the place intended for their accommodation. No person shall ride
on the running board of a motor vehicle or in any other place not
customarily used for carrying passengers or cargo. No person riding
upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, in-line skates, sled or
toy vehicle shall attach the same or themselves to any vehicle upon
a roadway.
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating a quiet zone,
no person operating a motor vehicle within any such zone shall sound
the horn or other warning device of such vehicle except in an emergency.
Upon the immediate approach of a funeral procession, the driver
of every other vehicle, except an authorized emergency vehicle, shall
yield the right-of-way. An operator of a motor vehicle which is part
of a funeral procession shall not be charged with violating traffic
rules and regulations relating to traffic signals and devices while
participating in the procession unless the operation is reckless.
It is unlawful for any person, either individually or in association
with one or more other persons, willfully to injure or tamper with
any vehicle or break or remove any part or parts of or from a vehicle
without the consent of the owner.
It is unlawful to allow any tree, hedge, billboard or other object to obstruct the view of an intersection by preventing persons from having a clear view of traffic approaching the intersection from cross streets. Any such obstruction shall be deemed a nuisance and in addition to the standard penalty may be abated in the manner provided by Chapter
223, Nuisance Abatement, of this Code of Ordinances.
No person shall drive any vehicle in such manner as to indicate
a willful or a wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.
No person shall intentionally operate a motor vehicle on a street
or highway in any one of the following ways:
A. Creating or causing unnecessary
tire squealing, skidding or sliding upon acceleration or stopping.
B. Simulating a temporary race.
C. Causing any wheel or wheels
to unnecessarily lose contact with the ground.
D. Causing the vehicle to unnecessarily
turn abruptly or sway.
Golf carts may be operated on City streets by persons possessing
a valid driver's license and persons with disabilities identification
device, provided that a special permit is obtained from the City Manager.
The application for a permit shall set forth that the applicant meets
the requirements of this section, the proposed routes of the applicant
and a compelling need for issuance of the permit. The City Manager
may impose restrictions and conditions in addition to those set forth
in this section and may deny an application when a compelling need
for the permit is not demonstrated. Appeals from the denial of a permit
or any additional conditions or restrictions may be made to the Council
within 30 days. A golf cart shall not be operated upon a City street
which is a primary road extension through the City but shall be allowed
to cross a primary road extension. The golf cart shall be equipped
with adequate brakes, a slow-moving vehicle sign and a bicycle safety
flag and shall be operated on the streets only from sunrise to sunset.
Golf carts operated on City streets need not be registered under Chapter
321 of the Code of Iowa.
[Ord. No. 01-24; amended 3-23-2023 by Ord. No. 23-02]
A person who is under the age of 21, who alters or displays
or has in the person's possession a fictitious or fraudulently altered
driver's license or nonoperator's identification card and who uses
the license to violate or attempt to violate Section 123.47 of the
Iowa Code, commits a simple misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $100.
The court shall forward a copy of the conviction to the Department
of Transportation.
[Ord. No. 01-24; amended 3-23-2023 by Ord. No. 23-02]
A person who is under the age of 21, who alters or displays
or has in the person's possession a fictitious or fraudulently altered
driver's license or nonoperator's identification card and who uses
the license or card to violate or attempt to violate Section 453A.2,
Subsection 2, of the Iowa Code commits a simple misdemeanor punishable
by a fine of $100. The court shall forward a copy of the conviction
to the Department of Transportation.
[Ord. No. 07-09]
It is unlawful for any person in any part of the City to make,
or cause to be made, loud or disturbing noises with any mechanical
devices operated by compressed air and used for the purpose of assisting
braking on any vehicle, commonly referred to as "engine braking."
This provision does not apply to emergency Fire Department vehicles.