Upon the approach of any vehicle or apparatus of the fire department
in answering an alarm of fire, the drivers of any vehicle other than
a vehicle of the fire department shall drive as close as possible
to the right-hand curb and stop, and shall not follow within two hundred
feet (200') after the fire apparatus of said fire department has passed.
No driver of any vehicle of any kind shall park within one hundred
fifty feet (150') of a fire at any time.
(2001 Code, sec. 12.601)
Any vehicle pertaining to the fire department of the city shall
have prior right-of-way upon all streets, avenues or alleys of this
city during a fire or practice, and it shall be unlawful for any person,
driver, or chauffeur in charge or control of any buggy, wagon, automobile
or any other vehicle to carelessly, wantonly, willfully or maliciously
drive over a fire hose of said department during practice or an actual
fire.
(2001 Code, sec. 12.602)
(a) Definitions.
Bicycle.
Any device propelled by human power upon which any person
may ride, having two or more wheels, any of which is more than 14
inches in diameter.
Downtown district.
The downtown district is that area of the city which is bounded
by the following: Seventh Street on the north, Sixth Street on the
south, Faires Street on the west and Market Street on the east.
Rollerblades.
A shoe with in-line wheels located along its sole, used for
gliding along a hard surface.
Roller skates.
A shoe with a pair of small wheels located on the ends, used
for gliding along a hard surface.
Scooter.
Any device, either human powered or engine powered, upon
which a person may ride, having two or more wheels, used for gliding
along a hard surface, with the exception of a device used for or by
handicapped persons.
Sidewalk.
Paved public walkways intended for pedestrian traffic which
adjoin streets and/or alleys.
Skateboard.
Any device propelled by human power upon which a person may
ride, consisting of a short oblong board with four or more wheels,
typically ridden in a standing position.
(b) Prohibition.
No person shall ride a bicycle, roller
skates, rollerblades, scooter, skateboard, or other such similar device
on or along the sidewalks within the downtown district of the city.
(c) Penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in accordance with section
1.01.009 of this code.
(2001 Code, secs. 12.1201–12.1203)