[Former 33.210; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988]
The driver of any vehicle shall yield the right of way to vehicles
constituting an immediate hazard:
[Former 33.220; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988]
When an authorized emergency vehicle signals its approach, all
drivers shall yield the right of way and immediately drive to a position
as near the right-hand side of the road as possible and stop there
until the vehicle has gone by.
[Ord. No. 1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988]
Any party to a collision or other vehicular accident upon any
highway, alley or public place in the City shall as soon as reasonably
possible remove or cause to be removed from the highway, alley or
public place all glass and foreign substance resulting from such collision
or accident as well as the motor vehicle which the party was driving
at the time of such collision or accident.
[Repealed by Ord. No. 1985, 9-20-1988]
[Ord. No. 1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000]
1.
No
permit is required for a funeral procession; however, the following
information must be provided to the Lake Oswego Emergency Services
Dispatch Center at least 24 hours prior to the beginning of the processional:
a.
The
name, address and telephone number of the funeral home and escort
service to be used,
b.
The
date and proposed starting time of the processional,
c.
The
route of the processional, including points of beginning and interment,
and
d.
The
estimated number of vehicles expected to be in the processional.
2.
A funeral
procession shall proceed to the place of interment by the most direct
route that is both legal and practical.
3.
The
procession shall be accompanied by adequate escort vehicles for traffic
control.
4.
All
motor vehicles in the funeral procession shall be operated with their
lights on.
5.
No
person shall unreasonably interfere with a funeral procession.
6.
No
person shall operate a vehicle that is not a part of the procession
between the vehicles of a funeral procession.
7.
Violation
of this section is a Class B violation.
[Renumbered to § 32.10.560]
[Renumbered to § 32.10.400]
[Repealed by Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988]
[Former 32.330; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 1991, 8-1-1989; Ord. No. 2207, Amended, 7-20-1999]
All official traffic signs and signals existing within the City
at the time of the original adoption of this chapter shall be considered
official until officially removed or changed.
The Public Works Director, Transportation Advisory Board and/or the City Council, subject to the requirements of ORS 810.020, 810.210 and LOC Article 32.04, may at any time provide for the creation, erection or installation of such additional official traffic signs or signals as are necessary, and may at any time have any existing official traffic sign or signal within the City removed or changed.
[Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 1977, 11-1-1988]
1.
The
time limits on parking shall not apply on Sundays or legal holidays
or between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., except where otherwise
designated by official signs or markers.
2.
After
the expiration of the time limit posted by sign an operator of a motor
vehicle must move the vehicle one City block or 200 feet, whichever
is less, to avoid violation of the posted time limit.
[Renumbered to § 32.10.520]
[Renumbered to § 32.10.540]
[Repealed by Ord. No. 1920, 6-18-1985]
[Repealed by Ord. No. 1851, 11-16-1982]
[Former 32.400; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000; Ord. No. 2890, Amended, 3-17-2022]
Pursuant to ORS 818.320, no person shall drag any logs, poles,
piling or other things upon the surface of any highway without first
obtaining a written permit from the City Manager or designee. Violation
of this section is a Class C violation.
[Former 32.410; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place any dirt, wood
or other material in the gutter or paved portion of the highway next
to the curb of any highway with the intention of using the same as
a driveway. Violation of this section is a Class C violation.
[Former 32.420; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2890, Amended, 3-17-2022]
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or damage in any
way any portion of any street curb without first obtaining written
permission from the City Manager or designee. Violation of this section
shall be punished as a Class A misdemeanor.
[Former 32.430; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2890, Amended, 3-17-2022]
Any person wishing to move any heavy object, such as a building,
excavating machine or well drilling equipment, which object is likely
to cause damage to curb over or upon a highway shall first obtain
a written permit from the City Manager or designee and shall be held
responsible for any and all damage to the curb.
[Repealed by Ord. No. 2688, 12-1-2015]
[Former 33.300; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000]
It shall be unlawful for any person to attach or tie to any
motor vehicle which is operated on the highways of the City any sled,
toboggan, toy vehicle, skateboard or roller skates or similar contrivance,
and it shall be unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle to
permit any such contrivance to be attached or tied to such motor vehicle;
provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to trailers,
pole or pipe dollies, or cars being towed, when the same are attached
or towed in, accordance with this chapter. Violation of this section
is a Class D violation.
[Ord. No. 2152, Enacted, 8-5-1997; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000; Ord. No. 2444, Amended, 2-7-2006]
1.
Every
person operating a skateboard, rollerblades, in-line skates, roller
skates, skis, toboggan, sled or similar device (hereinafter collectively
referred to as "device") within the City shall comply with the following
regulations:
a.
Yielding
Right-of-Way on Sidewalks, Pathways and Streets: A rider of a device
shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians on sidewalks, to pedestrians
and bicycles on pathways and to pedestrians, bicycles and motor vehicles
on streets.
b.
Operating
on Non-residential Streets at Night Prohibited: No person shall operate
a device on streets in non-residential zones between dusk and dawn,
or in other low visibility situations such as fog.
c.
Operating
at Night without Safety Equipment Prohibited. No person shall operate
a device on any pathway, sidewalk or street between dusk and dawn
unless the device or rider is equipped with equipment that meets the
following requirements:
i.
The equipment shows a white light visible from a distance of at least
500 feet in front of the device; and
ii.
The equipment includes a red reflector or lighting device of such
size and so mounted as to be visible from a distance of at least 600
feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlights
on a motor vehicle.
d.
Operating
in Designated Areas Prohibited. No person shall operate a device on
any pathway, sidewalk or street within an area where operation of
a device is prohibited by designation of the City Manager and where
the prohibition is posted so as to clearly mark the location of the
designated area. The City Manager may specify certain times when operation
of devices is prohibited within the designated area, which time limitations
shall also be posted.
e.
Races
Prohibited: No person shall run or engage or cause to run or be engaged
in a device race on a highway, alley or public place within the City,
except under permit from and under the supervision of the Chief of
Police.
f.
Hazardous
Riding Prohibited: No person shall operate a device on any street,
pathway or sidewalk in any manner that would create a traffic hazard
or is otherwise reasonably likely to result in harm to persons or
property.
g.
Permitting
Unsafe or Unlawful Operation by Another: No parent, lawful guardian
or other person lawfully charged with the care or custody of a child
under the age of 18 years of age shall knowingly permit the unlawful
operation of a device, or the operation of a device by a person lacking
the physical or mental judgment or maturity to operate the device
in a reasonably safe and careful manner without creating an unreasonable
hazard to the operator of the device or others.
h.
Riding
on Posted Private Property Prohibited: No person shall operate a device
on any public or private property, driveway or parking area that is
posted with a "No (name of prohibited device)" sign. Signs posted
pursuant to this section shall be posted at or near the boundaries
of the area restricted in a visible location. Signs must be no smaller
than 6" by 8" in dimension and must contain the words "No (name of
prohibited device)" and the reference "LOC § 32.10.601"
in characters no less than 1/2" in height.
2.
A copy
of any citation issued for a violation of this Section by a person
under 18 years of age shall be mailed to the parents or guardians
of the cited person at their home address, if known.
3.
A police
officer who has probable cause to believe a device has been used in
violation of this Section may, upon issuing a citation for the violation,
seize the device as evidence and hold it until the disposition of
the charges.
[Former 33.310; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000]
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, wheel, draw or
otherwise propel or move any hand cart, wheelbarrow or similar device
exceeding twenty-four inches in width upon or along any improved sidewalk
or pathway. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, propel or
therewith move any horse, cattle or other livestock or any vehicle
of any description upon, along, over or across any sidewalk except
where a proper incline or crossing is provided for that purpose. Violation
of this section is a Class D violation.
[Former 33.320; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000]
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to fail to
stop before entering or crossing any through highway in the City,
except where directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic-control
signal. Violation of this section is a Class C violation.
[Former 33.340; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 1977, 11-1-1988]
The Police Department shall, when a person is arrested for violation
of ORS 813.010, seize and hold the vehicle which the arrested person
was driving at the time of the arrest. Such vehicle may, at the time
of arrest, be given into the possession of a person capable to receive
such vehicle and who is otherwise entitled to such possession.
If no such person appears, the motor vehicle may be returned
to the arrested person not sooner than twelve hours after the time
of arrest, or may be placed in storage in any public or private lot
or garage, and when the vehicle in storage is delivered to the owner
or the person entitled to the possession thereof, all accrued towing
and storage charges shall be paid by the owner of the motor vehicle
or by the person entitled to the possession thereof.
[Former 33.360; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988]
It shall be unlawful for any person 15 years of age or under
to operate on the highways of the City any road rollers, road machinery
or farm tractor or implement of husbandry which requires such operator
to ride thereon and which is propelled by motor.
[Repealed by Ord. No. 2231, 3-21-2000]
[Former 32.150 and 33.520; Ord. No. 1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000; Ord. No. 2890, Amended, 3-17-2022]
No person shall operate a motor vehicle when view to the front,
sides, or rear is obstructed or control of the vehicle is hampered
by any person or object. No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in any
position which interferes with the driver’s view from or control
of the vehicle. Violation of this section is a Class B violation.
[Former 33.550; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000]
No person shall throw away any burning or lighted material upon
or from any private or public road in the City. Violation of this
section is a Class B violation.
[Former 33.530; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000]
1.
The
operator of a vehicle shall not permit a passenger to, and no passenger
shall, ride on a vehicle on a highway or premises open to the public
except within a part of the vehicle designed or intended for the use
of passengers. This provision does not apply to an employee engaged
in the necessary discharge of a duty or to a person riding within
a truck body in space intended for merchandise.
2.
No
person shall board or alight from a vehicle while the vehicle is in
motion on a highway or premises open to the public. Violation of this
section is a Class B violation.
[Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2084, Amended, 1-4-1994; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000]
The operator of a vehicle shall not proceed from one highway
to an intersecting highway by leaving the roadway and crossing private
or public property. This provision does not apply to the operator
of a vehicle who stops on the property to procure or provide goods
or services. A violation of this section is a Class B violation.
[Former 33.240; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000; Ord. No. 2890, Amended, 3-17-2022]
A person commits the violation of failing to avoid a stopped
or parked vehicle if they are the operator of a vehicle which moves
toward and impacts with another vehicle which is at a complete stop
or is parked on a public highway or a place open to the public. Violation
of this section is a Class B violation.
[Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000]
A person commits the offense of failure to perform the duties
of a witness to an accident with an unoccupied vehicle if the person:
[Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988]
A person commits the offense of false statement to police officer
about insurance, if the person gives information regarding their automobile
liability insurance coverage, knowing or having reason to believe
that such information is false. Violation of this section shall be
punished as a Class B misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988]
A person commits the offense of permitting unlawful operation
of a vehicle without liability insurance if the person is the registered
owner of a vehicle and knowingly allows or permits another to operate
said vehicle in this state without either:
1.
The
operator being insured while driving the vehicle under a motor vehicle
liability insurance policy that meets the requirements of ORS 806.080;
or
2.
The
operator or the owner of the vehicle being in compliance with the
financial responsibility requirements of ORS Chapter 806. Violation
of this section shall be punished as a Class B misdemeanor.
[Former 33.450; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000]
1.
The
operator of a vehicle shall obey a police officer, construction flagger,
utility flagger or other person directing traffic within the City.
2.
The
operator of a vehicle shall obey temporary signs set out in the City
upon a public highway by a police officer, construction or utility
crew.
3.
It
shall be an offense for a person to disregard traffic cones set out
within the City upon a public highway by a police officer, construction
or utility crew. Violation of this section is a Class B violation.
[Former 32.630; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000]
1.
No
pedestrian shall cross a highway except at right angles of a continuation
of a sidewalk of intersecting highways or at crosswalks designated
by appropriate markings.
2.
No
pedestrian shall cross a highway at a closed crosswalk marked with
official signs. Violation of this section is a Class C violation.
[Former 32.640; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000]
No pedestrian shall use any roadway for travel when an improved
sidewalk abutting the same is available. Violation of this section
is a Class C violation.
[Former 32.040; Ord. No.
1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988]
Every person in control of a vehicle or an animal upon a roadway
is subject to the provisions of this chapter, except those provisions
which by their very nature can have no application.
[Ord. No. 1145, 2-21-1967; Ord. No. 1389, 8-18-1970; Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988; Ord. No. 2231, Amended, 3-21-2000; Ord. No. 2890, Amended, 3-17-2022]
Every person operating a bicycle within the City shall comply
with the following regulations, together with other provisions of
this chapter applicable to the operation of bicycles:
1.
Riding
on Sidewalks - A rider of a bicycle shall yield the right-of-way to
pedestrians on sidewalks.
2.
Lights
Required - No person shall ride or operate a bicycle upon a highway,
alley or public place within the City during the period from sunset
to sunrise, and at times when fog or other atmospheric conditions
render the operation of a bicycle dangerous to traffic or the use
of the highway, unless a lighted lamp is affixed on the front of the
bicycle, visible under normal conditions from a distance of at least
1,000 feet in front of the bicycle, and also a reflex mirror or lighted
lamp on the rear of the bicycle exhibiting a red light visible under
like conditions from a distance of at least 1,000 feet to the rear
of such bicycle.
3.
Two
Persons on a Bicycle Prohibited - No person shall operate or ride
on any bicycle upon the highways, alleys or public ways in the City
with two or more persons upon the same bicycle; provided, however,
that this restriction shall not apply to tandem bicycles or other
bicycles equipped for two or more riders.
4.
Holding
to other Vehicles Prohibited - No person, while riding or operating
a bicycle in any highway, alley or public way in the City shall hold
on to any other vehicle in motion.
5.
Riding
Abreast - Every person riding or operating a bicycle on any highway,
alley or public way in the City shall keep the bicycle on the extreme
right of the traffic lane, and two or more operators of bicycles shall
not travel abreast on a highway, alley or public way in the City or
operate the bicycle on traffic lanes otherwise than in single file.
6.
Races
Prohibited - No person shall run or engage or cause to run or be engaged
in a bicycle race on a highway, alley or public place within the City,
except under permit from and under the supervision of the Chief of
Police.
7.
Obstructing
Traffic - No operator of a bicycle shall leave the bicycle lying or
standing in such a manner that shall hinder or impede pedestrian or
vehicular traffic upon the sidewalks or paths or upon the highways
or alleys or public ways within the City, but shall take proper care
to see that the bicycle is so placed as to avoid annoyance and danger
of accident during their absence from it.
8.
Use
of Designated Bicycle Stands - The City may designate such place or
places within commercial zones exclusively for parking of bicycles
and no person shall stand, park or leave any bicycle on the highway
or alley or sidewalk within 200 feet of any such place designated
exclusively for bicycle parking by the City.
9.
Permitting
Unsafe or Unlawful Operation - No parent or other person shall knowingly
permit the unlawful operation of a bicycle, or the operation of a
bicycle by a person lacking the physical or mental judgment or maturity
to operate the bicycle in a reasonably safe and careful manner without
creating an unreasonable hazard to the operator of the bicycle or
others.
10.
Violation
of this section is a Class C violation.
[Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988]
1.
No
person shall leave a bicycle on private property without the consent
of the owner or person in charge. Consent is implied on private business
property unless bicycle parking is expressly prohibited.
2.
Unless bicycle parking is expressly prohibited on public property, a person shall leave a bicycle in a bicycle rack, if provided, or in accordance with section LOC § 32.10.810(8).
3.
A bicycle
left on a highway or other public property for more than 24 hours
may be impounded by the police department.
4.
In
addition to any citation issued, a bicycle parked in violation of
this chapter that obstructs or impedes the free flow of pedestrian
or vehicular traffic or otherwise endangers the public may be immediately
impounded by a law enforcement officer.
5.
If
a bicycle impounded under this chapter is licensed, or other means
of identifying its ownership exist, the police shall make reasonable
efforts to notify the owner.
[Ord. No. 1975, 9-20-1988]
No person shall remove or alter an identification number tag
on a bicycle. Violation of this section shall be punished as a Class
A misdemeanor.
