This chapter may be cited as the "Warrenton Uniform Traffic
Ordinance."
(Ord. 842-A § 1, 1989)
By virtue of the authority contained in Oregon Revised Statutes
Section 221.330, Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapters 153, 743 and 801
through 823, inclusive, as now constituted, are adopted by this reference,
section by section, word by word, in their entirety, except as expressly
amended within this Code, in all respects to the same legal force
and effect as if set forth in full, and the City Municipal Court shall
follow the procedure of such statutes with respect to traffic infractions,
including for the disposition of abandoned vehicles.
(Ord. 842-A § 2, 1989; Ord. 1263 § 3, 2023)
A. In addition to those definitions contained in the Oregon Vehicle Code (ORS Chapters 801 through 826), the following words or phrases in this Title
10, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning, shall mean:
"Abandoned vehicle"
means a vehicle that has been left in the same location,
or within a 500-foot radius of its earlier position on public property
for at least 24 consecutive hours and one or more of the following
existing conditions:
1.
The vehicle license plate or registration sticker has expired
or has been canceled or altered, or the vehicle has a license plate
from another vehicle;
2.
The vehicle has no license plate or registration sticker;
3.
The vehicle appears to be inoperative or disabled. A vehicle
may be inoperative or disabled if it is affected by any one or more
of the following conditions: (a) not in operating condition or apparently
requires repairs to be in operating condition, (b) has broken headlights/taillights,
broken windows, or flat tires, (c) is unable to move a distance of
20 feet under its own power on a flat surface;
4.
The vehicle appears to be wrecked, partially dismantled or junked
including vehicles that lack an engine, transmission, wheel, tire,
door, body panel, windshield, window, or any other part or equipment
necessary to operate safely on the highways of this State;
5.
The records of the Oregon Department of Transportation identify
the vehicle as sold and the current owner of the vehicle has not registered
the vehicle as required by State law.
"Bus stop"
means a space on the edge of a roadway designated by sign
for use by buses for loading and unloading of passengers.
"Hazardous vehicle"
means a vehicle left in a location or condition such as to
constitute an immediate threat to public health and safety, the environment,
or the safety of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, or in a manner prohibited
code. Such locations and conditions include, but are not limited to:
1.
The vehicle is blocking, impeding, or interfering with the vision
or normal flow of vehicular, bicycle or pedestrian traffic on public
streets and sidewalks;
2.
The vehicle poses an immediate danger to the public or environmental
safety, such as a vehicle with leaking gray or black water, or leaking
other fluids that are at risk of entering into the public storm drains
or causing a hazardous road condition;
3.
The vehicle is subject to extreme vandalism (broken lamps, parts
hanging off, slashed/damaged tires, safety equipment removed or damaged,
etc.) or shattered glass;
4.
The vehicle is parked or left standing on a street, public parking
lot, or other area where immediate access is needed, or could be needed
in the event of an emergency, by the Fire Department or the Police
Department and their respective equipment;
5.
The vehicle is parked or left standing on a street where snow
removal equipment will soon clear the street and removal of the vehicle
is reasonably necessary in order to clear the street;
6.
The vehicle is blocking or within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
"Highway, right-of-way, road or street"
means the vehicular travel or turning lane or any associated
shoulder, driveway or traffic divider area within the right-of-way
where vehicles are reasonably expected to be encountered.
"Holiday"
means New Year's Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving
Day, Christmas Day, and any other proclaimed by the Commission to
be a holiday.
"Loading zone"
means a space on the edge of a roadway designated by sign
for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or materials during
specified hours or specified days.
"Motor vehicles"
means a vehicle propelled or powered by a motor such as an
automobile, bus, truck, tractor, farm machinery, motorcycle, two-wheeled
scooter, moped, all-terrain vehicle, aircraft, recreational vehicle,
golf cart, and go-cart. This definition includes a vehicle that is
towed such as a trailer, camper shells, wheeled towing frames, semi-tractor
trailers utility trailers, and towable boats. This definition does
not include electric-assisted bicycles, small engine lawn mowers,
self-balancing personal transportation devices such as a Segway and
devices of similar scale.
"Person"
means a natural person, firm partnership, association or
corporation.
"Storage"
means the placing or leaving of a vehicle at the same location, or within a 500-foot radius of such location, for a period of time in excess of: (1) 72 consecutive hours if such vehicle or property is located adjacent to the owner's address and meets the requirements of Section
10.04.140; and (2) 24 consecutive hours for all other located vehicles (or personal property).
"Street"
means highway, road or street as the same are defined in
ORS 801.110, 801.305, 801.450 and 801.535, including the entire width
of the right-of-way.
"Taxicab stand"
means a space on the edge of a roadway designated by sign
for use by taxicabs.
"Traffic lane"
means that area of the roadway used for the movement of a
single line of traffic.
"Vehicle,"
as used in subsequent sections of this chapter, includes
bicycles as well as electric assisted bicycles and any device in,
upon or by which any person, animal or property is or may be transported,
drawn or moved upon a street, highway, waterway or airway and includes
vehicles that are propelled or powered by any means, including motor
vehicles.
B. As
used in this chapter, the singular includes the plural, and the masculine
includes the feminine.
(Ord. 842-A § 3, 1989; Ord. 1240 § 1, 2020; Ord. 1263 § 4, 2023)