The following definitions apply unless inconsistent with the
context:
as used in the traffic code, is both sides of a city street
between two intersecting streets.
as used in the traffic code, is the complete cessation of
movement.
as used in the traffic code, is the continuous aggregate
of time that one vehicle may be parked within one block face within
a single day.
(Ord. 6284 §§ 1,
2, 2018)
The contents of Chapter 8 will collectively be referred to as
the "traffic code."
Provided that the approval of the State Highway Commission (SHC)
has first been obtained where required by state law, the council may
establish traffic controls by resolution which will become effective
upon the installation of appropriate signs, signals or other markings.
Such traffic controls may designate and regulate:
A.
The
parking and stopping of vehicles by:
1.
Classifying
portions of streets upon which either parking or stopping, or both,
will be prohibited entirely or during certain hours;
2.
Establishing
the time limit for legal parking in applicable parking areas;
3.
Designating
the angle of parking if other than parallel to the curb;
4.
Designating
and establishing public parking-related use regulations for city-owned
or leased property, or property owned by other public agencies as
requested; and
5.
Designating
areas within which, or streets or portions thereof along which, parking
meters will be installed, and the rates for the same;
B.
Through
and one-way streets;
C.
Weight
restrictions on specific streets or portions thereof;
D.
Traffic
control devices and the time of their operation;
E.
Bus
stops, bus stands and taxicab stands;
F.
Loading
zones;
G.
Turn
regulations at intersections;
H.
Crosswalks
and safety zones; and
I.
Speed
regulations in city parks.
The manager, through his or her officers and assistants:
A.
Will
cause all signs, signals, crosswalks, parking meters, and all markings
necessary to traffic control, provided for by enactments of the council
or as authorized or required by state law, to be installed, marked
and maintained in accordance with standards established by the SHC
and nationally recognized traffic control standards such as the Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices published by the United States
Bureau of Public Roads, and cause to be placed and maintained additional
and incidental traffic control devices necessary to regulate, guide
or warn traffic pursuant to the traffic code and state law.
B.
May
trim or remove, or caused to be trimmed or removed, any vegetation
that is within, or extends over, the street and interferes with the
use of the sidewalk or roadway, or obstructs a driver's view of an
intersection or traffic upon streets approaching an intersection,
or otherwise constitutes a traffic hazard. Any work done on trees
pursuant to this section shall be done in accordance with the applicable
provisions of HMC 9.18 Tree Planting, Maintenance and Removal.
(Ord. 6282 § 3, 2018)
A.
It is
the duty of the police department through its law enforcement officers
to enforce the provisions of the traffic code.
B.
In the
event of an emergency, to expedite traffic or to safeguard the public,
officers of the police department may direct traffic as conditions
may require.
C.
Members
of the fire department, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or
assist the police in directing traffic thereat and in the immediate
vicinity.
No person may ride upon a portion of a vehicle not designed
or intended for the use of passengers except an employee engaged in
the necessary discharge of a duty or a person riding within truck
body space intended for merchandise.
The operator of a vehicle may not travel from one street to
another street by crossing private property, except to stop on the
property for the purpose of procuring or providing goods or services.
A.
No person
may carry an animal upon an external part of an automobile while on
a public street unless the animal is protected by framework, a carrier
or other device sufficient to keep it from falling from the vehicle.
B.
No person
may carry a minor upon an external part of a motor vehicle while on
a public street.
A.
The
operator of a vehicle may not travel upon or within a sidewalk or
parkway area except to cross at a driveway except as provided in HMC
8.04.090(B).
B.
Employees
of the United States Postal Service, acting within the course and
scope of their employment may operate postal service vehicles designed
for the delivery of mail upon the sidewalks of the city during daylight
hours.
C.
A written
permit must be obtained from the manager for a temporary driveway.
D.
A person
who damages, or causes to be damaged, a public improvement within
the street by driving a vehicle upon or within a sidewalk or parkway
area will be liable for such damage regardless of whether or not the
damage resulted from the authorized use of a temporary driveway.
A person causing a substance likely to injure any person, animal
or vehicle to be upon any street must, as soon as possible, remove
or cause to be removed from such street, all such substance.
A.
When
a law enforcement officer finds a motor vehicle in violation of HMC
8.12.030(A), the officer is authorized to remove the key from the
vehicle for delivery to the police department.
B.
The
registered owner of a vehicle found in violation of HMC 8.12.030(A)
will be held prima facie responsible for any such violation.
The speed limit for motor vehicles in city parks is 10 miles
per hour.
