(1)
The
police department shall enforce provisions of this chapter.
(2)
Officers
and/or community service officers assigned to the patrol bureau are
authorized to direct all traffic, either in person or by means of
visible or audible signals, in conformance with the provisions of
this chapter, except that in the event of a fire, other emergency,
or event, to expedite traffic or safeguard pedestrians, officers or
agents of the police or fire department may direct traffic as conditions
may require, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter.
(3)
The
police may close temporarily any street or highway in an impending
or existing emergency, or for any lawful assemblage, demonstration,
or procession, provided there is reasonable justification for doing
so.
(4)
The
police may temporarily prohibit parking on any street or highway or
portion thereof in any impending or existing emergency, or for a lawful
assemblage, demonstration, or procession, provided there is reasonable
justification for such prohibition.
(5)
Vehicles
parked in places where parking is prohibited temporarily may be removed
by or under the direction of any police officer or patrol community
service officer.
Except as this code provides to the contrary, no person shall
place, park, deposit, or leave upon any street or other public way,
sidewalk, or curb any vehicle, article, thing, or material which in
any way prevents, interrupts, impedes or obstructs the free passage
of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or obstructs a driver’s
view of traffic or official traffic control device.
(1)
A person
commits the offense of unlawful transfer on a vehicular portion of
the right-of-way if the person, while a driver or passenger in a vehicle
on a highway, road or street within the boundaries of the city of
Springfield, gives or relinquishes possession or control of, or allows
another person in the vehicle to give or relinquish possession or
control of any item of property to a pedestrian.
(2)
This
section does not apply if the vehicle is legally parked.
(3)
An offense
of this section is punishable as a violation and may include a fine
of $50.00.
[Section 6.112 added by Ordinance No. 6351, enacted April 4, 2016]
Pedestrians shall not use any roadway for travel when abutting
sidewalks are available.
No person upon roller or in-line skates, or riding in or by
means of any coaster, sled, toy vehicle, or similar device, shall
go upon any street except to cross at a crosswalk.
