(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]
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.