A. 
The following words and phrases when used in this ordinance, mean:
1. 
ALLEY or ALLEYWAY — Any street with a roadway of less than 20 feet in width;
2. 
AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE — A vehicle publicly owned and operated as an ambulance, or a vehicle publicly owned and operated by the state highway patrol, police, fire department, sheriff or constable or deputy sheriff, traffic officer or any privately owned vehicle operated as an ambulance when responding to emergency calls;
3. 
BUSINESS DISTRICT — The territory contiguous to an including a highway when within any 600 feet along the highway there are buildings in use for business or industrial purposes, including but not limited to hotels, banks, or office buildings, railroad stations and public buildings which occupy at least 300 feet of frontage on one side or 300 feet collectively on both sides of the highway;
4. 
CENTRAL BUSINESS (or TRAFFIC) DISTRICT — All streets and portions of streets within the area described by city ordinance as such;
5. 
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE — Every motor vehicle designed or regularly used for carrying freight and merchandise or more than eight passengers and registered with the State of Missouri as a commercial vehicle with local or beyond local license plates.
6. 
CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAY — Every highway, street or roadway in respect to which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access to or from the same except at such points only and in such manner as may be determined by the public authority having jurisdiction over the highway, street or roadway;
7. 
CROSS WALK
a. 
That part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from the curbs, or in the absence of curbs from the edges of the traversable roadway:
b. 
Any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
8. 
CURB LOADING ZONE — A space adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or materials;
9. 
DRIVER — Every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
10. 
FREIGHT CURB LOADING ZONE — A space adjacent to a curb to the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of freight (or passengers);
11. 
HIGHWAY — The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel;
12. 
INTERSECTION
a. 
The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two highways which join one another et, or approximately at, right angles, or the area within which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict.
b. 
Where a highway includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing of each roadway of such divided highway by an intersecting highway shall be regarded as a separate intersection. In the event such intersection highway also includes two roadways 30 feet or more apart, then every crossing of two roadways of such highways shall be regarded as a separate intersection.
13. 
LANED ROADWAY — A roadway which is divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for vehicle traffic;
14. 
MOTOR VEHICLE — Any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon tracks, except farm tractors;
15. 
MOTORCYCLE — Every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor;
16. 
MOTORIZED BICYCLE — Any two- or three-wheeled device having an automatic transmission and a motor with a cylinder capacity of not more than fifty (50) cubic centimeters, which produces less than three (3) gross brake horsepower and is capable of propelling the device at a maximum speed of not more than thirty (30) miles per hour on level ground, except electric bicycles.
[Ord. No. 1131, 9-11-2023]
17. 
OFFICIAL TIME STANDARD — Whenever certain hours are named herein they shall mean standard time or daylight-saving time as may be in current use in the city.
18. 
OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES — All signs, signals, markings and devices not inconsistent with this ordinance placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic;
19. 
PARK or PARKING — The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers;
20. 
PASSENGER CURB LOADING ZONE — A place adjacent to a curb reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers;
21. 
PEDESTRIAN — Any person afoot;
22. 
PERSON — Every natural person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation;
23. 
POLICE OFFICER — Every officer of the municipal police department or any officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of traffic regulations;
24. 
PRIVATE ROAD or DRIVEWAY — Every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other persons;
25. 
RAILROAD — A carrier of persons or property upon cars, other than streetcars, operated upon stationary rails;
26. 
RAILROAD TRAIN — A steam engine, electric or other motor, with or without cars coupled thereto, operated upon rails, except streetcars;
27. 
RESIDENCE DISTRICT — The territory contiguous to and including a highway not comprising a business district when the property on such highway for a distance of 300 feet or more is in the main improved with residences or residences and buildings in use for business;
28. 
RIGHT OF WAY — The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed and proximity as to give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other;
29. 
ROADWAY — That portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways the term “roadway” as used herein shall refer to any such roadway separately but not to all such roadways collectively;
30. 
SAFETY ZONE — The area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is protected or is so marked or indicated by adequate signs as to be plainly visible at all times while set apart as a safety zone;
31. 
SIDEWALK — That portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, intended for use of pedestrians;
32. 
STAND or STANDING — The halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers;
33. 
STOP — When required, complete cessation from movement;
34. 
STOP or STOPPING — When prohibited, any halting even momentarily of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control signs or signal;
35. 
STREET or HIGHWAY — The entire width between the lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the uses of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. STATE HIGHWAY: a highway maintained by the State of Missouri as a part of the state highway system;
36. 
THROUGH HIGHWAY — Every highway or portion thereof on which vehicular traffic is given preferential right of way, and at the entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to yield right of way to vehicles on such through highway in obedience to either a stop sign or a yield sign, when such signs are erected as provided in this ordinance;
37. 
TRAFFIC — Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for purposes of travel;
38. 
TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL — Any device, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and to proceed;
39. 
TRAFFIC DIVISION — The traffic division of the police department of the city, or in the event a traffic division is not established, then said term whenever used herein shall be deemed to refer to the police department of the city.
40. 
VEHICLE — Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
A. 
The police department thereof shall keep a record of all violations of the traffic ordinances of the city or of the state vehicle laws of which any person has been charged, together with a record of the final disposition of all such alleged offenses. Such record shall be so maintained as to show all types of violations and the total of each. Said record shall accumulate during at least a five-year period and from that time on the record shall be maintained complete for at least the most recent five-year period.
B. 
All forms for records of violations and notices of violations shall be serially numbered. For each month and year a written record shall be kept available to the public showing the disposal of all such forms.
C. 
All such records and reports shall be public records.
No person shall drive, move, park or be in custody of any vehicle or combination of vehicles on any street or highway during the times when lighted lamps are required unless such vehicle or combination of vehicles displays lighted lamps and illuminating devices as this chapter required. No person shall use on any vehicle any approved electric lamp or similar device unless the light source of such lamp or device complies with the conditions of approval as to focus and rated candlepower.
Except as in this chapter provided, every motor vehicle other than a motor-drawn vehicle and other than a motorcycle shall be equipped with at least two approved headlamps mounted at the same level with at least one on each side of the front of the vehicle. Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two approved headlamps. Every motorcycle equipped with a sidecar or other attachment shall be equipped with a lamp on the outside limit of such attachment capable of displaying a white light to the front.
Any motor vehicle need not be equipped with approved headlamps provided that every such vehicle during the times when lighted lamps are required is equipped with two lighted lamps on the front thereof displaying white or yellow lights without glare capable of revealing persons and objects seventy-give feet ahead; provided, however, that no such motor vehicle shall be operated at a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour during the times when lighted lamps are required.
Approved single-beam headlamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded none of the high-intensity portion of the light shall at a distance of twenty-give feet ahead project higher than a level of five inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes, and in no case higher than 42 inches above the level on which the vehicle stands at a distance of 75 feet ahead. The intensity shall be sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 200 feet.
Except as hereinafter provided, the headlamps or the auxiliary driving lamp or the auxiliary passing lamp or combination thereof on motor vehicles other than motorcycles or motor driven cycles shall be so arranged that the driver may select at will between distributions of light projected to different elevations and such lamps may, in addition, be so arranged that such selection can be made automatically, subject to the following limitations:
A. 
There shall be an uppermost distribution of light or composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 350 feet ahead for all conditions of loading.
B. 
There shall be lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 100 feet ahead; and on a straight level road under any condition of loading none of the high-intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver.
Every person driving a motor vehicle equipped with multiple-beam rad lighting equipment, during the times when lighted lamps are required, shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations: Whenever the driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within 500 feet, or is within 300 feet to the rear of another vehicle traveling in the same direction, the driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the other driver, and in no case shall the high-intensity portion which is project to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle be aimed higher than the center of the lamp from which it comes at a distance of 25 feet ahead, and in no case higher than a level of 42 inches above the level upon which the vehicle stands at a distance of 75 feet ahead.
A. 
Every motor vehicle and every motor-drawn vehicle shall be equipped with at least two rear lamps, not less than 15 inches or more than 72 inches above the ground upon which the vehicle stands, which when lighted will exhibit a red light plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear. Either such rear lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration marker and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. When the rear registration marker is illuminated by an electric lamp other than the required rear lamps all such lamps shall be turned on or off only by the same control switch at all times.
B. 
Every motorcycle registered in this state, when operated on a highway, shall also carry at the rear, either as part of the rear lamp or separately, at least one approved red reflector, which shall be of such size and characteristics and so maintained as to be visible during the times when lighted lamps are required from all distances within 300 feet to 50 feet from such vehicle when directly in front of a motor vehicle displaying lawful undimmed headlamps.
C. 
Every new passenger car, new commercial motor vehicle, motordrawn vehicle and omnibus with a capacity of more than six passengers registered in this state after January 1, 1966, when operated on a highway, shall also carry at the rear at least two approved red reflectors at least one at each side, so designed, mounted on the vehicle and maintained as to be visible during the times when lighted lamps are required from all distances within 500 feet to 50 feet from such vehicle when directly in front of a motor vehicle displaying lawful undimmed headlamps. Every such reflector shall meet the requirements of this chapter and shall be mounted upon the vehicle at a height not to exceed 60 inches nor less than 15 inches above the surface upon which the vehicle stands.
Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two side cowl or fender lamps which shall emit a white or yellow light without glare. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one running board courtesy lamp on each side thereof which shall emit a white or yellow light without glare. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with a backup lamp either separately or in combination with another lamp; except that no such backup lamp shall be continuously lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.
Headlamps, when lighted, shall exhibit lights substantially white in color; auxiliary lamps, cowl lamps and spot lamps, when lighted, shall exhibit lights substantially white, yellow or amber in color. No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment, except a school bus when used for school purposes or an emergency vehicle upon any street or highway with any lamp or device thereon displaying a red light visible from directly in front thereof.
Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle other than head lamps, spot lamps, front direction signals or auxiliary lamps which projects a beam of light of an intensity, greater than 300 candlepower shall be so directed that no part of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than 75 feet from the vehicle. Alternately flashing warning signals may be used on school buses when used for school purposes and on motor vehicles when used to transport United States mail from post offices to boxes of addresses thereof and on emergency vehicles as defined in section 304.022 RSMo., but are prohibited on other motor vehicles, motorcycles and motor-drawn vehicles except as a means for indicating a right or left turn.
At the times when lighted lamps are required, at least two lighted lamps shall be displayed, one on each side of the front of every motor vehicle except a motorcycle and except a motor-drawn vehicle except when such vehicle is parked subject to the provisions governing lights on parked vehicles. Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with head lamps as in this chapter required is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps or a spot lamp or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of an intensity greater than 300 candlepower, not more than a total of four of any such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when upon a highway.
A. 
It shall be the duty of the officers of the police department or such officers as are assigned by the chief of police to enforce all street traffic laws of the city and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in the city.
B. 
Officers of the police department or such officers as are assigned by the chief of police are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, or signal in conformance with traffic laws; provided that, in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police department may direct traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.
C. 
Officers of the fire department, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity.
The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States government, this state, county, or city, and it shall be unlawful for any said driver to violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, except as otherwise permitted in this ordinance.
A. 
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may exercise the privileges set forth in this section, but subject to the conditions herein stated.
B. 
The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
1. 
Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this ordinance;
2. 
Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
3. 
Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he does not endanger life or property.
4. 
Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
C. 
The exemptions herein granted to an authorized emergency vehicle shall apply only when the driver of any said vehicle while in motion sounds audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle as may be reasonably necessary, and when the vehicle is equipped with at least one lighted lamp displaying a red light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle.
D. 
The foregoing provisions shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect the driver from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of others.
A. 
Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of audible and visual signals meeting the requirements of the laws of this state, or of a police vehicle properly and lawfully making use of an audible signal only:
1. 
The driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right of way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.
2. 
Upon the approach of an authorized emergency vehicle, as above stated, the motorman of every streetcar shall immediately stop such car clear of any intersection and keep it in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.
B. 
This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.
The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or total damage to all property to an apparent extent of $500 or more shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give notice of such accident to the police department if such accident occurs within the city.
The driver of a vehicle which is in any manner involved in an accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of any person or total damage to all property to an apparent extent of $500 or more shall, within five days after such accident, forward a written report of such accident to the police department. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable when the accident has been investigated at the scene by a police officer which such driver was present thereat.
A. 
Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving immediate notice of an accident as required in section 300.110 and there was another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of doing so, such occupant shall give or cause to be given, the notice not given by the driver.
B. 
Whenever the driver is physically incapable of making a written report of an accident as required in Section 300.115 and such driver is not the owner of the vehicle, then the owner of the vehicle involved in such accident shall within five days after the accident make such report not made by the driver.
A. 
All written reports made by persons involved in accidents or by garages shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and shall be for the confidential use of the police department or other governmental agencies having use for the records for accident prevention purposes, except that the police department or other governmental agency may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when such identity is not otherwise known or when such person denies his presence at such accident.
B. 
No written reports forwarded under the provisions of this section shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident except that the police department shall furnish upon demand of any party to such trial, or upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the department in compliance with law, and, if such report has been made, the date, time and location of the accident, the names and addresses of the drivers, the owners of the vehicles involved, and the investigating officers.
The street commissioner shall place and maintain traffic control signs, signals, and devices when and as required under the traffic ordinances of the city to make effective the provisions of such ordinances (and the accompanying schedules of this Chapter).
All traffic control signs, signals and devices shall conform to the manual and specifications approved by the state highway commission or resolution adopted by the legislative body of the city. All signs or signals required hereunder for a particular purpose shall so far as practicable be uniform as to type and location throughout the city. All traffic control devices so erected and not inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance shall be official traffic control devices.
The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, unless otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this ordinance.
No provision of this ordinance for which official traffic control devices are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that official traffic control devices are required, such section shall be effective even though no devices are erected or in place.
A. 
Whenever official traffic control devices are placed in position approximately conforming to the requirements of this ordinance, such devices shall be presumed to have been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence.
B. 
Any official traffic control device placed pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this ordinance, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence.
Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic control signals exhibiting different colored lights, or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors green, red and yellow shall be used, except for special pedestrian signals carrying a word legend, and said lights shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
A. 
Green Indication:
1. 
Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either such turn. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right of way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent cross walk at the time such signal is exhibited;
2. 
Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow, or such other movement as is permitted by other indications shown at the same time. Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right of way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent cross walk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection;
3. 
Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian control signal as provided in Section 300.160, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked cross walk.
B. 
Steady Yellow Indication:
1. 
Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow signal is thereby warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter when vehicular traffic shall not enter the intersection.
2. 
Pedestrians facing a steady yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian control signal as provided in Section 300.160, are thereby advised that there is insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian shall then start to cross the roadway.
C. 
Steady Red Indication:
1. 
Vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal alone shall stop before entering the cross walk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until a green indication is show;
2. 
Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian control device as provided in Section 300.160, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
D. 
In the event an official traffic control signal is erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection, the provisions of this section shall be applicable except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application. Any stop required shall be made at a sign or marking on the pavement indicating where the stop shall be made, but in the absence of any such sign or making the stop shall be made at the signal.
Whenever special pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words “Walk” or “Don’t Walk” are in place such signals shall indicate as follows:
A. 
“Walk”, pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right of way by the drivers of all vehicles.
B. 
“Wait” or “don’t walk”, no pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal, but any pedestrian who has partially completed his crossing on the walk signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety zone while the wait signal is showing.
A. 
Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a traffic sign or signal it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:
1. 
Flashing red (stop signal), when a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest cross walk at an intersection or at a limit line when marked, or if none, then before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign;
2. 
Flashing yellow (caution signal), when a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or past such signal only with caution.
B. 
This section shall not apply at railroad grade crossings. Conduct of drivers of vehicles approaching railroad grade crossings shall be governed by the rules as set forth in section 300.295 of this ordinance.
No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway an unauthorized sign, signal, making or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal.
A. 
The street commissioner is hereby authorized to mark traffic lanes upon the roadway of any street or highway where a regular alignment of traffic is necessary.
B. 
Where such traffic lanes have been marked, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to fail or refuse to keep such vehicle to fail or refuse to keep such vehicle within the boundaries of any such lane except when lawfully passing another vehicle or preparatory to making a lawful turning movement.
The state traffic laws regulating the speed of vehicles shall be applicable upon all streets within the city, except that the city may by ordinance declare and determine upon the basis of engineering and traffic investigation that certain speed regulations shall be applicable upon specified streets or in certain areas, in which event it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of any speed so declared when signs are in place giving notice thereof.
The speed limit for all motor vehicles on the streets and alleys of the City of Lakeshire shall be 25 miles per hour except for such lower speed limits as specifically prescribed in Schedule IV of this Chapter.
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do so as follows:
A. 
Right Turns. Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right hand curb or edge of the roadway.
B. 
Left Turns on Two-Way Roadways. At any intersection where traffic is permitted to move in both directions on each roadway entering the intersection, an approach for a left turn shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line thereof and by passing to the right of such center line where it enters the intersection and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the center line of the roadway being entered. Whenever practicable the left turn shall be made in that portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.
C. 
Left Turns on Other Than Two-Road Roadways. At any intersection where traffic is restricted to one direction on one or more of the roadways, the driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any such intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle and after entering the intersection the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection, as nearly as practicable, in the left-hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon the roadway being entered.
A. 
The street commissioner is authorized to place markers, buttons, or signs, within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersection, and such course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law or ordinance.
B. 
When authorized markers, buttons, or other indications are placed within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of such indications.
The driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any street in a business district and shall not upon any other street so turn a vehicle unless such movement can be made in safety and without interference with other traffic.
Whenever any ordinance of the city designates any one-way street or alley the street commissioner shall place and maintain signs giving notice thereof, and no such regulation shall be effective unless such signs are in place. Signs indicating the direction of lawful traffic movement shall be placed at every intersection where movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited.
Upon those streets and parts of streets and in those alleys described and designated by ordinance, vehicular traffic shall move only in the indicated direction when signs indicating the direction of traffic are erected and maintained at every intersection where movement in the opposite direction is prohibited.
A. 
The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign if required for safety to stop shall stop before entering the cross walk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no cross walk, at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersection roadway.
B. 
Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop before entering the cross walk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no cross walk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic of the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.
Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop as required by Subsection B of Section 300.230, and after having stopped shall yield the right of way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which is approaching so closely on said highway as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such driver is moving across or within the intersection.
The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to such sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and shall yield the right of way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time such driver is moving across or within the intersection; provided, however, that if such a driver is involved in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection, after driving past a yield sign without stopping, such collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of his failure to yield right of way.
The driver of a vehicle within a business or residence district emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or driveway, and shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid collision, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway.
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked cross walk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or cross walk to accommodate the vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic control signal indication to proceed.
A. 
Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and shall not proceed until he can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when:
1. 
A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train;
2. 
A crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train;
3. 
An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing.
B. 
No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private driveway or streetcar track, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command.
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion and when such vehicles are conspicuously designated as required in this ordinance. This provision shall not apply at intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic control signals or police officers.
Each driver in a funeral or other procession shall drive as near to the right hand edge of the roadway as practicable and shall follow the vehicle ahead as close as is practicable and safe.
No funeral, procession or parade containing 50 or more persons or 10 or more vehicles except the forces of the United States army or navy, the military forces of this state and the forces of the police and fire departments, shall occupy, march of proceed along any street except in accordance with a permit issued by the chief of police and such other regulations as are set forth herein which may apply.
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a motor vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the rear or side of the operator.
Whenever any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
[Ord. No. 1131, 9-11-2023]
A. 
Every person under the age of seventeen (17) years of age, operating or being a passenger on a bicycle or motorized bicycle, or using in-line skates, roller skates or a skateboard on a public roadway, public bicycle path or other public rights-of-way, shall wear a bicycle helmet of good fit, fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet.
B. 
No person operating a bicycle or motorized. bicycle on a public roadway, public bicycle path or other public rights-of-way shall allow anyone under the age of seventeen (17) years of age to ride as a passenger unless the passenger is wearing a bicycle helmet or else is in an enclosed trailer or other device which meets or exceeds current nationally recognized standards of design and manufacture for the protection of the passenger's head from impacts in an accident without the need for a helmet.
C. 
No parent, custodian or legal guardian of a person under the age of seventeen (17) years of age shall knowingly permit said person to operate or be a passenger on a bicycle or motorized bicycle, or to use in-line skates, roller skates and skateboards without wearing a bicycle helmet as defined in this Chapter.
D. 
No person operating a bicycle or motorized bicycle on a public roadway, public bicycle path or other public right-of-way shall allow anyone who is either four (4) years old or younger, weighing forty (40) pounds or less, to ride as a passenger on the bicycle or motorized bicycle, other than in a seat which shall adequately retain the passenger in place and protect the passenger from the bicycle or motorized bicycle's moving parts.
E. 
Any operator or passenger found to be in violation of this Section may be issued an equipment violation notice as prescribed on a Missouri Uniform Complaint and Summons.
F. 
Fines assessed to juvenile violators [under the age of seventeen (17) years of age] will be the legal responsibility of the violator's parent, custodian or legal guardian; and therefore any summons issued as a result of a violation committed by such a juvenile, shall be issued to said violator's parent, custodian or legal guardian.
G. 
This Section shall not apply to bicycles, motorized bicycles, in-line skates, roller skates or skateboards operated on private property.
A. 
When traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right of way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a cross walk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger.
B. 
No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield.
C. 
Subsection 1 shall not apply under the conditions stated in Subsection 2 of Section 300.340.
D. 
Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked cross walk or at any unmarked cross walk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.
A. 
Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked cross walk or within an unmarked cross walk at an intersection shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
B. 
Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
C. 
The foregoing rules in this section have no application under the conditions stated in Section 300.345 when pedestrians are prohibited from crossing at certain designated places.
A. 
Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a cross walk.
B. 
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than in a cross walk in any business district.
C. 
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than in a cross walk upon any street designated by ordinance.
D. 
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by official traffic control devices; and, when authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the official traffic control devices pertaining to such crossing movements.
A. 
Where sidewalks are provided it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.
B. 
Where sidewalks are not provided any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall when practicable walk only on the left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may approach from the opposite direction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Sections 300.155 to 300.355, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise the highest degree of care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway.
A. 
The Chief of Police is authorized to issue special permits to permit the backing of a vehicle to the curb for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or materials subject to the terms and conditions of such permit. Such permits may be issued either to the owner or lessee of real property or to the owner of the vehicle and shall grant to such person the privilege as therein stated and authorized herein.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any permittee or other person to violate any of the special terms or conditions of any such permit.
A. 
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall:
1. 
Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
a. 
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge of a curb of a street;
b. 
On the sidewalk;
c. 
Within an intersection;
d. 
On a cross walk;
e. 
Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the (traffic authority) indicates a different length by signs or markings;
f. 
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;
g. 
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;
h. 
On any railroad tracks;
i. 
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
2. 
Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
a. 
In front of a public or private driveway;
b. 
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
c. 
Within 20 feet of a cross walk at an intersection;
d. 
Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
e. 
Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite to the entrance of any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance (when properly signposted);
f. 
At any place where official signs prohibit standing.
3. 
Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers:
a. 
Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
b. 
At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
No person shall park any vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than 10 feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic.
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than 10 feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, and no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle within an alley in such position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.
The provisions of this ordinance imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
Whenever by this ordinance or any ordinance of the city any parking time limit is imposed or parking is prohibited on designated streets it shall be the duty of the street commissioner to erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof and no such regulations shall be effective unless said signs are erected and in place at the time of any alleged offense.
In cases where an equally direct and convenient alternate route is provided, an ordinance may describe and signs may be erected giving notice thereof, that no persons shall operate any commercial vehicle upon streets or parks of streets so described except those commercial vehicles making deliveries thereon.
A. 
Definitions: The term “vehicle” shall include automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, boats, all types of trailers and any other motorized or non-motorized means of conveying persons or property.
B. 
No vehicle shall be parked or stopped on any unpaved surface which is private or public property except on a parking area or drive having a durable surface designed for parking or stopping of vehicles except as hereinafter provided in the case of hardship. Durable surface shall be defined as a hard paved surface such as concrete, asphalt, brick, large paving stones or a minimum of four inches of compacted granular rock, known as waterbound macadam. Durable surface shall not include concrete blocks, bricks or patio blocks; nor shall it include the use of any other materials when used to create a small block of pavement only for the wheels of a vehicle to be parked upon. Durable surface shall not include concrete blocks, bricks or patio blocks; nor shall it include the use of any other materials when used to create a small block of pavement only for the wheels of a vehicle to be parked upon.
C. 
In cases of emergency or hardship on the owner or occupant of private property, said owner or occupant may make written application to the police chief for a permit that it be granted because of an emergency situation or to prevent a hardship. The plice chief shall issue said permit for a period of not longer than three days, and upon such terms and conditions as may be proper under the circumstances stating a specific variance or exemption because of such emergency or hardship.
D. 
If any vehicle is found to be in violation of any provision of this Section regulating the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles and the identity of the operator cannot be determine, the owner, or person in whose name such vehicle is registered shall be prima facia responsible for such violation.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive as a chauffeur any vehicle upon the streets, highways or alleys within the City of Lakeshire unless such person has in his or her possession a valid license as a chauffeur under the provisions of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any motor vehicle upon the streets, highways or alleys within the City of Lakeshire unless such person has in his or her possession a valid license as an operator under the provisions of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, except that any person holding a valid chauffeur’s license shall not be required to have an operator’s license.
C. 
Any person holding a valid operator’s license shall not be required to have a chauffeur’s license for the operation for official use of any motor vehicle owned by the United States, the State of Missouri, or by a municipality or political subdivision of this State, except that any person operating a school bus shall be required to procure a chauffeur’s license.
D. 
It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 16 years to operate a motor vehicle on the streets, highways, or alleys within the City of Lakeshire.
E. 
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any motor vehicle to permit any person under the age of 16 years to operate such motor vehicle on the streets, highways or alleys within the City of Lakeshire.
F. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or park a motor vehicle on the streets, highways or alleys within the City of Lakeshire unless there are two state registration number plates for the current year thereon, one in the front and one in back, and said plates must be entirely unobscured and unobstructed, so fastened as not to swing, and all parts thereof plainly visible and reasonably clean.
G. 
A street, highway or alley as used in this section shall mean every way or place open for vehicular travel by the public, regardless of its legal status and regardless of whether it has been legally established by constituted authority or by user for the statutory period of time as a public highway.
H. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle upon the streets, highways or alleys within the City of Lakeshire, if such person’s driver or chauffeur license is presently under revocation or suspension by the State of Missouri or any other state, and the person is not operating the vehicle in compliance with the terms and provisions of a valid limited driving privileges order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Missouri. In the event a person alleges he has an order for limited driving privileges, he must present said order as a defense to the charge of driving while suspended or revoked, and he shall have the burden of proof to establish that he operated the vehicle in compliance with the specific terms of said order.
A. 
As used in this section the following terms mean:
1. 
Director, the State of Missouri collector of revenue acting directly or through his authorized officers and agents;
2. 
Motorcycle, a motor vehicle operated on two wheels.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, except those expressly exempted by Missouri statute, to:
1. 
Operate a motorcycle or other self-propelled two or three wheeled vehicle within the City of Lakeshire unless such person has a valid operator’s or chauffeur’s license issued by the State of Missouri which shows that he has successfully passed an examination for the operation of a motorcycle as prescribed by the director;
2. 
Authorize or knowingly permit a motorcycle or other two or three wheeled self-propelled vehicle owned by him or under his control to be driven within the City of Lakeshire by any person whose operator’s or chauffeur’s license does not indicate that the person has passed the examination for the operation of a motorcycle or has been issued an instruction permit therefore.
C. 
Every person operating or riding as a passenger on any motorcycle within the City of Lakeshire shall wear protective headgear at all times the vehicle is in motion. The protective headgear shall meet reasonable standards and specifications established by the director.
No person or individual who has been issued a conditional operator’s or chauffeur’s license under the provisions of Revised Statutes of Missouri shall drive or operator a motor vehicle within the limits of the City of Lakeshire, without wearing at all times the corrective lenses specified as noted on the license. Any such person shall otherwise operate the motor vehicle only in accordance with the restrictions, specifications, and conditions of said license.
All motor vehicles, and every trailer and semi-trailer operating upon the public and de facto public highways, streets, and ways of the City of Lakeshire, and carrying goods or materials or farm products which may reasonably be expected to become dislodged and fall from the vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer as a result of wind pressure or air pressure and/or by the movement of the vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer shall be a protective cover or be sufficiently secured so that no portion of such goods or material can be dislodged and fall from the vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer while being transported or carried.
The operator of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and safe, having due regard to the speed of such vehicle and his ability to stop if necessary and the traffic upon and condition of the roadway.
It shall be unlawful for any person unnecessarily to drive at such a slow speed or in such position on the roadway so as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation, or, because upon a grade, or, when the vehicle is a truck, or, truck and trailer, in compliance with laws proceeding at reduced speed.
Every person operating a motor vehicle on the streets of the City shall operate or drive the same in a careful and prudent manner and in the exercise of the highest degree of care, and at a rate of speed so as not to endanger the property of another or the life or limb of any person, taking into consideration the time of day, the amount of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the condition of the street or highway, the atmospheric conditions and location with reference to intersecting streets or highways, curves and residences.
A. 
The driver of a vehicle upon any streets within the City of Lakeshire on meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children and whose driver has in the manner prescribed by law given the signal to stop, shall stop the vehicle before reaching such school bus and shall not proceed until the school bus resumes motion, or until signaled by its driver to proceed.
B. 
Every bus for the transportation of school children shall bear upon the front and rear thereof plainly visible signs containing the words “SCHOOL BUS” in letters not less than eight inches in height. Each bus shall have lettered on the rear in plain and distinct type the following: STATE LAW: STOP WHILE BUS IS LOADING AND UNLOADING. Each school bus subject to the provisions of this Section shall be equipped with a mechanical or electrical signaling device, which will display a signal plainly visible from the front and rear, and indicating intention to stop.
All persons, firms and corporations engaged in business either as common or contract motor carriers of passengers or freight are hereby prohibited from routing over or permitting their buses, trucks, tractors, trailers, tractor-trailers, or other motorized rolling equipment to use on the streets in the City of Lakeshire, Missouri, except for the purpose of picking up or delivering school children or shipments of freight or merchandise in the City.
A. 
As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:
1. 
Child booster seat: A seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as set forth in 49 CFR 571.213, as amended, that is designed to elevate a child to properly sit in a federally approved safety belt system;
2. 
Child passenger restraint system: a seating system which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards set forth in 49 CFR 571.213, as amended, and which is either permanently affixed to a motor vehicle or is affixed to such vehicle by a safety belt or a universal attachment system.
3. 
Driver: a person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle.
B. 
Every Driver transporting a child under the age of 16 years shall be responsible, when transporting such child in a motor vehicle operated by that driver on the streets or highways of this state, for providing the protection of such child as follows:
1. 
Children less than four years of age, regardless of weight, shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system appropriate for that child;
2. 
Children weighing less than 40 pounds, regardless of age, shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system appropriate for that child;
3. 
Children at least four years of age but less than eight years of age, who also weigh at least 40 pounds but less than 80 pounds, and who are also less than four feet, nine inches tall, shall be secured in a child passenger restraint system or booster seat appropriate for that child;
4. 
Children at least 80 pounds or children more than four feet, nine inches in height shall be secured by a vehicle safety belt or booster seat appropriate for that child.
5. 
A child who otherwise would be required to be secured in a booster seat may be transported in the back seat of a motor vehicle while wearing only a lap belt if the back seat of the motor vehicle is not equipped with a combination lap and shoulder belt for booster seat installation.
6. 
When transporting children in the immediate family when there are more children than there are seating positions in the enclosed area of a motor vehicle, the children who are not able to be restrained by a child safety restraint device appropriate for the child shall sit in the area behind the front seat of the motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is designed only for a front seat area. The driver transporting children referred to in this subsection is not in violation of this section. This subsection shall only apply to the use of a child passenger restraint system or vehicle safety belt for children less than 16 years of age being transported in a motor vehicle.
C. 
Any person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction and upon conviction may be punished by a fine of not more than $50 plus court costs. If a Driver receives a citation for violating this section, the charges shall be dismissed if the Driver provides evidence of acquisition of a child passenger restraint system or child booster seat that is satisfactory to the court prior to the hearing.
D. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any public carrier for hire.
No motor vehicle, boat, trailer, motorcycle or any other type of vehicle shall be parked or stopped in one location on any public street within the City in excess of 72 consecutive hours. Each twenty-four-hour period beyond the initial limitation period shall constitute a separate offense.
No person shall park a motor vehicle on the parking areas located on City property at 10000 Puttington Drive between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays are not national holidays, except for the purpose of delivering mail within the City, transacting business with the City, or being in City Hall for any duly authorized reason.
A. 
As used in this section, the term “passenger car” means every motor vehicle designed for carrying 10 persons or less and used for the transportation of persons; except that, the term “passenger car” shall not include motorcycles, motorized bicycles, motor tricycles and trucks.
B. 
Each driver, except persons employed by the United States Postal Service while performing duties for that federal agency which require the operator to service postal boxes from their vehicles, or which require frequent entry into and exit from their vehicles, and front seat passenger of a passenger car manufactured after January 1, 1968, operated on a street or alley in the City of Lakeshire shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt that meets federal national highway, transportation and safety act requirements; except that, a child less than four years of age shall be protected as required in Section 210.104, RSMo. Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting a child four years of age or more, but less than 16 years of age, in the front seat of the motor vehicle shall secure the child in a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt. No person shall be stopped, inspected, or detained solely to determine compliance with this section. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to persons who have a medical reason for failing to have a seat belt fastened about his or her body.
C. 
In any action to recover damages arising out of the ownership, common maintenance or operation of a motor vehicle, failure to wear a safety belt in violation of this section shall not be considered evidence of comparative negligence.
D. 
Each person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section after July 1, 1987, shall be guilty of an infraction for which a fine not to exceed $10 may be imposed. All other provisions of law and court rules to the contrary notwithstanding, no court costs may be imposed if court costs have been assessed on any other charge arising out of the same occurrence.
A. 
The parking of all vehicles having a manufacturer’s rated capacity in excess of one ton and all vehicles licensed as buses or recreational vehicles on the streets of the City of Lakeshire between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. is hereby prohibited.
B. 
The parking of all trucks or vans, which have commercial equipment such as ladders or tools in or on the truck bed or attached to the outside of the vehicle, is hereby prohibited on the streets of the City of Lakeshire between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
C. 
Special hardship exemptions for a forty-eight-hour period may be granted from this section by the Chief of Police if the Chief determines that just cause exists for said exemptions.
A. 
The City may designate parking spaces for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a physically disabled distinguishing license plate or card issued pursuant to state law.
B. 
Owners of private property used for public parking shall designate parking spaces for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a physically disabled distinguishing license plate or card issued pursuant to state law.
C. 
Designated spaces shall meet the requirements of the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, and any rules or regulations established pursuant thereto, and shall be indicated by a sign upon which shall be inscribed the following information: the international symbol of accessibility, and appropriate wording to indicate that the space is reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a physically disabled distinguishing license plate or card, and “$50 to $300 fine.” Except that the information relating to the monetary fine may be contained in an additional sign posted below or adjacent to the sign containing the other required information; and that nonconforming signs or spaces which are in use prior to the effective date of this section, as enacted by this ordinance, shall not be in violation of this section during the useful life of such sign or space. However, under no circumstances shall the useful life of the nonconforming sign or space be extended by means other than those means used to maintain any sign or space on the owner’s property which is not used for vehicles displaying a disabled license plate.
D. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle which is not displaying a physically disabled distinguishing license plate or card in any space reserved for physically disabled persons.
E. 
It shall be unlawful for any person who, without authorization, uses a physically disabled distinguishing license late or card to park in a parking space reserved under authority of this section.
F. 
The police department may cause the removal of any vehicle not displaying a physically disabled distinguishing license plate or card or a “disabled veteran” license plate if there is posted immediately adjacent to, and readily visible from, such space a sign on which is inscribed the international symbol of accessibility and may include any appropriate wording to indicate that the space is reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles which display a distinguishing license plate or card. Any vehicle which has been removed and which is not properly claimed within 30 days thereafter shall be considered to be an abandoned vehicle.
G. 
The police department may enter upon private property open to the public to enforce the provisions of this section.
H. 
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $300.
A. 
No person shall operate without a permit granted because of physical disorder any motor vehicle on any public street or alley in the City of Lakeshire with any manufactured vision -reducing material applied to any portion of the motor vehicle’s windshield, sidewings, or windows located immediately to the left and right of the driver which reduces visibility from within or without the motor vehicle. This section shall not prohibit labels, stickers, decalcomania or informational signs on motor vehicles or the application of tinted or solar screening material to recreational vehicles as defined in section 700.010, RSMo., provided that such material does not interfere with the driver’s normal view of the road. This section shall not prohibit factory installed tinted glass, the equivalent replacement thereof or tinting material applied to the upper portion of the motor vehicle’s windshield which is normally tinted by the manufacturer of motor vehicle safety glass.
B. 
Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of an infraction and upon conviction thereof may be punished by a fine of nor more than $25 and court costs.
A. 
The parking of all buses, trucks with a rated capacity in excess of one ton, tractors, trailers, tractor trailers, and all vehicles licensed, as buses, trucks with a rated capacity in excess of one ton, tractors, trailers, tractor trailers anywhere in the City of Lakeshire on private property is prohibited between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless said vehicle is in an enclosure which shields it from view.
B. 
Special hardship exceptions for a period of 48 hours may be granted from this section from the Chief of Police if the Chief determines that just cause exists for said exemption.
A. 
The parking or storage of all boats, trailers and recreational vehicles, shall be prohibited on any private property or public street unless said boat, trailer or recreational vehicle has a current registration or license to an address located within the City of Lakeshire, unless said boat, trailer or recreational vehicle is in an enclosure which shields it from view.
B. 
All boats, trailers or recreational vehicles that are parked or stored in the City of Lakeshire shall comply fully with all other ordinances of the City.
C. 
Recreational vehicles, for the purpose of this Section only, shall be defined as any vehicle which is designed to be self-propelled or towable by a truck or other device and which is designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as a temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonable use.
D. 
Special hardship exceptions for a period not exceeding 48 hours may be granted from this Section by application to the Chief of Police. If the Chief of Police determines that granting the hardship exception will not be unduly disruptive or potentially dangerous to the health, safety, welfare or aesthetics of the City of Lakeshire and its residents then the Chief of Police may issue said hardship exception for the temporary parking or storage of boats, trailers or recreational vehicles within the City of Lakeshire.
A. 
No person shall knowingly transport in any motor vehicle operating upon a public highway, street or alley any alcoholic beverage except in the original container which shall not have been opened and the seal upon which shall not have been broken and from which the original cap or cork shall not have been removed, unless the opened container be in the rear trunk or rear compartment, which shall include the spare tire compartment or any outside compartment which is not accessible to the driver or any other person in such vehicle while it is in motion. In the case of a pickup truck, station wagon, hatchback, or other similar vehicle, the area behind the last upright seat shall not be considered accessible to the driver or any other person.
B. 
No driver of a motor vehicle shall allow any alcoholic beverage to be consumed while in a moving vehicle, as defined in this ordinance, nor shall any person consume any alcoholic beverage while in a moving motor vehicle.
C. 
Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as to prohibit the otherwise legal consumption of alcoholic beverages by passengers on a privately or publicly owned transit authority that has been chartered and is not being utilized for conveyance of the general public where the operation and control of such conveyance is by a person not in possession of or with ready access to such alcoholic beverage.
D. 
This section shall not apply to the living quarters of a recreational motor vehicle as defined in this ordinance.
E. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to be in possession of an alcoholic beverage in an open container when upon or in a public highway, street, alley, public park, public place or public square.
F. 
Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less then $25 or more than $500.
G. 
Definitions used in this ordinance are as follows:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
The term alcoholic beverage shall mean and include alcohol for beverage purposes, alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented, malt, or other liquors, or combination of liquors, a part of which is spirituous, vinous or fermented and to also include any beer manufactured from pure hops or pure extract of hops, and pure barley malt or other grains or cereals, and yeast and pure water, and having any alcoholic content by weight or volume.
RECREATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle designed, constructed or substantially modified so that it may be used and is used for the purpose of temporary housing quarters, including therein sleeping and eating facilities which are permanently attached to the motor vehicle.
A. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Code, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where two-way traffic movement is permitted, shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb, or if there is no curb, then within 18 inches of the right-hand edge of said roadway.
B. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Code, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where only one-way traffic movement is permitted, shall park either as specified in Subsection 1 above, or with the left-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel to and within 18 inches of the left-hand curb, or if there is no curb, then the left-hand edge of the roadway.
A. 
No owner of any motor vehicle registered in this state, required to be registered in this state, or operated in this state shall operate the vehicle within the City of Lakeshire, or authorize any other person to operate the vehicle within the City of Lakeshire, unless the owner maintains the minimum amount of financial responsibility as required by the State of Missouri.
B. 
Proof of financial responsibility in the form of an insurance identification card shall be carried in all motor vehicles registered and/or operated in the state and operated in the City. The insurance identification card shall include all of the following information:
1. 
The name and address of the insurer;
2. 
The name of the named insured;
3. 
The policy number;
4. 
The effective dates of the policy, including the month, date and year;
5. 
A description of the insured motor vehicle, including year and make or at least five digits of the vehicle identification number, or the word “fleet” if the insurance policy covered five or more vehicles; and
6. 
The statement “THIS CARD MUST BE CARRIED IN THE INSURED MOTOR VEHICLE FOR PRODUCTION UPON DEMAND” prominently displayed on the card.
C. 
Where a motor vehicle may be self-insured, the Missouri director of revenue shall furnish each self-insurer, as provided for in Section 303.220 RSMo., an insurance identification card for each motor vehicle so insured. The insurance identification card shall include all the following information:
1. 
The name of the self-insurer;
2. 
The word “self-insured;” and
3. 
The statement, “THIS CARD MUST BE CARRIED IN THE SELF-INSURED MOTOR VEHICLE FOR PRODUCTION UPON DEMAND” prominently displayed on the card.
A motor vehicle liability insurance policy, a motor vehicle liability insurance binder, or receipt which contains the policy information listed above, shall be satisfactory evidence of insurance in lieu of an insurance card.
D. 
The operator of a motor vehicle shall exhibit an insurance identification card on the demand of any officer who lawfully stops such operator or investigates a motor vehicle accident while that officer is engaged in the performance of the duties of his office.
E. 
Failure of a motor vehicle operator to exhibit an insurance identification card or produce other satisfactory evidence of insurance in lieu of an insurance card shall constitute prima facie evidence that the vehicle operator, or owner thereof, does not possess the required financial responsibility on the vehicle in question. As such, the officer initiating the traffic stop or investigation may issue a citation to the vehicle operator pursuant to the requirements of this section.
F. 
No person shall be found guilty of violating this section if the operator demonstrates to the court that he or she met state-mandated financial responsibility requirements at the time the officer wrote the citation.
G. 
A violation of this section shall be a Class C violation.
A. 
Every vehicle traveling upon the streets of Lakeshire or parked on the streets of Lakeshire must display an inspection sticker as required by Missouri law.
B. 
No person shall display or cause or permit to be displayed upon any vehicle any certificate of inspection and approval, sticker, seal, or other device knowing the same to be fictitious or issued for another vehicle or issued without an inspection having been made.
C. 
A violation of this section shall be a Class C violation.
[Ord. No. 1131, 9-11-2023]
A. 
Brakes Required. Every motorized bicycle shall be equipped with a brake or brakes which will enable its driver to stop the motorized bicycle within twenty-five (25) feet from a speed of ten (10) miles per hour on dry, level, clean pavement.
B. 
Lights and Reflectors. Every motorized bicycle when in use on a street during the period from one-half (1/2) hour after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise shall be equipped with the following:
1. 
A front-facing lamp on the front or carried by the rider which shall emit a white light visible at night under normal atmospheric conditions on a straight, level, unlighted roadway at five hundred (500) feet;
2. 
A rear-facing red reflector, at least two (2) square inches in reflective surface area, or a rear-facing red lamp on the rear which shall be visible at night under normal atmospheric conditions on a straight, level, unlighted roadway when viewed by a vehicle driver under the lower beams of vehicle headlights at six hundred (600) feet;
3. 
Motorized bicycles shall comply with National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration regulations relating to reflectors on motorized bicycles.
C. 
Rights And Duties Of Motorized Bicycle Riders. Every person riding a motorized bicycle upon a street shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle as provided by Chapter 304, RSMo., and this Title, except as to special regulations in this Chapter, and except as to those provisions of Chapter 304, RSMo., and this Title, which by their nature can have no application.
D. 
Riding To Right. Every person operating a motorized bicycle at less than the posted speed or slower than the flow of traffic upon a street shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as safe, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction, except when making a left turn, when avoiding hazardous conditions, when the lane is too narrow to share with another vehicle, or when on a one-way street.
E. 
License Required. No person shall operate a motorized bicycle on any streets or roads in the City unless the person has a valid license to operate a motor vehicle.
F. 
Equipment Required. No person shall operate a motorized bicycle on any highways, streets or roads in this City unless it is equipped in accordance with the minimum requirements for construction and equipment of MOPEDS, Regulation VESC-17, approved July, 1977, as promulgated by the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission.
G. 
Carrying Articles. No person operating a motorized bicycle shall carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents the use of both hands in the control and operation of the motorized bicycle. A person operating a motorized bicycle shall keep at least one (1) hand on the handlebars at all times.
H. 
Manner Of Riding And Additional Passengers. The operator of a motorized bicycle shall ride only astride the permanent and regular seat attached thereto and shall not permit more than one (1) person to ride thereon at the same time, unless the motorized bicycle is designed to carry more than one (1) person. Any motorized bicycle designed to carry more than one (1) person must be equipped with a passenger seat and footrests for the use of a passenger.
I. 
A person may not propel or operate a motorized bicycle on any sidewalk.
[Ord. No. 1138, 2-12-2024]
A. 
As used in this Section, and notwithstanding any contrary definition of such terms in Section 300.010 of this Code, the following terms shall mean:
1. 
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE — A motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property:
a. 
If the vehicle has a gross combination weight rating or gross combination weight of twenty six thousand one (26,001) or more pounds, whichever is greater, inclusive of a towed unit which has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of more than ten thousand (10,000) pounds, whichever is greater;
b. 
If the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of twenty-six thousand one (26,001) or more pounds, whichever is greater;
c. 
If the vehicle is designed to transport sixteen (16) or more passengers, including the driver; or
d. 
If the vehicle is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (46 U.S.C. Section 1801, et seq.).
2. 
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE — A portable device that is used to initiate, receive, store, or view communication, information, images, or data electronically.
a. 
Such term, shall include, but not be limited to: cellular telephones; portable telephones; text-messaging devices; personal digital assistants; pagers; broadband personal communication devices; electronic devices with mobile data access; computers, including but not limited to tablets, laptops, notebook computers, and electronic or video game systems; devices capable of transmitting, retrieving, or displaying a video, movie, broadcast television image, or visual image; and any substantially similar device that is used to initiate or receive communication or store and review information, videos, images, or data.
b. 
Such term shall not include: radios; citizens band radios; commercial two-way radio communication devices or their functional equivalent; subscription-based emergency communication devices; prescribed medical devices; amateur or ham radio devices; or global positioning system receivers, security, navigation, communication, or remote diagnostics systems permanently affixed to the vehicle.
3. 
HIGHWAY — Any public thoroughfare for vehicles, including State roads, County roads and public streets, avenues, boulevards, parkways, or alleys in any municipality.
4. 
NON-COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE — A motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles which do not meet the definition of "commercial motor vehicle" in this Section.
5. 
OPERATING — The actual physical control of a vehicle.
6. 
OPERATOR — A person who is in actual physical control.
7. 
SCHOOL BUS — A commercial motor vehicle used to transport preprimary, primary, or secondary school students from home to school, from school to home, or to and from school-sponsored events. School bus does not include a bus used as a common carrier as defined by the Secretary.
8. 
VOICE-OPERATED OR HANDS-FREE FEATURE OR FUNCTION — A feature or function, whether internally installed or externally attached or connected to an electronic communication device, that allows a person to use an electronic communication device without the use of either hand, except to activate, deactivate, or initiate the feature or function with a single touch or single swipe.
B. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, while operating a non-commercial motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle on any highway or property open to the public for vehicular traffic in this State, no operator shall:
1. 
Physically hold or support, with any part of his or her body, an electronic communication device;
2. 
Write, send, or read any text-based communication, including but not limited to a text message, instant message, email, or social media interaction on an electronic communication device. This Subdivision shall not apply to operators of a non-commercial motor vehicle using a voice-operated or hands-free feature or function that converts the message to be sent as a message in a written form, provided that the operator does not divert his or her attention from lawful operation of the vehicle;
3. 
Make any communication on an electronic communication device, including a phone call, voice message, or one-way voice communication; provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to the use of a voice-operated or hands-free feature or function;
4. 
Engage in any form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data communication on an electronic communication device;
5. 
Manually enter letters, numbers, or symbols into any website, search engine, or application on an electronic communication device;
6. 
Watch a video or movie on an electronic communication device, other than watching data related to the navigation of the vehicle; or
7. 
Record, post, send, or broadcast video, including a video conference, on an electronic communication device, provided that this prohibition shall not apply to electronic devices used for the sole purpose of continually monitoring operator behavior by recording or broadcasting video within or outside the vehicle.
C. 
The operator of a school bus shall not use or operate an electronic communication device while the school bus is in motion unless the device is being used in a similar manner as a two-way radio to allow live communication between the operator and school officials or public safety officials. The operator of a school bus shall not use or operate an electronic communication device or a two-way radio while loading or unloading passengers.
D. 
This Section shall not apply to:
1. 
Law Enforcement Officers or operators of emergency vehicles, as such term is defined in Section 304.022, RSMo., who are both using the electronic communication device and operating the emergency vehicle in the performance of their official duties;
2. 
Operators using an electronic communication device for the sole purpose of reporting an emergency situation and continuing communication with emergency personnel during the emergency situation;
3. 
Operators of non-commercial motor vehicles using an electronic, communication device solely through a voice-operated or hands-free feature or function;
4. 
Operators of commercial motor vehicles using a voice-operated or hands-free feature or function, as long as the operator remains seated and is restrained by a seat belt as required by law;
5. 
Operators of commercial motor vehicles reading a message displayed on a permanently installed communication device designed for a commercial motor vehicle with a screen that does not exceed ten (10) inches tall by ten (10) inches wide in size;
6. 
Operators using electronic communication devices while the vehicle is lawfully stopped or parked;
7. 
Commercial motor vehicles that are responding to a request for roadside assistance, when such response is conducted by a motor club as defined in Section 385.450, RSMo., or a towing company as defined in Section 304.001, RSMo.;
8. 
The use of an electronic communication device to relay information between a transit or for-hire vehicle operator and that operator's dispatcher, provided the device is mounted or affixed to the vehicle;
9. 
The use of an electronic communication device to access or view a map for navigational purposes;
10. 
The use of an electronic communication device to access or listen to an audio broadcast or digital audio recording; or
11. 
The use of an electronic communication device to relay information through a transportation network company's digital network to a transportation network company driver, provided the device is mounted or affixed to the vehicle.
E. 
A Law Enforcement Officer who stops a non-commercial motor vehicle for a violation of this Section shall inform the operator of the operator's right to decline a search of their electronic communication device. No warrant shall be issued to confiscate or access an electronic communication device based on a violation of this Section unless the violation results in serious bodily injury or death.
F. 
A violation of this Section shall not be used to establish probable cause for any other violation.
G. 
The provisions of this Section shall be subject to the reporting requirements set forth in Section 590.650, RSMo.
H. 
No person shall be stopped, inspected, or detained solely for a violation of this Section.
I. 
Prior to January 1, 2025, a Law Enforcement Officer who stops a non-commercial motor vehicle for a violation of this Section shall only issue a warning. No violation of this Section shall result in a citation or prosecution, except for offenses occurring on or after January 1, 2025.
J. 
No person shall be stopped, inspected, or detained solely for a violation of this Section.