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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1517 ORDINANCE NO. 1517 9~ ~4/?~J~ AN ORDINANOE-relating to ~hs us~ o~ ~h~ Du~lig a~rs~s and ~1 o~h~r pl'~c~s in the City of Bremsrton, open to the public for the use of vehicles, regulating traffic, defining traffic violations, providing penalties for the violation thereof, and repealing Ordin~ce No. 5~, ~17, 1021, 77g, 15~4, 1455 and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. THE CI~ OF BRE~ERTON ~EB ORDAIN: ~ection 1. DUTM OF VEHICLES AT SOUND OF PIRE At th~ tlm~ of. th~ sounding of any ftr~ alarm of th~ City of Br~merton, all v~hicl~s of every kind and description, shall forthwith stop and remain at th~ side of street and shall remain at,ding immediately following said alarm~ until it appears saf~ to proceed without obstructing th~ street 'fop the use of fire trucks and emergency v~hicles. Section ~. STANDING NEAR FIRE tIYDRANT: No v~hicle of ~y kind shall b~ left standing w~thin ten feat of any fire hydr~t,. ' in the City of Brsmerton. Section 5. BRAKES: ~.No person shall drive a motor vehicle without a 'brake or brakes sufficient and cap- abl~ of bringing such vehicle, together with any trailer that may be a~tached ther~- ~.jto, to a complete stop within the limits prescribed by the laws of the stat~ of Washington. Section 4. SIGI~IAI. DEVICE: No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle, or bicycle without having attached thereto R be11, horn or other signal device capable of producing 'an abrupt sound suffici~ntly loud to be heard above the noise of traffic and to serve as an adequats warning of the aDproach of such vehicle. ~: Section 5. B~LS AND NOISY DEVICES: any bell or other noisy device for attracting attentlon~ or which shall cmus~ annoyance to the public; provided, however, that foregoing shall not prohibit the use of bells on any sleigh, or animal drawing the s~s, nor apply to signal devices rmquired on motor vehicles. l~It shall be unla~ful to park in any business district in the City of Bremsrton where parking meters are installed for a period of time longer than designated on such parking meters and as provided by the parking mater ordinance, and it shall be ::~lawful to park in the streets in any other district of the City of Bremerton for . ~j~ period longer than~deaignated on signs posted on such streets. The parking limits ~in districts of th~ City of Bremsrton outside of the business district regulated by parking m~tsrs shall be fixed by the Chief of Police by order tn the manner hereinafter provided tn this ordinance. ~]~[ /~ S6ct~on 7. .LIGHTS: ~ry motor vehtcl~ and trails~ shall e~ibit during the hours of darkness, such lights as are now required or which may hereafter be required by the laws of the State of Washington. ~y horse d~a~ vehicle shall have fixed o~ carried thereon in some conspicuous .~lace on the left side of such vehicle, duri'ng the hours of darkness, at least one lighted lmnp so fixed or car~ied ~hat the li~t therefrom may be seen Doth from 'the fron~ ~d rear of such vehicle. ~,,:~?~.~' Section 9. MUFFLER REQUIRED: ~J~hall' be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle which shall not at all times be equipped with a muffler upon tile e~aust thereof in good working o'~er and in constant operation to prevent excessive or lkqUS]lRl' noise and tt shall be ~lawful for any pers.:~n operating any motor vehicle to use a cut-out, by-pass, or similar muffler elimination ~'pplianoe. Ordinance NolSl? (cont) Section 10. TO KEEP TO RIGHT: A vehicle, except when passing a vehicle ahead, shall keep as near the right curb as practicable, so as to leave the center of the street free and open for over- taking traffic. Section 11. OVER TAKIN~ VEHICLES: A vehicle overtaking another vehicle going in the same direction shall pass to the left of the vehicle overtaken and sh~ll not pull over' to the right until so far ahead as not to interfere with the progress of the overtaken vehicle; but in so passing such vehicle shall not pass to the left of the center of the highway ~nless the way ahead is clear of approaching traffic. Section 12. SIght, AL ON PASSING CAR: The operator of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle proceeding in the s~ae direction, on the righthand side of such overtaken vehicle, when such over- taken vehicle is making or the operator thereof has signaled intention to make a left-hand turn; PROVIDED, such passing to the right may be done. safely in the exer- cise of due caution and upon the proper driving portion of the roadway. Section l~. NOT T~ PASS ON CURVE: No vehicle shall pass a vehicle headed in the same direction just before reaching the crest, of a hill, or on a curve, or at any point ~ere the view ahead is in any way obstructed, or whJ. le the vehicle ahead is crossing or waiting to cross or is turning or about to turn into an intersection street. Section 14. TURNI~G TO LEFT INTO CROSS STHEET: ~ ~-~ Upon turning to the left at any inter~ection it shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to make such turn to the left unless all wheels of the vehicle shall pass to the right of the center of such intersection: PROVIDING, intersection center marker has been installed therein. In the event that intersection entrance markers are installed at an intersection an operator shall be permitted to make a turn to the left without regard to ~e center of such intersection: PROVIDING, All wheels of the vehicle shall pass to the right of the intersection entrance markers located on the public highways from which such vehicle is entering and leav. lng such intersection and both such intersection entrance marker's are within the arc circumscribed by such left turn. In the event no intersection center marker or intersection entrance markers are installed at an intersection, left turn may be made as though intersection entrance markers are installed, as'above set forth, and such turn is made with reference to the points at such intersection where such intersection entrance markers would properly be located. Section 15. TURNING INTO STREET FRO~ RIGHT: A vehicle turning into another street to the right hand shall turn the corner a s near the right hand curb as practicable. Section 16. RIGHT OM WAY W~{E~ BACKING: It shall be the duty of every operator of a vehicle ~ile backing such vehicle to look out for ~d yield'the right of way to 'all other vehicles upon the public hi ghway, Section iV. WARNING OF INTENTIONS TO TURN: ~E,~.~,_~_.~.,~_~-~ Before turning, whet~er from a~andstill or while in motion, stopping or decreasing speed, drivers shall g~ve timely warning of their intentions by outstretched ann or in some other unmistakable manner,~ as provided by state law. Section lB. SAFE DISTANCE FROM PRECEDING VEHICLE: Every driver must drive or operate the vehicle of which he is in charge'so as to keep a safe distance between the front end of his vehicle and the rear of the' vehicl immediately preceding him, and in no event draw nearer than three feet to such vehicle in heavy traffic. Section 19. NOT TO BLOCKADE TRAFFIC: No driver operator shall allow the vehicle of which he has charge to remain upon or be so driven along any street as to unreasonably blockade or obstruct traffic. Ordinance No. 1517 (dont) Section 20. RIGHT OF WAY: A dr~ver already upon a street shall have a right of way over a driver entering at a point other than a street intersection, and it shall be the duty of such driver to y.ield the right of way to the driver already on the street; orovided that the, foregoing shall not apply to any emergency ~ehicle in the exercise of emergency duty. Section 21. HOSE OF FIRE DEPARTNENT: No pers~ shall 8rive any vehicle ove~ any hose belonging to the fire department of the City of Bremerton. Section 22. RIGHT OF WAY AT INTERSECTION: ~~a-/~-~ ~ :Drivers ~all look out for and give right of way to vehicles simultaneously approaching the street intersection from their right. Section 23. RIGHT OF WAY TO ~EHICLE ALREADY ON STREET:~ ~:i'The driver of any vehicle turning to. the left from one street into another shall allow the ri~ht of way to vehicles traveling in the direction in which such vehicle is turning, and the driver of any vehicle in the ~irection in whichsuch vehicle so turning shall have the right of way over such vehicle so turning. Section 24. - ;The driver of any vehicle turning to the right from one street into another shall have the right of way over vehicles trsv~':ling in the direction in which such,vehlcl~ ts turning and the driver of any vehicle traveling in the direction in which such vehicle is turning shall allow such ri~Eht of way to s~ch vehicle so turning. Section 25. RATE OF SPEED TUR~'~ING INTO S'~RE.~o.w~ o. · ~:No driver shsl'l enter any street from any point other than. a street intersection at a ra~e of speed faster tha~ five miles per hour, nor without first attracting the attention of sporoaching pe~estrlans and vehicles; provided, that the fore- ~.Eoi~g shall not apply to emergency vehicles in the exercise of emergency duty. ?Jperson race or engage in, nor conSuct, manage or instigate speed shall bls or speed contests o~ city streets, orovtded, however, the foregoing shall (~?~b~'~ apply to portions of the streets desigged an~ set aside by the proper author- ::'~ittes for limited periods of time for such purposes. ?::~N~: vehicle shall be stopped in such a manner as to bring the left 'side thereof ' next to the curb. Section ~8. STA~[~ING ONE FOOT FROM CURB: --- person shall atand a vehicle at a greater distance than one Foot from the curb. Section ~. STAND!NC '~"ZT!'[III 3 FEE~ 'FRO~ O?iER VEHICLES:'~- person shall stsn5 a vehicle w~thin three feet of any othe~ vehicle. person shall drive s ~otor vehicle m~less the legall~ authorized n~ber plates such vehicle are attached conspicuously to both the front and rear thei~eof, and such number plate shall hang in a horizontal pos[tlon at a distan~e of not less than one nor more t~l~ four feet from the gro~m~ and be so ~astened as to p~event ~wtn~Ing thereof, and each m~ber plate shall be kept clean so as to be plainly ~een ~nd mead ~t al~ t~mes. :~':: ~ Section 3~. CONSEI'~T OF OWNE~: ~ person ~hall drive ~ motor vehicle w~2hout the consent of the owner :~at~ thereof. .. Section 32 NO BOISTEROUS CONDUCT W-.ILE DRI~I:.G. ~;:Person while driving or operating any vehicle shall use loud, offensive or pmofane language, or conduct himself in a boisterous or offensive manner. Ordinanc'e No. 1517 (cont) Section 33. NOT TO FRIGHTEN HORSES: --~-~_~, /~ZZ~ /-~/-~2/ Every person driving or operating a motor vehicle on approaching any vehicle drawn by a horse or horses or any horse upon which any person is riding, shall operate, manage and control such motor vehicle or engine in such manner as to exercise reasonable precaution to prevent frightening of any such horse or horses. If such horse or horses appear frightened, the person in control of said motor vehicle or engine shall reduce the speed thereof, and,if requested by the raising of the hand or other signal of the driver of such horse or horses shall bring such motor vehicle to full stop and shall not proceed further unless such movement be necessary to avoid accident or injury or unless such animal appears to be under.the control of its rider or driver. , Section 34. NOT TO BOARD VEHICLES WHILE IN ~OTION: No person shall ride or jump on any vehi.cle without the consent of the driver, nor catch hold of nor attempt to catch hold of, any vehicle in motion. Section 35. NOT TO RIDE ON RU~ NING BOARD: No person shall ride while standing or sitting wholly or in part on any step, fender or running board of any vehicle, nor sit upon any door or gate of a vehicle, unless the same be closed and securely bolted. Section 38. MUST HAVE CLEAR VIEW: No person shall 8rive any vehicle that is so enclosed, constructed or loaded as to prevent the driver thereof from having a clear an~~. ~naobstructed view to the front, rear and on both sides; provided, that such a view to the rear shall not be re- quired when there is attached to such vehicle a mirror of such kind an~ so placed that the driver may see therein the reflection of the street for a distance of at least two hundred feet behind such vehicle. Section 3~. NOT TO DELAY TRAFFIC: No person shall drive vehicle or operate any vehicle or operate any vehicle of such weight or in such condition, or so constructed or loaded, as to cause delay in traffic or accident or injury to any person, property, or to the street. Section 38. NOT TO INJURE STREETS: No person shall unload a vehicle in such a manner as to produce injury to the street Section 39. UNLAWFUL PARKING: I.%[POUNDING VEHICLES: It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle across any driveway, in any safety zone, on any sidewalk, or in any other portion of a street not set aside for parking and the parking across any driveway or any other parking which prevents or interferes with the free use of the public streets including egress an~ ingress, shall be unla~?ful and it is hereby declared to be a nuisance and any vehicle So parked may be remove8 and stored under the direction of any police officer and the cost of such removal and storage shall be charged to the owner or person in possession of such vehicle. Section 40. NI~f.B~.R PLATES FOR TRAILERS: No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle to which atrat, ler is attached unless the legally authorized number plates of such trailer are attached conspic- uously to the rear thereof, if such trailer is drawn or trailed behind, or in the front thereof in the event that such trailer be propelled in advance. Section 41. NOT TO BE DRAWN ALONG: No person shall take hold of a vehicle for the purpose of being drawn along by such veht cle. Section 4~ OBSERVE oIGNS AND BARRIERS: No person shall disregard any signal sign, placard or barrier relating to the use oF streets, erected by the govermnental authorities. Section 43. NOT TO DISTURB TRAFFIC SIGNS: No pe~_~son without proper authority so to do shall remove, deface, mutilate, disturb or destroy any public traFFic sign, placard, sign board, guide post, or other simila~ direction or traffic sign, erected or put in place by or with the consent of any Ordinance No. 1517 (cont) governmental authority, when such consent appears thereon; nor remove or disturb any light placed upon a disabled vehicle. Section 44. NOT TO LEAVE HORSES UNATTE?OED: No person shall leave a horse of which he is in charge, unattended, unless the same shall be securely tied or hitched~by a chain, strap or rope fastened to its neck or bridle and to a post or other permanent fastening or by a weight of not less than~enty pounds connected with the bit and resting upon the ground. Section ~5. NOT T0 L~0LEST 0r!t~ VEHICLES: ~,~_~. No peg"son shall untie, ~mfasten or l~berate, without authority, the horse of ~o~e: or lead, ride or drive away without authority, the horse or vehicle or take or carry away any property in or attached to the vehicle of ~othe~ From the place where left b-y the owner or person In charge thereof; nor molest, disfigure, maim or kill the horse of another; nor meddle with, deface, mutilate or destroy the vehicle of another. Section 46. OPERATORS LICELSE, It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a motor vehicle on any public street or alley in the City of Bremerton without having first procured .and having in his possession a current and valid operators license as provided for by the laws of the State of Washington, and it shall be unlawful to drive or operate any motor vehicle on the public streets or alleys of such-city while the ope~:,ators license of the driver of such vehicle shall be suspended or revoked. Section 47. DRIVING UNDER IN~UENCE 0F INTOXICANTS OR DRUGS:~ It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle upon the public streets or h~ighways of the City of Bremerton while 'under the influence of or affected by the use of intoxicating liquor or of ~y narcotic drug. Upon conviction for the violation of the provisions of this section the court shall revoke the operator's license of such person, in a~dition to ~y other p~is~mnt hereinafter.~eferred to. Section 48. RECKLESS DRIVING:~ ~-,~--~ ~"~%t shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in a reckless ':::ma~er over and along the public streets and highways of the City of Bremerton; . for the purposes of this section, "to operate in a reckless m~ner'~ shall be con- strued to mean, to operate a motor vekicle upon the public streets or highways of the City of Bre~erton'in such a m~ner as to indicate either a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of person or property. Section 49. NEGLIGENT DRIVING:~ ~-~-~ :: It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle in a negligent manner over and along the public streets ~d highways of the City of Bremerton; for "to ooerate tn a negligent manner" shall be con- the purposes of this section, strued to mean the operation of a motor vehicle upon the public streets or hi.ways' of the 0ity of Bremerton in such a manner as to endanger or be likely to endanger ~y persons or property. The offense of operating a vehicle In a negligent manner shall be considered 2o be a lesser offense than, but included in, the offense of operating a vehicle in s reckless manner, and any person charged with operating a vehicle reckless m~ner may be convicted of the lesser offense of operating a vehicle in a negligent manner. Section 50. PEDESTRIANS: Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic control signals at intersections ~d the directions of officers discharging the duty of directing traffic at intersections. ~ere traffic control signals are not tn place or in operation, the operator of a vehicle shall yield the right of way, slowing down or stopping, if need be to so yield, to ~y pedestrian crossing the roadway within a marked crosswalk or within any ~arked crosswalk or within any ~mmarked crosswalk of ~y intersection. ~enever ~y v~hicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at ~y unmarked cross- walk at ~y intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the operator of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle. Between adjacent intersections at which traffic controi signals are in operation and in business districts it shall be unlawful for pedestrians to cross the roadway. Pedestrians crossing a roadway other than at intersection Ordinance No. 1517 (cent) ~unneil or overhead pedestrian crosswlks shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway. It shall ' ul for a oedestrian'toss a __dwa~.. at ~ point~ a pedestrian~ o J ' fHas sen provided. Not withstanding the provisions of this section, every operator of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with s. ny pedes- trian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise all proper precaution upon obserwing any children or any con- fused or incapacitated person upon the roadway. Section 51. HIT AND RUN DRIVINg.-, STATIONARY 0BJECTS:~ The operator of any vehicle which collided with any othe~~ vehicle which is unattend- ed shall immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle of the name and address of the operator and owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle or shall leave in a conspicu- ous place in the vehicle struck a written notice, giving the name and address of the operator and of the owner of the vehicle striking such other vehicle. The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to property fixed or placed upon or adjacent to any public high, way shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such fact and of the name and address of the operator and owner of the vehicle striking such property, or shall lea,ze in a conspicuous place upon the property struck a written notice, giving the name and address of the operator and of the owner of the vehicle so striking the property, and such person shall further make report of such accident as in the case of other accidents upon the public highways of this state. Section 52. HIT A_ND R'I1N DRIVING: =~--~-.-~-~z~.~,?~ ,~-,~--~ (A) An operator of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in the inju~'y to or death of any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of su. ch accident or as close thereto as possible but shall then forthwith return to, and in every event remain at, the scene of such accident' until he has fulfilled the. requirements of subdivision (C) of this section. (B) The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only. in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall in~,edlately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident or as close thereto as possible and shall forthwith return to, and in any event shall remain at, the scene of such accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of subdivision (C) of this section. (C) The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or ds3.~age to any vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall give his name, address and vehicle license number and shall exhibit his vehicle operator's license to any person struck or injured or the operator or any occupant of, or any person attending, any such vehicle collided with and shall render to any person injured in such accident reasonable assistance, includ- ing the carrying or the making of arrangements for the carrying of such person to a physician or hospital for medical treatment if it is apparent that such treat- ment is necessary or if such carrying is requested by the injured person or on his behalf. Under no circumstances shall the rendering of assistance or other compli- ance with the .previa. ions of this subsection be evidence &f the liability of any operator for such accident. It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle at a"Ereater rate of speed than as follows: in all business districts in the City of Bremerton, 20 miles per hour; crossing on intersections, 20 miles per hour; in all residential sections, 25 miles per hour; in all schoOl zones, 20 miles per hour; across all bridges; 20 miles per hour, provided, however, that the Chief of Police, by order as hereinafter provided, may designate a lower speed limit in any of the aforesaid districts, which designation shall be posted by a conspicuous sign in the vicinity where such speed limit is lowered. Section 54. DESTROYING TICKETS: It shall be unlawful for any person to mutilate or destroy any tr~ffic tickets issued t~y any member of the police department for a traffic violation. Section 55. INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS: It shall be lawful and the Chief of Police for the City of Bremerton is hereby authorized to hold any car involved in any collision, for the purpose .of investi- gating such collision, for a period of 48 hours. Ordinance No. 1517 (cont) Section 56. RULES AND REGULATIONS: The Chief of Police of the City of Bremerton is hereby directed and authori~ed to make such other and further rules s~d regulations in the manner hereinafter p'rovided for the regulation, direction, and control of parking, speeding, a nd traffic con- trol. Such rules and regulations shall be in writing, shall be m~bered consecu- tively and shall become effective immediately upon approval by the City Co~cil, and upon filing the original of such order with the City Clerk; and the City Clerk ts hereby directed to keep such rules ~d regulations in a book available for the public's inspection at all times during the office hours of the City Clerk. ~enever the Chief of Police with the approval of the Council shall make any rule or regulation governing the parking of automobiles, the designation of a speed limit, or other traffic control, the notice thereof shall~be posted in a conspicu- ous place In the vicinity where such regulation ts to be effective and the author- Ity shall be displayed on such notice in the following manner: "By order No of the Chief of Police" provided further that it shall be unlawful for any person to violate any orders of the Chief of Police approved in writing by the Council and filed with the City Clerk. Section 5V. AR~ TRAFFIC: Trucks or other vehicles of the United States A~y traveling in groups, in single file, or in procession and under escort shall have the right of way over other civilian vehicular traffic at intersections even thou~ traffic lights should change wh~le such procession of vehicles shoul8 be passing through such intersection ~d it shall be ~lawful for ~y person to.~rive through, interrupt, or otherwise interfere with the travel of such vehicles so traveling. Section 58. REPEALINC CLAUSE: Ordinance No. 565, 817, lO21, 776, 1~$4, 14~, and all other ordin~ces or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. If any section clause, or phrase of this ~din~ce is for any reason held to be unconstitutional invalid, such decision shall not effect the validity of the remaining portions · of this ordinance and the City Council hereby declares it would have enacted this ordinance if such section, clause, or phrase were omitted. Section 59. APPLICABILTY OF ORDINANCE --'DEFINITIONS: :~.'The provisions of this ordinance relating to the operation of vehicles shall be applicable and ~iformly apply to the operation of any an~ all vehicles upon the city streets and alleys or other public place of the City of Bremerton and every person riding a bicycle, motorcycle or an animal or driving ~y animal or 0Penating ~y nature of conveyance or drawing any vehicle upon the city streets and alleys ] or other public place shall be subject to the provisions of this ordinance relat- lng to the operation of vehiCles ~U applicable to the operator of a vehicle ex- cept those provisions which by their nature have no application. Wor~s an~ phrases used herein shall hav~ the meaning generally ascribed as provided by the Washington State Motor Vehicle Act. :: Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any qf the provisions of this ordinance, or who shall counsel, aid or abet any such violation or failure to com- ply herewith, shall be deemeC guilty of a misdemeanor, ~d upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than Three Hnndred (~'$300.00) Dollars, or by Impr~so~ent in the city jail for a 'te~ not "exceeding Ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisoment. S¢ction 81. EMERGENCY: An emergency exists affecting the peace, health and safety of ~e citizens of the City of Bremerton, and this ordinance shall become effective i~ediately upon passage and publication. PASSED by the City Council of the Oity of Bremerton, signed by the ~Isyor, and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of auch passage this 3rd day of February, 1943. '