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The provisions of this chapter regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall apply to authorized emergency vehicles, except that a driver, when operating any such vehicle in an emergency, may:
(1) Park or stand, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation.
(3) Disregard regulations governing direction or movement or turning in specified directions, so long as he does not endanger life or property.
These exemptions shall not protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of others.
(Code 1965, § 28-11)
Every person propelling any pushcart or riding a bicycle or an animal upon a roadway and every person driving any animal shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter applicable to the driver of any vehicle, except those provisions of this chapter which, by their very nature, can have no application.
(Code 1965, § 28-12)
State law reference(s)—Similar provisions, G.S. 20-171.
Vehicles of the city police department and any private vehicles used by police department personnel and approved by the traffic engineer that are subject to emergency travel shall be equipped with blue emergency signal lights. No other privately owned emergency vehicle authorized under this chapter shall be equipped with or use blue emergency signal lights.
(Code 1965, § 28-13)
(a) The driver of a vehicle involved in a collision resulting in injury to or death of any person or total property damage to an apparent extent of $500.00 or more shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of the collision to the police department, if the collision occurs within the city.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the driver of any motor vehicle which collides with another motor vehicle left parked or unattended on any street or highway in the city shall immediately report the collision to the owner of such parked or unattended motor vehicle. Such report shall include the time, date and place of the collision and the driver's name, address, operator's or chauffeur's license number and the registration number of the vehicle being operated by the driver at the time of the collision. Such report may be oral or in writing. If the driver is, for any reason, unable to make the report required by this subsection, such driver shall make and file a report of the collision in the same manner and subject to the same requirements as in the case of a collision as provided in subsection (a) of this section. Any report made pursuant to this subsection shall be competent in any civil action for the sole purpose of establishing the identity of the person operating the moving vehicle at the time of colliding with the parked or unattended vehicle.
(c) The police department may require the driver of a vehicle involved in a collision which is required to be reported by this section to file a supplemental report when the original report is insufficient, in the opinion of the department, and the department may require witnesses of a collision to render reports.
(d) Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.
(Code 1965, § 28-14; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)
State law reference(s)—Similar provisions, G.S. 20-166.1.
Civil penalties as set forth in Appendix B of this Code shall be assessed for the violation of the provisions of sections 19-16, 19-137, 19-138, 19-139, 19-140, 19-143, and 19-144 of this chapter. All other violations of this chapter shall constitute an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $50.00.
(Code 1965, § 28-159; Ord. No. 1981, 8-25-92; Ord. No. 2024, § 1(b), 4-27-93; Ord. No. 4715, § 3, 11-27-18)
The city manager shall establish an appeals process for persons contesting any civil penalty issued by a city employee pursuant to the chapter. Civil penalties must be appealed to the city manager or an office or official designated by the city manager within fifteen days of the issuance of the late notice.
(Ord. No. 3007, § 1, 3-25-03)
(a) The following definitions shall apply to this section:
E-scooter shall mean any two-wheeled device capable of propulsion by a motor or other power source with handlebars and a floorboard designed to be stood upon when riding. This device may also have a seat that does not interfere with the ability of the rider to stand and ride. This definition shall not include motorcycles, mopeds, or Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices as defined by the North Carolina General Statutes.
E-scooter share operator means an individual or a public, private, or non-profit entity that owns, manages or operates a system whereby e-scooters are parked, placed, stored, exhibited, demonstrated, sold, rented or offered for rent on public sidewalks and right-of-ways to customers on a self-service basis through an electronic platform.
(b) It shall be unlawful to park, place, store, exhibit, demonstrate, sell, rent or offer to sell or rent any e-scooter on any street, sidewalk, square, avenue, alley or within any park or other publicly owned property within the corporate limits of the City of Asheville.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any e-scooter share operator to permit an e-scooter it owns or leases to be parked, placed, stored, exhibited, demonstrated, sold, rented or offered for sale or rent on any street, sidewalk, square, avenue, alley or within any park or other publicly owned property within the corporate limits of the City of Asheville.
(d) It shall be unlawful to operate an e-scooter on any public street, sidewalk, alley, bridge or other way of public passage or within any park or on any other public property within the corporate limits of the City of Asheville.
(e) It shall be unlawful for any e-scooter share operator to permit an e-scooter it owns or leases to be operated on any public street, sidewalk, alley, bridge or other way of public passage or within any park or on any other public property within the corporate limits of the City of Asheville.
(f) A violation of this section shall be punishable by a civil penalty of $100.00 per occurrence, to be recovered by the city in a civil action in the nature of debt, if the offender does not pay the penalty within 30 days of receiving a notice of violation. This penalty shall be in addition to any penalty imposed by any other ordinance, rule, regulation or other provision of law.
(g) This section may be enforced by any city department or employee as designated by the city manager, who shall be authorized to remove any e-scooter found to be in violation of this section from any sidewalk, square, park or other public property without prior notice.
(h) Any e-scooter removed from city property pursuant to subsection (g) shall be returned to its owner upon the city receiving adequate proof of ownership. If an e-scooter removed from city property remains unclaimed after a period of 60 days, it will be deemed abandoned, and may be disposed of in any manner permitted by law.
(Ord. No. 4715, § 1, 11-27-18)
Secs. 19-17—19-35. Reserved.
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