Sec. 19-230. Use of right half of crosswalks.

(a)   Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalks.

(b)   Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Code 1965, § 28-139; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

Sec. 19-231. Crossings at other than crosswalks.

(a)   Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk 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)   Violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-4.

(Code 1965, § 28-140; Ord. No. 4910, § 2, 11-9-21)

State law reference(s)—Crossing at other than crosswalks, G.S. 20-174(a), (b).

Secs. 19-232. Reserved.

Editor's note(s)—Ord. No. 4910, § 2, adopted November 9, 2021, repealed § 19-232, which pertained to soliciting rides, and derived from the Code of 1965, § 28-141.

Sec. 19-233. Duty of drivers to use care.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding a horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway.

(Code 1965, § 28-142)

State law reference(s)—Similar provisions, G.S. 20-174(e).

Secs. 19-234. Reserved.

Editor's note(s)—Ord. No. 4910, § 2, adopted November 9, 2021, repealed § 19-233, which pertained to citation for certain violations, and derived from the Code of 1965, § 28-143.

Secs. 19-235—19-255. Reserved.

ARTICLE VII. VEHICLE LICENSE TAX 3

 

Notes

3	State law reference(s)— Authority to impose annual license tax on motor vehicles, G.S. 160A-213.

Sec. 19-256. Levy.

An annual license tax in the sum of $5.00 shall be paid for each motor vehicle, private or for hire, including any taxicab or truck, which is required to be listed for the purpose of personal property taxes within the city and for which a state license plate or tag is required to be issued. The tax shall be assessed on a calendar-year basis and shall be paid on or before January 5 of each year. The number of motor vehicles for which each person shall be liable for the annual license tax shall be based upon record ownership of motor vehicles as of January 1 of the preceding year.

(Code 1965, § 28-154; Ord. No. 1706, § 1, 10-11-88)

Secs. 19-257—19-275. Reserved.

ARTICLE VIII. RAILROADS 4

 

Notes

4	State law reference(s)— Certain vehicles must stop at railroad grade crossings, G.S. 20-143.1; authority of city to control or prohibit the laying of tracks in streets, G.S. 160A-298.

Sec. 19-276. Speed limit for trains.

No railroad company shall run or operate its engines or trains within the city at a greater rate of speed than 20 miles per hour.

(Code 1965, § 23-7)

Sec. 19-277. Construction or repair of bridges or culverts in streets.

(a)   If, upon report of the traffic engineer or from other satisfactory evidence, the city council is convinced that the public safety requires that any railroad company should repair any of its bridges or culverts in any street in the city or should construct new bridges or culverts therein, the council shall cause written notice of 30 days to be given such company to this effect and order such work to be done at once under the supervision and direction of the city engineer, and such work shall be done at once, after the expiration of such notice, under the supervision and direction of the city engineer.

(b)   No railroad company shall build or repair any bridge or culvert in any street in the city except after notice to do so, as provided for in subsection (a) of this section, and then only under the direction of the traffic engineer.

(Code 1965, § 23-1)