A. Imprudent Driving:
1. It shall be a violation for any person operating, riding or in charge of any vehicle upon any public highway in said city of Carlin to operate, drive or propel such vehicle upon such highway in other than a careful and prudent manner and without due regard for the safety and convenience of persons, vehicles or other property. A violation of this subsection constitutes imprudent driving.
2. It shall be a violation for any person to start or accelerate any motor vehicle with an unnecessary exhibition of speed on any public way within the city limits. Prima facie evidence of such unnecessary exhibition of speed shall be unreasonable squealing or screeching sounds emitted by the tires or the throwing of sand or gravel by the tires of said vehicle or both. A violation of this subsection constitutes imprudent driving.
B. Zone of Quiet: The city council may, by resolution, declare and designate any street or alley within two hundred feet (200') of a hospital, church, courthouse or sick chamber, a "zone of quiet", and upon and in this zone, where so declared and designated, there shall be no ringing of bells, sounding of gongs or whistles or unnecessary noises or itinerant music.
C. Police Orders: Drivers of vehicles shall, at all times, comply with any direction, by voice or hand or whistle, of any member of the police force or peace officer, as to stopping, starting, approaching or departing from any place, and as to the manner of taking on or discharging passengers or loading or unloading goods, or as to parking vehicles, or as to the speed at which a motor vehicle is being driven.
E. Sports in Streets: No person shall engage in any sport, amusement or occupation likely to create a hazard to drivers, passengers of vehicles or others, upon any street.
F. Speed Regulations:
1. Maximum Limits: No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than:
a. Fifteen (15) miles per hour when passing a school building or the grounds thereof, contiguous to a street, alley or highway on the days when school is in session from eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. until five o'clock (5:00) P.M. Such prima facie limit also shall apply when passing any school grounds which are not separated from the street or highway by a fence, gate or any other physical barrier, while such grounds are in use by children.
b. Twenty five (25) miles per hour on all streets, alleys and highways unless a different speed limit is posted pursuant to the provisions set forth in this code. All speed zones established for which signs have been posted for a rate of speed other than twenty five (25) miles per hour as of the effective date of this chapter are hereby ratified and approved.
c. Seventy five (75) miles per hour on that portion of Interstate 80 within the limits of the city.
2. Determination Of Speed: Any relevant evidence of speed is admissible including, and without being limited to, the following:
a. Estimation by visual observation of a moving vehicle.
b. The speedometer reading of a following vehicle at a speed not greater than the speed of the vehicle being followed.
c. Readings from radar equipment designed for such purpose when the equipment has been tested with a tuning fork after being set up at the location where the reading was taken.
d. Speed may be determined by a speedometer in the vehicle.
G. Bells, Horns: It shall be a violation for any person to ride, drive or propel any motorcycle, automobile or other motorized vehicle within the limits of the city without having attached to such motorcycle, automobile or other motorized vehicle a bell, gong or horn in good working order, and sufficient to give warning of such vehicle to pedestrians and to riders or drivers of other vehicles. Said bell, gong or horn shall be of such size only as may be necessary to give such warning. Every person operating a motor vehicle shall sound said bell, horn, gong, whistle or other device whenever necessary, as a warning of danger, but not at other times or for any other purposes.
H. Mufflers on Vehicles; Noise:
1. It shall be a violation for any person to ride, drive or propel, or to cause or permit to be ridden, driven or propelled, any motor vehicle in, upon or along any street, or to operate or cause or permit to be operated, the motor in any such vehicles in any street or other public place, if such motor vehicle or the motor in such vehicle is not provided with a good and sufficient muffler properly attached thereto, or if the exhaust from the motor in which such vehicle is ejected otherwise than through such muffler, or if such exhaust is ejected toward the surface of the street or ground.
2. It shall be a violation for anyone operating a self-propelled vehicle upon the streets to permit the pipes, mufflers or other devices to emit the sounds of exhaust in a loud and annoying manner; it being the intention of this subsection to compel the operation of such self-propelled vehicles in as noiseless a manner as possible.
I. Draining of Gasoline: It shall be a violation for any person operating any automobile or any machinery or apparatus using electricity, gasoline or other product of petroleum for its motor power, to drain from the crank or gear case, or from any other part of said machinery, upon any street.
J. Parking for Sale or Display Prohibited: It shall be a violation for any person to park any automobile or other vehicle in or on any street or alley in the city for the purpose of sale or display or for any person to use a street or alley as a place of storage for automobiles or other vehicles.
K. Parking and Stopping: It shall be a violation for any person to park or cause to be parked any motor vehicle or horse drawn vehicle upon any street, roadway or highway within the city, otherwise than on the right hand side of any street, roadway or highway and parallel to the boundary thereof, save and except in those areas where parking lanes are designated on any street, highway or roadway at forty five degree (45°) angles. In said areas parking shall be done at forty five degree (45°) angles within said parking lanes. The city council shall designate the areas on said streets, roadways or highways upon which parking shall be done at said forty five degree (45°) angles. Wherever said areas are established they shall clearly be designated by painted stripes.
L. Removal of Cars: It shall be a violation for any person in charge of any vehicle standing on any public highway in the city to fail, refuse or neglect to move such vehicle when requested so to do by any police officer, and in the event the person in charge cannot be found, the officer may remove such vehicle to a safe place and notify said person in charge. Should a person violate the provisions of this section, removal of the vehicle shall be at the expense of the owner or the person in charge of the vehicle.
M. Trains on Crossings: It shall be a violation for any person or persons in charge or control, either as engineer, conductor, brakeman, trainmaster, or otherwise, of any engine, car, train of cars, or any part of a train of cars, or combination of any engines, cars, trains of cars, or parts of any trains of cars, on any railroad operated within or passing through the city, to cause or allow such engine, car, train of cars, or part of a train of cars, or a combination thereof, to stand or remain on or across two (2) or more street crossings within the city at the same time so as to hinder or obstruct travel on or over any street, for any period of time exceeding ten (10) minutes; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any passenger train running through the city.
N. Designation of Traffic Districts: The city council may, by resolution, when it is deemed advisable for safety or convenience of traffic, designate certain places or districts known as "no parking districts" in which places and districts it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle, or to hitch any animals, or leave any animals standing, and the council may, by resolution, when it is deemed advisable for the safety or convenience of traffic, designate what shall be known as "one-way streets", upon which the traffic shall always travel in one direction, and may also, when it is deemed advisable for the safety or the convenience of traffic, designate, by resolution, certain streets, or portions of streets, on which the traffic shall always turn in one direction, and may also, when it is deemed advisable for the safety or convenience of traffic, designate by resolution, certain streets, or portions of streets, as boulevards, and requiring each and every vehicle to come to a full stop before crossing such streets designated as boulevards, and may, when it is deemed advisable for the safety or convenience of traffic, designate and create, by resolution, traffic districts in the city, and regulate the traffic, speed and direction of travel in said districts; and any violation of said resolution shall be a violation of this code.
O. Truck and Hazardous Material Routes:
1. Definitions:
TRUCKS: | Any commercial vehicle designed or operated for the transportation of property and whose body weight or combined body and load weight exceeds ten thousand (10,000) pounds. |
2. Schedule of Routes:
a. Truck Route:
Chestnut Street (SR221).
Eighth Street, beginning at Chestnut Street (SR221) and terminating at Fir Street.
Fir Street, beginning at Eighth Street and terminating at Twelfth Street.
Fourth Street, beginning at Chestnut Street (SR221) and terminating at Main Street.
Griffin Street.
Hamilton Street, beginning at Second Street and terminating at Fourth Street.
Main Street, beginning at Fourth Street and terminating at Thirteenth Street.
Poplar Street.
South Seventh Street, beginning at Main Street and terminating at city limits.
Spruce Street.
Tenth Street (SR278).
Twelfth Street, beginning at Chestnut Street (SR221) and terminating at Fir Street.
b. Hazardous Material Route:
Chestnut Street (SR221).
Griffin Street.
Main Street, beginning at Tenth Street (SR278) and terminating at Thirteenth Street.
Poplar Street.
Spruce Street.
Tenth Street (SR278).
3. Application of Regulations: It is a violation for any truck to operate within the city limits other than over and along the truck and/or hazardous material route(s) herein established:
a. Exceptions:
(1) The operation of trucks upon any street where necessary to conduct business at a destination point, provided streets upon which such traffic is permitted are used until reaching the intersection nearest the destination point.
(2) The operation of emergency vehicles upon any street in the city.
(3) The operation of trucks owned or operated by the city, public utilities, any contractor while engaged in the repair, maintenance or construction of street, street improvements or street utilities within the city.
4. Parking of Trucks in Residential Areas: It is a violation for any person to stand, park or leave running any truck in any residential area zoned neighborhood residence, intermediate residence, rural residence and farming or mobile home districts except when engaged in the loading or unloading of merchandise or when such vehicle is being used in conjunction with the performance of service, repair, construction or similar use.
5. Loads on Vehicles: No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any public street, highway or alley within the city unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, shifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substances may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining such roadway.
6. Issuance of Special Permits for Movement of Buildings and Other Structures; Conditions; Applications:
a. The city manager or designee may at his discretion, upon application in writing filed with the city clerk at least forty eight (48) hours in advance of the requested movement, issue a special permit in writing authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle, combination of vehicles or special mobile equipment for the purpose of transporting a building or other structure of a size or weight in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds within, into or through the City of Carlin.
b. Such permits shall be issued on a single trip basis only.
c. In issuing such permits, the city manager or designee may impose such conditions thereon, such as routes to be followed, place of operation or movement, time of operation or movement or other matters which shall be deemed necessary or proper to protect the streets, highways and alleys from excessive damage or to minimize the dangers, inconveniences or delays to the general public.
d. Application for such permit:
(1) Specifically describe the vehicle, combination of vehicles or special mobile equipment and load thereon including the width, length and total gross weight with load imposed and number of axles of the vehicle or equipment and the width, length and height of the building or other structure to be moved thereby.
(2) Indicate the particular streets, highways or alleys over which the special permit to operate or move is requested.
(3) State the date and time for which such permit is requested.
e. The city manager may notify the police and fire departments of the issuance of such special permits at least twenty four (24) hours in advance of the requested movement, describing the conditions of the permit and the appointed route and time of the movement.
7. Vehicles Containing Hazardous Materials: It is a violation for any operator or owner to park any vehicle overnight or deviate off the hazardous material route for any purpose, when such vehicle is laden with hazardous, flammable or explosive materials as defined by title 49 of the code of federal regulations, parts 171-179, inclusive, of the hazardous materials regulations, as from time to time amended; hazardous materials as defined in title 10 of the code of federal regulations, part 71 of the nuclear regulatory commission, as from time to time amended, and title 29 of the code of federal regulations, parts 390-397, inclusive, of the federal motor carrier safety regulations, as from time to time amended.
8. Enforcement:
a. Maintain Maps Of Routes: The city clerk shall keep and maintain accurate maps setting out the commercial truck and hazardous material routes and streets upon which truck and hazardous material traffic is permitted.
b. Weigh In: The chief of police or any other appropriate city, county or state law enforcement authority shall have the power to require any person driving or in control of any commercial truck not proceeding over the truck or hazardous material routes to proceed to any public or private scale available for the purpose of weighing and determining whether this chapter has been complied with.
c. Posting Routes: The city of Carlin shall make reasonable efforts to place commercial truck or hazardous material routes signs on all streets designated as a truck and hazardous material route.
d. Violation; Penalty: Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall have committed a civil infraction of the City code and shall be subject to penalties permitted for traffic civil infractions as provided by the Nevada Revised Statutes. (Ord. 255. 12-15-2022)