CHAPTER 2
GENERAL VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC PROVISIONS
GENERAL VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC PROVISIONS
SECTION:
7-2-1: Vehicle Defined
7-2-2: Through Or Arterial Streets; One-Way Streets
7-2-3: Stop Streets
7-2-4: Yield Right Of Way Streets
7-2-5: Posting Of Signs
7-2-6: Left Turn At Main And Central
7-2-7: Traffic Control Legend At Main And Central
7-2-8: Speed Limits
7-2-9: U-Turns
7-2-10: Truck Regulations
7-2-11: Driving Over Fire Hose
7-2-12: Lugs On Wheels Prohibited
7-2-13: Sound Amplification Systems In Vehicles
7-2-14: Display Unofficial Sign, Signal Or Device
7-2-15: Deface Or Interfere With Signs Or Barricades
A. Definition: Except as provided in subsection B of this section, "vehicle" means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, except devices moved by animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
B. Statutes:
1. In Montana Code Annotated title 61, chapters 3 and 4, "vehicle" means "motor vehicle" as defined in Montana Code Annotated section 61-1-102.
2. In Montana Code Annotated title 61, chapter 8, part 4, "vehicle" does not include a "bicycle" as defined in Montana Code Annotated section 61-1-123.
3. In Montana Code Annotated title 61, chapter 8, part 4, except sections 61-8-440 through 61-8-442, "vehicle" includes a "snowmobile". (2006 Code)
The following streets and avenues and parts of streets and avenues are hereby designated as through or arterial streets:
A. Main Street: Main Street, from the easterly limits of the city through the city to the westerly limits of the city, except that all vehicles proceeding along Main Street shall be controlled by the traffic control signal at the intersection thereof with North and South Central Avenue.
B. Railway Street: Railway Street from the easterly limits of the city through the city to the westerly limits of the city, except that all vehicles proceeding along Railway Street shall stop at the intersection thereof with North Central Avenue, as indicated by the four-way stop sign.
C. Other Streets:
1. First Street Northwest and First Street Northeast are hereby designated through streets and all traffic on avenues intersecting First Street Northwest and First Street Northeast shall come to a complete stop prior to entering First Street Northwest and First Street Northeast.
2. Second Street Northeast is hereby designated a through street and all traffic on First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Avenues Northeast intersecting Second Street Northeast shall come to a complete stop prior to entering Second Street Northeast.
3. Second Street Southeast and Second Street Southwest are hereby designated through streets, and all traffic intersecting Second Street Southeast and Second Street Southwest shall come to a complete stop prior to entering Second Street Southeast and Second Street Southwest.
D. Stopping Of Vehicles, Other Conveyances:
1. All vehicles and other conveyances to which this chapter applies, when approaching the above designated through or arterial streets, shall come to a full and complete stop before entering said through or arterial street or avenue.
2. No vehicles, conveyances or animals being ridden by a rider shall enter such through or arterial street or avenue until they can do so without impeding or interfering with the progress of other vehicles, conveyances or riders proceeding along aforesaid streets or avenues.
E. One-Way Streets: The following streets and avenues and parts of streets and avenues are hereby designated as one-way streets:
Fourth Avenue Southwest between East Main Street and First Street Southwest where all vehicles shall travel only in a southwesterly direction. (Ord. 12.01, 8-7-2000)
In addition to the stops required before entering the through streets designated in section 7-2-2 of this chapter, all vehicles, conveyances and riders shall come to a full and complete stop before entering any of the following street intersections:
A. Railway Street and North Central Avenue: All traffic, as indicated by the stop signs.
B. Main Street and North and South Central Avenue: When the traffic control signal light located at the intersection has been rendered inoperative due to mechanical or electrical power failure, all northbound and southbound traffic.
C. First Street Southwest and Highway 2: All westbound traffic.
D. Fifth Avenue Southwest and Highway 2: All northbound traffic.
E. West Railway Street and Highway 2: All westbound traffic.
F. Second Street Northeast and Second Street Northwest and North Central Avenue, posted with stop signs as well as red blinker signal light: All eastbound and westbound traffic. In addition to this stop intersection, all northbound and southbound traffic along North Central Avenue is required to slow down and enter this intersection with caution, as indicated by a yellow blinker signal.
G. School year restrictions:
1. During the school year, normally between September and June, at the intersection of First Street Southeast and Third and Fourth Avenues Southeast, all eastbound/westbound and northbound/southbound traffic; during such time, these intersections will be posted for a four-way stop.
2. During the school year, normally between September and June, on Monday through Friday, and during the school hours, normally eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. to four thirty o'clock (4:30) P.M. of each regular school day, when school is in session, there shall be stop signs visible and in effect at the school crosswalks on Second Avenue Southeast and Third Avenue Southeast so that all traffic going north or south on said avenues shall come to a complete stop during the hereinabove mentioned times and places, and stop signs shall be placed in said areas visible to the public. Said stop signs shall be moved when the stop signs are not to be in effect, allowing traffic to proceed without the requirement of a stop. (Ord. 12.01, 8-7-2000)
H. All traffic will come to a complete stop at the intersections hereinafter designated, effectuating a four-way stop so that all eastbound/westbound and northbound/southbound traffic will come to a complete stop at these intersections. Stop signs will be placed at said intersections warning eastbound/westbound and northbound/southbound traffic to come to a complete stop before entering these intersections. These four-way stop intersections are:
1. The intersection of Second Avenue Southeast and First Street Southeast.
2. The intersection of Second Avenue Southeast and Third Street Southeast.
3. The intersection of Fifth Avenue Southwest and First Street Southwest.
4. The intersection of First Avenue Southeast and First Street Southeast.
5. The intersection of Third Avenue Southeast and Third Street Southeast. (Ord. 12.02, 8-1-2005)
6. The intersection of Second Avenue Southwest and Third Street Southwest. (Per correspondence dated 5-21-2009)
I. First Street Southeast and First Street Southwest and South Central Avenue: All traffic on First Street Southeast and First Street Southwest shall come to a full and complete stop before entering South Central Avenue. (Ord. 12.01, 8-7-2000)
J. First Street Southwest: All traffic on First Street Southwest shall come to a full and complete stop before entering First Avenue Southwest.
K. First Street Southeast: All traffic on First Street Southeast shall come to a full and complete stop before entering Fifth Avenue Southeast. (Ord. 397, 5-20-2002)
L. Third Street Southeast and Sixth Avenue Southeast: All traffic on Sixth Avenue Southeast at the intersection with Third Street Southeast shall come to a full and complete stop before entering the intersection. Stop signs shall be visibly placed so that all northbound and southbound traffic on Sixth Avenue Southeast at the intersection with Third Street Southeast are notified that a stop is required before entering or crossing Third Street Southeast. (Ord. 2009-01, 3-16-2009)
M. Third Street Southwest and Third Avenue Southwest and Fourth Avenue Southwest: The two (2) intersections on Third Street Southwest and Third Avenue Southwest and Fourth Avenue Southwest shall have stop signs placed requiring all east and westbound traffic on Third Street Southwest to stop before proceeding into the intersections.
N. Fourth Avenue Southeast and Mountainview Boulevard and Fourth Street Southeast: Where Fourth Avenue Southeast intersects with Mountainview Boulevard a stop sign shall mark the intersection requiring all east and westbound traffic on Fourth Street Southeast to stop and yield to the north and southbound traffic on Fourth Avenue Southeast.
O. Fourth Avenue Southwest and First Street Southwest: Presently there is a stop sign located on the 10 block of Fourth Avenue Southwest requiring southbound traffic to stop prior to entering the intersection with First Street Southwest. The northbound lane of traffic on First Street Southwest on the 100 block shall also have a stop sign to require all northbound traffic on First Street Southwest to stop prior to entering the intersection with First Street Southwest. (Ord. 17-02, 9-5-2017)
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