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Whenever the City of Flint Traffic Engineer determines upon the basis of an engineering and traffic study conducted pursuant to accepted guidelines established by the Michigan State Highway Commission and the American Association of State Highway Commission and the American Association of State Highway Officials, that changes in existing regulations or new regulations controlling parking time zones, no parking zones, one-way streets, stops at railroad crossings, left and right turns at certain locations, speed limits or any other matter pertaining to the movement and parking of vehicles are necessary, he shall file said new regulations or changes, other than those in effect pursuant to § 28-1.1, with the City Clerk. Unless said proposed changes are rejected by the City Council within thirty (30) days after receipt by the City Clerk, they shall become effective as soon thereafter as appropriate signs, conforming to specifications listed in the Michigan Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and sufficient in number to apprise the ordinary observant person of the existence of the regulations are installed. The new regulations and changes and the signs installed, relative thereto shall be incorporated into the list of regulations currently in effect and hereby adopted as the “official regulations” and “authorized signs” for the purposes of Chapter 28. A list of all regulations and the location of all signs shall be maintained in the office of Traffic Engineer, and a list of all regulations shall be filed with the City Clerk.
(Ord. 2692, passed 2-12-1979)
Every person propelling any push cart or riding a bicycle or any animal, and every person driving any animal-drawn vehicle shall be subject to the provisions of this ordinance applicable to the driver of any vehicle, except those provisions of this ordinance which by their very nature can have no application, and except as persons riding bicycles are subject to additional or special rules by State law or this ordinance.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)
Hand and foot propelled conveyances, push carts, and other similar wagons and conveyances shall comply with all regulations contained herein pertaining to vehicles insofar as the same is applicable to them. Any such carts, fruit vending carts or other licensed wagon or stand used for selling nuts, candy, fruit or other articles, shall when standing in a place where parking of vehicles is allowed, move from such space upon the request of a police officer.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)
The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to any driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States government, this State, County or City, and it shall be unlawful for any such driver to violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, except as otherwise permitted in this ordinance or by State statute.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)
The provisions of this ordinance regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall apply to authorized emergency vehicles, as defined in this ordinance, except as follows. A driver when operating any such vehicle in an emergency, except when otherwise directed by a police officer, may:
(a) Park or stand notwithstanding the provisions of this ordinance.
(b) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation.
(c) Exceed the speed limit so long as he does not endanger life or property.
(d) Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specific directions so long as he does not endanger life or property.
The foregoing exceptions shall not, however, operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950)
The Chief of Police shall enforce the provisions of this ordinance and the regulations adopted by him and/or the Traffic Engineer hereunder. Subject to provisions hereof it shall be the duty of the Police Department to direct and control traffic of vehicles and pedestrians.
In case of a fire, or other emergency, or in case of a parade or other concourse of people, the Police Department shall direct traffic and erect signs as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other ordinance.
(Ord. 894, passed 1-5-1950; Ord. 2095, passed 11-11-1968)
The Chief of Police of the City of Flint may authorize persons other than police officers of the City of Flint to issue parking violation notices as defined in Section 742(8)(a) of Public Act 66 of 1979, being MCLA § 257.742(8)(a), and MSA § 9.2442, for parking violations designated as civil infractions and committed contrary to the provisions of the Flint City Code.
The Chief of Police shall obtain a receipt from each non-police officer to whom a parking violation notice book has been issued upon a form created for this purpose.
No person shall be authorized to issue parking violation notices unless he has received training in the pertinent procedures and ordinances of the City of Flint at the Flint Police Regional Training Academy, and works under the supervision of a person who, even though not regularly employed by the Police Department, has been fully trained as required by the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Training Council Act.
(Ord. 2755, passed 1-14-1980)
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