It is hereby declared to be the intent of the city to aid and assist, by whatever means possible, for the utmost consistency in traffic regulation among and between agencies of Idaho having such jurisdiction. Toward that end, adoption of the Idaho motor vehicle laws by the cities of Idaho is a necessary means of assuring maximum uniformity within the state.
There is hereby adopted for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the use of all streets and public thoroughfares of the city, that certain code, identified as the Idaho motor vehicle laws, more particularly Idaho Code title 49, published by the department of law enforcement, and as the same may hereafter be revised by the Idaho legislature, or amended by the city, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as an ordinance of the city as fully as though set forth at length herein. (Ord. 88, 1-8-1985; amd. 2004 Code)
A. General Citywide Limits: It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle upon any of the public thoroughfares or roads within the corporate limits of the city presently existing or as may be hereafter established, at a speed in excess of twenty five (25) miles per hour except that upon the following designated streets the maximum rate of speed shall be fifteen (15) miles per hour:
Evergreen Drive as it extends from Lakeview Drive to its terminus
Fairway Road as it extends from Evergreen Drive to Bozanta Drive
Fir Lane as it extends from Evergreen Drive to Bozanta Drive
Morris Avenue as it extends from Cramp Avenue to Miles Avenue
Pine Road as it extends from Evergreen Drive to Bozanta Drive
Tobacco Road as it extends from Bozanta Drive to its terminus
Any speed in excess of the limit specified in this section shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful.
B. Special Zones: It shall be unlawful to operate any such vehicle in any school, church or special zone at a rate of speed greater than that prescribed by the mayor and city council when appropriate signs are placed at such zones. (Ord. 61, 5-6-1975)
A. Restrictions: No person shall stop, park or leave standing any "vehicle", defined as every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a street except devices moved by human power, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main traveled part of any city street. However, parking upon the paved or main traveled portion of any city street is allowed for those providing professional services to an adjacent property owner so long as associated vehicles do not remain parked thereon for a period exceeding two (2) hours and do not inhibit the current pattern of traffic on such street. Those providing professional services may park their vehicles on the paved or main traveled portion of a city street for longer than two (2) hours if advance permission is obtained from the City Police Department. Furthermore, no vehicle may be parked in city right-of-way that fronts private property for more than five (5) hours unless permission is obtained from the corresponding property owner. All parking of vehicles in city rights-of-way shall be parallel to the pavement, except for vehicles that are parked in a driveway or along Miles Avenue.
B. Removal Of Vehicles: Whenever any police officer employed by or on behalf of the city finds a vehicle standing upon a street in violation of any of the provisions of this section, such officer is hereby authorized to provide for the removal of such vehicle to the nearest available garage or other place of safety. All costs and expenses of taking and keeping any such vehicle, including the cost and expense of towing, keeping and storing, shall be paid by the owner of such vehicle.
C. Exceptions: This section shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while within a city right of way in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving such disabled vehicle in such position.
D. Penalty: Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished as provided in the general penalty in section 1-4-1 of this code. (Ord. 62, 7-1-1975; amd. 2004 Code; Ord. 300, 12-1-2020)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a commercial vehicle as defined in Idaho Code section 49-123(2)(c) upon the following streets and roads in the city of Hayden Lake: Strahorn Road, Lakeview Drive and Hayden Avenue. Commercial vehicles making deliveries or transacting other business at property located within the municipal boundaries of the city or property located within five hundred feet (500') of the municipal boundaries of the city are exempt from this regulation. (Ord. 252, 12-6-2011)