(A) Reasons. In an emergency either the Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer or the Fire Chief may close off any public street, alley or area to vehicular or pedestrian traffic, including parked cars and to reroute traffic when necessary to control or prevent a riot, to fight or prevent the spreading of a fire, to control or remove explosives, to repair electrical service, gas, water or sewer main or to prevent damage to life, limb or property that might result from any traffic or other hazard.
(B) Procedure. The Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer may close off or prohibit vehicular traffic on a public street or alley or portion thereof in order to effect the orderly installation, repair, maintenance or snow removal of any streets. Prior to closing a street or alley, both the Fire and Police Departments must be notified.
(C) Temporary closing. The Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer may order the temporary closing off or the temporary designation of one-way traffic or to reroute any or all vehicular traffic on any public street, alley or area when it appears necessary to control vehicular or pedestrian traffic or crowds resulting from any large public gathering, prior to, during and after a public or private convention, assembly, parade, carnival, circus, political rally or sports events where the use of the public street, park or other public property is necessary or incidental to the holding or convening of any of the foregoing activities.
(D) Barrier; warnings. A street or area may be closed to vehicular or pedestrian traffic or to parked cars at any hour by the stationing of a police officer at both ends of the street or area, who may then direct traffic, or during the daylight hours by posting or erecting suitable signs, flags or barriers at both ends of the street or area so designated, stating the restriction imposed and by whose authority the restriction is imposed, or at night by the placing of suitable barriers and warning lights or flasher signals at both ends of the street or areas so designated. Drivers must obey police officers and barriers, flags, signs, lights or signals so placed.
(E) Emergency traffic restrictions. The City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer may make and enforce necessary traffic-control restrictions in time of emergency; provided that, public notice of the restrictions be published, or broadcast, or posted in at least two public places; and, further that, any restrictions be reviewed by the Council at the next regular Council meeting, following the establishment of the emergency restrictions, at which time the restrictions may be continued or abandoned by resolution of the Council.
(Prior Code, § 1305.01) Penalty, see § 10.99