ADMINISTRATION

§ 71.020 POWERS OF THE COUNCIL.

   (A)   Subject to state laws, the City Council shall exercise all municipal traffic authority for the city, except those powers specifically and expressly delegated herein or by another ordinance.

   (B)   The powers of the Council shall include but not be limited to:

      (1)   Designation of through streets;

      (2)   Designation of one-way streets;

      (3)   Designation of truck routes;

      (4)   Designation of city owned or leased lots, right-of-way or property on which public parking will be permitted;

      (5)   Designation of parking meter zones;

      (6)   Restriction of the use of certain streets by any class or kind of vehicle to protect the streets from damage;

      (7)   Authorization of greater maximum weights or lengths for vehicles using city streets than specified by state law;

      (8)   Initiation of proceedings to change speed zones; and

      (9)   Revision of speed limits in parks.

   (C)   The City Council shall, by resolution:

      (1)   Install traffic control devices to implement this chapter and other traffic control measures. The installations shall be based on the standards contained in the Oregon Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways;

      (2)   Establish remove or alter the following classes of traffic controls:

         (a)   Crosswalks, safety zones and traffic lanes;

         (b)   Intersection channelization and areas where drivers of vehicles shall not make right, left or U-turns, and the time when the prohibition applies; and

         (c)   Parking areas and time limitations, including the form of permissible parking (e.g., parallel or diagonal).

      (3)   Issue parking permit for oversize or overweight vehicle permits;

      (4)   Establish, maintain, remove or alter traffic control signals;

      (5)   Establish, maintain, remove or alter loading zones and stops for all vehicles;

      (6)   Designate certain streets as bridle paths and prohibit horses and animals on other streets; and

      (7)   Temporarily block or close streets.

(Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010)

§ 71.021 DELEGATION OF POWERS.

   (A)   The City Council may delegate powers set forth in § 71.020 at its discretion. Duties exercised thereafter by law enforcement or his or her designate shall be reported to the Council at the regular meeting immediately following their implementation, and the Council may reject or modify the action.

   (B)   This reporting requirement may be dispensed with when the Council so orders.

(Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010)

§ 71.022 PUBLIC DANGER.

   Under conditions constituting a danger to the public, law enforcement or his or her designate may install temporary control devices deemed by him or her to be necessary.

(Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010)

§ 71.023 STANDARDS.

   The regulations of law enforcement or his or her designate shall be based upon:

   (A)   Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations;

   (B)   Standards, limitations and rules promulgated by the State Highway Commission; and

   (C)   Other recognized traffic control standards.

(Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010)

§ 71.024 AUTHORITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE OFFICERS.

   (A)   It shall be the duty of law enforcement or his or her designate to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

   (B)   In the event of a fire or other public emergency, law enforcement and Fire Departments may direct traffic as conditions require, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010)

§ 71.025 CLINGING TO VEHICLES.

   No person riding upon a bicycle, motorcycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or other device shall attach the device or himself or herself to a moving vehicle upon a street. Nor shall the operator of a vehicle upon a street knowingly allow a person riding on any of the above vehicles or devices to attach himself or herself, the vehicle or the device to his or her vehicle.

(Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 71.026 SLEDS ON STREETS.

   No person shall use the streets for traveling on downhill skis, toboggans, sleds, snowmobiles or similar devices, except where authorized.

(Ord 523, passed 9-13-2010) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 71.027 DAMAGING ROADS, SIDEWALKS AND CURBS.

   (A)   The operator of a motor vehicle shall not drive upon a sidewalk or roadside planting strip except to cross at a permanent or temporary driveway.

   (B)   No unauthorized person shall place dirt, wood or other material in the gutter or space next to the curb of a street with the intention of using it as a driveway or parking pad without the inspection and consent of the city.

   (C)   No person shall remove a portion of a curb or move a motor vehicle or device moved by a motor vehicle upon a curb or sidewalk without first obtaining authorization and posting bond, if required. A person who causes damage shall be held responsible for the cost of repair.

(Ord. 523, passed 9-13-2010) Penalty, see § 10.99