(A) It shall be unlawful for a railroad corporation to permit any train, railroad car or engine to obstruct public travel at a railroad-highway grade crossing within the city, for a period in excess of 10 minutes, except where the train, railroad car or engine cannot be moved by reason of circumstances over which the railroad corporation has no control.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any railroad employee to willfully or intentionally permit any trail, railroad car or engine to obstruct public travel at a railroad-highway grade crossing within the city, for a period in excess of 10 minutes, except where the train, railroad car or engine cannot be moved by reason of circumstances over which the railroad employee has no control. However, no employee acting under the rules or orders of the railroad corporation or its supervisory personnel may be prosecuted for the violations.
(C) Any person, firm or corporation who shall be convicted of any violation of divisions (A) or (B) shall be fined not less than $50 and no more than $750 for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed for each incident when a train violates either division.
(1992 Code, § 96.16) (Am. Ord. 052901A, passed 5-29-2001) Penalty, see § 10.99