1 of 1925 - Sub. for Bill 21, 1924, relating to traffic and travel ROLL CALL
VOTING AYE NAY
Barnes Salt Lake City,Utah,.._ Jan, 14,
Burton I move that the ordinance be passed.
Green t^
Stewarttae
Mr. Chairman
Result AN ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE LMENDING SUCTION 1855, as amended by an
ordinance passed by the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 1, 1922,
Section 1869, Section 1870 as amended by an ordinance passed by
the Board of Commissioners on Dec. 22, 1920, Section 1871 as
amended by an ordinance passed by the Board of Commissioners on
March 29, 1922, Section 1872 and Section 1880, all in Chapter LX
of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, 1920, relating to
traffic and travel on the streets.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt
Lake City, Utah:
SECTION I. That Section 1855, as amended by an ordinance
passed by the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 1, 1922, Section
1869, Section 1870 as amended by an ordinance passed by the Board
of Commissioners on Dec. 22, 1920, Section 1871 as amended by an
ordinance passed by the Board of Commissioners on March 29, 1922,
Section 1872 and Section 1880, all in Chapter LX of the Revised
Ordinances of Salt Lake City, 1920, relating to traffic and travel
on the streets, be and the
same are hereby amended to read as
follows:
SECTION 1855. CONGESTED DISTRICT. There is hereby
designated a congested district, which shall be all streets
and parts of streets within the fallowing boundaries, to-wit:
Commencing at the intersection of the west line of West
Temple Street with the north line of South Temple Street;
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thence east along the north line of South Temple Street to
the west line of Main Street; thence north to the south line
of North Temple Street; thence east to the east line of Main
Street; thence south to the north line of South Temple Street;
thence east on the north line of South Temple Street to a
point on the west line of 2nd East Street extended northerly;
thence south along the west line of 2nd East Street to the
north line of 4th South Street; thence west to the east line
of State Street; thence south to the southeast corner of the
intersection of State Street and 4th South Street; thence westi
along the south line of 4th South Street to the center line
of West Temple Street; thence north to the north line of 3rd
South Street; thence west to the west line of West Temple
Street; thence north to the plane of beginning.
SECTION 1869. STOPPING AT CURB AND AT INTERSECTIONS
No person shall park any vehicle in front of any street or
alley of this city, nor at any other place in any street, ex-
cept as near the right hand gutter as possible (approximately
15 inches from curb), nor nearer than 30 feet of the cross-
walk of a street intersection in the said congested district,
except at the northeast corner where 2nd South street inter-
sects with Main Street, at which place parking shall not be
nearer than 75 feet of the crosswalk in 2nd South Street
where it intersects with Main Street; nor at any other place
in the said congested district where safety zones are estab-
lished, nor within the 30 foot spaces set off as safety zones
by the Chief of Police, one space on each side of each block
for the purpose of a stand for delivery vehicles.
No person shall drive, ride or propel any vehicle
to the left of any safety zone standard or standards where
such standards are maintained on the street.
No person shall park any vehicle on any street with
the lest side to the curb. Persons desiring to discharge or,
take on merchandise or passengers on the left side of the
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street shall make a complete turn and stop at the curb on
the right as provided in this chapter. The drivers of all
vehicles when desiring to turn from one street into another
from the right to the left, shall cross to the further side
of the next intersection ahead before making such turn.
It shall be unlawful for any person driving or in
charge of any vehicle in the congested district to make a
left hart turn except at street intersections. The provisions
of this paragraph do not apply at intersections of Richards
Street, Post Office Place, Exchange Place, Orpheum Avenue,
Regent Street, Cactus Place, Edison Street, East Temple
Avenue, College Street and Jocial Hall (Motor) Avenue, within
the congested district.
The Chief of Police, by and with the consent and
approval of the Board of Commissioners, shall have the power
at any time to make such other regulations governing the parkl-
ing of vehicles on any of the streets, avenues or alleys of
this city, or any other space which may be owned or leased by
the city, as may, in its judgment be necessary or desirable.
No person shall without the permission of the Board'
of Commissioners place or cause to be placed on any street orl
sidewalk or on any building, any sign preventing or forbid-
ding the parking of vehicles in the street in front of any
building or place of business.
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SECTION 1870. HOW LONG MAY STAND. No person shall '
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between the hours of nine o'clock A.I.I. and six o'clock 2.M., 1
except on Sundays and legal helidays, allow any vehicle to
stand longer than one hour upon any street in the congested
district; provided, that any regularly licensed practitioner;
of medicine displaying the caduceous in a conspicuous place 1
on his automobile and any regularly licensed osteopath or 1
ahiropraotor displaying the symbol of his profession in a
conspicuous place on his automobile, and who pay the annual
fee herein provided, may be permitted to park not to exceed
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three hours on any street in the congested district at places )
1 where parking is not prohibited. Do person shall display the
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cadueeous or the symbol of chiropractic or osteopathy upon any
automobile upon the streets of Salt Lake City without first
having paid an annual fee of 5,;5.00 and having received from
the Chief of Police of Salt Lake City a permit showing the
name, office address and auto license number of such person,
which permit shall expire on the 31st day of December of each
year.
It shall be unlawful for any person other than a
regularly licensed practitioner of medicine, osteopathy or
chiropractic holding a permit hereunder to display a caduceoue
or the symbol of osteopathy or chiropractor in a conspicuous
place upon any automobile upon the streets of Salt Lake City.
Persons in charge of or driving any delivery vehi-
cle shall not allow any such vehicle to stand longer than 15
• minutes at the places provided in the congested district for
suoh delivery vehicle as specified in Section 1869, and no
person driving or in charge of any such delivery vehicle shal]r
allow any suoh vehicle to stand upon any street in the con-
gested district except at planes designated in said section
1869.
It shall be within the prohibition against continu-
ous parking for any person to move any vehicle out of a park-
ing space and back again, or from one parking place to anothe '
parking place within the congested district when the sum tot
of the time such vehicle consecutively stands at such parking
places shall exceed the time limits provided by this section.
SECTION 1871. HOW TO APPROACH CURB. Every person in'
charge of a vehicle shall, in the congested district, in park}I
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ing suoh vehicle, approach the curb at an angle of 30 degrees
and in such a manner that the front right hand wheel of such
vehicle shall, when said vehicle is stopped, be approximately
fifteen inches from the curb, and no part of such vehicle les
than two feet from the nearest part of any other vehicle
standing at the curb, provided it shall be unlawful to park
any oar on any street less than four rods in width or on any
street outside of the congested district except parallel with
the curb. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle with any
.wheel of the same in any gutter.
SECTION 1872. DISTANCE FROM FIRE HYDRANT OR SUPPLY
STATION. It shall be unlawful for any person to park any ve-
hicle in any public street or any part of the same within bight
feet of a fire hydrant or within ten feet of a gasoline sup-
ply station.
SECTION 1880. RIGHT OF WAY VEHICLES. Except as
otherwise provided by law .or ordinance, every operator of a
vehicle shall, yield the right of way at the intersection of
their paths to a vehicle approaching from his right.
SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners'
it is necessary to the peace, health and safety of the inhabitants,
of Salt Lake City that this ordinanoe shall take effect immediate?
ly.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen
days after its passage.
Paused by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah, this day of , A.D. 1925.
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