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Home My WebLink About118 of 1915 - Amending Section 1-12-14-16 etc. Traffic Ordinance No VOTING Yea Salt Lake City,Utah, August 23,__.1915. Lawrence Morris P° I[none that the ordinance he passed. n Shearman Wells L k _ _ Mr.Chairman . . . _.. Result AN ORDINANCE An ordinance amending an ordinance passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City February 18, 1915, relating to travel and traffic upon the streets of Salt Lake City, by amending Sections 18, 30, 1, 12, 14, 16, 17,E 34, 36, 38, 59, 60, 63 and 64. BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah: 18, 30, SECTION 1. That Sections 1, 12, 14, 16, 17134, 36, 38, 59, 60, 63 and 64 of an ordinance passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City February 18, 1915, relating to travel and traffic upon the streets of Salt Lake City, be, and they are each of them hereby amended so as to read as follows: SECTION 1. The following terms whenever used in this ordinance, unless otherwise specified, shall be deemed to have, and shall be held to include each of the meanings respectively set forth in this seotion, and any such terms used in the singular number shall be held to include the plural: PERSON. Whenever the word "person" is used, it shall be deemed to include partnership, firm, company, oorporation, and the person owning, controlling or having charge of a vehicle, street oar or interurban car. STREET. All publio streets, avenues, boulevards, alleys, lanes, highways, foot ways, sidewalks, public parks, parkings, roads, viaducts, or other public places laid out for the use of vehicles. CURB. The lateral boundaries of that portion of a street designed or intended for the use of vehicles whether marked by curbing constructed of stone, cement, concrete or other material or not so marked. VEHICLE. Every wagon, hack, coach, carriage, omnibus, push cart, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, motor truck or other conveyance, except baby carriage, railroad, street and interurban railway cars, in whatever manner or by whatever force or power the same may be driven, ridden or propelled, which is or may be used for or adapted to pleasure riding, the transportation of passengers, baggage, merchandise or freight; and every draft or riding animal, whether driven, ridden or led, or standing still, except that an animal or animals attached to any vehicle shall, with such vehicle, constitute one vehicle. MOTOR VEHICLE. The term "motor vehicle" shall apply to all vehicles propelled by power other than muscular power, except road rollers, traction engines and railroad and railway cars and motor oars running only upon stationary rails or tracks. MOTOR CYCLE. The term "motor cycle" shall apply to vehicles having but two main wheels in contact with the ground, upon which the operator sits astride; but a motor cycle may parry a one wheel attachment and seat for the conveyance of a passenger. CHAUFFEUR. The term "chauffeur" shall apply to any person oper- ating a motor vehicle other than his own, as mechanic, employee, or for hire. DRIVER. The rider or driver of en animal, the rider of a bicycle or motor btole, the operator of a motor vehicle, a person in charge or control of an animal attached to a wagon, hank, coach, carriage or omnibus. SECTION 12. NUMBER. Every motor vehicle or motor cycle shall at all times while being used or operated upon the streets of Salt Lake City display the number plates assigned it by the Secretary of State of the State of Utah, one on the front and the other on the rear of such vehicle, both to be securely fastened in oonspiouous -2- positions so as not to swing, and to be at all times plainly visible. No number plates other than those furnished by the Secretary of State shall be used. SECTION 14. BADGE. N o person shall use or operate a motor vehicle as chauffeur upon the streets of Salt Lake City without hav- ing obtained from the Secretary of State of the State of Utah, a badge, as provided by the laws of Utah, which badge shall be worn by such person pinned to his clothing in a conspicuous place at all times while he is operating such vehicle, and no such person shall voluntar- ily or otherwise permit any person to wear said badge; noir shall any person while operating said vehicle wear any such badge belonging to another person, or a fictitious badge. SECTION 16. STOP AT CURB AND THIRTY FEET FROM INTERSECTION. No person shall, unless in an emergency, or to allow another vehicle, street oar, interurban oar or a pedestrian to pass, stop any vehicle on any public street of this city in the congested districts, except as near to the right hand ourb as possible, and not less than thirty feet from the crosswalk of the intersection, nor in front of the entrance to a street or alley in the congested districts. No person shall stop any vehicle on any street with the left side to the curb. Persons desiring to discharge or take on merchandise or passengers on the left side of the street shall cross over by making a complete turn and stopping at the curb on the right as provided in this ordinance. l-e-the-eseg-es-t-e4--4i-stri4-te--such--tallale a_ th_ _ at o f tho block i to ti., .,� atraata 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 intersection before making such turn. SECTION 17. HOW LONG MAY STAND. No person shall, between the hours of 9 A.M. and 6 P.M., except on Sundays and legal holidays, allow any vehicle to stand longer than one hour upon the following streets or portions of streets of this city, to wit: Main street from thenorth side of South Temple street to the south side of Fourth South Street; the north side of Second South Street between State Street and West Temple Street; Commercial Street; Richards Street; Cactus Street; Post Office Place; Edison street between Second South and Third South streets; Pierpont Street between West Temple and First West Streets; and the south side of Exchange Place. The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles for hire. It shall be unlawful for any driver of a vehicle for hire to permit such vehicle to stand or remain in front of any place of busi- ness without first obtaining the written consent of the tenant of such place and a written permit from the chief of police, who is hereby directed and empowered to designate places where vehicles for hire may stand on the streets of Salt Lake City. No chauffeur or driver shall at any time permit any vehicle to stand longer than necessary to take on or discharge passengers or merchandise in any part of that portion of a street in front of a rail- road depot, theater, church, hotel, railroad ticket office, or any other place where large numbers of people congregate or pass in and out; nor shall the chauffeur or driver of any vehicle stand such vehicle, or permit the same to stand in any street so as to obstruct or impede travel thereon, or ingress or egress to or from any such place aforesaid. SECTION 18. HOW APPROACH CURB. Every person in charge of a vehicle shall, in the congested districts as defined in this ordinance, in stopping such vehicle, approach the curb in such manner that wither the front or rear of such vehicle shall when stopped, be close to the curb, and not less than twelve feet from the nearest part of any other vehicle standing at the curb; this distance of twelve feet between vehicles shall be maintained at all times exc pt when necessary to be occupied by a vehicle taking on or disehargin �merghandise, in which A. case said last mentioned vehicle s all occupy said space only long a Q.-enough to take on or discharge sue` merchandise. -4- SECTION 30. NOT PASS ON INTERSECTION. No person in charge of a vehicle shall pass or attempt to pass another vehicle or vehicles traveling in the same direction upon any intersection in the congest- ed districts. SECTI0N34. INTOXICATION. No person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor shall drive, ride, propel, or have charge of any animal, vehicle, street car or interurban car upon any street, avenue or alley of this city. Every person being convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be punished as follows: For the first offense, by a fine of not lees than 426.00 nor more than 050.00, or by imprisonment in the city jail for a period of not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and in case the person convicted shall at the time of committing the offense have been in charge of a vehicle licensed by Salt Lake City, in addition to such fine or imprisonment or both, the judgment shall provide that such license shall be suspended for -4-a- a period of not less than six months, if such license has that long to run; otherwise that it be revoked. The court may in im- posing a fine, enter as part of the judgment that in default of the payment of the fine the defendant may be imprisoned in the pity jail for a period of not exceeding thirty days. For the second offense, imprisonment in the city jail for a period of not less than thirty days and not more than six months; and in case the person oonvioted shall, at the time of committing the offense, have been in charge of a vehicle licensed by Salt Lake City, in addition to such imprisonment, the judgment shall provide that such license be revoked. SECTION 36. SPEED. No person shall drive, ride or propel or cause or permit to be driven, ridden or propelled, any vehicle upon .any street, avenue or alley of Salt Lake City, or upon any part of any street, avenue or alley of said city, at a speed greater than is reasonable and safe, having due regard for the width, grade, character, traffic and common use of such street, avenue, or alley; or so as to endanger life, limb or property in any respeot whatever. Upon approaching any bridge, dam, sharp drive, dug-way or deep descent, or in traversing such bridge, dam, curve, dug-way or descent, the driver or operator of any such vehicle shall at all times have the same under immediate control. Upon approaching or passing any person walking in the road- way or traveled part of any street, avenue or alley of this city, or any horse or other d raft animal being led, ridden or driven thereon, or upon any bridge or crossing at an intersection of streets, avenues or alleys, the driver or operator of a motor vehicle or motor cycle, shall at all times have the same under immediateoontrol; and if such animal shall appear to be frightened, or if the person in charge thereof, shall signal by raising his hand or calling, the driver or operator shall immediately stop his vehicle. If traveling in the ilposite direction, the driver or -5- operator shall hci. his vehicle stationary until such animal shall have had reasonable time to pass by; and if traveling in the same direction, he shall use reasonable caution in order to avoid frightening the animal or causing accident; and in approaching or passing such animal, the operator shall not use the exhaust out-out of his vehicle or cause any other unnecessary noise. SECTION 38. CHILDREN. No person shall operate a motor vehicle or motor cycle upon any street, avenue or alley of this city,whether as owner or operator of such vehicle, if under sixteen years of age; and no person shall take, use or operate any motor vehicle or motor cycle upon any street, avenue or alley of this city without the permission of the owner thereof. SECTION 59. EXCEPTION. The provisions of Seotions 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 27, 30, 32, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, 51, 52 and 53 of this ordinance shall not apply to any vehicle or the person in. charge of any vehicle connected with the Fire Department or Police Department of this city when in the performance of duty. SECTION 60. EXCEPTION. The provisions of Sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 27, 29, 32, 35, 45, 49, 50, 52 and 53 of this ordinance shall not apply to vehicles of any auxiliary fire apparatus belonging to any person, firm or corporation engaged in furnishing gas or electricity to Salt Lake City or its inhabitants, or the person in charge of such vehicle when responding to a fire call. SECTION 63. EXCEPTION. The provisions of Sections 10, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, and 39 of this ordinance shall not apply to sprinkling, or street flushing or street cleaning vehicles operated by Salt Lake City, or the persons in charge of the same, while engaged in cleaning, sprinkling or flushing streets of the city. SECTION 64. PENALTY. When not otherwise particularly provided in this ordinance, any person, firm,association or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than p5.00, nor more _ -6- than $100.00, or by imprisonment in the city jail for not less than ten days nor more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The court may in imposing a fine, enter as part of the judgment that in default of the payment of the fine the defend- ant be imprisoned in the City jail for a period of not exceeding thirty days. SECTION 2. This ordinance shall t effect upon i rst publication. 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