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Home My WebLink About33 of 1940 - Amending Section 1396, Revised Ordinance 1934, relating to traffic and travel--pedestrians crossing ROLL CALL tr • Salt Lake City,Utah,_-' L 301940 193_.�_ VOTING AYE NAY Goggin I move that the ordinance be ed. Keyser Matheson - - 7 Murdock - - - - Mr.Chairman - - - / AN ORDINANCE Result AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1396, Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1934, as amended by an ordinance -gassed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 8th, 1935, as amended by an ordinance passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 2, 1940, relating to traffic and travel on streets. Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah: SECTION 1. That Section 1396, Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1934, as amended by an ordinance passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 8th, 1935, as amended by an ordinance passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 2, 1940, relating to traffic and travel on streets, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 1396. It shall be lawful for pedestrians to cross streets and roadways in all marked or unmarked cross walks at intersections. At intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic- control signals or by police officers, pedestrians shall not cross streets or roadways against a "red" or "stop" signal. Be- tween adjacent intersections so controlled, and between inter- sections within business districts, it shall be unlawful for pedestrians to cross streets or roadways at any place except in a marked cross walk. The Chief of Police of Salt Lake City may designate both in business and residential districts such cross walks as will best promote the safety and convenience of pedestrians in crossing the street. Such cross walks shall be marked with 3 -G- painted lines extending from curb lines across the street or roadway. In residential districts it shall be unlawful for pedestrians to cross the street or roadway at points other than (1) regular cross walks at intersections; (2) marked cross walks as hereinabove provided; and (3) half way between intersections. Every pedestrian shall keep to the right of the sidewalk or cross walk and shall not obstruct or prevent free use thereof by others. The driver of any Vehicle shall yffield the right of way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at the end of a block or half Way between intersections in .residential sec- tions, except at intersections where the movement of traffic is being regulated by police officers or traffic control sig- nals, or at any point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead crossing has been provided. Ehenever any vehicle has stopped at a cross walk to permit a pedestrian to cross the street or roadway it shall be unlawful for the driver of any other vehicle to overtake and pass such stopped vehicle. SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners, I it is necessary to the peace, health and safety of the inhabitants of Salt Lake City that this ordinance become effective immediately. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first publication. Passed by the Board of C 'ssioners of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ,j0 day of , A.D. 1940. - ��,.t de Mayor. City ecorr. • Affidavit of Publication STATE OF UTAH,1 County of Salt Lake Legal Notice Lao-a,...-Young • AN ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Salt Lake City, Being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is the ad-'Utah, H1934. Ordinances of Salt Lake City, ' Utah, 1934, s amended by al rdinanCa •passed.by the Board of Comnriaelonere 4 Salt Lake City,Utah, October 8th,1936, vertising clerk of THE DESERET NEWS, a newspaper amended by an ordinance passed by •the Uta�f n dAllril a;"1040, relating-of to` published in Salt Lake City,Salt Lake County,in the State City, and travel on onsets. Be 1t ordained by the Board of Dom- "'issionrs of SECTION I.BThat alt a Section 1396.Revised ko City,Utah: o f Utah. Ordinances of Salt Later City,Utah, 1934, as amended by au ordinance passed• by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,Utah,on October 8th,1936,as amend-1 That the advertisement..-Crdinece.B.i11.TTo a3 ed by an ordinance passed by the Board .n - -t"- of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,Utah on April 3,1040,relating to traffic and navel o amended streets, be and(the the 19 Relating to Traffio on streets, 'hereby 130d,It shall be lawful for pedes- trians to cross streets roadwaVe in all marked or Unmarkedacrrosa walks at intersections. ..Salt-Lnke.-City_Corp, - City_Reaorder., At ar teracdf°ns where traffic le c trolled by trafile-Control signals or by police officers,pedestrians shall not cross streets o roadways againt "eA" btop" signl. Between adjacent interser. ons so controlled, and between inter- sections within business districts.1t shall • b1 unlawful roadway.far pat a ny p tp as was published in said newspaper, in its issue dated, the saroete oe crossa Y place BxeCPt. i marke r walk.. • Th0 Chief f Pall I Salt Le1:G City --- riusi:ddr aIeba,distrlets nl .5B ± , ji. 31st day of July- A.D. 19.40.... • hest promote the safeluch y uv d trot. ;mc of pedes09ae in crossing and street.nSnell walk, hull rcy'intuited with.printed linen extemli„g from orb lines painted and was published 7,.-time the strut or roadway.k ' sal In rr.•'identlal dislrids it shall be u lawflb for pedestrians to ur s the street, roadway points other than Ill lea.I the last publication thereof being in the issue dated the Ulan r wanks at intersections: all• marked teesos walks as herelnabove map I v dad: and l31 half way between inter sections. day of A. 1 Every pedestrian shall keep to the right! 9 o1 the sidewalk or cross wank and shall) no4 obstruct or prevent.free use thereof +�y' -- by others. vehicle shall non driver of any .ress. ... .. ....... ............. the 'gent of way to pedestrian ingay cro the lk oradwithin a yin,nna kk Secarked vertising Cle • walk`vat the and of a"bloclkr"cc halt way between intersections in residential sections, oCopt at intersections"where the 1009, ent Of traffic le being regulated by pot lice offlemb or traffic control signals. o 'at ay point whore a pedestrian tunnel or overhead crossing has been provided. Whenever any vehicle has anima.'at a walk to a a t shape be to a before me this 33d. day o f dross sthe stwal m'roadway�unt11 shall be unlawful lot.the driver of nary other vetoers to rsine N Id pane such stooped chide• o`'aSECTION 2,Ill the opinion of the Board A.D. 19�Q-.--of Commis:,mners. It is ueceeaury to the e Inhalm. taats of'Salt1'Lake City and aty of that this ordinance become effective immediately. e ordinance shall take SECTION 3. This effect upon Its first publication. antis Passed by the Hoard of Commieaon¢re of Salt Lake Ctty. Utah, this 30th dm, of My,A.D.1940. AB JENKINS Mayor, Notar u bk. . (SEAL) ETHEL MACDRe D Cor C Bill No..33, . Published July-31et,1040. • 4116. • r._ p • • • • C, 1-3-Ltg 3 3 , Proof of Publication OF Attorney.