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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 17 of 2001
(Railroad Horns and Whistles-Restrictions)
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING SECTION 14.44.090, SALT LAKE CITY CODE,
RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS OF RAILROAD HORNS AND WHISTLES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 14.44.090, Salt Lake City Code, relating to Restrictions
of Railroad Horns and Whistles be, and the same hereby is, enacted to read as follows:
SECTION 14.44.090
RAILROAD HORNS AND WHISTLES —RESTRICTIONS
A. No railroad shall cause or permit a locomotive horn,whistle or bell to be
sounded at Salt Lake City intersections located within a designated Quiet Zone
except when, in the judgment of the operator of the locomotive, it is necessary
to do so to prevent damage to property or injury to persons.
B. The provisions of this ordinance prohibiting the sounding of a horn or whistle
at specified intersections shall not be enforced until the City Transportation
Director gives notice of a Quiet Zone to the affected railroads. Notice shall be
given by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested to the affected
railroads, with a copy to the City Recorder, City Prosecutor, and to the City
Attorney. Said notice shall specify the intersections to which the Quiet Zone
applies.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after the date of its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 3 day of
April , 2001
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Transmitted to Mayor on April 9, 2001 •
Mayor's Action: X Approved. Vetoed.
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Bill No. 17 of 2001.
Published: April 17, 200.1.
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