031 of 1982 - Text Amendments Left Turn Lanes MICROFILMED 0 82-19
SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 31 of 1982
(Left Turn Lanes)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 186 AND 191 OF THE TRAFFIC
CODE OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 1965,
RELATING TO LEFT TURN LANES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Sections 186 and 191 of the Traffic Code of
the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, relating to
left turn lanes, be, and the same hereby are, amended as follows:
Sec. 186. Passing on left. Prohibition. No vehicle shall
be driven to overtake or pass another vehicle proceeding in the
same direction, on the left of the center of that portion of any
street or highway designed for vehicular traffic, unless:
(1) Such left side is clearly visible and is free of
oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such
overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering
with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching from the
opposite direction; and
(2) The overtaking vehicle returns to an authorized lane of
travel as soon as practical and, in the event the passing
movement involves the use of a lane authorized for vehicles
approaching from the opposite direction, before coming within 200
feet of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction.
Sec. 191. Driving in dividing section. (1) No vehicle
shall be driven over, upon or across any dividing section of a
street or highway, as defined herein, unless:
(a) For the purpose of making a left turn, semi-
circular or U-turn through a plainly marked opening in such
dividing section designed and designated for such turn;
(b) For the purpose of making a left turn from a
dividing section defined on each side by a solid yellow line
and a broken yellow line; or
(c) A sign authorized and displayed by the City
Transportation Department or the State Department of
Transportation shall otherwise indicate.
(2) As referred to herein, "dividing section" shall consist
of the following when used to divide a street or highway into two
separate roadways:
(a) An unpaved divided area; or
(b) A physical barrier, curbs, or other clearly
indicated dividing area so constructed as to impede
vehicular traffic across the same; or
(c) A dividing area of over two feet in width defined
by either:
1. A standard double line marking on each side of
the dividing area, each double line marking consisting
of two four-inch-wide lines four inches apart; or
2. Other marking, on each side of the dividing
area of a type designated by the city transportation
department or state road commission to indicate no
driving along a highway to the left thereof.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after
its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this 20.th day of _Agri1 1982.
CHAIRMAN
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CITY RECO
Transmitted to the Mayor on April 92_ 1gR2
Mayor's Action
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BILL 31 of 1982
Published: May 10, 1982
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH,
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County of Salt Lake
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c (I or`srt Lak. clw, (except Sunday) newspaper printed in the English
Utah: language with general circulation in Utah, and
SECTION`
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186 and 191 of Me Traffic Code
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ar latini,to left turn term,be, State Of Utah.
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be driven rralk.a Mali That the legal notice of which a copy is attached hereto
be driven to dverteke or aes5
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unless:
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to divide a street or Nell—
Into two senaraW roatlwaYs:
(a) An unpaved divided ................. ............:.-.
areab)rA physical barrier, Notary Public
curbs.or oth-clearly Indl-
sttruc ea dividing
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far traffic across the some:or
area at
over mo feet
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by elther:
1. A standard double
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IIre markirq consist hit of two
fcur-inchwvide lines four Inch-
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city transportation depart-
is or state read cornm,s-
to Indicate no driving
loony a highway,to Me left
t SECTION 2.This Ordinance
shall take effect 30 days after
It,aairsb is CIW Council
POMSeda-ofb 11,1952 tah,this
S.FONNE�BECK
CHA RMAN
ATTEST:
C TYNRECORDER A'LL
Transmitted to the Mayor on
Aoril 28,1"2.
Mavor's Action
TED WILSON
ATTEST: MAYOR
KATHRYN MARSHALL
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
BILL 31 of 1912
Pul,'I" :May 10,19B2
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