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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1095 ORDINANCE NO. 1095 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, REGULATING THE USE OF AND TRAFFIC UPON THE STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PLACES IN THE CITY OF ARCADIA; THE USE, PARKING AND CONTROL OF VEHICLES THEREON. AND REPEALING ORDINANCES NOS. 728, 755, 756, 784, 817, 960, 988, 1017 AND 1041 AND ALL ORDINANCES AMENDATORY THEREOF, AND ADOPTING BY REF~RENCE THE 1960 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM TRAFFIC ORDINANCE OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA" DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. ADOPTION. With the exception of the dele- tions and amendments set forth more particularly hereinafter, there is hereby adopted by reference the following code for the City of Arcadia, to wit: The Uniform Traffic Ordinance, 1960 Edi- tion, adopted and published by the League of California Citie~ and all of the provisions of said Uniform Traffic Ordinance, 1960 Edi- tion, adopted and published by the League of California Cities, ex- cept Sections 1.13, 2.7, 2.8, 11.1, 13, 13.1, 13.2, 13.4, all of Article XlV comprising Sections 14 to 14.11, and Sections 16, l6.1 and 16.2,are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this ordinance as though fully set forth herein. Three copies of said Uniform Traffic Ordinance, 1960 Edition, are on file for use and examination by the publiC in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Arcadia. SECTION 2. AMENIMENTS, ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS. The following sections and provisions of the Uniform Traffic Ordinance, 1960 Edition, hereinabove adopted are hereby amended, deleted, repealed or augmented as more particularly set forth in the follow- ing subsections. SECTION 2.1. DELETIONS. Sections 1.13, 2.7, 2.8, 11.1, -1- 1095 13, 13.1, 13.;~, 13.4, all of Article XIV comprising Section 14 to l4.11, and Sections 16, 16.1 and 16.2 of the Uniform Traffic Ordi- nance, 1960 Edition, as hereinabove adopted~are hereby deleted and repealed. SEC~~ION 2.2. AMENDMENT. Section 2.4 of the Uniform Traffic Ordina~ce, 1960 Edition, as hereinabove adopted, is hereby amended by substituting the words "City Manager" for "City Coun- cil". SECTION 2.3. AMENDMENT. Section 2.5 of the Uniform Traffic Ordinance, 1960 Edition, as hereinabove adopted, is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 2.5. City Traffic Engineer. The office of City Traffic Engineer is hereby established. The City Traffic Engineer shall be appointed by the City Manager and he shall exercise the powers and duties as provided in this ordinance and in the traffic ordinances of this city. Whenever the City Traffic Engineer is required or authorized to place or maintain official traffic con- trol devices o~ signals, he may cause such devices or signals to be placed or maintained. SECTION 2.4. AMENDMENT. Section l.3 of the Uniform Traffic Ordinance, 1960 Edition, as hereinabove adopted, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sect:Lon 1.3. Central Traffic District. All streets and portions of streets within the area described as follows: All that portion of Huntington Drive bounded by Second Avenue on the east and the westerly city limits of the city on the west. SECTION 2.5. AMENDMENT. Section 1.5 of the Uniform Traffic Ordin~lce, 1960 Edition, as hereinabove adopted, is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 1.5. Council. The Council of the City of Arcadia. SECTION 3. REQUIRED OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC ORDINANCE. It -2- 1095 is a misdemeanor for any person driving any vehicle or other con- veyance upon any street or any pedestrian, to do any act forbidden, or fail to perform any act required as applicable to any such per- son under this ordinance. SEC'I'ION 4. REPEALS. Ordinance No. 728, adopted Octo- ber 5, 1948; Ordinance No. 755, adopted February 15, 1949; Ordinance No. 756, adopted March 1, 1949; Ordinance No. 784, adopted Novem- ber 15, 1949; Ordinance No. 817, adopted August 1, 1950; Ordinance No. 960 adopted August 21, 1956; Ordinance No. 988, adopted Aug- ust 6, 1957; Ordinance No. 1017, adopted June 4, 1958; Ordinance No. 1041, adopted December 16, 1958; and all other ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 5.' PENALTY. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment - - in the city ja:ll of the City of Arcadia, California, or in the County jail of the County of Los Angeles, California, as the com- mitting magistraremay direct, for a period of not mare than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. SECTION 6. CERTIFICATION. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days from the passage thereof, shall cause the same - to be published once in the Arcadia Tribune and Arcadia News, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Arcadia. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was adopted ~dJourM~ at ~regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia, held on the 18th day of August , 1960, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: -3- 1095 AYES: Councilmen Butterworth, Phillips, Reibold and Balser NOES: None ''0 " '" ABSEl'lT : Councilman Camphouse ~o~f7e~- SIGNED AND APPROVED this 18th.day of August , 1960 ATTEST: ~.~~/. or 0 the City of Arcadia _ CU?MP.llll~ pro tempore ~~--ff2L~~ City Clerk (SEAL) -4- 1095