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• • • ORDINANCE NO. 3940. AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 3211 , also known as Title 8, Everett City Code, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE relating to and regulating traffic, travel , transportation and pedestrians and their incidents upon the streets, alleys and public ways of Everett, a municipal cor- poration; prescribing the rules of road for vehicular, pedestrian and other traffic upon such streets, alleys and public ways; prescribing the powers and duties of the officers and other persons in relation thereto; defining offenses, providing penalties , adopting certain portions of the motor vehicle laws of the State of Washington and existing amend- ments thereto; and repealing ordinance numbers : 2318, 2734, 150, 2348, 2522, and 2612, all relating to traffic." by amending Sections 15 , 27, 84, 89, 92, and 108 (being also known as Everett City Code 8. 12.010; 8. 12. 130; 8.24.090; 8.24. 140; 8 .24. 170; and 8.24.330) and repealing Section 29, (being Everett City Code 8. 12. 150) by providing for the designation of certain streets or alleys for one-way traffic and the erection of appro- priate signs giving notice thereof; by adding air new section to be known as 8. 12.011 ; by amending the section of the traffic ordinance dealing with traffic control lights and signals and free right hand turns to conform with utilization of one-way streets or alleys; amending certain other sections of the Traffic Code pertaining to allighting from vehicles, or operating vehicles and making certain movementswith motor vehicles when oper- ated upon streets or alleys designated as one-way streets , and declaring an emergency to exist . NOW, THEREFORE , THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1 : That Section 15 of Ordinance No. 3211 , (being Everett City Code 8. 12.010) be and it is hereby amended to read as follows: 8. 12.010 One-Way streets and alleys--designation--traffic rules; authority to install traffic control devices. The City Council of the City of Everett may by ordinance designate any city streets or alleys for one-way traffic, and upon such designation being made by the city council by ordinance, the Chief of Police shall then erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof; PROVIDED , that upon a street, alley or road- way designated and sign posted for one-way traffic, a vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the right of such island. The Chief of Police of the City of Everett, when authorized by written resolution of the City Council , shall do the following acts with respect to traffic control devices : ( 1 ) Place and maintain traffic-control signs, signals, and devices when and as required under the traffic ordinances of this City to make effective the provisions of said ordinances, and may place and maintain such additional traffic-control devices as he may deem necessary to regulate traffic under the traffic ordinances of the City or under State law, or to guide or warn traffic. -1 -