Ordinance 459-77 - Laserfiche WebLink

Section 2. SECTIONS NOT ADOPTED. The following sections of the MTO are not adopted by reference and are expressly deleted: 46.90.260 Traffic Engineer 46.90.265 Traffic Engineer Authority 46.90.270 Local Authority Substituting in their place Section 4 of this Ordinance. 46.90.710 and 46. 61. 515 Penalties Substituting in their place Section 15 of this Ordinance Section 3. SECTIONS ADDED. The MTO is modified in part by the addition of the following: 46.61.570 (a) of the MTO, add a new subsection: "Within any fire zone or exit; "Fire exit" means that portion of any street contiguous to and opposite any outside court, corridor, passage, fire escape, exit or entrance door, or any other place adjacent to, or any door opening in an outer wall of any building containing, in whole or in part, any theater, public auditorium, church, dance hall, or other public assembly through which the public must pass to leave such building; "Fire Zone" means an area of street in the vicinity of churches, schools, hospitals, theaters, or other public buildings; and an area along curves, narrow streets, and in alleys to facilitate unimpeded exit from buildings by large numbers of persons and to facilitate adequate maneuvering room for fire apparatus at all times." Section 4. AUTHORITY OF THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL (A) "Traffic Engineering Division Established. There is hereby established a Traffic Engineering Division of the Engineering Department which shall be under the control of a competent traffic engineer and which shall consist of such other employees as may be deemed necessary." (B) "Traffic Engineer - Authority. To authorize the installation and maintenance of a stop sign on each and every street intersecting the arterial street system unless traffic at any such intersection is controlled at all times by traffic signals, or unless the intersecting street is a one-way street designated for travel away from the arterial street: Provided, that when the findings of a traffic engineering study show that the condition of an intersection is such that vehicles may safely enter the arterial street without stopping, the traffic engineer may authorize the installation and maintenance of a "Yield" sign;