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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1947-732 Traffic-control devices (Repealed by 827)732 ORDINANCE NO. 732 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION AND REG- CLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT INTERSECTIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF NATION- AL CITY, CALIFORNIA. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY does or- dain: SECTION 1: That the City Coun- cil may by resolution cause to be in- stalled and maintained official traf- fic signals at such intersections and at such other places as they deem necessary for the regulation of traf- fic; may establish safety zones of such kind and character and at such places as they may deem necessary for the protection of pedestrians. SECTION 2: (a) That the driver of any vehicle and the person in charge of any animal, and the motor- man of any street car, shall obey the instructions of any official traffic; control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with this or- dinance unless otherwise directed by a police officer, subject to the ex- ceptions granted by section 5. (b) That the driver of any vehicle and the person in charge of any ani- nzai,.and the motorman of any street ear, shall obey the instructions of any barrier or sign erected pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance, or any ordinance of National City, or by any of the public departments or public utilities of the City of Na- tional City or any other person pur- suant to law. SECTION 3: Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic control signals exhibiting the words, "GO", "CAU- TION" or "STOP", or exhibiting different colored lights successively, one at a time, the following colors only shall be used, and said terms and lights shall indicate as follows: (a) Green alone or "GO". 1. Vehicular traffic facing the sig- nal shall proceed either straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either such turn, except that; 2. Vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the in- tersection or adjacent crosswalks at the time such signal is exhibited. 3. Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. (b) Yellow alone or with green or "CAUTION" when shown following the green or "GO" signal. 1. Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at the inter- section, but if such stop cannot be made in safety a vehicle may be driven cautiously through the inter- section. 2. No pedestrian facing such sig- nal shall enter the roadway until green or "GO" is shown alone. (c) Red alone or "STOP". 1, Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at such other point as may be indicated by a clearly visible line, and shall remain standing until green or "GO" is shown alone. (9)--P S a 2. No pedestrian facing such sig- nal shall enter the roadway until green or "GO" is shown alone. (d) the ringing of a bell in con- nection with any official traffic sig- nal shall indicate preparation for a change in the direction of traffic movement. When such bell is sound- ed no traffic shall enter an inter- section until a green or "GO" signal is shown. (e) The motorman of any street car shall obey the above signals as applicable to vehicles except that a street car shall be stopped in obe- dience to a red or stop signal and shall remain standing until green or "GO" is shown alone. (f) No person shall disobey the directions of this section except when it is necessary to stop for the pur- pose of avoiding an accident or in Lase of other emergency or when otherwise directed by a police offi- cer. SECTION 4: When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermit- tent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or past such signal only with caution. SECTION 5: (a) The provisions of tins ordinance, or any ordinance of National City, regulating the op- eration, parking and standing of ve- hiores, shall not apply to any ve- hic.e of the Polite or Fire Depart- ment, any public ambulance, or any private ambulance, or any public util- i.y vehicle, which private ambu- lance or public utility vehicle has qualified as an authorized emer- gency vehicle, when any vehicle men- t_oned in this Section is operated in ti:e manner specified in the Vehicle Code in response to an emergency tall. (b) The foregoing exemptions shall not, however, protect the driver of any such vehicle from the conse- quences of his wilful disregard of the safety of others. SECTION (i: This ordinance shall to in full force and effect on the 3ist day after date of final passage. SECTION 7: The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish this or- dinance once in the National City \ens, a newspaper of weekly circu- lation, printed and published in the City of National City, California. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of National City, Ca.ifornia, this 15th day of April, 1947, by the following vote to -wit: AYES: Councilmen Adams, Cord- ing.y, Newberry, Thatcher, Fritz. NAYS: Councilmen None. ABSENT: None. GILBERT E. FRITZ, Mayor of the City of Na- tional City, California. ATTEST: FRANK W. ROGERS, City Clerk. I hereby approve the foregoing Or- dinance this 15th day of April, 1947 GILBERT E. FRITZ, Mayor of the City of Na- tional City, California. I hereby 'certify that the above and foregoing is a full and true copy of Ordinance No. 732 of the Ordinances of the City of National City, Califor- nia, as adopted by the City Council of said City, and --yPp roved by the Mayor --s of said City,, one 15th day of April, 1947. j FRANK`_W ROGFtRS '" -City ,Clerk of News: It $IQo. 1352. AND I HEREBY CERTIFY/ That the same has been duly published accord - in 'o law. 9 (' CITY CLERK, CITY, OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIF- ORNIA.