Chapter 10.08
ADMINISTRATION
Sections:
10.08.010 Powers of the city council.
10.08.020 Implementation of regulations.
10.08.030 Public danger – Installation of temporary traffic-control devices.
10.08.040 Standards for regulations.
10.08.050 Authority of police and fire officers.
10.08.060 Existing control devices and markings authorized.
10.08.070 Inventory of impounded or seized vehicle.
10.08.010 Powers of the city council.
A. Subject to state laws, the city council shall exercise all municipal traffic authority for the city except those powers specifically and expressly delegated by this title or another ordinance.
B. The powers of the council, which may be exercised by resolution, include, but are not limited to:
1. Designation of through streets;
2. Designation of one-way streets;
3. Designation of truck routes;
4. Designation of parking meter zones;
5. Designation of certain streets as bridle paths and prohibition of horses and animals on other streets, parks or property;
6. Authorization of greater maximum weights or lengths for vehicles using city streets than specified by state law;
7. Initiation of proceedings to change speed zones;
8. Establishment and revision of speed limits and traffic regulations in parks;
9. Temporary blocking or closing of streets;
10. Establishment of bicycle lanes and paths and traffic controls for such facilities;
11. Restriction of the use of certain streets by any class or kind of vehicle to protect the streets from damage;
12. Authorization of issuance of oversize or overweight vehicle permits;
13. Establishment, maintenance, removal or alteration of the following classes of traffic controls:
a. Crosswalks, safety zones and traffic lanes,
b. Intersection channelization and areas where drivers of vehicles shall not make right, left or U-turns, and the time when such prohibitions apply,
c. Truck parking areas, parking for disabled persons, parking areas and time limitations, including the form of permissible parking (e.g., parallel or diagonal),
d. Loading zones and stops for vehicles,
e. Traffic-control signals. (Ord. 88-8 § 4.01)
10.08.020 Implementation of regulations.
A. The city manager shall direct the implementation of the ordinances, resolutions and motions of the council by having traffic-control devices installed, maintained, removed and altered. The installation shall be based on the standards contained in the state manual specified under ORS 810.200.
B. The city manager shall compile administrative schedules of parking regulations and traffic-control device regulations and prohibitions, and shall maintain and update the schedules as needed, after consultation and recommendation from the traffic safety committee and the chief of police.
C. The municipal traffic authority authorized pursuant to LCMC 10.08.010 is delegated to the city manager subject to review on appeal by the city council.
D. A decision of the city manager made pursuant to the authority granted in this section shall become final 30 days after the date of the decision unless such decision is appealed to the city council.
E. The city manager shall periodically submit administrative schedules of traffic regulations and designations to the city council for confirmation by resolution to the council. (Ord. 92-5 § 1; Ord. 88-8 § 4.02)
10.08.030 Public danger – Installation of temporary traffic-control devices.
Under conditions constituting a danger to the public, the police chief or his or her designee may install temporary traffic-control devices. (Ord. 88-8 § 4.03)
10.08.040 Standards for regulations.
The regulations of the manager or his or her designee shall be based on:
A. Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations;
B. Standards, limitations and rules promulgated by the Oregon Transportation Commission;
C. Other recognized traffic-control standards. (Ord. 88-8 § 4.04)
10.08.050 Authority of police and fire officers.
A. It is the duty of police officers to enforce the provisions of this title.
B. In the event of a fire, parade, accident or other emergency, officers of the police and fire departments may stop, detour or direct traffic as conditions require, notwithstanding the provisions of this title. (Ord. 88-8 § 4.05)
10.08.060 Existing control devices and markings authorized.
Parking and traffic-control devices and markings installed prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title are lawfully authorized. (Ord. 88-8 § 12.02)
10.08.070 Inventory of impounded or seized vehicle.
A vehicle that has been impounded, seized as evidence in a criminal investigation, or seized for forfeiture by a law enforcement officer shall be inventoried for condition and property contents within 24 hours of impounding or seizure. The inventory shall include, but is not limited to, the contents of all closed containers and compartments within the vehicle. The condition and contents shall be described on a property receipt. All impounded or seized items of personal property contained in the vehicle that are not a part of the vehicle and that appear to have a value of more than $100.00 shall be removed from the vehicle and stored in an evidence locker. (Ord. 94-17 § 1)