HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1988-32ORD. NO. 88- ,3a
AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO TRAFFIC, MOTOR VEHICLES AND
OTHER VEHICLES: ADDING SUBSECTION 1305.02
AND AMENDING SUBSECTIONS 1305.01 and 1305.03.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
Section 1. Plymouth City Code, Section 1305, is amended by
adding a new subsection to read as follows:
1305.02. Traffic control. Subdivision 1. Traffic officers
defined: For purposesof Subsections 1305.01, 1305.02 and
1305.03, traffic officer means the following persons employed by
the City of Plymouth: a reserve officer as defined by Minn.
Stat. Section 626.84, subd. 1(g), or a community service officer
as defined in subsection 2000.09, subdivision 1.
Subd. 2. Authorization; penalty. Police and
traffic officers as defined in this subsection are authorized to
regulate traffic. Directions of a police or traffic officer take
precedence over all traffic control devices. Willful failure or
refusal to comply with a lawful order or direction of any police
or traffic officer is a misdemeanor and is punishable in
accordance with Section 115 of the Code.
Sec. 2. Plymouth City Code, subsection 1305.01, subdivision
4 is amended to read as follows:
Subd. 4. Barrier; Warnings. Any street or area may be
closed to vehicular or pedestrian traffic or to parked cars at
any hour by the stationing of a police or traffic officer at both
ends of said street or area, who shall then direct traffic, or
during the daylight hours by posting or erecting suitable signs,
flags or barriers at both ends of the street or area so
designated, stating the restriction imposed and by whose
authority said restriction is imposed, or at night by the placing
of suitable barriers and warning lights or flasher signals at
both ends of the street or areas so designated. Drivers shall
obey police and traffic officers and barriers, flags, signs,
lights, or signals so placed.
Sec. 3. Plymouth City Code, subsection 1305.03 is amended
to read as follows:
1305.03. Cutting Accross Private Property. It is unlawful to
disobey the instructions of an official traffic control device
unless otherwise directed by a police or traffic officer, by
driving into or across private property so as to obviate the need
to comply with said traffic control device.
Sec. 4. This ordinance is effective upon publication in
accordance with Subsection 110.11.
Adopted this 'day of (y , 1988.
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Published: Plymouth Post 7-28-88.
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