The Standard Traffic Ordinance as adopted is hereby modified by adding thereto the following:

       The governing body may, by resolution, establish and fix the location of such traffic control devices as may be deemed necessary to guide and warn traffic under the provisions of this chapter, other traffic ordinances and the state laws. The city shall place and maintain such traffic control signs, signals and devices when and as may be required by the authority of the governing body to make effective the provisions of this chapter and other ordinances for the regulation of traffic. Any official traffic control device placed pursuant to this section shall be marked and labeled on a map of the City of Conway Springs for the purpose of displaying all such traffic control devices and shall be filed with the city clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable hours of business.

(a)   Obedience to no left turn to park signs. Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no left turn to park or U-turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign.

(Code 2007; Code 2021)

(a)   The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to designate an area within the Sports Complex parking lot to appropriately mark the same as limited exclusively for use of persons with a disability or persons responsible the transportation of persons with a disability.

(b)   Vehicles eligible to park in such area must have a special license plate or placard issued pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1, 125, and amendments thereto, or which displays an official identification device issued to persons with a disability by any other State, District or Territory, subject to the laws of the United States or any foreign jurisdiction, and is being operated by or used for the transportation of a person with a disability.

(c)   Any person who parks a vehicle in such area which is not marked and is not being used as specified in (b) above, is in violation of this provision and shall be subject to a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00.

(Ord. 1437, Secs. 1:3; Code 2007)

(a)   A No person shall operate or halt any vehicle in such a manner as to indicate a careless or heedless disregard for the rights or safety of others or in such a manner as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property. Any driver who does so shall be considered to be prima facie in violation of this section; provided however, that this section shall not apply to a vehicle driven by a person upon property owned by him/her.

(b)   No driver, while driving, shall engage in any activity that interferes with the safe control of his/her vehicle,

(c)   No person shall engage in any activity or commit any act that interferes with a driver’s safe operation of a vehicle.

(d)   The traffic infraction of Careless Driving shall be punishable by a fine of $175.00 plus court costs.

(Ord. 1844; Code 2021)