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)
It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of a recreational vehicle to park such vehicle on any highway or street within the corporate limits of the city. Except the owner or operator of a recreational vehicle may park on the street at his or her residence, or by permission of the property owner, for the following purposes: 1) loading or unloading for a period not to exceed twelve (12) hours in any one-week period; and 2) allow visitors to temporarily park recreational vehicles and occupied recreational vehicles for a period not to exceed 14 days (or longer if approved by the Mayor) in any consecutive six-month period. For the purpose of this article, one week shall be defined as Sunday through Saturday. Recreational vehicles parked on private property shall not be parked in a manner that block the view of person/ persons operating a motor vehicle at an intersection. Pickup trucks that have toppers or slide in toppers that do not extend over the cab of the truck are not considered recreational vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any person/persons to park a trailer that is not attached to a motor vehicle on any highway or street within the corporate city limits of the city. Trailers attached to motor vehicles that are parked on any highway or street within the corporate limits of the city shall have reflective lights/tape that is visible for four hundred fifty (450) feet by any approaching vehicle. Trailers attached to motor vehicles that block the view of person/persons operating a motor vehicle will not be allowed to park on any highway or street within the corporate city limits. It shall be unlawful for any person operator of a truck, bus, tractor-trailer unit, truck trailer unit larger than what is commonly referred to as a 1-ton truck (with a gross vehicle weight rating of 16,001 pounds or more), or a box type truck used for commercial purposes to park the same on any street in any residential district inside the corporate city limits, longer than a period necessary for loading or unloading of merchandise or household goods; PROVIDED, that the vehicle shall be promptly moved upon completion of the loading or unloading.
(Ord. 1936)