Summary of Recommended Changes to City of Lawrence Traffic Code

City Code

Ord. No.

Title

Current Language

Proposed Change

17-105

9576

AMENDMENTS TO STO; DESIGNATION OF CROSSWALKS AND SAFETY ZONES

Section 19. Designation of Crosswalks is amended to read as follows: The City Traffic Engineer is authorized, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, to designate and maintain by appropriate devices, marks or lines on the surface of the roadway, crosswalks at intersections where there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway and at such other places as may be deemed necessary.

Change from City Traffic Engineer to City Manager or his or her designee

17-107

9577

AMENDMENTS TO STO; TRAFFIC LANES

Section 21. Traffic Lanes is amended to read as follows: The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to mark traffic lanes upon the roadway of any street or highway where a regular alignment of traffic is deemed necessary.

Change from City Traffic Engineer to City Manager or his or her designee

17-108

9578

AMENDMENTS TO STO; RIGHT, LEFT AND U TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS; OBEDIANCE TO

Section 50. Right, Left and U Turns in Intersections; Obedience To is amended to read as follows: (A) The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left or U turn, and shall place or cause to be placed proper signs at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or the signs may be removed when such turns are permitted

Change from City Traffic Engineer to City Manager or his or her designee

17-110

9579

AMENDMENTS TO STO; PARKING, NARROW STREETS

Section 91 is hereby deleted

Adopt STO Sec. 91. Change from Chief of Police to

City Manager, or their designee

17-111

9580

AMENDMENTS TO STO; PARKING, ADJACENT TO SCHOOLS

Section 94 is hereby deleted

Adopt STO Sec. 94. Change from Chief of Police to

City Manager, or their designee

17-112

9581

AMENDMENTS TO STO; STOPPING OR PARKING IN HAZARDOUS OR CONGESTED PLACES; SIGNS

Section 95 is hereby deleted

Adopt STO Sec. 95. Change from Chief of Police to

City Manager, or their designee

17-212

9582

TRUCK ROUTES AND TRUCK DELIVERY ROUTES ESTABLISHED

A) Truck Route and Truck Delivery Route designations shall be established by

ordinance. A listing of truck routes and truck delivery routes shall be maintained on the Schedule of Truck Routes and Schedule of Truck Delivery Routes respectively, copies of which shall be on file and available

For public viewing in the office of the City Engineer. It shall be unlawful for

any person, firm or corporation to operate a truck, trailer, or semi-trailer with a registered gross vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 pounds, on any street within the corporate limits of the City, other than the designated truck routes.

(B) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, trucks making deliveries or providing services in which the delivery or service originates within the corporate limits of the city or the destination for the truck making the delivery or service is within the corporate limits of the city shall travel the most direct route between origin and destination using truck routes whenever possible. Trucks may leave truck routes using truck delivery routes following the most direct route to a stop and back to a truck route. Trucks making multiple deliveries shall use truck routes whenever possible to reach their initial destination.

Make the process administrative;

Change the Schedule of Truck Routes and Schedule of Truck Delivery Routes to a map that is kept on the City website; Combine 17-213 with this section

17-214

9609

SPECIAL PARKING DESIGNATIONS

Formerly a reserved section in the traffic code.

Add in that MSO shall maintain a list or map of the location of all time limit parking, no parking, reserved parking zones for persons with disabilities, loading zones, bus loading zones, taxicab stands, and stop or yield intersections

17-213

9583

TRUCK DELIVERY ROUTES

Truck delivery route designations shall be established by ordinance. A listing of truck delivery routes shall be maintained on the Schedule of Truck Delivery Routes, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer. Intracity deliveries shall be made via the most direct

route between origin and destination using truck routes whenever possible. Trucks making multiple deliveries shall use truck routes whenever possible to reach their initial destination; trucks may leave truck routes using truck delivery routes following the most direct route between stops and back to a truck route.

Delete this section and combine information with 17-

212

17-401

9584

LOADING, UNLOADING AND SPECIAL ZONES

(A) Whenever any appropriate sign shall be authorized by ordinance to be placed along any street or highway of the City giving notice of any special use of the roadway adjacent thereto for the loading or unloading of merchandise or passengers or the standing of taxicabs, buses or for other authorized purposes, it shall be unlawful for any person to refuse or fail to comply with such sign.

Delete (A) of this section, STO 99 addresses loading zones being enforceable; make it an administrative process

17-402

9585

LOADING ZONES ESTABLISHED

Loading zone designations shall be established by ordinance. A listing of loading

zone designations shall be maintained on the Schedule of Loading Zones, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.

Delete this section, STO 99 addresses loading zones;

make it an administrative process

17-402.1

9586

TEMPORARY LOADING ZONES

The City Commission or the City Manager may designate temporary loading zones on public streets, alleys and public parking areas. The length of allowed temporary loading shall be posted adjacent to the designated street, alley or public parking area zone. No person shall park a vehicle in a temporary loading zone beyond the time designated for a temporary loading zone. The City shall have the authority to order a vehicle violating the provisions of this section to be towed or otherwise removed with all of the expenses of the towing or removal to be borne by the owner of the vehicle. In addition thereto, a violation of this section shall be a municipal traffic offense and subject to a fine of a minimum of $30.00.

Change to City Manager or his or her designee

17-403

9587

TAXICAB STAND ESTABLISHED

Taxicab stand designations shall be established by ordinance. A listing of taxicab stand designations shall be maintained on the Schedule of Taxicab Stands, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.

Delete this section, STO 99 addresses taxicab stands;

make it an administrative process

17-404

9588

RESERVED PARKING ZONES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Reserved parking zones for persons with disabilities shall be established by ordinance. A listing of reserved parking zones for persons with disabilities shall be maintained on the Schedule of Reserved Parking Zones for Persons with Disabilities, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.

Delete this section, STO 87 addresses accessible parking; make it an administrative process

17-406

9589

BUS LOADING ZONES ESTABLISHED

Bus loading zone designations shall be established by ordinance. A listing of bus loading zone designations shall be maintained on the Schedule of Bus Loading Zones, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.

Delete this section, STO 99 addresses bus loading;

make it an administrative process

17-407

9590

NO PARKING ZONES ESTABLISHED

No Parking zones shall be established by ordinance. A listing of no parking zones and applicable time periods shall be maintained on the Schedule of No Parking Zones, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.

Delete this section, STO 91 to 96 addresses no parking conditions

17-412

9591

TIME LIMIT PARKING ZONES ESTABLISHED

Time Limit Parking zones shall be established by ordinance. A listing of time limit parking zones and applicable time periods shall be maintained on the Schedule of Time Limit Parking Zones, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.

Delete this section, STO 97 addresses limited time parking zones

17-503

9592

STOP OR YIELD INTERSECTIONS

The Governing Body may designate by ordinance through streets or stop and yield intersections on other streets and may determine at which entrance or entrances stop or yield signs shall be erected and maintained. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, drivers of all vehicles shall stop or yield as the sign directs before entering any through street or such intersection.

Delete this section, STO 59 addresses stop and yield signs; make it an administrative process

17-503.1

9593

PRINCIPAL ARTERIALS ESTABLISHED

Principal arterial street designations shall be established by ordinance. A list of principal arterial street designations shall be maintained on the Schedule of Principal Arterials, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.

Street designations will be established as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan Major Thoroughfares Map incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan by ordinance

17-503.2

9594

MINOR ARTERIALS ESTABLISHED

Minor arterial street designations shall be established by ordinance. A list of minor arterial street designations shall be maintained on the Schedule of Minor Arterials, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.

Delete and combine with 17-503.1

17-503.3

9595

COLLECTOR STREETS ESTABLISHED

Collector street designations shall be established by ordinance. A list of collector street designations shall be maintained on the Schedule of Collector Streets, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.

Delete and combine with 17-503.1

17-504

9596

STOP INTERSECTIONS

Stop intersections shall be established by ordinance. A listing of stop intersections shall be maintained on the Schedule of Stop Intersections, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.

Delete this section, STO 59 addresses stop signs;

make it an administrative process

17-505

9597

ALL-WAY STOP INTERSECTIONS

All way stop intersections shall be established by ordinance. A listing of all way stop intersections shall be maintained on the Schedule of All Way Stop Intersections, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.

Delete this section, STO 59 addresses stop signs;

make it an administrative process

17-506

9598

YIELD INTERSECTIONS ESTABLISHED

Yield intersections shall be established by ordinance. A listing of yield intersections shall be maintained on the Schedule of Yield Intersections, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer. Yield signs shall be erected and traffic shall yield on the following streets or traveled ways at the specified streets or traveled ways.

Delete this section, STO 59 addresses stop and yield signs; make it an administrative process

17-601

9599

ONE-WAY STREETS ESTABLISHED

One way street designations shall be established by ordinance. A listing of one way street designations shall be maintained on the Schedule of One Way Streets, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.

Delete this section

17-602

9600

ONE-WAY ALLEYS ESTABLISHED

One way alley designations shall be established by ordinance. A listing of one way alley designations shall be maintained on the Schedule of One Way Alleys, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.

Delete this section

17-802

9601

KU - BUS LOADING ZONES ESTABLISHED

Delete this section

17-803

9602

KU - NO PARKING ZONES ESTABLISHED

No Parking Zones shall be established by ordinance. A listing of no parking zones shall be maintained on the Schedule of No Parking Zones, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer. Every person convicted of a violation of any such section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $30.00.

Delete this section

17-804

9603

KU - STOP INTERSECTIONS ESTABLISHED

Delete this section

17-805

9604

KU - ALL-WAY STOP INTERSECTIONS ESTABLISHED

Delete this section

17-806

9605

KU - YIELD INTERSECTIONS ESTABLISHED

Yield intersections designations shall be established by ordinance. A listing of yield intersections designations shall be maintained on the Schedule of Yield Intersections, a copy of which shall be on file and available for public viewing in the office of the City Engineer.

Delete this section

17-807

9606

KU ONE-WAY STREETS ESTABLISHED

Delete this section