11142ORDINANCE NO. 11,142
Ln AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 11,125
m' SECTION 1. Subsection
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°) Ordinance No. 11,125, same
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traffic upon the public st
(c), Article IV, Section 59, of
being: "An Ordinance regulating
Teets of the City of Little Rock,
and repealing all other ordinances and sections of ordinances
in conflict herewith; and for other purposes ", is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"'Section 59. Passing other vehicles. -
(c) No vehicle shall, in overtaking and passing another
vehicle, or at any other time, e:_.cept upon a one -way
roadway, be driven to the left side of the roadway
when approaching within 100 feet of any bridge, via-
duct, or tunnel, or when approaching within 100 feet
of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade
crossing."
SECTION 2. Article VII, Section 85, of Ordinance No. 11,125
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 85. Standing or parking close to curb. - No person
shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel
with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of law-
ful traffic movement and with the right hand wheels, except
upon a one -way roadway, within eighteen inches of the curb
or edge of the roadway, except where angle or diagonal park-
ing is required. In the case of angle or diagonal parking,
no person shall stand or park a vehicle other than with the
front of such vehicle directed toward the front or curb of
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REGULATING
TRAFFIC UPON
THE PUBLIC STREET OF
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THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK
AND REPEALING ALL OTHER
ORDINANCES
AND SECTIONS
OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH: AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LITTLE ROCK,
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ARKANSAS, AS FOLLOWS:
m' SECTION 1. Subsection
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°) Ordinance No. 11,125, same
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traffic upon the public st
(c), Article IV, Section 59, of
being: "An Ordinance regulating
Teets of the City of Little Rock,
and repealing all other ordinances and sections of ordinances
in conflict herewith; and for other purposes ", is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"'Section 59. Passing other vehicles. -
(c) No vehicle shall, in overtaking and passing another
vehicle, or at any other time, e:_.cept upon a one -way
roadway, be driven to the left side of the roadway
when approaching within 100 feet of any bridge, via-
duct, or tunnel, or when approaching within 100 feet
of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade
crossing."
SECTION 2. Article VII, Section 85, of Ordinance No. 11,125
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 85. Standing or parking close to curb. - No person
shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel
with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of law-
ful traffic movement and with the right hand wheels, except
upon a one -way roadway, within eighteen inches of the curb
or edge of the roadway, except where angle or diagonal park-
ing is required. In the case of angle or diagonal parking,
no person shall stand or park a vehicle other than with the
front of such vehicle directed toward the front or curb of
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said angle or diagonal parking space.''
SECTION 3. Article VIII, Section 90, of Ordinance No. 11,125
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 90. Parking not to obstruct traffic. - No person
shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle upon a street, other
than an alley, in such a manner or under such conditions as
to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the
roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic, except that
a driver may stop temporarily during the actual loading or
unloading of passengers or when necessary in obedience to
traffic regulations or traffic signs, or signals of a
police officer."
SECTION 4. Article VIII, Section 91, of Ordinance No. 11,125
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 91. Parking in alleys. -
(a) No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a
manner or under such conditions as to leave available less
than ten feet of the width of the roadway for the free
movement of vehicular traffic, and no person shall stop,
stand, or park a vehicle within an alley in such position
as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle
in any alley, except commercial cars, trucks or wagons
for the purpose of loading and unloading, and then not
for a longer period than is actually necessary to load
or unload."
SECTION 5. Article XII, Section 128, of Ordinance No. 11,125
is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"Section 120'. Rights and duties at controlled intersections. -
Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic control signals,
pedestrians shall not cross the -roadway at any place except
as permitted in Sections 43 and 44 of this Ordinance. A
pedestrian crossing; or starting across any such crosswalk;
on a-green signal shall have the right of way over all
vehicles, including those making turns until such pedestrian
has reached the opposite curb or a safety zone. ",
SECTION Article VIV, Section 144, of Ordinance No. 11,125
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 144. Driving without a License. - No person shall
operate a motor vehicle upon the streets or alleys of tine
City of Little hock unless such person has a valid license
as an operator or chauffeur as required by the laws of the
State of Arkansas."
SECTION 7. Article XIV, Section 165, of Ordinance No. 11,125
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 165. Unattended motor vehicles. - No person driv-
ing or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand
unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the
ignition and removing the key, or when standing upon any
perceptible grade without effectively setting the brake
thereon and turning the front wheels to the curb or side of
the highway."
SECTION s. Article XV, Section 182, of Ordinance No. 11,125
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 132. Failure to comply with traffic citation
attached to parked vehicle. - If a violator of the restrictions
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on stopping, standing, or parkin; under this Ordinance
does not appear in response to a traffic citation affixed
to such motor vehicle within the specified time of cita-
tion, the T:. -affic Violations Bureau shall send to the
owner of the motor vehicle to which the traffic citation
was affixed, a notice by mail informing him of the viola-
tion and warning him that in the event such notice is
disregarded for a period of five days a warrant of arrest
will be issued."
SECTION 9. Subsection (d), under Article I, Subdivision
1, Section 2, of Ordinance No. 11,125 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
B°Subdivison 1. - Vehicles, Traffic, Etc.,Defined.
Section 2.
(d) Authorized Emergency Vehicle. - Vehicles of the Little
Rock Fire Department, the Little Roca: Police Department when
such vehicle is actually responding to an emergency call, and
such ambulances and emergency vehicles of municipal depa =-t-
ments or public service corporations as are operatin`; under
the conditions set forth in - ection 2 of Ordinance No. 10,�o0,
the same being an Ordinance regula�--in- the operation of private
ambulances in the City of Little ock; and for other purposes,.
provided that such notification of an emergency communicated
to the driver of an ambulance by any such medical doctor o*
police officer shall be i-nunediately reported to the Desk Sergeant
of the Little :oc . Police Department."
SECTION 10. It has been found and is declared by the Board of
Directors of the City o-'- Little Rock, Arkansas, that grave traffic
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hazards exist in the City of Little Rocs., endangering the lives
and property of its citizens; cbat stren`;thened and more compre-
hensive traffic laces will ��aterially re(--'L'uce such tra J is hazards.
Therefore, an emer5-ency is hereby declared to exist, and this
ordinance, being necesssary for the preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and approval.
PASSED: December 19, 1960
E`iT`lES
City Clerr:.
APPROVED:
Mayor