The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-06-03
ORDINANCE NO. 1893

An Ordinance Relating to and Reg
ulating Traffic and Travel and
Their Incidents upon the Streets
and Other Ways Open to the
Public; Prescribing the Powers
and Duties of Officers and Others
in Relation Thereto; Defining
Offenses; Providing Penalties and
s Repeating Certain Ordinances
Concerned with or Relating to
the Subject Matter of this Or
dinance.
The City Council of the City of
+ Kennewick Does Ordain as Fol-
lows:
4. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section /. Traffic Code. This
ordinance shall constitute the
Traffic Code" of the City of Ken
newick and may be cited as such.
Section 2. Existing Ordinances
Repealed. That ordinances Nos. 81,
266, 279 and all other ordinances or
parts of ordinances, in so far as the
same are inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this Code, be, and the
same are hereby, repealed. The
repeal by this code of any existing
ordinance shall not revive any for
mer ordinance heretofore repealed.
Section 8. Definitions. In con-
STRUNG the provisions of this code,
except when otherwise plainly de-
clared or clearly apparent from the
context, the following definitions
shall be applied:
Arterial Highway: An arterial
main travelled highway designated
as such by law and indicated by
signs, posts or other markers di-
recting the stopping of vehicles be-
fore entering thereon.
Authorized Emergency Vehicles:
Vehicles Of the Fire Department,
Police vehicles and ambulances.
Cross Walk: That portion of a
roadway ordinarily included within
the prolongation Of curb and pro-
perry lines at intersections, or any
other portion of roadway clearly
indicated for. pedestrian crossing by
lines or other marking.
Curb: The boundary of that por-
ton of the street open to the public
for the Tie of vehicles.
Driver: The rider, driver or
leader of any animal, or any per-
son who pushes, draws, propels, OPP
crates or is in actual physical con-
troll of vehicle.
Intersection: The area embrac-
ed within the prolongation or con-
nection of the lateral curb lines, or,
If none, then the lateral boundary
lines of the roadways of two streets
which join one another at approx
mately right angles, or the area
within which vehicles travelling up
on different streets Joining at any
other angle may come in conflict.
Motor Truck or Truck: Every mo-
tor vehicle designed for use:
(1) in the transportation OF
commodities, produce or freight.
(2) for drawing or pulling one
or more independent vehicles or
trailers in the transportation OF
commodities or freight.
Motor Vehicle: Every vehicle as
herein defined which is self pro-
PEELED.
Muffler: A series of pipes or
chambers properly proportional to
allow the exhaust gases Of an in
ternal combustion motor to expand
and cool to degree of noiseless ex-
pulsion.
Operator: Any person who is in
actual physical control of vehicle.
Owner: A person in whom is
vested the legal title or right to
possession of vehicle.
Peace Officer: Any officer au-
thorized by law to execute criminal
process.
Pedestrian: Any person afoot.
Person: Persons of either sex.
firms, co-partnerships, corporations
and associations.
Property Line: An imaginary
line extending from the corner Of .
building or property adjoining anv
one OF the corners of q street in.
tersection to the similar corner of
the building or property on the on
posite side Of the street.
Right of Way: The privilege ~
highway. ~ -
Roadway: That portion of .
street or highway between the req
ularly established curb lines. or Il
none. that portion devoted to We
hicular traffic.
Vehicle: Every device in. unon
or by which any person or propertv
IS or may be transported or drawn
upon q public highway, except We
nicles moved by human power ar
used exclusively upon stationary
rails or tracks.
Article III
AUTHORITY OF OFFICERS
Traffic Slips
Section 4. Police to Enforce Code
Except as otherwise herein provide
ed, it shall be the duty of the Police
department to enforce the proyis.
ions Of this code.
Officers Of the Police Department
are hereby authorized to direct all
traffic, and in the event of a fire
such officers and the officers of the
Fire Department may direct traffic
as conditions may require.
Section S. Obedience to Police.
1t shall be unlawful for any person