Source: https://ecode360.com/28242997
Timestamp: 2017-10-19 02:10:50
Document Index: 359806583

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 335', '§ 335', '§ 335', '§ 335', '§20', '§1', '§1', '§20', '§1', '§1', '§20', '§20', '§13']

City of Blue Springs, MO Stop and Yield Intersections, Railroad Crossings
§ 335.010 Street Classification Designated.
§ 335.020 Signs Required At Arterial and Collector Streets.
§ 335.100 Railroads — Duty of Operator At Crossings — Speed Limitations.
§ 335.110 Right-Of-Way — When Given.
Cross Reference — As to designated through streets, see sch. I.
Section 335.010 Street Classification Designated.
Section 335.020 Signs Required At Arterial and Collector Streets.
Section 335.100 Railroads — Duty of Operator At Crossings — Speed Limitations.
Section 335.110 Right-Of-Way — When Given.
Those streets and parts of streets described by ordinances of the City are classified in Schedule I, Street Classification for the purposes of Sections 335.010 to 335.090.
Editor’s Note: Ord. No. 4559 also changed the title of this Section from "Through Streets Designated" to "Street Classification Designated."
[CC 1968 §20-45; Ord. No. 323 §1, 7-5-1966; Ord. No. 4559 §1, 8-3-2015[1]]
Whenever any ordinance of the City designates and describes an arterial or collector street it shall be the duty of the City Engineer to place and maintain a stop sign, or on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation at any intersection a yield sign, on each and every street intersecting such street unless traffic at any such intersection is controlled at all times by traffic control signals; provided however, that at the intersection of two (2) such streets or at the intersection of a street and a heavy traffic street not so designated, stop signs shall be erected at the approaches of either of said streets as may be determined by the City Engineer upon the basis of an engineering and traffic study.
Editor’s Note: Ord. No. 4559 also changed the title of this Section from "Signs Required At Through Streets" to "Signs Required At Arterial and Collector Streets."
[CC 1968 §20-1; Ord. No. 323 §1, 7-5-1966; Ord. No. 4559 §1, 8-3-2015]
The City Engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate intersections where particular hazard exists upon other than arterial or collector streets and to determine whether vehicles shall stop at one (1) or more entrances to any such intersection in which event he or she shall cause to be erected a stop sign at every such place where a stop is required, or whether vehicles shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles on a different street at such intersection as prescribed in Subsection (A) of Section 335.040, in which event he shall cause to be erected a yield sign at every place where obedience thereto is required.
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic control signal indication to proceed. If a driver is unable to see oncoming traffic, the driver shall yield to any pedestrians and then carefully pull forward past the line until the driver can see clearly in both directions and then proceed when the intersection is clear.
[CC 1968 §20-13]
It shall be unlawful for any employee of any railroad company having in charge or under his direction any engine or car to approach any street of said City crossing the track of such railroad without continuous ringing of a bell, or while in charge of such engine or cars, within the City limits of said City to run or permit the same to be run at a greater speed than at the rate of twenty-five (25) miles per hour.
To mitigate the effects of train horn noise the City may elect to establish quiet zones. If the City elects to establish quiet zones, the latest process established by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration shall be followed.
[CC 1968 §20-30; Ord. No. 120 §13, 8-6-1951]
An operator or driver of a motor vehicle shall have the right-of-way over an operator or driver of another motor vehicle who is approaching from the left on an intersecting street or highway and shall give the right-of-way to an operator or driver of a motor vehicle approaching from the right to an intersecting street or highway. The "right-of-way" shall mean the right to proceed when two (2) or more vehicles will reach such intersection at approximately the same time.