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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1201 �,P��r.��� �?_� ORDINANCE #1201 C�� t���1� AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO AIv� ESTABLISHING CERTAIN ARTERIAL HIGH�AYS AND S�'OP--STREETS VPITHIN THE CTTY OF RENTON, �ASHINGTON; UErINING E7Fr^ENSES, PROVIDING P�NALTIES AND REPEALING ALL oRDINANCES AND P.�iRTS Or^ O��UINANCES I�1 COTIFLI�T TH�RE'�IITH. The City Council of the City of Rentan do ordain as �ollows: SECTiON 1: The foll.owing streets and portions thereaf be�Gween the points named and at the points named are hereby designated as arterl�l. high�ays and stop-streets; BRON50N I�AY AND BROtJSON WAY NORTH: From Seeond Avenue to East City Limits provided however, that intersection of Second Avenue and Bronson 4�ay sha11 not be a sto� street. PARit STREE^1; From Broneon Way North to North City Limits. WILLIA�IS STREET NORTH: From Cedar River to Northerly terminus of Williams Street North. r'OURTFi AVENtT� I�ORTH; Fro� Eas� mar�in oP Park Street to East City limits. FACTORY STREET: From North margin of Bronson Way North to Northerl y terminus of Factory Street. GRADY WAY: From South City limits to West margin oP �tain Street. WA.LLA �YALLA AVENUE: From center line of Northern P�.cific Railroad Company tracks to interseetion with Third Avenue. THIRD AVENUEt From T�'est margin of Snattuck Street to East margin of Cedar Street, wit�� the exception of north side of 3urnett Street. SECOND AVr..�1UE: From the West City limits to �test margin of Bronson Way, except that the West margin of Burne�t Street shall be a stop street Yor traffic travelling East on Second Avenue. -1- � ry • i LOGAN STR��T. F'rom north margin of Second Avenue to North mar�in of Tobin Avenue. D�ILL STRE�.T: From center line of Walla �a11.a Avenue to south m�rgin of Bronaon �Tay. Pd1AIR1 STRr.ET: From North margin of �hird Avenue to South mar�in o� Bronson '�ay. �iAIN S�'REET: At the Southerly intersec�ion with Grady °�ay sha.11 be A stop street. SECTION 2; �to� Before Enterin� Arteri�l Highwa.ys:-The �river of any vehicles enterin� upon an arterisl highway from a public or pr�vate highway, road, street, way or dri�e-way, shall yield the rigrt-of-���,y to vehicles on such arterial highway, and shall come to a Pull stop thereat when and where signs, posts or other markers so direct or lndicate; sub�ect, however, to the �irection of any traffic control sig�ns or signal or a.ny police officer directin� traffic there�,t. The driver of a �ehicle appro�ching the intersection of tvro a.rterial highw�.ys shall stop such vehicle v��here a. sign or other mark.ers so indie�te before enterina such intersection. SECTION 3: Superintendent of Utilities to Ereet and �aint�.in , Arterial uSTOP'� SIGNS;-mhe Superintendent oP Utilities is hereby authorized , and directed to erect and maintain or cause to be erected �na maintainec3 on each street intersecting sny arterial highway at or near the property line thereof appropriate signs, and in addition, ma� p18ce and maintain �..ny approp�'i c�.tQ devices or marks in the roadv��,y. All sueh signs, devices, or marks snall be�r the work "STOP" in letters of sueh size anc� located in sueh a position as to be clearly legible from a distance of at least one hundred (100) feet along the road�vay oP such intersectin� street, and when pl aeed at intersections with 9tate highways shall conPorm to the provisions of the Washin�ton 5tate High�vay Act. r2 I I _ _ ---- SECTION 4: Stop Be�ore Entering ArteriG.l Highways and Da_ngerous Intersections:-Ir. addition to the points of intersection oP any �ublic highway with a.ny arterial publlc highway, the Strest and A1.ley Committee in con�unction wlth the Chief oP Police sha.l.l determine and designate any particular intersection, or a.ny particular highcvay, road or street or portion thereoP, at any intersection with which vehlcles Ghall be required to stop bePore entering such intersection; �nd u�on determination and designation of such points at �hieh nehicles will be reauired to come to a stop bePore entering such intersection, ths Street and Alley Committes sha11 c�use to be posted a�d maint�ined proper signs of the atand.ard design adopted by the dir-ector of high�ays indicating th�t sueh intersection has been so deter�ined and desi�nated and that vehicles entering the same are required to stop. It sha11 be unl�w- ftal for any person operatin a vehicle �hen en��rin an intersection or � � Y point determined, desi�nated and bearing the sign aforesaid, to fa.il and neglect to bring such vehicle to a complete stop before entering such intersection, except when dir�ected to proceed by a peace officer or traffic control signal. SECTI�N 5: A11 ord3nanees or parts oP ordinanees in eonfliet hereaSrith are hereby repeale�. SECtION 6: Any person viol ating any of the provisions of this ordinanee shall be punished by a fine not exceeding �25.00 or by imprisonment in the City �ail for � term not exeeeding 10 days, ar by botr such fine and imprisonment. SECTI�N 7: This Or�inance shall be in full force and efPect five (5) days from �.nd after its passage, appro�ral and le�al public�,tion. � :� �' �-c�c.�t._ &�OY' �� P�ssed by �he City Council of the Clty oP Renton, �ashington, this 5th d�yo uf �ecember, 1944. ��� ;' � � � j, ity lerk tl Approved as to form: ��J �����:. City Attorne� . D�te ot Publieation: December 7, 1944