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Home My WebLink AboutORD 2130_-h ORDINANCE N0.�,1;3 0� 3/7(,P �FZIGINAL L) C AN ORDIMNCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, T?ASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 1, ENTITLED "TRAFFIC CODE" OF TITLE Y, OF ORDIMNCE 1\70. 1622 IWU-7N AS "CODE OF GENERAL ORDIMNCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON" . BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON AS F OLLOt 1S : SECTIOPI I: Section 10-102 of Title 3; (Traffic) of Ordinance No. 1628 known as "Code of Genera". Oreinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended in its definition of the terms "Right-of-T•Iay", "Stop" and "Stop, Stopping or Standing" and "Park", so that same, as amended, shall read as follocas: Section 10-102; (a) Ri9ht-of-77ay: The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed and proyimity as to give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other. (b) Stop; 7When required, means complete cessation of movement. (c) Stop or stopping: When prohibited means any halting even momentarily of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic -control sign or signal. (d) Stand or standing: Means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not otherwise than for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. (e) Park or parking: Means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or net, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers. SECTION II: Sub=section "C" of Section 10-104 - Traffic Control Devices and Signals is hereby -amended to read as follows: Section 10-104 -(C): Then Traffic Devices Required for Enforec-ment Purpose: No provision of this Title for which signs are required shall be enforced against any alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official sign is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordin- arily prudent person. T7henever a particular Section does not state that signs are required, such Section shall be effective even though no signs are erected or in place. Official traffic -control devices --presumption of legality: (a) t•'henever official traffic -control devices are placed in position approximately conforming to the requirements of this ordinance, such devices shall be presumed to have been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence. (b) Any official traffic -control device placed pursuant to the Drovisions of this ordinance and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this ordinance, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence. SECTION III: Sub -section (D) of Section 10-10F - Special Stops Required - is hereby amended to read as follows: or Yield Section 10-101" - (D):•• Intersections _Uhere>Stop/Required. The City :Engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate-fh ersections where particular hazard exists upon other than arterial streets and to determine (a) -whether vehi.-les shall stop at one (1) or more entrances to any such intersection, in which event' he shall :.cause to be,' -erected a stop sign at every such phase where a stop is required, or (b) vhether vehicles sha'1 yield the right of T's- -I- e i to vehicles on a different street at suciz intersection as prescribed in Sub - Section D- L,. in which event he shall cause to be erected a yield sign at every place where obedience thereto is required. Section 10-108 - (D-1): Stop signs and yield -signs, The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign if required for safety to stop shall stop 'before entering the cross walk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event them is no cross walk, at a clearly marked stop line., but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approach- ing traffic on the intersecting roadway. Section 10-108 - (D-2): Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic -control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop before entering the cross walk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no cross walk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the inter- secting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the inter- secting roadway before entering the intersection. Section 10=108 - (D-3): Vehicle entering stop intersection. Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic -control signal , every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop as required by Sec. TJ-2,and after having stopped shall yield the right of vay to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which is approaching so closely on said highway as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when such driver is moving across or within the intersection. Section 10-108 - (D-4):. Vehicle entering yield intersection. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to such sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and shall yield the right of way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time such driver is moving across or within the intersection; provided, however, that if such driver is involved in a collision with a vehicle in the intersection, after driving past a yield sign without stopping, such collision shall be deemed prima facie evidence of his failure to yield right of way. SECTION IV: Sub -Section (A) of Section 10-111 - Pedestrians` Rights and Duties is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 10-111 - (A): Pedestrians subject to traffic -control signals. Pedes- trians shall be subject to traffic -control signals as declared in RCI%? 46.60.240 and 46.60.250, but at all other places pedestrians shall be granted those rights and be subject to the restrictions stated in this section. SECTION V: Section 10-119 - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE - is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 10-119 - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE: (A) Statutes Adopted: The following statutes are hereby adopted by reference: RON 16.24.065 16.24;070 46.04.010 through 46.04.680, as amended, except 46.04.440 and 46.04.070 46.0£:.040 46.OF.050 46.08.060 46.0E.080 46.08.190 46.16.010 (1963 Supp.) 46.16.135 46.16.240 46.20.020 46.20.230 46.20.420 46.32.060 46.32.070 46.37.010 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.020 (1963 Supp.) -2- 46.37.030 46.37.040 46.37.050 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.060 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.070 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.080 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.090 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.100 46.37.110 46.37.120 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.1j0 46.37.140 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.150 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.160 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.170 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.180 (196= Supp.) 46.37.185 46.37.186 46.37.187 46.37.1xE 4.6.37.190 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.200 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.210 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.220 46.37.230 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.240 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.250 46.37.260 46.37.270 46.37.280 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.290 46.37.300 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.310 46.37.34.0 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.351 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.360 46.37.365 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.370 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.380 46.37.390 46.37.400 (1963 Supp.) 46.37.410 46.37.420 46.37.430 46.37.440-- 46.37.450. 6.37.440_.46.37.450. 46.37.460 46.37.470 46.37.480 46.37.500 46.37.510 (1963 Supp.) 46.44.010 46.44.020 46.56.050 46.56.060 46.56.070 46.56.00:0 46.56.090 46.56.100 46.56.1.10 46.56.120 46.56.130 46.56.135 46.56.140 46.56.150 46.56.160 46.56.170 46.56.180 46.56.190 46.56.200 46.56.210 46.56.220 46.56.230, with the exception of the second paragraph Page • 3 I 46.44.030 (1963 Supp.) 4.6.44.034 46.44.036 46.44.040 46.44.042 46.44.044 46.44.045 46 .44.04-6 46.44.047 46.44.050 46.44.060 46.44.070 46.44.100 46.44.110 46.47.010, with the exception of the first sentence thereof 46.47.020 46.47.030 46.47.040 46.47.050 46.47.060 46.47.070 46.47.080 46.47.090 46.48.011(1963 Supp.) 46.4x.014 (1963 Supp.) 46.48.015 (1963 Supp.) 46.4x.016 (1963 Supp.) 46.0.023 (1963 Supp.) 46.40.025 46.40.026 46.48.027 46.4x.050 46.4x.060 46.4F.080 46.40..11.0 46.48.130 46.4F.140 46.0.170 46.48.270 46.4F.200 46.52:010 46.52.020 46.52.030 46.52.040 46.52.070 46.52.090 46.521110`(1963 Supp.) 46.56.010 except the last paragraph thereof 46.56.020 46.56.030 46.60.150 (1963 Supp.) 46.60.160 46.60.170 (1963 Supp.) 46.60.100 46.60.190 46.60-200 46.60.210 46.60.220 46.60.230 46.60.240 46.60.250 46.60.260 46.60.270 46.60.280 46 .60.290 46.60.300 46.60.310 46.60.320 (1963 Supp.) 46.64.010 46.64.020 46.64.030 47.36.130 r 'r 66.60. 010 46.60.020 46.60.040 46.60.050 46.60.070 46.60.080 46.60.100 46.60.110 46.60.120 46.60.130 46.6C.140 (1963 Supp.) 47.36.140 47.36.170 47.36.1F0 47.36.200 47.36.220 47.52.010 47.52.011 47.52.040 47.52.110 47.52.120 SECTION VI: There is hereby created and established a new Section to be known as Section 10-121 entitled "LICENSE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE" reading as follows: Section 10-121 of Title X (Traffic Code) - .LICENSE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE - Endorsement - Attachment to vehicle. A certificate of license registration to be valid must have endorsed thereon the signature of the registered owner (if a firm or corpora- tion, the signature of one of its officers or other duly authorized agent), and must be enclosed in a suitable container and attached to the vehicle for which it is issued, at all times in the manner prescribed by the director.. Vhen the nature of the vehicle will not permit display in the place prescribed by the director, then such container with certificate therein shall be securely affixed at some conspicuous position upon the vehicle where it can be easily found, read, and inspected at all times by a person on the outside of the vehicle. The container shall have a cover of transparent material through which the certificate may be inspected as to the information shown thereon, including the signature of the registered owner, and it shall be unlawful for any person to operate or have in his possession a vehicle without carrying thereon such certificate of license registration as herein provided. Any person in charge of such vehicle shall, upon demand of any of the local .authorities or of any peace officer or of any representa- tive of the department, permit an inspection of such certificate of license registration. SECTION VII: All other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed. SECTION VIII: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on and after January 1, 1965 and after its passage, approval and legal. -publication. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this y of December, 1964. Helmie Nelson, City Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this �2!dCy of Decei. er,, 1964. Donald 1\J. Custer, Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Gerard M. Shel l an, City Attorney Date of Publication: DEC .9 0 1964 -4-